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Chapter Ten-I'll Remember

We looked at each other.

I turned to the doctor.

"What's wrong?"

"I tried to tell you. She's going to have memory loss. We don't know how long it will last,"

"Exactly what happened to Michelle," Jessie replied, looking solemn.

We exchanged looked. This was killing me to see her like this.

"Will her memory come back?" Becky asked swallowing.

"We don't know. It could be temporary," the doctor said softly.

"Man," I moaned angrily.

"When can she leave?" Jessie asked.

"She can leave now. There's nothing internally wrong," the doctor replied as she patted my on the shoulder before leaving.

"No…nothing internally…she just forgot everyone that loves her," I muttered bitterly.

"Joey, she could've been killed," Jessie said.

"And this is any better?" I argued.

"Joey…she's alive…okay? That's the most important thing," Jessie replied.

I angrily folded my arms over my chest.

"Listen, I'll help her get dressed. I'll meet you three outside," Becky replied, as she gently ushered me, Danny and Jessie out of the ER. She and Stephanie stayed behind to help Emma get dressed.

BECKY.

Stephanie and I helped Emma get ready.

"Thank you," Emma said. "What's your name?"

"I'm Becky and this is Stephanie," I replied, forcing the tears not to show.

It was bothering me deeply to see my sister like this.

"Are we related?" Emma asked, tilting her head.

"We're sisters," I replied as we helped Emma out of the ER.

I could see Joey wanted to badly to grab her and just hug her, but he was biting his lip. Danny and Jessie looked just as upset and sick.

"Really? Cool," Emma replied.

That stung.

We helped Emma home.

EMMA.

The nice people helped me into a car and then drove me to a house. The woman named Becky was apparently my sister. But I didn't know who the three men were, one of whom was really handsome. As soon as we entered the front door to the house, there were three girls.

"Aunt Emma!" one of them cried and rushed over to hug me.

I looked at the woman named Becky with a curious expression on my face.

Becky coughed.

"Um, Michelle? Sit down. I think you all should know what's going on here,"

The third girl came rushing toward me.

"Mommy!"

I froze.

"Why did she just call me 'Mommy'?"

"Because that's your daughter," one of the guys replied beside me.

"My daughter?" I asked, curiously.

The second man brushed past me and headed upstairs.

"Jess, go talk to him," The woman named Becky said to the first man.

He headed off after the man that flew up the stairs.

"Who are those men?" I asked, as the woman gently sat me down on the couch.

"Well, the one with the black hair is my husband, Jessie Katsopolis, and then there's Danny Tanner and Joey Gladstone…your husband," she replied.

"My husband?"

"OK…girls…listen, Aunt Emma hit her head remember?" the woman named Becky said to the four girls. The girl that was with me at the hospital sat down beside me.

Three of the girls nodded.

"Well she doesn't remember who any of us are,"

STEPHANIE.

I looked at Aunt Emma. She was looking at us like she saw us for the first time. It was really hard…the same way it was hard when Michelle hit her head when she fell off the horse.

"You're going to have to keep introducing yourselves to her," Becky went on.

Joey had fled upstairs. I knew how badly this was bothering him and the rest of the family.

"I'm Stephanie Tanner," I said.

Emma looked at me and smiled.

"I'm D.J.,"

"I'm Michelle,"

"Danny,"

"Becky,"

Emma looked at all of us nodding.

Just then, Uncle Jessie and Joey came back down.

"And they are?" Emma asked.

"I'm Jessie Katsopolis,"

"Joey Gladstone," Joey muttered.

Emma grinned.

"Nice to meet you all. Is there some place I can lye down?"

"Yeah," Uncle Jessie said. "Follow me."

Emma got up and followed Uncle Jessie upstairs.

Joey came and sat down in Emma's seat.

"I know how hard this is for you," Becky said, putting an arm around Joey.

"I can' t believe that jerk didn't just leave her alone!" Joey growled.

"I know…but he'll probably get life in prison now," Danny replied.

"He'd better," Joey said, vehemently.

He got up and went into the kitchen.

I looked around before I followed him into the kitchen.

Joey was getting a glass of juice. I climbed into one of the stools in front of the island in the kitchen.

"Hey, want some?" Joey asked me.

"Sure," I replied.

Joey got a second glass and filled it with juice. He handed it to me.

"Thanks,"

I took a sip.

"Why did Mike show up at the studio?" I asked.

"Because I made her sing on the radio…had I not, he might not have been listening and not known where she was," Joey muttered angrily banging the glass on the table.

"Joey, you can't blame yourself. It was Mike's fault…this whole thing is his fault!" I said, softly.

Joey was just staring at the counter.

I could see he was about to break down.

I slid off the stool and went over to him. I wrapped my arms around him and hugged him.

"Oh, Steph…what if her memory never comes back?" Joey sobbed.

"We can't think like that," I said softly squeezing Joey even more. "She'll be just fine."

Just then, the swinging door to the kitchen opened and Becky, Danny, Michelle, D.J., Haley and Uncle Jessie came in. They all hugged Joey too.

Joey picked up Haley and hugged her tightly.

"Is mommy okay?" Haley asked.

"She's not feeling well," Joey replied.

"When will she be okay?" Haley asked.

"In a few days," Danny replied, playfully tickling Haley.

Haley giggled.

"Where's Emma lying down?" Joey asked Uncle Jessie.

"Your room," Uncle Jessie replied.

Joey nodded.

"Michelle? Why don't you call Emma down when dinner's ready?" Dad asked.

"You got it," Michelle grinned.

Around dinnertime, Michelle went upstairs to get Emma. Emma came down and smiled.

"Hello, everyone," she said.

"Hello," we all chorused.

