Road To Revovery

Chapter 3 Home Coming

Avery's POV

I eat my food reluctantly, with no appetite really, just because of that flashback. But I get through, forcing myself to eat because I do know I need the nourishment, especially after my hard workout.

"Hey beautiful are you ready?!" Elijah enters my room with some papers in hand for my discharge from the hospital. I nod as he takes my bag for me and leads me down the hallway, to the elevator. I let out another deep breath trying to calm my heart because even though my head doesn't know what's going to happen, my heart knows this is a hard situation for myself.

I hear the ding as the elevator doors open for us to enter and we do so without question. We stand quietly to ourselves in the elevator in an almost awkward silence, because I don't know if I'm ready for this, but he thinks I am and what Elijah says.. goes.. that's how it's been and hasn't let me down yet.

Another louder than before ding is heard, as the elevator doors open up again but this time I'm hesitant.. so Elijah leads the way and I just follow. We walk out the front doors of the hospital and to the side of a taxi.

My heart is racing because I have never been this far from the hospital since everything that has happened.. I feel so vulnerable and scared... especially with being on my own for the moment.

"494.. east... 6th.. street." I mumble to myself trying to remember my address to tell the taxi driver. "That's good Avery, but I already gave the address to him and I paid because I don't want you to have to worry about all that right now.. I just want you to relax and enjoy this as much as you can because you deserve this.. and don't fret.. just remember you always have me here if you need anything." He says hugging me as I hug him back, holding on tight because I don't want to let go, he has been my lifeline since I awoke. I'm afraid to swim on my own now, mostly because I don't think I can do this I will just drown without him.

I feel the tears welling as I gasp for air and sniffling. "Hey don't worry beautiful.. everything is going to be ok.. you get to go be with your husband and that should be exciting.. I bet he will be excited to see you, I know I would be if I were him." He says sweetly to me as I nod. But before I can even wipe away my tears, Elijah has beat me to it, making me feel better even if it's just for a little bit again.

"Thanks for everything Eli.. I'll.. I'll miss you so much." I say turning around quickly before I start to cry again, climbing into the taxi. Elijah shuts my door for me as he waves and I wave back.. I can feel the sadness hitting my heart again with his muscular frame receding from my line of sight.

Elijah's POV

I feel a sadness filling my clenching heart, watching the taxi leave for it's destination. I have been so content with myself in this job feeling as complete as ever, because this job is hard, but so satisfying to be able to help all sorts of people.. but she is different.. there has just been something about her that I don't want to get past, but I have to.. she has a life away from this and she is meant to be happy in her old life.. because something made her happy that's why she is there.. I'm assuming.. especially when those memories come back, everything will go back to normal for her and I will only be a thought every now and then.. if that.

"Hey Elijah.. you ok?" Brianna asks me as she is smoking her cigarette.. so I nod but still watching the taxi leave. "So you like her huh?" She asks me as I decide not to answer either way. I don't think I can outwardly admit to anyone about my feelings for her, because that makes the feelings and my hurt so much more real then I want them to be.

"It's hard to not build some sort of feelings for our patients that we see so often.. I know I have been there and done that." She says to me as I nod, but not responding still. "Ok.. well maybe you should go after her.. You know where she is going right?" She asks as if it's obvious but I just scoff at that saying. "She has a husband and a life before her amnesia.. that she doesn't remember now, but I'm sure she will soon.. so there is no point in even trying.." I explain to her as I turn around and head back inside for the rest of my now lonely feeling shift.

Avery's POV

Man.. riding down the interstate makes me feel so far away, watching the building and cars quickly pass by.. I can't help but think about the one person who was there for me when I needed him.. I shouldn't be thinking of him because I'm about to meet my husband once again.. and I should be excited about that.

I take hold of my new necklace rubbing it between my fingers, trying to calm my running rampant heart and mind. I let out a deep breath again as we come to a complete stop making my breath hitch in my throat.

"Alright ma'am we are here.. the man who set this up told me I had to tell you which house was yours.. so.. it's the blue one there." He says pointing at it for me to see as I nod. "Thank you.. did he tip you?" I ask nervously not wanting to get out of the car. "Yes he took great care of me.. now you have a lovely day miss." He says to me as I nod and opening the door to get out. I can hear as he pops open his trunk for me to grab my things. I turn around and quickly replying, "Thank you.. you too."

I grab my items into my arms as I turn around to face the stairs that lead to my old life, that honestly doesn't seem remotely familiar. I was hoping when I got to 'familiar' territory my memories would start flooding their way back into my mind... but apparently not.

"Avery?!" I hear from besides me as I turn to see a woman jogging up to me. "Where have you been? How are you?" The woman asks as I let out a deep breathe looking between her and the front door of my place.

"I'm ok thanks.. I've been in the hospital and they finally discharged me after I got my strength back.. so I'm back.. trying to get everything back to normal. How are you?" I say to her as she looks shocked. "Wow you sound different." She states to me as my eyebrows furrow.

