Therapy Ever After

By Kathryn Perez

The highly anticipated conclusion to the best-selling novel, THERAPY.

THERAPY Ever After takes place exactly where the last chapter of THERAPY left off and then spans the one month before the Epilogue. The reader will then get to see more of Jessica's future and how she finally gets her happily ever after with the love of her life.

"It's time for me to have my happily ever after. I've never had more reasons to fight for it than I do now." -Jessica 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kathryn Perez
• Release date: Feb 6, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524288587

Kathryn Perez

Kathryn lives with her husband and two children in her hometown in East Texas. She's a self-proclaimed book junkie and music infused writer.

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Therapy Ever After

Copyright © 2016 by Kathryn Perez

Editing by Indie Solutions by Murphy Rae

Cover design by Laura Hildago

All rights reserved.

Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, brands, media, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of various products, bands, and/or restaurants referenced in this work of fiction, which have been used without permission. The publication/use of these trademarks is not authorized, associated with, or sponsored by the trademark owners.

Table of Contents

Dedication

Intro

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9

Part 10

Part 11

Part 12

Part 13

Part 14

Part 15

Part 16

Part 17

Part 18

Part 19

Part 20

Part 21

Conclusion

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Excerpt of Letters Written in White

I’M SITTING IN my car. I haven’t moved since pulling into my driveway. I’ve just been sitting here trying to fully absorb seeing Jace again, going to his house and then . . . Vivvie. Answering the how and the why of that is impossible. Yet, not having answers doesn’t erase the absolutely amazing aspect of it. My heart is full and broken all at the same time.

Jace Collins is different but exactly the same in many ways. Different in the way he approaches me and talks to me. But the same in every other way. He doesn’t see me as breakable anymore. There’s a new level of respect between us—that’s obvious—yet he’s still Jace. He’s the boy I fell in love with so long ago, the lover who broke my heart, and the one person I’ve never stopped loving no matter how much time has passed.

He wants to see me again. I want to see him again, but I feel a certain level of fear and apprehension. I’m finally on firm ground in my life, and dating has never been stress-free for me. Going to school and moving forward in a positive way is my top priority. It has to be. Jace isn’t part of my plan anymore. Or is he?

I KNOW I should’ve probably waited a few days before calling you so as not to seem desperate, but my desire to talk to you far outweighs me worrying about any pride or egotistical male thought process.

I laugh. It hasn’t even been twenty-four hours since I left Jace’s house and he’s already calling me. I’m not complaining, though. To be honest, his eagerness is endearing. It’s nice.

No worries. I’d never think of you as desperate anyway, I tell him, clicking an ink pen in my hand over and over. I won’t lie to myself. There’s a certain degree of nervous energy running through me right now. This is very new. We aren’t dating by any means. We’ve spent part of one day together after not seeing or talking to each other in a very long time. It’s almost like the feelings of a brand new crush yet much more intensified because of our complicated and involved history.

I couldn’t sleep last night to save my life. Seeing you again and everything that happened had me wired up. I just needed to call you. Plus I wanted to thank you for agreeing to see me yesterday. I know you were hesitant. I hope you don’t regret it, he says.

I click, click, click the pen and begin pacing back and forth in my living room.

I don’t regret it. It was good to see you, I tell him.

There’s an awkward pause between us before he replies, Yeah, it was good to see you, too. I want to see you again, Jess. Soon.

His voice is steady, but I can hear the nervousness in it.

I don’t know. I mean, I’m so busy with school and everything, I answer with words that are short and unsure.

I get it. I’m not asking to make you feel pressured. Maybe just a dinner one evening? I’ll come to you. You do eat dinner, don’t you? He laughs, trying to lighten the mood.

I stop and lean my forehead against the living room wall and close my eyes. Before I overthink it, I answer him. Sure. We can do dinner.

I shift my weight from foot to foot and then roll around so my back is against the wall. I lean my head back and look up at the ceiling. I smile and bite at the inside of my cheek, waiting for him to reply.

Good answer. What about tonight?

My eyebrows shoot up in surprise. Tonight? I say with a slightly high pitch in my voice.

Yeah, tonight. It’s been a year, Jess. I’m done wasting time. Tonight. His voice is now more confident and commanding.

Umm, well. I pause and try not to panic with it being such last-minute notice. What time tonight? Where? I ask hesitantly.

I’ll pick you up at your place. And let me handle the rest. Okay?

I sigh into the phone. Okay, Jace.

You won’t regret it. We’ll have a great time. Just fun, Jess. No pressure.

You didn’t say what time, I press.

Oh yeah, how about seven?

I glance over at the clock on my wall. That’s seven hours from now. Seven hours. In seven hours he’ll