Protecting the ones you love

We had been driving almost all day but really it was only 4 hours on the road, of cause Claire was knocked out cold to the world.

Snoring loudly in my ears making me chuckle, she's cute when she snores.

She must have been bugged to pass out behind the wheel that fast or it could be sleeping pills. That shit knocks you out fast.

'Shit Kmart!' she screamed out jumping awake making me almost crash before calming myself down.

'Its fine, you been asleep for 4 hours' I finally explained to her after getting my breathing back to normal once again.

'Wait what how do you know how to drive'? She asked staring at me wide eyed looking shocked.

'I used to drive the quad Ute around the farm, they run like a car' I told her looking in the review mirror to see Carlos tanker and the others behind before glancing back at Claire.

Seeing out of the corner of my eye to see Claire look down at the blanket wrapped around her body.

Clearing my throat and smiling awkwardly 'I err put that on, you looked cold' I muttered as I tried not to shutter in front of the redhead knowing it was embarrassing. Real smooth Kmart

Hearing her say thanks before looking ahead making me nervous since she was watching me, looking like she had something to say. Beating her to it.

'You wanna stop' I said already knowing the answer.

'Yes please, want to stretch my legs and find out where we head next' she said with a smile before taking the walkie talkie and talking to Carlos.

Tensing as I felt a champ up my right thigh making me grunt in pain trying not to cry at the feeling out of someone pulling and twisting my muscles hard.

'Kmart you ok' she asked reaching over to gasp my leg making me shake my head trying to tell her not to.

'Champ!' I shot out in a gasp trying to stay still and not move while Claire quickly ordered me to turn off to another hotel.

'Fuck' I hissed out in alarm at the shot of pain shooting though my body.

'Here I'll try and rub it out' Claire quickly said making me panic at the thought of her rubbing her hands so close to my crouch.

'What no it's ok its fine, look it's gone' I rumbled in panic and fear to stop her from doing it.

'Kmart it's alright just relax' she instructed me while undoing her seatbelt making me having trouble breathing at what she was about to do.

'I'll massage the muscle ok, it will feel better' she continue to push making me gasp out since my breathing was out of the place making Claire more worried and worse concerned. Oh my god

'KMART what's wrong' she yelled in panic noticing my breathing being more heavy.

'Nothing just its fi—ne' I stutter out before sucking in an air trying to act normal.

'Breathe! Just breathe why you aren't breathing!' she continue to say almost in tears trying to get me to breathe normal which wasn't happening.

Then I started to twitch and shake my head making the hummer go over the road as I let out a cry of shock and finally gasp out in lack of air, slamming on the breaks, throwing my seatbelt off and ripping open the door not giving Claire a chance to help.

Jumping out and falling on the ground before my panic attack got worse, quickly bolting away as I hear Claire yelling out my name.

Reaching one of the rooms of the hotel and breaking the door open, rushing to the bathroom slamming the door shut. Jumping into the shower with my clothes on not caring as I turned the old water on.

Punching the glass door before screaming out in agony as my hand started to breed from the broken glass.

Turning and punching every wall in the shower, making big dents in the wall as the concrete broke and fell to the floor.

Gasping out before letting out another scream that turned into a cry.

Sliding down the tilted wall, sitting the floor of the shower while the water ran on me making me slowly relax.

After 5 minutes I started to breathe again making me groan knowing Claire is going freak about this and not let it go.

Closing my eyes as I felt my body start to relax to the point not caring about the cold water. Not realising that Claire was yelling out before breaking the door in half.

Gasping awake feeling warm breath down my throat as I jumped up almost bumping heads with Claire, getting my breath back and seeing Claire with a look of relief.

Feeling hands remove from my chest making me gasp out trying to talk but nothing coming out.

'Kmart breathe' I heard someone telling me before noticing I was holding my breath, trying to breathe again only make funny noises though my chest.

Betty bending down and hearing my lungs before looking at Claire, I knew it wasn't good.

'I know it wasn't this bad until certain panic attacks trigger it' I slowly whispered knowing what the issue was and making Claire snap up in confusion before looking between us trying to figure it out.

'What, what is it Betty' Claire said in alarm making me close my eyes.

'She only has one lung' she said looking at Claire with worry knowing she was close to Kmart.

'What do you mean, one lung what?' she gasped out in confusion while glancing at me in question.

