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I’ll get over it someday. Ihaveto.
Scoffing, I focus ahead as Yan kills his cigarette and slides into the passenger seat. Kolya kicks the car into gear and pulls out into the busy street.
“Two.” Adrian takes my hand in his and nibbles down on my pinkie before sucking it into his mouth.
A whole body shiver overtakes me and I try to free myself, but he bites down harder, then speaks against my skin, “I told you not to pull away from me again. Three.”
Giving up the futile fight, I stare out the window at the buzzing city. My appointments with the doctors are the only time I get to leave the cage Adrian has built for me, and it’s my only chance to see people and the life that’s going on around me.
It’s odd how I never focused on it when I used to drive to and from rehearsal, but humans don’t realize what they’re missing until it’s snatched away from them.
If I’d known, I would’ve paid better attention.
Luca hasn’t gotten in touch since that time at the lingerie store. I can’t call him either, because Adrian not only got me a new phone number, but I’m sure he’s also having it tracked.
And since I don’t go out alone, I assume it’s hard for Luca to find an opening to get in touch.
That’s why I need to provide him with that opening, because if there’s anyone who can help get me out from under Adrian’s steel-like hold, it’s Luca.
I spot a tent under which people are serving hot soup to the homeless. The image of the man in front of the hospital comes to mind and an idea strikes me.
It takes me a few minutes to organize my thoughts in a way that won’t send Adrian’s red flags up. If he gets a whiff of what I’m doing, he’ll lock me in a cell until I give birth.
Facing him, I try to ignore that he’s still licking and nibbling on my finger, and how his touch is sending tiny bursts of pleasure down my spine and to my belly. “I was talking to the OB-GYN when you went to get the prescription.”
“You were?”
“Yes. She said I could be developing depression.”
“Is she an OB-GYN or a psychotherapist?”
I lift a shoulder. “It doesn’t take a genius to figure it out.”
“You’ve always had depression, Lia. You’re not developing it.”
My eyes widen. “How did you know that?”
“The pills in your apartment.”
Right. I guess it doesn’t matter that I’ve hid them from him. Adrian watches my every move and notices everything, which is one more reason to be careful around him.
“Why have you never asked me about them?” I ask in a quiet tone.
“Would you rather I have?”
“No, but that’s what most people do whenever they learn I have mental health issues.”
“I’m not most people.”
“You…you don’t think I’m broken?”
“So what if you are. It’s what makes you who you are.”
My lips part. It’s like he’s saying he likes me just as I am. Broken and all.
“You don’t have to hide your pills from me, Lia.”
“I’m do…not hide them.”
