Chapter 10: Confused
The first thing Juliet saw when she opened her eyes was three blurry figures. She tried to speak, but found that there was something over her nose and mouth. She suddenly felt violently sick to her stomach and someone was now removing the mask from her face. She felt herself being helped to lean over the side of the bed. Someone's hand was on her back, while another held her hair, and someone held a washcloth to her forehead. She heard a bunch of far away voices. Jack's was the first.
"Everything's going to be all right Juliet. Take your time. No rush."
Juliet felt confused and she was still having a hard time seeing clearly. She could make out colors and shapes, even if they were blurry. In between bouts of vomiting, Juliet tried to see who was holding her hair back. She spotted shaggy blonde hair.
"James?"
She wasn't sure how much time had gone by, but now she was seeing more clearly than she had when she first woke. Her muscles of her stomach contracted again and she felt herself begin to dry-heave. It wasn't a nice feeling.
"Easy now. Just take it easy."
When she was finally able to breathe, she took in a lungful of breath and blindly tried to reach out for some water. Jack quickly obliged and got her some.
"Take the water in slowly."
Swallowing the water, Juliet felt it come back from her stomach and she lost all of it. She felt Sawyer pull her hair back from her face a little more and his fingertips brushed against the side of her neck.
"It's ok, yer hair's outta yer face."
Becoming more confused, Juliet looked up to Sawyer and frowned.
"Huh?"
Sawyer elaborated and moved another piece of hair out of her face.
"You don't wanna get yer hair all messed up now do ya?"
Juliet was about to laugh, but a coughing spell grabbed a hold of her and she felt her gag reflex kick in.
"Easy. Easy now."
When she stopped vomiting again, Juliet gave a smirk to Sawyer.
"You like this don't you? Taking care of me?"
Sawyer looked away and stayed where he was at.
"The doc looked like he needed some help. So I'm helpin'."
Leaning back on the bed, Juliet closed her eyes and blew out a breath.
"Looks like your taking care of me. Don't deny it."
Sawyer only looked away again and avoided her statement.
"I'm just helpin' the doc is all."
Sighing, Juliet felt her eyes get heavy, she was so tired.
"I'm tired..."
She felt butterflies in her stomach briefly as Sawyer's fingers touched her cheek. She didn't understand why she was feeling this way. It was very strange. She hadn't felt that way about him before. Was she falling in love with him. Shaking her head, she opened her eyes, and when she did, she found herself staring into his blue orbs.
"This is ridiculous."
To Be Continued…