Faithful (6 page)

“Oh my god. Ari told me about how Lynda would call and write you. Oh god, Heather.”

I glanced up at Amanda with a shocked look on my face. I shouldn’t be surprised though. None of us could ever hold anything back from the others.

“Fuck her, Heather. Josh loves you, and his relationship with her was years ago. Trust me. The love you share with Josh is strong and true. He’s not going to forget that.”

I felt tears building in my eyes. “Amanda…I’ve never given Josh a blow job…ever.”

Amanda stepped back and covered her ears. “Oh. My. God! Heather…TMI! I don’t want to know if you’ve ever given Josh a blow job or not!”

Just then, Elizabeth walked in, looking between Amanda and me.

My face instantly grew hot.
Fuck me. Just shoot me! Shoot me now ’cause this can’t get any worse.

“Okay…I’m going to pretend that I never heard those words come out of your mouth, Amanda,” Elizabeth said as she walked over to me. “Baby girl, Josh wants to talk to you,” she said with a smile.

My heart started pounding. “Me? He wants to talk to me? But he doesn’t even know who I am,” I said, confused.

She laughed and pulled me in for a hug. “Oh, it was the most romantic thing ever, Heather. He knows.”

I leaned away from her. “He remembers me?”

Her smile faded some before it returned. “Well, no…but he knows that y’all are more than friends.”

“Oh no. Did you tell him that, Elizabeth?” I asked, thinking back to what Victoria had said about forcing him to remember.

“No, not really. He asked Greg and me about you. He said when he saw you, his heart dropped to his stomach, and he has never felt like that before. He also mentioned that the whole time the doctor was talking, he just kept wondering who you were!” Elizabeth clapped her hands and then grabbed Amanda in for a group hug.

Amanda started laughing as she and Elizabeth began jumping up and down like little kids.

“See! A love like y’all’s can never be forgotten,” Amanda said with excitement.

My dad had left to grab some lunch for him and the girls while Mom went to look for Heather and her friend.

Shit, I can’t remember her friend’s name.

I was praying that Victoria wouldn’t come back in the room until after I had a chance to talk to Heather. Victoria had already given me a lecture about trying to force memories to come back. Then, she’d reminded me about how much I loved her blow jobs. Any other time, I would have pulled back the covers and told her to have at it, but something was different now. I felt like I was being unfaithful if I even thought that way.
Unfaithful to whom though? Heather?

When I heard a faint knock on the door, I called out for the person to come in. The moment I saw the blonde hair, my heart started pounding. She closed the door and turned to face me.

Fucking hell. Her eyes…goddamn, those eyes are beautiful.

I couldn’t help but smile at her. She smiled back, and I swore if I were standing up, my legs would have given out on me.

“Hey, um…Elizabeth, um…your mom said you wanted to talk to me,” she said with the cutest damn smile on her face.

She’s nervous. Why is she nervous? Well, shit, Josh. It’s because you don’t remember her, you fuckhead.
“Yeah, if you don’t mind, I’d love to talk to you for a few minutes.”
Or a lifetime.

She nodded as she headed for the chair next to my bed. I watched as she studied my face. She frowned slightly, and her eyes looked so sad.

I wonder how bad I look.
“So, I take it that I’ve had better days when I didn’t look this bad, huh?” I asked as I winked at her.

When her face lit up like Christmas morning, I found myself wanting to make her smile like that again. Then, she let out a small giggle that moved through my whole body.

“You could say that, but I still think you’re very handsome, and…” She stopped talking and looked away.

“Please…flattery will get you everywhere.”

“Listen, Josh, I know your parents told you we were dating, but I don’t want to force—”

“Dating, huh?”

I watched her as she gave me a confused look.

“Oh, um…well, your mom said you figured out we were more than friends, so I just assumed you thought we were dating.” Then, her eyes filled with anger. “Wait, did you think we were fuck buddies or something?” She stood up and stared at me.

Oh shit, this is turning south fast.

Considering my mother had told me they’d found an engagement ring in the pocket of my pants, I safely assumed that Heather and I were much more than fuck buddies. Just the way she made me feel in her presence told me that.

“What? God no, Heather. I didn’t think that at all!”

Her eyes instantly softened.

Damn, she’s cute as hell when she’s mad. I wonder if I used to purposely get her mad just to see that spit and fire come out of her.

“Oh. Well, okay…because…well…”

“Heather, please tell me about us. I know everyone keeps saying to let my memory come back on its own, but please tell me about you and me. I feel something between us that I’ve never felt before,” I said as I reached out for her hand.

The smile that spread across her face caused me to suck in a breath of air.
Fuck.
I wanted to know everything about this girl, and I wanted to know it yesterday.

She moved closer to me, and then she put her hand in mine. The moment she touched me, an electric shock ran through my whole body.

This is what I’ve been waiting for—for a girl who makes me feel like this.
I couldn’t help but let out a laugh.

She tilted her head. “What’s so funny?”

I shook my head. “It’s nothing. I’ve just waited so long to feel this way, and I can’t imagine how or why I would forget it.”

“To feel what way?” Heather began to sit back down, not letting go of my hand.

I can’t move too fast. I need to do this right.
“Do you think we could maybe start out by being friends?”

I noticed when her whole body sank.
Shit, that didn’t come out right.

She tried to pull her hand away, but I held on to it.

