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Ben extended his hand to shake the man’s for a proper greeting. He was glad to know that he wasn’t really alone at the feeling of being a bit taken back by the whole experience. He snorted smiling “Seems like I’m doing that too. Is it bad that I feel like a big fail for letting get back to me? I want to say it will be this one time, but seems that I’m fooling myself.” He took the cigarette and put it in his mouth and light it up taking one big blow and sighed “I know It’s just all in my mind but this makes the reunion somewhat better.” He turned to look at Ethan and nodded “Yeah I was recommended to do it since the whole private thing therapy it’s not my thing.” He keeps feeling a little weird out that the guy was looking at him, like looking for something but then again Ben also felt he knew him, but was too shaken up to ask.
Seeing a hand extended to him, Ethan took it with a light shake of his head for not offering first. “Nah, we all have our faults. And right now, it feels like a pretty good crutch, yeah.” He smiled. Besides, there were worse things they could have been doing, not that smoking needed any justification. With all of this therapy stuff anyway, it was possible they could both eventually quit for good. Ethan took a drag of his cigarette and nodded. So, that ruled out having crossed paths with him here. “I’ve been here a few times now. I don’t know if it helps ease your mind any, but listening is welcomed. You don’t have to jump in right away if you don’t want to. Feels less like an interrogation.” Because Ethan had yet to really say anything in the group himself, mostly listening to the others. “Sorry... I feel like we’ve met before. Are you from around here?” Ben. Benjamin... He knew a couple Ben’s way back in high school. But if that was where they’d met, Ethan went by his birth given name then.












