Nicole doubled over clutching her stomach in pain from Sami' sucker punch; she even cried out for a second before sealing her lips shut. Of course the hospital staff saw the entire thing and rushed over to help Nicole. Nicole let the nurses led her out of the waiting area, but she looked back and winked at Sami and Kate.

Sami was going to rush after her and kill her this time. But Kate held her back and said, "We have to play this smart. If you hit Nicole again, Lucas is going to feel sorry for her."

Sami turned around and pulled out of Kate's grasp as she said, "Why should I trust you?"

Kate furiously yelled back, "Lucas is my son. I might hate you, but even a viper like you surpasses Nicole."

Greta interrupted the argument to ask, "Can Eric or I do anything?"

Sami rolled her eyes, but Kate thoughtfully said, "You speak French. Go spy on what the nurses are saying about either Lucas or Nicole."

Greta nodded her head and walked down the hall. Sami asked, "Do you always order people around like that?"

Carrie interrupted to end the sarcasm, "We're all here to help you and Lucas."

Eric hugged Sami. She hugged her brother back until she saw Austin standing in the corner. She then called out from Eric's shoulder, "Austin. You go in and sit with Lucas."

Kate added, "Excellent idea. You're the only family not involved in the little scene earlier."

Austin shook his head no and answered, "If Lucas can't remember anything, then he still hates me."

Carrie told him, "You can gently tell him how things ended between you and Sami. Hopefully he'll trust you."

Austin answered, "It's not going to work."

Kate then looked down her nose and told her son, "Go and try, now."

Austin shrugged his shoulders and said, "You win."

Lucas was sitting up staring at a wall when Austin walked in. Lucas looked over and asked in a sarcastic drawl, "Why Austin, I didn't know you cared."

Austin sat next to the bed instead of taking the hint to leave. Austin gave a tense smile and said, "I'm here because you're my brother."

Lucas shot his head around so fast it couldn't have been healthy. He stared straight at Austin and said, "You're not my brother. As far as I'm concerned you and Billie are not related to me."

Austin told him, "I realize that you don't remember, but we were starting to get along."

Lucas rolled his eyes and said, "I really did wake up in fairy land. First I'm married to Sami, and Mom's holding her hand. Now we're brothers. What's next? Did Philip grow up and join the marines?"

Austin smiled and said, "So you remember Philip at least."

Lucas turned his head in obvious annoyance and then asked, "Where's Nicole?"

Austin told him, "You'll break mom and Sami's heart if you ask that question to them."

Lucas turned back to look at Austin again and said, "Good. Maybe hurting Sami will make me feel better."

Austin very quietly asked him, "Did you like to hurt Sami because you were jealous?"

Lucas shot right back, "Did you choose to be with Sami just to hurt Carrie?"

Austin nodded his head yes and said, "A few years ago I wouldn't have answered that, but you're right. I wanted to hurt Carrie, but I hurt you and Sami in the process. I never would have thought that a few years ago."

Lucas answered Austin offended, "You didn't hurt me. I'm married to a wonderful woman."

Austin interrupted and said, "You and Sami together are intense."

Lucas closed his eyes in pain before saying, "You aren't making any sense Austin. This day hasn't made sense."

Austin asked him, "Do you want me to tell you how you got here?"

Lucas opened his eyes and for once wanted Austin to speak up. He couldn't hide his hope for the truth without the usual sarcasm when he answered, "Please. I need to know."

Austin told him, "Nicole kidnapped you out of the hospital away from your family, Will, Sami, Kate, all of us."

Lucas felt that his blind faith was just shot down, like he should have known that Austin wouldn't tell him the truth before he replied full of sarcasm, "The only family I have are Will and mom. No one else ever cared about me in the slightest."

Austin told him, "Do you remember what you went back to school to study?"

Lucas answered in his infamous 'yeah right' smirk, "Let me guess. I went to school to be like my father, a doctor."

Austin asked him, "Sarcasm is your downfall. You could have had Sami, and your dreams a lot sooner little brother."

Lucas told him, "At least I didn't turn into the village idiot willing to believe any scheme or lie anyone said."

Carrie snuck into the hospital room earlier but she only spoke up in defense of Austin, "Trusting people too much is just as bad as not trusting people at all. Lucas you're choosing not to trust so many people right now. Even if you can't remember, why would your mother and Sami lie to you?"

Lucas started to reply, "Sami wants full custody and me out of Will's life completely."

Carrie opened her purse and said, "I want to give you a photo. It's what I showed people when we were looking for you. Just don't be shocked at Will's age."

Lucas took the offered photo and said, "Will's so tall. Why? Oh God is my son almost a teenager already? And why would I go camping with Sami? She hates the outdoors."

Carrie leaned down and whispered to him, "Ask yourself why you would remember a detail about Sami if you didn't care."

Austin flashed back to a very painful memory. He saw Carrie's shirt and Lucas with a blond. The anger thinking that it was Carrie pulsed uncontrollably in his blood just from the memory. Seeing Carrie whisper to Lucas wasn't a fun sight for him and he put his arm around Carrie's waist before saying, "We have to go take care of something. But Lucas, don't do something that you'll regret."

