Chapter 2 Just a regular day

Chapter 2

"Hi, Matt," I said to our receptionist,

"Wow it's so busy here today, the waiting room is full already, it's gonna be one long-ass day, hope you're ready?"

"Double pay would help," Matt grinned.

"Nice try buddy, but not a hope in hell!" I joked.

"Give me 5 then send in Debbie's first patient, then alternate between mine and hers. Do you have Debbie's laptop ready for me?"

"Yes, all set up; just highlight your writing in yellow. She asked me to remind you."

"Will do, thanks Matt, Is the coffee machine on? I'm gonna need a lot of coffee today," I sighed

"It sure is, you and me both my friend," Matt answered yawning.

"Matt you are still in your 20's, you come to work from the club, I'm in my 30's mate, I need 2 days to recover from the club" I joked.

"Na I'm getting too old for it now, need to change my ways," he said while cracking his neck.

"Ok, I'll just grab a coffee, set up my office, and I'll buzz ya when I'm ready."

'Ugh Debbie, what the hell way do you take your notes down? I can't follow half of what she is saying here,' I mumbled to myself while trying to get a quick read on some of my patients. This guy though is a referral.

'Serious anger management issues, a 'court-ordered patient.' What a lovely way to start my day. Maybe it's vodka I need, not coffee," I chuckled to myself. I buzzed Matt to tell him I was ready.

In walked a young man, gentle-mannered and shy, not what I was expecting at all.

"Hi, my name is Daniel, I'm standing in for Debbie today. Is today your first time here?"

"Hi, I'm John. Yes, today is my first time, although it's all bullshit, I really shouldn't be here,"

"Ok, I'm sure we can sort it ... tell me what happened? So, you're court-ordered to be here, so let's at least give them their money's worth and just have a chat, and then we can figure it out. Does that sound good to you?"

"I suppose. I should have just left the restaurant, lesson learned," he huffed.

Poor John. It really was a bullshit reason as to why he was here. One bad day and you land here, wasting your and my time. He broke up with his girlfriend in a restaurant when she confessed to cheating on him. All he did was shout some profanities at her. Ok, not the smartest thing to do, but he didn't hurt her or anyone else. He just told her what he thought of her and then got arrested because he wouldn't leave, wanting to finish what he had to say to his ex-girlfriend. And so now, here he is, over her, over the situation, yet she and the restaurant filed charges against him.

"John, I do not believe you have anger management issues, I believe you had a very bad day and snapped, and for a valid reason. However, you did wind up arrested, in court and here, so let's use this time to prove that you had a bad day, and you are not some loose cannon and danger to society. How does that sound?"

He nodded in agreement.

"Let's use this time to heal and just clear your name. I will write to your employers and the courts and get this thing put to bed."

John was so relieved; this had done some serious damage to his self-esteem. It was going to take a few sessions and he'd be ok again.

The next patient is my own. He has a borderline personality disorder and has had an episode recently almost killing himself. It's good that he can now talk about it and is doing much better, he's had it rough his whole life, and I have nothing but compassion and empathy for him. He was a hospital referral and establishing a relationship with him was very difficult at first. He has been on my books for 6 months. This is his 4th session outside of the psych ward and he is doing so well.

The day carries on between my own and Debbie's patients, it's exhausting. Michael stops by for lunch at my office and he helps to relieve some of my stress. Yes, between Chinese take-out for food and one of his amazing blow jobs, it's what the doctor ordered. We may be missing our day off together, but he was making sure we didn't go without the hot sex we always planned for our days off. Apparently, I am in need of some therapy of my own and he's only too happy to oblige. That man knows every inch of my body and he knows just what it needs and when it's needed. It really did set me up for the rest of this day as little did I know just how intense it was about to become.