"We're Dr. Foster's 10 o'clock," Bruce said to the secretary in Dr. Foster's office.
"I'll let him know you're here Mr. and Mrs. Wayne," the young woman said to Bruce with a smile.
Adriana and Bruce walked over to where the couches were in the waiting room but remained standing.
"Let's make a pact," Adriana said and touched Bruce's hair, smoothing it in place with her fingers.
"Alright," Bruce said as she fixed his hair. He felt loved.
"Let's...agree to just...answer his questions and not go off on tangents in our own conversation," Adriana said. "I don't want us to repeat what happened yesterday with Dr. Kapoor.."
"Agreed," Bruce said as Adriana touched his tie.
"Bruce and Adriana?" they heard a man say behind them.
They turned to see a man of short stature, in glasses and wearing a grey suit, standing behind them.
"Dr. Foster," the doctor said and shook Bruce's hand. "You can come this way."
As Adriana and Bruce went into his office, Adriana suddenly felt nervous. Talking about their personal issues with someone she didn't know was nerve wracking. There was no way they could tell him everything and she hoped that the session wouldn't be a waste. They needed help.
As soon as they sat, Adriana reached for Bruce's right hand and pulled it onto her lap, holding it between both her hands. She felt calm immediately.
Adriana saw the doctor look at the way she was holding Bruce's hand, and she knew his thoughts without hearing them. Their problems would likely be simple. They were close, in love, touching. He had worked with couples come in that refused to even be seated on the same couch.
"I'm Doctor Foster," he introduced himself. "You were referred by a close friend of mine and I'm glad we could get you in so soon. I'm sure whatever issues that we need to work through here can be resolved with enough dedication from you both."
"That's the goal," Bruce said.
"Excellent," the doctor said. "My purpose here is to assist the both of you in addressing any problems in your relationship that may be standing in the way of you both having the most fulfilling and stable marriage you could have. After talking today we will determine if you two will need to continue seeing me on a consistent basis or if I can assign you both things to work on to improve your marriage in the future."
"Alright," Bruce said.
"So to start, I would like to get to know you both," the doctor said. "I would also like to get an idea of your relationship. A snapshot if you will. I will be asking you both various questions and you simply need to answer them honestly."
Adriana and Bruce looked at each other and then back at the doctor.
"So, let us begin," the doctor said. "How did the two of you meet? And how long have you been together?"
Adriana and Bruce looked at each other again, communicating without talking. Adriana was surprised and how well they seemed to almost telepathically agree on who would answer.
"My husband hired me for a job," Adriana said. "That was how we met. We dated for a little while...went our separate ways for a while after that. We got back together for a couple of months and decided to get married. We married pretty quickly...and we've been married for a year."
It almost felt like a repeat of the previous day. Neither of them wanted to sabotage this session. They focused on their agreement, to just answer the questions.
