"Ana, where would you like to go?"

"Where ever this phone number leads to." Taylor shoots me a confused look. "Oh don't give me that. I've seen enough movies to know where there's money, there's power. So use it. Please."

He makes a call and before I can change my mind we're moving.

When we get to our destination, I loose my nerve. I'm not even sure this is allowed. Are there laws against this? A code of ethics?

Taylor suddenly speaks and pulls me our of my reverie, "Ana, if it helps, I won't tell Mr. Grey where you came. I can tell him we went some where else."

"I appreciate it but it's not his reaction I'm worried about."

As I approach the door my hand shakes and I'm unexplainably nervous. She may not even be here. There's no car in the drive way. I need just just do it and get it over with. As I reach for the doorbell the door swings open and we startle each other.

"Ana what're you-"

She's dressed, or not dressed, in a pale blue slip. It looks like satin and hugs her everywhere.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have come. I just didn't. I'm sorry. I'll just go now." I don't know why I came here. I don't know why I thought this was appropriate. She's not my friend. She's my doctor.

"No Ana, wait. You don't have to go. I'm not- I was just grabbing the mail. I'm about to order take out and you're more than welcome to stay."

"Really? I don't want to impose. It's you're day off and doctors don't get a lot of days off. Or that's how it is in movies and things. I don' actually know any doctors except you and Christian's mom but I don't really know her. I'm supposed to. And now I'm rambling. I do that when I'm nervous and-"

"Ana!"

"Yes?"

"Indian or Chinese?"

"Oh you really don't have to do this. I can just go home really. I'm sure you have to be up early."

"Ana, I'm not taking no for an answer. Besides, you're rambling's adorable."

"I'm loosing her. I don't know what to do. Everything I say is wrong and everything I do is wrong. I can't- I can't loose her Kate."

"Umm... I'm sorry. I don't- You called me Kate. Do we do this? Since when do we do this?"

"Katherine I'm desperate."

"Okay now that makes sense. That I can process."

"Please don't tease me. Not now. Not about this." Christian says as he runs his hands through his hair.

"Honestly," Kate closes her lap top and sticks her pencil in her bun. "I don't what to tell you. She trusts me because she remembers me from before the accident. In her mind, we're already friends. You just come off as some guys she's supposed to just up and live with. Not to mention you're really bossy ann most people are intimidated by you enough. Let along your wife who doesn't remember you. You're probably scaring her. Stop trying to catch her and let her come to you. Don't think of her as your wife. Think of it as dating. You got a fresh start so every stupid thing you did she's forgotten. You have the advantage of already actually knowing her. You know what she likes and what she doesn't like already. I know this situation sucks and it's shitty but you have the opportunity to be the perfect boyfriend here. You just have to go about it the correct way."

"And what way is that?"

"Be gentle with her. I understand the rationale behind the full emersion technique but the truth is she's scared shitless. You have to baby step her into the life you know as normal. Send her to Escala. Let her live there apart from you. You guys can spend as much time together as you'd like but she'll still have her own space until she's comfortable sharing her space with you."

"Kavanaugh. You just might be a genius." Christian is genuinely grateful for Kate's advice and is kind of shocked she's right.

"Mind passing that on to your brother? Call it a service fee." She smiled and for the first time considered the chance of them actually becoming friends.

"So how's everything at home?" She sits crossed legged on the floor at the coffee table and her big brown eyes shine up at me.

"Not too hot." I sit on her couch next to her and pick at my Chinese. "Christian and I got into a fight about my job that I don't even know about. And he thought I was going to hurt Teddy."

"Your son?"

"Yes. He's beautiful and I'm not biased I swear."

She smiles softly. "Well if he looks anything like his mother, I'm sure your being modest."

I blush into my sesame chicken. Isn't that a bit strange. That she'd say that to me. Maybe I'm just over sensitive because of all that's going on. Girls compliment each other all the time.

"What about you? Are you married or have any kids?"

"Nope. It's just me and Steth."

"Seth? Your brother?"

"No Steth. My dog." She whistles and what looks like a oversized wolf comes barreling out of seemingly no where. Before I can react, he's in my lap and my chicken is on the floor. "I'm sorry. He gets excited around new people." She's scraping my meal into her hands. "Steth, down!" Like a good little soldier he hops down and sits at her feet. "Apologize to Ana for ruining her dinner." On queue, he trots over to me and places his head in my lap and gives me a look that was make the Grinch cry.

"It's okay Steth. We can still be friends." His tail starts to wag furiously and he proceeds to help clean up his mess. "Where'd you get his name from?"

"Well, stethoscope was a bit of a mouthful. I know that makes me the biggest dork ever but I love my job."

