Page 65 of Heartsick & Lipsticks
He grinned. “Sure, that’s probably best.”
“I’m happy because that means she won’t be with any other man.” I hadn’t ever felt possessive about women I’d dated, and it felt strange admitting that I did feel that way about Skye.
Dr. Lavine nodded. “You’re uncomfortable with the thought of her seeing another man?”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“I don’t… I don’t know.”
“Has she made you rethink your view on commitment?”
“What do you mean?”
“You have always been averse to commitment. Is she someone you could see yourself committing to?”
“I don’t think that my issue is with commitment anymore. I just prioritize other things in my life. Between work and Bella, I don’t have time for anything else.”
Dr. Lavine nodded. “If that’s the case, if being with her is not even a consideration, then why does the thought of her dating someone else bother you so much?”
I didn’t want to think about that. And I didn’t have to because she’d made it clear that she wasn’t going to date anyone. It had been fifteen years since she’d been with anyone so clearly, she was serious about her convictions.
Except she had slept with me. What if that proved to her that she could date? What if she decided that she could explore a relationship without impacting her daughter?
Fuck. What have I done?
