120 THERAPHY

Luke had taken Ethan to a bar downtown. He thought they could talk about things to help calm him down. The bar had many customers that evening, but Luke had paid for a space at the back. He ensured no one sat around them. He ordered a few drinks, enough to help them calm but not drunk. "I was mad too, Luke; I had every reason to be. I flared up, but you made me see we were a couple and needed to handle things together." Luke listened to him talk. It was the reason he brought him here, to talk, talk about his pain and anger and frustration. The bartender attended to them with drinks. Luke ensured he drank less because he was driving. He poured him a couple of scotch and listened to him talk. After a while, Ethan stopped drinking; he didn't drink much. He just wanted to go home. "Are you sure you want to go home now?" Luke tried to confirm "Yes, man, let's just go." Olivia entered Madison's room after hearing the conversation and having fixed an appointment with the therapist. "