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Their relationship had improved considerably since they started therapy. It wasn't immediate, but their baby steps amounted to talks and even dinner together. The therapist advised them not to have anything sexual together pending the time their therapist lasted. This day, they decided to go for a walk in the park after their morning session; they had grabbed breakfast from a donut and coffee shop nearby. Ethan had laughed uncontrollably when the cream-filled doughnut Madison ordered squeezed from the bottom and splashed on her grey pants; she had bitten from the wrong side. "It's not funny!" She protested immediately, reaching for a serviette in the box and cleaning the spatter off her lap "I'm sorry. I'm sorry, but it was really funny. Have this and wipe your pants." He handed her his napkin and watched intensely as she cleaned off the spatter. In a split second, she wiped the napkin across his lips, leaving the white stain of the filling on his lips. She laughed so hard; she was