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Chapter 37: Patricia's Thoughts
Patricia exited the home, leaving Gwendolyn alone with Jake again. She found her car that she had parked on the street in front of his house. Unlocking the driver's door, she tossed her medical bag to the passenger's seat and climbed in. Putting her keys in the ignition, she started the engine and took off to deliver Gwendolyn's letter to Dave. As she weaved through traffic back to his house, she got to thinking about things. She had made the promise to Dave that she would find her, but she really didn't know the real reason herself why she offered to do it.
When Dave told her what happened, she saw the look of pure sadness in his eyes. She knew that he really cared about her. Not in the type of way that someone who felt responsible for taking care of a sick person felt, but something more. She had been his good friend and personal doctor for a couple of years since he first started in the WWE. She was there when he got divorced from his ex-wife and saw him struggle to find love from different woman.
Whenever he had found another girlfriend, Patricia had watched his back to make sure that everything would be alright. She wasn't being nosy or anything like that. In fact, Dave asked her to watch out for him because he had known most of the women he was with like to say certain things about him when he wasn't around. Every single girlfriend he had seemed to be with him for the same reasons, his career and his income. He was a famous superstar in the WWE which meant that he was loaded.
On one occasion, his 4th girlfriend was hanging around backstage while he was having a match and began to strike up a conversation with Patricia. Apparently, she didn't know that she was friends with Dave and figured that she wouldn't get caught saying a few bad things about Dave and how he was a stubborn guy for not wanting to buy her something that she wanted. A short time later, Dave eventually heard from a very reliable source what she had said and she was out the door the next day. She wondered who could have told him what she had said. Patricia tried to keep the smile from appearing on her face. She began to think of Dave as a big brother now who needed to have his injuries tended to once in a while.
Seeing him with Gwendolyn was a different story though. The first thing that came to her mind was that the injury that she may have had was the reason for their closeness. Thinking back in her career, Patricia remembered a few other cases of people with amnesia and how they tend to be quite attached to the first person they see. This seemed to be the case with Gwendolyn too until she saw them together. There was something stronger between the two of them. When she had examined her the first time, she could tell that Dave was really falling for her hard. It seemed like she was the same way and Patricia didn't think it was because of her injury.
She wondered how Dave would take to getting a letter from her. She thought about whether or not telling him about how she was being treated. Gwendolyn told her that Dave was forbidden to visit or even call her or else Jake would put him in jail. Patricia knew that there was no way that he could have done that, unless he had a deep influence with the cops. Patricia was a doctor. She took a priority in making sure that her patients were in a stable environment for a speedy recovery. It didn't take a genius to figure out that Dave was a stable environment for Gwendolyn. It didn't take that long to find the house once she had left. Once she parked the car, she grabbed her things and walked up to the front door.
After knocking a few times, she heard someone behind her. When she turned around, she met a man who introduced himself as Jake. This told Patricia that she was definitely right about the house. When she made her way inside and spotted Gwendolyn, she almost didn't recognize her because she was in a uniform. Jake told her that Rebbecca hadn't told him that she had seen a doctor. She figured that she shouldn't use the name Dave gave her, since it seemed like he didn't have any knowledge of it. As she kept her face unemotional, she explained what she was going to do with her.
She knew that she had to speak with her as soon as possible. Once they were sure that no one was going to eavesdrop on them, she explained the situation to her. She saw a few fresh bruises on her and knew that it was from Jake. Other than that, she seemed to be doing well, mental wise. The diary would definitely provide a huge help in her condition. She also learned that things from their past would cause a person with amnesia to remember certain things that they experience, thus bringing their memory back. She assured her that everything would be fine.
She was surprised when Gwendolyn had given her the letter. She told her that a little birdie told her to write it. Patricia didn't look, figuring that Dave deserved to be the first to read it. It was a small piece of pink paper with what seemed like only a few words scribbled on it. Patricia found herself stopping at a red light only a few blocks away from his house. She tapped her fingers on the steering wheel, impatiently waiting for the light to turn green. She had thought of a few ways to help those two lovebirds see each other without getting Dave behind the slammer. She had become fond of the young woman and wanted to take care of her too.
After running a few ideas through her head, she came up with one safe idea. It was a long shot, but it may work. It had to be done or else something horrible may happen to Dave because of himself. She started to get worried because she didn't want to leave him alone for such a long period of time. The light turned green and Patricia moved her car to get back to the house. After a few more minutes, she made it into Dave's driveway. Once she shut the car off, she searched through her bag for Gwendolyn's note and a prescription bottle that she had on her. She hopped out of the car and went to the front door. Using the key to undo the lock, she walked her way inside. "Dave, I'm back" She shouted upon entering.
A/N: Okay guys, these next few chapters may get a little out there but it will also be a very romantic gesture for you romance freaks out there. I also want to apologize to anyone if they didn't like this chapter. I had thought of this and a few other chapters as a way to help you readers get to know some character insights better. One last thing that I want to do is thank all of my readers for getting me past the 200 review mark. I appreciate all of you who took the time to read this fic and plz keep the reviews coming because me and my muse feed off of them and keep us going^_^
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