Author's Note: Okay. Hopefully this chapter will clear up the confusion for you guys on Juliet's memory. Yes, I did actually forget that part in the previous chapter.. I kind of had a computer shut-down while I was writing. I didn't realize it hadn't auto-saved and.. yeah. It cut off and I wound up going to the beach part without rewriting it. My bad :(
All Over Again:
Two Days Later..
Ben glanced into the monitoring room and looked at Juliet watching the screens. "So, Tom and Danny say that you had another lapse in your memory before you brought Claire back to the survivors.."
Juliet glanced back at Ben in the doorway. Lapse in memory was putting it lightly, that was for certain. "It's not a lapse in my memory," she stated, narrowing her eyes. "It's whenever I go to sleep," she admitted. "I wake up and forget most of the day.. it doesn't make sense."
Ben nodded, leaning against the door. "You're a doctor, what do you think it is?"
Juliet resisted the urge to roll her eyes. "I'm a fertility doctor, Ben," she pointed out casually.
Ben shrugged. "Alright, I'll make you a deal," he stated.
Juliet arched an eyebrow up at him. "A deal?" she questioned.
"Yes, a deal," he repeated. "Colleen is needed elsewhere today, I need you to go keep an eye on our workers in her place out on the runway," he stated. "And while you're doing that, I'll go talk to the doctor we brought in and see if he can tell us anything about your memory problem."
Juliet was silent in response for a moment. "Alright," she agreed, standing up. She took the tazer that Ben held out to her and tucked it into the small of her back.
"Danny's getting Austen and Ford from the cages and bringing them out there, do me a favor and help him with that," he suggested.
Juliet simply nodded before heading out towards the cages. She watched as Colleen and Danny parted ways and she headed toward Danny.
"Welcome back to active duty, Julie," Danny stated with a chuckle.
Juliet forced a smile. "Oh, I'm thrilled," she said with a bit of sarcasm. "Let's just go."
Danny shrugged and headed towards the cages. "Work time," Danny stated, unlocking Sawyer's cage.
Juliet rolled her eyes and headed over to Kate's and unlocked hers as well. She locked eyes with the brunette for a moment before stepping aside and watching her walk out. Their previous conversation was still playing in her head even now.
"You're not like them..." -- "You're not one of them.."
She sighed and followed Danny who was marching the two off towards the runway with his rifle held ready. She watched as Sawyer stole a few glances back at her.
Danny noticed too and rammed the front of the rifle in his back, shoving him forward. "Keep your eyes ahead, she's off-limits," he told him.
Juliet arched an eyebrow up at him in response. "Excuse me?"
Danny shrugged.
"Thought you already had a girlfriend," Sawyer pointed out with a chuckle. He noticed Kate rolling her eyes in response and Juliet just seemed amused. "But hey.. if ya' really need two.."
Juliet snorted and covered her mouth to stop herself from laughing at his statement.
Danny smirked. "She's not mine," he admitted.
Juliet glared at him.
"But go ahead, try and make a move on her, Ben will probably just have you shot," Danny said with a grin. "Now get to work," he told them as they made it to the runway.
Juliet shook her head slightly in response and headed over to a few of the other people in their little 'family' from the barracks.
"You still can't help but taunt him?" Kate questioned, shaking her head and rolling her eyes. "You're an idiot.."
"Gotta get amusement from somethin'," Sawyer stated with a grin as he grabbed the wheelbarrow.
"Do you think.. she really forgot?" Kate whispered. Glancing back at Juliet.
Sawyer glanced back at her too. "Yeah.." he answered honestly. "Something is wrong with her.. I just don't know what it is yet.."
Kate's eyes softened slightly. "But she did remember.. does that mean we could all forget?"
"I hope not," Sawyer replied.
Kate knocked some of the rocks loose and frowned. "Why not?" she questioned. "Wouldn't it hurt less?"
Sawyer just smiled sadly. "It would.. but, then I wouldn't have those three years with her.." he admitted. "And that's the best three years of my life, whether she remembers or not."
Kate nodded.
Sawyer chucked a few more of the rocks into the wheelbarrow and hauled them over to the pile. After about two hours he paused, looking over at Juliet as she chatted with a guy and took a drink out of her water canteen. This was like deja vu, only this time things weren't going to go the exact same way.
