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before. She had to figure out how to contact the mystery man to thank him properly. Looking at the clock on the nightstand she realized she was going to be late if she didn’t get a move on it. Even though her personal life was in turmoil she still needed to treat her patients. A brave face was what she was going to have to put on and do the best she could.
    Briefly swinging by the front desk, Danni inquired about the fee for the room. The attendant confirmed that the room was covered by an unknown person. Although it was registered in her name, the balance was paid in cash. Instead of continuing her inquiry about the kind gentleman she tucked her tail and left. Relieved that her asshole of a husband was not home when she pulled up was an added bonus. She tried her best to get rid of the banging headache that was a constant reminder of her night of hitting the bottle. It had been years since she had gotten drunk. No matter how hard things got, it would probably be wise to never drink like that again.
    “Good Morning Mrs. Graves. Your first appointment is waiting in the lobby.” The receptionist greeted Danni as she rushed to her office. Constantly juggling her purse, bag, and coffee in her hands she gave a curt head nod.
    “Are you feeling alright?”
    “Huh…Yes, just give me a minute.”
    “Rough morning?”
    “You could say that.”
    “I will just peak in to assure they are waiting patiently. We wouldn’t want to add to your stress.” Jennie joked with her perky attitude. Danni only wished she could have a centimeter of her giddiness, she would be alright.
    “Thank you Jennie.”
    Finally Danni had gotten herself situated, her things were put away, and now she sat at her desk ready to greet her first client of the day. The girl she had met during her admission stay was now at the office for her first outpatient family therapy session. Hopefully her dad could be in attendance seeing as she prefers to live with him instead of the maternal grandmother. It’s customary to have at least one family session a month, while she could visit with her a couple times a week at her school.
    That was one of the things she had confided in Danni during one of their school sessions. Her desire to live with her father has caused her mother and grandmother to panic. According to Niecee, the hefty child support checks would stop if he was made aware of their treatment of her. Danni wondered what her paternal grandmother was referring to when speaking of ‘the other family.’ It was recommended to Niecee that her dad attend some of her sessions.
    “Hey Miss Danni!”
    “Hey Niecee. How have you been?” Danni greeted the pretty teen.
    “I’ve been okay.”
    “Just okay?” Danni questioned picking up on the sadness.
    “Yes ma’am. Miss Danni this is my dad, De ’Marcus. Dad this is Miss Danni, my counselor.” Danni looked up to greet the person responsible for the alluring smell that tickled her nose. Starting at the designer jeans up to his fresh polo shirt, Danni finally made it to his well-defined face. He looked very familiar but she doubted she knew him. From the looks of his appearance, he could have some thuggish tendencies. She doesn’t know many people from that walk of life.
    “Hello Mr. Jones. Danielle Hunter.” Danni waited for him to shake her outstretched hand. Firm yet soft, she couldn’t help but remark. The fact that she omitted Graves as being her last name, reverting back to her maiden name spoke volumes.
    “Nice to formally meet you Mrs. Hunter but please call me Marcus or Mark.” He smiled a dazzling smile with a hint of mischief as if he was thinking something really funny. She didn’t want to correct him on the Mrs. Since she was still wearing her wedding ring. It was quite immature of her to return to her maiden name but kept the token proven otherwise.
    “In that case call me Danielle or Danni. Please have a seat. I will chat with you two together for a moment and then I will speak with