Poison

 

-Poison-

Paired Couple: Jim SudayevXDimitri Hawkins

A/N: The same technicalities still apply... Blah blah...

"...WHAT?"

"Calm down, Sarah. Let me explain..."

"What the HELL do you mean by 'Jim is in love with Dr. Sudayev'?" Sarah shouted hysterically, "What are you talking about; explain what?"

Doppler stood and grabbed a hold of Sarah's shoulders, holding her in place as he spoke. "I know I should have told you this sooner, but it wasn't my place to say anything because Jim did what he had to do to get out of the situation." He sighed, "Now listen, Jim and Sudayev had been seeing each other during the therapy sessions for the past couple of weeks..."

"That doesn't mean anything! Those were appointments." She said skeptically.

"Romantically, I mean. The day you gave me the request for the progress report, I had to use the restroom, which was located down the same hall as Sudayev's office. When I was leaving, however, I saw Jim waiting for Sudayev at his office."

"...But Jim was supposed to be at community service."

"Exactly. Jim told me later on how he escaped when I confronted him. Now, when Jim went into the office, I decided to follow, thinking maybe I could ask him what he was doing there. To my ultimate surprise, I found them..." He cleared his throat nervously. "...kissing."

With her eyes shocked wide, Sarah sat down on an armchair, completely at a loss for words. She finally looked to Delbert after a brief moment of silence.

"Are you sure that's what you saw?"

"Yes."

She stared into the fire with deep concentration for a moment, before suddenly getting up from her seat. "I'm getting the truth out of him now."

Doppler looked stricken. "Are you sure that now is the time?"

"Yes!"

Sarah made her way over to the staircase to the bedrooms of the Inn. Doppler moved in front of her, blocking the stairs.

"Maybe we should wait!" He said, trying to stop the angry woman from possibly going to take Jim's head off. "Maybe we should wait, when you're not so angry and likely to kill him..."

"Delbert, move out of the way." Those chocolate eyes of hers burned with a seething temper. It unnerved him.

"Please, Sarah! Reconsider!"

She ducked under one of his outstretched arms, taking two steps at a time upstairs. He followed, trying to calm her down.

Jim's bedroom door opened suddenly, jarring the eighteen year old awake.

"Mom? What's-"

"Dr. Sudayev. Who is he to you, James Pleiades Hawkins?" She crossed her arms over her chest, tapping a foot on the floor, waiting.

Jim looked at his mother in sudden fear, turning an accusing eye on Delbert, who stood behind her in apology.

"Doppler!" He yelled in betrayal.

"She cracked me open, Jim," Doppler explained. "There was nothing I could do!"

"Well?" She asked, still waiting for Jim's reply.

Jim stood up from his bed and gave her a determined stare. "Since you know the truth now, you should know that."

"I want to hear it from you!"

Jim looked her in the eyes and said, "Okay... I'm in... love... with Dimitri."

"Jim, you can't be serious! I mean, he's a therapist and you're his patient! Don't you know the consequences of what you're doing?"

"I know, Mom. And that's why I haven't been seeing him anymore. Besides, he doesn't... feel the same way about me." She could tell that last part hurt him to admit it. Tears had started to form in his eyes before he brushed them away.

He left the room without looking at either of them.

A/N: And... Scene! What will happen next? I know, short chapter.