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Steffi

Who am I?

Seth sat at Summer's bed, watching her sleeping. In his arms, he held a little baby, their baby. It was a healthy little boy with brown hair and deep dark eyes. A few hours ago, the baby had been born by a Caesarian sectio to save his and Summer's life.

Seth and his family had been waiting for what seemed forever until the doctor finally exited the OR and told them that everything had been going fine. Everyone was relieved then, and Seth let out a tiny prayer of gratitude.

And now his and Summer's son was only an hour old, but he was perfect. Seth knew that he had never seen a more perfect and beautiful person in his life, except for Summer of course. Holding the baby in his arms turned out to be the most fantastic feeling he had ever had.

Summer was still sleeping from the narcosis she had been in, and Seth knew that he would not leave her side until she woke up. He could not believe the ups and downs his feelings had been in all day. First the excitement that Summer had gone into labor and that their baby would be born soon, then the fear of losing Summer and the baby, then the terrible waiting time until the operation was finished, then the unbelievable feelings of happiness he had right now. Just thinking of the day made him exhausted.

A soft knock on the door brought Kirsten and Sandy in the room. Both smiled happily and went over to Seth on tiptoes. Seth stood up and held the baby towards them, prouder than he had ever been before.

The three of them walked over the window and started to whisper because they didn't want to wake Summer.
Kirsten sighed happily and had to fight tears of joy. She took the baby from Seth and watched it, a dreamy look on her face. "Seth, he's so beautiful." she said, rocking the little baby softly back and forth.
Sandy wore a bride grin on his face. "He looks exactly like you when you were a baby." he said.
Kirsten shook her head, her eyes never leaving her first grandson. "I don't think that I'm old enough to be a double grandma." she said and laughed.

Seth smiled as he watched his parents. He had never seen them so upset, but in a positive way. Especially his mother seemed to be totally amazed by the little boy and he could see how the wheels in his father's head were turning as he thought about all the things he would do with his grandson in the future.

Kirsten looked over to Summer, who was still asleep.
"Has she woken up yet?" she asked.
Seth sighed and shook his head. "Not yet." he replied. "But the nurse said it can't take too long now."

Just as if she had heard, Summer groaned and turned her head. When Kirsten and Sandy realized that their daughter-in-law was about to wake up, they quickly handed the baby over to Seth and left the room.

Seth put up a huge smile as he went over to Summer's bed. He couldn't wait for his wife to see what a wonderful thing her body had been growing over the past months.
He sat down on the chair again and watched Summer's face.

When her eyelids flickered open, she focused Seth.
The same smiled and gave her a kiss on the forehead. Even though Summer looked terribly exhausted, she was still the most beautiful woman to him.

Summer frowned as Seth leant back.
"How are you?" Seth softly asked, stroking her hair with his free hand.
Summer sighed and tried to sit up. On half the way, she felt an uncomfortable pain in her lower body and lied back down.
"Fine, I guess. What's that pain?"
"You passed out during labor, and the doctors had to make a Caesarian." Seth explained.

Summer frowned and looked around. All those things seemed so strange to her. She didn't really understand what was going on.
"I was having a baby?" she asked. She spotted the tiny little bundle between Seth's arms and lifted her head to see it. "Is this it?"

Now Seth started to frown, too. Summer's reaction was not how he had imagined. But she had been going through so much over the past couple of hours, it was no surprise that she was a little confused right now.
Seth put up a smile and held the baby up so Summer could take a look at him.
"Yeah. Say hi to our baby. A completely healthy baby boy." Seth said, watching his sleeping son dreamily.

Summer tried to sit up again, this time a little slower. She stared at the baby and back at Seth, her gaze seeming totally confused.
"I don't quite get this…" she stuttered and pointed out to the baby. "This is my baby?"

If Seth had been trying to stay calm until now, he started to panick a little at that moment. He laid the baby in his crib and took Summer's hand. There was something strange going on. He looked her deep into the eyes.
"It's our baby." He said and looked at her expectingly.

A huge pang of disappointment went through Seth's heart as Summer pulled her hand out of his grip.
She frowned and moved away a little. "Look, I don't know what this is here, but…" she hesitated and looked at Seth intensively. She shook her head. "Do I know you?"

Seth felt his heart sinking. What was going on? His breathing became heavier and he started to knead his hands.
He reached out for Summer's hand, but she just moved further away from him.
"Don't you remember me anymore? I'm your husband!" Seth asked, desperate. Was he dreaming? Or was this nightmare reality?

Seth watched Summer's eyes widen from disbelievement. "My husband." She repeated the words with a sceptical look on her face. "You and I are married."

Seth shook his head and stood up. He brought his face closer to Summer's. "Yeah, we are. I'm Seth. We've made it from a High School love to husband and wife. We love each other!"

Seth's voice became louder as the adrenaline raced further through his veins.
Summer pulled back, seeming scared. "Don't shout at me! How can we be married if I haven't seen you before?"

Totally confused, Seth ran his hands through his hair. He needed to get a doctor. There was something wrong happenening. He mumbled an "I'll be right back" to Summer and ran out of the room.

A doctor would know what to do.

Once again that day, Seth and his family were gathered around the doctor that had been with Summer while she had been in labor. Ryan and Marissa had been heading back home when they had heard that Summer and the baby were fine, only Kirsten and Sandy were still there. But right now, Seth didn't need any more people.

The doctor had been examining Summer thoroughly and was now telling the Cohen family the results.
Seth nervously tapped with his foot on the ground, looking at the doctor expectingly. "So?" he asked.

The doctor cleared his throat. "It seems like your wife suffers from post traumatic amnesia. You see, her body was sent into a huge shock when she had the placenta ablation earlier today. Amnesias are typical consequences for physical shocks like these."

Seth shook his head. "So you wanna say that my wife won't remember anything?"
"There are very different kinds of amnesia. Some patients only lack memories of certain parts of their lives, and some lack all of their memories." He paused and looked at Seth, who was staring helplessly at him.
"Unfortunately, your wife lacks all of her memories. She has even forgotten who she is."

The news hit Seth like someone had driven a knife right through his heart. He cleared his throat, fighting tears. "And will she ever be able to remember evyerthing again?" he asked.

The doctor sighed. "I can't tell you. Many of our patients regain all of their memories, and some don't. I guess that depends on if your wife's a fighter."
Seth nodded and sighed. He felt his mother's hand on his shoulder.
"I already told you today," Kirsten said, trying to comfort her son. "Summer is a fighter."
"Everyhting's gonna be fine, you'll see." Sandy added.

Seth just nodded and stared at the door behind which Summer was lying. Or at least her body.
He knew that his parents only wanted to comfort him.

But right now, it didn't seem like everything would be fine again.

Next chapter: Traces Of Sadness