[jokcrmvggot]

Fresh Meat at Apollo Street

@adeline-cunning

It was Jonny's very first night with Joker and his woman Adeline. They had employed him three months ago but now he was moved into Apollo and had a second set of tasks ontop of the original assigned and agreed to activities. He was nervous and not sure when to start. He was to take care of what Adeline didn't have the energy to do and also protect them and the property. He wasn't sure what things those entailed or if he really wanted to go behind Adeline and pick up her slack. It seemed rude...and it gave him anxiety. He was picking his cuticles when Adeline walked into the kitchen, which was where they had left him after getting frisky. The last two hours had been silent but the hour before that had been full of really intense sex sounds and he couldn't help but wonder what exactly some of what he heard was or meant. Glancing up as he saw her feet come into view he quickly looked away when he noticed she was still naked.

"uh...Heh..." He makes a noise and turns his head away and down, closing his eyes. "I could start dinner...." He offers as stopped picking his nails and now instead chewed his bottom lip.

[maniakmessiah]

"Tsss..." He inhales through his teeth, rubbing her shoulders and neck. "I want a blowjob..." He growls.

[adeline-cunning]

It didn't take more promoting to get her to move. Dropping to her knees Adeline got into position, mouth open, eyes eager. She knew she was being put on display but she loved it.

[maniakmessiah]

Wearing His royal purple bath robe He was naked underneath. The airbrushed white paint to cover His stripes was scrubbed off. Pulling a laced joint from His robe pocket He lights it up before sitting down for the blowjob. Pulling His phone from the same pocket He dials Jonny.

"Want to smoke a joint, buddy?" He asks in an inviting tone as He grabs Ady forcefully and makes her get to work.

[adeline-cunning]

Moaning eagerly as she worked His dick Adeline lost herself in her work. Unfazed when Jonny came in she lets her eyes flicker open momentarily to shoot him a smug look.

[jokcrmvggot]

Jonny turned and almost walked out but when he smelled the strong weed he really wanted some. So he obliged. He felt strange, wonky and obscure. Taking a seat he blinks heavily.

[adeline-cunning]

Working more fervently on Jay's member she moans and makes a spectacle of the actions. Running her hands up and down His legs she sloppily continued her work.

[maniakmessiah]

"Mmm, tssah~ good girl~.…." I coo, grabbing your hair to keep it out of the way. It almost looked like I was forcing you. I accept the joint back. It was laced with wax and a stimulant that would arouse and make Jonny unable to sleep. Paired with the Seroquel he would have a difficult time for a few days. Good. I moan and buck my hips up into your throat. "Fuck!" I groan, pushing you off. "Bitch, give Jonny-boy here a lap dance." I prompt, massaging My cock as you obey.

[jokcrmvggot]

Fresh Meat at Apollo Street

@adeline-cunning

It was Jonny's very first night with Joker and his woman Adeline. They had employed him three months ago but now he was moved into Apollo and had a second set of tasks ontop of the original assigned and agreed to activities. He was nervous and not sure when to start. He was to take care of what Adeline didn't have the energy to do and also protect them and the property. He wasn't sure what things those entailed or if he really wanted to go behind Adeline and pick up her slack. It seemed rude...and it gave him anxiety. He was picking his cuticles when Adeline walked into the kitchen, which was where they had left him after getting frisky. The last two hours had been silent but the hour before that had been full of really intense sex sounds and he couldn't help but wonder what exactly some of what he heard was or meant. Glancing up as he saw her feet come into view he quickly looked away when he noticed she was still naked.

"uh...Heh..." He makes a noise and turns his head away and down, closing his eyes. "I could start dinner...." He offers as stopped picking his nails and now instead chewed his bottom lip.

[maniakmessiah]

"Tsss..." He inhales through his teeth, rubbing her shoulders and neck. "I want a blowjob..." He growls.

[adeline-cunning]

It didn't take more promoting to get her to move. Dropping to her knees Adeline got into position, mouth open, eyes eager. She knew she was being put on display but she loved it.

[maniakmessiah]

Wearing His royal purple bath robe He was naked underneath. The airbrushed white paint to cover His stripes was scrubbed off. Pulling a laced joint from His robe pocket He lights it up before sitting down for the blowjob. Pulling His phone from the same pocket He dials Jonny.

"Want to smoke a joint, buddy?" He asks in an inviting tone as He grabs Ady forcefully and makes her get to work.

[jokcrmvggot]

Fresh Meat at Apollo Street

@adeline-cunning

It was Jonny's very first night with Joker and his woman Adeline. They had employed him three months ago but now he was moved into Apollo and had a second set of tasks ontop of the original assigned and agreed to activities. He was nervous and not sure when to start. He was to take care of what Adeline didn't have the energy to do and also protect them and the property. He wasn't sure what things those entailed or if he really wanted to go behind Adeline and pick up her slack. It seemed rude...and it gave him anxiety. He was picking his cuticles when Adeline walked into the kitchen, which was where they had left him after getting frisky. The last two hours had been silent but the hour before that had been full of really intense sex sounds and he couldn't help but wonder what exactly some of what he heard was or meant. Glancing up as he saw her feet come into view he quickly looked away when he noticed she was still naked.

"uh...Heh..." He makes a noise and turns his head away and down, closing his eyes. "I could start dinner...." He offers as stopped picking his nails and now instead chewed his bottom lip.

[maniakmessiah]

"Tsss..." He inhales through his teeth, rubbing her shoulders and neck. "I want a blowjob..." He growls.

[jokcrmvggot]

Fresh Meat at Apollo Street

@adeline-cunning

It was Jonny's very first night with Joker and his woman Adeline. They had employed him three months ago but now he was moved into Apollo and had a second set of tasks ontop of the original assigned and agreed to activities. He was nervous and not sure when to start. He was to take care of what Adeline didn't have the energy to do and also protect them and the property. He wasn't sure what things those entailed or if he really wanted to go behind Adeline and pick up her slack. It seemed rude...and it gave him anxiety. He was picking his cuticles when Adeline walked into the kitchen, which was where they had left him after getting frisky. The last two hours had been silent but the hour before that had been full of really intense sex sounds and he couldn't help but wonder what exactly some of what he heard was or meant. Glancing up as he saw her feet come into view he quickly looked away when he noticed she was still naked.

"uh...Heh..." He makes a noise and turns his head away and down, closing his eyes. "I could start dinner...." He offers as stopped picking his nails and now instead chewed his bottom lip.

[adeline-cunning]

Popping open a Dr. Pepper from the fridge Adeline takes a swig before looking at Jonny and how uncomfortable he looked. Laughing methodically she leans against the counter and smiles at him.

"No need to be such a prude. You'll get use to life around here."

She reassures before proceeding his offer.

"Sure if you'd like to make dinner that'd be great."

[jokcrmvggot]

"I'm not a prude... I respect people's privacy. You didn't know I was still in here..." He frowns, clearing his throat. "May I smoke?" He asks, picking up his red pack of Winston's. "Do you guys have a meal plan?" He asks, igniting his cigarette with a copper Zippo lighter before standing up to investigate the freezer fridge and pantry. Still avoiding looking at Adeline longer than necessary and only her eyes. She was beautiful and he really did not want the boss thinking he was imposing on their relationship.

[adeline-cunning]

Shaking her head a bit amused Ady sips her drink some more and shrugs.

"No no real meal plan. Jay prefers meat dishes. Rare."

She shares looking Jonny over thoroughly.

[jokcrmvggot]

"There's a TRI tip in here... Does he like TexMex food?" He asks, pulling out the meat from the fridge. "I could make some fajita platters..." He offers, checking the pantry for ingredients. Rice, cans of black beans, fresh avocados, onions, fresh tomatoes, limes and garlic cloves. Finding coriander and bell peppers in the fridge he smiled. "You guys are going to love this..." He says with a sure tone.

[adeline-cunning]

"I'm sure it'll be lovely."

She purrs brushing past him. Smirking at the new hire as she heads back to the master bedroom she chuckles and tucks into the down comforters on the king bed.

"The new guy is a bit jumpy eh?"

She mentions to Jay as he lay with his eyes shut.

[maniakmessiah]

"Mmm, yes...he is a bit neurotic. As he should be. This is by design. He will be perfect in a few years. Maybe sooner. A diamond in the rough. We just need to manipulate him more. He's susceptible to it all."

[adeline-cunning]

Humming softly to his voice Adeline nuzzles into him.

"Sounds like fun my darling. Just let me know what part you want me to play."

[maniakmessiah]

"For now I want you to be cold to him. Make him think you don't like him." He smirks, cracking an eye open and glancing at Adeline. "Be mean, contradict yourself daily. Grant him permissions one day and take them away the next." He smiles evilly and laughs with sick amusement. "I will be busy and distant, but disagreeable. We want him to want to please us." He informs his love.

[adeline-cunning]

Humming happily at the plan Adeline agrees and curls into Jay's side.

"The poor kid's making us a full fajita dinner."

She informs him as they cuddle.

[maniakmessiah]

"Do I like fajitas??" He wonders maliciously, stars in his eyes. He did, but now he wouldn't like them on purpose. Playing with the new fresh skin where a scar he had given her on her chest used to be he enjoyed her living warmth. "We can scare him with our kinks..." He snickers, biting her breast hard.

[adeline-cunning]

Laughing melodiously she runs her fingers through his hair.

"Hmm include your newest toy in our games?"

She asks with interest.

"This could be fun."

[maniakmessiah]

"Yes, now...." He says as he thinks of how to fuck with Jonny. ".... Hmmm....go tell him to cook it on the smoker.... And pour him a drink." He smirks, rolling over and opening his bedside drawer. Taking out powdered Seroquel he shakes the tiny little ziplock bag at her. "Jazz it up a bit let's make him loopy." He smirks, handing her the bag and kissing her. Just a peck. Getting up he crossed the room naked, all his scars bruises and cuts remained. Turning on music and then the hot water he got in the shower to clean up.

