The Sex Surrogate by Gadziala Jessica

Author:Gadziala, Jessica [Gadziala, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-09-13T07:00:00+00:00

Fifth Session

To say I was less than thrilled for my session was probably the biggest understatement of the year. Not because I didn't want to see him, but because I did. I like, really really really wanted to see him.

But my stupid brain was just confused.

And I couldn't talk myself out of it either.

I tried.

For hours.

There was no use.

I dressed in a pair of black yoga pants and a heavy black sweater and headed out. Black suited my mood. Black was like a way to hide from the world.

But there was no way to hide from Chase.

Because soon he would have me out of my clothes again.

And it also hadn't escaped my obsessive over thinking that our goodbye last time had been weird. Cold. Detached. Unlike anything that had ever been between us before. Which was the thought I had swirling around my head as I drove there, as I walked up to the building, as I opened the door. How things might be different. Chase might be different. And I wasn't sure I could handle that.

“Ava,” Chase said, nodding at me as I walked in and locked the door.

“Hey,” I managed, taking in his tense shoulders, the muscle ticking in his jaw.

It looked like my fears had been founded.

My Chase was gone.

Oh

my

god.

He was never mine to begin with.

“You look like you're ready to bolt.”

“Yep,” I agreed, beyond lying. It never got me far anyway. He always knew.

“Care to tell me why?”

Oh, because I'm in fake love with you. No biggie. Totally normal.

“I don't know. Care to tell me why you're so tense?”

A look of surprise crossed his face, quickly covered by a smirk. “That was... snippy.”

“Yes, I have feelings other than anxiety, you know.”

“I'm getting a picture,” he said, smiling wider. His shoulders eased slightly, the muscle stopped ticking. “Jake on your nerves again?”

“Jake's been great actually,” I countered. It was true enough. He was still leaving clothes all over and being obnoxious. Now he just balanced it out with being a decent human being every once in a while.

“Work getting to you?”

“I took off yesterday. And it was my manager's birthday today so all we did was eat cake and gab.”

“You took off yesterday? Were you sick?”

I fought the urge to roll my eyes. “No. I just wanted a day off.”

“What did you do?”

It hadn't escaped my notice that I was still pressed against the door and he hadn't walked out from behind the desk.

“I ate enough gelato to feed a small village and watched TV with Jake.” And saw my other shrink who told me I am projecting inappropriate, misplaced feelings on you.

“Sounds like a good day.”

“It was much needed.”

“Are you going to stand in the doorway all night?”

“Are you going to stand behind the desk all night?” I shot back.

“Alright, smartass,” he smiled, moving toward his office door instead of toward me, “lets go get a drink.”

I followed stiffly behind him, taking my station at the stereo. He wanted a play list that matched my mood? Well, he could have it.

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