AN: Grrr... no JABE today! Well, I guess I will have to post extra to make up for it! -Danielle

Ch. 19

Amnesia

JR was sipping his bitter coffee and walking to Babe's room when he stopped and saw Jamie leave Babe's room and two doctors enter, all looking very worried. He quickened his pace and walked to Jamie who was leaning against the door.

"What's going on?" JR demanded.

Jamie turned his head towards JR, but his eyes didn't meet his. Jamie kept focusing his gaze on different objects in the small hallway.

"Jamie, answer me!" JR told him forcefully.

With Jamie still staring in a different direction, he said, "Something's wrong. The doctors are checking her out right now, trying to find out what they missed when she was asleep."

"Jamie, what do you mean, 'missed'?" Do you have any idea what's wrong?" JR asked looking towards Babe's shut blinds.

"I think... I think she has amnesia."

"How? I mean didn't the doctor say she would be fine?"

"He said he thought she would. The doctors couldn't tell if she had a brain injury while she wasn't awake, remember?"

"But amnesia... Jamie she can't." JR stated.

"I know JR, I know."

The Doctors exited Babe's room and looked at the two men.

"Babe is suffering from retrograde amnesia, which usually occurs after a blow to the head. Usually with retrograde amnesia you only lose a little period of time before the accident, but in Babe's case she seems to have forgotten her whole life. We aren't sure if it's temporary, or... we didn't give her anything to help bring her memories back yet, because we want to see if they can return on their own." The doctor explained to JR and Jamie.

"Can I see her?" JR asked.

"You can." The younger doctor who hadn't said anything told them, "I'm sorry."

JR and Jamie just stared at him and the two doctors walked away. JR glanced back at Jamie, and after Jamie shook his head signaling he wasn't coming in, JR proceeded into the room.

Babe turned her head towards him as he shut the door and walked to her bed.

"Hello Babe." JR said, sitting on a chair next to her.

"I thought my name was Arabella." Babe said, confused, "At least that's what the doctors told me."

"It is, but your nickname is Babe." JR explained.

Babe nodded, and then asked, "Who are you?"

"I'm JR, your... someone you love." He explained, and the pain of having to say that statement to Babe was evident on his face.

Babe looked away, "The doctors said they don't know why I can't remember anything. It's all a big blank to me."

JR swallowed hard, knowing Babe had forgotten telling him she loved him.

"Do you want me to tell you a little about your life?"

Babe nodded, still looking away.

"Well, you and I have a son, he is almost two years old. His name is Little A." JR started.

"We named our son little A?" Babe wondered, hating the name.

"Well, the A is short for Adam, but it was me who actually named him. We were going through some problems and in the middle of getting divorced, and I named him that because I wanted to get back at you."

"You named our child Little A because you wanted to get back at me?"

JR nodded, ashamed, "And because in my family it's also kind of tradition. My father is Adam Chandler, I'm Adam Chandler JR, and your son is Adam Chandler the third, a.k.a Little Adam."

Babe nodded, "So we are divorced? Then how come I love you?"

"A lot of things happened, and we became mad at each other over some lies that had been told, so we divorced. We realized we never stopped loving each other, and this past month we have been working on getting back together."

Babe looked at him, "Who was that man who was first here when I woke up? He left without telling me his name."

"I think you are talking about Jamie, my brother."

"You guys are brothers? You don't look alike."

"Well, we are not blood related, and we aren't really brothers, but in our hearts we are, I guess. My mother married his father, and we became step-brothers, but then my mother died..."

"I'm really sorry." Babe said to him.

JR looked up, "I am too."

"What else happened in the past?" Babe asked him.

JR sighed, "That is a really long, painful story that I don't think I should tell you tonight. You need to get your rest. As soon as you feel better we'll talk about it."

Babe nodded, unsure.

"I love..." JR stopped, remembering that Babe didn't remember their love.

Babe looked up at him, "I'm sorry."

"For what?" JR asked.

"For not being able to remember you or our son. I really wish I could..." Babe looked up at him.

JR shook his head, "Don't think like that. This is not your fault, so don't blame yourself. The one to blame is the drunken college guy who crashed into your car."

Babe looked down and nodded, and then back up at JR, "Will you come back and see me?"

"Always." Was JR's answer as he gave her a smile and walked out of the room.

-----

JR walked out of the room, and was confronted by Bianca.

"Is she OK? What is going on?" She asked, panicked, "Jamie wouldn't tell me anything."

"Where is Jamie?" JR wondered.

"He said something about going to tell Krystal and David." Bianca told him, "Tell Krystal and David what though, JR?"

JR took a deep breath, "Bianca, Babe doesn't remember who she is."

"She has amnesia?"

JR nodded, leaning against the wall and shutting his eyes.

"How bad?" Bianca wondered.

"Really bad. When is amnesia not bad?" JR snapped.

"I just wanted to know how much she forgot..." Bianca said quietly.

"I'm sorry, I'm just worried. Babe forgot everything." JR explained.

"Oh no... Even you and your son?"

"Everything." JR sighed.

"Oh JR..."

"I just want my Babe back." JR said to her, and he covered his face with his hands to hide his grief.