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The Hart Remembers – Part Two
Hours turned into days. Days turned into weeks. And weeks turned into months.
Jonathan wasn’t sure how much longer he could keep being optimistic. Jennifer had now been in a coma for nearly six months. And everyday of that six months Jonathan had been at the hospital.
He would spend the time reading to her or just talking about what was going on in the outside world. He would brush her hair. And when the plaster came off the various limbs, as her injuries healed, he helped the physiotherapist with the exercises to keep her limbs from atrophying. He would massage moisturizer into her skin twice a day to keep it soft and smooth. He even read her that French poetry she loved in his most atrocious French accent. But even that wasn’t enough to wake her.
But he was getting tired. He hoped that this wasn’t going to be their life from now on. He wanted his wife back and he wanted their life together back. But as more time passed it seemed that it was less likely to happen.
Jonathan tried to remain positive but it was getting harder by the day. He could feel himself slipping into a black depression. He knew he had to say positive, just in case, but it was getting really hard to do.
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“So what’s the status on the Hart woman” the dark suit man asked.
“She is still in a coma and it appears that after all of this time she will remain in a coma” the hitman replied “I think we are fairly safe but I am keeping on top of the situation. I will keep you informed”
“See that you do”
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Jonathan was once again sitting in the chair beside Jennifer’s bed. He had just finished moisturizing her skin and was about to read the paper to see if there was anything interesting to tell her about when he thought he heard something. He put the paper down and listened carefully. A few seconds later he heard it again. It sounded like it was coming from the bed, a kind of low moan.
He jumped up and looked at Jennifer but she was lying still as she had been for months. You’re going crazy Jonathan he told himself. All the stress of the last few months was getting to him. But just as he was about to sit down again he heard the low moan once more and it did appear to be coming from Jennifer.
“Jennifer, darling, can you hear me” he pleaded. No response. “Jennifer if you can hear me squeeze my hand”
He held her hand and waited for what seemed like an eternity. And when he was just about to give up, thinking he had imagined the whole thing he felt it, a tiny movement of her hand.
“That’s right, darling. Squeeze my hand. Let me know you are with me”
And once again he felt the small movement, hardly a squeeze but it was definitely movement. He grabbed the buzzer and held the button down. Soon the room was filled with medical personnel. The Doctor followed them in.
“She squeezed my hand and she was making a little moaning noise.”
The Doctor looked at Jonathan sceptically thinking that it was just wishful thinking.
“Don’t look at me like that, I didn’t imagine it.” He took hold of Jennifer’s hand once again “Darling, squeeze my hand again just like you did before” He waited and nothing happened. He looked at Dr Hammond and frowned “I know you think I imagined it but I didn’t. She squeezed my hand”
“I believe you Mr. Hart. Sometimes the body can move involuntarily while in a coma, that’s probably what happened here”
“No, I am telling you she squeezed my hand when I asked her to, there was nothing involuntarily about it” Jonathan was getting frustrated. Nobody believed him. “Just let me try again…”
“Mr. Hart…” the doctor began to over ride him.
“No, just once more… please” Jonathan looked pleadingly at Doctor Hammond.
“Ok, try once again”
Jonathan nodded and grasped Jennifer’s hand once again. “Jennifer, please darling, squeeze my hand. Please, they all think I imagined you moving but we know otherwise, don’t we. Please squeeze my hand”
Just as Dr Hammond was about to clear the room out Jennifer squeezed Jonathans hand, and it was much firmer this time compared to the last two times. “There, did you see that, she squeezed my hand again. I didn’t imagine it” he said triumphantly.
Dr Hammond moved swiftly to the bed and as he did Jennifer’s eyelids began to flutter. “Look! She’s trying to open her eyes” Jonathan said enthusiastically.
“Jennifer, can you hear me?” Dr. Hammond said “You are in the hospital and I am Dr. Hammond”
Jonathan watched entranced as Jennifer’s head moved from side to side and her eyes fluttered open. She seemed to be looking at the ceiling with a blank expression. Dr. Hammond tried again “Jennifer” no response “Jennifer can you hear me”
Jennifer slowly turned her head towards the doctor and her eyes seemed to come into focus on his face. She just stared at him. “Jennifer can you hear me, can you understand what I am saying?”
“Yes” was the very quiet reply. Jonathan made to move forward but the doctor held up his hand and stopped him. “Jennifer you were in a bad accident and have been in a coma for six months”
“A coma?”
