I swallow what appears like a boulder as Jaden’s nervous eyes lastly discover mine. He provides me a sorrowful look, and it’s all I must see to grasp the injury I’ve finished.

I’m fucked. Royally fucked.

I stroll into the workplace the place Greg is turned in his chair behind the desk, his again going through me.

“Have a seat,” he instructs, submitting by some papers.

Shrugging off my sports activities bag, I take the seat throughout from him, my pulse pounding so laborious I might begin a fucking band.

He turns to face me, dropping a stack of papers earlier than him. His face stretches into an enormous grin.

“Properly, you probably did it, lady,” he says proudly. “They need you.”

He pushes the stack of papers over to me and I see the brand on prime of the paperwork. My eyes instantly draw as much as his.

Is that this some form of sick joke?

“Dr. Shelby was a very good buddy of mine again in class. He was greater than excited for the chance to carry you aboard.”

I don’t suppose I can breathe. Dr. Shelby? Needs me? Lake took the hit. He took the warmth for me, placing all of the blame for our relationships on himself. He saved my title. My credibility.

“A-are you critical? They need me?”

Right here I assumed I used to be going to get a lesson on how to not suck your purchasers’ dicks within the backroom, however now I’m being supplied a job with the Nationwide Soccer League?!

A chunk of my shattered coronary heart glides in opposition to the remainder of the damaged mess in there, and I really feel the ache of his sacrifice.

“As unhappy as I’m to see you go, I’m past happy with you. You’ve actually grown right here, and I’m excited to see you unfold your wings,” he says with a glimmer of a tear in his eye.

“Higher wipe that shit away, Greg. You don’t need them considering you’ve grown tender because of your love of handheld kitchen home equipment.”

“Ha! That’s my lady. Give them that very same angle and also you’ll kill it on the market.” He smiles. “Come on, carry it in.”

He stands, strolling across the desk to drag me in for a giant bear hug earlier than dropping me again down on my toes.

“And go examine in your buddy on the market,” he feedback. “Delicate ass thought you’d be mad at him for stealing your shopper.”

I stare at him in confusion. He palms me the stack of employment papers from the NFL, then factors in Jaden’s course.

Strolling over to the place he’s nonetheless cleansing gear, I cross my arms over my chest and lean in opposition to the stationary bike, ready for him to show.

“Are you his therapist now?” I ask, pulling on his wrist till he lastly spins and faces me.

“Yeah, Dyl.” He sighs closely, dropping his cleansing towel. “I needed to inform you the minute Greg known as me, however I used to be fearful you’d kill me.”

I chuckle softly, then shake my head at him, my smile fading.

“ I’d by no means. You’re one of many solely pals I’ve received.” My smile returns. “Can’t go killing all of them off.”

He smiles again, a weight clearly lifted off his chest. “That is true.”

“However, actually, why would Lake nonetheless drive all this fashion when he might make the most of one of many new therapists on the staff?”

“Why do you suppose, Dylan?” He smirks at me. “He’ll do no matter he can to remain near you when you’re nonetheless right here. Even when it means utilizing me.”

One other cracked piece falls off my shattered coronary heart, dropping to the pit of my abdomen.

As pissed off as I’ve been at Lake, I can’t assist however see how all the pieces he’s finished has been for me. He needed me to be one of the best model of myself, giving me all of the alternatives I’ve ever needed. However what he doesn’t perceive is that he’s what makes me higher.

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