Acceptable Risk by Lynette Eason

Author:Lynette Eason [Eason, Lynette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romantic Suspense;Romantic suspense fiction;FIC042060;FIC042040;FIC027110
ISBN: 9781493423101
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2020-06-04T00:00:00+00:00

The door opened. Finally. And the doctor stepped inside.

“Hello, Sarah, I’m so sorry to keep you waiting, but I’d had three cups of coffee and simply couldn’t wait a minute longer.” She laughed at herself and Sarah instantly liked the woman. And that was one question answered. “So,” the woman held out her hand and Sarah shook it. “I’m Dr. Melissa McCandless. You can call me Mel. How are you doing today?”

Mel’s bubbly personality went a long way toward putting Sarah at ease—and making her feel even more guilty for lying her way through the door. “I’m doing better today than I was when I called, but thank you for agreeing to see me so quickly.”

“Of course. Why don’t you have a seat and you can tell me what’s going on.”

Sarah sat. Crossed her legs. Then uncrossed them. She blew out a breath. “I’m nervous. Sorry.”

“I could say, ‘Don’t be,’ but have found that doesn’t help much.”

A laugh slipped out. “I guess not. Okay, first things first, I have to confess. I’m not suicidal. I only alluded to that so I could get a quick appointment. So, I’m sorry. And if you don’t want to talk to me, I understand.”

The doctor studied her. “I see.”

Sarah shifted under the woman’s watchful gaze, then stood and backed toward the door. “That was incredibly low of me. I promise, I try to act with integrity in all situations, but I’ve really blown it this time.” Her fingers touched the doorknob. “I started thinking that maybe I’m taking a spot away from someone else who truly needs it, so I’m sorry. This was a mistake. The guilt is killing me. I shouldn’t have gone about seeing you this way.”

“Well, at least we know you have a conscience.”

A startled laugh slipped from Sarah. “Yes, I still have that.” The woman hadn’t said anything predictable so far. It was . . . disconcerting and . . . interesting. She reminded her of Brooke in that way.

“Sit down. Please.”

Sarah stilled. “Really?”

“Really. I have this half hour blocked out for you. We might as well put it to good use.”

“Oh, I see,” Sarah said, deflating. “You think I’m just saying that because I’m being a chicken and trying to get out of the session. But that’s not the case.”

“Sarah, sit. Please.”

Great. In trying to right her wrong, she’d just convinced the woman she was lying. About being suicidal anyway.

Sarah sat.

“If, as you say, you’re not thinking of harming yourself,” Mel said, “why did you want to see me so desperately?”

Sarah wanted to blurt out questions about Dustin but bit her lip and sighed, trying to figure out the best way to approach the subject. “Okay, so here’s the deal. I’m having some . . . issues . . . and I don’t know how to make them stop.”

“All right. Tell me about these issues.”

“Nightmares. And . . . other things. My past won’t stay buried. It keeps popping up to remind me that I’m not . . . good enough.

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