Dr. Ozgreene went back to Robin's room and saw the faces of his friends. The boys have a shocked face. They didn't know how to properly react to the news, they couldn't believe it. He can remember them but not her. Probably the most important person in his life even though she hurt him, he still loved and cared for her, and then in a blink of an eye, he could not remember her anymore.
She interrupted them and asked, "Ahem, may I know what's with your faces and where is the lady that hugged him a while ago?"
"Robin...he can't remember her but he can remember us. What does that mean doc?" John asked.
"From what you've said and she's the only one person or thing that Robin can't remember as of now, I can say that Robin must have a Lacunar amnesia. Don't stress about it Robin, and you also. If this is really what Robin is going through right now, this type of memory loss is just temporary but duration of memory loss cannot be determined, some cases after a month memories go back but some take longer. Now let's get you to the examination room to check on your brain." Dr. Ozgreene informed them with ease and calmness about what might Robin going through at that moment.
While Robin was pushed to the examination room with Dr. Ozgreene and John, Will did not follow, instead he looked for Regina in the hospital. Will found her in a corner where rooms were not all occupied. He hurried towards her and pulled her to a hug to give her comfort.
"Regina, listen, you have to be strong. Robin is in the the examination room with Dr. Ozgreene and John, they are checking his pretty brain right now. We told the doctor about his memory loss and she said that he might have a Lacunar Amnesia, do you know that?" He informed and asked her. When she heard the news, she sighed and felt like a big load was lifted from her body. She might not be a neurologist but she knows a little about it and she knew that that kind of amnesia is just temporary.
"Thank you Will for informing me. I know that you guys are still mad at me from what I did to Robin. I'm really sorry. I was so weak and stupid, I did not think of the consequences. Thank you so much for not pushing me away and letting me be here." She said sincerely.
"I'll be honest, yes I was hurt when I heard about the thing you did. It pained me to see Robin in that state, you know, lost, anxious, and a lot more but I also know how deep your love for each other is. Robin did not stop loving you Regina, he was constantly thinking of you. But don't think too much of the past anymore, let's focus on helping Robin recover from this accident and you, you have to care of yourself and the baby as well. I may not be a doctor but I know enough to say that stress is not good for that baby." He informed her honestly of his feelings towards her and genuinely showed concern towards her, Robin, and the baby.
After Will and Regina talked, they waited outside the examination room for the test to be done. After almost an hour of looking to his brain activity, Robin was released from the examination and pushed to his private room. He was given a sedative so that he could rest whilst Dr. Ozgreene talk to Will, John, and Regina.
"Okay, so from what I saw, it seems like he's under Lacunar amnesia. For now, I want him to stay here until the wound have healed. Thank God because he's responding to the medications very well. Maybe in a week, physically, he'll be good to go. But with his memories, unfortunately, we can't do anything about it. He might have occasional seizures or terrible headaches from time-to-time, but that is completely normal. If it happens, just stay calm and call for a nurse. I'll give him medicines for those, to lessen the pain. That's all I can say and we'll keep observing him. Have a good day." The trio thanked the Lord for the doctor's calmness because it also gave them calmness in the midst of that storm. When they were done, they went back to Robin's room and waited for him to wake up.
Four hours later, Robin woke up. It was only Regina that was there. The two men had to go back to the hotel to report Robin's condition and the condition of the documentary to the television network. Regina saw a conflicting expression on Robin's face and asked, "What's wrong ba- Robin? Any pain?"
It took Robin some time to respond, "No, I don't feel any pain. It's just that, I don't know you but clearly, whoever you are, we must be very close before."
"You are right, we were close. Anything you want to know?" She simply stated.
"How can I know to trust you?" Robin asked and Regina slightly flinched from his question but he didn't intend to do that to her.
Regina thought some ways to prove that she's trustworthy and then, "When you were a teenager, your parents gave you nickname, thief, it's only them that calls you that because you kept on stealing little amount of money from them to buy food for the homeless people. Can you remember that?"
"Yes. How did you know that ?" He asked.
"Does that prove that you can trust me?"
"Seems so."
"So, what do you want to know?"
"Who are you? How are we related? Tell me something about you."
"I'm Regina Mills, a doctor, cardiologist. We're friends."
"If you really are my friend, please tell me everything. What are you hiding from me?"
"We're not hiding anything from you Robin, it's just that we can't really tell you everything right now because it may worsen your condition. I am sorry. Believe me, I want to tell you everything, not just now." Regina hoped that Robin will be contented with her explanation. She didn't know how to tell Robin everything, everything about them.
