6. Bea #3
“No need to worry. Doc is actually ready for you, and since you submitted your info over the phone, no long wait.”
That was nice. I quickly gave her a small nod before she stood and led me down the warm-toned hallway to the wooden door at the end. We stopped and she opened it for me and a sweet, middle-aged woman was smiling at me from a high-backed, leather chair.
“Welcome Bea, I’m Doctor Bailey, but my patients just call me doc. Please have a seat, let’s get to know each other a bit,” she said as she pointed towards a couch opposite of her.
“Thank you,” I said as I settled onto the plush, blue couch. It made my omega settle even more. We were a sucker for cozy, soft things.
She went into her quick ramble about privacy and that this was a safe space.
Then those warm, green eyes were on me, gentle and curious. “So, what brought you in here today?”
“You want the cliff notes? I don’t think that we have enough time to go through all of my baggage,” I replied with a nervous laugh.
“How about cliff notes for now, and then we can start with the issue that has plagued you the longest,” she suggested, settling back into her chair to write down notes.
Once I opened my mouth, it was like every word just burst out of me.
I didn’t go into details, just outlining my family, then my relationship with Cameron, and finally to my pack and recent heat.
It was word vomit that I worried she’d struggle to keep up with, but her pen simply flew over the paper as her eyes mostly stayed on me.
“You said that you’re denying your pack? Maybe we start with what led you to this decision,” she said, concern in her tone and face. “Is it the ex you mentioned?”
“It stemmed from my ex, yes. He was psycho and tortured me, both mentally and physically,” I told her. A shiver ran down my spine like it always did when I had to think about him.
“Okay, tell me about him. How did you meet?” she prompted.
She sat quietly as I talked about seeing him for the first time. Describing him like the ray of hope he was in that moment. He was so charismatic and sweet back then. It was just what my heart needed, especially when I needed an escape from my family.
I was only halfway through my story when a timer went off.
“I have a free session after this one, if you would like to continue,” she offered gently. Her soft voice and compassionate eyes made that decision easy.
“I think that I would,” I said as I settled in more.
One hour later, my story was laid out in every last gory detail. It wasn’t easy to explain all the awful things I’d simply dealt with, or the end of our relationship and how fucked up it was.
But when I stood up to leave, I felt a little lighter than I had in a long time. With a fresh appointment card in hand, I finally walked out of the office and into the afternoon sun to call my friends.
The phone barely rang before Dani and Taryn were already on it, their faces eager.
“So, how was it?” Dani asked without a hello.
“Well, she let me stay for another hour, so you tell me?” I teased back.
“Do you feel better?” Taryn asked.
“I do. I’m headed back to the store to check the emails and then home,” I promised before they could call me a workaholic.
“Can we talk you into dinner at the lake? The guys are making subs and sides. Plus, there will be s’mores,” Dani sang out.
“Oh no, not s’mores,” I joked, but, honestly, it sounded perfect. I spent all afternoon in the past, spending time in the present sounded perfect. “Yes, I’ll be there. I’ll do the emails then run by my place and change.”
“Great, see you there in an hour. Liam will be excited to see his favorite Aunt Bea,” Taryn said. They both looked relieved that I was back to myself. .
“He’s the only man that I’ll ever need,” I said with a laugh.
“I bet he’d fight a fireman or two for you,” Taryn teased, not letting me off the hook. I had a feeling these two wouldn’t let me escape my pack if I wanted to.
“He may have to. I ran into one of them at lunch. It was not easy to simply stay away,” I admitted. “My omega and I like them.”
“Then why are you?” Dani asked.
“Get a few drinks in me and ask me then,” I answered with a sigh. This wasn’t a subject for a phone conversation, and especially not after two full therapy sessions. There was only so much an omega could handle.
“I’ll hold you to that,” Dani said. Knowing her, she meant that. “Hurry up and get your ass here.”
“I’ll be there within the hour, promise,” I promised again.
“If you aren’t, I may have to call a few 911 hotties to rescue you from yourself,” Taryn said with a chuckle.
“You better not. I’ll tell Holt, Ash, and Matthias you’ve been a bad girl,” I shot back.
“Don’t threaten me with a good time,” she snorted. “Now hurry that cute ass up.”
“Gross, see you both soon,” Dani said before she disconnected.
“Seriously, if you’re not at Dani’s in an hour, I will call them,” Taryn stated before she hung up, too, the threat hanging in the air behind her.
Shit, I better set an alarm so Taryn won’t have to keep her promise. Otherwise, I’ll be the one in trouble.