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yes"> It wouldn�t be trapping her.
It�s O.K. that�Wait, she didn�t want me to know�
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�Mort?� It
was too late, Alex saw him.

Mort lifted his head, his eyes slowly meeting
hers. �Alex? I�I thought that you had a meeting.�

�I didn�t want you to worry,� she said quickly. She bit her lower lip, then continued. �Mort, I was going to tell you everything
when I got�Wait, why are you here?
Where�s Julia?�

�She�s with Karen.
I�m going to see Dr. Harris.�

Alex�s eyes widened. �Are you all right?�

Mort looked away from her for a moment. What should I say? There was no answer from his �inner
self.� Taking a deep breath, he said,
�To be honest, I�m not sure. I think�I
think we should talk tonight.� Is
she starting to cry?yes"> I need to tell you some things, that�s all.�
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Alex looked slightly relieved. �O.K.�
She kissed his cheek. �See you
at home?�

He smiled and let his lips brush against hers. �I�ll always love the way that sounds.� His comment made Alex smile back at
him. With a final, gentle hug, the
couple went in their respective directions.

Mort all but ran to Dr. Harris� office; he was oddly
nervous about what Alex may have said to him.
He was immensely grateful that he didn�t have to sit in the waiting room
for more than a few minutes.

See, you did fine with her on your own.

Yeah, lot of help you were.
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I just wanted to prove that you are capable of
functioning without me � most of the time.

Well, I�

�Mort, I�m ready for you.� Dr. Harris had broken through Mort�s thoughts. He got up and followed the doctor into his
office. He took his place on the couch
� sitting as he had on his last few appointments. �You were rather frantic on the phone. What�s wrong?�

Mort�s words flowed quickly. �I told you on the phone � things happened
when I missed one lousy dose yesterday.
I appreciate your credentials, but I think that your diagnosis of me is
wrong.�

�Fair enough,� Dr. Harris said, his voice calm. �What exactly happened?�

Mort thought a moment before answering. He didn�t want to sound like a crazy person,
despite the fact that he felt like one.
Before he could think of his phrasing, another question popped out of
his mouth. �Alex knows there�s
something wrong, doesn�t she?�

�How wou kno know that?�

�She just left here,� Mort said �matter of factly.� �Look, I know that there�s a doctor/patient
confidentiality thing, but��

clasclass=MsoBodyTextIndent>Dr. Harris raised an eyebrow. �Mort, why are you so concerned over whether
or not Alex was here?�

Nervously, Mort popped his jaw. �She knew.
Yesterday, she knew that something wasn�t right with me.�

�What happened between the two of you yesterday?�

He�s going to commit me. �After I realized I missed my�taking the
pill�the voice was back � like it was never gone.�

�Are you positive that you didn�t just make yourself
think it was there?�

Mort looked utterly confused. �If it�s in my mind to begin with, how am I
supposed to know the difference? Look,
I didn�t just hear it this time, O.K.?�

Dr. Harris placed his notebook on his lap. �What?�

�I saw him.
The character I created, I swear to you, I saw him again.� Mort rubbed his eyes. �The only stress that I�m under is from
or
or it, or�or whatever you want to call it.
And he took over my��

No!
No, you can�t tell him that � at least not yet. You could lose her. You could lose both of them.

�He took over what, Mort?� Dr. Harris asked.

�He�he was loud, demanding. I felt trapped. And Alex, she knew something was wrong.�

�I see.� Dr.
Harris then got lost in his thoughts.

Maybe she�s better off without me. Maybe I should never have gone to the
hospital that day�

She gave you your life back.

I don�t know whose side you�re on anymore! First I�m not supposed to be with someone,
then I am�Now you�re�You�re supposed to help me see things clearly!

I don�t want to be without her now either�

Wonderful, my reasoning is as lovesick as I am.

�Mort, I�m going to change your medication to
risperidone � a very mild dosage of it.
It�s a drug that is used with patients who suffer from schizophrenia.�

Mort
was hit with an intense wave of nausea.
�Schizophrenia? What, now I�m a fucking psychopath?�

�Calm down, Mort.�

Realizing his tone and language, Mort apologized. �I�m�I�m sorry. You think I�m sick?�

�You�re suffering hallucinations, hearing voices�I�ll need to meet with
you � and Alex � more regularly��

�Alex? I don�t want to drag her
into this.�

�If you feel as strongly about her as I suspect you do, you really
don�t have the option. Therapy will
help both of you. I do not feel that
you are definitely suffering from schizophrenia, but this medication is for the
same symptoms that you seem to be suffering.
Is there anything else I should know about?�

�N-no.� I swear, if it
happens again, I�ll tell him.

�All right.� Dr. Harris
scribbled the prescription down. �I�ll
need to start to see you and Alex weekly.
I have one evening slot open that I�ll give to the two of you, since
Alex works days.�

�Thank you,� Morid, id, suddenly terrified of everything that was
happening. He left the office in a
daze. Not only did he have today�s
session on his mind, but Alex was going to tell him why she was in that
building and he told her that he needed to tell her �some things.�

She could end things. She could
get scared and end things.
Or she could help you.

Or I could break her. Just like
I said I would.

***

Author�s Note: O.K., I�m not a doctor and I used the Mayo
Clinic website to help me with this chapter.
Um�yeah�So don�t be too critical, O.K.?
Thanks! And thanks SO MUCH for
all of the reviews!!!
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