Adoption

Chapter 5

*Seth's POV*

Today we both had therapy. She's been living with us for a month. I have it on Wednesdays. Scarlet has it on Wednesdays and Fridays. She seems to be getting better, she's still really quiet though.

She still has the night terrors, but she doesn't scream anymore. She still barely eats. But that's her problem, not mine. We barely even talk.

Rob and I sat, waiting for Scarlet's session to be over. I just sat playing Pokémon on my DS while I listened to music on my IPhone. I heard someone speaking to the lady at the front desk. A woman and what must have been her daughter. They both had blonde hair and looked pretty high-class. I paused my music, being noisy.

"Hello. I'm Ms. Lawrence. I'm a new therapist."

"Oh Marie," the lady at the desk said." Your room is down the hall, third door to the right. Who's this?" She motioned toward the younger girl.

"This is my teenage daughter, Samantha."

"Mom, how many times have I told you to call me Sam?" The girl asked impatiently.

"Sorry sweetheart," her mother replied.

Wait...third door on the right?! That's Mr. Johnson! That's mine and Scar's therapist!

"Rob?!"

"I know Seth."

I was pissed. Scarlet came out and Marie Lawrence walked up to her and started talking to her. Scar didn't say anything to her. Then she walked up to me, following Scarlet. Scar sat next to me.

"Hi, you're Seth Black right?"

"Yeah, so?"

"Seth, be nice," Rob scolded. I shot him a dirty look.

"I'm Ms. Lawrence," she said. "And you must be Robert," she said, smiling at him.

"Nice to meet you," he said as they shook hands.

"The pleasure is all mine," she replied, obviously flirting. Rob chuckled. "Wait...I know you from somewhere." She said before gasping. "Oh my god! We went to high school together. We used to hang out!"

"Marie, wow!" They laughed.

"Why don't you call me sometime?" She said, taking out a pen and a stray piece of paper in her purse, writing down her number and handing it to him.

"I will," he replied with a smile.