Therapist's therapy

Red carpet exit

Jasper stared at them from the hallway. He didn't appear startled at being cut red handed in a dubious scheme or try to come up with excuses.
"You two faced bastard!" Travis blinded with rage stormed at Jasper without and sense of human restraint. He pulled him by his collar and shook him " I always suspected it but buried the thought because it was you, my friend, my brother! But who knew you were just a selfish asshole who wants to bite more than he can chew" Travis rage made his eye flash red. Jasper just stared back at him his expression switching from shock to hurt he didn't t even try to wrestle free from Travis' grip.
"Travis stop it! You are going to hurt him" Arianna yelled.
"You still care about this asshole? He betrayed us!why can't you see it?" Travis stared back at Jasper standing calmly in his grip.
"We don't know that yet" Arianna explained
"Save your breath Arianna. Once he is like this it's like talking to a wall" Jasper said finally turning back to Travis "I don't want to believe you think so lowly of me so I'm going to blame it on the anger" he yanked Travis' hand off him effortlessly but didn't move away from his face. "But the very next time you call me a bastard you are going to need plastic surgery to get back on that high horse of yours" it was Travis' turn to look shocked. Jasper has never talked back to Travis before but that look in his eye flashed the last straw he was going to take. When Travis backed off speechless he turned to Arianna. Her breath caught in her throat.
"We should get back to work" he was about to grab Arianna's hand when Travis jerked her away.
"She isn't going with you" Travis objected. Jasper looked at Arianna to make her decision. Arianna wanted to disappear. Why did they always do this to her? Whoever she chose to go with didn't seem like a big deal but would shape her life one way or the other. A memory that could save her from this life cling hanger flashed her mind.
" I um.. need to see Julianna. My grandmother wanted an autograph. You guys go on ahead" with the crisis averted Arianna ran down the hall not looking back. What was going on? The thought as she hurried away

When she could only hear the clicking of her flats on the white tiles, Arianna was sure she was in the right place. A huge gold sign showed Julianna's name with an arrow to her office. Up ahead she sighted someone she didn't necessarily expect, Carl Benson. He was talking in hush voices with a Middle Aged man she didn't recognize. Their discussion was cut of when the sighted her.
The middle aged man traced Carl's stare to Arianna looking for the reason their passionate discussion was cut short. "Didn't you ever learn not to eavesdrop on others?" came his harsh voice clearly irritated at being interrupted. Arianna recognized his voice immediately she heard it. He was the guy from the hallway.
"Not really, but I did learn that whatever is said in a public place is for the public" Arianna shot back. She wasn't the type to talk back to strangers but he knew a lot about her that made them acquaintances even though the knowledge wasn't mutual.
"Now now, I didn't know you knew each other" Carl tried to break the atmosphere.
"We don't" Arianna said to carl "and forgive my rudeness I often forget to introduce my myself since I'm so popular" she stressed the popular "Arianna Carlos. And you are."
The middle aged man replied this with a disgusted expression.
"Louis Kimberly" Carl introduced knowing that the man wouldn't. Arianna nodded noting the name behind her mind.
"What could be the cause of this commotion. What are you all doing here?" Julianna stood at the door of her office confused. They weren't a combination you would see at a coffee shop catching up.
"Nothing special. Just a meet and greet I guess, or should I call it a blind date although I hate being the third wheel." Carl dramatized.
"Well I want no part of whatever it is. Please get back to work this company manufactures cars not meet cutes" Julianna scolded.
"Yes ma'am" Carl said with a dramatic bow, mockery dripping off his words before he and Louis stalked off leaving Arianna with Julianna.
"Arianna inside now!" Julianna commanded disappearing back into her office "Could you be anymore obvious? I'm pretty sure I asked for an undercover job" Julianna blasted when they were locked and secured from eavesdroppers.
"Desperate times call for desperate measures. Now tell me what do you think of Carl Benson?" Arianna asked settling into one of the chairs.
"Carl? If there is anyone you should be concerned about it is Louis! He is a very cunning man who thinks he knows what is best always. Carl isn't a threat and even if he is I can handle him myself."
"Is that so?" Arianna asked taking a handful of sweets from the jar on the coffee table "Then I guess your trembling hands are unrelated" Julianna quickly hid her fingers behind her.
"Look Arianna I know I pulled you into this dangerous world but I can't have you dealing with Carl no matter what"
"Why not?" Arianna's eyebrows asked
"Because of Ja- no because it's my fight and I can't push it unto another" Arianna didn't further the Ja-  issue. There was time for everything.
"I'll respect that for now. But most importantly has your trembling stopped? I need your auto graph" Julianna ignored that remark.
"What do you need that for?"
"Just a tribute for the investigation" Julianna didn't press further.
After getting the autograph, Arianna was making her way down the hallway back to her office when she heard a ticking sound coming from one of the rooms. It sounded like a clock but it wasn't there when she came down the hallway earlier. Carefully she stalked down to the room she suspected it was coming from looking down the hallway earlier at both sides, no sound or moving image could be seen. Although it was a big company this parts were always deserted. Whatever it was, it was calling to her. Someone who knew she would be here at this exact moment. When Arianna finally guessed what the sound was and backed away it was too late. The exploding sound deafened her ear as she was blown away. The red explosion was the last clear thing she saw before her vision blurred. Smoke quickly filled the hallways as she lay on her back unable to move, talk or even breathe. As the light was about to leave her eyes all she could think about was how excited she was. She loved this job because it was so exhilarating you never know what is going to happen next. When her mind went blank, she closed her eyes lying lifeless on the burning red carpet.