"Please keep an eye on him, I've given medicine to prevent an infection. Other than that he should be fine," Athena spoke with a soft but tired tone. Mentally she swore if she had another case like this she would cry, was it so hard to keep an eye on your child? She had been at the ER for nearly twenty hours. One more and she would be off for the day, she planned straight on sleeping. A part of her wondered if her husband was home yet, usually their timings were mismatched but both of them understood how hectic it could get when it came to work. There were times where she missed him but he often sent her texts, she didn't want to get started on how frightening it was it with the line of work her husband worked under. Sighing softly she waved the mother who ushered her child out of the room in a hurry. The sun was beginning it's descent, perhaps she could call her husband up and ask if he was home.

"Athena, you're off soon right?" Her friend Santana called out, she was one of the nurses that worked under her, she was friendly even when she was sleep deprived. "Yeah, thank goodness for that. Feet are killing me," she replied. "Well you have the day off! So use it wisely," she said before winking as she nudged her playfully though Athena replied her gesture with a weak smile. She had hoped her husband was home, they could spend some time together perhaps watch a movie or catch dinner. She as incredibly proud of the man considering how he was dedicated. "That man always puts work first, so I guess we'll have to see if I can use tomorrow as I would like to," she muttered. Santana only chuckled as she slapped her hand on her back in hopes of encouraging her friend. "Oh yeah, there's one patient. Room 5, cut himself during some filming process deep gash across the nose, needs stitches" she said before handing her the clipboard.

"Shouldn't Maria be on this?" Athena questioned as she glanced down at the information. "Actually...there was an accident, about two minutes ago we got a call. Emergency case with 4 severely injured." She said though she was obviously trying to avoid explaining the details. "Ah, I see. It's probably best Maria handle this, I'm rather tired," she said knowing that Maria had come in an hour ago so she would be more than capable of case. "Alrighty, I'll go get this handled." Was all she said before she left the room and made her way to the room. Athena hadn't taken long with the task, she however struggled to keep her scowl at bay, why the hell did he ask his friend to throw a damn watermelon at his face whilst he tried to cut it with a kitchen knife. There were so many things wrong with this concept. Film or not there were always idiots who took their safety for granted. "Return in about 8 to 10 days and I'll remove them for you." The man nodded having thanked her profusely before he left to get some of the pain killers she prescribed him. Sighing softly she made her way outside of the room only to pause when she saw three hospital beds passing by her. It hadn't taken her long to recognize her husband's firefighting logo.

Her dark brown eyes widened with shock as she followed them to the room Maria was currently working in. Her chest felt tight and Athena struggled to breath. Was her husband alright? Without thinking she took out her phone and began calling him while staying out of the way of the nurses who were tending to the men. Nurse Santana caught sight of her and gave her an apologetic look for keeping the details out of her report. "Doctor, perhaps you should wait outside?" Maria called out, she was aware of the panic that Athena was going through but having her here wouldn't be much help.

It was a quiet day at the station just like it always was. There were no calls about any emergencies in the city or anyone nearly burning down their own houses by doing something stupid. Usually there were at least one to two different false alarms throughout the day. Course right now Jack had nothing to do but play cards and just try and pass the time. He would have rather been back home with Athena doing anything but this. He had to keep himself from going insane. Unlike most of his fellow firemen, he didn't live at the firehouse. He had moved out a few weeks after he had met his future wife.

He had always found it funny that they had met because he had gotten himself hurt for the countless time. The time in question, he had broken his arm for the fifth time and his lieutenant finally put his foot down and demanded that Jack go to the hospital to get it all fixed up. This time he went to the emergency room to get out much faster than before and this time he met Athena. It was not the most romantic of meetings since she set his arm while Jack was trying to put the moves on her. There was nothing as appealing as getting one's arm set and yelling in pain over it. Still he was nothing if not persistent and he kept coming back. He didn't want to do it but he got hurt so often that he got himself hurt that he was always at that hospital. As luck would have, Athena happened to be the doctor for most of his times there. Eventually he got his nerve and asked her out. The rest was history.

His little dream was interrupted by a call. There was a fire at a local apartment building so Firehouse 7 was called on the job. So Jack and his crew drove over as fast as they could. This was were things got dicey. Jack arrived at the scene but barely got there to see the whole place alight in flame. It was part of his job to walk into blazing locations and try and get out. He had been doing well before he felt something his head and he was out.

He did not know what had happened next. All he knew was that he smelled something odd. It smelled clean and sterile but he had no idea where he was. He opened his eyes and looked up at the ceiling. He had no idea what had happened or who was around him, so he did the only natural thing he could do. "Where? Where am I?" He asked hearing a phone ringing nearby. He did not know this but that was his ring tone. He looked at one of the women, the one with the brown eyes, and asked again. "Who are you? Where am I?" He asked again sounding worried.