"What do you mean?" I ask curiously.

She clears her throat before stating, "Well normally you just ignore me or yell at me for conversing with you.. but I still try everytime.. but this is nice.. strange but nice." She explains to me as my eyes go wide.

"I'm so sorry I ever did that with you.. I.. um.. went into a coma after a car wreck.. and I don't remember anything honestly.." I say sadly to her as she hugs me and I hug her back. " That's so rough my dear.. I hope you get your memories back at least being home.. but don't worry about me I have thick skin.. But thank you for your apology and if you need anything just let me know.. I'm in the yellow house right next door to your place.. Good luck.. I'll see you later." She says jogging away from me, bouncing up her stairs as she looks back at me waving before heading into her place.

Ok..ok... here goes nothing.. I think to myself as I let out a deep breath and step onto the first step, and then to the next, as I slowly make my way up the stairs. I grab the keys I was given as I search through multiple of them trying to figure out which one is the house key. I finally get it right as I open the door, walking in.

The house looks so open.. expensive.. classy, I guess those are the best words to describe it.. I'm afraid to touch anything because I don't want to break anything. I know I can probably afford it if I break it, by the looks of things, but I don't want to take that chance.

Living these weeks lately, with practically nothing, has made me have an appreciation for the little things in life.. that I don't know if I had that appreciation by the looks of this extravagant place.

I wander looking around the opened up place as I hear thumping from upstairs, getting my attention. I set my bag down as I cautiously make my way up the stairs. I look up and down the hallway wondering which way I should go until I hear the thumping again to the right of me.

I turn as I walk down the hallway and slowly push open the slightly ajar door. When it opens my eyes go wide in shock because it's a man and woman having s*x. All that can be heard is the grunts and moaning, along with the smell of s*x that has filled the room and the slapping sound of the skin to skin contact.

I gasp being mortified and this gains their attention as their eyes go wide. "Avery?" The man asks as I nod, but turning around. "I'm sorry." I say as I go down the hallway away from the room.

"Avery wait." The man yells as I slowly turn around to see him hanging freely as if it's nothing to him, while he prances up to me.. I just try to look anywhere but his manhood that he has on display. "When did you get out?" He asks me as I ask, "The coma? Or the hospital?"

"Um.. both." He says awaiting my answer as I can't help but snap at him because this handsome man is obviously my husband that's sleeping around with another woman when he could have been with me at the hospital.

"Well if you were there for me when I needed you then you would know that I got out of my coma almost a month ago.. and that I have been working on myself the rest of the time.. they said I have been progressing so well that I can go home.. but obviously that was not what you had planned on anytime soon, with your sexcapades going on in there." I retort back as he scoffs at that.

"Why do you sound different? and I don't know why you care who I sleep with.. we haven't slept together in a while and it was your idea to have an open marriage." He says to me as if it's obvious but my eyes go wide as I turn to walk away.

"Avery what's going on with you?" He asks snapping at me as I turn back around. "I.. lost my memory with the coma.. and was told I had a husband so I had it in my head that I had a caring husband who wants me at home.. waiting for me.. even though you didn't come see me.. but obviously I was wrong." I say to him as his eyes go wide. "You don't remember anything?" I shake my head biting my lip.

"Well I'm sorry to hear that, but in my defense I went and saw you the first week." He says to me as I snap back, "I was in there 5 months.. and you think the first week makes up for not being there? I needed you."

"I'm so sorry Ave... um how about you go to your room and relax a little and I'll finish up with Bethany and then we can try to talk about things." He says as I have confusion on my face. "My room?"

"Yea like I said we haven't slept together in a while.. you demanded the biggest room for the closet just for yourself.. so your room is over there and I'll be in there in a little bit." He says turning around and prancing back to his lady in the bedroom shutting the door behind him.

I walk into my room.. shutting the door behind me. I look around at the cold, quiet room.. It's big but there is not a homey feel to it at all. This whole place is not even remotely welcoming making me just want to leave as soon as possible honestly.

I can't believe I was the one that suggested sleeping with other people while staying with him.. no wonder he didn't want to come see me.. But I don't know why we just didn't get a divorce if that's the case.. Why did we get married in the first place? None of this makes sense to me. I just want to go.. anywhere but here..

I go to my walk-in closet and see the very expensive looking clothing hanging up.. there are hundreds of clothing options but I don't want any of it.. I turn around leaving my room and going back to his, opening the door as he groans out loudly, I'm sure he just ejaculated by the sounds of it.

"Hey sorry to bother.. do you know what my pin number for my card is?" I ask quickly as he says, "Yea.. 8799.. why?" he asks as I just reply, "Thanks.. I'm getting out of here." I turn on my heels and quickly getting down the stairs in no time at all. Just wanting to get out of this place.