Outrageously Yours by Carr Susanna

Author:Carr, Susanna [Carr, Susanna]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-04-01T22:00:00+00:00

8

“WHO TOLD YOU that crap?” Jason asked.

“Experts. Many, many experts.” She wasn’t surprised by his anger. It seemed to be the common reaction.

“They’re wrong.” He slapped his hand against his desk. “You are smart and creative. You solve problems on a daily basis and you’re an independent, successful businesswoman. They are wrong,” he emphasized.

She would have been happy to prove the results wrong, and for a while she had acted as if the diagnosis hadn’t existed. But no amount of work made her grades improve and she’d had to accept the truth. Her goals and the future she had imagined were unreachable. Pursuing an Ivy League college was no longer a possibility. Her learning disabilities meant she’d never be a researcher or a scientist like her parents. They still refused to discuss that there was something different about her.

“I was diagnosed with dyscalculia, which is a learning disability for math. I don’t understand the logic in algebra or geometry. I can’t even subtract numbers in my head, and forget about multiplying and dividing,” she confessed. “That’s why I use a calculator every time we talk numbers.”

Jason frowned as he studied her blank expression. “I’m sure you can do it. You’re just being hard on yourself. You’ve always been a perfectionist.”

She wanted to sigh. Perfectionism had nothing to do with it. She couldn’t do simple math operations in her head. She never could and hadn’t realized others had that ability until she had been tested.

“And don’t you think it’s strange that I take notes for everything?” Claire asked. “I know you’ve noticed. You tease me about it all the time.”

He winced and clenched his jaw. “I—”

“That’s not a complaint. I don’t mind your teasing,” she said with a small smile. Jason was never unkind when he poked fun at her. He was playful and flirty. She liked that.

Jason spread his arms out in exasperation. “I only brought it up because I didn’t want you to take an extra step. You’ve always been too hard on yourself.”

“I take notes because I have problems remembering details.” That had been one of the many recommendations the neuropsychologists had made. “I would record our meetings on my phone but some of my clients have a problem with that.”

“That doesn’t mean you have low intelligence,” he argued. “Why would you believe these test results?”

Claire bit her lip as she considered her next words. How could she explain that she’d gradually learned to accept the results? There had been times when she’d wished she didn’t know what was wrong with her. She would have liked to go through life blissfully unaware of her disorders.

But then she remembered how unhappy she had been before she’d been tested. All the times she’d wondered why everything had to be such a challenge. She had felt so lost and confused, out of her depth. She hated how she couldn’t get anything right. So despite how much she despised the labels, Claire was thankful for her diagnosis. She shouldn’t regret knowing the truth about herself.

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