Two week had passed and Lisa's condition still hadn't changed. The new diet helped a bit, but overall wasn't doing the wished for job. So she found herself in her doctor's office yet again.

"So it hasn't got any better with the new diet and given tips?"

"No, in fact it has just got a bit more bearable."

"I can see. You look tired and your dried lips are a sign of dehydration. So how's the vomiting? Gone?"

"I wish. Three times a day on average."

"Well, that is not a good sign."

"I already thought that."

Lisa had felt incredibly weak during the past few days. She was confused most of the time and couldn't really concentrate. Jack tried to help her the best he could and the other family members were suddenly always busy and Jack was extremely angry at them for treating Lisa like that after all she had done for every single one of them.

"Well could you please lie down over there and I'll get someone to prepare the IV. I'm afraid there is no other way," he said and Lisa tried to stand up, but the dizziness made her sit back down.

"Are you alright?"

"Yeah, I just need a second."

Lisa forced her body up a second time and felt her knees give away underneath her. She fell backwards and everything went black for a few seconds.

"Help! Somebody call an ambulance!" the doctor yelled and rushed to her side. Lisa opened her eyes slowly, feeling dizzy and nauseous. "What happened?" she said and tried to stand up, but her doctor pushed her softly back down.

"You just fainted. You're dehydrated and the ambulance is on its way! It'll be best for you to get back to being healthy as fast as possible and the hospital can provide the proper care you need right now," he said and she shook her head slowly.

"No! I don't want to go to the hospital! I can't…" she said weakly.

"Yes, you can! And you will. It'll be best for you," he said.

Lisa didn't even realize that so many nurses had entered the room, shuffling around her. She knew that this was serious and that her doctor was probably right, but she still refused to accept that she had to take a few days off.

She hated hospitals since her dad died and so she was very good at avoiding them up 'til now. The ambulance came a few minutes later and she was brought to the nearest hospital where she was put on an IV and got all the vitamins her body needed in form of pills.

…

She was asleep when Jack entered the room. He was called half an hour ago and almost dropped the phone when he heard that Lisa was in the hospital. He imagined the worst case scenario and was almost relieved when he heard that Lisa was only dehydrated.

Now that he saw his sleeping wife he noticed for the first time how bad she really looked. She had dark circles underneath her eyes and her lips looked so dry.

How could he not see that? He was supposed to look out for her. The sickness really got to her and he didn't realize how much it actually did. He knew that when she'd come back home they all would have to help her way more than they currently did.

They depended on Lisa in so many ways. It only took them a few weeks after Lisa moved in to get lazy. She did the household and cooked for them. Even after they got to know about her sickness Jack was the only one actively helping her.

He knew they needed to change a lot of things. They couldn't just leave her alone with the work. He knew that all of them had found it very easy to do that, but he saw the effects of all the pressure they put on her.

He sat down next to her and felt sorry for all the things he did and didn't do. He took her hand into his and kissed it slightly. He would hire someone to do most of his work. They had the money to do so and Lisa needed him.

"How long have you been sitting there?" Lisa suddenly asked and he looked at his smiling wife.

"Not long. I just arrived. How are you feeling?"

"I'm doing fine. The medication has helped me a lot. I haven't thrown up in a while and I don't feel as bad as I did this morning."

"Oh Lis… I was so worried when they called me. I thought something bad happened."

"I know. I didn't want to go to the hospital. I just fainted at the doctors and they called the ambulance. All the work I have to do at Heartland… I just can't say here."

"Yes, you can. Ty and Amy will handle the work. Don't worry about that. You better spend your energy concentrating on getting better, Lis."

"I guess you are right."

"So how long do you have to stay here?"

"Maybe three to four days. They want me to get back to being stable. They said the diet couldn't work because my body was too dehydrated and lacking of too much nutrition. When my body has restored the nutrition I can go home and keep going with the diet."

"That's good to hear! I'm sure everybody will miss you terribly!"

"I just wish I didn't leave this mess behind."

"Don't you worry. I've told you Ty and Amy will take care of it! And after you'll be back home I'll hire a helping hand and help you around the house. I'll tell everybody to not rely on you so much so you can relax."

