The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

I barely had time to reply before Eric groaned from the side. "You two are always so lovey-dovey. Have you ever thought about how I feel?"

I glanced at him. "You still don't have a girlfriend?"

Eric laughed out loud. "I'm with Mr. Huxham practically every day, working non-stop. Obviously, I have no time for a date."

I glanced over at Zane. "Once work slows down, maybe we should give him some time off to find a girlfriend."

Zane didn't argue. "Yeah, sounds good."

Eric thought about it for a second, then shook his head. "Nah, forget it. I'm all about making money right now."

Zane didn't ask why and simply said, "Having more money gives you that extra confidence, no matter what you're up to."

Eric showed a sheepish smile.

They made eye contact,

you to confirm it," Steven said. Right now, he couldn't even tell what he was

meal. "Do you mind if I

his head.

he'd finished, he set the lunchbox aside

I'm in love with Annalise," Steven said. He couldn't turn to anyone around him for

otherwise. Even Annalise doesn't seem

seemed to understand the heart of Steven's issue. He handed Steven a set of questions to

psychiatrist asked him a few more questions before saying, "From what I can tell, it's not really a psychological problem. It's more like a distortion in how

and she's still your friend. You want to prove that you're doing well and show

that's not really about love. It's

you've gotten used to her being careful with money. Even now that you're doing well, all