For over a week, Robin was observed keenly by the doctors especially Dr. Ozgreene and Regina, Will, and John were taking turns in staying in the hospital and looking out for him in case another terrible headache or seizure happened again. Thankfully, none happened. After 10 days of observing Robin, Dr. Ozgreene called the three to meet her in her consultation room.
"So today is the 10th day since Robin woke up and good thing is that he's responding very well with the treatments and medicines. I am positive that you can take Robin back in US in about four to five days if nothing major will happen but can you get a private plane that will take him from here to US? I just don't want to risk any complications with him being around a lot of people."
"We have a pilot friend, maybe we can ask him for some help." John said and the two knew who he was talking about.
"Alright, contact him as soon as possible. Regina, I want talk to you alone." Dr. Ozgreene said and with understanding the two men walked out of the room leaving Regina and Dr. Ozgreene in there.
"What do you want to talk about alone doctor?" Regina asked.
"You told me that Robin and you were in a complicated relationship before he went here in the Philippines and with his memories of you being lost, he must have asked you a lot already. What I can advice to you is that be truthful to him but don't stress him. Be careful with your choice of words, he's confused right now for sure and he might misinterpret the things you will say to him. I think it will be best if you let him live with you when you go back in the US. It might bring back his memories faster, having his routine back. But I also want you to prepare yourself when he get his memories back. But if you want a second opinion, when you get back there, you can consult more neurologists and psychologists as to how to support Robin with his condition." Dr. Ozgreene informed her and she thanked her and left the room following the two men to Robin's room.
When Regina opened the door to his room, he saw John and Will telling Robin about the good news. She saw how happy Robin was with the good news but Regina was having an inner battle with herself. She didn't know how will she say Dr. Ozgreene's suggestion to her. Should she talk to John and Will first or she'll just talk with Robin privately? She was clueless.
Regina weighed her options for a day and when it was time for her to look after him in the hospital, she was glad she already reached a decision. Her decision was to talk to him alone because it's their relationship.
"Regina, I know that look on your face. I may not remember you but I know that people with that face is having trouble. Care to enlighten me? I'm confident that I am the one causing this." He said sympathetically and Regina saw it as a good sign.
Regina took some time to respond, constructing her words carefully so as to not stress Robin with the news, "Well, no, I'm not troubled, I was just thinking and honestly, yes, it's about you. I just don't know how to say things to you."
"Regina, tell me. I will try my best to understand."
Regina sighed and started talking, "Yesterday, Dr. Ozgreene talked to me privately. We talked about you, about us. We talked on how she think will have your memories back faster."
"What's her suggestion, then?"
"The first thing she said to me is to be truthful to you, help you ease to any information about us but don't stress you with the information."
"And the other thing she said?"
"I will tell you later, I think it will be best if I'll tell you something about us first because whatever you'll hear from me right now might affect the second thing that Dr. Ozgreene recommended."
"Alright, go ahead. Tell me the story of our friendship. Because it's really weird that you're the only one I can't remember."
"I know, believe me. It actually hurts, but I am the one who put you through this, I know it. The night of your accident, you wandered alone in the forest and John and Will told me that you've been doing a lot wandering whether into the forest or in the shoreline of the island since you got here. They know that you were always thinking about me when you wander -"
"Why would I think of you so much when we're just friends?"
"I'm getting there Robin. I'm sorry, I haven't been completely honest with you. I'll try my best to sound this easier and I hope you'll understand. Everything I told you about me were true but we're not really friends, Robin. Honestly, I don't know what we are right now."
"What do you mean?"
"Before you went here, we had a fight. A big one. I lost you. I totally fucked up. Before the fight, we just celebrated our 5th year anniversary. Yes, Robin we were dating. But since I totally fucked up, we fought but before you left our house, you gave this to me." She held out the ring that Robin gave to her, "You said that you'll be back in three month time and you were hoping that by that time, I already have my answer." Explained that part to him. She was trying her best not to cry, not to cause more stress to Robin. Robin on the other hand was dumbfounded by the information. He knew, he felt that she was hiding something but didn't expect it to be that much. Robin fell to complete silence, trying to process every information.
"Robin please say something." She pleaded.
"Regina, I honestly don't know what to say, how to react properly to that news."
"I understand, I'll let you process everything. I'll tell you the rest of what we've talked about tomorrow. Goodnight Robin. John and Will will be here in a while. Rest for now, we'll talk tomorrow." She said. She badly wanted to kiss him goodnight but fought the urge to do so because it's wrong and at that moment she just left.
A/N: Hello guys! I'm so so so sorry for this short and late update but I promise this chapter is needed for the build up of the story. I've been busy with school hence that lack of update.By the way, I am planning on writing a compilation of one shot Regina ships so please feel free to send in your prompts and I will try to write the story. :)I hope you liked this update! Thank you! God Bless!