"I'm afraid Lucy's developed a small case of amnesia."
And that was crossing the line for Alfendi. Small. What a joke. There was no such thing as a bit of amnesia. One either got it or they didn't. Chunks of memories lost to the air, or none at all.
Everything he thought was worthwhile, erased from the person worth every bit of his own memories. Faded to nothing.
When he opened the door to the room, he saw a bright smile on a lost lass's face. "'Ello, sir! Are you another doctor?"
Oh yes, the lab coat. She would mistake him for a doctor. Lucy couldn't remember him. "No, Lucy. I'm not." Placid replied, "I am Alfendi Layton. You don't remember me, do you?" He walked over to her bed as she rested back into her warm pillows, curled up under the thin sheets.
"Can't say that I do. Sorry." Tapping the side of her head, under the bandages wrapped around her head. "Last thing I remember were chatting with a commissioner. Barton, I think. He told me where I were supposed to be. I got a job at Scotland Yard, as a detective constable, DC Baker were what I called myself then, but it never stuck well. I were to head to the back parts of the Yard, and work with a really good inspector, but when I got there… I don't remember wot 'appened next."
That hurt. Stung. She didn't even remember their meeting or the cases they worked on together, like when she solved the Forbodium case and saved him, even what they had for each other.
He swallowed back the pain and felt it sit in his stomach. This was painful. "Well, Lucy. Would you like me to tell you what happened afterwards?" Alfendi played a fake smile to hide the torment he felt.
Her ears perked up and her eyes shined with interest. She bobbed her head up and down excitedly. "Aye! Please, sir!"
Of course, he felt obligated to tell her as much as he could about her time with him, their adventures, and who he was, but he left out a few choice things.
Alfendi kept one hand in his left pocket as he spoke. In the pocket, beneath all the newspapers, he twiddled in his fingers a small golden wedding ring with the name Lucy engraved on the inside.