Locked Up Heart |LivDom|

2. You could Fix Him.

Liv Morgan's POV
Raquel is my best friend that I live with is a very good Attorney. She recently became one just about a year ago and she did excellent cases and won all of them. I'm so incredibly proud of her. She's literally my best teammate and we spend time with each other everyday since we became roommates just a few years ago.

We do different paths in our careers and we make great money together. I became a therapist just about one year ago. I was once a therapist for group psychotherapy but now I became a free lance therapist and I can pretty much pick up any job that pays me well.

I love helping people and making them feel better.

Honestly the challenge is thrilling and it puts a smile on my face when I see progress and help those recover mentally. It's a beautiful thing but I wish I could solve some of my own problems.

Like dating someone apparently.

Sometimes I worry I will never find love but sometimes I enjoy the single life. I'm already thirty and my mom is concerned I won't get married for have kids in that matter but being the type of doctor that I am, there is simply no time for dating.

I'm constantly worrying about others more than myself.

Right now while Raquel is at work at her law firm, I was working and finding patients in that are in need of therapy. I want a challenge and I want a real breakthrough with someone who is in need but no work that I want is available for me just yet.

My phone rang and I saw it was an unknown number that I have never seen before but it's in my state area so it's a local number.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Are you Dr. Morgan? A free lance Therapist?" A female voice speaks and she sounds young.

"I am. How can I help you? Are you okay?" I asked her.

"I am but my brother isn't. He's......in need of your help. No other therapists wants to help him or even dare too. I was hoping you would." She tells me.

"I would be willing to help. Maybe I know who I am speaking to first?" I asked her.

"Aalyah Gutierrez. I'm 19 by the way." She informs me and I quickly write this down.

"Okay Aalyah, I'm willing to help your brother so let's arrange a meeting first and then after that, we set an arrangement for your brother for me and him to meet." I said to her.

"You're truly a life saver! Thank you! Let's meet at the coffee shop down in Oak City at 10am tomorrow." She suggested and I write this down in my note book as well.

"Coffee at Oak City at 10 got it. I look forward for our meeting Aalyah." I tell her.

"Same to you. Goodbye." She hangs up.

**********

Oak City was a fine City and it was a bit a distant from where I live but I agreed to be here. It was just hitting 10am as I checked my watch and I looked at the coffee shop door to see anyone coming in.

A young her with a large grew jacket came in with shades and a winter hat that matched. Her hair was brown and she looked young. She walked towards my direction and stood right in front of me.

"Dr. Morgan, I'm Aalyah Gutierrez. We spoke one the phone to meet here." She introduced herself offering her hand out.

I stand up and shake it as I smiled at her. She returned a smile back.

"Nice to finally meet you Aalyah. Let's have a chat please." I said to her and she took a seat right in front of me. "Before we get into deep details about your brother's issue. Let me know a little bit about him first." I said as I was getting my note book out.

"My brother was a good brother. He still is. He took good care of me and our family. He was literally my hero. He and I played a lot when we were kids and he stood up to all my bullies. Even the big ones that were too strong for him but he fought them to protect me. He's was very honest and he always felt like earning something then just being given was important. That's how our father had raised us to be. Then after he graduated high school, he started coming home late like super later. My dad would yell and get mad and ground him but he wouldn't listen. Then my brother started sneaking out and going....I don't really know where he goes. He never tells me anything anymore. Then our dad found out that he was doing bad things like stealing and hurting so many people. One time he even snapped on dad but then....."She paused.

"And then what? You tell them me and trust me."

"Then he got arrested. My brother was found in our house with a gun and our mother was dead. The cops came and thought my brother was the killer. I couldn't believe it and I still don't believe it because that's not who he is." Aalyah cries, removing her shades to wipe her tears.

Hearing her story was sad but her story of what she was explaining sounds like the case Raquel told me the other night.

This can't be a coincidence. Right?

"Aalyah, may I ask you a question?" I asked and she nodded. "Is your brother Dominik Mysterio?" I questioned her.

"How did you know?" She asked me.

"Well to tell you the truth. I use to go to highschool with him and my friend is a lawyer and she told me his cases yesterday." I admitted to her.

"So you do know my brother? You know that he's a good person right?" She asked me, grabbing onto my hand and squeezing it pretty tight.

"I knew of him but never personally but I understand your pain." I told her, resting my other hand on top of hers.

Aalyah released her hand from mine and reached inside her purse, pulling out a business card it seems right in front of me.

"My dad doesn't know this but I check on Dominik in prison at least once every month. The officer says he's not stable in the head and I think it has something to do that he's in prison. Every month he has bruises on his face and cuts and he has a hard time sleeping. He's gone so crazy. They are thinking of transferring him into the another prison but I don't want him to leave, otherwise, I won't be able to check on him. I think he needs psychological therapy. He needs you. You could fix him. I read about all your past works. You're good at what you do and you've helped so many people. Please Dr. Morgan. Help Dominik." She begs and I can see it in her eyes that's she desperate.

"I......I'll do whatever I can."