Are you really a shrink and Sierra didnt tell me?
Sorry if I sound preachy. I only wanted to reassure you. Theres no need for you to act testy. Alexa touched Willows flank and started off along the trail.
He caught up to her. If Im testy, maybe its because you took away the pills that made me more tractable.
Tractable? Alexa raised her voice. They made you catatonic. Tell me you dont like feelingemotions, she said, groping for words. Even if theyre painful.
He rode along in silence for a minute, massaging the back of his neck with his free hand. If honesty is what you want, then yes and no. I dont like It took Rafe a long time to search for the word he wanted. Remembering.
Alexa could sympathize. For months or more after Bobbys death she would have loved to block the hurtful, pain-filled memories with a pill. How could she admit to Rafe that she still needed herb teas and mineral soaks to help her sleep most nights? But that was a burden she couldnt share. Pills that turn you into a mechanical man arent the answer. That kind of pain doesnt go away so easily, Rafe, it only gets buried deeper.
Says you.
Says me!
Is that why you chose to be an osteopath? Because MDs are too free handing out pills?
I became an osteopath because I graduated high school at fifteen and medical schools had age restrictions for entry.
You graduated high school at fifteen? Rafe whistled. You must be a genius.
Gifted is todays term. Alexa felt a pang of guilt. She hadnt been completely honest with Rafe. In fact, she had applied to medical school and been accepted, thenlife changed.