Walter had a hard time opening his eyes to the bright lights. When he finally managed to open his eyes to look around he noticed the beeping machines hooked up to him, the pounding in his head, the lack of strength in his body, and a woman sleeping on the chair next to his bed. He wondered what he had done to land himself in the hospital.

He quickly started to think of all the possible scenarios that would lead him here. A car accident? Maybe he fell? Or got hit in the head? For some reason there was a block and he couldn't seem to piece together what had happened. The more and more he tried the more frustrated he got. He could feel his head pounding but ignored the pain and lost himself in his thoughts. He was so invested on trying to find out what happened he didn't realize the woman sleeping in the chair had woken up.

He felt a soft pair of hands wrap around his left hand and a soft voice whisper his name, "Walter? Hey it's good to have you back" her soft hands squeezed a little harder and remained entwined with his. For some odd reason her touch and voice calmed him which surprised him because he wasn't too fond of people's touches. He looked at her face and he quickly recognized her as the waitress from the dinner a few blocks away from the garage. He noticed she no longer had bangs and he saw her face more clearly. He quickly searched through his thoughts and tried to remember her name from her name tag.

Barely above a whisper Walter hesitantly said her name, "Paige?" She gave him a soft smile indicating he was right. He didn't understand what their relationship could be. Had they been dating? No. Or maybe she was the one that brought him to the hospital? If he could recall this woman's name why couldn't he remember what happened?

Shockingly she pulled his hand to her lips and gave him a soft kiss on his knuckles and asked "How are you feeling?" This small act led him back to the thought that maybe they were dating. He quickly shot down the theory because why would a beautiful woman like her be with a guy like him.

Walter spoke softly, "I'm a bit confused as to why I'm here, can you call the doctor or locate Toby M Curtis he's a Harvard trained psychiatrist if that's possible" She looked at him with slight confusion but nodded and said, "Toby is in the waiting room and I'll get your doctor on the way" He forced a smile and squeezed her hand softly to show his thankfulness. After she left the room he went back to his thoughts. Surely the doctor or Toby will provide clarity on the situation. But he couldn't help but think about Paige why was she the one sitting at his bedside and holding his hand? For a guy with eidetic memory why couldn't he solve the problem that he was in. For the first time in his life his brain had failed him.

After Paige heard the click of the door behind her she inhaled a deep breath and covered her mouth with her hand. Her thoughts ran wild, Could this really be happening? Does he remember her? Of course he does, he said her name but he asked for Toby like she didn't know him. Was it possible for someone with eidetic memory to forget some of his memories. Oh no Ralph. Did he about forget Ralph? She slowly slid down the wall and covered her face in her palms. Ralph would be devastated if he found out Walter had no memory of him. Maybe she shouldn't let Ralph see him until everything is sorted out. She slowly stood up and took a deep breathe she notified the nurse that Walter was awake and made her way too the waiting room.

When she walked into the waiting room everyone's head shot up with questioning eyes. Cabe was the first to speak, "How's the kid doing? Is he awake?" Paige gave them a small smile and nodded. Sly was the first to give an audible breathe of relief. Happy smiled and ruffled her hands through the young genius's hair. Then Ralph hopped up and ran to hug his mom "Mom, can I go see him?" Hearing those words broke her heart. "Maybe a bit later, he's still kind of out of it ok?" She felt her son nod his head against her shoulder. After she broke of from the hug she looked to Toby. Toby noticed Paige's behavior and instantly knew that something was wrong and her eye contact showed that she needed to talk to him.

"Hey what's up" Toby said as he softly put his hand on her arm. She motioned her head towards the hallway so that they could have more privacy. "Cabe you might want to come" Paige said softly. As they made their way down the hallway they stopped before Walter's room.

"Paige, what is it?" Toby looked at her with questioning eyes. She took a deep breathe and couldn't find the words to say. She gathered herself together and said "It's Walter, he woke up and remembered my name but I could feel his distance like he was questioning who I was. Then he asked me to locate you as if I had no idea who you were... Could he have lost his memory?" She looked at Toby with teary eyes. Cabe could tell she was barely holding it together so he placed a comforting hand on her shoulder and said "Doc, is that possible for a guy like Walter"

Toby looked deep in thought trying to analyze the situation. Could this actually be possible? He had never experienced this problem before the only sure thing to do was see it for himself. He looked to Cabe then to Paige, "The best thing to do is for me too see him and analyze from there, the doctor said he hit his head pretty bad that may have caused sever head trauma which can lead to memory loss. Like that damn Nicholas Sparks movie. There's no way to tell for sure, I should talk to him and try to figure out from there." They both nodded, Cabe moved towards the door knob but Toby's hand got there first "Maybe it's best if I go in first. I'll leave the door slightly open so you guys could hear." They both nodded and Cabe said, "Good luck kid."

Toby slowly opened the door and saw Walter's doctor already running tests and left the door slightly open. "Mr. Curtis, glad you're here. Your friend couldn't wait to see you he's not really a talker" She gave him a smile. He returned the smile and looked to Walter "So how's big brain holding up Dr. Porter?"

