L.O.v.E Therapy
Copyright© 2025 by DB86
Chapter 2
Dennis caught his reflection in the door of his truck as he slammed it. His face was unshaven, eyes and cheeks sunken in.
His fucking life was over.
He closed his eyes and leaned forward, pressing his forehead against the cool metal of his truck, breathing in and out through his nose, trying to quell incessant nausea.
He’d started drinking on Tuesday night after Linda left and now it was Friday. He’d remembered to send a text to his boss saying, “I’m sick.”
That’s all Dennis had had the presence of mind to type.
Linda was ... gone ... She was the girl who had held his heart since middle school. It was still that way. Nothing had changed in that regard. Never would.
In his mind, he could see Linda packing her suitcase on their bed. He could still hear the words that had split him wide open.
I don’t love you anymore.
The woman he was supposed to care for forever was gone, she didn’t love him anymore.
Was she cheating on him? Was there another man?
No, Linda would never do that.
A knock on the door brought him back to reality.
Paul Olson’s face was the last thing Dennis wanted to see right now. He was the foreman of his crew and a good friend.
“You still sick, buddy?” Paul patted Dennis on the shoulder. “What the hell did you catch? Food poisoning?”
“I don’t have time for this, Paul,” Dennis said, pressing a row of fingers to the center of his splitting forehead. “Don’t act like you don’t know Linda is staying at the inn.”
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