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Heartland:

Chapter 10: Secrets Revealed

Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim

(Be patient and tough; some day this pain will be useful to you.)

-Ovid

Juliet got out of the van with Phil. She noticed first, that Horace was right there waiting for them, and she said nothing as he stared at her. There wasn't much she could do or say. They had been friends, he had trusted them, and in a way, they had betrayed that friendship and trust with everyone here. Especially with Horace.

"Juliet.." Horace said, waiting for some kind of reaction from her. He was surprised to get nothing at all. There was no plea to be let go, no harsh words. She simply looked apologetic at him. It made him wonder if Phil had been right about her, maybe she simply followed LaFleur because of her love for the man.

Juliet glanced away after a few moments, only to catch the eye of Amy off in the distance holding Ethan.

Horace sighed, shaking his head. "Alright.. take her to security, lock her up," he stated. "We'll be down to talk to you soon, Juliet."

Juliet allowed herself to be led towards the Security room with Phil and Jerry when she watched Roger running over to Horace. She frowned slightly but simply watched.

"What are you doing, Horace?" Roger questioned angrily. "Ask her where my boy is!"

Horace sighed and put his hand on Roger's shoulder. "I will, Roger.. calm down."

"Don't say calm down! Just take her to that old bastard! He'll get the truth out of her!" Roger yelled.

Juliet could feel the worry already in the pit of her stomach. What if they did take her to Oldham?

"I'm not doing that," Horace stated. "We'll ask her. And we'll find your son," Horace told him before he walked off towards his house where Amy stood holding Ethan.

Amy frowned. "Horace.." she said quietly. "You're telling the truth right?" she asked him. "You won't take her to Oldham?"

Horace glanced at her and smiled sadly. "No.." he assured her. "I don't have it in me to do that to her," he admitted.

"I have an idea.."

Horace stared at her. "What's that?"

"Let me talk to her, alone.." Amy requested. "We're friends, Horace.. she'll talk to me before she talks to anyone else.."

Horace narrowed his eyes in thought. She had a point, in theory. "You believe she'll tell you?"

"I believe she's a good person," Amy stated to her husband. "And if I'm right.. she'll help us get Ben back."

Horace sighed, taking Ethan from her. "Alright.." he told her, kissing her on the cheek. "Go ahead."

Amy smiled and nodded. "Thank you, Horace."

~*~*~*~

Juliet glanced up as the doors opened. She'd been expecting Horace, but when she saw Amy she was more then a little surprised.

"Hey.." Amy said, going up to the bars. "You hungry?"

Juliet glanced at the plate and allowed herself to raise an eyebrow up. It was a sandwich. With toothpicks.. She could feel the irony of being the receiver of the sandwich now, rather then the one who gives it.

Amy simply took out the key, opening the cage and stepping inside.

Juliet narrowed her eyes slightly. Were they trying to trick her with this? See if she would go running? She watched as Amy sat down beside her, and accepted the plate from her. "What are you doing?" she finally questioned.

Amy smiled a little before looking at the closed door to the cell area. "I know who you are.. Juliet.." she stated. "I know about the mark on your back, I know you're a Hostile.."

Juliet looked at her in shock.

"I also know that you and Jim are.. time travelers.." she stated, although it was weird to say it. If Richard trusted that it was true, she would believe it as well.

Juliet couldn't help but stare at her. How did Amy know all of this? The only thing that could possibly make sense was if.. was if Amy was an Other. "How.."

Amy let her eyes glance back to the door, but she didn't exactly look and make it obvious. "Because I am too.." she explained.

Juliet frowned, glancing down. It was hard to not believe it, with what Amy knew. "I need your help then Amy.."

Amy nodded. "I know.. I'm going to do what I can to get you out of here.."

"Not that.." Juliet explained. "Well.. not only that."

Amy frowned and narrowed her eyes. "What else?" she asked.

"Is there any way for me to take a pregnancy test?" she asked quietly, watching for Amy's reaction.

Amy looked surprised, but she said nothing of it. "Of course I can do that.. why is that a problem though?" she asked.

Juliet sighed. "If you know I'm not from this time.. I should also explain, that in my time, pregnant women don't survive on this island, Amy," she explained, the worry growing further. "I've seen that whatever caused that, hasn't happened yet," she admitted. "But I'm not from this time.. it might still affect me."

Amy covered her mouth with her hand. She wasn't sure how to react. "I'll do what I can.." she told her, taking her hand and squeezing it. "We'll need a sort of distraction," she explained. "Give me fake directions, to anywhere on the island," she told her. "It will buy us time, we can get you your test, and I can get ahold of Richard.."

Juliet had to think. Their camp was on the beach. She would have to pick something that wasn't too close. "There are caves.." she explained to Amy. "That's where James and I originally went," she told her. "Tell them to go to the caves.." she stated, giving directions.

