A/N: Er seeing that I made so much errors last time with the introduction of this fic… I'll do it again.

Title: Stress helps… though I would like to change it.

Summary: Jessie and Katie do not know each other previously. So therefore they are not together.

Characters: Not mine… except for Kristy – so far.

Ratings: Nothing vulgar and sexual… yet.

A/N2: Uh… I still don't think this is gonna be a huge fic… just a lil sidetrack story.

Part 2: Stressing

Wednesday - February 22, 2006

"Hello… Kathryn speaking…" Katie said as she picked up her phone.

Kathryn Singer, a.k.a. Katie, age 26, is a very successful but stressful business woman, one of the most highly praised in Manhattan, co-owns a multimillion dollar company. Was originally from Evanston, Illinois, and is also dating her childhood best friend, Tad Myers. However she has not come to acknowledge the fact that she isn't in love with him.

She looked over at the digital clock hanging on her office wall, 'damn… I'm gonna be running late again!'

"Hey Katie… Was wondering if you are free to have dinner with me tonight." Tad asked.

Taddeus Myers, a.k.a. Tad, age 26, CEO of an up and rising company. Was also from Evanston, Illinois, was a normal jock back in high school, but something clicked in college, and he started studying. He is now dating her childhood best friend, Katie, however he knows Katie is not in love with him.

"Hello? Katie? You still there?" Tad asked her 'girlfriend' curiously.

Katie was busy running around in her office, grabbing all the papers she would need for work, her laptop and her purse. Within seconds, she was out her office door, and told her secretary to lock up for her.

"Huh… Yeah," Katie panted out as she was waiting for the elevator. "I'm just kinda running late for something, what were you saying?"

"I was saying if you had…"

"Uh… sorry, elevator, call you back later." Katie cut in and hung up without even giving enough time for her 'boyfriend' Tad to say goodbye.

Sighing loudly, Tad finished off his sentence into the buzzing tone of the phone, "time to have dinner." Tad clicked his phone off.

Whilst Katie was driving, her phone began ringing again, lucky for the inventions of Bluetooth, Katie clicked the receive button on her steering wheel.

"Hello, Kathryn speaking…"

"Hey Katie, just calling to remind you that you have that thing today," the girl's voice came through the car speakers.

"Yes I know… if it wasn't for you, I would so not go to this stupid thing." Katie said exasperatedly.

"It's gonna be good for you… and when you're good, everyone's good."

"What kind of theory is that?"

"A theory that was proven right since high school…"

"Whatever. I'm driving and you're distracting me, now bye, before I don't arrive alive."

"Alright… Alright… See yah then!"

The girl hung up on the other end, and the music came back on in the car. Katie just sighed at her co-partner and high school friend. 'She was always a nosy one…'

About finally arriving at her designated destination, Katie quickly found a spot to park, just outside the building. Just before she turned off the car, she took a look at the clock, 'Amazing, I'm actually not late for once in my life…'

With paintings of forests and waterfalls hanging everywhere, it gave Katie a rather soothing feeling as she walked into the building and headed towards the chrome elevators. 'Wonder what he's gonna be like…' Katie thought. 'Wait… is it a he or a she? What if he or she is gonna be like this old wrinkly person? How's that suppose to help me?' Before Katie could think further, the elevator door had opened, and she walked out to find a young secretary sitting behind a counter.

"Hi, I'm here for an appointment with Doctor Sammler." Katie said politely.

The young girl looked up and smiled at Katie before she turned her head down to look at a time table of some sort. "Yes, no problem Miss… Singer, Doctor Sammler would be with you in a few, would you like to take a seat?"

"Okay. Thank you."

The girl pressed the intercom and said, "Doctor Sammler, your next patient, Miss Singer is ready for you."

After a second or two, a soft angelic voice came back through the intercom, "Thank you Kristy."

'Wow… that voice…' Katie thought.

Within the next minute, a door next to the secretary seat opened, and out came a young blonde, definitely younger than Katie herself. She smiled and asked, "Miss Singer?"

Katie only nodded and got up, for she did not have to be told to do so.

The half an hour session with her new therapist, Doctor Jessica Sammler, went by animatedly, not a second was wasted. Katie practically forgot all worries within that half hour, it was the most relaxing half hour she has had since she could remember. 'I guess Grace was right about this helping me.' Katie thought to herself, as a big grin was still plastered on her face.

"Thank you so much, Doctor Sammler…" Katie said as she stood up from that comfy chair, her hands in the pockets of her long black coat.

"It's my pleasure… and please call me Jessie. Doctor Sammler is…" Jessie wrinkled her nose for a second, "Doctor-like."

Katie looked at her therapist's expression, and thought it must've been the cutest thing she has ever seen.

"Anyways… Same time next week? Or not planning to come again?" Jessie asked.

"Sure!" Katie said a little too ecstatically for seeing a therapist.

"Okay then… Have a nice week." Jessie said as Katie was walking towards the door and reaching for the handle."

"Yeah, you too." Katie replied before she walked out and left with a genuine smile on her face.