Chapter 5

Andy slowly woke up. Everything was blurry and she didn't know where she was, but she could see the monitors and she felt the IV in her hand. She saw the liquid dripping from a bottle hanging next to her. She felt her head, it hurt really bad. She felt her ribs, they were sore. She felt sick. But most importantly, she felt someone holding her hand. She turned slightly and saw the joined hands. She looked at a beautiful silver-haired woman whose head was on her bed and it seemed like she slept.

On the other side, a nurse approached her bed. "Miss, can you tell me where you are?" She whispered.

Andy's grimaced in pain and cleared her throat. "Ho-hospital." She barely got out.

"Very good miss, can you tell me your name?"

"Andy...ugh... Sachs." Her hand came up to her head. "My head."

"Very good, I'm your nurse tonight, my name is Lisa. I know your head will hurt, Andy. You have a pretty severe concussion. It's most likely that you also feel nauseous." The nurse explained.

"I really am," Andy said.

"I will get you some more pain medication and something that will help with your nausea in just a minute. I just need to check your vitals and your blood pressure. Also, I'll check your pupils to rule out brain damage." Lisa explained quietly.

"Okay, thank you," Andy said weakly. The nurse checked thoroughly on her and wrote down her vitals in the chart.

"I'll be right back." The nurse said.

"Lisa, wait...excuse me, can you tell me...ugh...can you tell me who that woman is holding my hand?" Andy whispered.

"Andy? Don't you recognize her? She's your boss Miranda Priestly." The nurse came back and checked her pupils again.

"I'm not...working. I'm...in college...Uhm what's happening?!" Andy sobbed.

"Shh, it's okay. I think you might have an amnesia we will run some more tests after I let the doctor know. Don't you worry we will do everything we can to help you." The nurse calmed her down.

Miranda woke up and looked confused. "Andrea..." Miranda looked at the nurse and saw the concerned look. "Why is she upset? Darling, what's wrong?" She looked back and forth between Andy and the nurse.

"Andy I'll get you your medicine now and update the doctors," Lisa stated.

"Update about what? Would someone tell me what's going on?" Miranda said squeezing Andy's hand even tighter as she saw a tear rolling down Andy's face.

"It seems like Andy doesn't remember you or that she works for you." With that, Lisa left the room.

"Andrea...I'm so sorry. What...Uhm how much do you remember?" Miranda asked.

"I really don't know Ms. Priestly. I'm...in college I guess...I... everything hurts. I can't..." Andy cried.

"Okay, shh, it's going to be alright, Andréa. And please call me Miranda." Miranda squeezed her hand again and reached up to caress her hair. Her heart ached that the woman didn't recognize her but she would be there for her.

"You are so nice...and the way you say my name...it sends shivers down my spine and makes me tingly...I don't quite understand it." Andy whispered as she frowned in pain.

"Shh, you shouldn't worry. Get some more rest, I'll be here if you need me." Miranda whispered.

Andy closed her eyes at the softly spoken words.

The nurse came back and gave her the required medication. "She will get an MRI when the medication is through her IV. So, she won't be in any pain when we move her." The nurse whispered since Andy appeared to be asleep.

The doctor came shortly after. "Hello everyone, I'm Jane, Andy's doctor. You must be Miranda Priestly? I will update you on Andy's state, Ms Priestly." She said, trying not to wake Andy.

"Not that I am thrilled about that, but I'm not family. You should wait for her emergency contact or her family maybe...and please call me Miranda.

"You are Andy's emergency contact and her paperwork said to inform you or her other emergency contact Nigel Kipling in the event of an emergency," Jane said smiling.

"I didn't know...okay, of course. I'm so glad." Miranda stuttered in disbelief.

"Okay, so she has a severe concussion which is probably the cause of her amnesia, it is unlikely to be permanent. Of course, we cannot be certain, but what we know is when she came in, her emergency CT showed no signs of any brain damage or bleeding. We just want to make sure with another MRI that she hasn't developed any further complications in the last two hours.

