CHAPTER THIRTEEN
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THREE WEEKS LATER.
SEATTLE.
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Jarod had rented a cottage outside of town and they stayed there until they decided what to do. Miss Parker had gotten a lot better and she remembered almost everything. Most important, she remembered Jarod and now she was sure that she did love him. But as she turned more and more into her normal self, she didn't dare to admit it. She tried to keep her emotions inside, but it was the hardest thing she'd ever done. Everything that had happened lately came washing over her and she didn't know how to handle it. Jarod had told her the truth about what happened to her, about the Centre and about Lyle. She didn't hate Lyle; in fact it meant so much to her that he actually helped her, and Jarod. She was sure it must have been the nicest thing he had ever done, and she was so grateful for that.
As she lay on the couch lazily watching TV, she soon drifted into sleep. But she was abruptly brought back to reality by a nightmare.
She looked around the wooden room with big eyes, trying to calm herself down, she was breathing heavily and her heart was pounding in her chest. She didn't realize she had screamed out loud until Jarod came rushing into the room.
"Baby, what happened?" he asked worriedly.
"Nothing… it was just a nightmare…" Miss Parker felt stupid.
Jarod sat down next to her and took her in his arms. She didn't have the strength to fight him; instead she wrapped her arms around him.
"It's okay… I'm here baby," Jarod soothed. Forever…
Suddenly Miss Parker started to cry. She desperately tried to stop but only made it worse.
Jarod didn't say anything, he just held her close. He knew this moment would come. Now when she got her memory back, things would easily be too much for her. It was completely understandably for her to break down.
He didn't know how long they sat like that. Miss Parker had calmed down and was only snivelling softly; she still had her face buried in Jarod's shirt and her arms tight around him.
She slowly pulled away a little, looking at him with her swollen eyes.
"I'm sorry," she whispered. God I'm so weak…
"Don't ever apologize; it's okay to cry…" Jarod said softly.
Miss Parker didn't say anything. She just kept on staring at him. Finally she spoke. "I don't know what to do, it's like I'm trapped in the past, I can't stop thinking of what happened… it so hard…"
Jarod nodded understandingly.
"I miss my house…" she snivelled. She bit her lower lip hard. "I still can't believe it's really gone… I've lost everything…"
Jarod almost started to cry as he heard the pain in her voice. He felt so sorry for her.
"But you have me, and you'll never loose me," he said, hugging her tight. I wish I could take all that pain away… Sweetie, I wish I could make you feel better…
"Thank you Jarod, thank you for being here for me."
Miss Parker knew that in this moment, she would never survive without him. And that was what it all came down to in the end – survival…
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TBC
AN/ I'm sorry this chapter was so short, the next will be longer I promise!