[jokcrmvggot]

Fresh Meat at Apollo Street

@adeline-cunning

It was Jonny's very first night with Joker and his woman Adeline. They had employed him three months ago but now he was moved into Apollo and had a second set of tasks ontop of the original assigned and agreed to activities. He was nervous and not sure when to start. He was to take care of what Adeline didn't have the energy to do and also protect them and the property. He wasn't sure what things those entailed or if he really wanted to go behind Adeline and pick up her slack. It seemed rude...and it gave him anxiety. He was picking his cuticles when Adeline walked into the kitchen, which was where they had left him after getting frisky. The last two hours had been silent but the hour before that had been full of really intense sex sounds and he couldn't help but wonder what exactly some of what he heard was or meant. Glancing up as he saw her feet come into view he quickly looked away when he noticed she was still naked.

"uh...Heh..." He makes a noise and turns his head away and down, closing his eyes. "I could start dinner...." He offers as stopped picking his nails and now instead chewed his bottom lip.

[adeline-cunning]

Popping open a Dr. Pepper from the fridge Adeline takes a swig before looking at Jonny and how uncomfortable he looked. Laughing methodically she leans against the counter and smiles at him.

"No need to be such a prude. You'll get use to life around here."

She reassures before proceeding his offer.

"Sure if you'd like to make dinner that'd be great."

[jokcrmvggot]

"I'm not a prude... I respect people's privacy. You didn't know I was still in here..." He frowns, clearing his throat. "May I smoke?" He asks, picking up his red pack of Winston's. "Do you guys have a meal plan?" He asks, igniting his cigarette with a copper Zippo lighter before standing up to investigate the freezer fridge and pantry. Still avoiding looking at Adeline longer than necessary and only her eyes. She was beautiful and he really did not want the boss thinking he was imposing on their relationship.

[adeline-cunning]

Shaking her head a bit amused Ady sips her drink some more and shrugs.

"No no real meal plan. Jay prefers meat dishes. Rare."

She shares looking Jonny over thoroughly.

[jokcrmvggot]

"There's a TRI tip in here... Does he like TexMex food?" He asks, pulling out the meat from the fridge. "I could make some fajita platters..." He offers, checking the pantry for ingredients. Rice, cans of black beans, fresh avocados, onions, fresh tomatoes, limes and garlic cloves. Finding coriander and bell peppers in the fridge he smiled. "You guys are going to love this..." He says with a sure tone.

[adeline-cunning]

"I'm sure it'll be lovely."

She purrs brushing past him. Smirking at the new hire as she heads back to the master bedroom she chuckles and tucks into the down comforters on the king bed.

"The new guy is a bit jumpy eh?"

She mentions to Jay as he lay with his eyes shut.

[maniakmessiah]

"Mmm, yes...he is a bit neurotic. As he should be. This is by design. He will be perfect in a few years. Maybe sooner. A diamond in the rough. We just need to manipulate him more. He's susceptible to it all."

[adeline-cunning]

Humming softly to his voice Adeline nuzzles into him.

"Sounds like fun my darling. Just let me know what part you want me to play."

[maniakmessiah]

"For now I want you to be cold to him. Make him think you don't like him." He smirks, cracking an eye open and glancing at Adeline. "Be mean, contradict yourself daily. Grant him permissions one day and take them away the next." He smiles evilly and laughs with sick amusement. "I will be busy and distant, but disagreeable. We want him to want to please us." He informs his love.

[adeline-cunning]

Humming happily at the plan Adeline agrees and curls into Jay's side.

"The poor kid's making us a full fajita dinner."

She informs him as they cuddle.

[maniakmessiah]

"Do I like fajitas??" He wonders maliciously, stars in his eyes. He did, but now he wouldn't like them on purpose. Playing with the new fresh skin where a scar he had given her on her chest used to be he enjoyed her living warmth. "We can scare him with our kinks..." He snickers, biting her breast hard.

[jokcrmvggot]

Fresh Meat at Apollo Street

@adeline-cunning

It was Jonny's very first night with Joker and his woman Adeline. They had employed him three months ago but now he was moved into Apollo and had a second set of tasks ontop of the original assigned and agreed to activities. He was nervous and not sure when to start. He was to take care of what Adeline didn't have the energy to do and also protect them and the property. He wasn't sure what things those entailed or if he really wanted to go behind Adeline and pick up her slack. It seemed rude...and it gave him anxiety. He was picking his cuticles when Adeline walked into the kitchen, which was where they had left him after getting frisky. The last two hours had been silent but the hour before that had been full of really intense sex sounds and he couldn't help but wonder what exactly some of what he heard was or meant. Glancing up as he saw her feet come into view he quickly looked away when he noticed she was still naked.

"uh...Heh..." He makes a noise and turns his head away and down, closing his eyes. "I could start dinner...." He offers as stopped picking his nails and now instead chewed his bottom lip.

[adeline-cunning]

Popping open a Dr. Pepper from the fridge Adeline takes a swig before looking at Jonny and how uncomfortable he looked. Laughing methodically she leans against the counter and smiles at him.

"No need to be such a prude. You'll get use to life around here."

She reassures before proceeding his offer.

"Sure if you'd like to make dinner that'd be great."

[jokcrmvggot]

"I'm not a prude... I respect people's privacy. You didn't know I was still in here..." He frowns, clearing his throat. "May I smoke?" He asks, picking up his red pack of Winston's. "Do you guys have a meal plan?" He asks, igniting his cigarette with a copper Zippo lighter before standing up to investigate the freezer fridge and pantry. Still avoiding looking at Adeline longer than necessary and only her eyes. She was beautiful and he really did not want the boss thinking he was imposing on their relationship.

[adeline-cunning]

Shaking her head a bit amused Ady sips her drink some more and shrugs.

"No no real meal plan. Jay prefers meat dishes. Rare."

She shares looking Jonny over thoroughly.

[jokcrmvggot]

"There's a TRI tip in here... Does he like TexMex food?" He asks, pulling out the meat from the fridge. "I could make some fajita platters..." He offers, checking the pantry for ingredients. Rice, cans of black beans, fresh avocados, onions, fresh tomatoes, limes and garlic cloves. Finding coriander and bell peppers in the fridge he smiled. "You guys are going to love this..." He says with a sure tone.

[adeline-cunning]

"I'm sure it'll be lovely."

She purrs brushing past him. Smirking at the new hire as she heads back to the master bedroom she chuckles and tucks into the down comforters on the king bed.

"The new guy is a bit jumpy eh?"

She mentions to Jay as he lay with his eyes shut.

[maniakmessiah]

"Mmm, yes...he is a bit neurotic. As he should be. This is by design. He will be perfect in a few years. Maybe sooner. A diamond in the rough. We just need to manipulate him more. He's susceptible to it all."

[adeline-cunning]

Humming softly to his voice Adeline nuzzles into him.

"Sounds like fun my darling. Just let me know what part you want me to play."

[maniakmessiah]

"For now I want you to be cold to him. Make him think you don't like him." He smirks, cracking an eye open and glancing at Adeline. "Be mean, contradict yourself daily. Grant him permissions one day and take them away the next." He smiles evilly and laughs with sick amusement. "I will be busy and distant, but disagreeable. We want him to want to please us." He informs his love.

[jokcrmvggot]

Fresh Meat at Apollo Street

@adeline-cunning

It was Jonny's very first night with Joker and his woman Adeline. They had employed him three months ago but now he was moved into Apollo and had a second set of tasks ontop of the original assigned and agreed to activities. He was nervous and not sure when to start. He was to take care of what Adeline didn't have the energy to do and also protect them and the property. He wasn't sure what things those entailed or if he really wanted to go behind Adeline and pick up her slack. It seemed rude...and it gave him anxiety. He was picking his cuticles when Adeline walked into the kitchen, which was where they had left him after getting frisky. The last two hours had been silent but the hour before that had been full of really intense sex sounds and he couldn't help but wonder what exactly some of what he heard was or meant. Glancing up as he saw her feet come into view he quickly looked away when he noticed she was still naked.

"uh...Heh..." He makes a noise and turns his head away and down, closing his eyes. "I could start dinner...." He offers as stopped picking his nails and now instead chewed his bottom lip.

[adeline-cunning]

Popping open a Dr. Pepper from the fridge Adeline takes a swig before looking at Jonny and how uncomfortable he looked. Laughing methodically she leans against the counter and smiles at him.

"No need to be such a prude. You'll get use to life around here."

She reassures before proceeding his offer.

"Sure if you'd like to make dinner that'd be great."

[jokcrmvggot]

"I'm not a prude... I respect people's privacy. You didn't know I was still in here..." He frowns, clearing his throat. "May I smoke?" He asks, picking up his red pack of Winston's. "Do you guys have a meal plan?" He asks, igniting his cigarette with a copper Zippo lighter before standing up to investigate the freezer fridge and pantry. Still avoiding looking at Adeline longer than necessary and only her eyes. She was beautiful and he really did not want the boss thinking he was imposing on their relationship.

[adeline-cunning]

Shaking her head a bit amused Ady sips her drink some more and shrugs.

"No no real meal plan. Jay prefers meat dishes. Rare."

She shares looking Jonny over thoroughly.

[jokcrmvggot]

"There's a TRI tip in here... Does he like TexMex food?" He asks, pulling out the meat from the fridge. "I could make some fajita platters..." He offers, checking the pantry for ingredients. Rice, cans of black beans, fresh avocados, onions, fresh tomatoes, limes and garlic cloves. Finding coriander and bell peppers in the fridge he smiled. "You guys are going to love this..." He says with a sure tone.

[adeline-cunning]

"I'm sure it'll be lovely."

She purrs brushing past him. Smirking at the new hire as she heads back to the master bedroom she chuckles and tucks into the down comforters on the king bed.

"The new guy is a bit jumpy eh?"

She mentions to Jay as he lay with his eyes shut.

[maniakmessiah]

"Mmm, yes...he is a bit neurotic. As he should be. This is by design. He will be perfect in a few years. Maybe sooner. A diamond in the rough. We just need to manipulate him more. He's susceptible to it all."

