Characters in this chapter: Rebecca, Christian, Shawn
Notes: Read and review. D The therapist is now named, by the way. Haha.
Professional Help: Session Two
Back at the therapists office, Shawn was the first to arrive, nervous and shaky awaiting the arrival of Rebecca. "Calm down, Shawn. Rebecca should be here in just a minute. I spoke to her and she was glad she was going to be here talking with you and myself." Dr. Devine said. Shawn nodded his head and folded his hands, still trembling. There was a knock on the door and Rebecca came walking in. Shawn was happy to see Rebecca once she was there, but then he was dumbfounded when another man walked in behind her, Christian. Christian walked in with the most arrogant smirk anyone could have on their face, holding Rebecca's hand. Both Rebecca and Christian sat down next to Shawn and the session began. "Now, Rebecca, can you tell me what started this whole problem?" Dr. Devine had his clipboard ready to right things down, this time he was wearing sunglasses on his face. He didn't look much like a therapist as he wore jeans, not to baggy, not too tight, and had his shoulder length blonde hair down, and a t-shirt, something Rebecca immediately noticed.
Rebecca looked at Shawn, then at Christian, and then began. "Honestly, I can't..." Rebecca hung her head. She had no clue what was wrong with Shawn. Dr. Devine nodded. "Well, I spoke to Shawn yesterday and it seems that the problem is that he was pressured to do some things that he probably didnt feel he needed to do at the time, such as...become a born again Christian or stop drinking or doing drugs. In other words, the root of the problem seems to be you, Rebecca." Dr. Devine leaned forward, looking at Becca. Christian looked at Rebecca and then looked at the therapist. "If anyone is the root of the problem, its Shawn's sick mind, and ONLY Shawn's sick mind, DON'T blame Rebecca." Christian looked filled with rage already. "Christian, calm down. Shawn's mentally fine and--" Dr. Devine was soon interupted. "Its my fault, Christian, its fine.." Rebecca leaned back and tried sorting out her thoughts, then took a deep breath trying to prevent herself from crying. "I guess its more my fault...for loving you, Rebecca." Shawn started breaking down into tears once again. "Shawn, I'm trying to forgive you without hurting Christian." Rebecca bit her lip and rubbed Shawn's back, resulting in Christian snatching her arm away. Rebecca looked at him, looking confused and upset, "Christian, I was just rubbing his back, hun, don't get so protective...".
"Don't get so protective? This is the man that abused you!" Christian had a strong grip on Rebecca's arm. "Hey, hey, hey, alright, you two, cut it out. Christian, your overprotectiveness seems to irritate both Rebecca and Shawn, so please cease this behavior." Dr. Devine glared at Christian. "Well you're starting to get on my nerves, which seems to make me want to knoc--" Rebecca covered Christian's mouth with her hand. "Just...calm down..." Rebecca wiped tears from her eyes with one hand, starting to cry as Christian quickly hugged her, trying to make her feel better. He now regretted his anger. "Now, Rebecca, what do you mean you're 'trying to forgive Shawn without hurting Christian'?" The therapist looked Rebecca right in the eye. "I--I--I don't want to hurt Shawn by not forgiving him and I dont want to hurt Christian by forgiving Shawn..." Rebecca tried to talk without stuttering but failed as tears came rolling down her face. "Would you forgive Shawn if it wouldn't hurt anybody?" As soon as the words came out of the therapist's mouth, Rebecca nodded quickly. Dr. Devine looked at Christian and Shawn. Shawn was still crying, but a little less and now he was looking at Rebecca, and Christian was glaring coldly at Shawn. "I want you to draw me a picture of how you wish things should be right now, but I want you to go over there and do it so me, Shawn and Christian could talk."
