Chasing Reality [sequel to Autistic Innocence -J.M]

Chapter 38

Jason's P.O.V

"And.... I win," I smirk at my wife once I move my piece across the colorful board of the game we were currently playing right before bed.

"No! No fair Jay Jay, y-you cheated!" She huffed.

"What? No I didn't." I act shocked at her accusations of me cheating.

I mean I did... but I just like messing with her sometimes.

"Y-Yes! It said four and you moved six! You gots to go all the way back." She lectures and grabs my piece before moving it even farther away than when I even started.

I let my mouth hang open and watch as she shakes her head and mumbles to herself before reaching over to grab a card for her turn.

Out of no where, when she wasn't expecting it, I lounge for her and tackle her carefully on the bed before tickling her sides.

"Jay Jay! S-stop!" She shrieks and laughs as I continued my torture on her.

"Say I didn't cheat and I won fair and square!" I laugh.

After a lot more struggle and refusal to say I won, she finally admits it.

I laugh when I release her and she glares at me playfully.

"I's sowwy," I say in a baby voice and lean over to peck her nose.

She immediately loses her glare, smiles, and squeals as she wraps her arms tightly around my neck in a hug.

I laugh and hold on to her as well.

"Alright, lets get ready for bed, yeah?" I rub her back and she nods and pecks my cheek before pulling away to go do her nightly routine.

As I'm watching her from my position on our bed, I feel the guilt just build up in me.

Maybe tonight was the night.

The night I tell her the truth about me having my memory.

I sigh as I watch her gracefully comb through her hair at her vanity before braiding it and making her way back to the bed.

She lifts the blankets up and gets underneath before cuddling into my side.

Wrapping me arm tightly around her, I kiss the top of her head because I wasn't sure how this would go.

Would she hate me? Would she leave me again? Would I lose my family all over again? I couldn't go through pain another time. I really really couldn't.

"Babe?" I say softly while playing with her hair gently.

"Hmm?" She bums as she plays with my fingers on my free hand that wasn't in her hair.

"I got a secret I have to tell you." I bite my lip.

"A s-secret? Ooh tell me Jay Jay!" She puts all her attention on me while she waits for me to spill the unknown information excitedly.

Going back and forth between my thoughts, I finally force myself to say it.

"Jay Jay, I, got my memory back. A while ago too." I close my eyes tightly as I wait for her answer.

When she doesn't say anything after a while, I look down at her to see her looking down at our hands with an unreadable expression on her face.

"Did you hear me sweetheart?" I ask her quietly.

She just nodded once and I furrowed my eyebrows as I awaited her response.

"I's know you got your memory back.. a longgg time ago Jay Jay," she continues to play with my fingers while my face just goes into a more confused one.