Post by Mimi on Aug 18, 2006 10:05:39 GMT -5
“Alex is on old friend of mine. It will be good to spend some time catching up with him,” John mimicked Marlena under his breath as he went out into the hall to find Dr. North and make him in some way end this predicament. “Good friend, my ass.” “Were you saying something to me John?” Alex asked. He was listening outside the hospital room and had heard the end of John and Marlenas conversation and was beyond delighted that Marlena wanted to go home with him and not to John.
“No. Listen pal, we have a problem. Seems my wife thinks that you are an old friend of hers. Would you care to tell me why she thinks that?” Oh shit, he forgot about that little nugget of information he hoped that Marlena wouldn’t have divulged until he was much closer along in his plan to regain her status in his life. This was going to take some fancy wordsmithing on his part to get John Black off of his back. “John, you know what I told you before, it’s not me that she is remembering.” “I know, she transferring memories of me or someone else onto you,” John interrupted. “Only problem is, I’m not buying that bullshit now. I know my wife. If you just met her like you claimed why are you in her 1993 memories? Now you either tell me the truth or your supposed treatment of her is over.” John was furious with Dr. North. “Mr. Black, this paranoia of yours can’t be helpful to her.” “My paranoia? What about your evasiveness?” John countered. “Mr. Black, why do you feel the need to question everything?” “Assholes like you, that’s why.” John said with venom in his voice. “Every time I turn around it seems that someone is trying to fuck with my life or the lives of those I love.” “That’s a sad commentary of your life.” “That may be but its not your commentary to make. Look Dr. North, I don’t need you to play shrink with me. The only shrink I need is my wife. Got it? Don’t try to get into my head and try to confuse the topic. We are talking about how you knew my wife before. Now answer the question, god dammit.” John was beyond tired of Dr. North. He wanted nothing more than to squeeze the life out of his slimy body. “As I told you before, she is a colleague. She is very well respected in her field.” “Yea, yea, yea….yada, yada, yada. Nice cover, but I want the truth. Did you know my wife before her amnesia?” “Is this relevant?” “Fucking answer the question.” John demanded. “It’s a yes or no question, not multiple choice. For a doctor, your not very smart. Yes or no.” John demanded. “Yes.” Dr. North admitted. John doubled back. He honestly wasn’t expecting Alex to admit it. He had a hunch based on what Marlena had said before about them knowing each other, but a small part of him was hoping that it wasn’t true. This complicated everything. “Funny that she never mentioned you before.” John wanted to hurt him, make him feel like his place in her life’s history was insignificant. “She never mentioned you either,” Alex retorted. “Pal, you are skating on real thin ice right now. You should have told me this from the beginning.” “Why, it has no bearing on her treatment.” “No bearing? It’s doesn’t take an MD for one to figure out that your failure to disclose this little fact has everything to do with her treatment. How do I know that you aren’t some deranged old friend of hers that wants to further mess up her mind.” “Or maybe I’m just a jealous ex-lover that wants to get back together,” Alex offered, “Or, I could be a colleague of her that she consulted with over the years.” “You bastard,” John said as he brought back his hand and punched Alex in the face as hard as he could. “Don’t talk about my wife like that Pal.” John warned him. Alex rubbed the side of his face with his fingers, “Mr. Black, I’d advise you never to touch me again like that.” “Or what?” John asked. “I’m certain that your wife, as you so like to call her, wouldn’t be so understanding of you attacking the man that she trusts, which would be me. Move out of my way now before I notify hospital security.” Alex said with a smirk on his face as he walked past John into the hospital room.