[maniakmessiah]

“We should have been more careful about what you said about the kiss…” @dr-cunning

[dr-cunning]

Eyes narrowed Dr. Cunning looks her patient up and down as she subconsciously licks her lips.

“What kiss?”

She questions as if her drunken mistake had never happened. That was the last time she’d get into a drinking competition with Doug.

[maniakmessiah]

“How could you forget a kiss like that?” John says with a laugh of disbelief. The kiss had meant something to him, being sober and lonely and suddenly taken by a passionate kiss.

[dr-cunning]

Looking him over with an air of distance Dr. Cunning sets her pen down before letting out a long breath.

“Look… what happened last night… It… It can’t happen again. Do you understand me? I crossed a line that I never should have crossed.”

Turning her head Dr. Cunning couldn’t help but feel ashamed of herself. Decades in this profession and not once had she ever done something like this. Rubbing the bridge of her nose she groans. Hangover pounding through her head.

[maniakmessiah]

“Yo-you didn’t mean it?” John asks, taken aback he leans back in his seat and wipes the smile off his face. He looks Dr. Cunning over and struggles to find the right words. “I…but I…you-” He shakes his head. “You don’t kiss like that unless you mean it doc!” He exclaims, standing. “Ya gotta mean something like that! I-.” He stopped himself and raked his hands through his hair. “Oh man…” He sighed.

[dr-cunning]

Despair was heavy in her eyes as she watches her patient pace the room her heart hurt. This was her fault. Her drunken fault. And the worst part? She had ment it. But she could never admit to that.

“John… please sit down.”

[maniakmessiah]

“Right. Okay. Sit down. I can do that.” He nods, obeying. Looking Dr. Cunning over once he soon bows his head and tries to wrap his mind around the crushing reality of her not liking him the way he thought.

[dr-cunning]

Giving John an apologetic smile as he takes his seat Dr. Cunning tries to sort through her thoughts. Why had she let Doug talk her into such juvenile antics? And to agree to drink two shots to his every one? It always took copious amounts of liquor to even get her buzzed, she shuttered at the thought of exactly how much she would have had to of drinken ro get herself into this mess. The more she thought about it the more she wished she could just erase the entire events of the night before but what’s done is done and now she had to deal with the consequences.

“I… I need to know if I said anything to you last night. Did we have a conversation at all or did I just come down here and uh…. kiss… you.”

Another wave of pain courses through her head as she once again admits what she had done.

[maniakmessiah]

“Y-you came into my room and you kissed me and you-you said ‘think about that for a while’ and then you squeezed my butt and left.” John says, raking a hand through his hair.

[dr-cunning]

Looking at John in utter shock she soon drops her head to her desk and groans.

“Of all the… fifty year. Fifty years without fraternizing with a patient down the drain because of one night of drinking…”

Lacing her fingers through her hair she shakes her head against the desk she doesn’t realize she is talking out loud.

“You’ve gone and done it now Adeline.”

[maniakmessiah]

“Fifty years!?” John asks, not sure if he heard her right. “Did you say fifty years?”

[dr-cunning]

Hazel eyes widening when John repeats her her head shoots up as she meets his eyes.

“Uh…”

She was at a loss for words. The only other living person who knew her secret was Doug and that was only because of an accident that occurred when he was under her care and now a stupid slip up had revealed that secret to another patient. Maybe she was getting too careless. Time had worn her down and the loneliness of decades by herself was feeding into her reckless behavior with her newest patient.

“I… uh… fuck…”

Hands shaking she opens a locked drawer to her desk and pulls out some pills to help with her head. She needed a clearer mind if she was going to continue this session.

[maniakmessiah]

“I must have misheard you, was it fifteen you said? Sorry, I’ve got water logged ears.” He says with a frown, tugging at an ear.

[dr-cunning]

Eyes shifting for a moment she knew if she lied it would be her way out but actively lying to John was never something she wanted to do. Thinking back she remembers how Doug, even though he had taken it well treated her differently for quite some time. Chewing her lip she holds his gaze and drops her shoulders.

“Your hearing is fine John, you heard me correctly.”

Pulling her hand through her hair she tries to separate a knot that was forming at the base.

“I’m sure you have questions. I’ll let you guide today’s session.”

She finally surrenders.

[maniakmessiah]

“Okay…but…you look in your twenties…” John says, dumbfounded. Here he was 45 and looking like it. She had been a therapist for fifty years!? What? Who held a job that long? Laughing softly he shakes his head. “April fool’s isn’t until tomorrow.” He informs his doctor. “Ya almost got me but ya'r too early!” He says, shaking a finger at her.

[dr-cunning]

Sighing she decided to commit to coming clean. Getting out of her seat she browses her bookshelf and pulls out her first edited of Edgar Allen Poe’s work. Opening it to the front page she hands it to John in silence and sits back down. The inscription on the inside read:

‘My dearest Adeline, as the time passes I now know why you have chosen your solitary lifestyle. While the Raven calls upon my door he shall forever be a stranger to you. You shall always have my heart my dear Ady. Yours, in spirit, Edgar.’

[maniakmessiah]

“What? Why is-you…? I…it uh…” He clammored, reading the page over. “But this…the paper it…so you…?” He continues, covering his face he shakes his head and lets out a deep sigh. “What are you then? There’s Superman, sure…but to not age…” He rambles on.

[dr-cunning]

“Is hell on earth.”

She finishes with a grave look on her face.

“For centuries I’ve been forced to watch those I care about and love grow old and die before my eyes. I’ve been condemned as a witch and an evil spirit. I can never stay in one place too long or risk being discovered.”

Rubbing her temples she still couldn’t believe she was sharing this information.

[maniakmessiah]

“Can you share that?” He asks, with curious selfishness.

[dr-cunning]

Shaking her head her hazel eyes dull.

“No. I can do alot for others, even extended their lives for a period of time but at some point everyone wants to die.”

The sadness and loneliness that took over her eyes was overwhelming.

[maniakmessiah]

“Well, I don’t want to.” He replies, puffing up he smiles a debonair smile and looks to Dr. Cunning. “And that kiss you left me to think about left me with some unanswered questions. “Do you like me for more than just a patient, doctor? You’ve known me less than four months. You can’t possibly think you know me well enough to like me more than a friend. So what did you mean when you told me to think about the kiss?” He asks.

[dr-cunning]

Thinking over his question she suddenly remembers why she had ended the kiss with that seemingly innocent statement.

“Oh jesus christ I didn’t…”

Zoning out for a moment she searches her memories for what she feared she did and she found it. A sudden onslaught of vivid images play through her mind violent, murderous, passionate, incredibly images. The life of a man who could love deeply and passionately who is also capable of being cold, abusive, and cruel. A complex person who was capable of great and terrible things. A man that captivated her. Looking to him with wide eyes she knew. His darkness drew her in. The first thing in decades to truly excite her and she wanted more of him.

“I… I need to go…” she stammers getting up to leave. “The corridors are clear, please escort yourself back to your room. Thank you.”

[maniakmessiah]

“No. I’m not going anywhere till you tell me what that kiss meant.” He demands, folding his arms.

[dr-cunning]

“It didn’t mean anything!”

She finally snaps, eyes misty. It had. More than she’d like to admit but if anyone found out…

“I can’t have! Because… if… if it did they’d… they’d take you back to Arkham. I’d loose my practice. I’d loose you as a patient….”

It felt as if there were a million pounds on her chest as she struggled a bit to breath. The consequence of her actions spiraling in her head.

[maniakmessiah]

“Well, would you rather have me as a lover or a patient?” He asks plainly.

[dr-cunning]

“I cant answer that John and you know it.”

Taking a few calming breaths she regained some of her composure. Straightening her posture she let’s out a long sigh.

“I need to get some food and it’s time for your meds. We will continue this later.”

Turning to walk out the door she groans as he grabs her wrist, a bit painfully.

“John, you’re hurting me.”

She says a bit dully.

[maniakmessiah]

“So stop me.” He challenges, twisting her arm behind her back he shoves her against the wall and presses against her. “Patient or lover, Adeline.” John demands softly against her ear.

[dr-cunning]

“Get off me John.”

She growls trying to push him away only to be slammed back into the wall, wind vacating her lungs. Eyes flashing black her body bristled.

“I said get off me!”

Dropping down and spinning free she glares at him with blackened eyes.

“Dont you EVER do that to me again.”

She barks hands flexing at her sides.

[jokcrmvggot]

“Ooo! Got a little more in ya. I like that!” He says with a hoot of laughter, throwing his hands up for a fight. “C'mon, show me what ya got!” He demands.

[dr-cunning]

"D O N T test me John.”

She sneers, shoulders rolling in her agitation.

“You have earned alot of freedoms in the last few months. Do not ruin this with these childish antics.”

Relaxing her posture slightly she cracks her neck and regains her professional stature.

“Now if you are quiet finished with this I would like to get some food.”

Huffing a bit she tries her damndest to ignore his juvenile antics.

[maniakmessiah]

"Ah, c'mon doc! Why d'ya gotta take all the fun out of it! It's not childish. It's playful! C'mon!" He insists, throwing a light punch to her shoulder.

[maniakmessiah]

“We should have been more careful about what you said about the kiss…” @dr-cunning

[dr-cunning]

Eyes narrowed Dr. Cunning looks her patient up and down as she subconsciously licks her lips.

“What kiss?”

She questions as if her drunken mistake had never happened. That was the last time she’d get into a drinking competition with Doug.

[maniakmessiah]

“How could you forget a kiss like that?” John says with a laugh of disbelief. The kiss had meant something to him, being sober and lonely and suddenly taken by a passionate kiss.

[dr-cunning]

Looking him over with an air of distance Dr. Cunning sets her pen down before letting out a long breath.

“Look… what happened last night… It… It can’t happen again. Do you understand me? I crossed a line that I never should have crossed.”

Turning her head Dr. Cunning couldn’t help but feel ashamed of herself. Decades in this profession and not once had she ever done something like this. Rubbing the bridge of her nose she groans. Hangover pounding through her head.

