Finding a New Life Ch. 23

"What?" Tyler asked, unable to keep the look of shock out of his eyes.

"Who are you?" Lily repeated.

"What do you mean who am I?" Tyler asked, his eyes wide.

"Just what I say, who are you?" Lily wanted to know.

"I'm your husband," Tyler said slowly.

"My husband?" Lily murmured. Tyler nodded. "How long have we been married?" Lily wanted to know.

"Almost thirteen and a half years," Tyler answered, looking up as the doctor walked into the room.

"It's good to see you awake Mrs. Billings," the doctor said.

"She doesn't know who I am," Tyler said softly. The doctor frowned slightly and began to examine Lily carefully.

"I'll have consult a neurosurgeon, but I don't believe that Lily's memory loss is permanent. Try to keep her as calm as possible, that will help," the doctor told him. Tyler nodded and watched as the doctor left the room.

Tyler looked up as Mia walked into the living room and smiled at his daughter. It had been nearly two weeks since the accident and it was Mia's first day back home. "When's mom going to be able to come home?" Mia wanted to know.

"I don't know sweetie. Your mom has amnesia, and we don't want to rush her recovery," Tyler answered. "You should be resting," he added.

"I'm fine dad. Catie's with Nasya and David is studying for an exam," Mia said, sitting down on the couch next to him. "I can make dinner if you want," she offered.

"No, it's okay, you should rest," Tyler said with a small smile. "But it was sweet of you to offer," he added. Mia sighed softly. "How are you feeling kiddo?" Tyler wanted to know.

"Better. I'm still achy, but I can't wait to get back to school," Mia told her father. Tyler smiled and gave his daughter a tight but gentle hug.

"The doc says you can go back next week if you don't over-do it," Tyler said.

Lily looked around uncertainly as Tyler led her into the house. "How many kids do we have?" Lily asked softly.

"There's Mia, Catie, David and Nasya. Mia just turned sixteen, Catie is fourteen, David is eleven and Nasya is a month old," Tyler answered. Lily's eyes widened.

"We have four kids?" Lily asked.

"Yes," Tyler answered. "Nasya was a complete surprise to both of us," Tyler added.

"Mom!" Mia exclaimed from the living room. Lily turned and saw a young woman that could have been her clone hurrying towards her.

"Careful Mia, we don't want to overwhelm your mom any more than she already is," Tyler warned.

"It's okay," Lily said softly, allowing her daughter to give her a gentle squeeze; it felt right and she took comfort in that. Catie and Eli came into the hall way; Eli took the bag from his father and carried up the stairs to his parents room.

"Dinner is almost done. Grandma picked up groceries to make mom's favorite dinner," Catie said. Tyler grinned when he heard Catie refer to Lily as mom.

"What is my favorite dinner?" Lily asked. Mia started to answer but Tyler shook his head.

"Lil, you can wait until dinner to find out," Tyler said, leading her past the foyer and into the dining room. A few minutes later, David, Mia and Catie carried in a platter of sliced brisket, a bowl of potatoes and carrots and a plate of french bread.

"It smells amazing," Lily told them as Tyler loaded up her plate. "Where's Nasya?" Lily asked.

"Sleeping," Mia answered. Lily nodded and took a small bite of brisket; she closed her eyes and gave a moan of contentment.

"It tastes as amazing as it smells," Lily told Mia who beamed at the compliment. Lily ate quietly and listened to Tyler and the kids talk about how their day had gone. Lily looked up when tiny sobs came over the baby monitor; Tyler started to stand up but Lily shook her head. "If I am who you say I am, then let me help take care of her," Lily said softly. She turned to Mia. "Will you show me where to go?" she asked. Mia hesitated until Tyler nodded and led her mother up the stairs and into the nursery.

"Dad's in the process of adding another bedroom since neither of you were planning on another baby. Temporarily, I'm bunking with Catie," Mia told Lily as she lifted Nasya out of her crib. Lily changed the baby's diaper with practiced hands, which surprised her while Mia prepared a bottle.

"I'm not nursing?" Lily asked.

"You've been in the hospital since before Nasya was born and we didn't know how long you'd be in your coma for," Mia reminded Lily who nodded and took the bottle from her eldest daughter and nudged it into the baby's bottle.

"Go finish dinner Mia, I'll be back down in a little while," Lily said, settling back against the pillow.

When Tyler came up nearly an hour later, he found Lily and Nasya asleep, a soft smile on Lily's face. Tyler lifted the baby carefully up off of the bed and carried her back to the crib. When he returned to the bedroom, Lily's eyes were open. "You startled me," Lily murmured.

"Sorry love," Tyler said, sitting down on the bed. "Are you still hungry? You didn't eat very much," he murmured.

"No, not really, go ahead and put it away," Lily answered.

"We already have," Tyler said with a grin. "I hope the kids didn't overwhelm you too much," he added.

I'm fine. It felt familiar to me," Lily assured him. Tyler smiled and kissed her cheek.

"That's a start," he murmured, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. Lily found herself staring in Tyler's eyes, captivated by the look he was giving her.

