Emily waited patiently outside in the waiting room, for the hospitals social worker to finish whatever it is they were discussing. She hated waiting rooms, always dull and lifeless. Smelling of sanitisers and old magazines, which of course was the only reading material. Except maybe a bible, in which this time there was one. It irritated her somehow to be in this little corner of the hospital. Emily couldn't explain it, but it made her fidgety and restless.

It was almost an hour later that the social worker left the man's room. closing the door shut behind her. "Oh your still here," She noted taking a seat in front of Emily. This woman reminded her of a kindergarten teacher with a stiff pencil line skirt, tight button up shirt and silvery gray hair caught up in a bun. The social workers eyes were magnified by her thick vegemite glasses and made her face owl like.

"Yea was waiting to see him," Replied Emily not sure that she liked the company of the social worker looking at her like she was deconstructing her soul.

"He's been asking for you," She smiled absently shuffling the documents she was carrying. Emily looked at her with a small smile.

"Really?" she asked. the social worker nodded. This made Emily blush a little, was he think about her as much as she was thinking of him.

With that the social worker left Emily in peace. She stood up and took in a deep breath and went to see the man from the crater.

He smiled broadly as Emily entered the room. It was such a pleasure to have a kind face greet him once in a while. All the doctors and Nurses around here were sour mouthed creatures. So to have Emily for company was a relief that was more than welcome.

"Well dont you look better," Emily commenting taking a seat next to his bed. the machine that blipped in time with his heart beat was now disconnected and turn off still next to the bed, more than likely waiting for a wardie to take it to another room.

"Thank you, and its because of you that I am," he said looking straight into Emily's eyes. This made Emily blush.

"well your welcome, couldn't just leave you there could I?"

"I guess not,"

"So what have doctors say about the bump on the head?"

"They reckon that it's just a scratch and is no way related to my memory lost, something extremely traumatic must have triggered it," He replied.

"Ok I'm sorry but what can I call you, this is getting ridicules, I can't say your name because neither of us know what that is," Emily was getting very frustrated, not knowing what to call the stranger.

"So what do you suggest then? that I chose one from thin air?"

"why not." This would be a recurring phrase for Emily

He went to retort but was stumped.

"Tom," he said in almost a whisper.

"Pardon?"

"I chose Tom, so from now on you can call me Tom,"

Emily tilted her head to one side slightly. "It suits you."

Now that was sorted Tom felt a little bit more complete. He was no longer some nameless strange that Emily had found in the middle of nowhere. Tom was real.

Emily stayed by Tom's side, talking about little nothings for the rest of the evening until her stomach began to growled at her.
A little embarrassed she placed a hand on her stomach as a futile attempt to silence the beast.

Tom laughed a little at Emily would blushed a deep crimson red.

At this another question arose in Emily's mind. Where would he go once the doctors released him. Surely he had no place to go, except to a homeless shelter. This disturbed Emily greatly. She had seen firsthand how hard it was to get into one of those places even for just one night. Right then and there she made her chose.

"Hey Tom," she began like she would when she wanted something that she shouldn't have.

"Yes, Emily?" he returned in the same tone.

"Have you given any thought to where you will go when your released from here?"

Tom stopped. No he hadn't thought about it, in fact it never crossed his mind.

"I,I don't know,"

"Well, I know this might seem strange, but I have a spare bed at my unite.." She started to trail off.

"And stay with you?" Tom finished off her sentence. Emily nodded nervously. She had never asked a man to stay with her before, so she was extremely nervous.

"As long as It would not be a burden to you?"

"Oh of course not, I mean it would be great to have you stay, " Emily replied.

"That is until you find your own place," she added quickly with a smile.

"Of course, I would really like that," Tom smiled as well, which took Emily's breath away.