"What?" John said in shock. He looked over at Trish and found her in a similar state. "Jessie I'm your daddy. I'm your daddy" John grabbed Jessie lightly by the shoulders and repeated "I'm your daddy Jessie" over and over. Jessie started crying and begging him to stop. Trish forcefully pulled him away from Jessie and pulled him over to the other side of the room.
"John what are you doing? You can't just scare the poor child like that" Trish said holding John's arm in her hand. He started sobbing.
"She don't remember me Trish. She don't know I'm her daddy" he turned toward Jessie "WHY DON'T YOU REMEMBER? WHY?" Trish dragged him out in the hall so he could calm down. John calmed a bit and went over to the doctor he knew had been monitoring Jessie's case.
"Doc" he said to the man "Jessie's woke up but..."John had to choke back his tears before he could continue "she doesn't remember anyone". The doctor didn't look surprised.
"I expected this. And to be rather blunt there's really nothing WE can do. You just have to take her home and try to jog her memory, or wait til it jogs itself. I'll be in in about 10 minutes to check her over to make sure she's physically ok. If so then I see no reason that she can't go home. Of course since she still has stitches in her back she can't do any heavy lifting and I wouldn't recommend walking alot or walking upstairs. But like I said I'll come in in a bit and check on her" and with that the doctor turned his back to John and Trish and continued with his paper work. John and Trish walked away, John seething and Trish pretty pissed off herself at the doctors attitude.
"I can't believe the nerve of that guy" John said as he and Trish stood outside Jessie's door.
"I know...some people just don't have people skills. It's people like him that makes me wish I hadn't quit my medical studies" John grinned a bit and kissed her.
"But if you hadn't quit than you would have never met this" John said raising his shirt a bit and showing Trish his abs. She giggled and smacked his abs. John looked over and saw his parents getting off the elevator. He sprinted down the hallway and slid on his knees over to his mother, hugging her around her waist "momma she woke up" he said crying again, he looked up at her, his eyes filled with sadness "but she don't remember me and Trish" John dissolved into sobs, resting his head in his mother's stomach.
"Oh baby" she said rubbing the top of her son's head "I'm so sorry. Isn't there anything they can do?" John shook his head, which was still smooshed in his mothers stomach. She tugged on his arm "come on baby boy let's go to the waiting room and talk" John stood up and wrapped his arms around his mother's waist, and put his head in her neck. It was difficult for Carol to walk but she sucked it up, her son was more important and no matter how big he was he would always be her little boy and when he was in pain she'd do anything she could to take it away. They got to the waiting room and Carol, Trish and, John Sr. all sat in chairs while John sat on the floor, his head in his mother's lap. "Baby did you tell the doctor what was going on" John nodded and looked up at his mom, putting his neck at an odd angle.
"Yes mama. He told me there was nothing they could do we have to just jog her memory" John sighed and moved his neck to a more comfortable position.
"Well baby then that's what we'll do. We won't overwhelm the poor girl of course but photo albums, stories, and familiar faces couldn't hurt. Your brothers are here and Marc too but they're in the cafeteria they didn't want to overwhelm Jessie by having too many people crowding her" John nodded and said he'd go give them an update later. "Ok well let's go see Jessie. I want to try and see if I can talk to her a bit".
Alexis and Randy were laying on the couch in Randy's hotel room watching a movie when Randy's cellphone rang "I thought you said you have tonight off" Alexis said with a whine to her voice.
"I do" Randy said looking at the caller ID "its John" he said helping Alexis get up off of him. He answered on the 3rd ring "hello. OMG THAT'S GREAT! What? Oh. Damn. Ok well I'm through after tomorrow night so after the show Alexis and I will be on the first flight out. Ok man. Even though she probably won't know who I am give Jessie my love. Ok bye" Randy hung up and looked at Alexis "Jessie woke up, but she don't remember anyone" Randy ran a hand through his hair, frustrated. Alexis didn't know what to say so she just wrapped him up in a hug.
"Jessie" John said coming through the door. Jessie looked over at him when she figured he was talking to her since she was the only one in the room. John went over and kissed Jessie on the forehead. She kinda pulled back but she didn't smack him. "Honey I'm sorry for how I reacted earlier. It's just that you waking up and not remembering me got to me and you've been in a coma for 2 weeks and all..."John trailed off.
"It's ok" Jessie mumbled, playing with the tape on her wrist holding in the IV.