"Well he looks to be in good condition under the circumstances he has been through a few broken ribs, dislocated shoulder and quite some brain contusion" scribbling a pen across her clipboard "He should be able to make a full recovery" and looked up at Toby then Walter.

"What concerns me is that Walter doesn't remember what happened so I gave an overview of the accident and he still cannot recall any of those memories which is most likely a result from the brain contusion. Now I am a doctor but I'm no mastermind when it comes to the brain I was hoping that you may have some insight on the matter" She looked towards Toby.

"Well the brain can be quite tricky and unpredictable. Given that Walter's brain has such a large capacity I wouldn't think that a guy like Walter can't forget anything but I may be wrong I have never seen a situation like this. Normally patients end up regaining their memory through time," Toby said to the doctor.

She nodded her head "That's what I would conclude as well." She looked towards Walter "Mr. O'brien, I am going to keep you here for further observation and until you are healthy enough to return to your daily activities. Please if anything is wrong don't hesitate to buzz me in" Walter nodded and she left the room.

As soon as Dr. Porter was out the door Walter spoke, "Toby what the hell is going on! How did I get into a car accident and why in the world would I be headed to Tahoe?" Growing more agitated he continued "And why was that waitress from the dinner here?! Is she my girlfriend? TOBY CAN YOU ANSWER MY QUESTIONS" Walter really started to break down out of frustration and started too tear up. Toby looked at him with wide eyes. Oh no. The contusion to his head must have somehow activated his EQ. Unlike most cases where a normal would wake up with an extraordinary gift like a efficiency in math, art or music Walter was the exact opposite having already a gift in math and science. The blow to his head activated the emotional side of his brain. Just by seeing Walter crying and acting out he knew he woke up a different person.

"Hey Walt buddy, relax okay relax. I'll explain everything right now." Walter started to steady his breathing so he continued "Look, you were headed to Tahoe to meet with Paige, the waitress you mentioned but on the way a truck ran a red light and hit the passenger side of your car that's why you're in the hospital. As a result from the accident you hit your head pretty severely which is probably why you can't remember most of the things before the accident... But my question is what do you remember?... like what's the last thing you remember?" He searched Walter's face for any answers.

"I think the last thing I remember was driving to the dinner to finish working on their wireless but I'm not entirely sure..." Walter closed his eyes and tried to think harder "Oh and I remember breaking up with Janice" Toby looked at him with wide eyes wow that was quite some time ago that was right before scorpion started. "Walt, you know that was almost 2 years ago..."

"Two years ago?! That was September 22, 2014... What's today's date?" He looked incredulously at Toby. "Walter, you got into an accident on April 26, 2016...today is April 28, 2016. You've been in a coma for 2 days to lessen the swelling from your contusion." He saw Walter's face turn pale as he buried his face in his hands. He started to mumble things and he was on the verge of a mental break down. Toby quickly rested his hand on his shoulder "hey look we'll get you through this, this whole memory loss thing isn't permanent you'll regain your memory with time trust me." Walter looked at Toby with teary eyes and quickly tried to compose himself "Sorry Toby, you shouldn't see me like this. I don't understand why I have this feeling. I've never felt like this before it's very foreign to me" He wiped his eyes and wiggled his shoulders "Walt, it's okay to be emotional you don't remember over a year of your life." Walter nodded his head in appreciation as the room fell silent.

"You never told me who Paige was... Can you explain our relationship? Because I'm a bit confused as to why she was holding and kissing my hand and I don't usually like contact but hers seemed to calm me down" Walter muttered genuinely curious as to what their relationship is. Toby mentally noted that his body may remember her but not his brain which can be a start maybe just maybe Paige would be the anchor to help him regain his memory. Toby wasn't sure if he should tell Walter that she was the love of his life but aren't exactly a couple so he opted to let them figure it out for now "Well hey, she's right outside the door I'm sure she could explain things to you. Did you want her to come in?" Walter nodded hesitantly. Toby quickly went to call Paige in.

Paige walked in slowly and shyly made her way to Walter's bedside unsure of what to do she hesitantly introduced herself, "hi I'm Paige Dineen, we met two years ago and offered me a job to work for your company" As soon as she said that Walter felt slightly disappointed that they had no relationship other than being co-workers he mentally patted himself on the back that he hired someone so beautiful. He carefully pulled up his right hand to her for a handshake and smiled she carefully shook his hand. "So I assume you know the rest of the team, Happy and Sly?" She timidly noodded her head yes and looked to Toby with questioning eyes. Then Toby spoke up, "she knows everything about you Walt so don't be afraid to ask her anything."

Walter nodded and to that into consideration. Then he thought about her. How could he forget about his own sister.

"Megan?" He looked to Toby then to Paige with eyes filled with hope that she was here. Paige's eyes shot to Toby and Toby looked straight at Paige with uncertainty.

This was going to be hardest thing ever.

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