The silence between us stretched to eternity. I allowed him to browse every inch of me with his eyes, and he took pleasure in it.
Maybe he would finally find whatever he was searching for. Would be satisfied and done with me so that we could get rid of the awkwardness between us. Maybe he needed that much time to get rid of the disgust he now felt after knowing that I was a w***e that shamelessly screwed both father and son.
Tick, tock! Tick, tock!
Seconds turned into minutes, but Dr. Aldrich did not show any signs of cutting his stare soon. From head to toe, and up again, he kept staring with the same intensity. And that dangerously dark look in his eyes—it never faded even for a second. And still, I could not figure it out.
I cleared my throat, snapping him to reality because he was
