Chapter Three
A Date WithDr. Astin
I suppose you think that the pictures in your mind are absurd, Dr. Astin states quite matter-of-factly as we sit on opposite sides of his ancient oak desk.
Yes, but how would you know? So far, this arrangement seems fairly typical of a counseling session. I wonder when it changes.
He shrugs. Maybe Im just guessing.
He is as assumptive as Finegood, but a hellava lot more appealing on a visceral level, on a s****l level, on a personal level. Id jump his bones in a heartbeat if it werent for Ben.
But you are aroused, he adds.
Yes, Im very aroused, I cautiously admit. But, is that an appropriate question?
Of course, it is. You came to me with a problem and Im going to solve it for you, he states succinctly.
I wish I were as convi
