Running (Walker Series Book 2)

Chapter 16

Alex's POV

I don't even know why I asked her that question in the first place, we were gonna be here for two days and the least I can do is to be civil with her

Not for her sake but for mine, I needed to be able to keep my cool all through the journey and plus I had a talk with my therapist and she made me promise I'd talk to Sage to ease up on the despise I feel for her, although I never told my therapist that the girl I'm talking about is my PA.

I'm not gonna lie if she isn't nervous or stuttering, she's quite the conversationalist. We talked for long with me asking most of the questions.

And when I asked her to call me Alex, fuck I don't even know where that came from but I liked how my name sounded coming from her lips.

Don't get me wrong, this doesn't mean I like her but I'm trying to be civil with her, at least for now until she probably ruins it again with her acting.

And I called her Sage today for the first time, I don't know why I never called her Sage though, it had always been Donovan and she was smart to have noticed.

I wanted to ask her why she was wearing a sweatshirt inside the house with the hot weather but I decided that would be going too far, I don't want to pass the wrong message to her about our little conversation.

For the first time in a while I slept without them pills and I didn't dream about Tony or Anna.

It was good for a change, I had finally already called Tony so I could see his face.

I miss him and I miss my Anna too but I can't call her, I'll just have to suck it up and keep my distance.

Today's our last day here and I can say that since we've been here I've not had a reason to yell at her

I mean she still gets nervous sometimes but I can bear it for now, when it comes to work tho she does it efficiently without mistakes.

I had asked her how she came to Italy before and she told me she had lived here for a while which I find a bit interesting.

There's a lot about her that I don't know, I only need to know so much tho, I wouldn't want her misinterpreting anything between us.

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It's been a week since we got back from the trip and I've been trying to keep the civil act up with Sage, although it's hard

I talked about it with my therapist and she said it's a good move on my part to contain the dislike I have with her.

Things have pretty much gone back to normal, asides the fact that I still think about Anna once in a while.

I have a session with my therapist in a few minutes, I'm trying to sort out some work before leaving, I don't want to be late.

I quickly gather my things and head for the door, I open the door and find none other than my PA standing there obviously wanting to knock on my door.

I wonder what she wants, I'm not exactly hostile to her anymore but I'm not really on a friendly level with her.

I still dislike her but I can tolerate her more now than before, I look down at her seeing as I'm towering over her small frame and raise a brow at her waiting for an explanation.

"Uhm sir I needed your signature on these" she says pointing to some paperwork she was holding.

"That'll be after I get back, I have to be somewhere right now so just drop it on my desk and I'll tend to them when I get back" I tell her dismissing her.

She just nods and gives way to me so I can walk out while she goes inside to drop the paperwork.

I head straight for my therapist's office downtown and within minutes I'm in her office getting ready for yet another session.

They are really helping me, I'm not gonna lie. I no longer get unnecessarily angry like I used to, especially when I think of Anna.

"How have you been Alex"? My therapist asks me resting her hands on her table while I just relax on the sofa in front of her.

"Good" I give her a one word reply

"How's work been"? She asks again

"Fine, everything's been normal" I respond

"How's things been since our last conversation" she asks referring to me and Sage

"Normal, you know she's not exactly my friend now right? I'm just trying to be civil with her" I explain

She just smiles and answer me "I know but it's a step to something, at least you're not trying to murder her and I can see your anger has lessened, so you see its progress"

I just rake my hands through my hair

"You know you haven't really told me who this she is"? She asks giving me a mischievous look

"I just don't think it's important, she's not important, she's plain and plain doesn't interests me" I tell her

"Hmm I see"? She muses looking at me.

"Yes, she's nothing like Anna, infact she's nothing like anyone I've ever met" I explain

"There we go again Alex, comparing her to Anna, don't you think you really need to stop comparing Anna to every woman you meet, you're in denial" she tells me.

I understand what she's saying but it's not that easy to forget about someone I love, someone like Anna.

"I know, it's just very hard but I'm trying" I tell her "at least I'm no longer angry whenever I talk about her" I explain

She just nods, we go on with the session until it's one hour later and I have to go back to the office.

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Extremely short chapter I know 😩😩😩

But Alex's POV tends to be like that.

Xoxo