"Babygirl this is my mom and dad your grandma and grandpa and this is Trish" John said pointing each of them out. Jessie looked at each of them, they all had smiles on their faces, and tried to remember them. But she just couldn't.
"Is she my mother?" Jessie asked pointing to Trish. John was about to say 'no' but Trish spoke up before he could.
"Yes baby" John gaped at her.
"Trish can I talk to you outside" he said in a clipped voice. He took her arm and lead her outside the door "what was that?" he asked gesturing to the room.
"What?" she asked "I figured that it would be better on Jessie thinking that I'm her mom than telling her that her mom died in a freak accident a while back".
"What happens when she gets her memory back?" John asked in a low voice "if she remembers that you told her you were her mom she'll hate you".
"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it" Trish said and she walked back inside the room before John could reply.
"So are you excited to be going home" Trish asked Jessie from the front seat of the car. She and John were driving Jessie home from the hospital. The doctor had come in a short time after Jessie had woken up and checked her over. She had to stay two more days for observation but she was pretty much ok. Just sore still from her wound.
"I guess so" Jessie said noncomittally. She couldn't really get excited over going home when she didn't even know where home was.
"We're here" John said getting out of the car. He went to the trunk and got out her wheelchair. The doctor said it would be easier for her to get around in a wheelchair so she didn't aggravate her back too much. John felt Jessie tense up when he picked her up out of the back of the car to put her in the chair so he made the journey from car to chair as short as possible. He handed her the pillow the doctors gave her to put behind her back then started rolling her toward the house.
"I dunno why that doctor gave me this 'pillow' its not like its comfortable enough to help my back out" Jessie complained. John and Trish laughed.
"I'll get you a better one once we're inside" John said still chuckling. He came to the front door and unlocked it. Once they were inside Jessie saw a banner that said 'Welcome Home Jessie' hanging from the wall on one side of the room. Chips, dip, cookies and drinks were sat out. But that wasn't what Jessie was focusing on. John's parents were there, and also seven boys and two girls she had never saw before. She scanned the faces, one looking slightly familiar, and got panicked slightly.
"Excuse me" she said, rolling her chair outside. She rolled around the sidewalk coming to the back of the house. There was a patio set up and Jessie rolled her chair over to the table pulling up under it. She sat there a few minutes before she felt someone sit beside her. She looked over and saw the face of the person that looked familiar to her. "I know you" she said. The guy looked slightly shocked but slowly nodded his head.
"I'm your cousin" he said softly. He was about to say more when Jessie blurted out something that popped into her head.
"Marc" she said, she watched as the guys eyes widened and his jaw fell open. He slowly nodded his head.
"You remember me?" he asked incredulously. Jessie slowly nodded her head. For some reason she DID remember him.
"You came after me before. And you were in a pool with me" Jessie said having blurred flashbacks.
"Do you remember everything now?" he asked hopefully. Jessie shook her head sadly. "Well that's ok. It'll all come back to you".
"That guy in there" Jessie gestured vaguely to the house "keeps saying he's my dad. But I don't remember him. How bad is that that I don't remember my own father, my own mother". Marc sighed and grabbed Jessie's hand.
"Your dad understands" Marc said "and as for your mom I'm sure she would if she were here". Jessie looked at Marc surprised. She gestured to the house again.
"Trish...she's my mom" she said. Marc shook his head.
"Sweetheart no. Your mom...she died in a car wreck about a year ago or so" Jessie couldn't believe it. Trish had told her...
"So she lied" she said quietly. Marc didn't know what Jessie was talking about "TRISH! She lied about being my mom. She lied". Marc's eyes widened when he heard this and one thought went through his mind 'Shit I just fucked up'. "I can't take this" Jessie said "all these lies not remembering people I can't take it".
"Let me take you somewhere" Marc said not wanting Jessie to run off. Jessie nodded her head, tears slowly falling down her cheeks. Marc went inside to tell the others.
"Dude where is she? Is she ok?" John said coming up to Marc as soon as soon as he stepped in the door. Marc held up his hand to stop John.
"She's a bit overwhelmed" he said "plus I didn't know that Trish told her that she was her mom and kinda told her about her real mom and all. I'mma take her somewhere and talk to her and calm her down. Maybe try and jog her memory a bit but I'm not gonna push it". John nodded sadly. Marc walked back out to where Jessie was "ok let's go" he said rolling her toward his car. He helped her get in, put her wheelchair in the trunk, got in the driver seat and drove off.