[maniakmessiah]

“Yo-you didn’t mean it?” John asks, taken aback he leans back in his seat and wipes the smile off his face. He looks Dr. Cunning over and struggles to find the right words. “I…but I…you-” He shakes his head. “You don’t kiss like that unless you mean it doc!” He exclaims, standing. “Ya gotta mean something like that! I-.” He stopped himself and raked his hands through his hair. “Oh man…” He sighed.

[dr-cunning]

Despair was heavy in her eyes as she watches her patient pace the room her heart hurt. This was her fault. Her drunken fault. And the worst part? She had ment it. But she could never admit to that.

“John… please sit down.”

[maniakmessiah]

“Right. Okay. Sit down. I can do that.” He nods, obeying. Looking Dr. Cunning over once he soon bows his head and tries to wrap his mind around the crushing reality of her not liking him the way he thought.

[dr-cunning]

Giving John an apologetic smile as he takes his seat Dr. Cunning tries to sort through her thoughts. Why had she let Doug talk her into such juvenile antics? And to agree to drink two shots to his every one? It always took copious amounts of liquor to even get her buzzed, she shuttered at the thought of exactly how much she would have had to of drinken ro get herself into this mess. The more she thought about it the more she wished she could just erase the entire events of the night before but what’s done is done and now she had to deal with the consequences.

“I… I need to know if I said anything to you last night. Did we have a conversation at all or did I just come down here and uh…. kiss… you.”

Another wave of pain courses through her head as she once again admits what she had done.

[maniakmessiah]

“Y-you came into my room and you kissed me and you-you said ‘think about that for a while’ and then you squeezed my butt and left.” John says, raking a hand through his hair.

[dr-cunning]

Looking at John in utter shock she soon drops her head to her desk and groans.

“Of all the… fifty year. Fifty years without fraternizing with a patient down the drain because of one night of drinking…”

Lacing her fingers through her hair she shakes her head against the desk she doesn’t realize she is talking out loud.

“You’ve gone and done it now Adeline.”

[maniakmessiah]

“Fifty years!?” John asks, not sure if he heard her right. “Did you say fifty years?”

[dr-cunning]

Hazel eyes widening when John repeats her her head shoots up as she meets his eyes.

“Uh…”

She was at a loss for words. The only other living person who knew her secret was Doug and that was only because of an accident that occurred when he was under her care and now a stupid slip up had revealed that secret to another patient. Maybe she was getting too careless. Time had worn her down and the loneliness of decades by herself was feeding into her reckless behavior with her newest patient.

“I… uh… fuck…”

Hands shaking she opens a locked drawer to her desk and pulls out some pills to help with her head. She needed a clearer mind if she was going to continue this session.

[maniakmessiah]

“I must have misheard you, was it fifteen you said? Sorry, I’ve got water logged ears.” He says with a frown, tugging at an ear.

[dr-cunning]

Eyes shifting for a moment she knew if she lied it would be her way out but actively lying to John was never something she wanted to do. Thinking back she remembers how Doug, even though he had taken it well treated her differently for quite some time. Chewing her lip she holds his gaze and drops her shoulders.

“Your hearing is fine John, you heard me correctly.”

Pulling her hand through her hair she tries to separate a knot that was forming at the base.

“I’m sure you have questions. I’ll let you guide today’s session.”

She finally surrenders.

[maniakmessiah]

“Okay…but…you look in your twenties…” John says, dumbfounded. Here he was 45 and looking like it. She had been a therapist for fifty years!? What? Who held a job that long? Laughing softly he shakes his head. “April fool’s isn’t until tomorrow.” He informs his doctor. “Ya almost got me but ya'r too early!” He says, shaking a finger at her.

[dr-cunning]

Sighing she decided to commit to coming clean. Getting out of her seat she browses her bookshelf and pulls out her first edited of Edgar Allen Poe’s work. Opening it to the front page she hands it to John in silence and sits back down. The inscription on the inside read:

‘My dearest Adeline, as the time passes I now know why you have chosen your solitary lifestyle. While the Raven calls upon my door he shall forever be a stranger to you. You shall always have my heart my dear Ady. Yours, in spirit, Edgar.’

[maniakmessiah]

“What? Why is-you…? I…it uh…” He clammored, reading the page over. “But this…the paper it…so you…?” He continues, covering his face he shakes his head and lets out a deep sigh. “What are you then? There’s Superman, sure…but to not age…” He rambles on.

[dr-cunning]

“Is hell on earth.”

She finishes with a grave look on her face.

“For centuries I’ve been forced to watch those I care about and love grow old and die before my eyes. I’ve been condemned as a witch and an evil spirit. I can never stay in one place too long or risk being discovered.”

Rubbing her temples she still couldn’t believe she was sharing this information.

[maniakmessiah]

“Can you share that?” He asks, with curious selfishness.

[dr-cunning]

Shaking her head her hazel eyes dull.

“No. I can do alot for others, even extended their lives for a period of time but at some point everyone wants to die.”

The sadness and loneliness that took over her eyes was overwhelming.

[maniakmessiah]

“Well, I don’t want to.” He replies, puffing up he smiles a debonair smile and looks to Dr. Cunning. “And that kiss you left me to think about left me with some unanswered questions. “Do you like me for more than just a patient, doctor? You’ve known me less than four months. You can’t possibly think you know me well enough to like me more than a friend. So what did you mean when you told me to think about the kiss?” He asks.

[dr-cunning]

Thinking over his question she suddenly remembers why she had ended the kiss with that seemingly innocent statement.

“Oh jesus christ I didn’t…”

Zoning out for a moment she searches her memories for what she feared she did and she found it. A sudden onslaught of vivid images play through her mind violent, murderous, passionate, incredibly images. The life of a man who could love deeply and passionately who is also capable of being cold, abusive, and cruel. A complex person who was capable of great and terrible things. A man that captivated her. Looking to him with wide eyes she knew. His darkness drew her in. The first thing in decades to truly excite her and she wanted more of him.

“I… I need to go…” she stammers getting up to leave. “The corridors are clear, please escort yourself back to your room. Thank you.”

[maniakmessiah]

“No. I’m not going anywhere till you tell me what that kiss meant.” He demands, folding his arms.

[dr-cunning]

“It didn’t mean anything!”

She finally snaps, eyes misty. It had. More than she’d like to admit but if anyone found out…

“I can’t have! Because… if… if it did they’d… they’d take you back to Arkham. I’d loose my practice. I’d loose you as a patient….”

It felt as if there were a million pounds on her chest as she struggled a bit to breath. The consequence of her actions spiraling in her head.

[maniakmessiah]

“Well, would you rather have me as a lover or a patient?” He asks plainly.

[dr-cunning]

"I cant answer that John and you know it.”

Taking a few calming breaths she regained some of her composure. Straightening her posture she let’s out a long sigh.

“I need to get some food and it’s time for your meds. We will continue this later.”

Turning to walk out the door she groans as he grabs her wrist, a bit painfully.

“John, you’re hurting me.”

She says a bit dully.

[maniakmessiah]

"So stop me." He challenges, twisting her arm behind her back he shoves her against the wall and presses against her. "Patient or lover, Adeline." John demands softly against her ear.

[maniakmessiah]

“We should have been more careful about what you said about the kiss…” @dr-cunning

[dr-cunning]

Eyes narrowed Dr. Cunning looks her patient up and down as she subconsciously licks her lips.

“What kiss?”

She questions as if her drunken mistake had never happened. That was the last time she’d get into a drinking competition with Doug.

[maniakmessiah]

“How could you forget a kiss like that?” John says with a laugh of disbelief. The kiss had meant something to him, being sober and lonely and suddenly taken by a passionate kiss.

[dr-cunning]

Looking him over with an air of distance Dr. Cunning sets her pen down before letting out a long breath.

“Look… what happened last night… It… It can’t happen again. Do you understand me? I crossed a line that I never should have crossed.”

Turning her head Dr. Cunning couldn’t help but feel ashamed of herself. Decades in this profession and not once had she ever done something like this. Rubbing the bridge of her nose she groans. Hangover pounding through her head.

[maniakmessiah]

“Yo-you didn’t mean it?” John asks, taken aback he leans back in his seat and wipes the smile off his face. He looks Dr. Cunning over and struggles to find the right words. “I…but I…you-” He shakes his head. “You don’t kiss like that unless you mean it doc!” He exclaims, standing. “Ya gotta mean something like that! I-.” He stopped himself and raked his hands through his hair. “Oh man…” He sighed.

[dr-cunning]

Despair was heavy in her eyes as she watches her patient pace the room her heart hurt. This was her fault. Her drunken fault. And the worst part? She had ment it. But she could never admit to that.

“John… please sit down.”

[maniakmessiah]

“Right. Okay. Sit down. I can do that.” He nods, obeying. Looking Dr. Cunning over once he soon bows his head and tries to wrap his mind around the crushing reality of her not liking him the way he thought.

[dr-cunning]

Giving John an apologetic smile as he takes his seat Dr. Cunning tries to sort through her thoughts. Why had she let Doug talk her into such juvenile antics? And to agree to drink two shots to his every one? It always took copious amounts of liquor to even get her buzzed, she shuttered at the thought of exactly how much she would have had to of drinken ro get herself into this mess. The more she thought about it the more she wished she could just erase the entire events of the night before but what’s done is done and now she had to deal with the consequences.

“I… I need to know if I said anything to you last night. Did we have a conversation at all or did I just come down here and uh…. kiss… you.”

Another wave of pain courses through her head as she once again admits what she had done.

[maniakmessiah]

“Y-you came into my room and you kissed me and you-you said ‘think about that for a while’ and then you squeezed my butt and left.” John says, raking a hand through his hair.

[dr-cunning]

Looking at John in utter shock she soon drops her head to her desk and groans.

“Of all the… fifty year. Fifty years without fraternizing with a patient down the drain because of one night of drinking…”

Lacing her fingers through her hair she shakes her head against the desk she doesn’t realize she is talking out loud.

“You’ve gone and done it now Adeline.”

