Chapter 278
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"I just hope I don't screw up later."
"Edward, life isn't about avoiding mistakes. It's about dealing gracefully with the ones we make."
"Speaking of mistakes, doc, this awful couch has got to go. I've been holding my tongue all week, but I just can't keep silent any longer. How about if I send you a Cullen Cortona in lieu of my deductible?"
He laughs out loud. "That wouldn't be a very fair trade. Your co-pay is only fifteen dollars per session! Besides, I don't want my patients getting too comfortable here. I'm a temporary leg up, not a prosthesis."
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==8 BPOV 8==
The full body nudes are hardest to look at. I can't help but imagine his anguish in drawing them. His talent is undeniable, but it's the sheer artistry of the elegant curves and the obvious affection he holds for his subject matter that jumps off the page.
His final grouping is by far my favorite. Suggestions of a male partner join the female form. Strong lines, shadowy muscles, joined bodies, shared ecstasy. By the time I flip to the final drawing, I've had to move the book to the passenger seat so as not to drench the delicate papers.
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| - EPOV - |
"How about a Pisa then? You're allowed to be comfortable, right?"
"The one that crumbled? No thanks!"
"We've fixed it!"
Nate gets serious all of a sudden. "Edward, don't pressure yourself to make some grand gesture here."
He clearly senses my disappointment. "I was lousy to you in the hospital."
"Most people are. It was a rough time."
"Still—"
Standing, he signals the end of the session.
"So this is it?" Mild panic sets in.
"Yep, I'm done with you. Now, go and get that girl back!"
I smirk. "I thought this was about me."
He chuckles. "Yeah, right."
A/N: You did get that she was worried about drenching the paper with TEARS, right, kinksters? XXX ~BOH