Rebecca grabbed a piece of paper and a pencil and walked over to a corner and started to sketch out how she wants her life to be at the moment. Dr. Devine made sure she was alright in her corner and began to speak to Shawn and Christian. "Right now I want you two to think of a way you guys can settle your differences." Dr. Devine looked straight at Christian. "When Becky decides to love me again!" Shawn nearly jumped out of his seat. "I love her more than you do! I wouldn't hurt her like you did!" Christian looked Shawn in his blue eyes. "I've known her longer and I want her for more than just getting her in bed!" Shawn yelled. Dr. Devine sat both Shawn and Christian down as they sprung up out of their chairs. "Calm down! No fighting! Sit down and work this out with soft spoken words." Shawn and Christian stared at Rebecca, who didn't bother to look up from her drawing. "Fine..." Shawn and Christian both grumbled at the same time. They weren't, nor did they look happy at all. "Alright, now. Shawn, tell me one thing that you think would help resolve this issue between yourself and Christian." Dr. Devine sat back and crossed his arms. Shawn took a while to think, not wanting to like Christian at all, no matter what the situation. "Maybe if he was less aggressive and didn't love Rebecca, it'd make the situation a lot better." Shawn smiled sarcasticly and nodded. The therapist looked at Shawn, not too happy with what he said and looked at Christian. "Maybe if he wasn't such a wise guy and decided to smarten up and not go for Rebecca, maybe THAT'D make the situation a lot better."
Shawn rolled his eyes. Right at the same moment that Devine was going to say something, Rebecca spoke up, crying. "I--I'm done with the drawing..." Rebecca got up and handed Dr. Devine the drawing. It was a sketch of herself and Shawn kissing with Cameron and Cheyenne holding hands and pointing at Shawn and Rebecca. In the picture, Christian was right next to Rebecca with a smile on his face, holding her hand. The picture looked very positive, everything took place on a sunny day, surrounded by trees and flowers. The only thing that wasn't positive about what was on the papers were the tears from Rebecca's eyes that almost made it look like it was raining outside. Christian and Shawn got up and looked at the paper. Christian stared at the paper. He felt as if his heart skipped a beat as he looked at the sketch in disbelief, emotions running through his mind and heart as a smile appeared on Shawn's face, taking all the tears, pain and heartbreak away. Rebecca was frozen by Christian and Shawn's reaction, as was Christian. Christian looked and felt as if he were paralyzed, his face was blank and he didn't move, not even to blink. Dr. Devine laid both Christian and Shawn down and made them close their eyes. Rebecca stood up next to Dr. Devine and looked at Shawn and Christian. "Think of something you want in your life and sketch it on a piece of paper, then draw how or why. Keep your eyes closed, it doesn't matter how good the sketch is."
He gave Shawn and Christian pieces of paper and something to lean on. They immediately drew something on the piece of paper. Dr. Devine told them to open their eyes and look at the piece of paper, and then show it to Rebecca and himself. Christian showed a picture of Rebecca and him he drew, and Shawn showed a picture of two hearts, one overlapping a small part of the other. In each heart was a name, Shawn and Rebecca. Dr. Devine adjusted his sunglasses and looked at each picture. Rebecca was shocked and confused, still not knowing what to do. Christian sat up and looked straight at Rebecca for a minute or two, then spoke up. "If its Shawn you want to be with, then fine, be with him. I'm not going to say I'm happy about this at all, or even close to happy, but it only matters to me if you are happy. If you want to stay friends with me...you're going to have to give me a while to think and sort out my thoughts. I didn't think thats how you thought at all, but I guess I was wrong. You two...have fun together." Christian's look of sadness turned into a look of disgust and he stood up and stepped out. When Christian left the room, the expression on Shawn's face was more than priceless. Drawn on his face was one of his happiest smiles as the blue in his eyes became completely visible. "I--I know that you aren't exactly the happiest person in the world right now...and I know that a picture is worth a thousand words, all of them which I've heard...but is that picture really of what you feel?" Shawn looked hopeless no more. His self esteem and confidence raised with the sight of that picture.
Rebecca looked over to Shawn with a face as red as blood and enough tears coming from her eyes to make a river and nodded. Shawn took her into his arms and hugged her as hard as he can without hurting her, kissing her cheek and lifting her off of the ground, whispering in her ear that everything will be alright and that Cameron, Cheyenne, him and herself will be a normal family once again.