'I got it taken out due to collapsed lung' I gasped out trying to get her to understand why I didn't tell her.

'You had surgery to have one of your lungs removed? Claire whispered while looking at me hurt that I didn't tell her.

Feeling bad about it, nodding while Claire just signed before rubbing her face.

'Why didn't you tell me!' she asked feeling hurt and betrayed, worse angry.

'I didn't think it would be a problem in the future' I said gasping out all in one sentence before coughing making betty quickly sit me up right and pat my back to stop the cough.

'Cause it would, you stopped breathing from a panic attack'! She yelled while getting up and walking away when I noticed she had tears in her eyes.

'Claire!' I called out trying to get up from the floor and chase her before collapsing into the wall, Betty quickly holding me to steady me so I wouldn't fall.

'Kmart give her time' she whispered while rubbing my back, watching Claire walk off away not looking back. I fucked up good

'Why she probes think I'm a freak with one lung to breath' I lashed out in anger knowing this would happen but not this way. It wasn't meant to happen like this

'No I don't think she thinks of you any different' she said helping me out of the shower and onto the bed while taking off my shoes since I was tired from the episode.

'Yeah let's see about that' I muttered quietly knowing why Claire wouldn't want to sleep with me tonight.

'So why did you have a panic attack in the car'? She asked me catching me off guard before coughing and shrugging.

'Oh it just a clamp' I stuttered out with a blush while Betty raised an eyebrow and smirked causing me to frown at her.

Why is she smiling?

'I know it wasn't just the champ was it Kmart' she said with a smile on her face while taking off my wet dirty socks.

Just as I was about to tell her I have no Idea was the fuck she was on an about, I was interrupted.

'I'm not stupid Kmart, I seen the way you look at her and act around her' she explained giving me a smile while helping me out of my shirt since it was cold and wet form the shower.

'Must be obvious huh' I whispered with a blush, not knowing she noticed.

'No not really only to me' she said getting some of my clothes of out my bag Claire must of bring in when I was in the bathroom.

'She offered to rub out my clamp' I told her with a deep blush knowing I couldn't hide anything from her now.

Putting on some new cleaned soft socks on my feet making me sign at the feel of dry clothes.

'And the clamp where was it' she asked with a big smirk knowing the answer to that fast. Fast learner.

Grabbing some trackies before handing them to me, gasping them and quickly taking off my wet skinny jeans, passing them to Betty and replacing them with trackies with help from Betty of Couse.

Shaking my head in embarrassment before pointing up a bit from the crouch making her laugh at me making me slap her to shut up it's not funny.

Watching her open the first aid box before grabbing some chest rubbing cream and started to rub it on my chest making me breathe in making me sign loving the feeling of breathing normal again.

'Well if I was you and someone offered to rub a clamp near my crouch I would have a panic attack too' she said giving me a soft smile, shaking my shoulder and rubbing more cream on my back.

'Thanks betty' I said giving her a small smile while she just hugged me, knowing how I feel.

Like I had a panic attack cause she offered to rub a clamp near my crouch that's not normal, most people wouldn't worry about it I like I did.

'It's ok kiddo, hey try it easy ok' she said before mentioning to come check me later tonight on my breathing.

After hearing her close the damaged door which was totally ripped in half from Claire's entrance.

Reaching down and putting on a red Nike t-shirt carefully putting it on, finding one of my black Hurley hoodie and throwing it on.

'Fuck what I am going to do' I whispered dropping my head into my hands knowing I really messed up with my only happiness.

Maybe I should go and find Claire, try to explain to her what the deal is. No she walked way for a reason better leave her be, woman need alone time, I'll give her own space.

Bored, I grabbed the nearest remote and turned on the tv knowing I was going to be alone for a while knowing Claire that well.

Flicking though the channels and turning on to watch some south park trying to keep my mind busy.

I must of feel asleep because I woke up to a knock on my damaged door making me bolt up and run to the door, ripping it open to only reveal betty making me disappointed thinking it would have been Claire.

'Teas ready' she said while giving me a weak smile before turning and leaving making me scan the campfire, looking for Claire. But not seeing her anywhere making me sign.

'Not hungry' I whispered before sadly closing the door and going back to sleep since there wasn't anything else.

Finding the bed really uncomfortable, dropping down on the floor and crawling under the bed, feeling much better on the floor.