to be happy?” His heart thundered as he waited for the professional opinion. “If I say yes, that you are just self-sabotaging, would you change your mind? Would you beg Elsie to take you back?” He thought for a moment but his mind had already been made up. “No.” Dr. Galicia took a small sip of water from her glass then set it back down onto the coffee table. “Then it doesn’t matter what I say. You’re still going to do what it is you’ve set out to do.” She picked up the recorder and slipped it into a paper sack along with the rest of the tapes. “Here, Henry. I hope listening to it again will give you some insight.” He looked at the sack in his hands, at this little thing that supposedly held all the answers. “So this is it. My issues are all fixed?” Doc Gal gave a rueful grin. “Not even close. But I think you’ve taken an important step.” She handed him her business card. “If you still need to talk, you can call me and we can continue our sessions over the phone.” Henry looked down at the card, feeling overwhelmed with all of the goodbyes. “Thanks, Doc.” They walked to the door but the she stopped him with a touch on the arm. “What do you really expect to happen with this separation, Henry?” Henry took a deep breath, grasping the paper bag tight. “I expect to finally meet myself.”
ENGAGE is next in the series and will be released in December 2012.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Whew! What a wild ride the past few weeks have been!
As always, I am grateful to my husband for his love and support.
To my beta readers: Beth, Lara, Alicia, Kerry, and Shannon. You guys rock. Thank you for catching those errors!
To my editor at Clean Leaf Editing: you are awesome. ‘Nuff said.
Thank you to reviewers who have helped spread the word about The DISARM Series, particularly the wonderful people on Goodreads.com.
Thanks to Todd, Rina, and the staff at The Cherry Bean Café. You guys always make me feel so welcome.
Thank you, the reader, for coming along on this ride. Henry and Elsie still exist because of you.
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