kind of relationship. After all, what you’re
asking for is not unreasonable . . . is it?”
I flush. No, it’s not unreasonable, is it?
“I don’t think so. But I worry that he does.”
“Christian recognizes that and has acted accordingly.
He’s not insane.” Dr. Flynn sighs. “In a nutshell, he’s not a
sadist, Ana. He’s an angry, frightened, brilliant young man,
who was dealt a shit hand of cards when he was born. We
can all beat our breasts about it, and analyze the who, the
how and the why to death—or Christian can move on and
decide how he wants to live. He’d found something that
worked for him for a few years, more or less, but since he
met you, it no longer works. And as a consequence, he’s
changing his modus operandi. You and I ha一ve to respect
his choice and support him in it.”
I gape at him. “That’s my reassurance?”
“As good as it gets, Ana. There are no guarantees in
this life.” He smiles. “And that is my professional opinion.”
I smile, too, weakly. Doctor jokes . . . jeez.
“But he thinks of himself as a recovering alcoholic.”
“Christian will always think the worst of himself. As I
said, it’s part of his self-abhorrence. It’s in his makeup, no
matter what. Naturally he’s anxious about making this
change in his life. He’s potentially exposing himself to a
whole world of emotional pain, which, incidentally, he had
a taste of when you left him. Naturally he’s apprehensive.”
Dr. Flynn pauses. “I don’t mean to stress how important a
role you ha一ve in his Damascene conversion—his road to
Damascus. But you ha一ve. Christian would not be in this
place if he had not met you. Personally I don’t think that
an alcoholic is a very good analogy, but if it works for him
for now, then I think we should give him the benefit of the
doub一t.”
Give Christian the benefit of the doub一t. I frown at the
thought.
“Emotionally, Christian is an adolescent, Ana. He
bypassed that phase in his life totally. He’s channeled all
his energies into succeeding in the business world, and he
has beyond al
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