Pulling up the blanket Doc had given her, Mike sighed. She dozed in the chair next to Matt's bed as he slept.
Doc assured her, he would recover from the bullet wound and the infection with time but they were all still worried about the amnesia.
Mike wasn't concerned as much about Matt's memory loss as she was about him regaining his memory. She knew, if he remembered who he was, it may be the end for their relationship.
But she could hope that there would be a place for her should he remember his life in Dodge. However, she wasn't going to force him to keep her around simply because she was carrying his child which is why she had decided not to say anything to him until she knew for certain if he would regain his memory.
A low moan from the bed brought her to the edge of her seat. Taking Matt's hand, she smiled when he opened his eyes.
"Mike," Matt said before looking around. "How did we get here?"
"I brought you," Mike said quietly as Doc stepped into the doorway.
"Where are we?" Matt asked as Mike smiled wearily. "You don't know?"
Matt shook his head no as Doc approached the bed. "I'm Doctor Adams, your in my office in Dodge City."
Matt met Doc's eyes without the slightest glimmer of recognition as the Marshal slowly nodded. "Did I know you?"
Doc nodded. "We've been friends for a long time," he said gently.
"I don't remember," Matt replied closing his eyes.
"That's alright," Doc said quietly. "We'll work on that later."
(Long Branch)
Kitty tried to concentrate on her books but her mind kept wandering back to Matt and Mike.
She just couldn't understand how easily Matt could fall for another woman after all the years they had together but there was the amnesia.
Putting the pencil in the book, she closed it and carried it to the bar as Doc walked in.
"Kitty," he said as the woman approached him slowly. "Matt is awake."
"And," Kitty asked meeting Doc's eyes. "Did he remember you?"
"No," Doc said quietly as Kitty groaned. "I'd like you to go see him, maybe, your presence will bring back his memory."
"What if it don't," Kitty replied harshly. "What if he rejects me, Doc? I don't know if I could handle that!"
"I know it's hard," Doc said gently. "But, don't you think it's worth it to at least try."
"Alright," Kitty sighed. "I'll go right now."
Mike stood up as Doc and Kitty entered the room together that Matt was recovering in. She knew why Kitty was there, she needed to know if her presence would be enough to make Matt remember his past.
"You have a visitor," Mike said quietly when Matt opened his eyes.
Kitty stepped apprehensively toward the bed and locked eyes with Matt's.
"Hello, cowboy," she said smiling slightly.
Matt closed his eyes a moment before turning to look at Mike. He then turned back to meet Kitty's eyes again. "I'm sorry," he said hesitantly. "I don't remember you."
Kitty's bottom lip trembled slightly as she nodded. "It's alright," she said gently. "Maybe it'll come to you later."
"Maybe," Matt replied as Mike sat down beside him.
"Can I get you anything," she asked as Doc and Kitty slipped quietly from the room.
"I shouldn't have come," Kitty whispered angrily. "I knew this would happen."
Doc shook his head in bewilderment. "We can't give up," he said slowly. "I won't give up!"
"I don't want to, Doc," Kitty said heading for the door. "But what else can we do!"
What else indeed, Doc thought helplessly. It wasn't a cut and dry medical condition like removing a bullet or curing a stomach ache, this was an area he'd had no experience with and just like Kitty, he had no idea what to do.
"I shouldn't have brought him here," Mike said quietly slipping from the room as Matt snored softly. "As soon as he's better, we'll leave."
"Oh, no," Doc said evenly. "You can't do that, this is his home. It's all he's ever known."
"Not anymore," Mike said shaking her head. "All he remembers now, is me!"
