Hey all! I'm back up North and settled back into life even though we have an old family friend staying with us this week. Here's the latest batch of updates and I had a great birthday. Thanks for the reviews. I love replying to them all.

Lots of love,

LM xxxxxxxx

Locked Memories-Part 4:

Amy had finally left the hospital and she headed back to the Canning's house after seeing she had messages from Sheila, who was clearly worried about her. Steph had gone with her and had told Amy she'd need to tell Jimmy what was going on. Amy was reluctantly heading back for a shower and get changed before heading back to the hospital to wait for Ariana to wake up. The news that the girl had sustained a head injury was now even more concerning than the operation she had undergone.

"Amy? Is that you?" Sheila called out as she heard the door open and she rushed carefully over to Amy, "Paul Robinson called me and told me what was happening." Amy couldn't help but smile as Sheila called her father by his name.

"Yes Sheila it's true. I'm just coming back to have a shower and eat and then I'm heading back to the hospital. I keep wondering if I'm doing the right thing but I keep wondering what will happen to her if I don't stick to my word," Amy said, "I need to stick by her until her parents are found." Sheila nodded,

"Well I'll get you something to eat while you have a shower," Sheila said hurrying back into the kitchen to get something sorted for Amy.

Amy was eating when Steph brought Jimmy home and watched as the mother explained the day's events to her son. She was unsure how Jimmy would react to Amy's determination to care about Ariana but the boy seemed to understand.

"I can't imagine what she must be feeling," Jimmy said.

"She won't be feeling anything right now mate as she's asleep."

"But she will wake up won't she?"

"Eventually mate but I've got to go back to the hospital soon in case she wakes up."

"Were her parents at the hotel too?"

"That's the thing. She appears to have come here by herself but we don't know who she is here to see. If we knew that then we'd be able to find her parents," Amy explained, "but until then I'm the only one she really remembers." Jimmy nodded and looked,

"When are you heading back?"

"As soon as I've finished eating and Steph has said that you can go and have a sleepover with Charlie until I get back. So go and get your stuff ready and I'll run you over there before I head back to the hospital." Jimmy nodded and went to get his things and Amy finished eating.

Karl was stood talking to Susan when Amy arrived back and Susan went over to her,

"You're doing a decent thing there. Anything I can do let me know," she said.

"Thanks Susan," Amy said, "she obviously came here for a reason and she's better off staying here until we can track down her family. She's just a girl. She can't hurt anyone can she?"

"You can never really tell when you don't know the person but yes I'd say she's harmless," Susan said, "anyway I'm heading back to The Waterhole now. See you soon," she said before going and kissing Karl's cheek and then heading off.

Karl went over to Amy and filled her in on what Ariana's observations were before Amy headed into Ariana's room and went and sat down in the chair she'd been sat in before she had headed back.

"What did Jimmy say?" Karl asked.

"He's confused but he understands and said that he wouldn't want to be in her situation so he understands why I want to do this," Amy said before looking at Ariana, "who is she?"

"We'll hopefully find out once she wakes up and then you won't have to be her contact for much longer."

"But what about the head injury?"

"That's why I said hopefully," Karl said, "we have no idea what she'll be like once she wakes up and how much she'll be able to tell us." Amy nodded and Karl left them alone.

A few hours later and Amy was almost asleep when she heard some coughing and felt the bed move. She shot up and rushed outside and soon Karl was rushing in. Ariana was waking up.