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Murphy sat on the porch later that night and stared at the spot they had found Jillian. He couldn't understand how she found the house. The house was surrounded by miles of woods, that's why they picked the place. They wanted some place that would give them peace and quiet, a place they could use to figure out where their lives were going to go.
He couldn't stand the thought that she would be released the next day to a shelter. He thought it wasn't fair that she should go to a shelter when she had to have a home somewhere. He didn't think any of her family would be able to find her there.
" We can't let her go to a shelter." Connor said as he came outside with a beer.
" Aye. It's not what Da would let happen." Murphy said.
" We should let her stay here. There are plenty of rooms. I could talk to Ariel, get to buy the lass some clothes and stuff." Connor said. Ariel and Connor had been dating for almost six months.
" I will call Duffy then." Murphy said.
The next day the doctor came into Jillian's room with Duffy and the guys that found her. Duffy told her nothing came up when he ran her fingerprints and that meant she had never been in trouble with the law before. She felt completely lost and hopeless then. She had tried all night to remember something about herself, anything, but nothing had come to her. Duffy was still running the missing person's reports but he hadn't found a link yet.
" So what's going to happen to me?" She asked.
" Well," the doctor glanced at Murphy and Connor then back at Jillian, " The MacManus brothers has offered for you to come and stay at they\ir house until we can figure out who you are." She looked at Connor first, then Murphy. He smiled slightly as he stood with his hands in his pockets. Connor had his arms crossed over his chest and was smiling as well.
" Why would you do that?" she asked.
" Its either our house or a homeless shelter." Connor said. " We just thought our house would be a nicer place for you." he said.
" Thank you." She said with a small smile. She looked down and started playing with the edge of the blanket.
Before she left the hospital, Jillian changed into some clothes Connor's girlfriend had brought for her. Connor had looked at the sizes of the clothes she was found beforehand so he knew what sizes to tell Ariel. The doctors had cut the clothes off her and had them in a bag in her room so it was easy for him to check them out.
She walked through the hospital beside Murphy, feeling alone and unsure of everything. Her stomach was in knots but the police assured her that she would be safe. All Jillian wanted to do was cry but she refused to give in her feelings. She crossed her arms in front of her chest and told herself to suck it off. Connor was right, their house had to be better then a shelter.
On the ride to the house, neither one spoke for a while. Murphy would quickly shot a few glances at her though. She was sitting in a pair of jeans that hugged her small frame nicely and a white wife-beater that showed off her hourglass figure. She had pulled her long hair up into a messy bun before they left. She had her hands folded together on her lap and was looking at the window.
" Thank you for this, all of this." she said as she turned towards him. " Taking me in, buying me some clothes. You didn't have to do this." He smiled slightly as he turned off the highway.
" Well, I couldn't let you leave the hospital naked." It took a few more moments of silence before Jillian burst into laughter, making Murphy smile more.
" I guess not." she said.
" So we have about 6 bedrooms at the house and you can pick which one you want. Almost all of them have their own bathrooms. Connor's girlfriend, Ariel, brought you some shampoo, conditioner, makeup, she got whatever most girls want." He laughed. " She said all girls want a little makeup."
" That was nice of her." Jillian said.
" Yeah, she loves shopping." Murphy said. " She's kind of excited that you are coming, she said she's getting tired of always hanging out with me and my brother."
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Jillian picked a room at the end of the house. Murphy and Connor carry the bags Ariel had brought into the room for her. Murphy had been right, she had gone over board. She brought Jillian a few pairs of jeans, shirts, socks, a few pairs of shoes, bras and panties, and an assortment of make up. Murphy showed Jillian around the house so she could know where the kitchen and living room where in. Connor and Ariel had went out to the bar that night. Ariel wanted to meet her but the boys thought Jillian might need some more time to adjust to herself.
" Do you think you could show me where you found me at? Maybe it will bring something back to me." she said.
" Sure." Murphy said.
She followed him out onto the porch and across the yard. They stopped where the yard meant the forest. He slipped his hands into his pockets when they reached the spot. He took a few steps back to give her some peace. She held her arms loosely across her chest and seemed to shrink into herself.
" Anything?" Murphy asked softly after a few minutes. She shook her head.
" Nothing. There is nothing until I woke up and saw you." Jillian said. She sighed. " You have no idea how upsetting this is. Its so weird to not remember a thing about yourself."
" I'm sorry, Jillian. You are welcome to stay here as long as you need to, Connor and I don't mind." Murphy said.
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Murphy came out of his bathroom and went over his window to close his drapes that night. Jillian had decided to go to bed early. Connor had decided to sleep at Ariel's house so Murphy had just to go to bed too. As he drew the drapes shut, he noticed a small figure moving through the front yard. He signed and shut his drapes completely. He turned away to put his shoes on.
Jillian sat on the grass at the spot Murphy said he found her at. She closed her eyes and tried hard to remember something. She took a few deep breaths and tried to clear her mind as she ran her hand over the cool grass. Her mind was a blank and she just didn't understand where her life had gone. She jumped when she heard someone coming up behind her.
" Are you okay?" Murphy asked when he got closer to her. Jillian turned around and smiled sadly.
" Yeah. I just thought if I was here alone, I might get something." Murphy slipped down to the ground beside her.
" Anything?" he asked. She closed her eyes again. Murphy watched as a breeze went through her hair. She took a deep breath and shook her head. She opened her eyes again and looked at him.
" Nothing. Its like, there something there, something I almost remember but I can't grab it. Does that make sense?" She asked as she tilted her head slightly. He nodded.
" Yeah, actually it does. Like it's on the tip of your tongue but you can't say it." She smiled.
" Yeah, that's just what its like. Just when I think I'm going to remember something, it's gone." Jillian said. " It just pisses me off so bad. It's like there is nothing until I woke up in your yard. Everything is black until I saw you. I don't even know why I'd come here since we don't know each other."
