Marguerite sat on the balcony after being sick the whole morning. She had been throwing up every morning for the past week and a half. She thought it was just a stomach flu and hoped it will go away soon so she didn't have to alarm the others about her sickness. She especially didn't want Roxtan to worry. The past couple of months the have been trying to be a couple. It was just a month ago that they started being sexually intimate. She sat on the balcony looking out and watching the sun rise. She was so enticed by the beauty that she didn't hear Roxtan enter the main room. When he saw that some of the breakfast foods were cooked and eaten he looked to see who was up and that's when he saw his love sitting on the balcony. Slowly he made his way towards her hoping to surprise her. He slowly wrapped his arms around her from behind.
"Oh Malone if Roxtan and Veronica find out they'll kill us," Marguerite smirked.
"What?!" John said with a hint of jealously in his voice.
"Oh John I'm just kidding. I knew it was you. I know those boots better than anyone."
"Well my love you need to be careful what you say I might just take you seriously and we might loose a journalist."
"You would really kill Malone if I was involved with him." Marguerite moved forward in the chair so he could sit behind her.
"Yes my dear, only because I want you all to myself." Roxton lowered his head and started kissing the back of her neck.
Marguerite dropped her head back onto his shoulder as his hands roamed down her body and slowly caressed her hips and then he moved his hands back up towards her breast. Just as they were about to get more intimate they were interrupted by Veronica coming upstairs and into the kitchen to start breakfast. They both sighed in frustration and reluctantly got up and headed into the kitchen.
"Good Morning Veronica," Roxton greeted the blond-haired beauty.
"Good Morning Roxton. Marguerite, what are you doing up so early?"
"I couldn't sleep." Marguerite replied.
"Are you okay? You look a little pale," Veronica asked.
"I'm fine. I have a headache and haven't been sleeping well but it's not anything to worry about."
"Let me make you some tea it might help your headache."
"Thank you Veronica that's very sweet."
Veronica just smiled and then went back to her cooking. Roxton turned to her and finally
noticed how pale she really looked.
"Are you sure you're alright?" he asked.
"Yes it's just a headache." Roxton raised his eyebrows at her. "John I'm fine. If it gets worse I promise to let you know."
"That's all I ask my dear."
Challenger came up for breakfast and then he immediately went to his lab. Malone joined them as well and after breakfast him and Veronica went out hunting and to gather some herbs for their storage. Roxton and Marguerite went about doing their chores. Marguerite was just finishing up the laundry when she got nauseous again. She held it back and gathered all the laundry and headed back to the treehouse. When she exited the elevator another dizzy spell hit her. She dropped the basket of clothes and stumbled to the floor. Roxton, who was cleaning his guns heard the thump and ran to see what was wrong. What he found was Marguerite passed out on the floor with the laundry next to her.
"Marguerite!" Roxton gently lifted his love into his arms and carried her to the couch. He checked her forehead for a fever and found that she was slightly warm.
"Marguerite? Marguerite wake up." Marguerite stirred and slowly opened her eyes.
"John, what happened?"
"I believe you fainted my dear. Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I just got a little dizzy. It must have been the heat. I should really get the laundry situated and finish my chores." She moves to get up but John stopped her.
"Not so fast. I think you need to rest a little. I'm going to get Challenger so he can take a look at you. I want to make sure it was the heat and nothing else. You just rest and I'll be right back with Challenger." Marguerite reluctantly nodded and leaned back on the couch.
A minute later Challenger came out of his lab and was by Marguerite's side. Roxton went to the kitchen to make tea.
"What are your symptoms my dear?'
"Well I've been getting a little dizzy, nausea, headaches, and I even have a weird appetite."
"What do you mean by weird?"
"Well I've been eating things I don't usually eat and some things repulse me so much I throw up."
"Well my darling, let me do one or two tests to prove my suspensions but I'm pretty sure I know what's wrong."
"What is it George?"
"Let me do the test and then I'll tell you." Challenger left to get his stuff from the lab.
Roxton came in with her tea and set it down on the table beside the couch.
"So what did Challenger have to say?" John asked.
"He wants to run a test first before he tells me what's wrong." Marguerite said while thinking back to what she told George and what could possibly be wrong with her. It finally hit her but she still wasn't sure.