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161|No Other Narrative
"When did you start seeing a therapist?" Lois didn't even give him a chance to answer her first question before she fired her next.
And Liam just stood there in the middle of his kitchen, wondering how things had gone so horribly wrong so quickly.
He knew it was bound to happen someday, and in a way, had tried to prepare himself for this eventuality. But he never expected his secret to come out just when everything in his life seemed to be spinning out of control.
He'd barely begun to deal with Aleksei's threat, was still recovering from Eden's deception, and now this shit with a possible breach in Linda's office—
"Son? Are you there? Say something! When did you start seeing a shrink?" Clarke broke through his thoughts with demands of his own.
"Two years ago," Liam replied as he sat down at the breakfast counter and absently massaged his temple.
"Sweet Jesus," Lois burst into tears. "I knew it. I knew everything was too much for you. W
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