Sarah was visibly stressed when she arrived and so Jack decided to stay quiet as they got on with the session with little chat. An hour through Kim knocked on the door and sheepishly entered the room with the portable phone in her hand.

"Sorry to interrupt, Sarah, somebody called for you."

Sarah looked annoyed and apologised before going off to take the call. "What's up with her?" Kim mumbled, and Jack shrugged his shoulders before she stormed back in again with a tense smile on her face. Kim left them and she started rummaging through her bag, hoping to continue on but Jack stayed put as he watched her with interest.

She turned around and realised Jack was perched on the edge of his chair gently massaging his knee, no longer on the mat where she had left him.

"Come on," she said, "I'm sorry for the distraction but I really need to just get on with it today."

Jack watched her curiously before asking, "who's Casey?"

"Casey is my niece, but how is that relevant to today's session?" Her tone was sharp, the stress sounding through.

"I'm just trying to figure out what the hell's wrong with you," Jack retorted.

"That's really none of your business," she stated bluntly.

"Fine," Jack said annoyed, "I'm sorry I asked."

"Look," Sarah said, "I'm sorry for being grouchy but I had a bad night and its going to be an even worse day..."

"Tell me about it," Jack muttered, sitting back into the chair, resting his head back.

"Well," Sarah said, trying to lighten the atmosphere, "for somebody who doesn't like to talk about himself you sure do like to pry into the lives of others."

"I'm just concerned," Jack offered as an explanation.

"Well we were all concerned about you Jack, but it didn't make you want to talk to anybody."

Jack smirked defiantly for a moment before looking at her, "point taken."

Sarah sat down on the mat leaning against the wall, the tables turned as she now eyed him curiously. "Anyway, I don't think I'm the only person who's been in a bad mood today. You haven't been exactly friendly yourself," she said, waiting to see how he responded to her observation.

"I could see you were in a foul mood," Jack said dismissively, "but I am fine," he added hastily, not liking, or wanting, the attention.

"I don't think you are," she replied, a hint of playfulness present in her voice, "come on - spill it - what's on your mind?"

Jack looked down at her and laughed sarcastically, "excuse me but you just shot me down for asking you the same question. Like hell I'm gonna tell you anything now."

"Come on," she taunted, "don't be spiteful, share your thoughts with me."

Jack feigned thought for a moment, hand resting against his chin until he spoke, "what was the phone call about? Tell me what's got you in such a huff and I'll tell you what's on my mind."

"You haggle everything," she said laughing, "God help you at a car boot sale."

Jack looked at her strangely, "a what?"

"Never mind," she said, laughing under her breath.

"Do we have a deal?" Jack asked, his mood significantly brighter now as he waited for a response.

"I guess so," Sarah said, pretending to be reluctant about her answer.

"So go," Jack instructed, his face serious as he began to listen carefully, even before Sarah began to speak.

"Okay, my sister Lilly called about my niece, her daughter Casey. She's not very well and I've been helping her look after her when I can. She wanted to know if I could stay the night to help her out."

"What's wrong with her?" Jack asked, "and I didn't know you had a sister," he added as he mulled over the information.

"You didn't need to know I have a sister," she said mischievously, "but for you information she's the only one."

"Okay," Jack said, "what about-"

"This is not a Q and A!" Sarah snapped light heartedly, Jack couldn't help but smile when she did, like her laugh it was contagious. "Now - your turn, lay your soul bare!"

"I've just been thinking about things, people…"

"Who?"

"Actually, " Jack said slowly as he continued to think the situation over, "I think you just solved my problems. I guess, when you have people fussing over you constantly it can be easy to forget that people still have their own lives to deal with."

"Sure," Sarah said, hoping he would keep talking.

"But you just reminded me," he said, his voice stronger, "so there is no problem."

"Who was this thought directed at?"

"I'm not sure I want to share that with you," he said sheepishly, "it doesn't matter anyway, seen as its not bothering me anymore."

"Why are you back peddling?"

"I'm not," he lied.

"You sure?"

"Yes," he said, keeping his face blank.

She eyed him curiously, before her watch beeped. "I guess we better get back on with it," she said glancing at the time, "I'm afraid I have to leave early today."

"Why?"

He deserved an answer so she tried to keep it simple, "I have to pick Casey up from the hospital," she saw Jack getting ready to ask another question so she continued on quickly to stop him from doing so, "just a check up."

Jack seemed to accept her answer and they continued on with the session. Sarah left early and as she drove to the hospital she found herself stuck with Jacks words running through her mind as she tried to understand the implications behind them. Jack similarly tried to push thoughts of Sarah's nice, and more importantly Sarah from his mind, knowing it wasn't wise to allow her image to linger in his mind when she wasn't there.