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Chapter 5

" Mikey, are you trying to tell us she has no memory of the past six years, and she thinks she is still in love and engaged to Chris?" John asked as it set in, six years ago, they didn't know each other. She didn't remember him. John looked over at Aiden who was still sitting perfectly still on the chair after Darren ordered him to. Could she not even remember having her son, their son, he asked himself, he was about to ask the question when Vicky asked her own.

"I'd like to see her but what is it we do, do we act like it's six years ago, we can't do that, cause Chris isn't here, she will more than likely ask for him" Vicky asked the Dr's.

"Try and not tell her too much, from what Dr Mcbain tells me the past six years have been hard on her, she's been thru some hard things and maybe that's why those memories are lost to her right now, I'm almost positive they won't be lost to her forever." the other Doctor told them

"What about Aiden?" Jessica asked," do we tell her about him? It's going to be hard on him not being with her or seeing her, he's already so confused."

"It wouldn't be a bad thing for her to see him, it might jog her memory a bit, sometimes amnesia patients remember their children," the Dr told them as Michael jumped in.

"Mrs. Buchanan, it would be best if you and Jessica went in first, alone" Michael said as he looked at Darren who was standing right next to the door to the room the whole time, as if just waiting not so patiently to go inside to see her.

"It would be best if you explained things calmly to her, explain just key points of the last six years, bring her up to date but don't go into anything that isn't necessary, then maybe John can bring Aiden to see her" Michael told them, completely ignoring Darren, Darren made a face and questioned him.

"And what about me? She is my wife isn't see? When do I get to see her?"

"You'll get your turn we just have to keep things slow and patient for now, not to overwhelm her." Mikey said and Vicky and Jessica went inside to see Natalie.

John went and took a seat next to Aiden as he was still sitting perfectly still, something John knew must have been hard for a three year old but he was doing it, he shook his heading thinking how odd it was, when Mikey walked over to the two of them.

"Hey, Mikey, you got something fun in that pocket of yours" John asked and Mikey smiled, Mikey took out a tongue depressor he handed it to Aiden. Aiden smiled and took it from him. John could see a steaming Darren out of the corner of his eye.

"Wow Mikey now that really is fun, a tongue depressor what's the kid gonna do with that?" John asked Mikey sarcastically as Aiden already had the depressor on his tongue making weird noises.

"I.. can.. do this. ooooooowwwwwwwwwwwww" Aiden said and they both laughed which in turn made Aiden break out laughing. As Darren just looked on feeling like an outsider.

"So when did you get back Johnny? Haven't seen or heard from you in a few years"

"I know Michael I know, I'm sorry, Bo called me about it being Important, he needed my help finding her, them"

"Yeah, what's the story with that?" Michael asked and John looked over at Darren as he answered

"Not sure Mikey, not sure but I won't be giving up till I figure it out, all of it" John told Michael a little loud so Darren would here.

Michael pulled John away from the seats for a few minutes and he had some questions for him.

"What's going on with you? Where have you been and are you alright?"

"I'm fine Mike, I don't want to get into it right now, another day, now I need to make sure that Natalie and my son are okay, and away from that man over there, cause for some reason my gut is telling me he was involved in her kidnapping."

"What? Are you sure, are you sure it's your gut and not jealousy? And then it's true then? That Aiden is your son, I kinda suspected it, that's why I went out of my way to get closer to him, probably why Natalie always let me too."

"Yeah apparently it's true Aiden's my son, and as for jealous, I'm not, she's married to that man over there and has been for three years now, she never even told me I had a son, and she let him, just raise my son as his own, oh, I'm not jealous of that man, not because of Natalie anyway."

"Keep telling yourself that maybe then you'll believe it, cause from where I stand, you are more than a little jealous, and it isn't just because of Aiden either, it's because of his mom, you're still in love with her"

"I don't wanna get into this now Michael"

"That's because you know I'm right, if I was wrong you wouldn't have a problem discussing it, you still love her, you always have, and I suspect you always will"

"What do you want from me Mike, to just stay it"

"Yeah, say it John, get it out in the open, say the truth, don't hide behind it, don't shield yourself from it, just say it"

"I love her Okay, alright, I've always loved her, will always love her, and now even more knowing we have a kid together, but she doesn't still love me, she moved on a long time ago, with that man over there,"

"That's not true John, she still loves you, she always has, that's why she's with him, that's why she's been with him these past three years, she's shielded herself from it too, she had too, you were still broken and you never came back, back for her."

"I don't want to discuss this anymore, it doesn't make a difference anyway, even if it was true and we both are still in love with each other, I'm not sure I can get over the deception"

"Now that's funny John, real funny"

"You're pissing me off Michael, what's so funny about it?"

"Nothing, it's just... well... I remember a deception that she forgave, that's all"