“This is absolute bullshit,” Craig muttered as we walked toward the familiar doors of Dr. Sunshine’s office. “I’m not in this relationship. I don’t see why I had to come along.”
“Because you couldn’t keep your fucking mouth shut,” I reminded him. “You wanted to stick it to Alec, and you inadvertently stuck it to yourself.”
“Whatever. I just want to make one thing clear, I am not talking in there. This is about the two of you and I’m not getting dragged into your shit again.”
Alec was unusually quiet next to me, but I could only imagine that it was because we were about to dive into our issues. Every time we tried to talk, we ended up fighting. Maybe talking things out with Dr. Sunshine was the way to go. Maybe she could help us to get past that anger and move forward. It had been two days since Cap demanded we come here, and things had been tense between us for those two days. But we were back under the same roof, so that had to mean something.
Dr. Sunshine stepped out of her office and smiled at us. “My favorite trio. I’m so happy to see you all.”
“Not a trio,” Craig quickly corrected. “Former teammates.”
“Former? So, you’re not on the same team anymore?”
“I left the team,” Alec said, shoving his hands in his pockets.
“But all three of you came to therapy,” Dr. Sunshine said, a hint of a smile playing on her lips. “Interesting. Follow me inside.”
“Just keep your mouth shut,” Alec grumbled to Craig. “You always make things worse.”
“I make things worse? We wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for the two of you.”
“You know the only reason you’re here is because you were trying to stick it to Alec,” I whispered. “If you could just leave shit alone, Alec and I would be here alone, discussing our relationship alone with Dr. Sunshine like a normal couple.”
“Alright, why don’t we all take a seat?” Dr. Sunshine sat down in her seat, leaving the couch and an armchair open. I sat in the armchair, leaving Alec and Craig to cram onto the couch, each of them trying not to touch the other. Dr. Sunshine eyed the move and then scribbled something in her notebook. “Okay, who wants to tell me why we’re here today?”
Craig snorted. “That’s a loaded question.”
“And why is that?”
He looked at her, his eyes wide. “Oh, no, I’m not here to participate. I’m just here to observe.”
“I see, and why is that?”
“Because my boss made me. He thinks that I have some kind of stake in the outcome of their relationship.”
“Do you?”
“No, I mean, I want them to end up together, but between you and me, doc? It’s a long road for them. I mean, I took care of some of the issues, but they have a lot to work through.”
“What do you mean that you took care of some of the issues?”
“Well, I mean, not to stick my nose where it doesn’t belong-” I snorted, shaking my head in amusement. Craig glared at me, but then continued, “Alec cheated on Florrie and I made sure he paid for that.”
“You didn’t tell me that,” I cut in. “What did you do?”
“I shoved his head in a bucket of ice water repeatedly, and then when I was satisfied, Hunter, Derek, and I took turns beating the shit out of him.”
I glanced at Alec, surprised that I hadn’t noticed the faint bruising around his face sooner. Then again, I had a feeling that he had worse bruises on other parts of his body.
“And why did you take such offense to Alec cheating on Florrie?” Dr. Sunshine asked Craig. It hadn’t escaped my notice that all of the questions were directed at Craig. I doubt that he even noticed yet.
“Well, first of all, I’m not sure that it was technically cheating. I mean, it was kind of a Rachel and Ross situation. They were sort of broken up,” he said, like he was unsure of what he was saying.
“We were definitely broken up,” Alec muttered.
“We were not,” I snapped.
“You kicked me out of the house. You told me I didn’t fucking matter to you. The breakup was implied.”
“So, that makes it okay?” I shot back.
“Hey, you were the one that said that it didn’t matter how long a couple was broken up. Once they broke up, either party could do whatever they wanted,” Alec said, shoving my words back in my face.
“I’d have to agree with Alec,” Craig piped up. “A breakup is a breakup. However, Florrie didn’t deserve for him to run out and fuck the first woman he saw. On the other hand, with the way that Florrie was treating Alec, she sort of had it coming.”
“So, you see yourself as a sort of crusader for their relationship.”
“I suppose. I mean, I love them both. I want things to go back to the way they were before.”
Dr. Sunshine’s eyebrows rose. “The way things were before…Back when the three of you were working together.”
“Now, hold on a minute there, doc. I know what you’re getting at.”
“And what is that?” she asked, shifting in her chair slightly.
“You’re referring to the last time we were all in, back when you were putting thoughts in our heads. But that’s not going to happen this time,” he said, shaking his finger at her.
“And what thoughts did I put in your head?”
“You know what you did,” Craig insisted. “You made us all think about a different kind of relationship we could all have.”
“I’m getting the feeling that while Alec and Florrie have continued their relationship, you’ve been left out and you’re not on board with that. Maybe you’re angry that your dreams didn’t turn out the way you hoped.”
“Lady, the dreams were just dreams. I don’t want to be in a relationship with them in any way, shape, or form.”
“Yet you came to another appointment that was made to work out the problems of their relationship.”
“Because I was told to!”
“You did put yourself
