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Aria

I step down onto my front stoop, look both ways down the street, and let out a breath

I can feel a weight slowly start to drain from me It’s stress, all that pent-up stress from the session I just had My client, a o, and I’ myself step outside

Finally, I can let go of all that freaking stress I know I shouldn’t complain, but sometimes it’s hard Half of my job is to listen, to absorb as much of my client’s stress as possible, and to help him feel better

I’m happy to do it Frankly, I love my job I’m part therapist, part friend, part companion, and part hooker… without the sex I know I’ the lives of my clients, even if my job is a little bit… unconventional

I sigh and take a step forward I hate that I have to wait so long to leave, but it’s for my own protection I keep my professional life and my work life strictly separate, and I don’t want to risk a client following

Maybe it’s a little paranoid, but whatever I’ve heard horror stories

I start down the sidewalk The further I get frohter I feel All of Louis’s stress slowly dissipates from me in waves, and it’s a lot of stress The poor man has a lot of issues, and I help hireal therapy for him

Doesn’t ht now, it’s time to switch back to reality

As I head down the sidewalk, s It’s my work number, the special cell with a number very few people have I look at the screen and frown at the private nuht be a client I hate picking up when I don’t knoho’s on the other end, but that’s part of the job Uncertainty is always there

“Hello?” I say, raising the phone to my ear

The er than I’m used to Most of my clients are in their sixties or older, , female companionship, but don’t need sex

I don’t provide thee, and sooes further Iinvolved with someone new

I’m an emotional companion People probably think I’irlfriend I listen to their probleo on dates with them I make them feel wanted and needed and important

I don’t fuck theirlfriends for that

What I provide is ive them validation I make them feel heard, important, loved Sex is easy and cheap What I do takes serious patience and understanding