Greta stood behind the wall listening to Nicole spin a sob story worthy of the Oscars. If Greta didn't know Nicole so well, she might have believed her. But Nicole was a true blue venomous snake that strikes to kill. Greta continued to listen to Nicole until Nicole started lying about being mortally afraid of Sami. Greta stepped out from behind the wall, thankful for once the adoration that she dealt with as a princess, and told the police officers, "Don't believe her. She kidnapped Lucas. Sami and Lucas were married, and Nicole is only looking out for herself."

Nicole smiled at Greta like a cat stalking its prey before answering, "Why don't we go ask my husband Lucas?"

The police seemed to agree with Nicole's question even though Greta tried to reason,

"He has amnesia right now."

Nicole and Greta were both escorted into Lucas' room. Kate, Sami and Eric watched and tried to follow into the room as well, but the police barred them entrance. So all three helpless stood watching from the window as Nicole leaned down to kiss Lucas on his cheek. Sami muttered to herself, "He only offered her his cheek, that's a good sign."

Greta looked at Lucas and said, "I told the police all about how Nicole kidnapped you Lucas, and how you are married to Sami."

Lucas stared at Greta for a long while. He knew that she was a good person and her stare was obviously meant to tell him to agree with her. But Nicole was holding his hand. Nicole's hand was familiar and the only thing that made sense to him right now. Oh he knew that Nicole was a bitch, but it didn't matter to him. Holding her hand made more sense than that photo. He finally turned towards the officers and announced, "Nicole's my wife. If she kidnapped me, then it was only because Sami was after something."

The police nodded their heads at him, apologized and then asked Nicole, "Are you pressing charges for assault and battery?"

Nicole looked at Greta and said, "I'd love to sue her for slander as well, but I'd never win that one." Nicole then turned towards the door and looked right at Sami before answering the officers, "I want to watch you throw her in jail."

The officers, Nicole and Greta all left the hospital room. Lucas looked at the photo from earlier and tried to wrap his head around what he was told, oblivious to the scene going on outside in the corridor.

Greta went straight for Eric and said, "This is a nightmare."

Nicole was now flanked with two officers behind her and she smiled like a cat that ate the canary as she told Sami, "You lose. Next time keep your hands off my property."

Sami didn't care that there was police around. She was going to kill Nicole, so she put out her hand to strike the bitch. But the police caught her arm and told her, "That's enough of this. You have the right to remain silent..."

Nicole smiled and smiled as Sami was escorted down the hall in handcuffs.

Kate stood next to Nicole and told her, "I wouldn't be so smug if I was you."

Kate then followed the officers down the hallway, like she had a plan.

Eric held Greta in his arms and asked offended, "How did I ever think that you had a heart?"

Nicole turned towards Greta and Eric together and her happiness ended. Sure she enjoyed messing with Lucas and Sami, but the ultimate plan was for her to win Eric. Nicole then told them both, "I almost lost everything. So I'm fighting for what I have left." Before anyone could reply to her, Nicole went back into Lucas' room leaving Greta and Eric alone.

Eric told Greta, "She really does believe that."

Greta answered him, "I don't trust a word out of her mouth."

One of the doctor's interrupted Eric and Greta to ask, "Is that the last interruption? My patient is very weak, and lost a lot of blood already. If his room continues to act as ground zero, then he could very well die."

Eric told the doctor, "No one will interrupt him again."

The doctor looked at Greta and asked her in French, "Mon épouse serait déçue si je lui dis que vous ne pouvez pas garder votre mot." (My wife would be disappointed if I tell her that you cannot keep your word.)

Greta answered, "Elle n'a rien à s'inquiéter de monsieur." (She has nothing to worry about sir.)

Austin held Carrie's hand possessively as he led her out of the hospital. She didn't really care where he was taking her as long as he continued to hold her hand. His hand was warm and strong, and she felt happier with him than she had for years now. The happiest moments in her life were spent in his arms, and his touch brought back all the memories.

Austin walked her towards his car and opened the passenger door before he turned around and looked at Carrie to ask her, "Can we spend the rest of the day together, just the two of us?"

Carrie beamed up at him before she told him, "We should find a park and go rollerblading like we did back in Salem."

He smiled back at her as he saw the memory of skating play in her blue eyes. He couldn't help himself as he was caught up in her eyes. He leaned down intending to kiss her.

She tensed up both excited and nervous at the thought of kissing Austin again. He was really going to kiss her! She put her arms around him to hold him, but instead she accidentally pushed backwards on her foot and stubbed her heel. Mere seconds before his lips touched hers she yelped in pain.

She muttered to herself, "I'm such an idiot."

Austin kneeled down to see her foot, but she told him, "I'll be fine when we get to the park. I just want to sit for a minute."

Austin held her ankle in his hand a little longer than necessary. Carrie's ankle was a little skinnier than he remembered. He absently said, "We'll get lunch first. You could use some meat on your bones."

Carrie couldn't reply right away since he closed her door and ran around to his side. She wasn't going to let his comment completely get to her, but did he not find her attractive anymore? And if he didn't why was he going to kiss her? Did her yelp change his mind that fast? Or was her mind just looking for a reason to doubt since trusting Austin again was reopening an old wound.