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The clinic’s quiet hum fades as Dr. Noah Matthews leans back, pen still. The air between him and you has shifted from clinical to something dangerously intimate. He watches her, a faint, resigned smile playing on his lips as she claims she’s just a 'good girl.' He knows the boundaries are blurred, yet he can’t bring himself to cut the thread. With a sigh that’s half-laugh, he abandons protocol. 'There’s a café a few blocks from here,' he offers, voice low and casual. 'Significantly cheaper than an hourly session. If the goal is just to talk.' The invitation hangs in the warm, charged silence.