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36 hours later Natalia found herself sitting in the waiting room of the small hospital in Saint Paul Island. She was definitely worried about Jake, but tried her best not to coddle him on their way over to the hospital, knowing his "tough guy" reputation wouldn't allow it. Since the Northwestern would be docked for the night Sig had allowed the rest of the crew to get drinks from the nearby bar while Jake went to get checked out.

As soon as the crew had stepped foot off the boat a group of young "ladies" had appeared from thin air and immediately swarmed around the guys, Edgar included. He had immediately wrapped his arm around a thin, young blonde and whispered something in her ear which caused her to giggle. Natalia stood staring at the two for a moment, waiting to see if Edgar would turn around, notice that she was no longer with him, but he didn't. For a hot moment, she was furious...but then anger turned to sadness and disappointment. She couldn't be mad at Edgar for eating up the attention the life-sized barbie was so willingly giving to him. They'd both agreed that what they had was unofficial, casual, and that they had the right to see other people. But one night sleeping in Edgar's arms and she knew nothing else would compare, noone else would ever stir the kind of emotions Edgar created inside her everytime they kissed, nor could they thrill her and soothe her at the same time the way Edgar did, everytime he moved his hands over her body. When their bodies touched, bare skin against bare skin, it created more than a sexual feeling. It was intimacy, a way of being close to each other, and it was beautiful. Natalia was now mentally kicking herself for feeling more than she was supposed to. She knew this would happen but she couldnt say no to Edgar, to the chance of being with Edgar, even though they weren't really "together". She sighed heavily as she had watched him walk away and decided that she'd walk with Jake to the nearby clinic. He seemed to appreciate the gesture and Natalia was glad that her company was still needed by someone. Half an hour later, Natalia found herself reading an outdated, boring ass magazine and waiting to hear news on Jake. She saw the door open from where Jake had been placed and saw him stick his head out the room, looking for her, she assumed. She waved at him from where she sat and he smiled.

"What's the verdict Jake?" Natalia asked as he exited from the doctor's examining room and took a seat next to her.

" Just like we thought, I've got food poisoning."

"Oh thank God!" Natalia exclaimed and Jake cocked an eyebrow at her.

"Oh you know what I mean.."

Jake laughed and shook his head "Yeah, I know."

"Doc prescribe you anything?"

"Just gave me a couple of these to take.." Jake said, lifting his hand to display a clear case with 2 capsules inside "Said to drink plenty of water and stuff like that. Should be fine."

"Glad to hear it. You had me worried Anderson. " Natalia smiled at him and put her hand into his. He grinned his boyish grin at her.

"Worried I wouldn't live long enough for you to get another taste of these lips?"

Before Natalia had a chance to make a humorous retort the sound of someone clearing their throat came suddenly from behind them, causing Natalia to jump. Both she and Jake turned around to see Edgar standing behind them, hands in his pockets, his face passive.

"Jesus Ed, you scared the crap outta me.." Natalia said with a relieved chuckle. Edgar looked at her but didn't say anything. He glanced down to where she and Jake were still holding hands before addressing the younger man.

"You feeling alright Junior?"

"Yeah bro, thanks. Just got to take some medicine and drink lots of water and I'm good to go."

"Good. Listen, Sig decided to let the us get drinks tonight since we're here. You up for that?"

"Definitely!" Jake hopped up enthusiatically and Edgar put his arm around him in a brotherly manner.

"Let's get out of here."

The two men strode down the corridor and Nat trailed behind them. She was confused by Edgar's aloofness and the fact that he was even at the clinic in the first place.

"What happened with blondie?"

Natalia shook her head and ran to catch up with the guys who were already halfway out the door. The cold Alaskan air hit her from every direction and she shivered slightly as she tried to keep pace with Edgar and Jake. Though they appeared to be having a light hearted conversation, seemingly unaffected by the weather, Natalia wasn't fooled. She'd never seen two people walk so fast in her whole life. And unless they secretly had rockets attached to their boots, her guess was they wanted to get out of the cold just as bad as she did.

They finally reached the bar and the warmth it emitted as they walked inside the door was more than welcome. They immediately spotted their crew and made their way over to the table, Jake giving them the update on his health. As Natalia took her seat she noticed that all the girls she'd seen earlier by the docks were also seated around the crew but the young blonde who'd been hanging all over Edgar was now sitting in the far corner of the bar looking dejected. Natalia was only able to observe the blonde a moment longer before someone stood directly in front of her, blocking her view. She looked up to see a beautiful face looking down on her.

"Dance with me kid.."

Nat turned her head in both directions "You talkin to me old man?"

Edgar grimanced "I don't see any old man here.."

"And I dont see any kids." Nat shot back calmly and Edgar grinned.

"Dance with me"

"You askin me?"

"Im tellin' you."

Edgar then grabbed her by the hand and before she had a chance to protest she was already smack dead in the middle of the dance floor. Edgar had left her momentarily to skim through the jukebox and throw in a couple of quarters before walking back over to her. He slipped a hand on her waist while he took her hand in his other and they began to sway to the music

You're mine and we belong together
Yes, we belong together,for eternity

"Ritchie Valens?" Natalia said, cocking an eyebrow at Edgar in disbelief

"What, you don't like this song?"

"No, I mean I do. I just didn't see you as the Valens type."

Edgar shrugged "I like some of his stuff."

You're mine, your lips belong to me
Yes, they belong to only me,for eternity

Natalia smirked at Edgar and as she laid her head on his shoulder she caught blondie shoot her a dirty look from across the bar.

"What happened with blondie?" Natalia couldn't resist the urge to ask

"Who?" Edgar asked before following her gaze across the room. He shrugged with disinterest.

"When we first got to the bar I felt like dancing.."

"And she didn't?"

"Nah, she did. She's just not who I wanted to dance with.."

Natalia did her absolute best to restrain her smile "Soo you came all the way down to the hospital because...?"

"It's pretty simple Nat. The person I wanted to dance with was there."

"Oh Edgar..."

"But then I realized, "Wait, Junior's probably too sick to wanna dance tonight."

Natalia looked at him blankly a few moments before she broke out in laughter and Edgar grinned at being able to make her laugh like that.

"So here we are." He said, ending his story.

"Here we are." Natalia reiterated

You're mine, my baby and you'll always be
I swear by everything I own
You'll always,always be mine

"Should've told me you were going with Junior.." Edgar said, suddenly serious "..Was worried when I didn't see you."

"You were so wrapped up in Blondie I didn't think you noticed."

Edgar noted the hint of irritation in her voice and grinned "Jealous?"

Nat rolled her eyes but didn't say anything. Edgar took his hand from hers and gently took her chin, willing her to look at him.

"You don't have to be jealous." he said seriously "If anybody should be worried here it's me. First you two lip lock in front of me and then I catch you holding hands in the hospital."

"I was just comforting him Edgar."

"Was he dying?" he asked with dry sarcasm. Natalia smirked, despite herself.

"No I can't say that he was."

Nat ran her hand down Edgar's face and he gave her a small smile.

"You dont have to be jealous." she said, laughing a bit.

"I know."

"Oh do you?"

"Yep. You're not going anywhere."

"Says who?"

"Says me?"

"And what makes you so sure I wont see other people?"

Edgar grinned boyishly before wrapping one arm around Natalia's waist and used the other to hold the back of her neck. He dragged her to him and kissed her with an intensity that left her head swimming. He pulled away from her and was satisfied with the effect he'd had on her. He pulled Natalia closely to him and whispered in her ear

"You're mine."

You're mine and,we belong together
Yes, we belong together, for eternity