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Chapter Ten - I've Got You Under My Skin
Once she sat down I jumped up and started rambling. "You wouldn't believe the shit I've had to go through these past couple of days! This little girl has the audacity to walk into my office and scold me like I'm some kind of child-WAIT!" Dr. Flos interrupted me. I saw that today she wore a purple dress and sandals as she scrambled to grab her journal. "Don't you notice anything different?" She asked me. I looked around and shook my head. "My hair silly!" She then grabbed my hand and placed it on her now short hair. "See? I cut it, don't you like it?" I raised an eyebrow at her odd gesture. "Yes, it's very nice. Why is my hand in your hair?" I asked her while pulling away. She then placed her hands on her hips, "So you could see." So I could….see? "Okay, well I'm not blind. I don't have to feel to see." She scoffed while sitting down. "Could have fooled me. I walk in the door and you couldn't see the difference in your libido." MY WhAt!? "Excuse me!?" I could feel my face heat up as well as my anger swell in my stomach. "Sit down for me, please. I'll do a quick scan over you and you can tell me if I'm right." I sighed while slumping down onto my chair.
During our last session, she introduced me to her 'scan' technique, which basically meant that she looks over me and tells me what's wrong with me. I strummed my fingers on the arm of my chair as I waited. "Okay. So, there is a young female who has just been introduced into your life…." She then leaned in and squinted at me. "Reintroduced into your life. She challenges you which really angers you but deep down kind of intrigues you. She must be very thin because you've lost a few pounds since the last time I saw you. Hmm, what else?" She leaned back and crossed her legs. "Oh, you've dreamed about her…." How could she have possibly known that? "You're also angry with her?" I then rolled my eyes. "I think that's obvious!-No no no, there's more to it. You're angry with her for another reason." She then started to write something down. "Okay, so how right was I?" I combed through my hair while sighing. "First off, there is no way in hell that I'm 'intrigued' by her. She's annoying and whiny and ungrateful!" She nodded her head while still writing. "In denial…." She whispered. "I'm not in denial!" She quickly covered her mouth while nodding her head. "Okay, how about we start at the beginning?" I groaned. Where do I freaking start? "It was around 8:00 Am when I was walking into my office."
Flashback Starts
Her eyes were wide and her hands were shaking. Her stance seemed to have weaken and she couldn't keep her eyes off of me. "You….you died! You were dead! I saw you-we all saw you die!" She shouted. Thank God the walls were soundproof. "Thank you for that lovely reminder, but no. I did not die, obviously, I'm standing right in front of you." I then sat down and leaned back into my chair. Her expression quickly changed from shock to anger. "What are you up to? Are you trying to kill my family again? Take over the city? Take over the world?" I shook my head. This was going to be a long conversation. "You can calm down, Miss Parr. I'm not the same person you remember. I'm just trying to live my life in peace for once." She raised an eyebrow at me. "Is this some kind of sick joke? Why are you here!? And what are you up to?" I motioned for her to sit down but she refused. "Look, I'm not the one wearing heels, so do yourself a favor." She glanced at the chair next to her and hesitated. "How do I know this isn't a trap?" She asked in a low voice. "Does it look like I have anything to gain if this is?" She then sat down without taking her eyes off of me. "I'm not allowed to tell you everything, so if you got any questions how about you ask your parents. They were the ones that sent me here." Her eyes widened again. "So no, I didn't escape from any prison cell and change my identity. I'm just trying to have a freaking normal life. So do me a favor, when you leave don't try to make a big scene and tell everyone I was once a 'supervillain'." She then shook her head. "Oh, no you don't, I'm not going anywhere. If you're not up to something, why do you want me gone?" I rolled my eyes while sighing. "Because you could blow my cover. The moment you tell anyone who I am and who I was, I get in trouble. And on top of that, so do your parents. So, do us both a favor and keep your mouth shut. A secret identity is still a secret, I thought you would understand that."
"Fine. If you're telling me the truth, I won't tell anyone. But I'm not going anywhere." Geez, I couldn't get this brat off of me. "I'm not going to let you just roam around without me keeping an eye on you." She then stood up and leaned over my desk. "So here's the deal, I'll keep quiet as long as everywhere you go, I go as well. That means every meeting you have and every out of town business trip. " I chuckled. She was cute, she was trying to be intimidating and demanding. I guess everyone has to start somewhere. "Alright, but you will speak about this to no one." She stood up and placed her hands behind her back. "That goes for you as well." I then stood up and walked around my desk and in front of her. She looked a little older from the last time I saw her. "This is going to be interesting," I said as I opened the door. She slowly walked out of my office and then stopped. "This doesn't mean I trust you or forgive you." She then turned around and looked back at me. "On the contrary, I didn't expect you to."
Flashback Ends
"That doesn't sound so bad. I mean, she didn't tackle you and fight you." I shook my head while standing up. "You don't understand, this was only the beginning. The rest of the day she kept pestering me! And that was only on the first day!" She tapped her pencil on her pad and nodded. "You do know that she is your secretary, so she is going to bother you because it's her job." I groaned. She was right, damn it! ""I should have just fired her…," I said as I sat back down. "I'm curious, why didn't you?" Why didn't I? "I don't know, it was just in the heat of the moment. What would you have done differently?" She placed her pad and her pencil down and stood up. "I think what you did was fine. But," She opened up her bag and pulled out a red ball and threw it at me. I quickly caught it and saw that it had a smiley face on it and was squishy. "You're gonna need this. Anyway, after work, I probably would have notified her parents that way you can avoid any type of conflict in the future." That would make sense to do, maybe I should just do that. I squeezed the ball and let it go to watch it go back to its original shape. "Why do I need this?" I asked her. She was sitting back down again with her pad and her pencil in her hands. "Because of all the stress she's going to give you. Now, shall we continue?" I scoffed while nodding my head. I guess she already figured that I wouldn't. "Yes…"
- Later On -
Oh, I couldn't wait to tell Dr. Flos what had happened these last couple of days. I had a lot on my plate, and there was no doubt in my head that I wanted it cleared. I patiently waited in the room just staring down at my feet. She then walked in and closed the door behind her. "So, I see you're early this time." She said as she walked passed me and sat in her usual chair. "Yes, luckily I didn't run into any trouble this time." I then looked up at her and noticed that she cut her hair. "Oh, your hair looks great. I think this length really suits you." She smiled while touching her hair. "Thank you. So, tell me about this new man in your life." My eyes widened as she just casually pulled out her journal and pencil. "Excuse me? New man?" I asked her still shocked and confused. "You're wearing a new perfume. Something a little bit more mature?" I clenched my fists and took a deep breath. "He told me I smelled like a 'teenage try hard'." She covered her mouth as she wrote something down. "So, you took his advice?" I groaned while covering my face. I felt so stupid. "I guess I did…." Why did I take his advice and get a new perfume!? I'm not there to impress anyone, especially him! "So, let's start from the beginning. What happened to you a couple of days ago?" I let go of my face and leaned back in my chair. "Where do I even begin?"
*Hint* WARNING: Expect some hardcore sexual tension next chapter!