"Dad, Kyle's here. I'll be home by ten," Mia said from the doorway, jarring Lily out of her trance like state.

"Be careful sweetie," Tyler told her. "And tell Kyle if you're more than five minutes late, I'll personally break his legs," he joked.

"Daadd!" Mia groaned.

"I'm joking. Have fun," Tyler said with a chuckle as his daughter walked out the door.

-2 weeks later-

Tyler walked into the bedroom to find Lily staring at her reflection in the mirror; her eyes filled with tears of confusion. "Lil, love, what's wrong?" Tyler asked, hurrying over to her and turning her to face him.

"I don't know who I am!" Lily wailed, sniffling. Tyler sighed and brushed the tears off of her cheeks.

"I love you, and you'll know soon enough," Tyler promised.

"How do you know? How do you know that I'll regain my memory? There's always the chance that I won't and ..." Tyler covered her lips with his causing Lily's eyes to widen before she began to kiss him back. Before either of them knew what was happening, Tyler had their clothes off and in a pile on the floor. Lily closed her eyes and moaned as he thrust gently into her. Tyler held himself still and pressed a kiss to Lily's forehead. "Are you sure this is what you want?" he asked, his voice hoarse.

"Yes," Lily breathed, lifting her hips to meet his. Tyler groaned and began to thrust hard and fast. Lily moaned and met him thrust for thrust; gasped as his mouth lowered over a nipple and swirled his tongue around it, making it harden. He brushed his thumb down her face and brushed a stray tear away.

"I love you," Tyler groaned as he began thrusting harder, faster, hitting her g-spot.

Lily's breathing quickened and became short pants, her nails dug into his shoulders as her climax approached. "What are you doing to me?" she gasped, her eyes widening as he flicked her clit gently with this thumb sending her over the edge with a raspy scream. Tyler gave a guttural groan as he spewed his seed deep inside her before he rolled off of her. Lily lay her head on his shoulder, her arm fell over his chest and she sighed contently.

Lily sat up with a gasp and pulled away.

"What's wrong?" Tyler asked, sitting up and looking at her in concern.

"You didn't use a condom, what if I get pregnant again?" Lily asked, her eyes wide.

Tyler grinned and shook his head. "You won't," he assured her.

"How can you be sure?" Lily asked, beginning to panic. Tyler cupped her face in his hands and gave her a tender kiss.

"You won't get pregnant Lil because you can't. I didn't want to say anything until you had your memory back, but when they performed the C-section, you started bleeding so much that they had to perform a hysterectomy," Tyler said gently.

He searched her face for any signs of panic and had to refrain from sighing when he saw the look of relief. "Are you okay?" he asked.

"I feel great," Lily said with a blush. Tyler grinned and pressed a kiss to her lips.

"I love you," he murmured. Lily looked away. "What's wrong?" Tyler asked.

"I know we just had sex, and it was great, but I, I'm not sure how I feel about you," Lily admitted.

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"Thanks for coming Grace. Where are the monsters?" Tyler asked as he let his sister into the house.

"Grant took them to a play," Grace told her brother. "How's Lily?" Grace wanted to know.

"She's doing better. She's getting ready for a date ... she met this guy in a bookstore last week and I guess it doesn't matter that we're married since she can't remember me or the kids or the wedding," Tyler said bitterly. Grace's eyes widened.

"What do you want me to do?" she asked.

"Talk her out of it. I don't care how you do it, just please try," Tyler answered.

"I'll do my best," Grace promised before jogging up the stairs. "Lily?" she asked, walking into the bedroom.

"How do I look?" Lily wanted to know.

"You look nice, what's the occasion?" Grace said.

"I have a date. I met him at the bookstore," Lily answered.

"But you're married," Grace protested.

"I don't remember being married," Lily reminded her friend.

"Lily, I know you don't remember anything, but trust me, you and Ty love each other and have loved each other for a long time. Look at how much Ty has done for you since your accident; he's done that out of love, not duty. And you're going to repay him by going on a date with another man! That isn't right Lil," Grace said sternly but gently.

"If you're going to lecture me then you can leave," Lily said tersely.

"I'm not leaving, but you do need a lecture," Grace told her friend. Lily turned away from Grace and started walking into the bathroom when she stepped on a pacifier, slipped and fell, hitting her head hard on the floor. "Ty!" Grace shouted, rushing over to her friend's side.

Tyler rushed upstairs, taking the steps two at a time until he reached the bedroom. "What happened?" he wanted to know.

"She slipped on a pacifier," Grace said as Tyler knelt down beside Lily.

"Lil, wake up love," Tyler said softly, shaking Lily gently. Lily's eyes fluttered open and she smiled when she focused on Tyler's face.

"Is Mia okay?" Lily asked.

"Mia's fine, she's out with friends," Tyler answered.

"What do you mean she's out with friends! We were in an accident, she should be resting!" Lily's voice got unusually shrill as panic set in. Tyler helped her stand and kissed her gently.

"Lily, it's been almost three months since the accident. You lost your memory for awhile," Tyler said gently. Lily's eyes widened as the memories for the last few months flooded back. Lily's eyes met Tyler's as the doorbell rang.

