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Chapter 6

"Mom I don't understand, I'm not engaged to Chris, it's six years later, I'm so confused.. I mean.. I don't know what I mean.. But I do know that I want out of this damn hospital bed, and I want to go home to the cottage." Natalie told Jess and Vicky after they broke the news to Natalie of her memory lose, she took it okay they thought, she seemed calm about it but she really didn't remember anything about that period of time.

"Natalie, you... you don't live at the cottage any longer, you.. you live with your husband and son at his house"

"I'm married, and not to Chris? I have a son?' Natalie asked as Jessica shook her head

"Why don't I remember them?"

" The Dr said you probably will in time, but for now it's alright, don't push yourself to remember"

"How old is my son? Is he here?"

"He's three, his name is Aiden and he's outside with your husband"

"Well, I want to see him, them, send them in" Natalie told Jessica and Vicky and Jessica exchanged a look

"Jess, go get them, you no I'm not patient and I won't take no for an answer" Natalie told them, and Jess laughed a little, it was good to have the real Natalie back, the pod she had become over the last three years since marrying Darren, wasn't Natalie, she was always putting on some type of show.

"Jess!" Natalie demanded and Jess laughed, it was definitely good to have Natalie back, she turned and went out into the hall.

"Where's Darren? " Jess asked as she looked at John and Aiden sitting in the chairs outside the room.

"Not sure, he had a call or something" John answered her

"She wants to see Aiden, wanna bring him in" Jess told John and John automatically grabbed Aiden's hand; they walked into Natalie's room behind Jess.

As soon as Aiden entered the room a smile formed on his face matching the one on Nat's, the boy broke free of John's hand and ran by the bed.

"Mommy" Aiden called out as he smiled and ran to her

"Climb up Buddy" Natalie told him as she saw John give the boy a lift helping Aiden up on the bed, Natalie smiled at John, assuming this was her husband, of course she would assume that, her heart skipped a beat the minute she looked into his blue eye's, she knew him, although she didn't necessarily remember everything but her heart knew him, her soul, there was a feeling of contentedness and love that came over her as she looked at John and then back at her son sitting on her lap.

John watched Natalie with their son and she was so good with him, even if she didn't remember him, she felt something for the boy, John and Nat's eyes never wavered, John wondered with the way she was looking at him, as if looking deep inside him if she remembered him, remembered how much they once loved each other. He wondered if she could, could tell how much he still loves her now, how much maybe she still loves him now. A few minutes later they heard the door open and Darren walk in.

Natalie only briefly moved her eyes from John's as she saw a man come in wearing a tailored suit, hair perfectly groomed and cut, shaved, total opposite of the man the she couldn't keep her eyes off of.

"Natalie honey, I'm so glad you are okay?" Darren said as he walked in between the path of John and Nat's eyes.

"What? Do I know you?" Natalie asked as she looked at the man.

"Of course you do, I'm your husband" Darren said and Natalie got more confused, she looked to John again.

"You mean you.. you aren't my husband?" Natalie asked John and John reluctantly nodded no.

"This is impossible, almost funny, there's not way I would be married to him, to a suit, someone like that" Natalie said as she started to get herself and Aiden off the bed.

John heard what she said about Darren and he tried not to make it obvious but he chuckled out loud, then he got concerned as she was getting out of bed with Aiden.

"Wait a minute where are you going?" John asked as he came forward to stop her, she moved a little to quick and john had to catch her before she and Aiden fell.

"Thanks, I want to go home, I guess I didn't think I was this out of it, anyway, I want to go home to the cottage" Natalie told John and everyone else in the room, Vicky came forward, she and Jess were sitting in the back of the room the whole time the men were in the room, they were being quiet just observing the situation at hand.

"Natalie darling, you don't live at the cottage any longer remember, Jess just told you a few minutes ago"

"Yeah, that's right, than I want to go home"

"I'm glad to here that Honey, come on I'll take you and our son home" Darren said as he came forward and took her hand from John, John had been holding her up so she wouldn't fall this whole time.

"No! I'm not ... I don't feel right about going home with you" Natalie told Darren as she pulled her hand out of his grip, John in turn moved forward again and helped to steady her.

"I wanna go to Llanfair then, maybe the Carriage house, if no ones in there, Aiden and I can stay there if that's alright mom?" Natalie asked Vicky

"That's a perfect idea, let me go call and have someone set it up for the two of you" Vicky said as she excused herself to go in the hall and make the call.

"Natalie honey, I think you would be much more comfortable at our home where I can help to take care of you and our son."

"NO, I don't ... I don't think so, it doesn't feel right, not sure why, but... it doesn't. "

"Natalie, then I will keep Aiden back at our home with me till you are healed, till your better."

"No way, this is my son, he doesn't leave my side"

"Natalie he is my son too, I can have a court order it if you'd like"

"Excuse me?" John said as he turned to Darren after that last remark.

"He isn't even your son" John said and Natalie got confused

"What?" Natalie asked and she saw Jess and John try so gently to fish around it

John turned to Jess. "Can you take Aiden out in the hall for a few minutes?" Jess of course agreed and left the room with the child

"Natalie, I'm John Mcbain, I'm an old friend of yours, I .. never actually introduced myself earlier, but... we.. share Aiden as a child, it was before you were married to him" John told her lightly, he saw Darren's face get red and he saw him start to walk closer to Natalie.

"I'm taking my son home with me, and there isn't anything anyone can do about it, I'll have you declared unfit by the end of the day if I have to, he's my son, I have legal rights to him, I was there when he was born"

"You may have been there when he was born but you have no legal rights to him, you were never listed as his father on the Birth Certificate, John was." Bo told the men and Natalie as he walked into her room.