“Not too close! I promise. Although I could theoretically touch one or...bothof you for a couple minutes—”
“Basil.”
“Okay, okay! Not both of you. Of course not both of you. That would be weird,” he broke off in a nervous chuckle.
“Basil!” I finally yelled.
“Yes?”
“You can only watch if you turn around, walk away, and never bring this up to anyone ever,” I said.
“But I’ve already got a half-chub! Blue balls can’t be good for my mental health.”
“I told you, you can watch just not right now.”
“I’ll be very sorely angry with you at our next therapy session if you’re lying!” He called out to me as he walked away. “And someone tell Nemo to shut the fuck up. His howling is cringy.”
“He sounds charming,” Bree said once he was gone.
“He killed his parents,” I responded.
“Nice,” she said with a smile.
“You are going to fit right in here,” I said under my breath.
“Iwill?” she asked, looking at me with bugging eyes.
“I meant youwould,not that you will. Sorry, bad joke.”
“No, maybe you’re right. Maybe I should come here. Who was that?” She asked. She was giving me whiplash.
“No one.”
“Oh, anotherno onelike me. He’s your patient?” She asked with something burning in her eyes. “You two seemed friendly. Really friendly.”
“To be honest, I think I hate him more than any of my other patients.”
“How many patients do you have?”
“I’m currently the main therapist on staff here at Verfallen. It’s my job, Bree. I do see other people than you.” This fact seemed to upset her. She looked ready to do something wild, like start crying.
“You’re a special patient to me, Bree. I work with you more thoroughly than the people here. I’m committed to your treatment in an entirely different way.”
“Why?” She asked. I smiled at her, patting her cheek gently. Why was she special? Because she was going to become my little pet.
“Because I think you and me are similar. I see a bit of myself in you—”
“Jesus,” she hissed, her face flaming as she took my comment entirely sexual.
“Don’t be crude.”
“You just told that Basil guy he could watch us fuck! Of course, my mind is in the gutter.”
“I’d say anything I’d need to, to get that person far away from you. He’s the most dangerous person in this place.”
“I find that hard to believe. He seemed so chipper.” She looked up at me with big blue eyes.
“Well appearances are deceiving,” I said with a broad smile.Just like me, Bree. Your kind therapist who is always there for you has the absolute worst intentions.
