Mid day. It's a hot July day, the kind that makes you sweat sitting in a dress shirt. The kind of day that made Mark wish his 3rd floor therapy office had air conditioning. Almost 4 o'clock, just about time for the last appointment of the day.
Julie was running late. She sped across town knowing she had 8 minutes to be at her 4 o'clock appointment. Ugh why does this always happen? This was half of her problem, she had an issue with being late often among other things, and feeling the need to smooth things over with people was an often occurrence. She zipped into the parking lot and ran up the stairs, feeling the heat extra by the time she got up there. 5 minutes late.
As she walked in the lady at the front desk who looked in her 40's smiled at her.
"Oh hello Julie, Dr. Stienberg is waiting for you. He'll see you now" She said.
"Oh, Ok then. Sorry I'm a little late, traffic was-" The receptionist cut her off.
"It's okay, just head in, he's waiting".
So Julie headed into the office of the therapist she'd been sent to see by the court. She sat down in the chair and smiled at him curtly.
"why hello Dr. I'm so sorry I'm late, I just wanted to look my best for our appointment" She said with a smile. She had her cute blonde hair curled, and was wearing a knee length blue sundress.
Dr. Stienberg looked at her with disapproving eyes and shook his head.
"It's lovely to meet you Julie. I'm Dr. Stienberg. I'm afraid your flirtatious methods won't work on me, I know why you're here."
She was watching him intently, her blue eyes following his tall form as he shook her hand and they settled into a set of chairs. He was about 5'11, with long dark hair and broad muscly shoulders, dark framed glasses, a neatly trimmed beard and a sharp button shirt. The room was a medium sized room, with Dr. Stienberg's desk against the wall by the window, a bookshelf on one side with some new age looking art on the other side, with two chairs, a small table and a lay out couch.
"I've reviewed your case quite a few times before this appointment, and I Have to say I find you intriguing. A woman who over flirts with figures of authority to get your way, and get out of trouble." He didn't beat around the bush!
She looked at him quietly, unsure of what to say. "Well, I know it's just a way of overcompensating to get power over men. I don't need you to fix me. I come onto men in power to get my way or make up for being late, or having an attitude"