If He Left
PG-13
Romance/Drama
Summary: What if Monk was cured of his OCD? Sharona POV
Disclaimer: The characters aren't mine
Chapter 1: Cured
"I'm healed, Sharona," he calmly told me that afternoon.
"You're what?" I asked incredulously.
"I'm cured. I don't have OCD anymore."
I couldn't help it. I laughed in his face. No, wait – spit in his face is more like it. (What? I didn't mean to spit on him. It just happened.)
I looked at him to see his reaction. He had an initial moment of disgust from my spittage, then looked at me, deadly serious.
I didn't know what to say. Of course I was happy for him, and for myself. I had spent practically the last decade of my life taking care of him. I could use the time to myself.
But what happens after that? I guess I never thought of Adrian getting better. Yeah, I know it's a horrible thing to say, but if you would've seen him, you would know how I felt.
So now I'm stuck with all these questions: What if he really is better? He could handle germs and drink milk and go on ferris wheels...God, he'd be normal. So, what if he decides he doesn't need me anymore? He could live his own life. I don't know how well I'd like that. I mean, sure, he drives me nuts, but I feel like I'm important when I'm with him.
Yeah, I realize how that sounds. It's just that, with the way he is – or was, if he really is better – he relies on me constantly. It's such an incredible feeling for someone to not be able to function without your presence. So, you're probably thinking, what about Benjy?
Sure, Benjy relies on me. I'm his mother. He's supposed to rely on me. It's in his DNA. But Adrian is his own person. He could pick anyone in the whole wide world to depend on. But he picked me.
So now I just have to wonder: What if he leaves?
(The next chapter will be longer....I promise! And please, if you read this, let me know: If this were on the show, would you watch it? Why or why not? I really want to know your opinions, be them good or bad. It would really help me write. Let me know what I'm doing right, what I'm doing wrong, or just give me further ideas to write about. I will give you credit if you give me an idea and I use it in my fic.)