Athena was outside the room, however she had recognized the phone's ringtone. Hearing it from the end of the hall she quickly rushed over to where she saw one of the nurses tending to him. His injuries looked minimal which probably explained why he was in the room with Maria. The nurse was working on his leg trying to reduce the intensity of the burns he had received. "What's his status?" she asked the nurse as she glanced over for a brief moment before continuing to treat him. "He's unconscious, he was pulled out from the mess by his partner, he's got a couple of burns," she reported though both of them were surprised to see him wake up. The nurse was surprised by his question and in response she glanced over to Athena.

"Move," she said seriously to the woman as she lowered herself, taking out a flash light she placed it over his eye before repeating the process with the other eye. "Jack, you're in the hospital," she assured him. She had assumed that his question was address to the nurse since he wasn't familiar with her. "You gave me a scare there, really, I'm going to end up dying years before you with the amount of scares you give me," she sighed softly as she placed her hand over his cheek. She wanted to run a few more tests just in case but physically he seemed fine compared his comrades. Without thinking she wrapped her arms around him, burying her face against the crook of his neck, he was unfamiliar with the hospital considering the amount of times he had visited in the past. She could smell the smoke on him along with his sweat, but it was a familiar scent she had of him. In fact their first meeting was in the ER room and from there on she had assumed he made an effort to hurt himself just to visit her much to her displeasure. Still everyone was aware of their relationship so they were used to seeing him come by may it be fore himself or to pick his wife up for dinner.

Jack looked over at the woman who had just talked to him. She seemed to know who he was which was better than what he had going for him. She also seemed to care for him since she was talking about how he constantly scared her. This seemed to be constant for him to scare this woman, whoever she was. So far she had not answered his question and suddenly she was hugging him. He looked down as she buried her face in his neck. He still had no earthly clue who this woman was. She seemed to be worried for him. He looked down at her and had to ask the question again.

"I'm sorry miss but who are you? My name is Jack then?" He asked looking extremely confused and worried for some reason. He couldn't remember anything at all that had just happened to her. "You are my doctor right? " He asked still looking like he had no idea what was going on right now.

Athena blinked with surprise, she pulled back quick and stared at him wondering if he was joking. Not once had he ever called her miss, even when they first met he threw around nicknames for her obviously trying to be casual with her yet here was seriously referring her to as a miss."Jack... come on that's not funny," she whispered softly though he didn't let up, there was no smile or laugh.

"I need a MRI scan now," she ordered the nurse, who nodded immediately. Athena need not ask him any of the questions she usually would, because she was well aware of his body. He had health checkups often and she knew he didn't have a history of drug or alcohol abuse. "Okay Jack, I'm going to ask you a few questions. I need to know what you remember about yourself." He showed signs of confusion and slight personality changes. An MRI would confirm the severity of it as well. She was trying to keep it together but she began to feel emotional about it. What if he never remembered her? Or what if he couldn't take care of himself, he loved being a firefighter so this would affect him. "You'l be given an MRI scan in a moment, but before then I just need to confirm a few things." She explained to him.

Jack, as he guessed that was his name since the woman kept calling him that, looked up and her and blinked. He was not joking about this and that was clear to see. He looked at her and just stared at her. She definitely knew who he was so she was important to him right now. If only he could remember who she was.

Jack just watched as she ordered the nurse to get an MRI. He kept his eyes on her as she looked at him. She seemed to be affect by his condition for some reason. Again there was something there about her. Part of his brain was yelling that he should know who she was. That she was someone very important to him. "Uhh. I remember my name. I mean you keep saying Jack so I am guessing that my name is Jack?" He asked her looking confused as all hell. He looked at her and asked a question of his own. "So uhh who are you? Part of me thinks you are really important to me. Are you?" he asked sounding almost desperate.

Athena wasn't sure on how to reply him. She couldn't treat him either. "Yeah... your name is Jack. I suppose I am important, I'm your wife Jack." She mumbled before sighing. He wasn't really acting much like himself, but it couldn't be helped at all. The nurse returned with a wheelchair for Jack. "We are ready to do the MRI, if you'll come with me," she mentioned as Athena took a step back. "You'll be taken care of, I'll come see you after it's done." She knew that he would be referred to a proper doctor to determine if he had amnesia. It really seemed like the case though. "You'll be alright," she whispered before she planted a soft kiss on his kiss. Since there weren't any serious physical injuries she assumed he would be discharged. Unless he showed signs of having a stroke. Sighing softly she watched the nurse wheel him away as she sat down feeling sick.

Even in his state he could tell that this woman was telling the truth. It was clear by the way she was looking at him that she cared deeply for him. "My wife? Huh.. That sounds correct...." He said sounding very unsure about all of this. He had no idea what had happened and that scared him. He managed to give her a rather bright smile when she kissed his cheek. That was something he had done before. As he was wheeled out he looked around saw a symbol on the wall. It seemed very familiar. There was something off about it. He laid down and waited for the MRI. For some reason he felt like he had done this before.

