“That’s within your right. Even if you did, he would need to prove he can change. From what you’ve told me, he thinks he did the right thing.”
I had no idea what he thought now. Mitch had messaged me, telling me that he didn’t think Joey should have done what he did. I had blocked Joey’s number after he wouldn’t stop calling, because I was not in the position to talk.
He’d keep trying too. And I couldn’t do it.
“How is Theo?” Scarlett asked.
“Asleep. He’s exhausted after all of that.”
“That’s expected. It sounds like both of you handled it well, and that brings me to something else I wanted to talk about in this session.”
“The last time you brought something up, you suggested we meet more often,” I said with a laugh.
“I was going to suggest the opposite. I think we could reduce our sessions.”
“Oh. Really? Are you sure?”
“You’ve come a long way. We could continue as we are, but you have the tools now where you don’t need me as much.”
“Wow. That would be great.” I wanted to be happy, but a thought popped up in my mind. “And after? What if I keep getting better?”
“Then we can stop sessions entirely.”
“Oh.” I blinked and looked down.
She cocked her head to the side. “Why ‘oh’?”
“You’re a part of my life. I know I pay you to help me, but it feels like losing a friend.” After I said it, I let out an awkward laugh. “That might be a little weird.”
“No, it’s definitely not. Despite us having a working relationship, I’ve become a part of your support system. It’s okay to be sad that it’s changing. But for now, we’ll still see each other,and if we do end our sessions, my door is always open if you ever need me again.”
I nodded. “I know. Thank you so much for all you’ve done for me.”
“You’re very welcome. But I also want to say you need to thankyourselffor all you did. It’s been amazing to watch how you’ve grown.”
A warm feeling settled in my stomach, pushing away some of the sadness. “Yeah, I really should.”
“What the absolute fuck happened to me?”
I turned from where I was reading to see Theo had finally woken up. His hair was a mess as he rubbed his eye. “Good morning, sleeping beauty.”
“Is it even morning?” he asked.
“No. You slept about sixteen hours.”
“Fuck. I should’ve opened the shop hours ago. And I needed to?—”
I stepped in the way of his path to his car keys. “Kelsey opened the shop. Paxton came in for extra hours. Business is as usual, and you needed the sleep.”
“Wait, really?” he asked. “You handled that? You needed rest too.”
“And I got it. Someone else needed more.”
Theo blew out a breath. “Yeah, you’re right. Thank you.”
I smiled up at him before propping up on tiptoes to kiss him. “Want some coffee?”
“You made it?”
