One More Try (I'm Your Man Book 3) by Felix Brooks & Andrea Dalling

Author:Felix Brooks & Andrea Dalling [Brooks, Felix]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lovelight Press
Published: 2017-06-13T16:00:00+00:00

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“How was your week?” Rhy’s therapist asked.

He smiled. “Eventful.” He explained everything that had happened.

Dr. Chin listened, her reading glasses dangling from her hand. “How do you feel about all that?”

“Seeing Austin unnerved me. I still haven’t unpacked it all. Mostly I feel a lot of rage toward my parents, and I’ve been trying to figure out whether any better feelings exist, like whether I can still say I love them.”

He shook his head sadly. “I didn’t feel any love for Austin, any longing for his acceptance. I did the last time I saw him, at my granddad’s funeral, at least a little bit. But now…I don’t know. Maybe now that I’ve got Mason, I don’t feel that same desire for my parents to love me. I’ve got this amazing man, and his family is pretty amazing, too. With my brother and sister back in my life, maybe that’s all I need.”

“How’s your relationship with Mason?”

“Good. I’ve seen him every day since Saturday, and he’s spending tonight at the cabin with me. My life is getting back on track.”

“Do you still think that moving in with Mason triggered the panic attacks?”

He sat back and looked out the window, trying to put his thoughts into words. Mallards swam on the pond with half a dozen ducklings trailing behind.

“Not for the reason I originally thought,” he said. “The last time I had the attacks was after my grandmother died. They didn’t come back when I lost my grandfather, and I assumed that was because I was getting over them.”

He sat forward, shifting his weight. “But maybe I was able to hold it together because I had to, because I had no one but myself to rely on. And now that I’ve got Mason, it’s okay for me to let go. I can experience the pain, and I’ve got a safety net if I need help. Does that make sense?”

“Does it make sense to you?”

“It does. Plus, I can finally take care of my brother and sister the way I always should have. It feels good.”

“I’m glad to see you’re making progress.” She sat back in her chair and steepled her fingers. “I don’t want to assume that because the external sources of stress have changed, that the internal ones are no longer relevant. But this is good news, Rhy. Did you bring photos of your grandparents like we discussed?”

“I did.” He got out the photo from his high school graduation.

“Can you tell me about that day?”

“It was hot. I wanted to get out of that gown as soon as possible. My grandmother had spent weeks looking for a dress. She looks beautiful. It’s white with a pink and purple floral pattern, and she’s wearing a matching white hat to keep the sun out of her face.”

He swallowed down the emotion that had welled up. “She was proud of me—both my grandparents were. Really, I don’t think I’d ever seen them so happy. It was a big relief to them that I turned out okay.

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