"I'm still running some tests, but as far as I can tell, it was only a panic attack. I'll leave you two to talk," Dr. Pierce said as she turned and walked out of the room, leaving me alone with Rachel.

I walked to the bed, my posture stiff and my eyes narrowed.

"Rachel, what happened?" I asked her, trying to keep my tone calm.

She folded her arms across her chest.

"You didn't come home last night, and I freaked out," she admitted. "I broke a few things, and then I passed out. Next thing I knew, I was here."

"You shouldn't have freaked out," I told her, unable to hide my aggravation.

"You didn't come home!" she repeated, loudly.

"It's not your place to decide when I return to my home," I said through my teeth. You are a guest in my home, and you were disrespectful last night."

"I was worried about you! You wouldn't answer my text messages or phone calls and-"

"I was busy."

moment, her eyes welling up with

She asked softly. "You've been cold towards me for days now. I thought we were building something. Is it because I betrayed you all those years ago? I already apologized for that and told you that the love was

we could rekindle anything...we can't. I've tried, but my heart isn't in it. So, I agreed to friendship. That's all I can give you

Rachel asked, her eyes turning cold and almost calculating,

mouth," I practically growled; I felt my anger

You were with her all night," Rachel said through her teeth. "That's

"You are out line."

hissed. "Did you or did you

her audacity; he felt we

head off for disrespecting Judy in the first place. He was uneasy over the fact that Racial comfortable slandering her in such

Dr. Pierce walked back into the room holding a small file. She

her heart beating at a quickened pace, and my mind was racing, wondering what could be wrong. It was

I asked, ignoring the look Rachel was giving

speak in private," she said, her voice sounding almost distant

like to hear it was well," Rachel said, folding her arms across her chest. "You are not about

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