Free Rhett in Love by J. S. Cooper Page B

and get to the crux of the problems in your relationships. This setting is meant to help you identify your issues by listening to each other speak.”
    “People are going to tell me what me and Juan’s problem is?” A girl to the right of Rhett spoke up. “How they going to know?”
    “No, no, Valentina.” Tasha smiled and looked at all of us. “But that was a great question. Let me explain how it’s going to work. We will go in turns and talk about our relationships. We will identify as a group, what issues we think each couple is facing and each couple will then spend some time and talk about whether or not they think they have that issue. Does that make sense everyone?”
    “Yes,” I nodded as Valentina made a face at me. I could see Rhett looking at me and I reached over and grabbed his hand. This was not exactly what I’d had in mind when I thought of a relationship course, but I was trying not to judge the class before it was over.
    “Okay, let’s start.” Tasha nodded to me and Rhett. “Why don’t you two start?”
    “Yes, Brad and Angelina, I wanna know what problems you two have?” Valentina cracked a joke and the group laughed. Tasha held up her hand and looked around the group. “Remember this is a no judgment zone, I don’t want any couples making fun of other couples issues, okay? You’re all here because you’re having problems in your relationship. Please don’t say anything you wouldn’t want to hear. Does everyone understand?”
    “Si.” Valentina said and rolled her eyes. I looked over at Rhett and he grinned at me. I could tell from his expression that he felt as out-of-place in this setting as I did. In fact, he looked so out of place that I wanted to laugh. Never in a million years, would I have pictured my Rhett in a group relationship class.
    “Are you ready Rhett and Clementine?”
    “Yes.” I spoke up and Rhett squeezed my hand. “What exactly are we meant to say?”
    “Just tell us about your relationship and we’ll go from there.”
    “Okay,” I nodded and took a deep breath. “Rhett and I have been best friends since we were little kids. I was the studious kid, always studying and never dating and he was the playboy, dating around and barely studying.” I gave him a quick look. “And when I say he dated, he really dated. He would call me every night and tell me about his dates.”
    “Or I would go over to her place and tell her.” He laughed. “And ask her for advice and help.”
    “Yeah, he recruited me to help him one night that he had two dates.” I laughed remembering the past. “I know it sounds weird now, but that was the relationship we had. We could say anything to each other. We could do anything and we knew the other one wouldn’t judge us.” I paused and took a deep breath. “And then a few months ago, we realized we liked each other as more than friends.”
    “I realized I loved her as more than an annoying bratty sister.” He added and I punched him in the arm. Tasha smiled at us and I continued.
    “So we realized we loved each other and decided to give a relationship a chance. And we moved here from South Carolina and—”
    “Do you two live together?” Valentina asked curiously.
    “Yes, why?” I responded.
    “You’ve been dating for a couple of months and you live together already?” She raised her eyebrows. “That’s a bit fast, no?”
    “We’ve been friends for years, so the relationship while new, isn’t new new. We still knew each other.”
    “And how is living together going?” Tasha asked.
    “It’s fine.” I said and at the same time that Rhett replied. “She’s messy as hell.”
    “What?” I turned to him. “You’re the messy one.” I glared.
    “I’m just saying you leave your clothes everywhere.” He shrugged. “And your hair products and your makeup and your magazines.”
    “I don’t leave them everywhere.”
    “It would be nice to have some order in the apartment?” He gave me a weak