Reigning Our Girls Part 1

Chapter 1

"Ugh, I don't want to baby! Why do I have to go in today? It’s my day off, they are not all even my patients!" I whined.

"Because she's your friend and you love her. Really, it's not as if this is a new concept - we cover for each other, it's why we work together in the first place."

"Yeah well, ‘loving’ her, that's debatable right now. Believe me, I'd much rather be here, making sweet love to you, my beautiful husband, than listening to problems of patients that are not even my patients, right now."

"Stop being so dramatic, baby," Michael said.

“I'd rather that too, but we need Debbie to sub for us for when we go away, don't forget that!”

“I know, I know," I hugged Michael tighter to my chest. He was rubbing his fingers along my abs. I love when he does this, it makes me feel so calm, chilled, and well, ok, horny too. With that, I decide better to get my ass up or I’ll never be on time. God knows what is awaiting me.

I love my friend Debbie, but I'm not sure I'll love her patients. She is away for two weeks on her honeymoon, and I am seeing some of her more vulnerable patients. The ones who need emergency appointments, referrals, or regular weekly appointments. Debbie and I went to college together and we both are Psychotherapists. I am also a Psychiatrist and Debbie is a psychologist. We offer the same type of counselling, the more challenging side of things - bereavement, anger management, personality disorder, criminal behaviour, personal injury. That kind of thing. We both practice together and help each other out when we can. We have a very busy practice. Some of our clients are either hospital referred, or court referred.

My husband Michael also works with us. He specializes in Occupational Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and has a day off today. We would normally be off together, but for the next two weeks, we will be so busy with me covering both Debbie’s and my own patients, so that's not going to happen. Michael and I have had our own issues lately. We're recovering from being in a fragile place and we are doing much better now. Thank God. We broke up with our 'baby girl', she left us, and it hurts a lot. If it wasn't for Michael, I don't know what I'd do.