Chapter 8

How long am I going to hide?He asked himself. How long am I going to let some punk-ass, meth-addicted liar continue to fuck with my head? He’s long gone, but I keep letting his voice speak in my head. Fuck that!

Brett could feel his heart pounding, but it was for a different reason—he’d made the decision to stay. He figured whatever happened here couldn’t be any worse than the past year of self-flagellation he’d been putting himself through. Enough was enough.

“No.”

“No?” Aaron asked. “You don’t want to talk?”

“No limits. I need something and I don’t know what, but I need to make a shift—a big one. So I’m open to whatever.”

“Good,” Aaron smiled. “And, Brett, don’t worry. You’re in good hands. We do this together. And if there is anything, at any time, for any reason, you want different or don’t like, just let me know. There’s no judgment…this is about you, okay?”

That made Brett feel better and he found himself smiling. Aaron stood up and crossed to the entryway.