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Madison looked at him astonished. She had no idea that he had been having these dreams for so long. She couldn't speak.

Dr. Grant stayed professional, "Ephram, why do you think you kept these dreams from Madison for so long?"

Ephram looked at her again, but she couldn't look at him, "I dunno…I guess it was cause I didn't really think too much of them until recently…I mean, they weren't as common, or as brutal…once they started to get serious I knew I couldn't hide it from her anymore – and I didn't want to hide it from her anymore" he turned to Madison, who still wouldn't look at him, "Madison, please, I'm sorry…I-I should have told you, they just weren't as bad then, they weren't a big deal-"

Madison looked down and put her hand up to stop him, "I…I can't talk to you right now"

Dr. Grant clicked his pen a couple times and then cleared his throat, "Madison, this must be a shock to you, can you tell me how this makes you feel?"

Madison put her hand on her forehead and shook her head, "I just- I just need a minute to process…"

"That's perfectly understandable…"

There was a long, awkward silence in the room, until Madison finally spoke.

"How could you not tell me? Two and a half years Ephram?! Two and a half years?! How could you possibly think it wasn't important enough – how?" Madison grabbed a tissue from the box in front of her and dabbed her eyes.

Ephram turned towards her, "Please believe me, I…I honestly didn't think they meant anything then, you know-you know I would have told you if I thought they were anything but stupid dreams. Please Madison…it wasn't like they happened every couple of days like they do now – I mean, it was more like every couple of weeks, maybe even months."

"Still…Ephram, we tell each other everything…or so I thought. I just don't understand why you would let it go on for so long before letting me in…why is it so hard for you to let me in?"

Ephram took a deep breath; this definitely wasn't going well. "Mads, please, look at me." She did. "You're always in… always. It's just, these dreams, they weren't significant, they didn't affect me like they do now, I just didn't think it was important-but as soon as I did, I told you – and I'm so sorry that I didn't sooner, I should have, I see that now. I want to tell you everything, you know that, but sometimes it's hard, sometimes I just need some time to think things through and find out what they mean first."

"I'm sorry, I just, I thought you would tell me something like this…I realize they weren't as real back then…but I just thought you would have told me…"

There was a long silence.

Dr. Grant decided this would be a good time to step in, "Madison, is there anything else you would like to say?"

Madison shook her head.

He turned to Ephram, "Ephram? Anything you would like to say?"

"I just want her to know that I'm sorry…and I hope she can forgive me…I honestly would have told her if I thought they were anything more than just stupid dreams" He reached for her hand and she let him take it, letting him know that it was ok.

Dr. Grant continued, "Ok, now Ephram, I would like you to describe one of your dreams for me…"

Madison squeezed his hand reassuringly.

"Well, basically, they start of normally, usually I'm with Madison – or going to see her, a couple times she was actually coming to see me, but anyway, in some way or another one of us finds out the other cheated. There's usually yelling and crying involved, it all seems very real, like I can actually feel the pain. Then the dreams usually end with one of us being killed, it's usually her…I- I'm not sure why."

Dr. Grant was writing all of this down, "Interesting, that's very interesting…so these dreams, they really make you think about your relationship don't they?"

"Well yeah, I mean, they're so real."

"Have you or Madison ever cheated on each other in some way?"

"No" they said together.

"I-I could never, it's just not even a possibility" Ephram continued.

Madison nodded in agreement.

Dr. Grant smiled, "You'd be surprised how long it takes for a lot of couples to answer that question…"

"Well we're not one of 'em" Madison replied.

"That's good, that's really good. Ok, moving on, Ephram, can you think of anything that may have happened during the time the dreams started that may have triggered them? Something traumatic maybe?"

Ephram thought for a while, but was interrupted my Madison.

"Oh my god, Ephram…it was the accident. It happened around our six month anniversary, I remember because you surprised me in the hospital with all those candles and the diamond earrings, that was just over two and a half years ago!"

Ephram cringed just thinking about that accident, but suddenly he remembered something. Their sixth month anniversary. He remembered setting up the candles and flowers and then laying on Madison's bed. That was it, that was when he had the first dream.

"You're right…I remember now, our anniversary. I was setting up and I got done early…."

FLASHBACK

When he was done, he still had a lot of time to spare so he sat down on Madison's bed and leaned back against the pillows. A couple minutes later he heard laughing coming from outside. He stood up and walked towards the door and peered out the window. His jaw dropped when he saw Madison and Jay walking hand-in-hand towards the door. Madison looked so happy. Jay reached for the door, but Ephram opened it first, surprising them both.

Ephram: What the hell is going on?!?

Madison: Ephram...w-we were just-

Jay: We were just coming back from a date (he finished smartly)

Ephram: What?! A-a date?!? (he was starting to cry) How the hell could you do this to me?!? W-what the hell are you thinking?!? I-I mean of all people?!? HIM!

Madison: Ephram...I'm sorry...I just couldn't help it...he brought me flowers... (she held up a bouquet of wilted flowers)

Ephram: So he brings you flowers that he probably stole from another room and you go out with him?!? What about us?!? What about me?!? Did you even think about that?! (a tear rolled down his cheek)

Madison: You heard what my mom said...I need someone my own age, someone mature and sophisticated...

Ephram: So you chose JAY?!?!?! On our anniversary?!? How could you do this to me?!? I-I-I thought...I thought you loved me...

All of a sudden he heard a loud, obnoxious ringing sound, he quickly opened his eyes, relieved it was only a dream, and picked up the phone by the bed.

END OF FLASHBACK

Ephram continued, "I didn't think anything of it then, but when I finished setting up the candles and everything, I guess I took a nap on your bed, and I remember waking up to you laughing and I looked out and saw you and Jay holding hands. I confronted you and you told me you were on a date and you needed someone older, then I woke up…"

Dr. Grant chimed in, "Wow, frankly I'm surprised you remembered it so quickly. I'd really like to hear more about this accident, but first, who is Jay, and why is he significant to the dream?"

Madison was busy looking at Ephram, she couldn't believe it, they had figured out the source of the dreams.

"Sorry what?"

"Jay? I want to know why he was so significant…"

"Jay was the guy I was dating before Ephram and I got together, he was in my band. I didn't tell him about Ephram and me because I knew he would freak. Turns out, Jay was in love with me and became sort of a stalker. It was really hard for Ephram and it definitely created some problems. We were scared to tell Jay that we were together, because at the time we thought what we were doing was illegal, which we later found out wasn't true. Anyway, Jay eventually found out, there was a lot of drama. I guess he started drinking a lot, that's actually what led to the accident. One day, Ephram and I were driving to my place and Jay saw us driving. He had just left a bar. He ended up T-boning my car. It put me in a coma for a couple days. Ephram was really traumatized by the whole thing."

"Well I definitely haven't heard that one before." Dr. Grant said as he wrote this down. "I would say it is a good possibility this is the source of your dreams Ephram, and we found it in our first session!" Dr. Grant chuckled. "Unfortunately we're out of time for today, but I would really like to continue this next week. We've made a lot of progress today. It was really nice meeting you both."

With that, Dr. Grant stood up.

Madison and Ephram followed suit.

"Thanks again Dr. Grant" Madison said, shaking his hand. Ephram did the same.