Page 52 of Mia

I’d already said too much to this lady. Dr. Baxter turned to Kerrion and a silent look passed between them. Just as I was about to address it, his phone started going off. He pulled it out and stood from the couch.

“Sorry, I have to take this. It’s my daughter’s school.”

Dr. Baxter nodded, and he stepped outside, leaving us alone. She grabbed a bottle of water from the table and twisted off the cap, then took a sip. I sat there with my leg shaking and my hands wringing together.

“You seem nervous, Mia.”

“I don’t get nervous.”

She motioned to me. “This is a habit?”

“No. I just don’t want to be here.”

“Were you forced to come?”

“My brother asked me. He thought it might be helpful.”

“What are you in need of help with?”

Tears stung my eyes as I stared at her. I tried my hardest to fight them back, but they just kept coming until they began falling down my cheeks. Dr. Baxter reached for some tissues and handed them to me.

“Tell me why you’re crying.”

I shook my head. “It’s too much.”

“Start where you’re comfortable.”

I sat there, rocking myself to self-soothe. Why the fuck was it so hard to just say what I was feeling? I knew the feelings. I’d been experiencing them every day for a month now.

The front door opened, and I thought it was my brother. It wasn’t until a tall figure stepped into the room that I realized how wrong I was.

“What are you doing here, Titan?” I snapped, jumping up.

“Trying.”

My gaze shifted to my brother. “Did you set me up?”

“I did at the request of your husband.”

“How could you? I don’t want to see him!”

I tried to leave, but my brother blocked me. Titan walked into my space, calm as ever.

“We need to be here, Mia,” he said.

“I don’t need to be anywhere with you! I told you, I want a divorce!”

He frowned. “Well, that’s too bad. I’m never signing no damn divorce papers. You can cancel that shit.”

I shoved my hand in his face as I looked to my brother. “Kerrion, let me out and take me home. I don’t want to be here with him.”

He shook his head. “I can’t. Both of you need this, Mia. Titan came to my last session and he⁠—”

“He what? He can’t tell me himself?”

Titan went to grab my hands, but I snatched away from him.

“Don’t touch me!”