“Yes” the doctor replied. “You have had us all very worried, but you seem to be getting better now”
Jonathan couldn’t wait any longer “Jennifer, darling, I am so happy you are awake. I was worried you weren’t ever going to come back to me. I love you so much. I have been so afraid.”
Jennifer just stared at him. “Jennifer, darling, do you understand what I am saying?”
“I understand the words but I don’t understand why you are saying them to me. I don’t….you aren’t…..I’m not sure………..” She took a deep breath trying to calm herself and then tried once again, “I don’t know who you are, if fact I don’t know who anyone is in here, including myself” Jennifer said with a hint of panic in her voice.
Jonathan couldn’t believe what he was hearing. He looked at the doctor for some sort of reassurance. “What’s going on here? Why can’t she remember me? Does she have amnesia?”
Doctor Hammond looked at Jonathan with sympathy and said “It does appear she has some sort of memory loss, which in the circumstances is not so unusual. We will know more when we have run some tests” With that he barked out a few orders to the medical staff around him.
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Jennifer felt very scared. She had woken up in a strange place with a bunch of strange people all around her. What was going on? Why couldn’t she remember anything? And that man, the one who said he loved her. Who was he? He was very good looking and he had the most beautiful blue eyes. Surely if he meant something special to her she would remember him at least.
And now she was being subjected to whole lot of tests and she was starting to get very tired. Which when you think about it, was very silly, because hadn’t she just woken up from being asleep for six months? Six months. That sure was a long time.
Two hours and several tests later she was returned to her room. The nurse helped her back into bed and she let out a sigh of relief. The nurse made sure she was comfortable and then left the room. She closed her eyes, took a couple of deep breaths and tried to relax her muscles. Alone at last, she thought.
And then she heard it, a faint sound of clothes rustling. Her eyes flew open and there sitting in the chair next to the bed was the man from earlier. He smiled at her. Boy, was he good looking and that smile, she could feel her insides melting.
He stood up and came over to her. “How are you feeling dar….um, Jennifer?” She looked closely at him and he seemed kind of nervous.
“I’m actually a little tired now” she said, hoping he would get the hint and leave. He was making her feel strange. Her heart had started to race and her palms felt sweaty and she was kind of tingly all over, and not in a bad way.
“Ok, well you should get some rest then, I will just sit here and be quiet. You won’t even know I am here” he said as he flashed her one of those sexy grins again. Oh god, who was this guy and why was he having such a drastic effect on her nervous system.
“Ok, I will, but….” She hesitated, not sure how to proceed “um, I don’t even know your name”
He smiled again and she forgot to breathe for a little bit. “My name is Jonathan” Wow, he even had a sexy name.
“Ok, Jonathan, well it’s nice to meet you. I, uh, well I guess that was a bit silly for me to say. Because I guess we already met somewhere back there in the time that I can’t remember, didn’t we?”
“Yeah, we did” he said with a little chuckle.
His mirth was infectious and she couldn’t help smiling back at him. “Alright, Jonathan, if we knew each other before… well, what I want to know…. Um, is… how well do we actually know each other?”
“Well, I am not really supposed to tell you anything as the doctor wants you to remember on your own but I think I should be able to at least answer this question for you. We know each other very well. Extremely well in fact. You see we are married. You are my wife. You are Mrs. Jennifer Hart.”
Jennifer’s eyes opened wide. “Married!”
“Yes, my darling, we are married”
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Jennifer’s head was spinning. She was married to this gorgeous man. Oh boy! Just as she was absorbing this piece of information a nurse entered the room. She smiled at Jennifer and then turned to Jonathan and just about beamed.
“Mr. Hart, it is time for you to go home now, Mrs. Hart needs her rest”
“Oh, Cathy, do I have to go right now?” Jonathan whined “I’ve hardly had any time to spend with Jennifer since she woke up”
“Sorry rules are rules Mr. Hart and I can’t break them even for you, ok?”
“Oh, ok Cathy you win but I will be back bright and early tomorrow you can count on it” he said as he turned his head to give Jennifer the most intense look. His blue eyes seemed to burn her and she couldn’t look away. He moved closer to the bed never breaking eye contact with Jennifer. She started to shiver, it was the most intensely erotic thing she could remember experiencing, but of course that wasn’t saying much as she didn’t have a lot of memories at the moment.
