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Truthfully, I knew
that Ryan would take care of me and I should be with him. I didn’t
understand why I felt that way; I just knew it was so. Maybe it was
the gravity of his response or his conviction, but whatever it was,
it was real.
    “I’d like to stay by the doctors. Dr. Moore
said he can help me remember.” I looked down at my lap and fought
back the pain and emptiness that overwhelmed me. “I can’t tell you
how sad I feel not remembering you.” My eyes flitted over Ryan and
then to Harris. “And, Aaron and Jen. How can I go back to a life
and job that I know nothing about? I think it’s in my best interest
to try to figure this out, so if it’s okay, I think I’ll stay
here.”
    “ With me ? Julia, we’ll move you in
with us so that we can take care of you.” Ryan’s voice was filled
with panic and I realized that I hadn’t said where I’d stay. He
thought I meant in Boston, but maybe somewhere else.
    I nodded ever so slightly and he drew in his
breath in a deep sigh. “Okay.” He looked pointedly at his father.
“Good.”
    The room seemed tense, everyone quiet until
the door burst open, not so gently.
    “Room service!” Aaron came in with a brown
paper bag and a Styrofoam cup with a straw sticking out of it. “One
Yuppie burger and Coke for our little Jules.” His huge body and
bright grin filled the small room. My mouth dropped open in
surprise as Ellie took the bag and began removing the food to
spread it out in front of me. My stomach audibly growled at the
wonderful smells.
    “Did you get the rings?” Ryan asked. Onion
rings were my favorite.
    “Dude. It’s me . What do you think?
You said rings, you got rings.”
    It was surprising how huge the burger was.
“I’ll never be able to eat all of this,” I said as I started to
reach for one of the rings.
    “Don’t expect you to, Jules. Ryan will help
with that. Standard operating procedure.”
    My mother opened five or six of the ketchup
packets and emptied them onto the paper wrapper of the burger. I
dipped the ring into it and took a bite. “Wow. This is good.”
    Everyone laughed as I tried to lift the
burger with one hand. It had Swiss cheese, mushrooms and bacon.
Again, my favorite. “Aaron, how did you know my dinner wasn’t fit
for dogs?”
    “Seriously? Ryan texted
and asked me to go to Uburger and set you up. I gotta run
though, ‘cause Jenna is
waiting.”
    “Thanks for bringing this, Aaron. I owe you
one,” I said with my mouth full.
    He laughed. “Two words,
Jules. Blueberry
muffins ,” Aaron said as he walked toward
the door. “Blueberry muffins. Jen has lots of assets, but she can’t
cook like you.”
    I remembered cooking more than my mother
when I was growing up. “No problem. When I can move, okay?”
    Ellie, Harris, Elyse and Gabriel left
shortly after Aaron, leaving me in the room with my parents and
Ryan. He was sitting on the edge of my bed and I shoved some of the
food in his direction. He smiled and picked up an onion ring and
ate it.
    “I guess I’ll take your mother out for
dinner, Julia.” My dad ran a hand down the back of my head. “We’re
so thankful you’re okay, baby.”
    I wanted some time alone with Ryan so I
hoped he wouldn’t leave too soon. He’d had a long day, and probably
had homework to do.
    “Um, okay. Mom…” I looked up at her and
smiled, trying to reassure her. “Let Dad take you out. I’m going to
be okay now that I have real food,” I joked and held up my cup
before bringing the straw to my lips. “I love you.”
    When they left, Ryan remained on the bed
with me. “Do you want the television on?”
    I put the drink down and shook my head. “Uh
huh. What’s texted?”
    “What?”
    “Aaron said you texted him about the
food. Is that some sort of code for something?” I took another bite
of the burger.
    “Oh.” He chuckled. “It’s typing on your
phone. It works like a call, but you don’t talk, you type. The
words come across on the screen of the person