[maniakmessiah]

“Fifty years!?” John asks, not sure if he heard her right. “Did you say fifty years?”

[dr-cunning]

Hazel eyes widening when John repeats her her head shoots up as she meets his eyes.

“Uh…”

She was at a loss for words. The only other living person who knew her secret was Doug and that was only because of an accident that occurred when he was under her care and now a stupid slip up had revealed that secret to another patient. Maybe she was getting too careless. Time had worn her down and the loneliness of decades by herself was feeding into her reckless behavior with her newest patient.

“I… uh… fuck…”

Hands shaking she opens a locked drawer to her desk and pulls out some pills to help with her head. She needed a clearer mind if she was going to continue this session.

[maniakmessiah]

“I must have misheard you, was it fifteen you said? Sorry, I’ve got water logged ears.” He says with a frown, tugging at an ear.

[dr-cunning]

Eyes shifting for a moment she knew if she lied it would be her way out but actively lying to John was never something she wanted to do. Thinking back she remembers how Doug, even though he had taken it well treated her differently for quite some time. Chewing her lip she holds his gaze and drops her shoulders.

“Your hearing is fine John, you heard me correctly.”

Pulling her hand through her hair she tries to separate a knot that was forming at the base.

“I’m sure you have questions. I’ll let you guide today’s session.”

She finally surrenders.

[maniakmessiah]

“Okay…but…you look in your twenties…” John says, dumbfounded. Here he was 45 and looking like it. She had been a therapist for fifty years!? What? Who held a job that long? Laughing softly he shakes his head. “April fool’s isn’t until tomorrow.” He informs his doctor. “Ya almost got me but ya'r too early!” He says, shaking a finger at her.

[dr-cunning]

Sighing she decided to commit to coming clean. Getting out of her seat she browses her bookshelf and pulls out her first edited of Edgar Allen Poe’s work. Opening it to the front page she hands it to John in silence and sits back down. The inscription on the inside read:

‘My dearest Adeline, as the time passes I now know why you have chosen your solitary lifestyle. While the Raven calls upon my door he shall forever be a stranger to you. You shall always have my heart my dear Ady. Yours, in spirit, Edgar.’

[maniakmessiah]

“What? Why is-you…? I…it uh…” He clammored, reading the page over. “But this…the paper it…so you…?” He continues, covering his face he shakes his head and lets out a deep sigh. “What are you then? There’s Superman, sure…but to not age…” He rambles on.

[dr-cunning]

“Is hell on earth.”

She finishes with a grave look on her face.

“For centuries I’ve been forced to watch those I care about and love grow old and die before my eyes. I’ve been condemned as a witch and an evil spirit. I can never stay in one place too long or risk being discovered.”

Rubbing her temples she still couldn’t believe she was sharing this information.

[maniakmessiah]

“Can you share that?” He asks, with curious selfishness.

[dr-cunning]

Shaking her head her hazel eyes dull.

“No. I can do alot for others, even extended their lives for a period of time but at some point everyone wants to die.”

The sadness and loneliness that took over her eyes was overwhelming.

[maniakmessiah]

“Well, I don’t want to.” He replies, puffing up he smiles a debonair smile and looks to Dr. Cunning. “And that kiss you left me to think about left me with some unanswered questions. “Do you like me for more than just a patient, doctor? You’ve known me less than four months. You can’t possibly think you know me well enough to like me more than a friend. So what did you mean when you told me to think about the kiss?” He asks.

[dr-cunning]

Thinking over his question she suddenly remembers why she had ended the kiss with that seemingly innocent statement.

“Oh jesus christ I didn’t…”

Zoning out for a moment she searches her memories for what she feared she did and she found it. A sudden onslaught of vivid images play through her mind violent, murderous, passionate, incredibly images. The life of a man who could love deeply and passionately who is also capable of being cold, abusive, and cruel. A complex person who was capable of great and terrible things. A man that captivated her. Looking to him with wide eyes she knew. His darkness drew her in. The first thing in decades to truly excite her and she wanted more of him.

“I… I need to go…” she stammers getting up to leave. “The corridors are clear, please escort yourself back to your room. Thank you.”

[maniakmessiah]

“No. I’m not going anywhere till you tell me what that kiss meant.” He demands, folding his arms.

[dr-cunning]

"It didn’t mean anything!”

She finally snaps, eyes misty. It had. More than she’d like to admit but if anyone found out…

“I can’t have! Because… if… if it did they’d… they’d take you back to Arkham. I’d loose my practice. I’d loose you as a patient….”

It felt as if there were a million pounds on her chest as she struggled a bit to breath. The consequence of her actions spiraling in her head.

[maniakmessiah]

"Well, would you rather have me as a lover or a patient?" He asks plainly.

[maniakmessiah]

“We should have been more careful about what you said about the kiss…” @dr-cunning

[dr-cunning]

Eyes narrowed Dr. Cunning looks her patient up and down as she subconsciously licks her lips.

“What kiss?”

She questions as if her drunken mistake had never happened. That was the last time she’d get into a drinking competition with Doug.

[maniakmessiah]

“How could you forget a kiss like that?” John says with a laugh of disbelief. The kiss had meant something to him, being sober and lonely and suddenly taken by a passionate kiss.

[dr-cunning]

Looking him over with an air of distance Dr. Cunning sets her pen down before letting out a long breath.

“Look… what happened last night… It… It can’t happen again. Do you understand me? I crossed a line that I never should have crossed.”

Turning her head Dr. Cunning couldn’t help but feel ashamed of herself. Decades in this profession and not once had she ever done something like this. Rubbing the bridge of her nose she groans. Hangover pounding through her head.

[maniakmessiah]

“Yo-you didn’t mean it?” John asks, taken aback he leans back in his seat and wipes the smile off his face. He looks Dr. Cunning over and struggles to find the right words. “I…but I…you-” He shakes his head. “You don’t kiss like that unless you mean it doc!” He exclaims, standing. “Ya gotta mean something like that! I-.” He stopped himself and raked his hands through his hair. “Oh man…” He sighed.

[dr-cunning]

Despair was heavy in her eyes as she watches her patient pace the room her heart hurt. This was her fault. Her drunken fault. And the worst part? She had ment it. But she could never admit to that.

“John… please sit down.”

[maniakmessiah]

“Right. Okay. Sit down. I can do that.” He nods, obeying. Looking Dr. Cunning over once he soon bows his head and tries to wrap his mind around the crushing reality of her not liking him the way he thought.

[dr-cunning]

Giving John an apologetic smile as he takes his seat Dr. Cunning tries to sort through her thoughts. Why had she let Doug talk her into such juvenile antics? And to agree to drink two shots to his every one? It always took copious amounts of liquor to even get her buzzed, she shuttered at the thought of exactly how much she would have had to of drinken ro get herself into this mess. The more she thought about it the more she wished she could just erase the entire events of the night before but what’s done is done and now she had to deal with the consequences.

“I… I need to know if I said anything to you last night. Did we have a conversation at all or did I just come down here and uh…. kiss… you.”

Another wave of pain courses through her head as she once again admits what she had done.

[maniakmessiah]

“Y-you came into my room and you kissed me and you-you said ‘think about that for a while’ and then you squeezed my butt and left.” John says, raking a hand through his hair.

[dr-cunning]

Looking at John in utter shock she soon drops her head to her desk and groans.

“Of all the… fifty year. Fifty years without fraternizing with a patient down the drain because of one night of drinking…”

Lacing her fingers through her hair she shakes her head against the desk she doesn’t realize she is talking out loud.

“You’ve gone and done it now Adeline.”

[maniakmessiah]

“Fifty years!?” John asks, not sure if he heard her right. “Did you say fifty years?”

[dr-cunning]

Hazel eyes widening when John repeats her her head shoots up as she meets his eyes.

“Uh…”

She was at a loss for words. The only other living person who knew her secret was Doug and that was only because of an accident that occurred when he was under her care and now a stupid slip up had revealed that secret to another patient. Maybe she was getting too careless. Time had worn her down and the loneliness of decades by herself was feeding into her reckless behavior with her newest patient.

“I… uh… fuck…”

Hands shaking she opens a locked drawer to her desk and pulls out some pills to help with her head. She needed a clearer mind if she was going to continue this session.

[maniakmessiah]

“I must have misheard you, was it fifteen you said? Sorry, I’ve got water logged ears.” He says with a frown, tugging at an ear.

[dr-cunning]

Eyes shifting for a moment she knew if she lied it would be her way out but actively lying to John was never something she wanted to do. Thinking back she remembers how Doug, even though he had taken it well treated her differently for quite some time. Chewing her lip she holds his gaze and drops her shoulders.

“Your hearing is fine John, you heard me correctly.”

Pulling her hand through her hair she tries to separate a knot that was forming at the base.

“I’m sure you have questions. I’ll let you guide today’s session.”

She finally surrenders.

[maniakmessiah]

“Okay…but…you look in your twenties…” John says, dumbfounded. Here he was 45 and looking like it. She had been a therapist for fifty years!? What? Who held a job that long? Laughing softly he shakes his head. “April fool’s isn’t until tomorrow.” He informs his doctor. “Ya almost got me but ya'r too early!” He says, shaking a finger at her.

[dr-cunning]

Sighing she decided to commit to coming clean. Getting out of her seat she browses her bookshelf and pulls out her first edited of Edgar Allen Poe’s work. Opening it to the front page she hands it to John in silence and sits back down. The inscription on the inside read:

‘My dearest Adeline, as the time passes I now know why you have chosen your solitary lifestyle. While the Raven calls upon my door he shall forever be a stranger to you. You shall always have my heart my dear Ady. Yours, in spirit, Edgar.’

[maniakmessiah]

“What? Why is-you…? I…it uh…” He clammored, reading the page over. “But this…the paper it…so you…?” He continues, covering his face he shakes his head and lets out a deep sigh. “What are you then? There’s Superman, sure…but to not age…” He rambles on.

[dr-cunning]

“Is hell on earth.”

She finishes with a grave look on her face.

