More Than Physical (The Physical Series Book Book 2) by Sierra Hill Read Free Book Online Page B

fact that he could that to her. Sasha wasn’t lying about it being good. She was just as affected by their chemistry as he was. But why was she so adamant that they couldn’t give it a try?
    Sasha reached the door and turned the knob, opening it up just enough for her to slip through. She was halfway out the door when she turned back around, her eyes finding his once more.
    “Tell me, Jax. Did you really have a threesome this weekend?” Her voice was soft and tenuous, as if she was scared to find out the truth. Or maybe she was even a bit jealous.
    “You, of anyone, should know I keep my sex life private,” he said, referring to the secret they shared. “But I will tell you this, Sasha. If I were with you again, I wouldn’t share you. I’d want you all to myself, and I’d never need anything more than you.”
    Jackson thought he’d heard her gasp as she turned to walk away, leaving him with a raging hard-on, and a glimmer of hope that maybe someday he’d have her again.

Chapter Five
     
    Sasha’s week was packed with new patient consults, four surgeries - all fairly minor, thankfully - and loads of patient reports, clinical paperwork, and bills. And it was only Wednesday.
    When she decided to open her own practice and physical therapy clinic three years ago, she didn’t realize how easily it would consume her life. Every waking hour most days was devoted to her practice, her patients, and her staff.
    She wasn’t kidding when she’d told Jackson that trying to have a relationship together would be complicated. Her life was busy. And she knew it would be when she became a business owner. Sasha knew from experience exactly what she was getting into, because she’d lived it her entire childhood. Her father was the same way, completely run by his career, leaving her to long for an absent father figure who seemed far more interested in his career than his own family.
    Sasha’s father, Christopher Leonetti, was a renowned neurosurgeon at a prestigious Boston hospital. He was devoted to helping save lives, which she always admired, because he was a hero in that respect. But as a young girl, she didn’t care about any of that then. She just wanted her father around.
    And the only way she could gain his attention was by acting out - which she did quite frequently as a teen - and then pursue a field in medicine. She thought if she could prove to him that she was smart and brave, and had the chutzpah to become the best surgeon in her field, then she would gain his respect and love.
    It worked for a while. He hugged her tightly at her med school graduation, whispering in her ear how proud he was of her. She beamed with pride, feeling like she would burst like a bubble from the outwardly love he’d expressed. That happiness lasted up until his pager went off, resulting in him leaving her behind before her graduation reception even began. 
    That’s how it had always been with her father. Absent for the majority of her important life-events, hardly present even when he was at home with her and her mother, and detached in his physical expressions of love.
    Sasha’s therapists suggested perhaps that’s why she acted so needy and dependent when she fell in love with Andrew, becoming obsessed with needing his love. Her desire to fill up that gaping hole in her heart had led her down a steep and perilous path, landing her in a mental ward after she had her breakdown. Not a great way to impress her staunchly private, hard-to-please father.
    But perhaps it had all happened for a reason. She now understood what triggers could expose her weakness, sending her off the deep end. Sasha still continued her bi-monthly therapy sessions, when she had the time, and wrote in her journal daily to identify her feelings in a more productive manner.
    But the most important change she had made, one that would certainly prevent any future mental shake-ups, was avoiding any complicated relationships that could lead to love – the biggest