Too Late To Love Me I Already Left With His Twins (Lydia and Dave) novel Chapter 247

She smiled smugly.

“Exactly.”

I took another sip.

“I still want the packet.”

“Absolutely not.”

I laughed.

For a few minutes, the tension I’d walked into the office carrying loosened.

Then Dr. Sana placed her cup down.

“Okay.”

Her voice changed.

Calmer.

More focused.

“Now we’ve gotten the nonsense out of the way.”

I sighed.

“Unfortunately.”

“Let’s talk.”

I leaned back.

She looked at me.

“Okay,” she said slowly. “So let me see if I understand this,”

I already knew that tone.

I sank deeper into the sofa.

“Please don’t.”

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“You came into my office voluntarily.”

Unfortunately.”

“You made an appointment.”

“Under emotional duress.”

“You then spent the first ten minutes insulting my tea.”

“It tasted like bread.”

“It was biscuit-flavoured.”

“Exactly. Who wants to drink a biscuit?”

She sighed.

“Lydia.”

“Dr. Sana.”

She stared at me.

I stared back.

Then she smiled.

“Fine. Let’s talk about the men.”

I groaned and dropped my head against the back of the couch.

“God.”

“Dave first.”

I lifted my head.

“Okay.”

“You’ve known Dave for years.”

“Yes.”

“You were married.”

“Yes.”

“You share children.”

“Yes.”

“You’ve recently started noticing him differently.”

I hesitated.

“…Yes.”

“And he has been showing you attention.”

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“Yes.”

food. Checking on you. Flirting.”

I nodded.

“And you enjoy it.”

I opened my mouth.

Closed it.

Then sighed.

“Yes.”

Dr. Sana didn’t react dramatically. She simply nodded and made a small note.

“That doesn’t mean you’re obligated to choose him.”

“I know.”

“And it doesn’t automatically mean you’re falling back in love with him.”

“I know.”

“Good. Because I want you to separate familiarity from compatibility.”

I frowned.

She leaned forward.

“Dave isn’t simply some man you met last week. He is connected to your history, your children, your identity as a mother, and a marriage you once had. When he shows up differently now-especially after you’ve spent time apart-your brain isn’t processing him as a stranger.”

I looked down at my hands.

That made uncomfortable sense.

“You already have an emotional map of him,” she continued. “You know his voice. His habits. His strengths. His weaknesses. You know what it felt like to be loved by him. You also know what it felt like when things went wrong.

“So you’re saying I’m confusing familiarity with love?”

“I’m saying you need to investigate whether that’s happening before you make a decision.”

I nodded slowly.

“And then there’s Theo.”

Dr. Sana smiled.

“Ah.”

“Don’t ah me.”

“I didn’t say anything.”

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“Your face did.”

She laughed.

“Theo is different.”

“How?”

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“He’s new.”

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“That’s it?”

“Not exactly.” She shook her head. “Newness Inatters, Lydia. Novelty can make someone feel unusually exciting because you’re discovering them. You haven’t accumulated the ordinary parts yet.”

I frowned.

“The annoying parts.’

“Exactly. The boring Tuesdays. The bad moods. The disagreements. The responsibilities. The disappointments.

I thought about Theo.

The dinners.

The teasing.

The comedy show.

The way he looked at me.

The way he had sent flowers and an expensive bag.

The way he had shown up at my house with Anna’s pickles.

The side hug.

My stomach did something irritating.

Dr. Sana caught it.

“You like him.”

I sighed.

“I do.”

“That’s okay.”

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“I feel guilty.”

“That’s the part I want us to examine.”

She placed her cup down.

“Guilt doesn’t necessarily mean you’ve done something wrong.”

I looked at her.

“It can mean you’ve violated a value. But it can also appear when you believe you might be violating an expectation, even when there is no agreement in place.”

“You come home exhausted. You don’t want flowers. You don’t want a designer bag. You don’t want somebody trying to seduce you.”

She paused.

“You just want to sit down and say, Today was awful.”

I nodded.

“Who do you want sitting beside you?”

I opened my mouth.

Nothing came out.

She smiled.

“Interesting.”

“Don’t do that.”

“I’m not doing anything.’

“You’re doing the therapist thing.”

“I am literally your therapist.”

I laughed.

She picked up her pen again.

“Now imagine you accomplish something huge. Something you’re incredibly proud of. Who do you want to call first?”

I stared at the ceiling.

“Another question,” she said.

I groaned.

“Dr. Sana.”

“Imagine you’re sick. Who do you trust to take care of you without making you feel like a burden?”

Silence.

“Imagine you’re furious. Who can handle your anger without making you feel like you’re too much?”

Another silence.

“Imagine you have absolutely nothing interesting to say.”

I laughed.

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“Who could you sit beside for two hours without needing to perform?”

Mat one stayed with me.

Because attraction was easy.

Attention was easy.

Even chemistry was easy.

But sitting beside someone when nothing exciting was happening?

That was different.

Dr. Sana crossed her legs.

“Now here’s the important part.”

I waited.

“Don’t choose based on who wants you more.”

My expression changed.

“Choose based on who you genuinely want-and whether that person is actually capable of giving you the kind of relationship you need.”

She paused.

“And don’t choose Dave simply because you share children.”

I nodded.

“And don’t choose Theo simply because he’s new and exciting.”

Another nod.

“Novelty can be intoxicating. Familiarity can feel safe. Neither one, by itself, proves compatibility.”

I sat there quietly.

Then she smiled.

“And Lydia?”

“Yes?”

“You’re allowed to choose neither.”

That actually surprised me.

I hadn’t considered that.

“You don’t owe either man a relationship because they are interested in you.”

I nodded slowly.

“So what do I do?”

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