On Your Mind

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Chapter Seven

Philippe's cell phone began to ring inside his jacket pocket. He quickly pulled it out and flipped it open. "Hello?" he answered politely as he walked towards the door.

"Dr. Carter, I presume?" the smooth male voice on the other end questioned. "I have a few questions regarding one of your patients."

"I'm sorry, but I can't help you unless you are family—"

"I know that, Doctor. I'm her husband. I need to know how she's doing and when she can be released."

"Who?" Philippe was now outside the room in the busy hallway. He never felt comfortable about speaking in front of patients on his phone.

"The woman calling herself Lisa Reisert. She's lying about it. She's delusional and she ran away from me. I don't know what kind of stories she's been telling you, but I can assure you that they are all lies."

"What's her real name then?"

"Lisa DeCoute. I know it sounds strange, but I'm not lying. I just want my wife back. She was due to have our baby…"

"I'm sorry Mr. DeCoute, but your daughter died of heart failure. Lisa is very distraught over it," Philippe said sadly.

"When is she due to be released?"

"In two days time if I give her a clean bill of health."

"What do you need to ensure that she is released into my care?" the stranger on the other end demanded. "Money, paperwork, what?"

"I need to have her records sent over and I need to sign her into your care because of her mental state."

"That's fine. Just bring her home and I'll have the paperwork faxed over today."

"Excuse me? Bring her home?"

"Yes, I'm unable to leave the house. Agoraphobia runs in my family, and unfortunately I have a severe case of it. I haven't left the house since shortly after we were married five years ago. Otherwise, I would have tracked Lisa down myself."

"I understand."

"Good. I will contact you with the details later.'

Click.

Philippe stared at the disconnected cell phone in his hand. What the hell just happened here?

More importantly, who's lying and who's telling the truth? Was that really her husband? Then why does she appear to be single? Is she so delusional that she made Jackson Rippner up?

Only time would tell, and he knew that he would have to consent to her release if all of the paperwork was in order. He would have no other choice.

Why do I have this nagging feeling that something is terribly wrong? Why does it feel like she's telling the truth? Is Jackson Rippner or George King—whoever he is—still out there searching for her?

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This isn't happening… It can't be…

Lisa had spent the past nine months trying to bury her sordid past with Jackson and to start fresh. Her daughter's birth was supposed to convey happiness into her long empty life. The baby was going to be the first step forward in her new life.

She had already been planning on moving away from Miami after the baby's birth. There were too many depressing memories attached to the city, and even though it meant leaving her father, she knew it was the right move.

Joe and Lisa had become distant over the course of the past nine months. He had known that she was pregnant, but even knowing that the baby was not her fault, he was still disheartened and unable to except it. She was essentially alone in the world without her child. Her mother ignored her and blamed her for all the trouble that fell upon her life. There was no one to turn to in her hour of need.

Perhaps that was why she was confronting her painful past. Maybe that was why she was trusting Philippe. She needed someone to trust and confide in, and she knew that doctor-patient confidentiality rules would keep her secrets safe.

She wanted to believe that he would help her. She needed someone to help her. She could not fight Jackson on her own, especially since he was lording her infant daughter's life over her head.

I have to trust him. He's the only one who can help me. Only Philippe can help stop Jackson

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"That was all too easy," Jackson sneered after hanging up the phone. He had convinced Lisa's psychiatrist that she was unstable and needed to be returned to him. Having her delivered straight to him had just been a stroke of brilliance.

There was no place for mistakes in his plan. This 'Philippe Carter' character had better hold up his end of the deal, or else he would be forced to mosy on over to the hospital and slaughter the uncooperative doctor.

He smirked at his forged papers. It had taken him nearly all day to create Lisa's new identity as well as faking her medical history and creating her doctor.

All of the papers clearly stated that her name was Lisa DeCoute and she was under the delusion that her name was Lisa Reisert and that she had all these terrible things happen to her. He was praying that her doctor was far too busy to discover that she was Lisa Reisert and not a fake.

Her faked psychological problems were diagnosed and explained. Her persistent delusions were detailed and would surely match any and all the stories that she might tell.

Jackson had cleverly erased Lisa Reisert. She no longer existed to the world. She was a fraud.

There was only his Lisa, his beloved wife, and the mother of his child.

Sweet Leese…

Soon, she would belong to him completely.

Author's Notes:

There was a lot of POV switching in this chapter. Now, we're getting closer to the reunion between Lisa and Jackson. The next chapter will primarily focus on Philippe and Lisa. Thanks for the reviews!