Chapter:- 50

Even Alex was, perhaps grudgingly, forced to admit that Emily was good at her job. At the beginning of their first session, he attempted his usual deflective techniques with her. She allowed it for about half an hour before looking into his eyes with sincere sympathy. "You talk about Amelia a lot. I'm so sorry you had to experience losing her."

That caught Alex so off guard his façade cracked for a long moment. "I got her back", he pointed out sharply, his glare daring the therapist to question his words. He shrugged, which did nothing to ease his tense muscles. "We... We always find our way back to each other. He says it's what we do."

Emily nodded slowly. "I take it your relationship has been a dramatic one?" She must've heard some rumors, at least.

"When we got together there was basically. After that so many things happened..." Alex shook his head, so lost in the memories that he barely noticed he was talking out loud. "There's been so much chaos. The first time we broke up circum