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Without You
Chapter 8

"Are you sure you want to do this honey?" I looked over at my wife. She looked so beautiful as she pulled an old shirt over her bare chest. "I mean, the doctor recommended you wait a little bit before going to the track."

She sighed and stepped closer to me. I shivered at the scent coming from her clothing. Oh how I missed it. "Yes, I'm sure. I know I'm ready. If I wait, I may not ever go back. I want to race some too, to see if that will help me."

I nodded before climbing into my car. But I stopped before starting the engine and turned to the blonde. "Do you want to drive?"

Her face lit up as she practically ran to her Ferrari. I couldn't help but giggle at her. She was so cute whenever she was allowed to drive. "You might have to help me get back to the freeway from here though…I don't remember."

I nodded and climbed into the passenger seat. "You actually don't have to get back on the freeway, just make a left out of the driveway and that will take you to the main road, from there you should know it."

She nodded before kicking her car into gear and pulling out of the driveway. I sighed as I leaned back on the seat, totally at ease that she was driving. "Are you alright?"

I turned to look at her, a smile covering my face. I had never realized how beautiful she truly was until that moment. The sun reflected off of her cheeks, slowly turning them a soft red. "Do you know how absolutely gorgeous you are?" I giggled softly as her red cheeks turned into a blush and she shook her head. "It's true though. It's almost like I'm seeing you in a new light."

"That's only because I spent the last week asleep…That's all that is." I watched her smile as she came to the main road. She never asked which way to go; instinct took on the right direction to the track. "I…I actually remember…"

"What do you remember?" I rested my hand on hers as it sat atop the gear shift.

She glanced at me at the red light. "I remember where the track is…"

"Are you mad at me about something?" I diverted my eyes as she pulled her hand away from mine.

"I'm just a little irritated that all you're focusing on is what I'm remembering and what I'm not. Why don't you just let it drop? It'll come back to me when it comes back to me. Hell, if it comes back to me. So would you please just drop it? Thank you."

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I held my breath, expecting the worst as we walked through the front gates. My eyes never left Haruka as she stepped foot on the pavement that was the race track.

"Haruka you're here!?" I watched her turn to her manager. Shingo dropped his wrench on the workbench before wiping his hands off on a dirty rag. "I thought the doctor said it would be a while before you'd be coming back…" He turned his attention to me and I just shook my head. "Couldn't stay away huh?" He smiled at her.

"I came to race…Michiru tried to stop me from coming but I wanted to." She looked around. "And you were so concerned that I'd remember everything and pass out…" She rolled her eyes slightly. "Where's the car at?"

I sighed and followed her and Shingo into the garage. I wish she wasn't so angry all the time…

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I sat in the first row of the bandstand, watching Haruka make her laps at full speed. I never found much point in driving around, making hundreds of left hand turns. But…I guess whatever makes my love happy.

I jumped, startled as my cell phone rang. I quickly dug through my purse to pull the tiny electronic free.

"Mr. Yamamoto, is the court date set yet?" I stood up, starting to make my way toward the track to have Shingo call Haruka in.

"There is no court date Michiru…"

I froze in my step. "What?"

"The judge ruled to set him free, since Haruka has no memory of what happened. Mamoru's attorney found a loophole to set him free. The only way we can get him back in court is for Haruka to remember…"

I sighed. "I'll just have to try harder to get that memory back then, won't I?"

We bid our farewells to one another as I made my way to Shingo. How was I going to tell Haruka that the man that nearly killed her…was free?

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OK, I know this chapter is shorter than the others, and it's more or less a filler chapter, but I felt it was all necessary…

Please don't attack me on the fact that Mamoru was released due to Haruka's memory loss, I know that would never happen in the real world, but this isn't the real world is it? :D

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