and even if he did there was nothing wrong with that. He must know that she couldn ’t say anything due to patient/therapist confidentiality.
She looked in the mirror and admired herself, putting her irrational thoughts behind her.
She did look good tonight, she’d wanted to, if she was meeting Stephen’s friends and often when you want to look particularly good, something would go wrong, th e make- up or the hair, her stomach would bloat or something. But no, tonight she looked exceptionally good. He would be proud of her.
**********
It was seven fifteen and Stephen was on his way to pick up Tanya, he’d contemplated not saying anything about Ivan Springer, he hadn’t wanted to spoil the night and besides they never discussed each other’s work , but he’d established that he’d had no choice.
Someone was bound to say something tonight, make some comment and then she would be confused and possibly embarrassed and he didn’t want to put her through that.
So, he had rang her and arranged to see her earlier than planned . T hey could have a glass of wine; he could discuss this new element to his case, put it to bed and enjoy the rest of their night.
He arrived at her door at seven thirty precise, pleased with himself for being on time. He rang the doorbell and took a step back in surprise when she opened the door. She looked absolutely stunning, more striking than he’d ever seen her. She had gone to a lot of trouble tonight and he was pleased.
She handed him a glass of wine and they both sank down i n to her feather filled sofa looking at each other, admiring the effort that they had both gone to.
Tanya spoke first.
“How’s things?” she asked, feeling nervous at what this might have instigated.
Stephen decided to come straight to the point, get it out of the way.
“ We arrested a guy called Ivan , Ivan Springer today ” he said watching her face for a reaction, and mildly disappointed that there was not one.
“Did you?” she replied.
“Yes, apparently he is one of your clients”
“Is he?” she again gave a non-committed response.
He hated it when she answered a question with a question. This was something he’d noticed she always did when he asked her anything that may be slightly intruding on her personal life.
“Tanya, you must know who your clients are, he’s been seeing you for two years for goodness sake!” he said not able to contain his irritation.
“And you must know Stephen” she replied calmly “that I can’t even tell you whether this man you have a arrested is a client, let alone anything about him, so it might be a good idea to change the subject don’t you think? ”
Another bloody question, he thought. She could be so infuriating at times. But she looked so beautiful tonight; he couldn’t stay angry for long and decided that it was best put to bed.
He’d known she was professional and would not break client confidentiality, and he had just wanted to pre-warn her in case something was said tonight, so no point dragging it out.
“I know, I guess I just wanted to warn you really in case any of the l awyers, defence or prosecution, wanted to speak to you . Anyway” he quickly changed the subject “let’s go and grab something nice to eat then go to this party. I am looking forward to showing you off. You look absolutely stunning tonight Tanya, did I tell you that?”
“No you didn’t” she smiled trying to hide the fear that she was now feeling inside.
**********
It was midnight and Tanya and Stephen had just arrived home from the party. It had been a good night, everyone had struggle d to keep their eyes off Tanya, Stephen had noticed , not surprising she looked beautiful. T hey were probably well jealous that he had such a beautiful woman. She could hold good conversations too, about anything that people talked to her about; she was intellectual and a bloody good listener. He had felt so proud.
He had learned a lot
She looked in the mirror and admired herself, putting her irrational thoughts behind her.
She did look good tonight, she’d wanted to, if she was meeting Stephen’s friends and often when you want to look particularly good, something would go wrong, th e make- up or the hair, her stomach would bloat or something. But no, tonight she looked exceptionally good. He would be proud of her.
**********
It was seven fifteen and Stephen was on his way to pick up Tanya, he’d contemplated not saying anything about Ivan Springer, he hadn’t wanted to spoil the night and besides they never discussed each other’s work , but he’d established that he’d had no choice.
Someone was bound to say something tonight, make some comment and then she would be confused and possibly embarrassed and he didn’t want to put her through that.
So, he had rang her and arranged to see her earlier than planned . T hey could have a glass of wine; he could discuss this new element to his case, put it to bed and enjoy the rest of their night.
He arrived at her door at seven thirty precise, pleased with himself for being on time. He rang the doorbell and took a step back in surprise when she opened the door. She looked absolutely stunning, more striking than he’d ever seen her. She had gone to a lot of trouble tonight and he was pleased.
She handed him a glass of wine and they both sank down i n to her feather filled sofa looking at each other, admiring the effort that they had both gone to.
Tanya spoke first.
“How’s things?” she asked, feeling nervous at what this might have instigated.
Stephen decided to come straight to the point, get it out of the way.
“ We arrested a guy called Ivan , Ivan Springer today ” he said watching her face for a reaction, and mildly disappointed that there was not one.
“Did you?” she replied.
“Yes, apparently he is one of your clients”
“Is he?” she again gave a non-committed response.
He hated it when she answered a question with a question. This was something he’d noticed she always did when he asked her anything that may be slightly intruding on her personal life.
“Tanya, you must know who your clients are, he’s been seeing you for two years for goodness sake!” he said not able to contain his irritation.
“And you must know Stephen” she replied calmly “that I can’t even tell you whether this man you have a arrested is a client, let alone anything about him, so it might be a good idea to change the subject don’t you think? ”
Another bloody question, he thought. She could be so infuriating at times. But she looked so beautiful tonight; he couldn’t stay angry for long and decided that it was best put to bed.
He’d known she was professional and would not break client confidentiality, and he had just wanted to pre-warn her in case something was said tonight, so no point dragging it out.
“I know, I guess I just wanted to warn you really in case any of the l awyers, defence or prosecution, wanted to speak to you . Anyway” he quickly changed the subject “let’s go and grab something nice to eat then go to this party. I am looking forward to showing you off. You look absolutely stunning tonight Tanya, did I tell you that?”
“No you didn’t” she smiled trying to hide the fear that she was now feeling inside.
**********
It was midnight and Tanya and Stephen had just arrived home from the party. It had been a good night, everyone had struggle d to keep their eyes off Tanya, Stephen had noticed , not surprising she looked beautiful. T hey were probably well jealous that he had such a beautiful woman. She could hold good conversations too, about anything that people talked to her about; she was intellectual and a bloody good listener. He had felt so proud.
He had learned a lot
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