Song: Count on me- Bruno Mars

"Zayden do you mind waiting out in the waiting area?" ask Sarah.

"Sure," he says to her then looks at me, "Will you be alright?" he asks before leaving me there.

I nod my head but I'm really not sure at the moment.

When he leaves, she comes over and sits beside me. "These sessions are only for Coralie...I'm sorry Cora but you need to leave. That goes for you too Willow." She touches my hand. "Coralie close your eyes for me."

I close my eyes while she talks to me. I hear her get up to turn on some music and then she comes back over to sit close to me. The music actually calms me. It's just plain music but it puts me as ease.

"You are safe here. No one can harm you. You are trying so hard to get rid of them but they might not ever go away. We need to find a way for you to live with them but you are the one that is in control of your body...your thoughts, not them. You tell them what you want...they need to learn to be quite and listen. Now tell them what you want from them. Let's do Willow first. Keep your eyes closed...tell her what you want from her. What do you need?"

"I want Willow to let me fight my own battles. I will be ok. I don't want her to have outburst especially not in public or even at home. I promise I will be fine. I'm not saying you have to leave altogether but you need to be silent....let me think for myself."

"And what do you want from Cora?"

"Leave Zayden alone...I know you are dying to get your hands on him. I want you to stop attempting me to do bad things. I want you to listen to me and when I feel like I have no other choice then maybe say something but you can't control my life...my thoughts. They are mine."

"Now open your eyes."

I do as she says and I look at her.

"How do you feel?"

I shrug. "The same...ok maybe a little better. I always feel better after talking with you."

She gets up and goes back to the other side of her desk and starts writing stuff down. "That's a good thing but I am not always going to be there. Look, I want you to talk to them...talk about your day. Include them...but not let them take over again."

"You make it sound so simple."

"Nothing is ever simple...this is going to be a long difficult road ahead but I think you can do it."

"I feel like I'm going crazy...what if he can't handle it? What if he leaves me?" I gesture to the door, knowing that he is waiting for me on the other side.

"What if....stop thinking negative...that boy out there lovers you. I have seen Zayden for a few years and I have never seen him like this...that boy plans on sticking around." She glances down at my hand. "And I see he gave you that as well?"

"Yeah....for my birthday. He said it's a promise that he will always be there for me. You really think he will stay."

"Yes...so I hate to do this but I have another appointment. Are you going to be alright?"

"I think so...thanks for seeing me on such short notice."

"No problem...just glad that I can help you."

She walks me out to the waiting area and he is still there waiting for me. When he sees me he hurriedly stands up and walks towards me. When he gets close enough he takes my hand into his and pulls me close to him.

Sarah shakes her head. "Zayden, I'm sure you will take good care of her."

"Yes ma'am."

"Congrats on the new relationship...and nice ring choice."

He beams from ear to ear. "Thanks."

"I hope to see you in group therapy tomorrow." She tells me and then looks at Zayden. "You're welcome to come too."

"Ok" we both say at the same time.

When we get in the car, I thought he was taking me home but we stop at the park instead. He turns in his seat to look at me. "Let's go for a walk." I watch as he takes the keys out and he leaves his phone. "Leave your phone...you won't need it."

I look up at him with a puzzled look. "Uhm...Ok."

'He can't handle this.'

'Prepare yourself...he is going to leave you.'

'This is just too much for him to handle.'

'Guys...shut up.'

I get out of the car and by the time I shut the door he is already on my side taking my hand. We walk on the well beaten path...he is really quite. Maybe he is going to break up with me. We find a bench and he sits down pulling me down beside him. His hand moves my hair out of my face, revealing all of my features. I know he wants to tell me something but for some reason he is having a difficult time with it. My mind won't shut up...all I can think about is that he doesn't want this anymore. I totally flipped out back there and now he knows the real me. I can't take the quietness any longer. I stand up and start walking off.

"Where are you going? Coralie!" I hear him behind me. When he catches up to me he gets in front of me. So I turn to go back the other direction. He grasps my hand, forcing me to stop. I try to turn my head away from him because I don't want him to see me crying but it's too late for that.

"Precious...what's wrong?" he says as he wipes a few of my tears.

"Just say it already...if this is too much...I understand."

"What... are you kidding me? I told you I'm here to stay."

"But?"

"No buts...I'm not going anywhere."

"Then why did you bring me out here?" I look around and gesture to the wide open space around us.

"Uhm...because I thought it seemed like a good idea. It's quite...were alone...I don't know. I just wanted to be with you...alone."

"You just seemed like you wanted to say something; so what is it then?"

"Well I was going to say something until you got up and walked off."

"I'm sorry...I thought you were going to break up or something."

He does a halfhearted grin. "I wish you would stop thinking that I'm going to leave you."

"But you will...I'm crazy. And the voices might never go away...then what?"

"I will beg them to let me see you...and only you. The other two are going to have to just deal with it...because I want only you."

"I'm afraid...they might hurt you."

"I can handle them."

He takes my hand and we start walking again.

"Do you trust me?"

"Why?"

"You said you trusted me...close your eyes."

I roll my eyes at him and huff. "Ok." I close my eyes and he pulls me along the path then suddenly stops.

"No peeking."

"OK."

"Now tell me what you hear."

"What?"

"Just listen...what do you hear," he says softly.

I stand there with my eyes closed. This is sill, what is he trying to do. I know he is not going to give this up so I try to focus on the noises around me. "It's too quite...I hear...water flowing nearby, maybe a small creek or something. Uhmmm... there are birds singing in the trees. I don't know what am I supposed to be hearing?" I ask him.

"Just listen."

I huff again. "Ok...fine...I hear you breathing...I can hear the wind blowing the leaves in the trees...something is making a crunching sound in the leave on the right side of me. There is a fly or maybe a bee buzzing close by." I make a crazy facial expression like I just don't know what he is wanting and I hear him snicker.

"Ok...so what do you smell?"

"Are you serious?" I want to open my eyes but he holds his hand up so that I can't see.

"Humor me."

"I don't know...fresh air...woody smell...your body wash when the wind starts to blow this way. There is a scent of flowers of some kind but I don't know what they are."

"Now what do you feel?"

I start to open my eyes and he stops me yet again. "No...keep them closed...what do you feel?"

"I feel the heat from the sun...the cool breeze from the wind blowing against my skin and playing in my hair."

He grasps my hand placing it on his chest in front of me. "Now what do you feel?"

"You...your heart...beating. I can feel your chest going up and down from breathing."

"Who is here?" he whispers.

"You are."

"And?"

"Me."

"Anyone else?"

"No...just us."

I feel the softness of his hands on my face and I know without even looking that he is only inches away from my lips. When his lips touch mine...shivers go down my spine. He knows how to take my breath away...that's for sure.

When he pulls away from me I open my eyes and all I can see, feel, hear, is him...only him.

"Do you trust me?" He asks again.

"Why do you keep asking me that?"

He smiles. "Turn around."

I do and I am literally on the edge of a cliff. The view is exquisite, almost too pretty like an artist's masterpiece. I look down below and it's a good ways down. The water looks amazingly clear and so inviting. I feel him take my hand and before I can say anything he jumps...taking me with him.