Page 87 of Finding His Happiness
I’d warned the doctor when I’d filled out all the new patient paperwork, though, so the young man sitting at the reception desk didn’t blink when Ferris just stood there with his arms over his chest. The guy just nodded slowly and then focused on me. “Good afternoon.”
Smart guy.
Ferris settled down as I got him checked in and confirmed all the paperwork was done, but I thought that was mostly because the guy ignored him like a champ. Not a single question or comment. Not even a questioning look like the guy was wondering why Ferris was being so dramatic.
He seemed good at his job and that was also because he kept startling Ferris into having to behave. “I just need you to confirm your safewords, please.”
Yep, it was hard to stomp and pout when he kept having to think too hard about answers and manners.
But we made it through and into the doctor’s office before my drama queen could find his footing and remember he could leave if he wanted to. I’d even made sure he had his key to my car before we’d left just in case.
Making introductions also helped because Ferris liked manners, but once we got to the point where we were supposed to sit down, he stopped. Dr. Sheppard took it in stride, but also didn’t ignore it. “Can you tell your Master where you want to sit?”
“No.” Barely pausing, he swallowed. “Sir?”
Somehow Dr. Sheppard managed not to smile. “You can call me anything you would like. Sir isn’t wrong but I’ll explain my personal situation when it comes to BDSM if that would make it easier for you to relax.”
Nothing was going to make it easier.
“What color are you?” My simple question had him sucking in a breath and the pout coming out.
I just waited and raised one eyebrow.
Finally sighing, he slumped. “Blue.”
“Thank you.” Picking him up, I sat us down in one of the chairs with Ferris in my lap.
When he was in place, I smiled at Dr. Sheppard who’d decided to sit in one of the trim leather chairs across from us. “Blue is green but stuck.”
I figured reminding them both of that couldn’t hurt.
“I think that’s a wonderful option.” Ignoring Ferris for the moment, he nodded slowly. “I can see how that would be helpful in a lot of situations.”
“Just because he wants something doesn’t mean he knows how to start the process.” I stopped short of explaining how we usually used it, but Ferris had made it clear he was okay with me sharing about our sex life and his submission.
It was basically another blue situation, so I was going to handle it when he got stuck.
“Where do you think we should start?” Dr. Sheppard glanced between us, but I waited to see what Ferris would say first.
I knew it was going to be interesting when he sat straighter and frowned. “Master doesn’t understand he needs to protect himself better.”
The way he threw up his hands and ranted made me want to smile. He was going to make sure I knew I was important no matter what I said. “He keeps saying he wants to move in with me because I’m more attached to my house, but it needs renovations and his is worth more at the moment.”
Yep.
He was going to make sure I knew I was important or die trying.
“He doesn’t appreciate himself enough. I haven’t talked about my personal life at work and he doesn’t understand that should upset him.” Did he think tattling on me to the therapist would get me to change my mind? “He’s entirely too nice to me.”
We were never going to actually talk about his problems if it were up to him.
He’d agreed to come, though, so I waited to see what the doctor would do. This was kind of his circus, so I needed to remember to take a step back and not hover like some kind of helicopter parent.
Dr. Sheppard was good at managing drama queens and his facial expressions and barely blinked at Ferris. “What should he want you to say?”
Oh, that had my drama queen going very still.
I was pretty sure he’d been hoping Dr. Sheppard would focus on the house, but the guy was too smart for that distraction. “I’m...I’m supposed to tell people I’m gay since I’m in a male-male relationship. The book trope would probably be ‘gay for you’ or ‘gay for him’ but that still implies I’m gay.”
