Benson gets Ally settled in. She lays in bed in their beautiful room, looking at the young lady quickly trying to get everything into place so she could leave the room. Ally closes her eyes for a second and falls asleep instantly.The day has been tiring. Packing her things at the facility, the long drive over here, meeting all these new people. It does not seem like a lot but when you are recovering from something it could be tiring.Ally wakes when there is a soft knock on the door. Ronald stands in the doorway, smiling at Ally. For a second, Ally’s heart sinks. She was so sure she is out of the facility. She smiles a sad smile back at Ronald and then notice the room is different. Ally pushes herself up on her elbows and then into a seated position on the bed. She looks around the room quickly just to make sure she really is out of the facility. Ronald notice that Ally sighs a deep sigh of relief.“Thought you were back there?” Ronald asks her in a soft tone.“Yes, for a second I th
Benson shifts his gaze from Ally to Ronald. Ronald quickly stands up from the end of the bed.“What is going on here?” Benson asks. The tone of his voice heavy with disapproval.“I came to give Mrs Ash her physical therapy.” Ronald answers, looking questioning at Benson. Benson gives Ronald a cold hard stare.“Ronald also gave me physical therapy in the facility.” Ally tries to soothe the situation. Benson does not move his stare from Ronald.“It is inappropriate to see a married woman in her bedroom. There are many other rooms in the house where you could do your physical therapy. Also, it sounds more like a tea party than a session. If you cannot act in a professional manner, I will have you replaced.” Benson tells Ronald. Ronald looks Benson in the eyes while he is being berated. He simply nods and then turns to collect his bag. He turns to Ally just before he leaves the room and tells her goodbye.Benson leaves without looking over his shoulder. Ally cannot believe what just happe
Ally stands with her back against the wall of her bedroom, trying to control her breathing as she listens to the footsteps passing her doorway. When the footsteps are past her room, she slides the door open slowly to look at the woman going down the stairs. She is definitely one of the staff members. Ally walks into the hallway and looks to the side where the locked door is. Why would they lock only that door. Ally cannot believe how curious she feels about this. She wishes she could call Megan so they can find out what is going on there together.MEGANAlly grabs onto the top rail of the staircase to stabilize herself. The memory hit her like a ton of bricks. Megan was not only her best friend; she was more like a sister. She will have to call Megan. Megan would be able to fill in all the blanks for her. Ally quickly goes back into her room. Surely, she must have a cell phone somewhere? The world is run by the things these days.After searching the entire room, Ally sits on the edge
Ally wakes up the following morning. She is laying in the oversized bed in her and Benson’s bedroom. Her body aches and she have trouble turning around.Ally drags herself out of bed, swinging her legs off the bed and sitting on the side. She steadies herself with her arms holding onto the edge of the bed. Her feet are also aching. Ally cannot remember ever feeling this horrible. But, then again, she cannot really remember anything.This train of thought brings her back to Megan. She suddenly remembers that she was searching for a cell phone yesterday. She was trying to get a way to get hold of Megan. Ally is a little startled when she notices Benson standing in the doorway.“Everything okay?” Benson asks her. He has a worried look on his face but there is a strong undertone of annoyance.“Yes, thank you. Just some aches and pains.” Ally replies. She tries to make it sound as light as possible, even though the pain is almost unbearable. Benson nods and turns to leave.“Benson.” Ally c
After the session, Ronald packs his bag and gets ready to leave. Ally watches him closely whishing there was a moment she could tell him something without anyone else hearing what she needs to say to him. Ally keeps looking at the microphone that is just barely visible on the second button of Ronald’s shirt.“We will be able to start water therapy by next week.” Ronald tells her. She is immediately excited about the prospect. If they are in water, there would be no way to bug Ronald.“That actually sounds like less work.” Ally laughs. Even though she is only joking to have something to say, she is quite sure that being in water would take less effort than walking around.“You will enjoy it. The pool is heated also so you will not even have to worry about being cold.” Ronald jokes with her. Ally watches as he waves to her and leaves the room. She knows she can trust Ronald. He showed her the microphone when they were walking. She made it to the locked door just fine but the way back wa
Benson seems more relaxed in the days following swimming date with Ally. when Ronald comes by again he and Ally has their therapy station in the swimming pool. Ali feels nervous she doesn't know how they are being monitored or if there's another way that they will be listened in on whatever conversation they are trying to have.she tries very hard not to show her nerves there are two assistants standing outside of the swimming pool while Ronald is giving her therapy he holds a virus sides letting her kick her feet underneath the water.There is not there is not a moment where they are not being looked at by the other assistants outside of this swimming pool. Ally is not sure exactly how well they are able to hear whatever they are saying so she tries not to speak of anything that they should not hear.at the end of the station Ronald tiles Ally that you can go get dressed and he will rub her legs down before they head back into the house.the assistance use this time to pack up all