“For centuries I’ve been forced to watch those I care about and love grow old and die before my eyes. I’ve been condemned as a witch and an evil spirit. I can never stay in one place too long or risk being discovered.”

Rubbing her temples she still couldn’t believe she was sharing this information.

[maniakmessiah]

“Can you share that?” He asks, with curious selfishness.

[dr-cunning]

Shaking her head her hazel eyes dull.

“No. I can do alot for others, even extended their lives for a period of time but at some point everyone wants to die.”

The sadness and loneliness that took over her eyes was overwhelming.

[maniakmessiah]

“Well, I don’t want to.” He replies, puffing up he smiles a debonair smile and looks to Dr. Cunning. “And that kiss you left me to think about left me with some unanswered questions. “Do you like me for more than just a patient, doctor? You’ve known me less than four months. You can’t possibly think you know me well enough to like me more than a friend. So what did you mean when you told me to think about the kiss?” He asks.

[dr-cunning]

Thinking over his question she suddenly remembers why she had ended the kiss with that seemingly innocent statement.

"Oh jesus christ I didn’t…”

Zoning out for a moment she searches her memories for what she feared she did and she found it. A sudden onslaught of vivid images play through her mind violent, murderous, passionate, incredibly images. The life of a man who could love deeply and passionately who is also capable of being cold, abusive, and cruel. A complex person who was capable of great and terrible things. A man that captivated her. Looking to him with wide eyes she knew. His darkness drew her in. The first thing in decades to truly excite her and she wanted more of him.

“I… I need to go…” she stammers getting up to leave. “The corridors are clear, please escort yourself back to your room. Thank you.”

[maniakmessiah]

"No. I'm not going anywhere till you tell me what that kiss meant." He demands, folding his arms.

[maniakmessiah]

“We should have been more careful about what you said about the kiss…” @dr-cunning

[dr-cunning]

Eyes narrowed Dr. Cunning looks her patient up and down as she subconsciously licks her lips.

“What kiss?”

She questions as if her drunken mistake had never happened. That was the last time she’d get into a drinking competition with Doug.

[maniakmessiah]

“How could you forget a kiss like that?” John says with a laugh of disbelief. The kiss had meant something to him, being sober and lonely and suddenly taken by a passionate kiss.

[dr-cunning]

Looking him over with an air of distance Dr. Cunning sets her pen down before letting out a long breath.

“Look… what happened last night… It… It can’t happen again. Do you understand me? I crossed a line that I never should have crossed.”

Turning her head Dr. Cunning couldn’t help but feel ashamed of herself. Decades in this profession and not once had she ever done something like this. Rubbing the bridge of her nose she groans. Hangover pounding through her head.

[maniakmessiah]

“Yo-you didn’t mean it?” John asks, taken aback he leans back in his seat and wipes the smile off his face. He looks Dr. Cunning over and struggles to find the right words. “I…but I…you-” He shakes his head. “You don’t kiss like that unless you mean it doc!” He exclaims, standing. “Ya gotta mean something like that! I-.” He stopped himself and raked his hands through his hair. “Oh man…” He sighed.

[dr-cunning]

Despair was heavy in her eyes as she watches her patient pace the room her heart hurt. This was her fault. Her drunken fault. And the worst part? She had ment it. But she could never admit to that.

“John… please sit down.”

[maniakmessiah]

“Right. Okay. Sit down. I can do that.” He nods, obeying. Looking Dr. Cunning over once he soon bows his head and tries to wrap his mind around the crushing reality of her not liking him the way he thought.

[dr-cunning]

Giving John an apologetic smile as he takes his seat Dr. Cunning tries to sort through her thoughts. Why had she let Doug talk her into such juvenile antics? And to agree to drink two shots to his every one? It always took copious amounts of liquor to even get her buzzed, she shuttered at the thought of exactly how much she would have had to of drinken ro get herself into this mess. The more she thought about it the more she wished she could just erase the entire events of the night before but what’s done is done and now she had to deal with the consequences.

“I… I need to know if I said anything to you last night. Did we have a conversation at all or did I just come down here and uh…. kiss… you.”

Another wave of pain courses through her head as she once again admits what she had done.

[maniakmessiah]

“Y-you came into my room and you kissed me and you-you said ‘think about that for a while’ and then you squeezed my butt and left.” John says, raking a hand through his hair.

[dr-cunning]

Looking at John in utter shock she soon drops her head to her desk and groans.

“Of all the… fifty year. Fifty years without fraternizing with a patient down the drain because of one night of drinking…”

Lacing her fingers through her hair she shakes her head against the desk she doesn’t realize she is talking out loud.

“You’ve gone and done it now Adeline.”

[maniakmessiah]

“Fifty years!?” John asks, not sure if he heard her right. “Did you say fifty years?”

[dr-cunning]

Hazel eyes widening when John repeats her her head shoots up as she meets his eyes.

“Uh…”

She was at a loss for words. The only other living person who knew her secret was Doug and that was only because of an accident that occurred when he was under her care and now a stupid slip up had revealed that secret to another patient. Maybe she was getting too careless. Time had worn her down and the loneliness of decades by herself was feeding into her reckless behavior with her newest patient.

“I… uh… fuck…”

Hands shaking she opens a locked drawer to her desk and pulls out some pills to help with her head. She needed a clearer mind if she was going to continue this session.

[maniakmessiah]

“I must have misheard you, was it fifteen you said? Sorry, I’ve got water logged ears.” He says with a frown, tugging at an ear.

[dr-cunning]

Eyes shifting for a moment she knew if she lied it would be her way out but actively lying to John was never something she wanted to do. Thinking back she remembers how Doug, even though he had taken it well treated her differently for quite some time. Chewing her lip she holds his gaze and drops her shoulders.

“Your hearing is fine John, you heard me correctly.”

Pulling her hand through her hair she tries to separate a knot that was forming at the base.

“I’m sure you have questions. I’ll let you guide today’s session.”

She finally surrenders.

[maniakmessiah]

“Okay…but…you look in your twenties…” John says, dumbfounded. Here he was 45 and looking like it. She had been a therapist for fifty years!? What? Who held a job that long? Laughing softly he shakes his head. “April fool’s isn’t until tomorrow.” He informs his doctor. “Ya almost got me but ya'r too early!” He says, shaking a finger at her.

[dr-cunning]

Sighing she decided to commit to coming clean. Getting out of her seat she browses her bookshelf and pulls out her first edited of Edgar Allen Poe’s work. Opening it to the front page she hands it to John in silence and sits back down. The inscription on the inside read:

‘My dearest Adeline, as the time passes I now know why you have chosen your solitary lifestyle. While the Raven calls upon my door he shall forever be a stranger to you. You shall always have my heart my dear Ady. Yours, in spirit, Edgar.’

[maniakmessiah]

“What? Why is-you…? I…it uh…” He clammored, reading the page over. “But this…the paper it…so you…?” He continues, covering his face he shakes his head and lets out a deep sigh. “What are you then? There’s Superman, sure…but to not age…” He rambles on.

[dr-cunning]

“Is hell on earth.”

She finishes with a grave look on her face.

“For centuries I’ve been forced to watch those I care about and love grow old and die before my eyes. I’ve been condemned as a witch and an evil spirit. I can never stay in one place too long or risk being discovered.”

Rubbing her temples she still couldn’t believe she was sharing this information.

[maniakmessiah]

“Can you share that?” He asks, with curious selfishness.

[dr-cunning]

Shaking her head her hazel eyes dull.

“No. I can do alot for others, even extended their lives for a period of time but at some point everyone wants to die.”

The sadness and loneliness that took over her eyes was overwhelming.

[maniakmessiah]

"Well, I don't want to." He replies, puffing up he smiles a debonair smile and looks to Dr. Cunning. "And that kiss you left me to think about left me with some unanswered questions. "Do you like me for more than just a patient, doctor? You've known me less than four months. You can't possibly think you know me well enough to like me more than a friend. So what did you mean when you told me to think about the kiss?" He asks.

[maniakmessiah]

“We should have been more careful about what you said about the kiss…” @dr-cunning

[dr-cunning]

Eyes narrowed Dr. Cunning looks her patient up and down as she subconsciously licks her lips.

“What kiss?”

She questions as if her drunken mistake had never happened. That was the last time she’d get into a drinking competition with Doug.

[maniakmessiah]

“How could you forget a kiss like that?” John says with a laugh of disbelief. The kiss had meant something to him, being sober and lonely and suddenly taken by a passionate kiss.

[dr-cunning]

Looking him over with an air of distance Dr. Cunning sets her pen down before letting out a long breath.

“Look… what happened last night… It… It can’t happen again. Do you understand me? I crossed a line that I never should have crossed.”

Turning her head Dr. Cunning couldn’t help but feel ashamed of herself. Decades in this profession and not once had she ever done something like this. Rubbing the bridge of her nose she groans. Hangover pounding through her head.

[maniakmessiah]

“Yo-you didn’t mean it?” John asks, taken aback he leans back in his seat and wipes the smile off his face. He looks Dr. Cunning over and struggles to find the right words. “I…but I…you-” He shakes his head. “You don’t kiss like that unless you mean it doc!” He exclaims, standing. “Ya gotta mean something like that! I-.” He stopped himself and raked his hands through his hair. “Oh man…” He sighed.

[dr-cunning]

Despair was heavy in her eyes as she watches her patient pace the room her heart hurt. This was her fault. Her drunken fault. And the worst part? She had ment it. But she could never admit to that.

“John… please sit down.”

[maniakmessiah]

“Right. Okay. Sit down. I can do that.” He nods, obeying. Looking Dr. Cunning over once he soon bows his head and tries to wrap his mind around the crushing reality of her not liking him the way he thought.

[dr-cunning]

Giving John an apologetic smile as he takes his seat Dr. Cunning tries to sort through her thoughts. Why had she let Doug talk her into such juvenile antics? And to agree to drink two shots to his every one? It always took copious amounts of liquor to even get her buzzed, she shuttered at the thought of exactly how much she would have had to of drinken ro get herself into this mess. The more she thought about it the more she wished she could just erase the entire events of the night before but what’s done is done and now she had to deal with the consequences.

