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Dom had seen sex in movies and television before. And though he wouldn’t admit it to anyone, a powerful curiosity led him to some websites that had to be erased from the browser history. It was nothing like the real thing. Dom and Trinity had no real experience being intimate, but the experience they had fumbling around and just trying to make the other feel pleased, it was better than anything those movies could sell. It made him feel more connected to Trinity, even so far as to improve how he read her body language. Dom was always better than most due to his ability but this was a new level of knowledge.

It made him feel more normal. As they laid there and Trinity made the joke about training, he couldn’t help but laugh. ”I don’t think that’s a bad idea. As long as we get some actual training done too,” Dom joked back. He always felt more relaxed and open with Trinity, more than he was around the team or his own family. She understood him in a way that no one else did, and still managed to have feelings for him. Josiah always teased that he was an ‘unfeeling robot’, but that was far from the truth and he was able to show that to Trinity. The team? Well, that was still a work in progress. It was mainly Josiah, with the constant teasing and joking, but he wouldn’t deny that Josiah was the brother he always wanted instead of the judgemental hero he was actually a brother to. ”We can’t let Josiah find out or we’ll never hear the end of it,” Dom adds as a warning.

”I know you’re not happy to be sitting here with me, Miss Mossig, but I am thankful you’ve given this a chance.” The doctor’s tone was light and assuring, but Sapphire just huffed and folded her arms across her chest. The only way to stop worrying about talking with Dr. Dalton and getting back on missions was to actually talk with him. She almost decided to back out as she met at their meeting place, but he opened the door for her and there was no backing out now. ”You seem okay, I just don’t like therapists,” Sapphire replies with a shrug, looking over to the window. Most of the facility rooms didn’t have windows for further protection, but a few allowed the luxury and Sapphire did gravitate towards those rooms when she could.

”I’ve been told about your conversations with the agents, but have you spoken with a licensed therapist before?” Dr. Dalton asked. He had a notepad in front of him but he hadn’t written anything down yet. Sapphire wanted him to, she wanted to know what he deemed important about her life. She nodded, hoping that would be enough of an answer, but he looked at her expectantly for more. ”Yeah. My parents don’t have abilities so we went to family counseling and that therapist suggested I have solo sessions too.” Sapphire answered. She didn’t want to linger on the subject; her sessions alone with the therapist always went the same, him trying to convince her that she would have a better life if she negated. Everyone in town thought the same thing except her parents and herself. Her parents were scared of her joining a field team, but they knew Sapphire wouldn’t be happy without at least trying to follow her dreams. ”Can we just cut to the chase? I just want to get approved for missions,” Sapphire said this before the therapist could comment further on her experiences with other therapists, trying to hurry up to her approval.

”Miss Mossig-“ ”Just Sapphire.” ”Alright. Sapphire. I’m only here to help. Your team has been through some very traumatic experiences and your agents want you to have peace of mind. I won’t push you to talk about anything you don’t want to, but I will only be approving you for missions if you agree to talk with me,” Dr. Dalton’s voice was sincere, and Sapphire knew he meant well. But it was hard enough talking about this with Orinwell, Trinity, even Ruby. How was she expected to open up to a complete stranger? She just slumped into her chair further and accepted that she had to suffer through this to get back to missions. ”I promise you we don’t have to talk about any of the missions, this is just a start-“

Sapphire was quick to interrupt him. ”Then what’s the point of bringing a professional in? I know they only brought you because of the accidents. All this other stuff is bullshit. You want Josiah to relive his chest being torn open by some beast? Or Dom to tell you how it felt for a villain to shapeshift into his sister and strangle him? Personally I’m really tired of talking about how weak I am and that I wouldn’t have survived without-“ Sapphire’s words got stuck in her throat and she could feel Dr. Dalton’s pitying gaze on her. She didn’t want his pity. She just wanted to be on a mission again. Sapphire kept her head down as she left, but the tears had started streaming down her face the moment she brought up Josiah and hadn’t stopped even as the door slammed shut between her and Dr. Dalton.