Ally quickly realises that there is only one way to ensure Benson’sgood mood. She tires her best to look excited whenever she sees him.He seems to calm down whenever he sees that she wants to be close tohim. Whenever she shows the slightest interest in anyone or anythingelse, he seems to grow agitated and then retract from her completely.The longest he went without talking to her have been three days.Ally wonders why it is that he is acting this way. Is it because shedoes not remember marrying him? It is not as if she does not try to bea good wife to him anyway. Maybe she is just not the way she wasbefore she lost her memory. Maybe he got to know someone she turnedinto in the last eight years, and all she knows how to be is the wayshe was before she lost her memory.Ally has always been very adaptable. She knows that she still isbecause she is trying to adapt to a man she barely knows. If it wasnot for all the wedding pictures in their room and the vast amount ofcouple p
Ally feels quite accomplished with herself for being able to figure out how to control Benson’s mood. She finds that he says yes to a lot more things when he is in a good mood. She used the two weeks after the last encounter with Ronald to test this theory. It works. Well.Today feels like the day that Ally would be able to ask Benson again if he can bring her in contact with Megan. When she woke the morning, Benson was not in the room anymore. She got dressed and walked out of the room. She finds it a lot easier to move about these days, even though there are moments that a tiredness hits her that she has not known before.Ally took some time to explore the house in moments that Benson was too busy to pay attention to her. She found his office and had a great time getting to know what he does while snooping around through his things. He does live an interesting life. He travels a lot and he is really smart. Most of the things on his table has a legal aspect to it. Some of it was so d
Megan waits in her room most of the day. She looks up when she hears a soft knock on the door. Agatha stands in the doorway, waiting for her to acknowledge her. Megan stands up and takes a few steps towards Agatha.“Morning.” Megan tells her.“Good morning, Mrs Symons. The doctor is here to see you. Would you like to meet him in the downstairs room or should he come up here?” Agatha asks her. There is no emotion on Agatha’s face. She does not let it be known what she is thinking or feeling.“I will see him in the downstairs room. Thank you.” Megan tells her.Agatha nods and turns to go to the downstairs bedroom. Megan follows her in silence. Megan cannot ignore the pounding of her heart as she approaches the bedroom. She does not know how she will be able to get the doctor to keep her secrets. Agatha stops next to the open door and indicates with a gesture of her open hand for Megan to go in. Megan nods at Agatha and enters the room before Agatha pulls the door closed behind her.The
Eric wakes up the following morning. The first thought that crosses his mind, is that Ally has not been for a check up since she came back. He wonders how the baby is doing. When he found out she was pregnant, he was so excited to become a father. He could never share this excitement with her because she was not in a good place and when she was discharged from hospital, she was taken. Even when she came back, he couldn’t share his excitement with her. She was just not the same person anymore.Eric gets out of bed with effort. He will have to arrange someone to go see her at the house. He cannot trust her to go to an appointment. Eric takes a hot shower to force himself to wake up fully. He steps out refreshed and ready for the day. He gets dressed and ready for work. He smiles as he steps out of his hidden bedroom into his office. No commute today. He missed staying here. He lived here for a long time after he had a fallout with his father. He only moved back to the house after Ally w
After dealing with the staff member, Benson goes to Ally’s room. He unlocks the door and opens it slowly. He never knows exactly where she is. She may be behind the door. He enters to find her laying in bed. She has her back turned towards the door and is staring towards the window.Benson walks up to the bed and waits for her to acknowledge his presence. She does not.“Good afternoon, Ally” Benson tells her. She does not move or respond. He stares at her for a few more seconds. It irritates him that she treats him like this. If she only knew what he had to do to keep her alive after the stunt she pulled with Ronald. He was able to deal with Ronald, having him fired at the facility. He is not afraid that Ronald will ever come into her life again. He also got word that Doctor White was in on the plan and have dealt with her too. She will never be able to practice again in this country.“I would like to show you something.” Benson tells Ally. Ally lays in her bed. Not moving at all and
