"When you said I was back to square one with my patient, what did you mean"?

Jay let out a rough laugh "You were fucking him for ages, even ran off with him, now you've broke up but you're his therapist, bit unethical but I suppose you just can't stay away" his eyes lightened when he smiled

"This is the first time i'm meeting him" she stood up angrily "Now if you'll excuse me"

"No, seriously look, people even made fake wanted posters you know" he held out his phone "Have you hit your head or something, is that why they let you be his therapist again, to use you against him because there's no way otherwise"?

Zoya scrolled through the multiple images then looked up into the glass cabinet to see her own reflection "Doppleganger" she stuttered "I'm um, i'm not her, all this time I thought he was lying" she fell back into her chair with disbelief "God i've been so horrible to him"

He raised a brow "You sure you aren't her, you look exactly like her"

She slid her ID toward him "Late twenties, not me, but it's a cruel twist of fate, for everyone here, she was close with the Rowlan's right"? She wet her lips then shut her eyes tightly, she had no idea why she was so dissapointed with not being his wife, maybe a part of her had gotten too caught up in the attraction, but it wasn't just his good looks, it was how special he made her feel in the strangest way, she'd never had anything like it

"She was" he nodded and helped her stand up, arm firmly around her waist and nose rubbing her cheek as he looked forward he smirked "Oh Zoya, don't say such naughty things in the workplace" he admonished then stepped away from her

Zoya looked up at him, brows knitted together and her jaw gritted, what the hell was he on about? Turning her head to the side, everything suddenly made sense "Oh you are an asshole" grabbing her ID she ran up the hallway "Mr Hooda wait, wait" skidding on her feet she pushed her hand into the closing door then slid inside, shutting it with her back "That wasn't what it-"

"I've heard that one before" he waved his hand dismissing it "It doesn't matter Zoya, it's nothing to do with me" he wouldn't turn back to face her

"But it's upset you"

He laughed "You'd be lucky"

"Then why won't you look at me" turning him around by his shoulder her eyes ran over his face "I believe you now, about me looking like your wife and I can't imagine how hard that is for you, and seeing me with-"

"No" Aditya edged closer, shoulders wide and feet directly infront of hers as her back hit the wall "Seeing you with other men does not bother me, as you said, you aren't my wife so why should it matter"? He wanted it to matter to her though, he wanted her to be bothered by his lack of interest

And, she was. Her eyes narrowed, lips parted slightly, his hand was so close to touching her, his chest inches from hers. Pushing her heels to the wall she inhaled sharply "It shouldn't" she looked down at the white sweater tight against his skin and the vine like veins running up his arms and how his adam's apple bobbed when he swallowed "Then why did you storm off"?

He looked back up at her, a slow smile forming on his lips "What did you want, for me to stand and watch, voyeurism isn't my thing toots, unless" he lowered his head so his lips were by her ear "It's you touching yourself, then i'll stand and watch"

She bit back a moan "No, I just didn't want you to be hurt"

"Aw" he tapped her head "Such a good little doc aren't ya, but you don't have to worry about me, i'm a big boy and I can take care of myself, now run back to him" he shooed her away with his hand

Zoya let out a deflated sigh when he backed away "I have no interest in being around him, I uh" she tapped her foot "Framed the drawing, thank you" this was dangerous territory but she so badly wanted to talk to him more

"No problem" Aditya perched himself on the bed then led down, arms beneath his head "I'm trying to get some shut eye doc, either say what you want, join me or leave" his eyes shot open "Of course i'm partial to option two"

"Um" she certainly wasn't going to lie with him, leaving didn't seem like something she wanted either but she also had no idea what to say "How did you sleep"?

"I didn't, that's why i'm trying to sleep now, if someone would let me" the bottom line of his eyes crinkled as he smiled

"Why didn't you sleep"?

"I just kept thinking about how long it's been since i've squeezed the life out of someone, went through the patients and inmates and thought about doing it then remembered that you'd be mad at me if I did so" he ran his tounge over his bottom lip "So I didn't, simple"

Her eyes widened, how was it she kept forgetting who this man was? "Um, that's something, I wouldn't be mad, i'm your therapist, emotions like that aren't part of the-"

"Puhlease" he held up his hand "You're human Zoya, everyone gets dissapointed and if I did do it, you wouldn't see me for a while and I know how depressing that would be for you, then who would you check out"?

"I don't check you out" she stammered over the words

"I know toots, but maybe if I say it enough it will come true, nothing wrong with a little hope" he crossed his fingers

Zoya didn't understand why he thought she wasn't checking him out, it seemed clear to every one but him. A part of her wanted to reassure him but she knew it would be crossing the line, so she just nodded. "What else do you wish for"?

Aditya closed his eyes "Many things, all to do with you, if I said them you may say i'm being inappropriate but really i'm just being honest, i've lost count of how many times i've thought of pulling you into this bed in the last ten minutes, but you don't want it and i'm many things, but a man who will force you to want me is not one of them" turning onto his side he pulled the thin, cotton blanket over him "Nighty night"

She really was taken back by his honesty, slightly happy he thought of her that much and glad he had no intention to force her, though there was unlikely to be any force because if he touched her one more time she was sure she'd crumble and give herself over to her desires. "Did you work out in the five years in isolation"?

