"Hey beautiful. I love you." Ben said and pulled her hand to his lips and gently kissed it.
"Ben I am sorry if what I said was hurtful. It wasn't intended to be. That's just what happened. Nothing makes sense anymore." Adrian said as she sat up slowly and Ben still held her hand in his own.
"It's alright. I know you have been through alot recently. But Adrian everything you said never happened. Your mind has gone through a great trauma. I think you really think that this isn't real and what you remember in your mind is. I assure you this is our life. I know we made vows to each other this year and I hold true to them and I thought you felt the same. Maybe this is your way of saying you made a mistake and you want out. If that is how you feel I won't stop you Adrian. But we will be forever connected whether we are married or not. Through Mercy and our baby your carrying. Nothing can change that." Ben said trying to cover the hurt in his voice.
"Ben I love you so much. I always wanted us to be together and raise our kids together and be a family. I could see us going through life together and raising our family, chasing our dreams, working our careers, and growing old together. I wanted it so bad, I could almost reach out and grab it. Almost. But..." Adrian stopped as Ben put his finger up to her lips.
"No buts. Just reach out and grab it Adrian. It's right here in front of you. All you have to do is reach out and take it. We can have all of that and so much more. I love you Adrian, and I know that you love me. And this is our second chance to have our family and our life together and I am not giving up on that. We have been to hell and back. I think we can survive you having memory problems. Now no more about these memories, at least for a while. Okay?" Ben said as he gently placed a kiss on her lips.
"Okay." Adrian said as she sighed after they parted from the kiss. She had forgotten how gentle and how soft Ben's kisses had been. It felt like home again. But Adrian couldn't help but feel that it just wasn't right but she couldn't place her hand on it. A knock on the door broke up her thoughts. Amy and Ricky appeared in the doorway.
"Is this a bad time?" Amy asked.
"No come in please." Adrian said as he face lit up as she saw Amy.
Ricky and Amy walked in. Amy had flowers and a card which she handed to Adrian. And then Ricky and Amy sat down on the sofa in the room. Adrian opened the card and read the touching words of Amy and Ricky. It made her tear up.
"Thank you both so much. They are both so beautiful." Adrian said.
"I am glad you like them. How are you doing today Adrian?" Amy asked softly.
"Okay I guess. Everything is so fuzzy. Can you fill me in on what's been going on in this time... going on in everyone's lives?" Adrian said as she had to stop herself from saying another timeline.
"Well you know about Jack sadly. Grace was completely devastated. They had just got engaged the week before. Sadly that won't come to pass. She is in New York now getting ready for Medical School. Her family is staying up there for a while to help her with anything she might need. Ashley is in England. She is quite the stage actress. She is in Romeo and Juliet right now. She is very talented. She is studying over there for the summer and will continue in the fall. She graduated a year early. Her and Toby broke up when he went to Florida. It was really hard on her. Lauren and Madison are back East going to a college together. My parents got remarried and seem very happy. Your parents are very happy and very much in love. Both work alot but they enjoy that it seems. They just went to see your younger brother in Mexico for a few weeks. They cut it short and are on their way back now. John has a clean bill of health. And Anna is growing so good, shes a wonderful baby. And Ricky is home for another week but then he leaves again. I am sad to see him go, but it was our choice that we made together and Ricky is a man of his word. And..." Amy stopped when she saw Adrian start to tear up.
Ben kissed her hand and he stared at her with worry in his eyes. "I am alright, I was just wondering if I could talk with Amy for a little while alone?" Adrian said. Ben kissed her on the forehead and quietly left. Ricky gave Amy a kiss on her cheek and also left in silence. Amy then got up and took the seat that had Ben's prior.
"Amy your the one that gets me so much. I know we have had our differences, but you have seen me at my worst and I have you too. This isn't the life your supposed to have. Amy you have to believe me. In the world I live you and Ricky our happy. You have a house and you have you five kids. John, Anna, Lucy, Henry and lastly Emma. You love your kids and Ricky is discharged and safe from the army. He finished his business degree and he works with several businesses and you all just got back from being gone from a year in Chicago. This isn't how this is supposed to be. But I am telling you that there is something really wrong." Adrian said.
"Adrian I know that you want to believe in the memories that you recall but you have to look at the facts that your mind is still healing from the jolt you recieved and your confused..." Amy said but was cut off.
"I am not crazy, or confused. I know what it and what isn't. In my life Ben died in that accident. I had our daughter Hope. And I marry Bryan in the future. We adopt each other's children. And we have twins Noah and Natalie. I had a great life, but then I threw it away with both hands and I didn't even care or think of any of them. i just couldn't see a way out of the darkness. The pain just consumed me and I thought everyone would be better off I was gone but I think somehow that isn't the truth. I can only imagine what Bryan in my time is thinking. This is probably going to kill him." Adrian said as her tears came again.
"Adrian we all love you. I know this is all confusing but things will sort themselves out evetually. You just have to give them time." Amy said.
"No that's it. I think I am between life and death. And this is the place that I came too for whatever the reasons. I have to jolt myself back into my own time and the way I figured is to recreate the accident from the parking lot and I think that should work. But I am going to need you help?" Adrian asked.
"Adrian I can't. I won't help you try to hurt yourself. I just can't. And you can't either you need to stay in bed until your well." Amy said.
Adrian got angry and got up out of the bed and she grabbed what looked like something she probably wore and threw in on and took off the hospital gown. And then she disconnected all the machines and tubes. "I have to fix this and make it right. Don't you see if I don't I will probably end up dead and that will be just great like I served up my life on a platter. I need my life to have meaning and hope again. I am going to do this with or without any of your help." Adrian said and then she left the room. Amy just sat there completely in shock. And then Amy called the nurse's number for help. She had to stop Adrian from trying to hurt herself or anyone else.