Chapter 17 Marie Satisfying myself has become a part of my daily routine. I missed my window of opportunity with Olivia that time she ended up naked in my sofa, which seems like many months ago. But I wasn’t ready then. Not to be touched by anyone else, anyway. I might not yet be ready for that now, either, although I wouldn’t know. But I’ve always had a healthy s****l appetite and I believe that an orgasm a day keeps the doctor away—I’m a doctor, I should know. I stretch out on my bed and sink into the mattress. I sleep much better these days and I hardly ever need to take anything to help me nod off. It just happens, the way it used to after a long day of surgeries. I slip my hand inside my underwear and let it rest there, not moving just yet. I have nothing but time and whereas that u

