Author's Note
This came out a lot earlier than I expected it to, but I wanted to get out my chapters faster. I hope that I can write as fast for the rest of the chapters. I am thinking about making a Season 3 (which would be the final season), but I am not too sure about it to be honest.
Josh spoke through the installed speakers that are all through out the house, "Hello couples. This is your ninth last day here, and there is still a lot that needs to be done. Today is...DATE DAY, which means all of you will go on a date with your partner. There will still be individual sessions for Heather and Dawn today. Figure out what you want to do otherwise. A couple needs to leave the house and to engage in a date, while the other 4 will wait here. I will call Heather or Dawn in when I need them to do their individual session with Blaineley and I."
Dawn and Scott soon left the house, and made their way in the forest, where the married couple set their blanket and food on top of it, before they sat down, "Well, we have not been on a picnic in years."
"I know, and I am ashamed of it Scott. We used to do so many things before we got married, and even shortly after we got married. It is sad how things completely turned left," she revealed, before they looked at the sky. "Remember those stories I would tell you about Astrology, and the sky?"
He looked at her and chuckled, "Ya. Please don't do that." He started taking out a sandwich from the basket, and ate it, as he is speaking, "Remember when we used to go to those mechanical bull riding lessons, and those flower lessons and stuff? Just for fun."
The pale woman smiled from the fond memories, "Yes. It is nice to finally know someone who is not so obsessed with city life, and likes to spend time with the animals, and to enjoy the landscaping. I remember when we would go camping every season for a month. We did a lot of outdoor activities together. When did that stop?"
Dawn spoke in her confessional, "It is such a sad thing that we used to do so many things together. Scott was actually very adventurous, happy, and interested in trying a bunch of new things. The fame and fortune of being on Total Drama was still fresh, and it got the two of us to do a lot of things. We were nothing like we are now 7 years later."
"When I...had Chase, and when your parents moved in with us. You have to admit that having to deal with Courtney and the child was an...issue at first. She and I bonded in a way that only parents do. I don't want to fight with you anymore."
Dawn grabbed some stuff to eat, and soon started to speak, "When was the last time you meditated?"
The redhead sighed jokingly, "It's been 6 and a half years since I have done all of that stretching, and that HMMMM ing, and all of those weird positions and stuff. Remember, that was when I came out of that lame-o robot suit."
"I never expected for her to be the one to help me outside of that robot suit. Easily one of my lowest points in my entire life, and she got me through it. Now one of my other low moments of my life involved the last 3 years of our marriage. She finally admitted she is not right all the time," the farmer vented to himself in the confessional.
She grabbed his arms, signalling him to get up, "Well, let's do it now. It is time for you to find your center again."
"Ugh, not right now Dawn. I just ate," Scott grumbled, only to see her give him the stern face, which he of course chuckled at before he got up.
Dawn smiled at her husband, and started to give directions for them to follow, "Try to touch your hands with your feet." The pair started their stretching activities, which was more enjoyable than either thought; to be actually cordial with one another.
"Heather and I do everything over the top. Our homes are big and lavish, our clothes are overly expensive, we are overly good looking people, our wedding was overly huge, and our dates are no different. Overly fun, overly stylish, and overly sexy. So I took her dancing," the latin man bragged in his confessional.
Alejandro and Heather went to a salsa dance center, and they were primping their dancing clothes. He checked out his wife, and the red dress that hugged her perfectly, "I have to say Heather, you look as radiant as ever. That bold red makes the pale skin glow, and it hugs your curves. Mmph."
She could not help but moan from his eyes not leaving her body, as she got up to grab his hands, "You are telling me something that I already know. Come on. But I have to say, those muscle-god shirts make my legs tremble every single time."
"Nothing that I didn't know already senorita," he hissed back, as they got up, and linked their hands between one another, getting ready to dance. He took out a rose, and placed it in his mouth, causing her to laugh, "It is traditional."
They started to slowly dance to the music, before she started speaking, "Ahh, it is so nice to get away from those filthy imbeciles, and to enjoy the company of someone worthy. Just my husband and I." They pranced around the room with little to no effort.
"Let's not stress on them anymore than we need to, and focus on the rhythm that we have; on the dance floor and off the dance floor. I cannot help but relish in your presence, and scent, and touch," Alejandro hissed through his mouth, and through the rose that his mouth is holding. He spins her with no effort, before pulling her back against his hard body.
Heather could not help but coo from his swift words and moves, and started to shimmy all over him, "You are getting me worked up so bad senor.", before jumping and wrapping both of her legs around his waists. "This is the life that we should be living. The smooth, sexy, sophisticated but wild life of salsa."
