章 3: Chapter 3

He had plenty of money, so getting himself a place to live and leaving home would be the easy part. Well, not easy, as he’d have to face his mother’s reaction. She would play the guilt card about being left alone to rattle around in this big old house with all the memories of his dearly-departed father haunting her.

Ernie had paid Dr. Jonas enough over the years to at least reap some of the benefits of those hours spent on the man’s burgundy leather couch spilling his guts, while at the same time fantasizing about having sex with the handsome psychologist. He’d learned from therapy that to make decisions based on guilt was an invitation to stress and anger. So, he’d just have to buck up and face her ploy like the mature man of that he was—or hoped he was.