Page 77 of Please Remember

Laura was arrested for what happened to me, but it doesn't feel settled. There are still missing pieces, and it's eating at me. Along with the memories came the nightmares, which feeds into the obsession that I need to find some type of true resolution.

"What?" Jax asks, kissing my temple. "Did I fail to satisfy you?"

Looking up at him, I smile. Our alone time as mostly been spent naked and wrapped up in each other. We're definitely making up for lost time. We've experimented and tried different things, but I can't stop wondering if he's already tried what we're doing with Laura. It's still difficult to picture them together, but I know they were. It's yet another nightmare added to the list.

"Trust me, seven orgasms in one night are more than satisfying," I say.

"What's wrong? You've been staring up at the ceiling like Tom Cruise might come down on a rope."

Narrowing my eyes, I groan. "Great, now I'll have that added to my nightmares tonight."

"Still not getting better?"

I shake my head. "No. They're getting worse, actually."

"What can I do?"

Turning to face him, I prop my head up on my shoulder. "Will you do me a favor?"

A smirk appears on his face. "Baby, after the things we've done this week, I'll do anything you want me to."

We've gotten rather adventurous in our sexual escapades, and while I didn't hate any of them, not all of them are on my list to do again anytime soon. The fact he's so sexually interested in me keeps me on a high, though. Part of me expected him to lose some interest after being together this long, and I'm not opposed to trying new things.

"I want to go out to the woods. Tonight."

"Why?" he asks, all humor gone.

"I need to see if I can find the house I ran away from."

He runs a hand over my hair as his brow furrows. "Why, Allie?"

"It's the one thing out of this whole mess that no one has found. If Laura really did do this, the only way to make sure she's locked up for it is to find the house. I just know it's what holds the key to solving the rest of this mess. I feel it in my bones."

"And we have to go at night?"

"It doesn't look the same during the day. I feel like I have to do this at night. My instincts haven't failed me yet."

Sitting up, he nods. "I'll go with you, but we're not going alone."

"No, I don't want Parsons or Shields with us. Their job is to ask questions, and I need to try and find this place. They're just a distraction."

He laughs. "No, we're calling Benji and Drew. I want backup in case it wasn't Laura. There's still a chance she wasn't working alone."

Kissing him, I climb out of bed and walk into the closet to find the appropriate clothes for a hike through the woods at night while Jax texts our friends. I’m not sure what in my wardrobe will be best for this, but luckily, I have a bigger selection to choose from now that I’m finally gaining my weight back.

I know Jax is having a very difficult time reconciling the fact that the woman he almost married did this to me, but I'm not completely convinced of Laura’s guilt. As crazy and obsessed as she is, it seems unbelievable. Laura wouldn't want to hurt Jax, and my disappearance obviously hurt him.

"They're on their way. Drew and Sage were together, so she's coming, too," Jax says, walking in behind me to change.

"Sage and Drew? It's like midnight," I say and smirk as he nods. "Okay then."

Once we've put on the necessary attire, this time with shoes on my feet, we walk out into hallway to find our camping flashlights. Benji, Drew, and Sage all walk into the house, and I freeze the moment I see Benji and Drew. For the first time in my life that I remember, they look dead serious.

Sage walks over to hug me, and she asks, "How are the nightmares?"

"They're happening most nights now. I don't understand whynow. Surely they should have been more frequent when I didn't remember anything but being down there?"

“Your brain’s trying to tell you something.”

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