The Truth of It by Beth Orsoff

Author:Beth Orsoff [Orsoff, Beth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Killer Beach Reads Press

Chapter 26

“Surely you understand why his feelings are hurt,” Dr. Rubenstein said at our next appointment. I’d seen Alex twice since he told me to get the fuck out of his car—when he’d picked up the kids from my aunt’s house the next morning and when he’d dropped them off that night. He didn’t speak to me either time. And we were driving back to LA together tonight. I was dreading it. Not just the two-hour ride, but all the days to come.

“We were never supposed to sleep together,” I said. “This was always going to be a pretend relationship to keep Igor’s men from hassling me. Even when we shared that hotel room in Oregon, he slept on the floor, which was his idea. If his feeling weren’t hurt back then, why are they hurt now?”

“Because you opened the door to this. And now you’re slamming it shut in his face.”

“I didn’t slam it shut. I just said I couldn’t deal with it now. He knows I’m worried about my aunt and what’s going to happen when Maria files for custody again, not to mention the entire situation with Igor. Maybe it’s not the best time to embark on a new relationship.”

“You’re already in a relationship, Grace. Just not a sexual relationship.”

“If we sleep together, it will make everything more complicated. You know that.”

“I’m not the one you have to convince.”

“You’re telling me I have to convince Alex? When have I ever been able to convince Alex of anything?”

Dr. Rubenstein laughed. “I bet if he was sitting here now, he’d say the exact same thing about you.”

“Exactly! All we do is argue. Agent Diaz told us once we sounded like his in-laws and they’d been unhappily married for years.”

Dr. Rubenstein didn’t respond.

“Well? Don’t you think that’s reason enough not to sleep with him?”

She shrugged. “I told you, I’m not the one you need to convince.”

“And I just told you I can’t convince Alex of anything.”

“I wasn’t referring to Alex. I was referring to you. Alex knows what he wants. You’re the one who’s on the fence.”

“I’m not on the fence. I’ve made my decision. I’m not going to sleep with him.”

“Okay,” she said.

We sat in silence for a while until I finally said, “How come I don’t feel any better? Usually when I make a decision about something I’ve been stressing over, I feel better. It’s a relief just knowing it’s settled once and for all.”

“I think you just answered your own question.”

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