Chapter 3
Even though he didn't know who he was he had to admit that he felt happy. He had something to do with his time and he was free to do what he wanted. Mostly he would take walks in the evening before returning to his room, but it was the fact he was free to do it that he enjoyed. Since he had started talking to Alex he was sure there were a few more things in his mind that might be actual memories. If only he could see the faces of these people, or know where they were. If he could remember where he'd lived he could try to go there and see if that brought back some real memories. Alex was being wonderful by helping him when she didn't have to and he thought she might even help him get home if he ever figured out where that was. He thought it was funny that she didn't correct him or ask him not to call her not Anna so for as long as he was not Jack she could be not Anna.
Not Jack was working by one of the flower gardens when he heard some yelling coming from the other side of the building, he quickly and quietly made his way toward the yelling. When he got there he saw a patient threating an orderly with a syringe Alex was trying to get him to put it down but the man seemed intent on hurting the orderly. In an instant, he was moving along the side of the building toward them staying just out of sight then came up behind the patient and grabbed his arm. The man tried to turn toward whoever had grabbed him but couldn't. Not Jack had the man by the arm and brought it down against his leg twice before he dropped the syringe. Once it was out of his hand not Jack swept his legs out from under him and held him down. When two orderlies came over with restraints, not Jack got out of their way. Alex came rushing over, for the first time she saw his eyes, his sunglasses had been knocked off. When their eyes met she gasped and put her hand to her mouth. She'd seen those eyes before, she was sure of it.
"How did you do that?"
"I just did, I heard the yelling and when I saw what was happening I just started moving."
"You clearly knew what you were doing, almost like you might have some training in how to disarm someone." If she was right about what she had just thought of he definitely had that kind of training and a lot more
He bent down and pick up his sunglasses and put them back on. "Hey, maybe I was a spy before," then he smiled and laughed. "Probably not though."
Alex was staring at him, unable to speak, "Yeah a spy," she finally said and laughed weakly,
"I think I should get back to work, this job is all I've got so I better not lose it." He turned and walked away Alex stared after him lost in thought. Blue eyes that she was sure she'd seen before, an accent that when he was angry was a little thicker, she was sure it was Australian. She had only ever seen pictures of her brother-in-law before and Anna was sure he had died in the tanker explosion, but could it be? He'd been locked away for years he'd said maybe even more than a decade. She should call Anna but she had to be sure first. Their weekly chat was scheduled for tomorrow afternoon, maybe she would suggest he gets a haircut and maybe shave as well. She'd have to see his face to know for sure, then maybe she can call Anna.
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When he walked into Alex's office the next day she looked up and smiled, "Hello, everyone's talking about what you did yesterday, they're all impressed."
"I just reacted to the situation."
"OK. So not Jack I was thinking about something. You know you're not some guy named Jack, that you had a life before. Have you thought about getting a haircut maybe shaving off the beard and mustache or at least trimming them? Then we could see what not Jack actually looks like."
He hadn't really thought about it, he hardly looked at himself in the mirror, but she might have a point. See what the man under all the hair looks like, then the man staring back at him might actually look like someone he knows. "I think you might be on to something, there might be a dashing man hidden under all this." He flashed that little grin again. Every once in a while she noticed there was a little bit of something she can only call cockiness. She can't call it self-confidence because he doubts so much about himself. She thinks he could be quite the charmer, that grin and even though they're hidden behind sunglasses again those blue eyes and that charm, put it all together just maybe. Everything Anna had told her about Robert after she'd gotten her memory back seemed to fit. If this was Robert no wonder Anna loved him from the time they'd met.
"I was going to ask Dimitri to take you to his barber if you agreed, would that be OK?" He nodded, "Good I'll give him a call and I want to see the results so I think I might tag along."
While they waited they talked about what had happened the day before, he insisted that it was just instinct that made him act, he doesn't even really remember it, just that he saw the situation and did what was needed to stop it. When Dimitri got there a part of him wanted to call him Robert just to see if he'd answer, but when he and Alex had talked about what she was now suspecting she had told him very clearly not to say anything yet.
Not Jack was standing staring at the reflection in the mirror, "This is clearly not the face of someone named Jack, any idea what this handsome man should be called?" he asked with a playful grin. Yup cocky Alex thought but had to smile, the tone he said it in told her he was kidding around, "I bet this face turned a few heads."
"I have an idea about a name you might like but I think I'll tell you tomorrow in case you come up with one on your own. Why don't we talk tomorrow since we didn't today?"
"I think we can do that."
While Robert continued to look at himself Alex leaned over to Dimitri and whispered, "If that's not Robert he had a twin too." After they dropped him off at the boarding house Alex placed a call to Anna, she told her Dimitri was coming for her tonight if she wanted to bring Robin as well that was fine because this could affect her as well. She wouldn't give her any other information over the phone saying that it was extremely important and that she needed to talk to her about this in person. Once Anna agreed Dimitri dropped Alex off at home then left for the airport his private jet was already waiting.