"It shows. You're good at it too."

"Oh, that's sweet." I can tell it's a topic she doesn't want to talk about so I let it go. "So back to why you ended up on my doorstep tonight." The doctor is back.

"Right. Well I don't think I can live with him. Not just now. We're so different and I was thinking about getting a small apartment until we get to know each other better. Or I get to know him better I guess. I'm just not totally comfortable just yet. The only that doesn't feel completely foreign is Teddy but the idea of being a mother scared the living shit out of me. But I guess that's whats happened for your first child regardless. I just don't know anything. or anyone i feel like I'm supposed to and I was just thrown into this life and career and family and I'm expected to just play this role as if nothings happened."

"Ana, no one's expecting you to be perfect. This is an impossible situation for all of you.'

"That's what you'd think! You'd think he'd get that this is fucking scary and that I can't just be his wife just like that. I don't even know his phone number for christ's sake. I have no one who understands this. I mean I'm sure there aren't many support groups for people with mass memory loss."

"Okay. One, calm down. You're going to make your blood pressure rise and it'll give you a really bad headache. Two, you don't have mass memory loss, you have retrograde amnesia. Three, you don't seem to have a problem talking to me so you don't have no one. You have me." She has both of her hands on my shoulder and it feels like she's trying to look into me.

"Well you're a doctor. You know about this stuff. Everyone else, including me, is grabbing at straws. Besides, it's not like I can live here with you and Steth." Out of the corner of my eye I can see Steth's ears perk up at the sound of his strange name.

"Well why not?" She shrugs her shoulders as if I asked if she wanted to go get ice cream.

"Because you're my doctor..."

"Oh yeah! That infamous law about doctors and patients temporarily cohabiting. Totally forgot about that one." She smiles a small smile and for a second I forget what's going on.

"I could be a psycho killer."

"I've seen your CAT scans and I'm sorry but you don't have a psycho killer brain.

"I'm just saying that I don't-"

"You don't want to impose because your sweet and polite and that i understand but it wouldn't be imposing because i offered. If you don't want to that's fine. Absolutely no hard feelings but if you honestly do not want to stay with Christian, my door, and Steth's doggie door, are both open to you. I suggest using mine though."

I don't understand her. I mean she's smart, successful, beautiful, really really beautiful, and yet she's single and opening her home to the first brain damaged person who asks. And I didn't even ask.

Before I can think of what to say there's a knock at the door and Steth beats both of us there. She looks through the peep whole and he body freezes. "It's your husband."

"You can let him in." I swallow hard and prepare to get yelled at. I've known this man for less that two days and I feel like all he does is yell.

She opens the door and I'm not sure if Christian is surprised that I'm here or if it's Dr. Shannon's attire that does it.

"I can go in the other room and give you some privacy." She starts to walk away and I grab her wrist before she can get too far.

I bow my head and speak quietly so only she can hear. "Please stay. I feel safer with you here." I look into her eyes and she's nods in agreement.

"Um, I just came to say that I'm sorry for the way that I've been acting. I know that all of this isn't easy on you but it hasn't exactly been a cake walk for me either. We can go slow if you want. If you want to sleep in separate rooms if you want. You don't have to see Teddy if you-"

"What? No. I do want to see Teddy. He's the only thing that makes sense in all of this mess." Christian smiles and his eyes look hopeful. "I do need a bit of space though. If it's okay with you I'd like to have access to all of my financial information so I can start looking for an apartment for Teddy and myself."

"What? You're not taking Teddy! Are you insane? He's my son too Ana."

"I didn't mean- I'm not trying to take him away from you. I wouldn't do that. I would like him to stay over a couple of nights a week though."

He nods his head and I can tell he's going over the idea in his head. "Okay I don't see why that can't happen." We both fall silent and the awkwardness grows. Eventually he starts again. "Ana. I love you. I know you're confused and afraid but I need you to know that I love you. I don't care that you're not living with me or that you don't remember because I know that we're meant to be together. Weather it takes 10 days for 10 years I know the universe will bring you back to me." He begins for the door and I look at Dr. Shannon who looks just as surprised and confused as me, if not more. "Oh, I almost forgot." He reached into his jacket pocket and produces an iPhone. "If the good doctor is bust and you need Taylor or I to pick you up, just call."

I look back at Dr. Shannon and she's washing dishes. "The Beamer is in the shop. Sorry to disappoint." She sounds sarcastic but then i remember that A. she's a doctor and can afford a BMW and B. there wasn't a car in the driveway when I got here. For a second I think she may not like Christian but she was all for him when we were at the hospital.

"So you'll call?" Christian asks.

"I guess so."