“I… I need to know if I said anything to you last night. Did we have a conversation at all or did I just come down here and uh…. kiss… you.”

Another wave of pain courses through her head as she once again admits what she had done.

[maniakmessiah]

“Y-you came into my room and you kissed me and you-you said ‘think about that for a while’ and then you squeezed my butt and left.” John says, raking a hand through his hair.

[dr-cunning]

Looking at John in utter shock she soon drops her head to her desk and groans.

“Of all the… fifty year. Fifty years without fraternizing with a patient down the drain because of one night of drinking…”

Lacing her fingers through her hair she shakes her head against the desk she doesn’t realize she is talking out loud.

“You’ve gone and done it now Adeline.”

[maniakmessiah]

“Fifty years!?” John asks, not sure if he heard her right. “Did you say fifty years?”

[dr-cunning]

Hazel eyes widening when John repeats her her head shoots up as she meets his eyes.

“Uh…”

She was at a loss for words. The only other living person who knew her secret was Doug and that was only because of an accident that occurred when he was under her care and now a stupid slip up had revealed that secret to another patient. Maybe she was getting too careless. Time had worn her down and the loneliness of decades by herself was feeding into her reckless behavior with her newest patient.

“I… uh… fuck…”

Hands shaking she opens a locked drawer to her desk and pulls out some pills to help with her head. She needed a clearer mind if she was going to continue this session.

[maniakmessiah]

“I must have misheard you, was it fifteen you said? Sorry, I’ve got water logged ears.” He says with a frown, tugging at an ear.

[dr-cunning]

Eyes shifting for a moment she knew if she lied it would be her way out but actively lying to John was never something she wanted to do. Thinking back she remembers how Doug, even though he had taken it well treated her differently for quite some time. Chewing her lip she holds his gaze and drops her shoulders.

“Your hearing is fine John, you heard me correctly.”

Pulling her hand through her hair she tries to separate a knot that was forming at the base.

“I’m sure you have questions. I’ll let you guide today’s session.”

She finally surrenders.

[maniakmessiah]

“Okay…but…you look in your twenties…” John says, dumbfounded. Here he was 45 and looking like it. She had been a therapist for fifty years!? What? Who held a job that long? Laughing softly he shakes his head. “April fool’s isn’t until tomorrow.” He informs his doctor. “Ya almost got me but ya'r too early!” He says, shaking a finger at her.

[dr-cunning]

Sighing she decided to commit to coming clean. Getting out of her seat she browses her bookshelf and pulls out her first edited of Edgar Allen Poe’s work. Opening it to the front page she hands it to John in silence and sits back down. The inscription on the inside read:

‘My dearest Adeline, as the time passes I now know why you have chosen your solitary lifestyle. While the Raven calls upon my door he shall forever be a stranger to you. You shall always have my heart my dear Ady. Yours, in spirit, Edgar.’

[maniakmessiah]

“What? Why is-you…? I…it uh…” He clammored, reading the page over. “But this…the paper it…so you…?” He continues, covering his face he shakes his head and lets out a deep sigh. “What are you then? There’s Superman, sure…but to not age…” He rambles on.

[dr-cunning]

“Is hell on earth.”

She finishes with a grave look on her face.

“For centuries I’ve been forced to watch those I care about and love grow old and die before my eyes. I’ve been condemned as a witch and an evil spirit. I can never stay in one place too long or risk being discovered.”

Rubbing her temples she still couldn’t believe she was sharing this information.

[maniakmessiah]

"Can you share that?" He asks, with curious selfishness.

[maniakmessiah]

“We should have been more careful about what you said about the kiss…” @dr-cunning

[dr-cunning]

Eyes narrowed Dr. Cunning looks her patient up and down as she subconsciously licks her lips.

“What kiss?”

She questions as if her drunken mistake had never happened. That was the last time she’d get into a drinking competition with Doug.

[maniakmessiah]

“How could you forget a kiss like that?” John says with a laugh of disbelief. The kiss had meant something to him, being sober and lonely and suddenly taken by a passionate kiss.

[dr-cunning]

Looking him over with an air of distance Dr. Cunning sets her pen down before letting out a long breath.

“Look… what happened last night… It… It can’t happen again. Do you understand me? I crossed a line that I never should have crossed.”

Turning her head Dr. Cunning couldn’t help but feel ashamed of herself. Decades in this profession and not once had she ever done something like this. Rubbing the bridge of her nose she groans. Hangover pounding through her head.

[maniakmessiah]

“Yo-you didn’t mean it?” John asks, taken aback he leans back in his seat and wipes the smile off his face. He looks Dr. Cunning over and struggles to find the right words. “I…but I…you-” He shakes his head. “You don’t kiss like that unless you mean it doc!” He exclaims, standing. “Ya gotta mean something like that! I-.” He stopped himself and raked his hands through his hair. “Oh man…” He sighed.

[dr-cunning]

Despair was heavy in her eyes as she watches her patient pace the room her heart hurt. This was her fault. Her drunken fault. And the worst part? She had ment it. But she could never admit to that.

“John… please sit down.”

[maniakmessiah]

“Right. Okay. Sit down. I can do that.” He nods, obeying. Looking Dr. Cunning over once he soon bows his head and tries to wrap his mind around the crushing reality of her not liking him the way he thought.

[dr-cunning]

Giving John an apologetic smile as he takes his seat Dr. Cunning tries to sort through her thoughts. Why had she let Doug talk her into such juvenile antics? And to agree to drink two shots to his every one? It always took copious amounts of liquor to even get her buzzed, she shuttered at the thought of exactly how much she would have had to of drinken ro get herself into this mess. The more she thought about it the more she wished she could just erase the entire events of the night before but what’s done is done and now she had to deal with the consequences.

“I… I need to know if I said anything to you last night. Did we have a conversation at all or did I just come down here and uh…. kiss… you.”

Another wave of pain courses through her head as she once again admits what she had done.

[maniakmessiah]

“Y-you came into my room and you kissed me and you-you said ‘think about that for a while’ and then you squeezed my butt and left.” John says, raking a hand through his hair.

[dr-cunning]

Looking at John in utter shock she soon drops her head to her desk and groans.

“Of all the… fifty year. Fifty years without fraternizing with a patient down the drain because of one night of drinking…”

Lacing her fingers through her hair she shakes her head against the desk she doesn’t realize she is talking out loud.

“You’ve gone and done it now Adeline.”

[maniakmessiah]

“Fifty years!?” John asks, not sure if he heard her right. “Did you say fifty years?”

[dr-cunning]

Hazel eyes widening when John repeats her her head shoots up as she meets his eyes.

“Uh…”

She was at a loss for words. The only other living person who knew her secret was Doug and that was only because of an accident that occurred when he was under her care and now a stupid slip up had revealed that secret to another patient. Maybe she was getting too careless. Time had worn her down and the loneliness of decades by herself was feeding into her reckless behavior with her newest patient.

“I… uh… fuck…”

Hands shaking she opens a locked drawer to her desk and pulls out some pills to help with her head. She needed a clearer mind if she was going to continue this session.

[maniakmessiah]

“I must have misheard you, was it fifteen you said? Sorry, I’ve got water logged ears.” He says with a frown, tugging at an ear.

[dr-cunning]

Eyes shifting for a moment she knew if she lied it would be her way out but actively lying to John was never something she wanted to do. Thinking back she remembers how Doug, even though he had taken it well treated her differently for quite some time. Chewing her lip she holds his gaze and drops her shoulders.

“Your hearing is fine John, you heard me correctly.”

Pulling her hand through her hair she tries to separate a knot that was forming at the base.

“I’m sure you have questions. I’ll let you guide today’s session.”

She finally surrenders.

[maniakmessiah]

“Okay…but…you look in your twenties…” John says, dumbfounded. Here he was 45 and looking like it. She had been a therapist for fifty years!? What? Who held a job that long? Laughing softly he shakes his head. “April fool’s isn’t until tomorrow.” He informs his doctor. “Ya almost got me but ya'r too early!” He says, shaking a finger at her.

[dr-cunning]

Sighing she decided to commit to coming clean. Getting out of her seat she browses her bookshelf and pulls out her first edited of Edgar Allen Poe’s work. Opening it to the front page she hands it to John in silence and sits back down. The inscription on the inside read:

‘My dearest Adeline, as the time passes I now know why you have chosen your solitary lifestyle. While the Raven calls upon my door he shall forever be a stranger to you. You shall always have my heart my dear Ady. Yours, in spirit, Edgar.’

[maniakmessiah]

"What? Why is-you...? I...it uh..." He clammored, reading the page over. "But this...the paper it...so you...?" He continues, covering his face he shakes his head and lets out a deep sigh. "What are you then? There's Superman, sure...but to not age..." He rambles on.

[maniakmessiah]

“We should have been more careful about what you said about the kiss…” @dr-cunning

[dr-cunning]

Eyes narrowed Dr. Cunning looks her patient up and down as she subconsciously licks her lips.

“What kiss?”

She questions as if her drunken mistake had never happened. That was the last time she’d get into a drinking competition with Doug.

[maniakmessiah]

“How could you forget a kiss like that?” John says with a laugh of disbelief. The kiss had meant something to him, being sober and lonely and suddenly taken by a passionate kiss.

[dr-cunning]

Looking him over with an air of distance Dr. Cunning sets her pen down before letting out a long breath.

“Look… what happened last night… It… It can’t happen again. Do you understand me? I crossed a line that I never should have crossed.”

Turning her head Dr. Cunning couldn’t help but feel ashamed of herself. Decades in this profession and not once had she ever done something like this. Rubbing the bridge of her nose she groans. Hangover pounding through her head.

[maniakmessiah]

“Yo-you didn’t mean it?” John asks, taken aback he leans back in his seat and wipes the smile off his face. He looks Dr. Cunning over and struggles to find the right words. “I…but I…you-” He shakes his head. “You don’t kiss like that unless you mean it doc!” He exclaims, standing. “Ya gotta mean something like that! I-.” He stopped himself and raked his hands through his hair. “Oh man…” He sighed.

