Love Isn't Enough (L.I.E)

Ch. 36- Recovery

(Published December 3, 2015)

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August POV

"Have you been doing the meditating exercises I told you about?"

I nodded my head, "Yeh, and I think its workin' too."

"Good, good." Dr. Todd took notes as we continued on with our session. "So, how did your getaway with Kourtney go?

"I think it went well Doc, for real. We've been communicatin' better. And I feel like how I felt from the very beginnin'. Like we fell in love all over again."

"This is what I love to hear. How have you been coping without sex?"

"It's not my first choice but I been coping. I haven't initiated sex with Kourtey and I been trying to control myself."

At first when I started treatment wit' Dr. Todd, this whole shit was weird. Talkin' to a nigga about my sexual issues wasn't at the top of my list. But at this particular establishment, people with my issue can only be counseled by a therapist of the same sex. They said some shit about it helping the healing process.

I'm not a full blown sex addict, like them pervs. But a nigga do have issues with wanting it all the time and difficulties turning pussy down when it's thrown my way. Once I got wit' Kourt, I always put up a fight when I knew I was about to slip up. But I always gave in.

The door opened and in walked Kourtney. I invited her here so should could understand me and my infidelity issues and work on fixing us from a professional standpoint. She decided on takin' a few minutes to herself in the car, before she walked into the office.

She sat next to me on the couch, I immediately kissed her cheek.

"Ms. Kourtney, I'm so glad you could make it." Dr. Todd greeted her and shook her hand.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Dr. Todd."

"We're gonna cover a lot today. I want to make sure you both are prepared for being completely honest with each other."

I nodded my head, "You know I'm ready Doc."

"Kourtney?" He questioned.

"Yes, I'm ready." I could tell by the look on her face she didn't know what to make out of this situation. So I took her hand into mine and rested it in my lap.

"Okay, good. We're going to touch base on pretty much everything. I've been helping August out for a few weeks, and this session is going to be solely based on you two. I understand you both agreed on couples counseling, so I need full participation from you both. At certain points, I will have one doing the talking, and the other listening and asking questions. And vice versa. This will help to keep the communication open, and ensure that both of you are fully understood by one another. Are we on the same page?"

Kourtney and I looked at each other, then back at Doc, before both of us nodded our heads in agreement.

"Perfect. Now let's start from the beginning August. I want you to explain to Kourtney how you've felt in the past, and what led us all here to this very moment."