The Alpha's mate

Getting honest with my shrink

CHAPTER 11

Jennelle POV

In the last week I have found out that I have a douchebag of an ex boyfriend, a crazy yet beautiful best  friend, a man I am certain I could spend my life being happy with, a Doctor I thought was only a Doctor but is actually my aunt and oh yea I am a wolf! Information overload! I think Dr. Stephens was right. I need to see a therapist. Just then a nurse walked in with paperwork for me to fill out. “I just need you to answer some of these questions for me and then I will forward it to the resident therapist we have here.” She said. I don’t know much about myself. I’m not sure if my answers would be any good. “These are just questions about how you are feeling right now, what you have experienced over the last week since you woke up.” she replied. Oh, I think I can handle that I said and took the clipboard from her. “When you are done  you can press the red call button on the wall right here and I will come back in and retrieve the paperwork.” she said. Thank you. Ok Jannelle, let’s get real. I said to myself. Question number one: Do you feel you are a danger to yourself or others? Of course not. I would never want to hurt myself or anyone else. Question two: Do you remember anything from your past? Only that I like oranges in my beer. Question 3:  During your stay at the hospital have you felt any of the following: Angry, sad, confused, anxious, happy? Can I circle all of the above? After answering all twenty questions I pressed the call button and the nurse appeared. “Are you all finished with the questionnaire Miss Vasco?” she asked. Yes I am. What is the next step? “You will be  contacted by the therapist and they will do an intake evaluation before you leave today.” she replied. Alright, thank you.

Dr. Melody Smith POV

“Good afternoon Miss. Vasco, my name is Dr. Smith or you can call me Melody. Whichever you are more comfortable with. How are you feeling today? “Hello, I am fine. Is that an OK answer?” she asked, looking concerned. I smiled gently and replied, yes that answer is fine. You don’t need to worry about your answers sounding a certain way. Just answer as honestly as you can and that will help us both. Sound good? “ Yes that sounds good. Thank you” she replied seeming slightly relieved.  Great! Let’s get started. Do you remember anything from before your admittance to the hospital? Jannelle shook her head no. That’s OK, I just need to ask. I received some information from two people that I was told are closest to you. I am going to show you their pictures and ask you the first thought that comes to mind and the first feeling you experience when seeing the picture. Ready? “Yes.” Jannelle said. Perfect, let’s begin.

Jannelle POV

Dr. Smith seems really nice, I thought to myself. She was a tall slender woman with blonde hair and green eyes.  I still need to be mindful of my answers though. Wouldn’t want to end up in the looney bin because I said something off the wall. “I am going to show you some pictures and I want you to answer with the first thought that comes to mind and the first feeling you get once you see the photo.” she said. Oh boy here we go I thought. I really hope I don’t mess this up. Ugh! Get out of your own head Jannelle and relax, I thought to myself. Just then she showed me a picture of Megan and I laughed. “What is your first thought?” Crazy! I said laughing. She is so spicy and funny! I’m really glad she is one of my friends, I replied honestly. “Great, and I can see the emotion that you are feeling is happy, is that a fair assessment?” she asked. Yes I would say so. “OK, how about this photo here?” she asked. She held up a photo of Scott, the one I was told is my ex. My facial expression that was happy just a minute ago changed to sadness, confusion and a bit of fear. “What is it Jannelle? What are you feeling?” she asked. I’m not really sure. My first thought was uncertainty. But I feel a little scared and I’m not sure why. Just then I had a flashing thought about Scott and I.  He and I were  standing in a room and I saw the look of disgust on his face and I was crying. That was it. That was all I saw. I began to tear up. “Jannelle I need you to share with me what you were just thinking. It was a flashback wasn’t it?” she asked, looking  concerned. My voice was  barely  above a whisper when I replied, yes. “Walk me through it. I’m here with you, it’ll be alright.” she replied. I told her what I saw and how it made me feel. She shook her head acknowledging what I was saying. “OK, let’s move onto the next picture. The next picture made me smile and forget that I was ever sad. It was a picture of Zack. “Well that reaction was much better!” she replied. Yes I guess it was. The question was why?