Chapter 8
Chase and Jonathan walked into the house.
"Home sweet home," Jonathan said.
"Yeah," Chase said.
Chase and Jonathan sat on the couch.
"I'll be happy if I never see another hospital again," Jonathan said.
"Me too," Chase agreed.
"So when do I get to meet Samantha?" Jonathan asked.
"She's actually coming over tomorrow because she wants to meet you," Chase replied.
"So I finally get to meet my new mommy?" Jonathan asked.
"I'm begging you," Chase said. "Please don't call her that."
"Okay," Jonathan said.
"So tell me Jonathan," Chase said. "What was it like to talk to Drew Barrymore?"
"She's so nice," Jonathan said. "And funny too."
"I've always been a fan of hers ever since I first saw Donnie Darko," Chase said.
"I love her in Santa Clarita Diet," Jonathan said.
"I've never seen that," Chase said. "Is it good?"
"It's so good," Jonathan said. "It's better than iZombie."
"Don't tell Clay that," Chase said. "He loves that show."
Chuck walked in through the front door.
"Hey guys," Chuck said.
"Hey Chuck," Chase said.
"How are you feeling Jonathan?" Chuck asked.
"A lot better," Jonathan replied.
"Hey Chuck," Chase said. "Jonathan still feels like going to his therapy session. Do you think you can drive him? My check engine light came on and I'm too paranoid to drive."
"Yeah," Chuck replied. "I'll drive him."
"Let's go," Jonathan said.
"Oh," Chuck said. "You mean right now."
Chuck drove Jonathan to the building where Benny's office was. As Chuck parked, Jonathan looked at him.
"Can you walk in with me?" Jonathan asked. "I'm scared of night."
"You're scared of night?" Chuck asked.
"Yes," Jonathan said.
"You're so strange," Chuck said.
Chuck and Jonathan walked into the building, went up the elevator, and walked down the hallway to the waiting room of Benny's office. Chuck was immediately surprised to see Beth sitting in a chair.
"Beth?" Chuck asked. "What are you doing here?"
Chuck gasped.
"No!" Chuck shouted.
"You need to talk to someone," Beth said.
"I already talked to a therapist about my dad," Chuck said.
"You still have some unresolved issues," Beth said.
"Why didn't you just ask me instead of having Jonathan lure me here?" Chuck asked.
"Would you have come?" Beth asked.
"No," Chuck replied.
Benny walked out of his office into the waiting room.
"Chuck?" Benny asked. "Are you ready?"
"No, but let's get this over with," Chuck said.
Chuck followed Benny into his office. Benny shut the door behind them. Chuck sat on the couch and Benny sat in his chair and got out his clipboard.
"Hello Chuck," Benny said. "What brings you here?"
"My wife set up an elaborate scheme to get me here," Chuck said laughing.
Chuck stopped laughing and a tear fell from his left eye.
"My father is in prison," Chuck said.
"Are you close with your father?" Benny asked.
"No," Chuck said as his voice began to break. "He was abusive to me."
"So you're the victim of abuse," Benny said.
"Yeah," Chuck cried. "I mean I've gone to therapy before, but it's been a while. The therapists I've seen haven't exactly been good at what they do."
"Well hopefully I'm a lot better than they were," Benny said.
"Yeah," Chuck said. "Hopefully."
That's the end of this one.