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A/N: Here's another outtake. Its very small
Season 5 Episode 6
Chuck sat on the couch in his living room when the elevator door opened and in walked Dr. Barnes. He stood up.
"Dr. Barnes, what are you doing here?"
"A house call is a little out of the ordinary for my line of work but I felt our last interaction ended too abruptly. May I…may I sit" she replied walking in.
"Of course" he gestured to the couch.
"I was hoping that being in your environment might help."
"Well I applaud your persistence Dr. Barnes but I have searched the far corners of my mind and I'm not hiding anything from you or myself I'm an open book"
"Then lets skip to the chapter about Blair" the Doctor said. "I live in this city I see the papers just like everyone else."
"You've done your homework" Chuck said "but I don't see how my history with Blair or the tabloid fodder it produces is really relevant to my therapy"
"It's relevant if Blair is the source of your suffering." Dr. Barnes said picking up a picture of Layla and Sophie. "Or we can discuss Layla Baizen.
"Archibald" Chuck said grabbing the picture out of her hand " she has nothing to do with this"
"Blair it is then. Aren't you upset that the love of your life is marrying someone else"
"I let Blair go. Leave it at that"
"You're actually telling me that you're not furious"
"Next Chapter"
"Miss Baiz… sorry Archibald then?"
Chuck began to pace.
"Have you ever thought it's your denial of these feelings that's giving you nightmares? Expressing your rage and anger is part of your healing process. You can't move on until you let it out. You have to face that you didn't let Blair go. You lost her to someone else." Dr. Barnes said.
Chuck stopped and looked at her.
"You don't know what I did. But yes maybe there is something else I need to do if I'm ever going to move on. I don't want to lie to you, lie to myself." Chuck said then got into his safe and pulled out a ring box "If I let her go I don't need this anymore.
He handed her the ring. She opened it up
"It's beautiful"
"I bought it to give to her. I've been holding onto it ever since. Really what I should do is return it"
"If that's what you need to do, you should do it"
"You take it. Give it to charity or something. I don't care"
"Are you sure this is what the problem is?"
"Yes" he said picking up the picture he took from her earlier and sat down.
"Why don't you want to discuss her? Miss Archibald?"
"Layla and Sophie are my world. Not my problems. You can see yourself out now."