“Marlena, Marlena, Marlena,” Alex said to her cheerfully as he walked into her room. “Alex, come over here and give me a hug,” Marlena said with a smile. “What are you doing here? I thought you were working in Cleveland.” With all the personal turmoil she was going through she was happy to see a familiar face. Alex gave her a big hug before he sat down on the side of her hospital bed. He picked up her hand and laced his fingers through hers. “I heard that you were brought in so I decided to pay you a visit,” he said with a smile. “That’s awfully nice of you. How did you know that I was here?” She asked. He looked so good to her and she was genuinely happy to see him. “Oh you know, it’s the old world famous psychiatrist receiving treatment in a rural hospital rumor mill,” he joked. Marlena let out a laugh. “It’s good to see that you haven’t lost your sense of humor. So tell me what you have been up to?” “Nothing much to tell. Work, work and more work. What about you? Last I heard you had married that guy Roman and had a couple of kids with him. How is married life treating you?” “Roman and I are married,” she admitted. He noted the change in the tone of her voice when she said it. “That’s good, so how is married life treating you?” he further probed. She pulled her hand out of his grasp and turned her head to the side, “Okay,” she admitted. She wouldn’t look at him when responding. Roman was the last person in earth that she wanted to be talking about. Life just was not fair. She tried so hard to do what is right for everyone, but it was becoming harder and harder to tow that line. It was her issue, not Alex’s. “Come on this is me you’re talking Marlie,” he said while reaching over and gently cupping her chin with two fingers. He slowly turned her face so that she was looking directly at him. She still wouldn’t make eye contact. “Everything is fine,” she said while looking him in the eyes. “That’s what you always used to say in the past. Marlie, the pillar of virtue and strength of our medical class. The world seems to be falling down around the rest of us, or at least we thought it had, but you always seemed to be able to put things into perspective.” “As I can now,” she admitted. “Still as stubborn as the last time I saw you, I see.” Although her enjoyed talking to Marlena with complete amnesia, he missed his dear friend and was grateful for the opportunity to interact with her knowing who he really was. He looked up and saw John in the hallway outside of the door listening to their conversation. He was livid, but not surprised. He would have done the same thing if Marlena were his wife. “More so,” she laughed. “So, when are you getting out of here?” he asked, already knowing the answer. He needed to move the conversation along to a safer topic, a topic where their actual history would not be revealed in front of John. “Funny you should ask. Today, actually. Do you think you could recommend a good hotel around here and drop me off?” She had always hated hospitals, which was ironic since she worked in one. “I’d love to.” Alex said. John walked into the room and stood with his arms crossed at the end of her bed. “You aren’t going anywhere with him. I’m taking you to the hotel and I’ll stay with you tonight and make sure that you’re okay.” John said assertively. John didn’t miss the slight gasping sound Marlena made when he said it. If he had missed the sound, there was no way he could have missed the look of lust in her eyes. “If you need any care, I’ll be the one providing it.”
“No. Listen pal, we have a problem. Seems my wife thinks that you are an old friend of hers. Would you care to tell me why she thinks that?” Oh shit, he forgot about that little nugget of information he hoped that Marlena wouldn’t have divulged until he was much closer along in his plan to regain her status in his life. This was going to take some fancy wordsmithing on his part to get John Black off of his back. “John, you know what I told you before, it’s not me that she is remembering.” “I know, she transferring memories of me or someone else onto you,” John interrupted. “Only problem is, I’m not buying that bullshit now. I know my wife. If you just met her like you claimed why are you in her 1993 memories? Now you either tell me the truth or your supposed treatment of her is over.” John was furious with Dr. North. “Mr. Black, this paranoia of yours can’t be helpful to her.” “My paranoia? What about your evasiveness?” John countered. “Mr. Black, why do you feel the need to question everything?” “Assholes like you, that’s why.” John said with venom in his voice. “Every time I turn around it seems that someone is trying to fuck with my life or the lives of those I love.” “That’s a sad commentary of your life.” “That may be but its not your commentary to make. Look Dr. North, I don’t need you to play shrink with me. The only shrink I need is my wife. Got it? Don’t try to get into my head and try to confuse the topic. We are talking about how you knew my wife before. Now answer the question, god dammit.” John was beyond tired of Dr. North. He wanted nothing more than to squeeze the life out of his slimy body. “As I told you before, she is a colleague. She is very well respected in her field.” “Yea, yea, yea….yada, yada, yada. Nice cover, but I want the truth. Did you know my wife before her amnesia?” “Is this relevant?” “Fucking answer the question.” John demanded. “It’s a yes or no question, not multiple choice. For a doctor, your not very smart. Yes or no.” John demanded. “Yes.” Dr. North admitted. John doubled back. He honestly wasn’t expecting Alex to admit it. He had a hunch based on what Marlena had said before about them knowing each other, but a small part of him was hoping that it wasn’t true. This complicated everything. “Funny that she never mentioned you before.” John wanted to hurt him, make him feel like his place in her life’s history was insignificant. “She never mentioned you either,” Alex retorted. “Pal, you are skating on real thin ice right now. You should have told me this from the beginning.” “Why, it has no bearing on her treatment.” “No bearing? It’s doesn’t take an MD for one to figure out that your failure to disclose this little fact has everything to do with her treatment. How do I know that you aren’t some deranged old friend of hers that wants to further mess up her mind.” “Or maybe I’m just a jealous ex-lover that wants to get back together,” Alex offered, “Or, I could be a colleague of her that she consulted with over the years.” “You bastard,” John said as he brought back his hand and punched Alex in the face as hard as he could. “Don’t talk about my wife like that Pal.” John warned him. Alex rubbed the side of his face with his fingers, “Mr. Black, I’d advise you never to touch me again like that.” “Or what?” John asked. “I’m certain that your wife, as you so like to call her, wouldn’t be so understanding of you attacking the man that she trusts, which would be me. Move out of my way now before I notify hospital security.” Alex said with a smirk on his face as he walked past John into the hospital room.
