back into the here and now. My eyes darted around the room, looking for anything familiar. Where was the throne? Where was the history on the walls?
David cleared his throat, “Does anyone else think it’s hot in here?”
The hospital...I’m at the hospital...
I looked around and saw both David and Alex staring at me strangely. Blushing, I sat up, careful not to make eye contact with either of them.
“Well,” David said. “You told us who you were, but nothing about who you are .”
Alex came over and took my arm, helping me stand, “Are you okay?”
“Yeah.”
“Come on,” David said. “I’ll show you all out and you can... Go take a cold shower.”
I could feel myself blushing again. I reached for Alex’s hand.
“Was it really that bad?” I whispered.
He smiled, “It was pretty hot.”
“Great...” I mumbled as I followed him out of the morgue.
David walked us down to the elevators and pressed the button, “I’m sorry the results weren’t better.”
Alex shrugged, “You tried. I’ve got another friend trying to track something down with her fingerprints, but he hasn’t called with any news. It looks like we’ve reached a dead end.”
“I wish you all the best,” David said as the elevator doors to the right opened. “Alex, stay in touch.”
We stepped into the elevator just as the doors to the left opened. A handsome young man stepped out and walked up to David.
“I’m sorry, I’m looking for the morgue?” He said and glanced our way, just as the elevator doors closed he looked back again.
The sun was blindingly bright as we stepped outside the hospital and walked across the parking lot to the car. I was silent for most of the ride back to the hotel, trying to hold on to whatever it was I saw.
Was that real? Was I somehow Ankhesenamun? What about Alex? Was he Tutankhamun?
“Are you hungry?” Alex asked as we pulled up to the hotel. “We could have an early dinner if you like?”
“Yeah,” I mumbled as I got out of the car. “That’s fine.”
Alex took me by the hand and lead me once more through the lobby and over to the restaurant. Once again we sat at a small table lit by a single lamp, but this time Alex reached across the table to cover my hand with his.
“Are you really okay?” He asked.
“I think so,” I said, pulling my hand back as the waiter brought glasses and a bottle of wine to the table.
Pouring me a glass of wine, Alex sighed. “ I’m sorry that didn’t work out better for you today.”
“What do you mean?”
“Well,” he said as he handed me the glass and poured his own. “We’re no closer to knowing who you are.”
“But your friend seems to believe in who I was.”
“Do you believe it?” Alex asked.
I shrugged, “I know it sounds crazy, but what choice do I have? It’s the only thing that I seemed to have any clue about.”
“That’s true,” he said with a teasing smile. “Does that mean I have to start calling you Ankhesenamun?”
“Only if I have to call you Tutankhamun,” I said without thinking.
His face darkened, “Do you really think that?”
I stood and went over to him. I took his face in both of my hands. He looked up at me with deep chestnut eyes and I could see the kohl rimmed eyes of my visions looking back at me from the depths. I lowered my lips to his and brushed his lips with a feathery kiss.
His hands came up my waist, the fingers slipping just under the hem of my cami. I pulled away and smiled down at him.
“You kiss me the same way he kissed her,” I whispered.
“Do you want to get out of here?” Alex asked. “We can have food brought up to the room later.”
To answer, I took his hands in mine and pulled him to his feet. He kissed me again, passionately, despite the other diners muttering about bad manners. I pressed myself against him, feeling the tension of desire in his body.
I barely remembered walking back to Alex’s room, but suddenly we were there, he was closing the door and