"Is mommy going to be okay daddy?" Joelynn asked sitting in her hospital bed.
The doctors had decided to give the family one room so that they could all be together, all except Devin who was kept on a different floor, everyone made it out with a few bad scratches nothing to serious they were even walking around with the company of a nurse, all except Devin who hadn't waken up since the accident a few days ago.
Joe sighs and looks over at his daughter not knowing what to tell her does he lie to her and say she`s going to be alright, or does he tell her the truth and say he doesn't know, she could die, they could be without a mother.
"Dad?" JoJo says.
"She`s, she`s um, she`s- I don't know baby."
Lynn and JoJo instantly looks down while there two youngest siblings played with toys on their beds not really knowing what`s going on with their mother. That broke his heart, he so desperately wanted to tell them she was going to be alright but he couldn't, he didn't want to lie to them, because with how things were looking, he was probably going to become a widow/ single father, but he couldn't tell them that, part of him was still hoping for the best.
"Mr. Anoa`i?" A nurse said walking in.
"Yes?!"
"Your wife- she- she woke up."
"Can we go see her?!" JoJo asked.
"You can, but there`s a few things you should know."
Ignoring what the nurse was saying Joe scoops up his two smallest children and quickly walked out of the room with his other two children standing by his side.
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Walking in her room Joe noticed Devin looking at her scar in her hand held mirror. Jumping out of their dad`s arm Joseph and Joanna runs over to their mom with their two oldest siblings. Devin gives all of them except JoJo a weird look.
"What`s wrong babe?" Joe asked.
Looking up Devin gets a huge smile and says. "JOE!"
"Thank you for visiting me."
Joe looks at her strangely.
"JoJo got so big out of nowhere, it`s like she grew up overnight."
"So you say."
Leaning forward Devin whispers. "But who are these three kid`s?"
"They`re ours?" Joe says slowly turning his head.
Laughing Devin asked. "Ours- no seriously?"
"They`re seriously ours."
Devin laughs and says. "I don't have any kids."
"Yes you do you have four kids."
"Unless I`m the Virgin Mary, I can almost guarantee I don't have any kids."
"Hate to break it to you babe but far from being a virgin." Joe mumbles.
"Right, now are these your kids?"
Pointing to Joelynn Devin says. "This one looks just like you."
"That`s because she`s my daughter- our daughter…"
"Devin what`s wrong with you?" Joe asked.
"Nothing's wrong with me, I should be asking you the exact same thing, I know we're best friends and all but, saying I had sex with you and these are my kid`s- is going a little over board, what will your wife think?"
"You are my wife."
Devin laughs and says. "Oh now we`re married, you're insane."
Joe just stared at her with the most confused look on his face he didn't know if this was a game or if she seriously didn't remember that they were married and had kids.
"Keep staring at me and you`ll really have my family thinking you like me more than a friend."
"Kids let`s go say bye to your mother." Joe says.
"Bye ma." Joseph says jumping off the bed grabbing his little sister's hand.
Turning to walk out Joe bumped into Devin`s nurse the same nurse that told him she was awake.
"Hey I have a question."
"Shoot."
"Did that car accident affect her memory?" Joe asked.
"Yeah, well that`s what I was trying to tell you, she has amnesia." The nurse says.
Placing his hand on his chin as he thought Joe replied.
"Really?"
"Really, It`s would be in her best interest if you send someone to your house to get a lot of old stuff that would jog her memory, it might not work but it`s worth the try."
"Okay, and how long will she have amnesia?"
Shrugging the Nurse says. "A week, two weeks, a month, forever, there's no sure way to tell how long she`ll have it, every case is different."
Running his fingers through his hair Joe says.
"Great."
"I`m sorry."
"It`s not your fault."
Walking out of the room Joe runs into his parents, his uncle Afa and his four kids.
"Mom, dad!" Joe says hugging them.
"Is Devin alright?" Sika asked.
"She has amnesia she doesn't remember anything."
"What happened, they wouldn't tell us over the phone?!" Patricia asked.
"This truck driver fell asleep and came over the divider and ran straight into us, our car went spinning out of control and it caused a pretty bad collision, killing not only the truck driver but three other families, newlyweds, an elderly couple and a mom, dad and their seven-year-old son."
"Oh, honey you know this wasn't your fault, right?"
"Of course, it wasn't my fault, the semi hit me."
"So, how long do they think she`ll be like this."
Shrugging Joe says.
"They don`t know, she may never get her memory back."
"She doesn't remember anything?" Patricia asked.
"Well she remembers me, but she thinks we`re just friends she remembers JoJo but she doesn't remember the other kids, and judging by what she was saying everything that happened after fourth of July of '14 is completely wiped from her memory." Joe explains.
"So, she doesn't remember us?" Patricia asked.
Joe shakes his head.
"She`ll remember me." Afa says walking towards the door.
Joe put`s his hand out and says. "She doesn't even remember her own kids."
"So, does her family know?" Sika asked.
Joe nods his head and says. "The twins and Rebecca should be driving up and Rocky and Rachel went to go pick the others from the airport hours ago, so they should be back any minute now."
"I`m sorry son." Patricia says.
"Can you do me a huge favor?" Joe asked.
"Anything."
"Can you go run to the house and get anything that might get her memory back, wedding pictures, family pictures, birth pictures anything?"
"I`ll see what I can do."