“Marlena, Marlena, Marlena,” Alex said to her cheerfully as he walked into her room. “Alex, come over here and give me a hug,” Marlena said with a smile. “What are you doing here? I thought you were working in Cleveland.” With all the personal turmoil she was going through she was happy to see a familiar face. Alex gave her a big hug before he sat down on the side of her hospital bed. He picked up her hand and laced his fingers through hers. “I heard that you were brought in so I decided to pay you a visit,” he said with a smile. “That’s awfully nice of you. How did you know that I was here?” She asked. He looked so good to her and she was genuinely happy to see him. “Oh you know, it’s the old world famous psychiatrist receiving treatment in a rural hospital rumor mill,” he joked. Marlena let out a laugh. “It’s good to see that you haven’t lost your sense of humor. So tell me what you have been up to?” “Nothing much to tell. Work, work and more work. What about you? Last I heard you had married that guy Roman and had a couple of kids with him. How is married life treating you?” “Roman and I are married,” she admitted. He noted the change in the tone of her voice when she said it. “That’s good, so how is married life treating you?” he further probed. She pulled her hand out of his grasp and turned her head to the side, “Okay,” she admitted. She wouldn’t look at him when responding. Roman was the last person in earth that she wanted to be talking about. Life just was not fair. She tried so hard to do what is right for everyone, but it was becoming harder and harder to tow that line. It was her issue, not Alex’s. “Come on this is me you’re talking Marlie,” he said while reaching over and gently cupping her chin with two fingers. He slowly turned her face so that she was looking directly at him. She still wouldn’t make eye contact. “Everything is fine,” she said while looking him in the eyes. “That’s what you always used to say in the past. Marlie, the pillar of virtue and strength of our medical class. The world seems to be falling down around the rest of us, or at least we thought it had, but you always seemed to be able to put things into perspective.” “As I can now,” she admitted. “Still as stubborn as the last time I saw you, I see.” Although her enjoyed talking to Marlena with complete amnesia, he missed his dear friend and was grateful for the opportunity to interact with her knowing who he really was. He looked up and saw John in the hallway outside of the door listening to their conversation. He was livid, but not surprised. He would have done the same thing if Marlena were his wife. “More so,” she laughed. “So, when are you getting out of here?” he asked, already knowing the answer. He needed to move the conversation along to a safer topic, a topic where their actual history would not be revealed in front of John. “Funny you should ask. Today, actually. Do you think you could recommend a good hotel around here and drop me off?” She had always hated hospitals, which was ironic since she worked in one. “I’d love to.” Alex said. John walked into the room and stood with his arms crossed at the end of her bed. “You aren’t going anywhere with him. I’m taking you to the hotel and I’ll stay with you tonight and make sure that you’re okay.” John said assertively. John didn’t miss the slight gasping sound Marlena made when he said it. If he had missed the sound, there was no way he could have missed the look of lust in her eyes. “If you need any care, I’ll be the one providing it.”
