Drift's P.O.V.
Jamie wakes up feeling a little sick, and by noon she went back to bed.
"She was getting better, but I think she did a little too much," Crosshairs comments as we watch Jamie get back into bed and watch T.V.
"Again?" Ratchet asks, worried.
I know he's worried she's sick again four days later, but he knows how colds spread. Before ending the call, Ratchet tells me to watch Jamie, worried this is not a cold.
"So much for sneaking in a kiss," Crosshairs jokes.
I still could, Jamie is doing ok and watching a Livestream, but I'm going to leave her alone.
I tried to get Crosshairs to leave. I think he was hoping to kiss a certain human femme, but he insists on staying here.

Crosshairs, and I hate how Jamie tries to ignore she's sick, even if she is resting in bed while watching a live stream. It's being up until four in the morning we don't like.
While we watch Jamie, relaxed, for now, I wonder what do we do to help her? Crosshairs is thinking like me; can we make next year any better? Unless we force Jamie to stay with us, I don't think so.

We figured Jamie would sheep late, sick or not. She woke up fine but started feeling worse soon after taking care of the hens. By seven at night, it's clear she needs to get back to bed.
"Come on, back to bed."
I carry her to her room and put her to bed. Jamie sleeps for two hours before waking up and watches T.V. for a while before trying to go back to sleep.
This is unusual watching Jamie feel uncomfortable from a cold, and she is too hot or cold, as she struggles to sleep until three in the morning.

Jamie feels worse when she wakes up at noon. Not wanting to get out of bed. Jamie only gets out of bed to use the bathroom. She doesn't want to eat m, but Crosshairs got her orange juice. Joking, she'll drink the whole gallon but pours the orange juice in her red Autobot insignia water bottle.
"I don't like this, even if she doesn't have a fever," Crosshairs sighs. She'll be weak for another day or two, and it's the lack of appetite I don't like. We'll have to take care of the hens tomorrow for her, "we're used to her being able to ignore being sick, but lately, she's been getting sick to the point she's in bed the whole time."
"And uncomfortable, I'm not sure if she's trying to tell us to do something with the moaning or not."
"Well, I think our vacation has ended. Everyone else is going home in four days."

Jamie has now been sick for three days. I'm still trying to get Crosshairs to return to our dimension as I'm just watching Jamie try to sleep, but he doesn't want to leave her, even if this is a cold.
Finally, Jamie is looking for something other than graham crackers to eat at eleven at night. Toast is a little better, and Jamie isn't sure if she'll throw up eating toast. I'm happy she wants more, though tomorrow might be like today, with her not feeling like eating until late at night.

Today is like yesterday, except apparently, her parents decided she shouldn't be sick, and she said she didn't want dinner is a huge issue. The only issue Jamie is dealing with is being unable to sit up for a while before lying down, but she's finally eating.
I lay on the bed as Jamie sleeps. Her black cat is not pleased he has little space between us. It's hard not to think about how hurt Jamie is. Would she be crying if she wasn't sick? I hate how there's nothing I can do. Crosshairs and I have already been told not to make Jamie stay with us. She's left to deal with the bullshit which affects her mentally and causes so much stress. Which is why I can't give her what she wants. She'd likely have a miscarriage, and I can't put her through that.

Crosshairs' P.O.V.
How the frag can we be Jamie's guardians when we can't help her? Even if we are also protecting her, this feels like we're failing her when all we can do is make sure she doesn't run off to end her life again. Do we just deal with the feeling we failed our charge and best friend? This year is already starting out in the pits, and I don't think it will get better even if it's only January fourth. To where I'm watching Jamie and Drift sleep, but I hear Jamie crying. I can't even convince myself she fell asleep because she's sick. After all, we've watched her cry herself to sleep enough already. I smile at the cat, who's not pleased with the little space he has, and leave the room.

"What are you doing in here?" Drift asks, as he sits next to me.
"It's better than sitting at the desk for two hours. I didn't want to go to the base if you'd think I went back to our dimension."
Though sitting in the middle of an empty room might seem odd, add how it's cold in here.
I don't know if Drift decided to no longer hide how he's feeling or is struggling this time.

The only sound is the rabbit drinking from his water bottle until we hear the door open. Optimus walks into the house. It's strange; add how Ratchet isn't with him.
He sees us but proceeds to, I assume, Jamie's room. I didn't know Drift was crying until I caught him trying to hide that he had been crying. I don't know if he will be embarrassed if I'm hugging him when Optimus walks in.
Apparently, he thought I'd be embarrassed and waited for me to hug him as he returned the hug.
I don't know what to say. I doubt there's anything Optimus can say.

Optimus Prime's P.O.V.
The others insisted I come to talk to these two, including Prowl. He worries Crosshairs and Drift believe he argues Jamie can't stay at the base, especially after what she did
It is dangerous to let her stay here, but we have a protocol that should still work even after what she did. Where else can she go to know she's loved?
"Listen to me," I start as I sit with them, "I already told you two not to force Jamie to come back to our dimension even with all the scrap she deals with here, but I trust you'll know how to get her to choose to return to our dimension when you feel she needs to."
"I noticed once she felt better, she looked worried she'd be told she's too mentally unstable to be at the base," Drift tells me.
"If we followed the rules human military have set; yes, I would have had to forbid her from coming to the base years ago. It's a challenge to help her, but our dimension is a place to get away from what she's dealing with, and she has friends."
It's hard to hear Crosshairs tell me he feels like he's failing Jamie. Both protecting her as her guardian and making her happy as a friend. Drift says nothing, but I know he feels the same way, hating how Jamie is afraid to be in a relationship with him. I feel like there's something else, but I will not ask him.
"Everyone is hoping you three will come back soon, including a certain toddler," I tell them before the three of us stand up, "come back when she wants to."
I leave the house, hoping the three of them will be back in our dimension soon. This year is starting out like scrap. This vacation was good for Jamie even with the situation we dealt with, even after she heard Sarah tell William to keep the kids away from Jamie. I hope this year turns out better for Jamie.