Amy nodded. "If Horace asks how I got this from you.."

"Tell him.." Juliet decided. "Tell him I'm pregnant.. and I'm doing what I think is best for my baby.."

Amy nodded. "Alright.. I'll be back," she told her, standing up and closing the door to the cell. When she walked out of the room, she smiled a little at Phil. "You're going to want to get ready.. she told us where they went."

Phil looked semi-shocked. He'd watched them talking on the monitor, it was just too bad it had no audio. He would love to know how Amy got Juliet to talk.

Amy smiled and walked out, heading over to Horace. "She told me where they are."

Horace stared at her in surprise. "Why would she tell you so easily?"

Amy's eyes softened. "Horace.." she said quietly, placing her hand on his arm. "She's pregnant.."

Horace felt the surprise once more.

"She's doing what's best for the baby.." Amy stated. "You or I would do that same if we had to.."

Horace frowned and nodded. He took down the directions that Amy gave him. "Keep her company.." he told her. "Tell her as long as she's being truthful, nothing is going to happen to her. She's safe here."

Amy smiled and nodded. "Of course.."

()()FLASHBACK()()

Juliet glanced down, unsure exactly where things would go at this point. It had been two months since the incident where Sawyer had gotten injured. The man was a beast, already back to his full efficiency. She shook her head and sighed.

"Whatcha thinkin' about?"

Juliet turned and eyed the man she'd just been thinking about. She'd almost spat out, 'you' but thankfully managed not to do so.

Sawyer smirked. "And why are ya workin?"

"Excuse me?" she questioned. "This is what people do James, they work.."

Sawyer laughed. "Didn't you get the memo? There's a party tonight."

"A party?" she questioned. "For what?"

"Me," he stated simply.

Juliet eyed him with amusement. "Nobody in their right mind throw a party for you, James.."

Sawyer rolled his eyes. "Ha ha, very funny," he stated in sarcasm. "It's a promotion party."

Juliet blinked a few times. "I'm sorry, promotion?" she questioned.

"Head of Security," he told her with a grin.

Juliet smiled, turning around and pulling the bandana from her hair and letting her hair fall down her back.

Sawyer glanced at her. "You gonna come, or sit here working on these hippie things all day?"

Juliet glanced back at him. She hadn't technically done much since she'd arrive at the motor pool today. Taken some notes, that was about it. Just paperwork. "I guess.." she stated with some thought. "I kind of need to change.."

"So go change," he told her. "You got an hour."

Juliet watched him in curiosity. Why did he want her to go so badly to this party? She sighed and went up to Amy and Horace's door a few minutes later and knocked.

"Juliet! Hi," Amy said with a smile, stepping aside and letting her inside. "What can I do for you?"

Juliet smiled back. "I uh.. could use your help finding something to wear," she admitted with a slight shrug.

Amy grinned. "So you heard about the party?"

Juliet nodded. "James.. asked me to go."

Amy laughed, "Come on, we'll raid the closet, we can find something to knock him out!"

"Knock him out?" Juliet questioned, following Amy blindly to the bedroom.

Amy smiled back at her. "If you didn't want something amazing to make him drool, you would have just picked out anything," she pointed out.

Juliet frowned. Amy was right, was she trying to impress Sawyer?

"This will do the trick.." Amy stated.

Juliet watched Amy pull out a white sundress. She eyed it carefully, not entirely sure how to respond. It had been quite a few years since anyone had told her to put on a dress. She hadn't worn one since before she'd gone to the island in 2001. "I don't know.." she stated, staring at the dress Amy held out. "I haven't put on a dress in.. a long time."

Amy grinned. "What better time to put one on then?" she asked, handing the dress to her.

Juliet bit down on her lip before accepting the dress. "Alright.." she stated. "I'll try it."

~*~*~*~

Sawyer stood with the other security boys, who were currently grinning and joking with him. He admitted, he was proud to be given a promotion. All he'd ever known how to do was con, he'd never really held a real job with any real importance. He'd noticed a total of two people weren't here at the moment. Juliet, and Amy. It was only when Jerry said something that he knew they'd finally shown up.

"Whoa," Jerry stated. "Jim, if you don't make a big move soon, I will."

"Huh?" Sawyer stated. He turned and looked over at the doors, and looked at Juliet in the dress. It shocked him to see her in it. He'd never seen her in a dress before, and it was something he wished he could've seen much, much earlier.

"I think he's in shock.." one of the other security boys said with a laugh.

Jin and Miles glanced at each other and shook their heads.

"You gonna keep staring or go say hi, Romeo?" Miles stated.

Even Phil had to laugh now, and usually he was the most reluctant to have fun and let work go.

