A.N.: I do NOT own any of Penny Dreadful characters . They aren't just in chart so I want to mention them at the beginning ;-) . It's Romance between : Sir Malcolm Murray/Dr. Florence Seward .
And as in every my work ( until I do any changes ) Bold are MEN'S thoughts and Italic are WOMAN'S thoughts ( in this case both thoughts are just for the main characters of the story ;-) ).
,,You are really pale,'' Ethan noted when he saw Sir Malcolm coming slowly downstairs to the living room and sitting down at the sofa .
,,Really ?'' he smirked mockingly .
,,Yeah , you need to eat something or go outside . Don't be like Vanessa was , without you . I said you are my only family and I'm not going to watch you vanishing before my very eyes ‚'' Ethan carefully shook his shoulders .
Malcolm looked into his eyes weakly ,,alright then , what am I supposed to do with my life without her ‚'' ha stared into space .
,,Well , you said that two months ago . You must find your life without her . So you should follow your words as I did,'' objected Ethan.
Oh boy , you hit the point. Well , I should do something then , but what exactly . I have no idea what am I supposed to-
,,You know what,'' Ethan interrupted his thoughts ,,I can't believe I'm saying that , but you should visit a psychotherapist .''
He must be joking , who am I ? Some kind of lunatic ? he looked down at his a bit shaking hands alright , he IS right . ,, Fine ‚'' Malcolm nodded finally .
,,Great , then I'll contact ,right ?'' Ethan asked hopefully .
,,Yes , I'd like that,'' was everything Malcolm could say in that moment .
The very next morning was Malcolm suddenly sitting where Vanessa was , less then a half year ago . He watched the old cuckoo clock in waiting room as a young man sitting behind his table was writting something in his scratch pad . Immediately man stood up and disappeared behind the mahagonny door . He was there for a several moments . When door opened man stood in front of Malcolm and said ,, awaits you ‚'' .
,,Thank you,'' Malcolm went to the opened door and closed behind him .
Dr. Seward as usually in her austere clothes , holding four cylinders and talking to her conference table ,,Good day Sir Malcolm Murray , take a seat,'' she pointed to the chair in front of him .
He did as he was told without any complains ,, Good day and please , you don't have to call me by těles , just Malcolm or Murray .''
,,I'm your doctor an-‚''
,,Please,'' he almost desperatly pleaded . I hate being called like that from somebody I know , especially from woman .
,,Alright then . If you insist ,'' she forced a smile . ,, I was asked by Mr. Chandler to listen to you and based on that start our session . He told me , you don't eat at all , you don't sleep , you are acting like you're almost dead . Tell me,'' she looked right to his eyes ,,what's behind it ?''. She silenced .
He felt immediately so uncomfortable , like she was looking straight to his soul . He took a deep breath and started ,, Vanessa,'' he sighed on memory of her .
,, Can you elaborated it ?'' she asked nodding .
,, She-she was like my daughter . A-actually I have had a daughter , but she-was Vanessa's best friend . They were closer than sisters I can say . And then-'' he break off.
,,I know . Vanessa told me what happened . I know this from her point of view . So you think , when you've lost her that you've lost your family and you are alone ?'' she asked seriously .
,,No , I-I think not . I still got , he is my family . I just….uhh listen'' he sighed again ,,I loved her more than my own daughter . Not in another sense , just like parent-child relationship . And was all those days gone in Africa and-and-''
,,You blame yourself for not being with her when she needed you last past years , right ?'' she continued .
,,Yes,'' he whispered .
,,I know how you feel . And I know how awful is it for you to lose someone very important for you . Someone you loved ,'' she fought back her tears, her voice low and soft now, when she realized that Vanessa was the only person in her life who meant for her so much , who appreciated her friendship and her being like nobody before , especially her husband . ,, Malcolm ?'' she looked back at him .
A single tear ran down his cheek .
,,We can get through this,'' she smiled at him truly this time ,,together !''
He looked up nodding and he saw her smiling . He felt safe with her now than with anybody else .