Disclaimer: It's too late to think of an original yet witty disclaimer so i'll just have to settle for. I DON'T OWN LOST!
Woooo it's 2.26am and I finally finished another chapter! Trouble is i'm a big procrastinator and iTunes always pulls me in. I shall try and get the next chapters belted out a bit faster. Anyways big shout out to NatalieK07, SassyLostie & Hersheygal for their most awesome reviews. This one is for you. I hope you don't hate it.
Chapter 4
Juliet began to open her eyes. Groggily taking in her surroundings, she tried to focus her somewhat blurry vision into a coherent image. She immediately recognised it as one of the recovery rooms used for patients when healing from an operation. Confused Juliet looked to her right and noticed an IV drip funnelling fluid into a vein in her arm. However this confusion quickly dissipated when she smiled looking on at a sleeping Jack lying in what appeared a very uncomfortable position in a chair beside her bed.
"Jack" Juliet choked out, barely above a whisper.
He failed to stir at her almost inaudible call. Swallowing and speaking more confidently she tried again.
"Jack"
Juliet watched with hidden interest as Jack began to stretch and grimace as moved his neck from it's awkward position. Opening his eyes he quickly turned to look at her as if suddenly aware of who was actually calling his name.
"How are you feeling?" he quickly asked, a clear hint of concern evident in his voice.
"Umm, hazy. What happened?"
Shifting in his chair and stretching his arm out to motion towards her stomach, he began to explain.
"You suffered a fairly serious internal bleed and a few cracked ribs as a result of your beating. I had to operate."
Juliet looked down towards her stomach suddenly conscious of the dressing covering the wound.
Jack leaned forward in his chair concerned.
"You're not in pain are you? We gave you morphine but if it's starting to wear off..."
"I'm fine" Juliet interjected before proceeding to question him.
"Ben allowed this. You to fix me?"
"His orders" Jack answered "And then he let me here stay to monitor you after the operation. Did you just expect them to just let you die?"
Juliet failed to answer, turning back to gaze aimlessly at the ceiling. Rising from his chair beside her bed, Jack took a few steps until he was at her side. She quickly looked back at him as he lifted her right hand in his and lightly squeezed it.
"Who did this to you Juliet"
Jacks eyes pleaded with her for an answer but she remained silent, still entranced looking at her hand in his. Undeterred he persisted.
"Why would anyone do this to you?"
"You think that you just get away with... shooting one of your own?" she murmured, her voice faltering as she spoke.
Jack watched as Juliet struggled to keep her emotions at bay. Her eyes taking on a glassy look. Suddenly he felt himself overcome with an all consuming rage.
"Which one of them did this to you?" he raged.
"It doesn't matter" she muttered.
"It does to me. Was it Ben?"
"Don't be ridiculous, he's barely capable of standing." Juliet answered raising her voice.
"Well then who?"
"We're not talking about this. It's no more than I deserved."
"This is bullshit and you know it" Jack shouted.
Juliet opened her mouth to continue, as the door to the recovery room was opened interrupting her. Both glares turned to face the cause of the intrusion when Ben wheeled in, aided by an other whom Jack had never seen before.
"I do apologise. Am I interrupting something?" he asked smiling slightly.
"Not at all" Juliet answered.
"Good" Ben spoke. "Feeling better?"
Juliet smiled choosing not to reply.
"Is there something that you want?" Jack questioned rudely.
Juliet turned her head and glared at him. Ben smiled widely again sensing the tension between them both in the room.
"Yes as a matter of fact" he replied calmly "I just came to inform you that as soon as Juliet is well enough to leave the infirmary, you'll be living in her house until she fully recovers. I trust that will be ok?"
"What?!" Juliet asked alarmed "You want him to stay in my house?"
"And here's me thinking that you would like this new arrangement most of all" Ben responded sarcastically.
Jack opened his mouth to speak but Ben raised his arm to signal him to stop.
"This is not open for debate. This is how it will be." he added raising his voice slightly.
Juliet turned to face Jack as Ben began to make his out of the room.
"Looks like it's cheeseburgers for lunch then" she spoke softening the tone of her voice.
Jack couldn't help but allow a small smile at the sudden unexpected use of humour.
"As good as that sounds, I think it might be a while before you feel up to making a meal like that".
