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“Derek, please.” I whimper.
“Rylie, I’m not going to hurt you.” Derek says, tightening his hold on me. “Please talk to me.”
I let my head drop down to my chest. “I dreamt about the first time my mother abused me. I was only four. She gave me a glass of milk, andwhen I dropped it and broke the glass, she lost it.” I say quietly as tears fall from my eyes.
“How would you feel about talking to someone?” Derek says quietly.
“You mean like a shrink?” I ask him.
“Yes. Since you’ve been with me, I’ve seen you wake up from dreams of Caleb, and now your mother. You’re not totally over this, and I think you need to see someone.”
~***~
I am sitting in the waiting room of Dr. Sharp’s office, fidgeting in my seat. I am so nervous that I just cannot sit still. Why in the hell did I let Derek talk me into doing this shit? I don’t see how talking about my life is going to help. If anything, it will just bring back all my messed up shit. Fuck this! I am out of here. I am just about to walk out of the door, when I hear my name being called.
Damn! Fine, I will do this once. Maybe then, Derek will leave me alone about it. I follow the receptionist back to the office and sit down to wait some more. A few minutes later, the doctor walks into the room.
“Hello, Rylie.” She says as she shakes my hand, then sits in the chair across from me. “Okay, let’s get started.”
~***~
Derek
Connor and I are eating lunch when my phone rings. I smile when I see Rylie’s name flash across my screen. I raise my finger to let Connor know that I will be just a second. “Hey, babe.”
“Derek.” She whimpers out.
“What happened?” I ask as I stand up and reach into my pocket for my keys. Something is wrong and I have to get to her.
“I talked to Dr. Sharp.” She says between sobs.
“What did she say?” I say, as I walk towards the door. Shit! I should not have made her go to that doctor.
“She said that none of what happened was my fault. She says that I am one of the bravest women that she has ever met.”
I stop dead in my tracks. “Then, why are you crying, babe?”
“Because, mum always said that I made my Dad do it. She said that I tried to get his attention, that I wanted him to touch me.”
“Fuck, babe. Your mother is just a bitch! She’s also a liar.”
Rylie whimpers again. “Caleb said that it was my fault that he had to beat me. He always said that if I could only learn to act like how a woman should, he wouldn’t have to hurt me.”
Goddamn! I wish I could dig that motherfucker up and kill his ass again. “He was a sick bastard. Everything he did to you was wrong.”
“That is what Dr. Sharp said.” I can hear the sadness leaving her voice.
“It sounds like she is smart as hell.” I say with a chuckle.
“She may be smart, but I am lucky.” She whispers into the phone.
As far as I am concerned, Rylie is the most unlucky person in the whole world. “How are lucky, babe? “
“I’ve got you.”
Chapter 26
Rylie
