"Why do you have to ask?"

Right now, Everett was in a bind. He couldn't admit the truth, but denying it felt just as impossible. So, he tried to dodge the question.

But didn't his very avoidance seem like an admission of guilt?

"You...you really make me sick."

Dorothy yanked her hand away, ready to storm off.

Almost reflexively, Everett reached out and grabbed her wrist, holding on tightly.

Despite the bandages around his hand quickly staining with blood from his grip, he refused to let go.

"What are you doing now?"

Dorothy's voice turned icy.

She felt genuinely nauseated, repulsed.

"There was nothing between her and me."

Everett's explanation was dry and blunt.

But he had to say it.

He was genuinely afraid that Dorothy, in a moment of impulsion, would leave the hospital and go straight to Kenneth Nelson, or some other man. Or perhaps she'd end up in a bar, drowning herself in liquor, and then leaving with some random guy.

That thought was enough to drive him mad.

Mad beyond anything Dorothy's current state could provoke.

"...Nothing as in what? No kissing? No sleeping together?"

"None of it."

The last time the two of you were in the office, were you just

Everett had brought her into his office before. She knew exactly what could happen behind those closed

you the truth, but

earlier, who was it about?" Dorothy bit back, turning to face him, "In your dream, you said you had to save her, that you wouldn't

was even harder to answer than the

think it was? Me?

"Neither."

episode, what had been said, or what he could possibly make up

"Then who?"

"My mom."

Dorothy frowned, "Really?"

"Really." Everett nodded.

demeanor soften, he silently breathed a

atmosphere suddenly became awkward, an indescribable tension

only cough lightly, his voice hoarse as he spoke, "I could use

you some

up to pour

she helped Everett sit

say

shook her head, "They couldn't find anything specific, just mentioned it might be

realized

no

scar on

t the breakup. Contexere?

he was struggling to

figures they couldn't find

belongs

inadvertently catching Dorothy's

"What do you mean?"

I guess I'm just

was starting to amaze himself with

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