Chapter 4
At Mia and Brian's vacation rental home Dom is pacing back and forth and clenching and unclenching his fists. It's taking everything in him to resist the urge to flip something or break something.
"Damn it Mia! She's gone. She's gone for good. She probably bailed."
"She didn't Dom. She asked where to find us." Mia says with excitement racing through her. She has moved from chair to chair since she put the kids down foir bed.
"Did you see her reaction when I kissed her? Did you? She pulled away from me! And who was that little girl? Was that her daughter?"
"I don't know Dom! I have no clue!"
"Was she okay?" Brian asks. "I mean has she been here this whole time?"
"I don't know." Mia says still smiling. "But I know we're going to find out."
"Do you want me to go with you?" Eric asks Letty. "Julia and Sam will be here in the morning. They can take care of the kids."
"I don't know that I can wait until the morning. But I'm terrified of going alone. I don't know what I'm going to find out about myself. I mean I think they thought I was dead. What does that mean? How is that possible?"
"I don't know darling. But now you can answer all these questions."
"I love you. I just want you to know that while I'm still this me. While I'm still Lily."
"I love you too."
All heads snap up when a car door shuts outside the house. Dom is out the door ahead of everyone else when he sees her from the window.
Letty walks slowly up to the house feeling nervous and unsure. Dom runs to her and scoops her into his arms hugging her tightly.
"I can't believe I have you in my arms."
Letty hugs him back lightly. She wills herself to remember something, anything. When Dom finally puts her down he just looks into her eyes.
"Where the hell have you been? What's going on?"
Mia walks up with tears in her eyes.
"Letty!"
"Letty. That's what you said earlier. Letty."
Dom and Mia exchange a look.
"Okay, uh, I don't know where to begin."
Mia grabs her arm. "Let's go inside."
Once inside Letty rubs her sweaty hands on her jeans.
"I, uh…. Hmmm… This is going to sound insane I guess. I don't know who either of you are."
"What?" Mia is more than a little confused.
"I have amnesia."
"What!" Dom almost yelling.
"What do you mean?"
"For the past four years I've been walking around not knowing who I am and where I'm from. I didn't even know my own name. Letty did you say it was?"
Dom stares at her in shock.
"Yes, that's your name." Mia answers. "Letty. Leticia Ortiz."
Letty lets out a sigh of relief as that sets in. Her name. She has a name!
"Are you serious?" Brian is still in disbelief. "You don't remember anything?"
She shakes her head. "I woke up in the hospital with a severe head injury. Two head injuries. The police think I was attacked in a gas station bathroom."
"Attacked!" Dom says. "I mean are you, were you okay?"
"Other than my head injuries I was fine."
Dom breathes a sigh of relief. But he also grimaces. "So you don't know who I am?" He asks.
"I'm sorry. No."
Dom backs against the wall.
"Let's go sit down." Mia suggests to them all. She doesn't know what else to do.
Mia sits next to Letty and Dom and Brian across from them. Dom is trying desperately to keep his composure as he tries to understand the situation.
How could she not remember him? Recognize him? Love him?
Mia takes charge.
"What do you remember?"
"I woke up in the hospital and then everything after that. Nothing before. Who am I? What did you think happened to me?"
"You're my fiancé. We were a few weeks away from getting married when you…disappeared." His voice is rising with each word. "We thought you died. Someone burned to death in your car, with your license. Someone's body is in your grave. And you don't remember anything?"
"No, I'm sorry."
Mia gives Dom a look trying to calm him.
"Tell us about you Letty." Brian jumps in.
"My name is Lily Taylor. Well, Lily is the name I go by. I work as a freelance photographer. My…" Letty pauses at the word husband. "I started taking pictures of everything around me so I would never forget anything again."
Tears roll down Mia's cheeks as Letty reveals more of her story.
"Well, we can take you to doctors and specialists." Dom says almost pleading. "You have to remember."
"I've been to the best doctors in the States, the UK, Russia and China. I'm…I'm married to a renowned neurologist."
"Married!" Dom jumps up so quickly the chair flips backwards and crashes to the floor. His eyes dart to her hand. Seeing the rings there crushes his heart. "I…I have to get out of here. I can't be here."
Dom turns and practically runs out the front door. Brian chases after him.
"I'm sorry." Letty says. "I didn't mean to hurt anyone."
"It's not your fault."
Letty stands up. "I should go."
"No! Please don't!"
Mia pulls her back down.
"Letty or would you prefer me to call you Lily?"
"Oh uh, Letty so I can get used to it."
"Okay, Letty. Tell me about your husband." Mia struggles with the words.
Letty smiles with in appreciation of Mia trying so hard. "He was my doctor when I woke up in the hospital. He's from the UK and he moved here to be with his sister. Not here, we live in LA."
"I can't believe we all live on the other side of the country and had to come here to find each other."
Mia inhales and braces herself for her next question.
"Do you have any kids?"
"No. I have my niece, you saw her with me, and my nephew a lot. Their parents travel a lot for their jobs. Can you tell me more about me?"
"Of course. Let's see. We met in the 10th grade and hated each other. I mean we were always at it! Dom was a senior and you both were in love with each other from day one. But you hated me and didn't want anything to do with him because of it. And he thought he was too cool for a sophomore. You didn't date until you graduated from college and came back home."
"So we were engaged?"
"Yes. He still lives in the apartment you shared. You guys had a beautiful house built and it's just sitting there vacant."
Letty looks away in shame. "I wish I could remember. But I can't. He must hate me."
"He'll never hate you. That is probably the only thing in the whole world that's utterly impossible."
"I really should go."
"I'm going to give you all my information. Call me, come by, whatever, it doesn't matter. We can look at pictures and videos and go everywhere we used to. If something will help we'll find it."
"Thank you so much. I really appreciate all of this. I've been praying for four years to find someone who knew me. I was good to meet you…"
"Mia." She has to hold back the will to cry. "My brother…you're…my brother is Dominic. No one calls him that but you when you're mad. Everyone calls him Dom."
"I'm so sorry Mia. I'm trying so hard."
"I know you are. We're going to try to keep it together."
They exchange information and an awkward hug and Letty walks out.
A/N – So remember that I said it will only be five chapters.
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