"But I don't want you to hire somebody when I'm fine doing the work on my own. And the others have so much work to do without doing mine."

"But you're pregnant and Amy didn't work as hard when she was pregnant, did she? And despite that, we have been relying on you too much anyway. You aren't a cleaning lady! You're a part of the family and they need to respect that."

"But Jack you really don't have to hire anyone. I'm fine on my own."

"No, you're not. See where it got you. If you hadn't been worrying about the work at Heartland you wouldn't have been avoiding the doctor's visit! And besides that, we have the money to hire somebody so why the heck not? I want to help you and god knows you'll need the help once you're in month nine."

"What did I do to deserve you?"

"What do you mean?"

"All I do is cause trouble and you still support me."

"You don't cause trouble. I love you and supporting you is all I want to do," Jack said and kissed his wife slowly. It hurt to think about the way she saw herself. He knew now that things really needed to change.

…

Jack made his way back home with a bad feeling. Seeing her like that pained him. He entered the kitchen and the first thing he heard was "Why is dinner not ready? Lisa normally finishes it around 7 pm. It's 8."

He looked at Amy and almost didn't believe his ears. How could his granddaughter have turned into this… brat?

"And by the way could you tell her that the laundry needs to be done?" Lou asked and Ty nodded in agreement. "Oh and she needs to drive me into town later," Georgie said and Jack almost lost it. The whole family was sitting in the kitchen and all they had to do was complain about things they could have done themselves.

"Have you all completely lost your minds? Lisa is not some kind of cleaning lady or personal chauffeur! She is a part of this family so start treating her like one!" he yelled and everybody looked at him surprised.

"Wow, calm down Jack," Georgie said and Jack just huffed.

"You tell me to calm down? I have just spent the last four hours next to a hospital bed and come home to complaining brats just to be told to calm down?!"

"Hospital?" Peter asked surprised.

"You heard right. Lisa is in the hospital. She went to her doctor this morning and fainted, because of dehydration! She hasn't eaten anything since last Thursday and all you do is complain. She does your work around the house, drives you everywhere you want and all while being pregnant! I can't remember any of you two doing that while being pregnant! And you still have the nerve to complain about every little thing she doesn't do right. I can't remember a time where I was this disappointed!"

"We didn't know that grandpa! We saw her eating and thought she was doing fine!" Lou tried to defend them.

"Well she didn't want you to see her throwing up every single thing she ate so I had to cover up for her."

"We didn't know that," Ty said and tried to calm him down a bit.

"Of course you didn't. Since Lisa has moved in here we all have treated her like an employee rather than a family member and took it too far. She didn't want to go to the hospital, because she worried about the work here. She could have died for god's sake!"

That's when it hit them. Jack felt the first wet trails on his cheeks and knew he had begun to cry. He was truly worried about his wife. Amy took him into her arms and soothed him as he cried into her shoulder.

"We are sorry grandpa. We didn't realize how much we relied on Lisa. We'll promise to help her way more than we did up until now," Amy said and the rest of them agreed.

"So how is she?" Georgie dared to ask. She felt sorry for the way she made Lisa drive her around.

"She is doing fine. They have her hooked up to an IV and she gets all the vitamins her body needs. She'll have to stay a few more days until its safe for her to go home."

"But the baby is fine, isn't it?" It was the first time that Amy had showed how she truly felt about the baby. She was as concerned as Jack even though she previously acted like she couldn't care less and it made Jack somehow happy.

"Yes, it is. It could have gone terribly wrong, but luckily both of them are going to be completely healthy."

"Well, that's good!" Peter said and all of them looked at each other regretfully.

"I want you to support her once she gets back. I'll hire a helping hand to take over a bit of my work and spend more time with her, but we need to support her more. With her sickness she needs to stick to a strict diet. She won't be eating with us all the time, because she needs to eat many small meals spread throughout the day so I'd suggest that we cook for ourselves from now on."

"Of course, and if there is anything else we can do let us know…" Amy said and patted her grandpa's back supportively.

"We all love Lisa and want the best for her," Lou added and Jack smiled sadly.

He hoped those wouldn't turn out to be empty promises. She needed the help and their family needed to realize that they have to do some work as well.