Benson sits at his desk in his home office. He watches the screen of his laptop. The security cameras he installed to keep an eye on Ally is displayed on the screen. He watches her lay in bed. She does not move around much. After he brought her home, he placed her in the same room Megan was in.She was distraught after Eric and Megan left the hotel, crying for days. She refused to eat and she spent most nights walking around in the room. Today, when her meals were taken to her, she ate some of it but not really enough to call it a healthy meal. If things go on like this, he will have to bring a doctor in to see her.Benson sees the screen of his mobile phone flashing on his desk. He takes the phone in his hand and reads the number on the screen.“Yes?” he answers. He waits a second before the person on the other side starts talking.“It’s Megan. We have a problem.” She tells him.“What is the problem?” Benson asks. He is a little tired of having problems. Nothing worked out the way it
Eric is furious. He cannot stand the way Ally does not care about anything. This selfish nature of hers is driving him up the walls. Eric looks at his desk, he already finished his work early this morning. There is nothing left for him to do in here. He refuses to go home and he cannot sit in this office all day with nothing to do. He cannot stand going back to Ally’s restaurant.Eric goes into his hidden bedroom and gets his chef jacket from his closet. He puts it on and takes the bandana from the pocket. Wrapping the bandana around his head to cover his hair, Eric heads out of his office towards his own restaurant kitchen. When he enters the kitchen there is a moment of quick silence. Eric walks straight to a young chef that is busy chopping vegetables. Her work is neat and her station is tidy. He holds his hand out to her.“May I?” Eric asks. The young chef looks at his hand and then at the knife in her own hand. She carefully hands him the knife she is holding. Eric nods and the y
Eric and Jane sort out most of the issues that Jane had within an hour. Jane looks a lot happier when Eric is done talking to her. He applies himself to sorting out the mess on Ally’s table. There are unpaid bills on her table. He looks through them and can now understand why some suppliers refused to deliver to the restaurant. Eric sorts out everything that needs attention. When he leaves the office, there is nothing left to do. Eric shakes his head as he enters the elevator. Ally could have sorted out most of these problems yesterday, if she had not laid on her sofa playing games.Eric stops by the kitchen to check on the mood. The kitchen staff is seemingly working harder than before. All the work surfaces are clean and the head chef is doing his rounds and making sure everyone is ready for tonight’s service. Eric is happy with the immediate change in personnel morale. It was a problem for him when he walked in here and saw all the doom and gloom in the world under one roof.Eric w
Eric walks into the dining area. He finds one of the waiters who are standing next to a wall with her hands behind her back. She stares out in front of her. Eric takes a stance beside her and stares in the direction she is staring in. There is nothing there.“Oh! Mr Symons!” the young girl exclaims when she realises that he is standing beside her.“Why are you so absentminded?” he asks the young girl.“I was just thinking how much everything has changed since I started working here.” The girl answers. She immediately regrets telling this to him when she realises that she is speaking to her boss’ husband. Why did she not think of this sooner?“How long have you been working here?” Eric asks in a soft tone. He has long since realised that when speaking to women, you cannot use your demanding voice. Except when you are in the kitchen. Those women expect you to speak in a strong demanding voice.“I have been here since the restaurant opened.” The girl tells him.“What is it that changed?”
Eric takes the number and dials it from his personal phone.“Good day, Mrs Johnson. This is Chef Symons. Your husband works in our restaurant.” Eric introduces himself. There is an immediate sense of panic from the woman on the other side.“Oh, no! Did something happen to him?” she asks quickly. Eric can hear the dread in her voice.“Not at all. Please do not worry. Your husband is fine.” Eric assures her as quickly as possible. He hears the sigh of relief over the phone. To Eric, this is a positive sign that this woman still loves this man. Eric is somewhat surprised that he is so invested in saving this relationship. Ally would do exactly this. Well, Ally that he married, would have done this.“Mrs Johnson, it has come to our attention that you and your husband has had a couple of difficult years. And to add to that, we have had an admin issue in our offices in the last few days that caused salaries to pay out late. I apologise for that inconvenience.” Eric tells her. He hears how s
Eric watches as all the staff members who have not received their salaries quickly take out their phones. Most of them receive their messages as they unlock their phones. The looks of relief on their faces gives Eric a sense of guilt. He did not know that these staff members were under so much pressure.Eric straightens his shoulders and claps his hands once to draw everyone’s attention.“Good morning chefs.” Eric says. He takes the stance he usually would in his own kitchen. His feet slightly apart and his hands behind his back. He looks at each of them, making eye contact.“Good morning, Chef!” they all greet in unison.“I apologise for any inconvenience regarding the late payment of your salaries. If you were affected negatively in any way, by paying penalties or anything of that sort, please report it to Mrs May. I will gladly compensate you for any of your losses.” Eric watches as some of the staff members start to smile with relief. There is always something that causes chaos wh