Well, damn…that hit her fast.
My mother was down and by Heather’s side in two seconds flat.
“Heather, honey…oh, baby girl, are you sick again?” My mother turned to me and smiled.
Why the fuck is she smiling? My future wife is throwing her guts up, my ex is standing ten feet away, and my mother is happy?
I glanced toward the door and saw my dad standing behind Lynda.
I walked over to Heather. “Baby, are you alright?”
“Please, Josh…just see what she wants. ”
My mother gave us both a confused look.
As I faced Lynda, I let out a sigh, deciding to just get it over with. “Lynda, what do you want?”
Lynda looked at my mother and then back at me. “I, um…I just wanted to talk to you and see how you were doing. ”
I walked over to Lynda’s car and opened the driver’s side door. “You and I no longer have anything to say to each other. I need you to please leave…now. ”
Lynda looked stunned. She slowly started to make her way to her car. She stopped right before she got in. “I don’t understand. ”
“Let me explain it to you. I’m with Heather. I’ll be with Heather until the day I die. I love her and only her. I will only ever love her. Don’t ever text, email, or call her or me again. Do I make myself clear?”
“But I—”
I leaned closer to her. “I know all about the lies you were feeding her. I’d die to protect her from being hurt. I never want to talk to you again. Ever. ”
She turned and got into the car but not before looking over at Heather, who was now just standing there, watching us.
I shut her door and watched her drive off. When I turned back around, my mother was standing there with tears in her eyes. She must know I have my memory back.
“Mom—”
She held up her hand and shook her head. “Give me a second here to bask in this wonderful feeling. ”
I smiled at Heather. Yep, she knows.
“I have waited for so long…for you to tell that bitch to take a hike! Oh. My. God! You don’t know how happy I am right now!”
My dad started laughing as my mom walked up to him. He held up his hand, and they gave each other a high five.
What the fuck?
I looked over at Heather, and she just shrugged her shoulders. I headed over to Heather, grabbed her hand, and walked her up to my parents, who were still laughing and celebrating.
“Jesus H. Christ, y’all. Did you really not like her that much?”
My mother turned around and let out a gasp. “Wait a minute. How did you know that was Lynda?”
I smiled.
My mother screamed as she grabbed me and pulled me into a hug. “Oh my god! Do you remember?” She pushed me away from her and looked me right in the eyes.
“Yeah, Mom…I remember everything. ”
My dad took both my mother and me into his arms. He looked at Heather and smiled. “Baby girl, get your ass in this hug!”