"I have no objections to that," he seethed softly, before watching her flip her arms and back in the air, causing him to think of the idea of spinning them both around, before pulling her back up. "We are creating our own dance. After we get the money situation worked through, we can live the extravagant lifestyle, travel from home to home, vacation to vacation, and do whatever we please."
Dawn entered Josh's office, and greeted him and his wife with a handshake, "Good morning Joshua and Mildred. I am thrilled to take part in an individual session today."
Blaineley could not help but glare at the pale woman for calling her by her real name, "Listen, don't you ever call me that again. So, tell us about your thoughts on your marriage with Scott? How was your date with him?"
"It was actually...very nice. We both talked things through, and while there is a LONG process for us to be where we were in our individual happiness and our happiness in this relationship, we both took responsibility for our actions. We used to do so many things together, so it was nice for us to just go out on a date, and to do whatever we please. But I will say that just because the past day or so has been nice, I will not forget the months and the years of hell that our marriage was."
Josh asked her a question that he felt was really important, "Well, it has been mentioned that your parents caused a rift in your marriage. Can you explain what you think that means?"
"My parents are good people. It is unfortunate that Scott does not really like them at the moment, but they read people like an open book, and usually, they are not wrong about what they think about someone," Dawn revealed in her confessional.
She easily answered the question, "Well, they moved into our house 2 years ago, after they lost their home, so I of course gave them a place to live. They did not want me to have a baby with Scot because he was treating me horribly, and all of the drama with Courtney was still there. He constantly made fun of the wicca religion, which they did not like either. Surprisingly, Scott asked them to help run the farm, because he was struggling to do so himself, and he had some other things to do, and when they made his farm more successful than ever, he became resentful. He used to respect my religion, but that completely changed."
"So, do you have any strain or resentment towards your parents or childhood?"
The pale woman started to bite her lips in a nervous state, "Well, I have had a very close relationship with them growing up, and I am still close to them. They taught me everything I know about my religion, and life lessons and stuff. They want to see me do well, and are very protective of me, so when they met Scott, and read his auras, they were very vocal in their opinions and their actions to protect me. I do not judge him for being a christian, so I would appreciate to have that same respect. I had a pretty lonely childhood, and it is hard for me to give up on things that I have grown to know for such a long time. My faith is a part of who I am, and I am not going to give that up for anyone."
Josh wanted to bring up some points that Scott told him, "Well, your husband thinks that you are a perfectionist and a control freak. Do you think that is one of the reasons why your relationship is deteriorating?"
"I..I HAVE to control certain things. Scott is a very lazy man, and he does not care about a lot of things. When it comes to his custody battle, I push him to do more so he can have his child on a more regulate basis. I have helped him a lot, and he is very ungrateful to my efforts. I put the effort in the marriage. I feel unwanted by him, and that is something that NO woman wants to feel, and it is the worst feeling for a woman to ever have. I know I am flawed, and I am trying to fix them. There needs to be 50/50 in the marriage, and it has not been like that in...a long time," Dawn explained thoroughly.
Josh could not help but shake his head in his confessional. "It still baffles me that Dawn and Scott ended up being together, and they have so many issues that it is overwhelming to me. She needs to separate her parents from Scott, and he needs to move on from Courtney, and to stop rubbing it in his wife's face. It is destroying them both inside and out."
Brick and Jo went to the gym, which is a weird place to go out on for a so called date, but both needed to be in a proper gym after the stress they have been dealing with. Jo and Brick were putting on their punching gear, as he put on gloves, that she would use as punching targets. She went on to punch the targets, and vented to him, "Ahh. It feels so great to be in a familiar atmosphere. The gym is always my favorite place to be. Those pansies are pissing me the fuck off, and the spilling out your emotions stuff is tiring as hell."
He held the pads, as she continued punching him, "Yeah, I can tell, because you cursed me out for everything last week, and fought Anne Maria. You are very deprived. The gym at the Couples Therapy house sucks. It would have been nice if you told me that you were Lightning's personal trainer."
Jo complained in her confessional, "BOO fucking HOO Brick. I fucked someone else when we broke up. I made extra money when you were off during the war. GET OVER IT. As you can see, this venting Couples Therapy thing is wearing me out man. I have never had to talk so much during my entire life, and spilling your inner feelings is a mess to go through. Brick is so whiny at times. Shit."
She rolled her eyes when that was mentioned, causing her to punch harder against him, "Uh, NOT with that shit again. At the end of the day, it brought in A LOT of money for us. You don't CONSTANTLY hear me bringing up you and Dawn, so drop it. Let's switch. You need to practice your punching."
He gave her the pads that he was wearing, and started punching them, "I really wish you let me take you to a nice restaurant. Or a fashion show for a date. You never like it when I want to do romantic things for you. We can't go to the gym for everything Joanna."