Athena waited outside, she was off her shift and the other nurses told her to head home, but she knew she couldn't do that. She had to wait for the doctor to proper diagnose Jack. Waiting outside she sighed softly, she was dressed in her normal clothes and it was obvious that she was beyond exhausted from working long hours. She had hoped though that Jack's amnesia wasn't too serious and that with some rest and cognitive therapy his memories would return. Sighing softly she felt horrible, he couldn't even remember her face or voice. It was likely he couldn't recall anything. She had spoken to the nurses about the rest of Jack's men, one needed surgery but the others were alright. "Why the hell did I marry a firefighter?" She whispered softly to herself. She loved the man more than life, but there were times that she worried herself to death.Today was no different.

Jack had no idea what he was doing with all of this going on around him. The woman had said that she was his wife and he could tell that she cared deeply for him. THe sad thing was that he could not remember her. There was something rather sad that he could not remember his own wife. There was something strange about this whole thing. He left the hospital and walked until he saw the woman outside. He walked over to her and scratched the back of his head. "Uhh you never told me your name." He said sounding sincere. He sounded oddly worried. He rarely was ever worried. "Also what's my job? I can sort of remember fire but I don't know. Also where do we live?" He asked quickly.

Athena had spoke briefly to his doctor, she was told that it seemed severe and she would have to keep an eye on him and bring him back in when he showed signs of struggle with daily activities. She was told a nurse would bring him over to her so she was surprised to see him walking alone. "Jack? Why are you alone?" she asked him with a frown. He was able to walk now which was a good sign. Sighing softly she looked him in the eye, "My name is Athena, we'll be heading back home now. Where we live," she said softly before gently reaching for his hand and guiding him towards the car park. "You work as a fire fighter Jack, spoke to your superior says you'll be off call for a bit, at least until the doctor gives you the okay to work again." She said before she unlocked her car and opened for the door for him. She wasn't used to this side that he was showing her, he seemed so passive and quiet.

Jack looked around the area still trying to figure out what in the world was going on right now. He had no idea what was going to happen. "I think I ducked the doctors. I didn't want them to keep poking at me. " He said as his old personality showed a little bit. He usually hated most doctors except for Athena. He hated being in the hospital all alone since that was why he had first gone to the hospital all those times. He had only gone to see her but of course he didn't remember it. "Okay. I figured it was something like that." He said getting into the car and looking at her. There was something that was bothering her. He could tell that she was disappointed about something. "Thank you for helping me. I honestly need it." He said smiling sheepishly at her. "So how long have we been married?" He asked trying to fill in the gaps of his memory.

Athena only offered him a smile. She was honestly heart broken but all she could do now is be there for him. "We have been married for 2 years," she replied. It wasn't long in her opinion, but they spent a lot of time as a couple. She remembered how many times she had turned him down. He was too daring, too extreme to the extent of his personality and his job yet he kept on coming back to her. Startingthe car up she made the drive home.

Jack looked over at her. Everything she was saying seemed rather correct. He did not know why she was acting like that. "Two years? REally? Huh." He said suddenly stopping. He did not want her to get hurt too badly and for some reason he knew that all these questions would hurt her. He looked over outside. Everything seemed like this all made sense. He waited until they got home before standing outside looking up. he wished he could remember it.

Athena only nodded before she smiled. "Yeah, 2 years. It's not a lot but we knew each other for a bit. You always came by to bug me at work andyou called me all sorts of names like 'Babe' 'Hot stuff', "Sugar'. Always trying to rile me up really and at work too," she said before shaking her head though she was happy with remembering it. When they reached home she got out of the car and made her way up to the door. "I'm exhausted but do you want anything to eat? The doctor said you can't sleep, or you have to be woken up every once an hour, but I'm just about to pass out right now," she explained.

Jack grinned at her. Oddly enough that sounded like something he would do. Course he had no idea but again there was that feeling that he would never know. He looked over at her. "I can do it myself. I mean I should be able to be fine without you. It might honestly help me to wander the house. I could try and figure all this out. "He said as they looked around. He walked into the apartment and saw a few pictures on the wall. He seemed interested in it for some reason.

"Alright, there should be some leftovers in the fridge. I'll be in the bedroom of you need anything," she said before she pressed a kiss to his temple. Making her way up the stairs she began stripping out of her clothes, by pulling off the jacket she wore. Pulling her pants down and taking off her bra she dove for the bed and sighed with content. The bed smelled strong of Jack and it was easy for her to drift to sleep.

Jack wandered the house looking around as he did. It was filled with pictures of the two of them. One of the pictures jumped out at him. It showed the two of them on a beach. They looked very happy about something and he was carrying her. He liked that picture got some reason and could almost smell the salt water from here. He wandered some more before just sitting down in the kitchen looking at a photo album. It helped him to look at the pictures.

Six hours of sleep was enough for her to get back most of her energy. Waking up around past midnight she was groggy and tired. Needing a glass of water she left the bedroom and went down to the kitchen only to find Jack there. Wrapping her arms around from behind him she rested her head on his shoulder, "What you got there honey?" she asked in a sleepy voice.

Jack looked up when he heard Athena enter the room. He turned his head to better look at her. "Just some old pictures. I figured it would help. "He said before noticing her lack of clothing. He grinned at her even more. "Been looking at it for awhile. Which one is your favorite?" He asked since he figured that would help his memories.