Jonathan stopped right in front of her and slowly lowered his head until they were eye level. His eyes seemed to bore into her soul; it was almost a physical thing. Then he lowered his lips to her cheek and pressed a lingering tender kiss there. “Until tomorrow, Jennifer” he whispered close to her ear. Jennifer shuddered.
Jennifer watched him as he walked to the door. She was mesmerized by him. She could still feel the burning touch of his lips on her cheek. At the door he stopped and turned back to look at her. He flashed his most disarming smile at her before he exited.
Jennifer was breathless. What just happened, she felt like she had been hit by a ton of bricks.
“You are so lucky Mrs. Hart” Cathy said
“Mm….what?”
“I said you are so lucky”
“Oh, why am I so lucky?”
“Well, you are so lucky to have a husband that is so devoted to you.”
“What do you mean? Devoted”
“Mr. Hart was here every day you were in the coma. He would read to you or just talk to you about anything and everything that was going on in the world. He would brush your hair and moisturize your skin so it didn’t dry out. He even helped the physio with your exercises. He loves you very much. I just wish I had someone like that in my life” Cathy finished wistfully.
“Oh” was all Jennifer could manage. She was overwhelmed by what she had just been told.
“Is there anything you need Mrs. Hart, before you go to sleep?”
“No I am fine, thanks Cathy. But you can do one thing for me”
“What’s that?”
“Please call me Jennifer, if that is really my name” she said with a brilliant smile.
Cathy smiled back at her and said “Yes, it really is your name and ok I shall call you by it” then she left the room so that Jennifer could get some rest.
Jennifer lay awake for a long time thinking about what Cathy had told her about Jonathan. It was hard for her to comprehend that she had someone in her life that loved her that much. After a while she fell asleep and dreamed of a wonderful man with the most beautiful blue eyes.
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Jonathan also lay awake for a long time that night. He was happier than he had been for a long time. Jennifer was awake and even though she didn’t remember anything about her life, or their life together he was optimistic that she would remember in time.
But in the mean time he had a plan to win her love all over again. It could be kind of fun to woo her again and get her to fall in love with him a second time. He loved her so much and had come so far that he wasn’t about to give up now.
Jonathan fell asleep with a smile on his face and he dreamt about a beautiful redhead.
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The hitman decided he’d better ring his boss and let him know the latest development on Jennifer Hart. He wasn’t looking forward to it because things had just got a little more complicated. He wasn’t sure what the boss would want him to do but he figured while the Hart woman had no memory of anything it was safe enough to let her go for now.
He picked up the phone and dialled the number.
“Hi boss, there has been a development on the Jennifer Hart situation” he said. “She has come out of the coma….”
“What!”
“Wait, she has come out of the coma but she has total amnesia. She can’t remember anything at all about her life, she doesn’t even remember her husband. What do you want me to do? I figure it’s safe enough to leave her be for now….”
“You idiot. You figure…Do you realize that she could remember it all at any time? How will you know when that will happen? We just can’t take the chance. She will have to be eliminated and the sooner the better. If you had done the job properly in the first place then this wouldn’t be happening now. Do you think you can manage to finish this job without any more stuff ups?”
“Yes, boss I will get on in asap”
“See that you do”
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Jonathan awoke the next morning with a light heart and a spring in his step. Today was the beginning of the rest of their lives. Corny he knew but that was how he felt. They had been to the brink and now they were on their way back.
He was hoping that Jennifer would be allowed to come home soon. He couldn’t wait to get her into familiar surroundings, and then maybe the memories would start to come back.
What he really wanted to do was make love to his wife but he was realistic. He knew that she would probably be uncomfortable with any kind of intimacy at the moment seeing as how she didn’t remember him or their life together. He would speak to the doctor just as soon as he got to the hospital.
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Jennifer was feeling restless. She wondered if she might be allowed to get up and move around today. She had been in this bed for six months, not that she remembered that, but her body was telling her that she had been idle long enough.
She would ask the doctor about it when he came on his rounds this morning.
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The hitman was busy making plans to eliminate Jennifer Hart permanently. He had asked around about security at the hospital and about security surrounding the Hart woman in particular but he had come up empty. No one was talking. That was why he was now in the hospital scoping it out to see what sort of security they had.
He had to make sure he completed this job without any more hitches. The boss was pissed off enough with him as it was, the hitman was sure that if he stuffed up again the boss would have him eliminated.