[dr-cunning]

Despair was heavy in her eyes as she watches her patient pace the room her heart hurt. This was her fault. Her drunken fault. And the worst part? She had ment it. But she could never admit to that.

“John… please sit down.”

[maniakmessiah]

“Right. Okay. Sit down. I can do that.” He nods, obeying. Looking Dr. Cunning over once he soon bows his head and tries to wrap his mind around the crushing reality of her not liking him the way he thought.

[dr-cunning]

Giving John an apologetic smile as he takes his seat Dr. Cunning tries to sort through her thoughts. Why had she let Doug talk her into such juvenile antics? And to agree to drink two shots to his every one? It always took copious amounts of liquor to even get her buzzed, she shuttered at the thought of exactly how much she would have had to of drinken ro get herself into this mess. The more she thought about it the more she wished she could just erase the entire events of the night before but what’s done is done and now she had to deal with the consequences.

“I… I need to know if I said anything to you last night. Did we have a conversation at all or did I just come down here and uh…. kiss… you.”

Another wave of pain courses through her head as she once again admits what she had done.

[maniakmessiah]

“Y-you came into my room and you kissed me and you-you said ‘think about that for a while’ and then you squeezed my butt and left.” John says, raking a hand through his hair.

[dr-cunning]

Looking at John in utter shock she soon drops her head to her desk and groans.

“Of all the… fifty year. Fifty years without fraternizing with a patient down the drain because of one night of drinking…”

Lacing her fingers through her hair she shakes her head against the desk she doesn’t realize she is talking out loud.

“You’ve gone and done it now Adeline.”

[maniakmessiah]

“Fifty years!?” John asks, not sure if he heard her right. “Did you say fifty years?”

[dr-cunning]

Hazel eyes widening when John repeats her her head shoots up as she meets his eyes.

“Uh…”

She was at a loss for words. The only other living person who knew her secret was Doug and that was only because of an accident that occurred when he was under her care and now a stupid slip up had revealed that secret to another patient. Maybe she was getting too careless. Time had worn her down and the loneliness of decades by herself was feeding into her reckless behavior with her newest patient.

“I… uh… fuck…”

Hands shaking she opens a locked drawer to her desk and pulls out some pills to help with her head. She needed a clearer mind if she was going to continue this session.

[maniakmessiah]

“I must have misheard you, was it fifteen you said? Sorry, I’ve got water logged ears.” He says with a frown, tugging at an ear.

[dr-cunning]

Eyes shifting for a moment she knew if she lied it would be her way out but actively lying to John was never something she wanted to do. Thinking back she remembers how Doug, even though he had taken it well treated her differently for quite some time. Chewing her lip she holds his gaze and drops her shoulders.

“Your hearing is fine John, you heard me correctly.”

Pulling her hand through her hair she tries to separate a knot that was forming at the base.

“I’m sure you have questions. I’ll let you guide today’s session.”

She finally surrenders.

[maniakmessiah]

"Okay...but...you look in your twenties..." John says, dumbfounded. Here he was 45 and looking like it. She had been a therapist for fifty years!? What? Who held a job that long? Laughing softly he shakes his head. "April fool's isn't until tomorrow." He informs his doctor. "Ya almost got me but ya'r too early!" He says, shaking a finger at her.

[maniakmessiah]

“We should have been more careful about what you said about the kiss…” @dr-cunning

[dr-cunning]

Eyes narrowed Dr. Cunning looks her patient up and down as she subconsciously licks her lips.

“What kiss?”

She questions as if her drunken mistake had never happened. That was the last time she’d get into a drinking competition with Doug.

[maniakmessiah]

“How could you forget a kiss like that?” John says with a laugh of disbelief. The kiss had meant something to him, being sober and lonely and suddenly taken by a passionate kiss.

[dr-cunning]

Looking him over with an air of distance Dr. Cunning sets her pen down before letting out a long breath.

“Look… what happened last night… It… It can’t happen again. Do you understand me? I crossed a line that I never should have crossed.”

Turning her head Dr. Cunning couldn’t help but feel ashamed of herself. Decades in this profession and not once had she ever done something like this. Rubbing the bridge of her nose she groans. Hangover pounding through her head.

[maniakmessiah]

“Yo-you didn’t mean it?” John asks, taken aback he leans back in his seat and wipes the smile off his face. He looks Dr. Cunning over and struggles to find the right words. “I…but I…you-” He shakes his head. “You don’t kiss like that unless you mean it doc!” He exclaims, standing. “Ya gotta mean something like that! I-.” He stopped himself and raked his hands through his hair. “Oh man…” He sighed.

[dr-cunning]

Despair was heavy in her eyes as she watches her patient pace the room her heart hurt. This was her fault. Her drunken fault. And the worst part? She had ment it. But she could never admit to that.

“John… please sit down.”

[maniakmessiah]

“Right. Okay. Sit down. I can do that.” He nods, obeying. Looking Dr. Cunning over once he soon bows his head and tries to wrap his mind around the crushing reality of her not liking him the way he thought.

[dr-cunning]

Giving John an apologetic smile as he takes his seat Dr. Cunning tries to sort through her thoughts. Why had she let Doug talk her into such juvenile antics? And to agree to drink two shots to his every one? It always took copious amounts of liquor to even get her buzzed, she shuttered at the thought of exactly how much she would have had to of drinken ro get herself into this mess. The more she thought about it the more she wished she could just erase the entire events of the night before but what’s done is done and now she had to deal with the consequences.

“I… I need to know if I said anything to you last night. Did we have a conversation at all or did I just come down here and uh…. kiss… you.”

Another wave of pain courses through her head as she once again admits what she had done.

[maniakmessiah]

“Y-you came into my room and you kissed me and you-you said ‘think about that for a while’ and then you squeezed my butt and left.” John says, raking a hand through his hair.

[dr-cunning]

Looking at John in utter shock she soon drops her head to her desk and groans.

“Of all the… fifty year. Fifty years without fraternizing with a patient down the drain because of one night of drinking…”

Lacing her fingers through her hair she shakes her head against the desk she doesn’t realize she is talking out loud.

“You’ve gone and done it now Adeline.”

[maniakmessiah]

“Fifty years!?” John asks, not sure if he heard her right. “Did you say fifty years?”

[dr-cunning]

Hazel eyes widening when John repeats her her head shoots up as she meets his eyes.

“Uh…”

She was at a loss for words. The only other living person who knew her secret was Doug and that was only because of an accident that occurred when he was under her care and now a stupid slip up had revealed that secret to another patient. Maybe she was getting too careless. Time had worn her down and the loneliness of decades by herself was feeding into her reckless behavior with her newest patient.

“I… uh… fuck…”

Hands shaking she opens a locked drawer to her desk and pulls out some pills to help with her head. She needed a clearer mind if she was going to continue this session.

[maniakmessiah]

"I must have misheard you, was it fifteen you said? Sorry, I've got water logged ears." He says with a frown, tugging at an ear.

[maniakmessiah]

“We should have been more careful about what you said about the kiss…” @dr-cunning

[dr-cunning]

Eyes narrowed Dr. Cunning looks her patient up and down as she subconsciously licks her lips.

“What kiss?”

She questions as if her drunken mistake had never happened. That was the last time she’d get into a drinking competition with Doug.

[maniakmessiah]

“How could you forget a kiss like that?” John says with a laugh of disbelief. The kiss had meant something to him, being sober and lonely and suddenly taken by a passionate kiss.

[dr-cunning]

Looking him over with an air of distance Dr. Cunning sets her pen down before letting out a long breath.

“Look… what happened last night… It… It can’t happen again. Do you understand me? I crossed a line that I never should have crossed.”

Turning her head Dr. Cunning couldn’t help but feel ashamed of herself. Decades in this profession and not once had she ever done something like this. Rubbing the bridge of her nose she groans. Hangover pounding through her head.

[maniakmessiah]

“Yo-you didn’t mean it?” John asks, taken aback he leans back in his seat and wipes the smile off his face. He looks Dr. Cunning over and struggles to find the right words. “I…but I…you-” He shakes his head. “You don’t kiss like that unless you mean it doc!” He exclaims, standing. “Ya gotta mean something like that! I-.” He stopped himself and raked his hands through his hair. “Oh man…” He sighed.

[dr-cunning]

Despair was heavy in her eyes as she watches her patient pace the room her heart hurt. This was her fault. Her drunken fault. And the worst part? She had ment it. But she could never admit to that.

“John… please sit down.”

[maniakmessiah]

“Right. Okay. Sit down. I can do that.” He nods, obeying. Looking Dr. Cunning over once he soon bows his head and tries to wrap his mind around the crushing reality of her not liking him the way he thought.

[dr-cunning]

Giving John an apologetic smile as he takes his seat Dr. Cunning tries to sort through her thoughts. Why had she let Doug talk her into such juvenile antics? And to agree to drink two shots to his every one? It always took copious amounts of liquor to even get her buzzed, she shuttered at the thought of exactly how much she would have had to of drinken ro get herself into this mess. The more she thought about it the more she wished she could just erase the entire events of the night before but what’s done is done and now she had to deal with the consequences.

“I… I need to know if I said anything to you last night. Did we have a conversation at all or did I just come down here and uh…. kiss… you.”

Another wave of pain courses through her head as she once again admits what she had done.

[maniakmessiah]

“Y-you came into my room and you kissed me and you-you said ‘think about that for a while’ and then you squeezed my butt and left.” John says, raking a hand through his hair.

[dr-cunning]

Looking at John in utter shock she soon drops her head to her desk and groans.

“Of all the… fifty year. Fifty years without fraternizing with a patient down the drain because of one night of drinking…”

Lacing her fingers through her hair she shakes her head against the desk she doesn’t realize she is talking out loud.

“You’ve gone and done it now Adeline.”

[maniakmessiah]

"Fifty years!?" John asks, not sure if he heard her right. "Did you say fifty years?"