"I'll go tell him you're not interested," Grace offered.

"No, I should do it," Lily said, walking back down the stairs.

Lily opened the door and sighed when she saw her date standing with a bouquet of daisies. "Todd, I'm sorry, but I can't go out on a date with you," Lily told him.

"Why not?" Todd wanted to know.

"I, I'm married," Lily stammered.

"What!?" Todd asked, his eyes wide. "If you're married, then how come you accepted my offer for a date?" he wanted to know.

"Because I had amnesia. I was in a bad car accident with my daughter," Lily told him.

"Your daughter," Todd repeated.

"I have three of them," Lily said.

"Three kids?" Todd asked in shock.

"Four actually, there's a boy between the second and third daughter," Lily answered. Todd looked up as Tyler walked down stairs with Nasya in his arms.

Lily reached for her and hugged her daughter close.

"Wow," Todd commented.

"I'm sorry," Lily murmured. Todd nodded, turned and walked away.

"Ty, I'm so sorry," Lily murmured. Tyler gave a small smile and pulled Lily and Nasya in for a gentle hug.

"It's okay love, it's okay," Tyler assured her.

"How about I keep the kids tonight, all of them so that you guys can catch up," Grace suggested. Lily smiled slightly.

"It sounds good, but lets wait until after dinner, I want to be the one to tell the kids that I know who they are," Lily said. Grace nodded.

"I'll go pick up some stuff for dinner, a little bit of everyone's favorites," Grace said, giving her friend a tight hug and walking away.

"How are you feeling?" Tyler asked after the kids and Grace had left the house.

"I'm feeling pretty good," Lily said softly.

"Good. I have something to show you," Tyler said with a grin. He took Lily's hand and led her down to the basement. "I had this put in after your accident," he said, turning on a light and opening a door to reveal a personal hot tub. Lily's eyes widened and she threw her arms around his neck. "You said you wanted one so I thought I'd surprise you," Tyler added. Lily grinned and gave him a kiss.

"Let's break in the hot tub," Lily suggested with a sly grin.

Tyler grinned and chuckled. "I like the way you think," he said, wrapping his arms around Lily

and pulling her towards him.

"Wait until you see what I have on under this bath robe," Lily purred in his ear before taking a step back and tugging on the sash holding the robe in place. She let the robe fall to the floor and Tyler's grin widened with his appreciation for her body.

"You are so beautiful," he breathed before pulling her in for a kiss.

"I love you," Lily whispered while she fumbled with his zipper. Tyler smiled, tears in his eyes.

"I love you too and you have no idea how long I've waited to hear you say that," he murmured before capturing her lips with his. Lily moaned and nearly let out a cry of satisfaction as she finally managed to unsnap and unzip Tyler's jeans.

She pushed them down his legs and let the drop to the floor. When all of his clothes were removed, Tyler lifted Lily into his arms and as she wrapped her legs around his waist, thrust deeply into her making her moan. She gasped as he walked over to the hot tub and climbed in carefully, never pulling out of her moist heat.

Tyler pushed her against the wall of the hot tub and began thrusting hard and fast, almost savagely. Lily moaned and lifted her hips to meet his. "You just stay still," Tyler moaned, placing his hands over hips and holding her still. He stopped thrusting for a moment, hoping to regain some self control. Tyler reached behind Lily and pushed a button on the platform and bubbles drifted around them. Lily gasped and squirmed as bubbles tickled her clit.

"Ty!" Lily wailed, trying to thrust towards him. Tyler chuckled and began to thrust hard and fast, moaning loudly as she clamped down on him and spewing his seed deep inside her. Lily cried out as she came and lay bonelessly in his arms.

"Are you alright?" Tyler asked softly, pressing a kiss to her forehead.

"I'm wonderful," Lily breathed, closing her eyes and sighing contently.

"Glad to hear it," his voice rumbled against her forehead.

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"Mom, I don't see what the big deal is, it's just a dress!" Mia complained.

"The big deal is that this dress leaves absolutely nothing to the imagination," Lily told her daughter.

"But it's a beautiful dress!" Mia protested.

"You're sixteen Mia, you are not wearing this dress or any dress like it until you are over eighteen!" Lily exclaimed.

"What's going on in here? Nasya is trying to sleep," Tyler wanted to know, walking into the room. He looked at Mia's reflection in the mirror. "Oh hell no!" he exclaimed.

"Don't you want me to look pretty daddy?" Mia asked, pouting.

"I think you are a beautiful young girl Mia, however, that dress makes you look like a hooker," Tyler said bluntly. Mia's eyes widened. "I agree with your mother, you aren't wearing that dress or anything like it until you are either eighteen or living on your own. Preferably on your own," Tyler added.

"But dad!" Mia whined.

"No buts. Your mother will take you shopping tomorrow to buy you a suitable dress and this is going back," Tyler told Mia before walking out of the room.

"Mom, please, why can't you trust me?" Mia wanted to know.

"I trust you Mia, but not the boys that will see you in this dress," Lily murmured before following her husband out of the room.