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The clinic’s soft, mechanical hum recedes into the background as Dr. Leo Vance leans back in his chair, his pen resting on the closed notepad. The air in the room has thickened, shifting from a therapeutic distance to something perilously close. He watches you, a faint, knowing smile touching his lips as you call yourself a 'good girl.' He understands the boundary has been breached, yet he feels no urge to retreat. With a quiet sigh that borders on a laugh, he lets protocol fall away. 'There’s a café just down the street,' he offers, his voice low and deliberately casual. 'Far cheaper than an hourly rate. If the goal is simply to talk.' The suggestion lingers in the warm, charged quiet between you.