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“That’s good. Did you have a good time?”
“I was scared out of my mind,” I admit, dropping my gaze from the other woman’s.
“That’s to be expected.” Dr. Williams nods. “But you did it and that’s a great start.”
I nod. “It was hard letting someone do my hair. Having someone touch . . .”I shudder at the thought.
“What did you feel after they finished your hair?”
“I don’t know.” I shrug with a sigh. “I guess exhausted, and we went back to the clubhouse where I went to my room and fell asleep.”
I lift my gaze to Dr. Williams to find she’s looking between Savage and me. Her eyes lock with mine, and she gives me a small smile.
“You’ve brought Savage here today. What does it make you feel with him here?”
I lick my lips nervously and tense.
“Honor, if you want me to step out, I can,” Savage states softly.
I shake my head in answer to him, but don’t look in his direction. “When I woke up yesterday evening, it was with Savage holding me. For the first time, I realized I’d felt safe. I knew with him there, nothing would happen to me. He’d protect me.”
“How did you know that?” Dr. Williams cocks her head to the side slightly.
I drop my gaze back to my lap and stare at my hands, fidgeting my fingers. “I remember.” Clearing my throat, I swallow past the lump thickening. “It’s fuzzy, but I remember Savage being there for me. Not at the hospital but at . . .” My voice trails off, and a tear spills down my cheek.
“He rescued you after you were attacked.”
“Yes,” I utter with a jerky nod. “I remember his voice . . . talking to me.”
“And then you woke up at the hospital?”
Again, I nod.
“Savage, you came with Honor today at her request?”
“Yeah,” Savage answers gruffly.
“Tell me, what happened to Honor, how did that make you feel?”
“I don’t do this who therapy bullshit,” he answers, disgruntled. “But I’ll tell you this, when it comes to Honor, she means something to me. She makes me feel when I didn’t have anything else in my life worth feeling for except for the club. What she went through then. What I didn’t find out until last night, well, that shit hit way too close to fuckin’ home for me. If I could I’d make it so she never went through it in the first place, but I can’t do that. What I can do is be there for her and give her what she fuckin’ needs to get through it and to the other side of it. I’ll make sure she doesn’t feel another ounce of fear again.”
My heart skips a beat at his answer, even though I still feel confused by him. He went from acting like I don’t exist to now this. I don’t know how to come to terms with it.
Dr. Williams stares briefly at Savage, shifts in her seat, and nods as she looks in my direction. “I think it’s time you go home,” she announces. My eyes widen and stiffen.
“I don’t think I’m ready for that,” I whisper.
“Maybe not, but I can see that with this man sitting right next to you, he’ll help you, and I’m sure your brother will as well.”
“But what about—”
“It won’t be easy,” she interrupts me. “It’ll be hard for you at first. You may even struggle with it. But you have help. I know a couple of doctors in the area that will be able to take you. You’ll still go to therapy, talk to someone. Something else though is finding a normal. It won’t be what you had before, but it’ll be a normal for you. The fact you went out and were able to do so without freaking out is a great step forward. So, it’s time.”
“I . . .” I pause and think about what she said. I do miss home. Miss my family. “What about . . .” I don’t finish the question as I look at where I rub against one of my wrists.
“Are you worried someone will judge you for what you attempted to do?” Dr. Williams asks, and I nod.
Savage adjusts next to me and cups the back of my neck. “No one in the club would dare judge you for something like this, baby. You know the ol’ ladies there. You might not know the hell they’ve been through, they might not get what you endured, but still, they get you. If they didn’t, they wouldn’t be who they are or with the men they’re with. Furthermore, I won’t let anyone be disrespectful to you or make you feel shit for what happened.”
