Unconditional (Book Two)

13. Dreams

Mayim's POV

Jason stares at me with a horrified look, as I am telling him what happened. It is completely devastating to think that there is not a known way in which we can make Jim and Amelie's memories come back...maybe there even isn't a way, and in that case Colin wins, and Colin can't win, not anymore.

"Mayim, are you sure they don't remember anything?" asks Jason, suddenly with a gentle and concerned voice.

I nod, wiping away a tear that was rolling down my cheek. "I'm sure."

Jason looks down at the table without a word. "There must be something we can do."

"But what?" I answer immediately. "Do you know something, have something in mind, heard something?"

Jason sighs, and moves his head from side to side. "I want to talk to Karen."

"HA HA HA. That's a greeeeeeeaaaatt idea," I speak sarcastically, and taking a sip of coffee.

"What? It's the best and only shot we have, Mayim. Amelie and Jim HAVE to get back together."

I stare at Jason for a few seconds, trying my best to understand something, a situation that's making me a bit confused. "Wow," I start, as he looks back up to my eyes. "It's weird listening to you say that you want Jim and Amelie to be together. I really thought that you would take advantage on her not remembering him to have a second chance with her."

I see how Jason smiles a little weakly and looks away. There is pain and sorrow in his eyes for some reason, and this makes me think that he regrets losing Amelie with all his strength, but accepts that it was all his fault.

"They deserve to be together, Mayim. Jim deserves Amelie more than what I ever did. I mean...it's hard to say this, because I always loved Amelie...well...actually love Amelie immensely, but...I think I never got love her even half of what Jim loves her... 'loves' because I'm sure he still does. I would realize this while I was still Amelie's boyfriend, and that's why I hated Jim so much; that's why I wanted him away from us...because I always knew that his love and care for her would always be stronger than mine, and that scared the hell out of me. So yes, Jim deserves to be with Amelie, but still...I would've loved to get married to her. I was such an idiot for cheating on her the day I did because if it wasn't for that she would most probably be by my side right now, and I wouldn't really change that for anything else in this world."

I look at Jason with a pair of sad eyes as these words fly out of his mouth. "But...why did you cheat on her? I never really got that clear. Your wedding was just a week away."

Jason sighs a bit, his eyes focused on the ground. "I was an idiot. She was mad at me for telling Jim to get away from us, I was mad at her for defending Jim, and I was furious at Jim for...simply being Jim. So I took a walk on the park, and Karen approached me. I have to say that that woman has a really good, but horrible ability to convince and seduce people. I honestly don't understand how Jim never fell for any of that...though I guess it was because he was always true to Amelie, wasn't he?"

I nod, certain that what he is saying is totally right.

"Well," continues Jason with a sigh. "The problem was that all of that anger made me lose control of my actions, and I ended up falling for Karen's flirting. As I told you...I was an idiot. And I regretted it the second after. The moment I got home and saw Amelie's note with the ring on top...I-I wanted to rip the skin off my bones; I was furious at myself. I started going insane, and I was very very sad indeed. I tried to talk to Amelie, though I totally understand her not wanting to that night...but when I saw Jim walk through the door of her house and protect her the way he did, it made me fire with anger once again. That night I went back to Karen, even though I ended up hating her the day after."