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never ask for another
thing as long as I live, I silently prayed as
I moved away. I couldn’t tear my eyes away from her sleeping face.
T he cut along her hairline held 6 stitches
and looked angry and sore.
    “Ryan…Ellie, Aaron and Jen?” Dad reminded.
    I pulled out my phone to do his bidding.
Jenna was working and Aaron was on his way to pick up Ellie and
Harris at their hotel.
    Soon everyone was back at the hospital and I
was being ushered out the door. I was exhausted, but I wouldn’t
stay home long enough to sleep, only to shower and change into
clean scrubs so I could do my rotations after I went to check on
Julia.
    Dr. Brighton had contacted
my professors, and the chief resident, so they would allow me to make up my coursework and schedule
replacements for my hospital shifts over the past three
days.
    The longest three days of my entire
life.
    I had ten messages from Tanner on my cell
phone as well as two from Liza and one from Min. Min was checking
on Julia, Tanner was asking what the hell happened and Liza was
pestering me with another of her barely concealed ploys to help her
with research. She knew I was engaged to be married, but she never
stopped trying to get me to screw her. She had no self-respect
which turned my stomach.
    After my shower, I felt much better and
rushed back to Mass General as fast as I could. My hair was still
damp when I walked into Julia’s room. Everyone was gathered around
the bed blocking my view, but I heard her talking softly to her
parents and I closed my eyes at the sound. Once again, relief
surged through me. In the darkest moments of the last few days, I
thought I might never hear that sweet voice again.
    Six sets of eyes turned and my father
immediately came forward, his open hands in front of him, gesturing
for me to stop.
    “Ryan, I need to talk to you in the
hallway.”
    “Okay, in a minute,” I said impatiently. “I
want to see Jules.”
    “Ryan, we need to talk first,” he said
sternly. His tone was very low, like he was trying to keep anyone
else from hearing what he was about to say.
    “Now? Dad, please…I…” I began but he grabbed
my shoulders and turned me toward the hall.
    “Yeah, now .”
    The manhandling pissed me off. “What the
hell?” I questioned in agitation. Why was he keeping me from Julia?
She’d wonder why I wasn’t with her immediately.
    “Julia seems to have some memory loss and
trouble with coordination on her left side. She can’t move her
toes, but she feels a pin prick. Motor function manifests near
where she hit her head, so it’s common with injuries like this. I’m
sure it will get better with time, but she may need some help with
walking at first.”
    Memory loss? I
nodded and waited for more of an explanation, but he just looked at
me. “Okay. What sort of memory loss? Short-term, long-term, w hat ?”
    “It’s strange. It seems to be selective. She
remembers her childhood. Paul, Marin and Ellie, but has no memory
of me. We mentioned you, Ryan, and she doesn’t appear to remember
you either.”
    “ What? ” I asked in disbelief. My
heart dropped into the pit of my stomach. How can she not
remember me? We can’t breathe without each other, for God’s
sake.
    “She’s very confused. I needed to warn you
before you go in. I know it’s a shock, but we don’t want to
overwhelm her. You have to keep your emotions in check.” He placed
a hand on my shoulder in an attempt to comfort me. I was still
trying to wrap my head around it and was slightly reeling. “This
will most likely pass, son.”
    “Did she ask about the baby?” I asked with
serious hesitation. This memory loss wasn’t good, but I was
thankful that she was recovering.
    “Not a word. She hasn’t said much to anyone
other than her parents. I know you didn’t want to upset them, but
don’t you think we should tell Marin and Paul about the baby, Ryan?
In case Julia does ask, we don’t need any emotional outbursts from
them when she is so fragile. Her