"Mostly everyday, why anyone would think you're checking me out, you like what you see"? He rolled over so he was able to see her expression "I noticed you haven't left yet, what do you want Zoya because I am feeling ever so vulnerable, in a room alone with a pretty girl, what if you take advantage"? His tone was light and mocking, he was loving this

"No i'm just trying to learn more about you is all" she was slightly shocked by how he smiled at her

"My wife, she used to always ignore me like that, never respond to my jibes or innuendos unless I angered her, then there was fire in her eyes and I had never wanted to burn so bad, I know you're not interested doc, dontcha worry, i'm just playing with you, a man gets bored, lonely and you're so fun to play with"

"Play with" she squeaked

"Oh yes, like uh, my favourite toy, your reactions just make me so" he tapped his chin

"Happy"? She suggested

"I was gonna say turned on, but happy works too, what's that song" he tapped his knee, long fingers like spider legs drooping over his leg "Ah, relight my fire, your love is my only desire" his smile dropped "The line at the start, I need you so much but I don't think you need me" hits right at the heart, the whole song does really, why is it that every song is relatable when you are uh" he waved his hand "Look at you distracting me missy, look if I don't get my beauty sleep how will I ever work toward you checking me out"?

Zoya smiled "You don't always have to laugh away your sadness, it's okay to miss her, these feelings are normal, i'm sure she needed you too, just in a different way" the bitter truth was that Aditya Hooda would never look at her without seeing his wife, she had caught his interest only for that reason. She would never be enough and maybe that was for the best, it wasn't something she could act on anyway.

"That woman didn't need anyone, trust me on that one, but somehow she wanted me, I don't know why, maybe my dashing good looks" he shrugged "Won the lottery, the one in a million"

"Mr Hooda"

"Hm"

"I think she won the lottery with you too, i'll leave you to get some sleep, sorry for disturbing you"

Aditya wasn't prepared for her to compliment him, for a few seconds he froze "Not that i'm complaining, but why did it take you so long to leave, something you wanted to say"?

"Just making conversation" she opened the door "You aren't the only one who gets lonely"

[~~~]

Zoya wiped the cloth down her dress, scrunched it into her palm and huffed. People never seemed to watch where they were going and now her dress was ruined, luckily she always kept a spare pair of clothes in her office. Unzipping the dress she let it fall down her body, opened the drawer and grabbed a pair of dark blue denim jeans, slid them on and went to grab the t-shirt when the light went off. Rolling her eyes she surfed her hand around the drawer when it slammed shut, catching the thin skin on the side of her hand she yelped when her right arm was twisted behind her back and she was shoved into the desk

A gruff voice whispered into her ear, his chest lying over her back "You have no idea how long i've wanted to do this and you want this too right"?

Kicking her legs she groaned when her head slammed into the desk again "I have no idea who you are, please just" overwhelmed by her emotions she shuddered with disgust "Get off of me"

"Oh" he seemed sad "It's me doc, your favourite patient" he pulled her up then ran his tounge over her neck, a scalpel now replacing it "Don't scream, wouldn't want anyone to get hurt would we"?

"Why are you doing this, I thought you said-" she was cut off when the door opened, a tall broad shouldered figure eyed her as he stood in the shadows and she was sure with how closely her body was against his that the person at the door wouldn't even notice

"Well hello, just thought to come and check on my favourite doc" Aditya smirked

"Don't, don't come closer, i'm not fully dressed" her eyes closed at the sensation of the metal digging into her skin

"Well anyone could just walk in silly" he shook his head and in one swift movement pulled off his t-shirt and moved closer to hand it to her

"Like you just did you mean" she breathed out and with her spare hand held his wrist "It's very inappropriate for you to be holding my hand don't you think"? Her only hope now was that he caught onto her weird behaviour and realised something was up

"Oh I see, so you touch me but I get the blame, gotta say I don't mind if it feels this good everytime" Aditya looked down at her hand and rubbed his thumb across her wrist, then yanked her forward, the small blade cutting across her cheek as the other man ran out, he went to follow only to be pulled back by Zoya

"Please don't leave me alone" she held her cheek as the lights came back on and her office door slammed shut

Tilting her chin up, the lines on his forehead creased "A plaster and some antiseptic, you'll be fine, put the top on, I can't keep pretending i'm looking at your face when i'm really not"

She blushed and did as she was told "Right, sorry" shaking her hand she hissed "I have no idea who that was, but he pretended to be you"

"I hope you didn't fall for it, i'm one of a kind, don't need someone to tarnish my reputation"

"You're a serial killer, i'm pretty sure your rep has already taken a blow"

"No, i'm a handsome serial killer, there's a difference, who would look at me and think wow he's capable of murder, no one, all in the genes" his eyes ran down her legs and he smirked "You can say thank you now" he tapped his cheek, turned his head and leant down

Zoya moved forward, her eyes fluttered shut as her lips neared his cheek "I don't-"

"Want to"? He nodded "Got it, lock your office door next time doc"

She sighed as he walked out "I don't think it's appropriate, never said I didn't want to" by the time she had spoken up he was already gone

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