"I continue to tell you to NOT call me that Sissy-McGee," Jo hissed, as she punched him harder. "You have changed A LOT since you have dated Dawn. You NEVER cared about how I dress, where we go for dates and stuff until after you fucked that pixie raw. I am not gonna put in makeup, wear a bunch of mini skirts, thongs and tank tops, and I don't like fashion shows. I just like a good run at the gym."
"She is so mean at times, and it is so unnecessary. Sissy McGee? If I said something as mean to her that she did to me, she would be losing her crap, but it is fine for her to constantly disrespect me. She needs to take my thoughts and opinions seriously. Not everything is negative Joanna. Maybe she needs to step away from the gym for dates," Brick complained in his confessional.
Brick was a bit taken aback by her outburst, "Where are you even getting this from? You have never been so all over the place before Jo."
She took off her gloves, and signaled him to follow her, "I don't know. I want one thing, and then some small shit starts to bother me, but I don't like that you want to take me on nature walks, tell me to dress more fancy and have a wider variety of clothing, and it is since you dated her. I get it, you dated outside of me, but I am not that type of woman."
"I don't know what you want Jo. You want to be romanticized and stuff, and expect me to do things for you, that you don't tell me to do, but when I want us to try something different, you freak out. It is like you are jealous of other girls."
"That is overly preposterous Pea-Brain."
Lindsay excitedly explained in her confessional, "I wanted to take Tyler to the mall for our date because it is such a magical place. We had so much fun in the mall beforehand. Hehe. Tyler and I went to try on clothes, though I did want to have some...of our own fun in the change rooms, but he said it was unclassy."
Lindsay and Tyler decided to go to the mall, and they were both playing around in the change rooms. She was awaiting him to see if an outfit he chose looked good on him, "I wonder what is taking Ty Ty so long. Are you doing this so I can join you in the change rooms? That lady-looking guy said that it is not allowed."
He was complaining from his change room, "I do not want to come out to show you and the cameras with me only in a tight brief that you chose out. I am putting on a different outfit." Tyler managed to put on an outfit with no trouble, and came out awkwardly. "How do they look?"
She looked at the outfit, which had really tight skinny jeans, which were clearly killing his man parts, and a v-shirt that was way too tight on him, and showing off his figure. As Lindsay bit her lip, she assured him, "That is sooo sexy. Let's go," and grabbed his hand, as she ran out of the store.
"Lindsay, you need to pay for the outfits first," He mentioned in panic, as both were wearing unpaid clothes from the store. She stopped in her tracks, and soon went through her purse, and handed a cashier about $100 before running to somewhere else. He did not even know where they ended up, before she forced them to sit down on the water fountain. He sighed at the eagerness and the slight craziness of his girlfriend, "Wow Lindsay. We have been all over the mall. We were at the arcade, then got a bunch of candy, and fooled around in the change rooms. You're in a mood today."
The blonde blushed from his compliment, "Thanks honey bun," before taking out a few coins and handing him some. "I heard from these random clowns that if you put coins in a fountain, you get to wish for a lot of things, so I want us to do this. You go first. And you have to say it out loud."
He grabbed a coin, and looked at her before turning to the fountain, saying his wish aloud, "I wish...I wish that we can...finally have a child. After all of the struggles that we had with that, down to my injuries, and your miscarriages, it is something that is clear that is missing, and I know that it is something to be proud of to be a parent," before throwing it in. He decided to do another one, "I also hope that I can be the man that Lindsay wants me to be."
"Those are so good. Okay, my turn." She excitedly said to her boyfriend, before revealing her wish. "I wish that I was smart, so people can take me seriously, and so Tyler can take me seriously." She tossed a coin in the fountain before proceeding with her second wish. "Another wish of mine is that Ty Ty and I can have a baby, and have our own money without our parents being nosey," and tossing another coin in the fountain.
"I...I could not believe her wish. I...I never realized that she was feeling that way. Wishing to be smart? I never thought she would care for something like that. I really make her feel like that? That is sad," The jock went over aloud in his confessional.
Heather entered Josh's office, clearly not in the happiest mood, "I had a brilliant time with my husband. Sad that it had to be cut short so I can meet with the two of you today. Ask away?"
"Wow. She is actually willing for us to ask her things," Blaineley chuckled, before getting right to the good stuff. "So, you have an apparently good marriage with Alejandro, correct?" Heather nodded in agreement. "But if that is so true, than why would you sleep with his brother, his worst enemy that you KNOW he hates? Why did you get SO furious when your money issues were exposed? Why did you get so defensive when your weight issues were mentioned? Why?"
