“Colton doesn’t handle his emotions in the most obvious of ways. He grew up with three brothers. And they all liked strawberry cream pie.” “So, what?” I ask, keeping my tone as even as possible. “He learned to simply take what he wants?” Like my clients. Hank rolls his eyes. “Good Lord. No. My son,” he stresses, “is so used to putting others first that when there’s something he really wants, he doesn’t know how to ask for it. He’s scared if he does, he’ll end up without a piece at all.” With that, Mr. Darling pats my helmet, like a punctuation mark at the end of his story. “Evening, Noah.”
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