“Wait, that didn’t come out right.”

As she stood up, she took her hand away from mine. “No, it’s fine. You’re right. I don’t expect you to just jump into this like nothing happened. I mean, you don’t even know me.” She gave me a weak smile.

Ah shit. Why do I feel like I just ripped out her heart?

“Heather, please…” I reached out my hand for hers, willing her to take it.

Just as she placed her hand in mine, the door opened with no warning, and Victoria walked in. She glanced down at our hands before her eyes snapped back up to focus on me and then Heather.

“Well, looks like you two are getting to know each other again,” she said with a fake-ass smile.

When she turned and leaned over, I couldn’t help but notice her ass.
Damn…girl has been working out these last few years.

I quickly looked away and glanced at Heather. She was watching Victoria’s every move.

Thank God she didn’t see me checking out Victoria’s ass. God, I’m such a dick.
I closed my eyes, wishing I could punch myself.

“Well, sorry to break up the reunion between you two, but I have to take Josh for his scan now.” Victoria winked at me.

Fuck. Why is she flirting with me in front of Heather?

When I glanced over at Heather, she was staring at me. I smiled at her, but she looked back over to Victoria.

“Not sure how long this will take, so feel free to stay in the room or go to the waiting room.” Victoria moved past Heather and lifted up the side rail of my bed.

“That’s fine. I’m going to meet Greg and Elizabeth down in the cafeteria for lunch.” Heather turned back to me and smiled.

I liked how she’d called my parents by their first names. Considering that along with how much my parents adored her and the engagement ring…
yeah, we must have been really serious.
It was bothering me that this was probably killing her.
Shit. This girl has me in knots, and I can’t even remember a goddamn thing about her.

Heather stepped closer and leaned down slightly, like she was going to kiss me good-bye, but then she stopped herself. “Okay…well, I guess we’ll see you in a bit. Good luck with the scan.” She took a step away from the bed.

“I don’t even get a good-bye kiss?” I asked, knowing how that would make her smile.

Bingo! Right on cue.

I stared as that beautiful smile spread across her face. Just as Heather was about to walk back toward me, Victoria stepped in front of her and started to push the bed away from the wall.

“Say good-bye for now, Josh,” Victoria said to me before looking over her shoulder at Heather. “Don’t worry, honey. I’ll be sure to take real good care of him.”

I rolled my eyes. I went to look back at Heather, but my whole body screamed out in pain when I did. Closing my eyes, I tried to memorize her. Her blonde hair was beautiful, and it looked so soft. She had the most amazing blue eyes I’d ever seen. Her laugh was…incredibly sexy as hell. She was wearing jeans that fit her body like a glove and a Longhorn T-shirt that was a bit too big on her small frame. Deep down inside, I was hoping like hell that it was my T-shirt on her body.

I heard the elevator doors close, and then I felt lips on my lips.
Those beautiful, soft-looking lips…

I opened my eyes to see it was Victoria kissing me. When her tongue pushed into my mouth, I started exploring it with mine. I let out a moan as I remembered all the times we’d been together. She responded with her own moan that ran through my body, causing my dick to jump.

Then, her face flashed in my mind.
Heather. This is wrong. This just feels so damn wrong.

I pulled my lips away from Victoria’s and shook my head. “No, please don’t do that. This is wrong, Tori.”

Smiling, she moved her hand under the covers and grabbed my dick. “Doesn’t feel like it’s wrong, babe. God, I’ve missed you, Josh. I can make a small detour if you need a little…attention down here.”

Oh god, this girl gives the best blow jobs.
“I, um…I don’t think that’s such a good idea.” I cleared my throat as I tried to ignore her hand stroking up and down my dick.

“Why? Because your parents tell you that you’re with some girl who they clearly want you to be with? How do you know they weren’t trying to push you two together before the accident? Do you really know if you were with this girl, babe?”

As much as I would have loved to have her suck my dick right now, something inside me was telling me it was a bad idea. “Thanks, Tori, but no thanks. Let’s just get this damn scan done and over with. My head is killing me.” I pushed her hand off my dick. As good as it had felt, I needed her to stop.

“Fine, but you know where to find me when you come to your senses.”

Victoria leaned down and kissed me on the lips before I quickly turned my head away.

When I closed my eyes again, I pictured a beautiful blonde lying on a blanket next to a river. She was reading, and as I walked toward her, she lifted her head to me…but her face was blurred.
Is that Heather? Is this a memory?

I needed to find out more about Heather, but damn…I was aching for Victoria’s touch again.

In the backseat of my truck, Ellie was sitting on one side of Alex while I was on the other. Looking to the front, I saw my parents holding each other’s hands as my father pulled up to our house. I smiled and glanced over to Ellie. She was smiling back at me.

“Are you happy?” she asked as she reached over the car seat and grabbed my hand.

I brought her hand up to my lips and kissed the back of it as I grinned. “Never been so happy in my life!”

After Dad parked the truck, he jumped out and ran around to open Mom’s door. He helped her out and then opened my door.

“Mom, where’s Gus?” I took the car seat out of the truck and held on to it with all my might as I looked around for the little bastard.

Then, I heard Ellie laughing before she started talking to Gus.

Figures he would run to her first. Bastard. If he thinks he’s sleeping in the middle tonight, he has another thing coming.