Chapter 28

New Found Talents

"Off I Go"-Greg Laswell

Kyle (POV)

I laced my fingers around Amanda's as we meandered through the park. It was nice to be able to spend the day with her. I was the first day I'd had off in a very long time and Stephen had offered to take Brice so Amanda and could get out.

As we walked we talked about various things. Mostly Amanda was asking questions about her past.

"Kyle?" she asked when we had found a bench to sit at. I knew Amanda wouldn't remember the significant of this bench. But it was the same bench we sat at when I revealed to her my past.

"Hmm?"

"We started dating when we were 17, right?" I knew she knew that was true so I was curious as to why she was asking.

"Yes," I humored her.

"So that means we've been together for six years?"

"Yes," I continued to play along, interested as to where she was going with this.

"I was wondering…I mean six years is a long time…. Did we ever…?" She trailed off and I watched as a blush appeared on her cheeks.

I had a feeling I knew what she was getting at.

"Have sex?" I asked softly.

"Yeah…" she mumbled turning her head away in embarrassment.

I smiled "It's alright Amanda; you don't have to be embarrassed," I reassured her.

"So did we?" she asked

"Ah…yes," I mumbled, "we did, but it wasn't until after I had proposed and we had been engaged for a while."

"Oh," she paused and I could tell she was thinking about something. "We…waited that long?"

I couldn't help but chuckle a little at her response it wasn't something I had anticipated.

"Well I knew how you felt about sex and how you wanted it to be with someone you were going to be with forever, someone you truly loved." I explained. "So I didn't want to pressure you into anything you weren't comfortable doing, so we waited." I smiled toying with a piece of her hair.

"There's something else I wanted to ask you abouts," she said biting her lower lip as if she was unsure.

"Okay, but last question because I promised you're mom you would be back for dinner," I smirked: I hadn't said something like that since we were in high school.

"Last night I had a strange dream," she started. "At least, I think it was a dream. But I'm not sure: it felt very…real."

"What was it about?"

"I was sitting on a bench in front of a fountain at Lancaster Park. You had walked up behind me and told me the garden was 'beautiful', then I asked how you knew I would be there and you told me it was were I used to come with my father. Then you sat down next to me and we talked about Stephen's dad. We talked about how you gave him a chance to say goodbye. Then we talked about my dad when he was sick and after seeing what you had done I was able to say goodbye and know he heard me. Then you asked what my look was for and I told you that you were the mind reader you should tell me. You didn't say anything after that…."

"Because we were kissing," I finished and she looked at me with shock in her eyes. "Amanda, that was a memory."

"A memory?"

"It was our first kiss actually." I grinned at the fact that she remembered something. But in the back of my mind was the fact that I had fallen asleep last night recalling the same memory.

"So this means I'm starting to remember things!" she beamed.

"Yeah! I guess you are!" I grinned but I couldn't help but wonder if I had been the one to give her that memory some how.

She grinned and walked with a slight bounce in her step the whole way home. She was so delighted at the fact that she remembered something. Her happiness radiated, because even though I was happy for her being around her made me that much more elated.

We reached the front door of her house and we lingered on the porch.

"Will I see you tomorrow?" she asked.

"I have to work." She frowned. "Maybe I can stop by after, though."

"I hope you can," she smiled. "Good night, Kyle," she took a step closer to me and placed on hand on my chest and gave me a peck on the cheek before disappearing inside.

When I arrived home to the Trager's, Stephen and Brice weren't home yet, Josh and Andy were upstairs and Nicole was in her office. Part of me was glad everyone was preoccupied because it gave me a chance to call Foss. Since he had some of Adam's journals I was hoping he would be able to help give insight as to if I had 'given' the memory to Amanda or if it was just a coincidence.

Foss had moved back to Seattle a few months before Amanda and I had. He had begun to reconnect with his sister Elizabeth a few years after his heart transplant. Their reconciliation was what had prompted him to move back in the first place.

After the third ring his voice mail answered and I left a quick message telling him to call me back. As if planned, the minute I ended my phone call I heard Stephen and Brice walk through the front door. I left my room and met everyone in the kitchen were they had gathered.

"Daddy!" Brice squealed from his seat at the counter.

"Hey buddy!" I smiled ruffling his hair.

Stephen had brought home pizza for dinner which seemed to be the reason why everyone had gathered in the kitchen.

"What did you do with Grandpa?" I asked taking a slice from the half eaten cheese pizza on the counter.

I listened to Brice tell me about how he and Stephen had been to get fitted for their tuxes for Lori and Declan's wedding that was in August.

"Which Josh, Kyle—you both are driving Lori crazy by putting off getting yourselves fitted for tuxes," Nicole added.

"Hey I've been busy," Josh defended himself.

"Doing what?" Andy giggled.

"Well…. I've been enjoying my summer…" he mumbled realizing his excuse wasn't going to work. "Besides you haven't gone to be fitted for your dress."

"Because Lori's flying out here in two weeks so Hillary, Lori and I can all go together," Andy retorted and Josh just glared at her in defeat.

"Well you guys just have to get that taken care of. Soon," Nicole instructed.

After dinner I helped Nicole with the dishes.

"So what's on your mind?" she asked, scrubbing a plate.

"Where do I even start?" I chuckled.

"That bad?"

"No," I sighed. "Just confusing." I said and began to explain to her what had happened with Amanda.

"Isn't that a good thing though? I mean you're able to help her recover her memories." By this point we had finished the dishes and we were sitting at the counter.

"Yes, but I don't even understand how I'm able to do that." I could hear the frustration in my own voice.

"Kyle I can't help you understand how you can do this, but with you abilities, and everything you can do and everything you will be able to do may not have a reason right away." I smiled sipping the cup of tea she had made for herself. "But I do think that if you're helping Amanda isn't that a good thing?"

Before I could answer Josh walked into the kitchen with Brice sleeping on his shoulder.

"I think its time for someone to go to bed," Josh told me handing over Brice. "He is worn out."

Brice didn't even seem phased that he had been moved from one person to another he just curled right up on my shoulder.

"I should probably get him home," I smiled. "He's had a long day."

Nicole and Josh walked me to the door and said goodnight.

I walked out to my car and buckled Brice in his car seat with out him even waking.

The car ride was very quiet which I was glad for because it gave me time to think. I thought of all my abilities and how I am able to do them. But if I was able to give Amanda a memory did that mean I could get into her mind as well?

When we arrived home to the apartment Brice hadn't woken up yet so I tucked him into bed. Immediately after I went to my closet and dug out the two boxes I had with all my things from Adam that Foss didn't have. We felt it would be safer to divide all of his old books and journals.

There was so much of it I didn't really know were to begin. That's when I just started picking up book after book, journal after journal and reading each one of them. I looked at every picture, every diagram. If my legs fell asleep from sitting on the floor I would pace as I read. I noted everything that might be relevant. It wasn't until I saw the sun coming up that I realized I had been up all night and I needed to start getting ready for work.

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