'I don't know what to do, Jesse. He keeps telling me he's okay, but I can tell he's not.' Jane said, worried.
'Well, being forced to watch a friend fie in front of you is not exactly something you just get over. He's probably still trying to process it all.' Jesse replied.
'I wish he would open up to me though.'
'Give him time. He'll come around.'
A few days ago, Joe had to watch a video of a friend of his being tortured by drug dealers, and eventually killed. Jane's team had found the killer, but Joe wasn't saying much.
Joe's house.
Joe didn't really want to talk, but he knew Jane wouldn't leave unless he let her in.
'What now, Jane?' He asked. 'I know you didn't just come by to give me cookies.'
'I came by to see how you're doing, and to offer you a number to a good therapist.' Jane replied.
'Jane, I love you. But as I've said many times before, I don't need a therapist!'
'You sure? Because you haven't been saying much or doing much since that case, and people are getting a bit concerned. Losing a friend like is horrible.'
'Ever think that maybe I want to be left alone instead of talking to someone about my feelings?' Joe asked.
'Look, when Maggie betrayed me, I just wanted to bury all my feelings. Having to tell my kids that she wasn't coming back was hard, and sometimes I ask myself if what happened even happened. I was miserable inside, and it took a lot of persuading from Jesse before I finally went to a therapist.' Jane replied.
'And?'
'And I'm doing better. You don't have to do it, but it might make you feel better if you went.'
Jane left the number on the cookie basket and went home.
The next day, after a lot of debating with himself, Joe went to the therapist. And after a while, he started to feel like himself again.
'I'm glad to see you're feeling better.' Jane said when she heard of his progress.
'I am too. Thanks for looking out for me.' Joe replied.
'What are girlfriends for?'
