She was there when his eyes opened. She'll never forget that moment, when he stared deeply into her eyes searching them for answers and asked. "Who are you?"
She debated telling him. Going over every detail of there relationship. Making him remember. But, she remembered him telling her how much he hated the Quartermains for doing that to him after his accident. "Just a friend" she answered pulling her hand from his. "I should get a doctor." She said rushing from the room. She rushed past Johnny and Francis's Questioning looks at the door. Tears spilled down her face blurring her vision. She ran right into Sonny. He grabbed her before she hit the floor.
"Liz what's wrong?" he asked afraid something had happened to Jason.
"He's awake." She answered flatly. Sonny gave her a questioning look. "He asked me who I was." She said sobbing.
"It'll be ok" Sonny tried to comfort her. He couldn't imagine how painful it had been. "We should wait to see what the Doctors say then we can talk to him."
"No." She answered. "I, I Have to go." She rushed from the hospital with Francis following closely behind.
Hospital room:
Jason sat there in his hospital bed wondering who was that woman. She seemed familiar but, he couldn't remember her. Sonny entered the room and stared at his friend unsure of what to say. He spoke to the doctor who just said they had to run tests. "Sonny. Who was that woman?" Jason asked breaking his daze.
"You remember me?" Sonny asked.
"Of course I do I just.." He trailed off thinking. But was interrupted by a woman bargaining in.
"Jason your awake.' She squealed. She threw herself on him. "I was so worried."
Her voice was sickeningly sweet and he was annoyed that she wouldn't stop touching him. Finally he turned to Sonny for help, pushing the blonde away. "Who the hell is she?" He asked.
"I'm your wife silly." She answered as if he was a child.
"This is a joke right?" He turned to Sonny. "Why would I marry her?"
Sonny turned away trying to hide his laughter. Carly came in catching the end of the conversation. "Temporary insanity." She answered.
"Carly?" Jason asked.
"Hey Jase." she answered giving him a quick hug. " Elisabeth said you were awake."
"Elisabeth?" He asked. Was that the mystery woman that was here when he woke up he wondered. Carly instantly realized why Elisabeth had been so upset and sent her to the hospital.
"You don't remember her?" Carly asked.
"Was she the woman that was here when I woke up?" He questioned?
Carly looked at him sadly. "Yeah."
"She said she was a friend." He answered trying to remember.
"Hah!" Courtney shouted. "A friend yeah right. She was trying top steal you away from me." She whined.
"She seemed upset." Jason said ignoring Courtney. "Where did she go?"
Carly and Sonny looked at each other not knowing how to answer. Courtney decided to nip this Elisabeth obsession in the bud. It was great he didn't remember her and if she had it her way he never would. "It doesn't matter." she said trying to get closer to him. "I'm here now."
Carly was furious. "Yeah you're here now. Where were you the past three days while he was unconscious. Out with your boyfriend probably. Elisabeth sat with him the whole time where the hell were you?" She yelled.
"Sonny" Courtney Whined. "She's yelling at me."
"And?" He asked. " What do you want me to do?"
"Carly." Jason called her attention back to him. "Can you make her leave?" He asked.
She smiled. "Of course." Grabbing Courtney and pushing her out of the room leaving Johnny with instructions not to let her back in.
It was all to much for him. He suddenly had a wife he couldn't stand who apparently had a boyfriend and some other woman he couldn't remember had sat with him in the hospital. Who the hell was she he tried to remember. Finally giving up. "Is she coming back?" He asked.
"Courtney, No Johnny wont let her." Carly reassured him.
"No, Elisabeth." He asked.
"Do you want her to?" Sonny questioned.
"She said she was getting a doctor and never came back." He answered.
"I think she was upset you didn't remember her and didn't want to pressure you." Sonny answered.
"Oh" Jason replied.
"She'll probably come back if you want to see her?" If he did Carly would drag the woman here kicking and screaming if she had to. She understood why Liz had left but wasn't gona let her give up.
"I wouldn't mind if she came back." He answered. "I"m kinda tired."
Taking the hint Sonny and Carly said goodbye promising to come back in the morning. Leaving Jason alone to wonder who was Elisabeth and why couldn't he stop thinking about her.
The next morning:
Jason awoke to see the same deep blue eyes starring at him as they had when he first woke up. He stared at the face that haunted his dreams. "Hi" she said unsure of what else to say.
"I'm glad you came back." Jason answered honestly.
"Why?" She asked he didn't remember her and she wasn't about to get her hopes up again.
"You said we were friends. Right?" He asked.
She smiled sadly. "Yeah were friends."
"Why did you leave?" He asked.
"I Just.." She began. "I thought it would be better since you didn't know who I was."
"Oh." He answered. " How long have we been friends?"
"A few years." She answered. Not offering any more details. She wasn't going to push him. She promised herself that when Carly had forced her to come this morning. She was startled when he grabbed her hand. She looked into his eyes.
"I'm sorry." He said.
"For what?' She asked.
"I wish I remembered."
"Me to." She replied as the tears she fought slowly rolled down her ace. His hand instinctively reached up to brush them away. She leaned into his touch allowing herself to forget just for a few seconds that he didn't know her.
"How did we meet?" He asked when he realized she wasn't going to offer any details unless she asked.
"You don't have to do this." She replied. "I mean it's ok that you don't remember."
"I want to know." He said
"Are you sure." She asked.
"Yeah I just can't stop thinking about you." He admitted. "I want to remember and maybe if you tell me about us I will."
She was surprised and hopeful. But, she knew even if she gave him every detail of their relationship there was no guarantee he would ever remember and it would just be like hearing a story about someone else life. "Ok." She began. "A few years ago I walked into Jakes. Do you remember Jakes?" She asked. He nodded. "Well I was looking for trouble and boy did I find it...."
