Audrey Exposed (20 page)

“So next week?
At the same time?” She scribbles in her notebook. She closes the cover and hands Audrey an appointment card.

Audrey’s
fingers tighten around mine, and she smiles encouragingly. “I think this will really help. Thank you.”

“Couple’s therapy,”
I repeat, but any hesitation I have is pointless. If Audrey wants it, I’ll do it. I’ll do whatever it takes to be a part of her life.

Chapter
41

(Audrey)

Leaving Dr. Markson’s office
hand in hand with Graham, I feel happier than I have in a long time. I’m scared out of my mind, but happy. That’s what love and a good fuck will do for you, I guess. We wait for the elevator, shoulders touching and it feels so right.

“How do you really feel about all that?” I ask. Graham’s been quiet since we left the office.

“It’s a lot to process. I’m pretty stunned that she was experimenting on me, as well as you.”

“Are you angry?”

“No, not really, I feel a little stupid, but that’s becoming a regular emotion for me. I thought I had it all figured out.” The doors open and we step inside. Graham smiles, and says, “Funny that the first time I spoke to you was waiting on this elevator.”

I laugh. “I almost didn’t come up.”

“You looked terrified.”

“You looked handsome.”
He tilts my chin upward, his mouth presses to mine, and I’m steadied by the way he grounds me. He makes me want more. I bolster the courage, and say, “We’ve both got a long way to go to make this work between us. You have to deal with your self-worth and I want to learn more. Will you teach me?”

His forehead creases. “More?”

“I want to learn everything that comes next. I want to do everything you’ve done with other women. Stuff you like.” I step closer. “Anything you think I’d like. I’m not finished with my, uh, sexual awakening.”

His eyes flash hot and hungry
. “I think I can handle that, but I won’t treat you like those other women, Audrey. You’re more to me than that.”

“I know
, and you aren’t something I own. We’re going to do this together. You’ll continue to expose me to sex; and I’m going to expose you to love, because that’s how this is going to work between us. We help each other grow into better, well-balanced people. I love you, Graham, so much.”

I know he’s not ready to say it back
; but he shows me how he feels by wrapping his arms around me, tight like a bear. The smile he gives me is genuine, full of respect, and I love seeing his adorable dimples. I love everything about him, baggage and all.

“You think we can make it?” he asks, just as the elevator dings and the doors slide open.

“I think we’ll definitely have fun trying.”

Ignoring the crowd waiting to come inside
, I kiss him softly, and then harder, wanting to show him how much I love him. Just like, he showed me.

Roxy lives in the south with her family, two dogs and a semi-feral cat. Her office window looks over a tree-fort and she secretly obsess over the college-aged neighbor down the street, zombies and how much glitter is too much. (
answer: there's no such thing). All of her books are rooted in a glimmer of reality with a heap of fiction. She has three other books,
The Taboo Series, No Regrets
and
Tamed
. A second book in the Audrey Exposed Series,
Graham Defined
, is scheduled for release in late 2014.

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