Jin tapped Sawyer on the shoulder, realizing he was still staring. "Uh.. you remember, what you told me?" he questioned.

Sawyer glanced at him in confusion.

"The three things a woman needs to hear?" Jin stated.

All the other men were staring.

"I'm sorry, you were right, and those pants don't make you look fat.."

All the sudden all of the men were whooping with laughter. Even Horace was joining in with the laughter at Jin's comment.

Sawyer promptly rolled his eyes, shaking his head. The things you never thought you'd regret saying, he thought with a sigh. He stared over at Juliet again though, and finally caught her eye. He couldn't help but grin when she smiled at him. He headed over to her, watching as Amy subtly left her side. "Hey."

Juliet smiled. "Sorry if I was a little.. mean," she said with amusement. "Honestly, congratulations."

Sawyer laughed. It was her sarcasm and wit that kept him sane these days. Earlier if she had simply congratulated him, she wouldn't be the woman he'd grown to know over the past year and two months. "You wanna dance?"

Juliet narrowed her eyes. "I don't dance," she stated with a smirk.

"What, don't know how?" he questioned, grinning.

Juliet could already see the challenge brimming behind his eyes. "I believe I said I don't dance, not that I couldn't."

"Prove it," Sawyer told her, holding his hand out.

Juliet eyed him, and rolled her eyes. Leave it to him. She wasn't going to back down from the challenge though. "Fine," she stated, taking his hand and letting him lead her over to where everyone was dancing.

Horace grinned, promptly changing the song on them.

Juliet blinked in confusion. It was a song she hadn't heard in so long. 'One of These Nights' by the Eagles. She chuckled slightly.

Sawyer had to laugh with her. It was an ironic song, he had to admit that much. Considering he'd been working on getting Juliet to accept his feelings, and she wouldn't simply pretend it wasn't happening. She had the dark and the light side to her that the song spoke of. Things that she would keep hidden, and things she would openly speak of. But everyone had their demons.

Horace just smiled at Amy and shook his head at the two.

Amy chuckled, and turned to watch them. They were a strangely perfect match. If they'd accept it.

Sawyer noticed much later when the crowd slowly began fading away back to their little houses. It was amusing to realize he was now sitting at a table with only Juliet.

Horace held his hand out when he went over to the two, shaking LaFleur's hand. "Congratulations, Jim," he told him.

"All thanks to you, H," Sawyer said with a grin.

Horace just shook his head. "You got more guts then most men, LaFleur, I have to give you that."

Sawyer blinked, watching as Horace held the door open for Amy and the two walked out. Now he was left alone in the rec hall with Juliet. "Guess I should be a gentlemen and walk you home."

Juliet chuckled in response. "You're going to walk me twenty feet?"

Sawyer laughed. "Well if you don't want me to.."

"I didn't say that," she stated, standing up and smiling at him.

Sawyer just grinned and stood up as well, holding his hand out to her for the second time tonight.

Juliet glanced at him. It was strange, to have a man be so.. gentle? She wasn't sure if that was the right word. But all night Sawyer had been charming, funny, and a complete gentleman. It was the complete opposite of what she had known him to be before they joined Dharmaland. But perhaps people weren't who they pretended to be. She had pretended to be stone-cold. Perhaps he was just pretending to be an ass all that time.

"What?" Sawyer questioned, wondering why she was simply staring at him the way she was.

Juliet smiled. "Nothing.." she answered, taking his hand and letting him walk her that ridiculous twenty feet to her Dharma house.

()()END FB()()

Juliet glanced at Amy. They'd been sitting in silence for a few minutes now, neither of them saying anything at all.

Amy smiled at her before looking over to the side. "You ready?"

Juliet sighed, and nodded. "I suppose.."

"You're pregnant.." Amy admitted, watching Juliet's face for a reaction. When Juliet had explained about the dying pregnant women, she expected Juliet to be upset about the news if the test were to come up positive. Instead, she saw a glimpse of happiness, and what she had to assume was hope. "Are you.. alright with this?" she asked.

Juliet smiled a little and nodded. "I'm not entirely sure how James will feel.." she admitted. "But.. yes.." she answered. "I just have to get off this island," she told Amy. "Preferrably before I find out whether or not I am right or wrong."

Amy smiled, nodding in return. "We'll find a way.."

()()FLASH-FORWARD()()

"What are we going to name her?" he asked, smiling down at the little girl in his arms.

She smiled. "Rachel.." she told him. "I'd like to name her Rachel.."

He grined, looking over at her. "Rachel it is," he told her. He glanced down into the blue eyes of the tiny baby in his arms before he looked over at her in the hospital bed. He glanced at the nurse, "Rachel.."

"Ford.." she said to the nurse for him. "Her name is Rachel Ford.."

()()END()()

Huh.. imagine that.