"Would you like some meatloaf?" Dad asked Emma.

"Sure…you are?" Emma replied.

"Danny," Dad answered.

Emma nodded and Dad put 2 pieces of meatloaf onto her plate.

"Would you like some mashed potatoes?" I asked, passing her the bowl.

"Yes please….and you?"

"Stephanie,"

Dad scooped a generous amount of mashed spuds onto her plate.

Emma reached for her glass of soda, but her hand slipped and it fell onto the floor and shattered.

"Oh! I'm so sorry!" Emma cried, frantically trying to scoop up the pieces.

"Don't worry," Dad said, as he got the broom and began sweeping it up.

"You'll cut yourself," Joey said.

Emma put down the pieces and turned to Joey.

"Hey. You're a cutie! What's your name?"

"Joey,"

Emma grinned at him.

"I have a daughter right?" Emma asked.

"Yes," Joey replied.

"With whom did I have her with?"

"Me," Joey said.

"Wow! Alright!"

Joey looked like he was punched in the stomach.

We began eating dinner. There was silence as we ate.

After that, we headed into the living room to watch TV. Michelle put on a tape. Oddly, she had recorded Emma singing when she was on "Ranger Joe".

"Who's singing? She's really good!" Emma said.

"That's you," Uncle Jessie said.

"Really?" Emma said, shocked.

"Yeah, you sing great," Michelle said, as she hugged Emma. "I'm Michelle."

Emma hugged Michelle and smiled at her.

"I'm going to head to bed. Do I sleep in the same bed where I was?" Emma asked.

"Yeah," Joey said.

"Cool. I'll see you all tomorrow," Emma said, as she headed upstairs.

Michelle gave Joey a hug before she too, decided to head upstairs to bed.

I gave Joey a hug and kiss too.

We all headed upstairs to bed. Joey decided to sleep on the couch. Comet was curled up on the floor in front of the couch.

2 WEEKS LATER.

Emma and D.J. were sitting at the kitchen table doing their nails. Joey was making breakfast. Michelle, and Aunt Becky were sitting at the table reading also. I was sitting at the counter writing. Haley was in the living room watching cartoons with Danny.

Suddenly, Emma turned to Aunt Becky.

"Becky? I'm glad we're sisters,"

Becky nearly dropped her book on the table.

"What'd you say?"

"I said I'm glad we're sisters," Emma said, grinning.

Becky let out a sob and got up, throwing her arm around Emma, pulling her into a tight hug.

Joey came over.

"And who's this?" Becky asked, sobbing happily as she gestured to Joey.

Emma frowned for a moment, before she replied.

"Joey. My husband,"

Joey threw his arms around her next and hugged her tightly. He held her for a long time.

"Guys! She's back!" I cried happily.

Danny and Haley came hurrying into the kitchen.

"Mommy?" Haley cried.

Emma nodded and held out her arms once Joey released her from his embrace.

"Thank God!" Becky cried relieved.

"It's good to have you back," Jessie replied.

"Where'd I go?" Emma asked.

"Mike shoved you and you hit your head. You lost your memory for two weeks," Joey said, keeping his arm around her.

"Oh my God," Emma said, looking shocked and pale.

"But he was arrested and he's not getting out again," Danny replied.

"That's good," Emma said.

EMMA.

Joey kept his arm around me. I had my arm wrapped around his waist as well.

Michelle hugged me, then Stephanie, D.J., Becky and Jessie.

"I say this calls for another celebration!" Becky cried.

We cheered.

I pulled D.J., Stephanie, Michelle, Haley and Becky aside.

"Let's do a surprise for your Dad, Uncle Jessie and Joey," I suggested eagerly.

"Sure! You mean like what we did for Stephanie?" D.J. asked.

"Exactly. I know a routine to Pat Benatar's Invincible," I said. "I just remembered it beside the routine to the Christmas song."

"Cool. Show us," Stephanie said.

I began showing them the routine. First, Stephanie began following me precisely…then D.J. and Michelle…last Haley. All of us managed to nail the routine. It was great!

Once the boys came down, we ushered them into the living room. Stephanie went and got her boombox. She put the boombox onto the coffee table. We went upstairs to change. I had them dress in a long white shirt, socks and sunglasses…like Tom Cruise had worn.

"Hit play, boys!" Becky called.

We heard the music playing. We all skidded into the living room. Jessie was trying not to laugh, Joey was watching us intently and Danny was moving with the music. We began doing the routine. None of us was missing a beat.

Surprisingly, when the time came for us to do a split in sync, everyone managed to do it.

Jessie cringed when we did it, but he was grinning broadly.

We continued the routine. We all spun in a circle and began moving our fists up and down.

Danny, Joey and Jessie were now moving with the music.

Once that song was over, it switched to Haley Duff's Girl in a Band. We all began making our own moves to that. Stephanie was using some of her moves she learned from the dance school. Becky told me that she was in a recital and did these moves to the song "Motown Philly". I followed her. D.J., Michelle and Haley were doing their own moves.

It was great.

Then, we pulled Joey, Danny and Jessie into the moves.

Joey and I danced together. Danny and Stephanie danced, Jessie and Becky danced together too. D.J. and Haley were dancing to the music with each other.

We were having a blast.

It felt good to know who my family was again. That was scary not remembering people who loved me and I loved them more than life.

Life was great. We received word that Mike was definitely getting life in prison with no parole. He was in there for good.

Joey and I hugged when we danced. I was lucky to have found him when I did. I was lucky to be apart of this family.

THE END.

End music: *Haley Duff-Girl in A Band

*Hilary Duff-What Dreams are made Of

Pat Benatar-Invincible.

*Taken from the Disney Soundtrack-The Lizzie McGuire Movie