Seamless (R.L. Griffin) by R.L. Griffin

Author:R.L. Griffin
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Adult
ISBN: 9781493767557
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2013-11-13T07:00:00+00:00

“When is this happening?” Denise asked.

Stella was sitting in her usual spot, gazing out the window. She was getting to the point where she looked forward to and dreaded these appointments at the same time.

“That’s a matter of top secret clearance and you don’t have that, so…”

“Stella, you can continue to play cat and mouse with me or you can genuinely make efforts to get better. Be better.” Denise sipped her tea and watched Stella with her doe eyes.

“I’m already better.” Stella didn’t know if she believed this or that she could even get “better,” but it felt good to say. And she was at least feeling “less bad” since she started seeing Denise.

“No. You’re not. I know you think you’re ugly, lost, not good enough for George, and you’re in a job you aren’t sure you want, but you have yet to open up the closet that holds all the things that scare you so I can help you and protect you.”

“All of the things that scare me are out of my closet.” After their last session, Denise knew most everything that happened with Jamie and Jack, except that they were the same person. “I answered all your questions in our top secret session and the only thing I didn’t get a chance to tell you about was trying to get my shooter to admit to it while I’m recording it so that I can finally be free of him.”

Denise was unable to keep the shock from her face. “But your dreams are getting worse. Maybe it’s the impending showdown that’s causing such stress on your psyche.”

“A showdown?” She scoffed. “I was shot. I’m scared of the person who shot me. I was kidnapped. I’m scared of the person who kidnapped me. I’m scared that the person who shot me and kidnapped me will hurt George or someone else I love. I’m so fucking scared all the time. I’m tired of being scared. I’ve resigned myself to the fact that I’m okay with being the broken, bent, fucked up person I am, but I worry George will see all that and leave me.”

“Why is it that you think George will leave you? We always come back to this. I just don’t understand. He’s been with you through the last several years and he’s told you repeatedly he’s not going anywhere.”

“I…I just feel it. I know that doesn’t make a ton of sense, but I just…George is one of the most beautiful people I’ve ever met. His soul is sunshine and Nutter Butter cookies. There’s nothing ugly, scary, or mean in him. Me, on the other hand—I’m the imitation Oreos that are just pretending to be real cookies.” Stella shook her head. “There’s no sunshine there, only the moon. The moon is always hiding part of itself.”

“Well, the cookie analogy is well thought out. I do love Nutter Butters and hate those cheap imitation Oreos. Let’s dig a little deeper. Why do you feel like a cheap imitation of anything? You’re a woman who has gone through many different traumas in her life.

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