"Listen Plastic-Face, my financial state with Alejandro is no one's business, and because of you, it is all out there, though there are still some fabrications in there. But yes, I did sleep with Jose. Alejandro and I were going through a really bad spot, and he left me for some pathetic reason, so I moved onto his brother. We got to know one another, and I even let him take me, but I never liked him. I wanted to teach AL a lesson to not fuck with me, and that he IS replaceable. Jose did help pay off a lot of our loans, which I knew Alejandro hated. I knew it. My husband likes to fuel me, piss me off. Use my anger against me, so I did the same thing, and let me tell you, it is such a turn on," She explained with no remorse, but with a hint of pleasure in her statement as she went on and on.
Josh could not believe that she was proud of what just came out of her mouth, "It is like you are thriving off of this like it is an accomplishment. Do you realize how unhealthy your relationship is? Do you even realize what your husband thinks of you? Do you REALLY WANT to always be on a battlefield with your husband?"
"Whatever. Since you think you know our marriage and him so well, tell me what you know about him."
The middle aged man, flipped through his papers from his interview with Alejandro, and read off of it, "He said that you are an emotional mess, and that you are a tainted woman."
She froze before clearly getting annoyed, "Tainted? Like something is wrong with me? I am an emotional mess? I am so sick and tired of him always making it seem like I am some crazy bitch, like Izzy. I am perfectly fine, do you understand that? No matter what my family says about me, I am normal, and I am fine. I bet Alejandro said that because I flipped on him when he asked me again to buy him a new credit card, so he can go shopping."
"Let's get to your family. What is the deal with them?" Blaineley asked.
"They never liked me, and I could care less about them. I was always some joke or a disappointment to them. Whatever. It is not my fault that I became more successful than all of them. They would literally complain to me about not looking asian enough, or white enough. Hello, I am 1/4 white, and 3/4 asian. They are a bunch of hypocrites, who are jealous. I got good grades, was on all of the popular teams, and I made a WHOLE lot of money as a reality star. They mentioned something about me and Alejandro having a Frozen Heart or something. They were not there for me when I was...curvier, and are even more hateful now. I was nothing but an accident that happened. They did not want me anyways."
"I am going to say it right now. I would be surprised if Alejandro and Heather make it through the long run. Both are so out of touch with their feelings and reality. It is pathetic, and they always play the blame game. Their entire relationship is a battlefield, and it is extremely toxic. I hope they both realize that," The therapist said in his confessional.
Anne Maria had Lightning take her to an italian restaurant, and she was eating really messy; chewing as she spoke to him, "This is the good stuff. Bada boom baby. Don't you like the spaghetti, and the fettuccine? It has been SOO LONG since you have taken me to a date that was not just a signal for you fucking me."
He was watching his date get sauce all over her mouth, and was getting queasy from her picking up a meatball that dropped from the table, and ate it, "Ugh, clean up. What the hell is wrong with you? We are in public. You'll ruin my image."
She was shook by the way he snapped, causing her to grab a napkin and wipe herself up, "Sorry. Geez" They sat in silence for a bit, before she started a tense discussion, "We need to speak about it hot stuff. Why won't you officially and publicly call me your girlfriend? We have been together for about 5 years now."
"Lightning didn't want to have this discussion, but you deserve to know the truth. The reason is; you are a crazy person when mad, and that ain't right. You are not gonna be hitting Lightning, and think it is okay. No one is the boss of Lightning."
"This bitch is crazy as fuck. It is hot at times, but she is still crazy. Lightning ain't gon take her to places overly public when she can pop off at any time. Act like a housewife, and you will be treated like a housewife. Act like a ghetto girl, and you'll be treated like lower class," The athlete spoke in the confessional.
"I hit you because you do a lot of bullshit that warrants a slap. And you act like you have no temper either. It is ridiculous," she replied before eating again, "Why aren't you eating? This is some good stuff."
He looked at the food, and poked it around, "This food is unhealthy for this athlete's sculpture of a body. Lightning never said that he did not have a temper. He does whatever the hell he wants to do, and right now, he ain't feeling it."
Anne Maria bitterly replied as she ate, "Well, you need to stop saying all of that when I am about to fuck you then, and when I am with another man. That shit gets tiring. I don't like being treated like a whore, and I don't like you embarrassing me with...bitches like Jo coming all up in my face." She felt his hands slip up inside of her legs, which easily became a distraction.
Lightning smiled, as he knew that this was gonna work out on his favor; playing with her thighs, and nibbling on her ear. She could not help but moan, "No...not in public darling. You can't be doing that stuff here. Take you...your hands off my...my leg."
Anne Maria could not help but coo in her confessional, "Ooohh baby. He always finds a way to turn me on, even when I am really mad. I am a prize, and he is about to realize it. He loves me, and I know he loves it. He could leave if he didn't want me, but he never does."