Chapter 31

Sasha

He let me in and I went straight to the kitchen, wanting to see it for myself. All the containers were gone. He'd even gotten rid of the weed and whisky. He started opening the cupboards and drawers, showing me that there was nothing in them.

All right, so he was sticking to his medications, but drugs and buzz were just the tip of the iceberg. Depression didn't just go away; it fed on a person, waiting for that one unexpected moment to strike back. I couldn't just jump back into a relationship. We both needed more time, and if he wanted me, then he needed to show me that he wasn't throwing out any empty words.

"Dexter, that's great you're not going back to your old ways, but-"

"Hold on; that's not all. I need to show you something else."

I followed him to the table. He typed something into his laptop. His elbow brushed over my stomach, accidentally, but I felt tingles running over the base of my spine.