Piecing it together

Shen breathed in sharply. It wasn't as if he was trying to hide anything from his wife. He only wanted to keep her ignorant and blissful. 

But if there was anything he had learned since she had woken up, he had figured out that she had been anything but clueless before the amnesia. 

Lina had been making progress with her memories, much quicker than Dr. Yoshi had expected. Her visits to Dr. Hayama had stimulated parts of her brain that she was afraid of accessing. 

If he was honest with her, and trusted her to look after herself, maybe she would heal faster. 

He sat up straight, and held her hands in his, stroking them with his thumb. 

Lina felt a strange sense of relaxation within her. She had made her decision to give herself to him completely tonight, after coming out from her coma. She knew she was ready to hear his story and that he wouldn't do anything to harm her.