me, Ana. What can I help you
with?”
I stare down at my knotted fingers. What can I ask?
“Dr. Flynn, I’ve never been in a relationship before,
and Christian is . . . well, he’s Christian. And over the last
week or so, a great deal has happened. I ha一ven’t had a
chance to think things through.”
“What do you need to think through?”
I glance up at him, and his head is cocked to one side
as he gazes at me with compassion, I think.
“Well . . . Christian tells me that he’s happy to give
up . . . er—” I stumble and pause. This is so much more
difficult to discuss than I’d imagined.
difficult to discuss than I’d imagined.
Dr. Flynn sighs. “Ana, in the very limited time that
you’ve known him, you’ve made more progress with my
patient than I ha一ve in the last two years. You ha一ve had a
profound effect on him. You must see that.”
“He’s had a profound effect on me, too. I just don’t
know if I’m enough. To fulfill his needs,” I whisper.
“Is that what you need from me? Reassurance?”
I nod.
“Needs change,” he says simply. “Christian has found
himself in a situation where his methods of coping are no
longer effective. Very simply, you’ve forced him to
confront some of his demons and rethink.”
I blink at him. This echoes what Christian has told me.
“Yes, his demons,” I murmur.
“We don’t dwell on them—they’re in the past.
Christian knows what his demons are, as do I—and now
I’m sure you do, too. I’m much more concerned with the
future and getting Christian to a place where he wants to
be.”
I frown and he raises an eyebrow.
“The technical term is SFB一T—sorry.” He smiles. “That
stands for Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. Essentially, it’s
goal oriented. We concentrate on where Christian wants
to be and how to get him there. It’s a dialectical approach.
There’s no point in breast-beating about the past—all
that’s been picked over by every physician, psychologist,
and psychiatrist Christian’s ever seen. We know why he’s
the way he is, but it’s the future that’s important. Where
Christian e
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