The Steady (Lost Boys Book 4) by Kelly Fox

Author:Kelly Fox [Fox, Kelly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-04-17T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16

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“I was happy to see you on the schedule,” my therapist said, inviting me into her bright office, which was lined with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a grove of gnarled live oak trees whose winding branches created interesting shapes in and amongst the leaves.

She was set up in the same complex in Austin as Hikaru’s trauma therapist, so I’d offered to drive him to his appointment today. “My grandson goes to therapy in the building across the way. Figured I’d take advantage.”

“I’m glad you did. You’re looking good. How are you feeling?” she asked, sitting at her desk as I took the small sofa across from her.

“I’m not sure.”

That was a lie. It had been less than two weeks since I ended things with Major, and I felt like horse shit.

Her brows raised as she reached for her iPad and stylus to take notes. “Not sure in what way?”

“You remember that my husband was a teacher, right?”

“Yes.”

“And how his class sort of became a safe space for the queer kids at the school?”

“Yes. It was a lovely thing he did for them.”

I hesitated, not sure how much I wanted to get into this.

She looked up from the tablet. “Ren? Is there a reason why you brought that up?”

“For the past couple of months—until recently—I’d been sleeping with one of his former students,” I said, deciding to be direct. Fuck it, I was paying her, right?

“So, former student as in someone who’s college aged?”

I shook my head. “He’s in his early thirties now.”

“I see. Was he one of those… What did your husband call them?”

“Lost Boys.”

“That’s it. The Lost Boys,” she murmured as she scribbled a note on the screen.

A small grin tilted my lips. Robert would have loved the combination of psychology and technology. Then I remembered that he was the reason I was here, and the smile fled as quickly as it had arrived.

Focus, Ren.

“I think the last time I came in for a session, Beckett was about to open up the new Meeting House in Seguin on property that Robert had left to him.”

“Yes, that’s right. How was that?”

“It sucked, mostly,” I said.

“Did things not go as planned?”

I shook my head. “The celebration went off without a hitch. I just felt like I had to hide how sad I was.”

“Surely your friends and family would expect you to be at least a little sad. Especially given your husband’s ties to the land and the cause.”

“I know. But everyone else was so happy. They were emotional, they remembered Robert in some very lovely ways, but I felt so out of place. They all found joy in remembering my husband, and I was left sobbing in the car.”

“I’m so sorry to hear that,” she said, creasing her eyebrows in thought. “What happened after that?”

“Excellent question,” I said. “I was approached by one of his former students, Major. His business is on an adjacent tract of land—he’d purchased the property to help Beckett fund the Meeting House—and his grand opening was the same day.

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