Also, we will run an EEG. She has a fractured rib and a sprained wrist. But those will heal quickly and we hope the same for the amnesia and the concussion. Her blood work has been great so far and we'll check that again tomorrow. Also, she will sleep a lot because of the anti-nausea. It will make her drowsy." The doctor explained to Miranda who had tears in her eyes. She bent and kissed the hand she was still holding.

"Alright, thank you, Jane," Miranda whispered.

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An hour later they took Andy for further tests. Miranda was told to wait in the room as she refused to leave. She was so mad at Meryl, if it wasn't for her she wouldn't be here. At least that's what Miranda told herself. It had to be someone's fault. Since it was late she sent a text to give her a piece of her mind.

Thank you for your great attempt to get me and Andrea together. She ended up in the hospital with a severe head injury. Please don't ever contact me, Andrea or Runway again. That's all. -

Once she sent it, it made her feel better for about two minutes. It was then she realized she drove Andy away, not Meryl. This was her fault. She started to cry. Why had she even gotten mad? She could have had her always and now she didn't even remember who she was.

An hour passed and the door opened as they pushed Andy back into the room, hooking her up at the monitors again. Miranda hurried to her side since she was awake. She smiled weakly at Miranda. "Hello there, how are you feeling?" Miranda asked taking her hand again.

"A bit better I guess. The MRI showed no brain bleeding which is good." Andy said.

Miranda looked at her carefully and saw she actually looked a bit better. "I'm glad you are better, darling. Now, why don't you get some more rest?"

"I will. I'm very tired, you should get some sleep too." Andy's tone was soft.

"I'll stay here and close my eyes with you for a bit, but I won't leave," Miranda said smiling softly.

Andy closed her eyes and Miranda watched her for a while. Then she put her head down on the bed like she did before.

"Miranda?" She heard a whisper from Andy.

"Hmm?" Miranda hummed.

"You aren't just my boss, are you?" Andy asked, caressing Miranda's hair.

"Uhm...no." Miranda was cautious.

"Okay...good, because my body reacts in a weird way to you and I don't think that's how you should feel for your boss."

"Sleep now, we will talk more in the morning. Goodnight, darling." Miranda said.

"I'm so lucky... goodnight Miranda." Andy smiled softly as her eyes fell shut.

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Miranda woke up early and organized for the twins to be at school, letting them know what had happened. She informed Nigel and told him to take over for the day and make sure her appointments would get cancelled or rescheduled.

Roy came by with things for her and Andy. She went to the bathroom and freshened up, since Andy was still sleeping. When she got out she sat beside her again. She caressed her and put a strand of hair out of her beautiful face. "My beautiful Andrea." She whispered.

"You are the beautiful one," Andy whispered back smiling, her eyes still closed. She opened them and looked at the editor in awe. "Yup, I was right. And the way you say my name, it's so unique.

I always get called Andrea off my parents, but only when I did something wrong. But the way you make it sound, it is just hot, Miranda." Andy said chuckling. The laughter had her wincing in pain. Miranda caressed her head. "So, Miranda? What are we? Are you my wife? Are we dating? Because if we are I most definitely demand a kiss." Andy grinned.

"Well, the doctor said I'm not supposed to tell you anything further, we do not need to confuse you." Miranda blushed and smiled at how cute Andy was right now.

"Okay, okay, I get that." Andy sat up a bit. "But they didn't say you weren't allowed to kiss me, right?" Andy smiled and pulled her in. The kiss was soft and romantic and it felt right. Miranda moaned into her mouth and so did Andy.

Suddenly the door burst open and Meryl stood there watching the scene. "Oh Uhm, I'm so sorry Miranda, Andy. I just wanted to check on Andy. I'll come back later."

"Don't be ridiculous," Miranda said, moving over to her to greet her. "I must apologize for the harsh text message, Meryl. It's not your fault at all, it's mine." She admitted. They hugged briefly.

"It's neither your fault nor Meryl's fault, I should not have run out of your house like a maniac," Andy stated.

Miranda turned back, stunned at her words. "Your memory's back?"

Andy nodded.

TBC