He chuckles. “Sure, you can look at it that way. You can also see it as something that eases anxiety for some people who might be against a traditional therapy session. It also takes people’s minds off speaking the truth and relaxes them more. Also keeps me busy and entertained. There are many reasons for it, and they all seem to work. They don’t call me the best for no reason. Hell, I was able to bring two people who didn’t even know each other together.”

I laugh. “Yeah, you’re right about that.”

“I’m right about a lot of things,” Sanders says with some cockiness.

“And the clothes?” I ask nodding to his attire.

He glances down at his outfit and then back up at me. “What’s wrong with my clothes?”

“Dude.” I eye him.

“Your point?”

I shake my head. “Never mind.”

At this point, heading to the cabin to talk to Scottie and tell her to come home with me is not going to happen. She has her mind set on leaving, and if that’s what she wants to do, then I’m going to let her do that. What I need to do right now is reassure her.

I open up the cabin door and find her suitcase on the bed, and the sight of it makes my stomach turn. God, Sanders is right. How would I feel if she just ended things right here and now? I know I wouldn’t like it, not one bit, which means I need to have some conversations.

Scottie walks out of the bathroom with her toiletries but doesn’t look at me as she sticks them in her bag. She’s avoiding, and I can understand why. She’s been through a lot the last few hours. I’m sure she just wants to get the hell out of here.

“Can I help you?” I ask.

“Um, I think I got everything,” she says as she closes her suitcase and zips it up. She pulls the suitcase to the floor and then reaches for her purse. She stuffs a few things in there and then sets it on top of her suitcase.

“When is Denise going to be here?”

“Soon-ish, I think. She started driving when I called her, and she was actually up in New Rochelle for a job, so it worked out.”

“Good.” I stick my hands in my pockets. “Uh, can I talk to you for a second?”

“Yeah, of course,” she answers.