Only Between Us by Ferrera Mila

Author:Ferrera, Mila [Ferrera, Mila]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Grad School Romance, New Adult, art, Graduate School Romance, art school, College Sexy, romance, New Adult College Romance, art romance, contemporary romance, New Adult Sexy, College Romance, New Adult Contemporary Romance, New Adult Graduate School Romance
Publisher: Mila Ferrera Books
Published: 2013-09-01T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen: Romy

I watch the nurse wheel Catherine up the hall, toward the unit. They stitched up two of the cuts on her arms, but the rest didn’t need anything more than some antiseptic and bandages. She insisted a rape kit wasn’t necessary, but she admitted she had a bad argument with her boyfriend. She cut herself after they fought, and then she didn’t know where to go because she couldn’t get into her apartment.

The apartment she shares with Caleb. Her brother.

Jude comes out of the exam room with Dr. Greer. We called him for support and he came straight to the hospital. It was such a relief to have someone here who knew what he was doing, to make sure we weren’t crashing and burning and, most importantly, making things worse for Catherine.

Jude looks like he’s about to fall over, but Dr. Greer’s eyes are on me. “Catherine is being admitted for observation,” he says. “Jude told me a little about what happened tonight. We need to talk.”

The three of us get coffee in the sad, sterile hospital cafeteria and settle ourselves at a table. I’m so wrecked that I barely know what day it is. The last few hours are just confusing images and moments. Nothing makes sense. It’s like this morning happened a hundred years ago.

“Romy, we’ve been talking about this case a lot in group supervision over the last month,” says Dr. Greer.

I nod, hoping the ripples on the surface of my coffee will hypnotize me into numbness, because everything hurts. Caleb is the abusive brother I’ve been hearing about. He’s the one. The monster. No sense. It makes no sense.

“Jude has informed me that you have a personal relationship with Caleb McCallum. The client’s brother.”

Bile rises into my throat and I swallow hard. “Yes, though I haven’t known him long.”

“But it is an intimate relationship,” he says softly.

I glare at Jude, and he gives me an apologetic look. “I’m looking out for you.”

“Yes,” I say to Dr. Greer, sitting up a little straighter. “It was.” There’s a pang in my chest as I use the past tense. But I shouldn’t be sad. I should be relieved, right? That I discovered the truth before he turned on me?

Do you really believe he would have?

I blink as my doubts find their voice. “So what happens now?”

“We won’t be in the painting class anymore, obviously,” says Jude.

Dr. Greer tilts his head. “You’re in different positions here. Jude, you’re Catherine’s therapist, so you have responsibilities with regard to your relationship with her. You want to avoid any overlap between your personal life and your professional duties to her. So I agree that it makes sense for you to stop going to that class, since her brother is teaching it.”

“But Romy—”

“Romy isn’t Catherine’s therapist.”

I meet Dr. Greer’s steady gaze. “But I’ve been involved in those supervisions.”

“Her case cannot be discussed in those group supervisions any longer,” he replies. “Jude and I will do individual supervision.” He leans toward me. “What you have to decide is how to take care of yourself.

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