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Jonathan went straight to the doctors office when he arrived at the hospital. He wanted to speak to him before he went on his rounds.
He approached the doctors secretary and said “Hi, I am Jonathan Hart and I would like to see Dr. Hammond for a few minutes if I could” while flashing at her his most charming smile.
The secretary smiled back at him and said “Sure, Mr Hart, I will see if he has a few minutes available” She buzzed the intercom and spoke to the doctor. “Mr. Hart, Dr. Hammond said to go right on in”
“Thank you very much”
Jonathan entered the doctors office and saw him seated behind the desk.
“Mr. Hart it is good to see you looking so much better this morning”
“Well, thank you Dr. Hammond. I do feel much better this morning. Having Jennifer back among the living has been just the thing I needed.”
“Yes, it is somewhat of a miracle. After six months we were thinking that it wasn’t likely to happen”
“Yes indeed Dr.” Jonathan said with a small smile.
“So what can I do for you Mr. Hart?”
“Well, I was wondering how possible it would be for me to take Jennifer home? Her injuries have long ago healed and she was only still in hospital because of the coma. I think it would be good for her to be back in her own home, in her own space with her own things”
“Mr. Hart your wife only woke up from the coma yesterday. We really should keep her here to monitor her for a few days at least, in case there are any complications that arise.”
“I thought you would say that Dr but…” as he was about to argue his point his cell phone rang. He looked at the caller ID, Herschel Grey. “Excuse me Dr but I really need to take this call”
He flipped his phone open and said “Hello Herschel, what’s up?”
“Jonathan I am glad I got hold of you. I have come across some disturbing information that is out on the street”
“What information?”
“It’s seems that someone is asking a lot of questions about Jennifer”
“What sort of questions”
“My informant tells me that this man is asking about the hospital and the security measures it has in place. He is also trying to find out what sort of security is surrounding Jennifer. Apparently he tried to bride an orderly for the information but he picked the wrong person as the orderly is on my payroll”
“I need to get Jennifer out of here asap. Herschel can you help with this. We will need a decoy to replace Jennifer with so that he is not aware of the fact she has been taken out”
“Sure Jonathan I will organize for one of the female officers to take her place so we can smuggle Jennifer out”
“Great” and he ended the call. “Well Dr it seems that the decision has been taken out of your hands. I have to remove Jennifer from this hospital immediately for her own protection. It seems that she is not safe here”
“Mr Hart I strongly advise against this. There may still be complications….” The doctor advised but Jonathan cut him off.
“Dr. Hammond, Jennifer’s life is in danger and if she stays in this hospital it is likely that the man she witnessed killing Senator Blake will attempt to end her life also. He is probably in this hospital right now as we speak. I am sorry but I need to get to Jennifer right now I don’t have time to argue with you” and with that he was out of the office like a shot.
He rushed as fast as it was possible to go directly to Jennifer’s room, hoping that he wasn’t too late already.
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The nurse had been in to Jennifer and she had had her first shower in six months. It was so weird to get out of bed. Her legs felt shaky and she was very tired by the time she finished her shower and got back into bed. The nurse said she shouldn’t overdo things to start with.
She was just relaxing on the bed with her eyes closed when she heard the door open. She cracked her eyes open a little to see who it was and to her surprise she saw that it was Jonathan standing there looking a little apprehensive.
“Hello Jennifer, you’re awake I wasn’t sure and I didn’t want to wake you” he said quietly as he smiled that sexy charming smile of his. He took her breath away. She was sure that she had imagined his effect on her yesterday but now she knew that she hadn’t. She may not remember him but her body sure did.
“Hello Jonathan” she said softly “you look better this morning”
“Thanks. I think I slept for the first time in six months last night”
She saw him frown and wondered what was wrong. “Um, Jennifer…” he began as he looked straight at her very intently. She started to feel anxious. “There has been a development. We are going to need to move you out of the hospital immediately”
Jennifer’s anxiety went up several notches. “Why, what’s going on, you are scaring me”
“I’m really sorry I don’t mean to scare you. I don’t have time to explain right now. Lt Grey will be here shortly and we are going to move you out. I know this is scary but can you trust me? I will tell you what it’s all about when we get you somewhere safe”
She looked at Jonathan intently for several seconds. It was strange how she knew instinctively that she could trust this man. There was something about him that made her feel safe and secure.
“Yes, ok I guess I can trust you”
“Great”
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