He chuckled as the guy walked away and she was grinning. Then she looked over at him with an honest smile, the one he missed. He smirked, and couldn't help but to repeat the stupid little bow he did the last time too before turning. It took him a second to remember she was going to throw the canteen and he quickly reached his hands out and caught it.
Sawyer just smirked when she did the head tilt to the side to see what he would do. And he glanced back at Kate who was watching him with interest now. He shrugged to her and dropped the canteen on the ground, then watched as Juliet turned away. He sighed, walking forward immediately and grabbing Juliet, turning her back to him.
Juliet stared in shock as she was pulled back around. And before she knew it her arms were pinned against her side by his hands and his mouth was on hers. At first she was too shocked to know whether she should hit him or encourage him, but her body seemed to have a mind of its own as she responded to the kiss.
Kate raised an eyebrow up and suppressed a chuckle watching. Once upon a time, that had been her. But now it wasn't, and for once she didn't feel that sense of hatred towards the blonde as she looked on. She wondered if that was because Juliet was eagerly responding to the kiss without even knowing who Sawyer was, or if it was because she finally gave up on the idea of her and Sawyer.
Juliet finally managed to gain a little control over herself and she broke herself away just in time to watch Danny knock him to the ground with the butt of the rifle. She frowned, feeling slightly dizzy and stumbling backwards a little bit.
"Juliet?" Danny questioned with confusion.
Kate stared forward at the way Juliet faltered and nearly fell. Sawyer had been right.. something was definitely wrong.
"I have the right to know why you changed your mind!" -- "I changed my mind when I saw you look at her.." -- "I don't care who I looked at.. I'm with you." -- "And you would stay with me forever, if I let you.. and that's why I'll always love you."
Juliet frowned.
Kate felt herself stepping forward and grabbing hold of Sawyer and checking on the cut on his forehead that Danny had left on him. She glanced up in time to see Juliet's hole body trembling, staring down at both her and Sawyer. There was a sudden flash of recognition in her eyes again, but Kate wasn't entirely sure what that meant.
"What's going on?" Richard questioned, heading over to the large group.
Danny frowned, waving his hand in front of Juliet's face. "I have no idea," he admitted.
Richard narrowed his eyes and glanced at Kate and Sawyer before looking at Juliet. He reached his arms out and grabbed hold of her when she fell forward and sighed.
"Don't.. wanna forget again.." she muttered.
Richard arched an eyebrow up at her in response. She must be remembering again, otherwise she wouldn't even know what she was forgetting. "Very well.." he stated quietly, lifting the blonde into his arms. "I'm taking her back, bring these two back to their cages," he ordered, nodding his head in Kate and Sawyer's direction.
He headed through part of the jungle away from the others and stood still for a moment, glancing around. "I'm alone," he stated to no one in particular.
"I see that," the man stated, walking out from behind a tree.
Juliet dared a glance over at whoever Richard spoke to and frowned. "Who is that?"
The man smiled. "Hello Juliet," he stated, offering her his hand as Richard placed her on her feet. "I'm Jacob."
Juliet felt her eyes widen slightly in response. As far as she knew, Ben had never even met Jacob.. so why would he come see her? "I don't.." she mumbled, shaking her head. She sighed, not taking his hand.
Richard stepped back slightly. "Are you sure this is a good idea?" he questioned.
Jacob glanced at him. "It's the only way she's going to remember fully," he explained casually. "You'll want to take her to Jack after this is over.. she's going to need a surgeon."
Richard frowned in response. What exactly did that mean?
Juliet narrowed her eyes in response.
"You want to remember, is that correct Juliet?" he asked her. "You want to remember and not wake up without the memories again?"
Juliet didn't step away as he took a step towards her. "And you can do that for me?" she questioned.
"It's going to hurt," Jacob told her honestly. "Remember the pain as you laid at the bottom of that ditch..?"
Juliet nodded.
"You'll be in exactly the same state once more," he told her. "That is the only way for me to make you remember.."
"Why does everyone else remember?" she questioned. "Why don't they forget?"
Jacob smiled sadly. "Because, dear.. you said that you wanted to forget."
Juliet was silent in response.
"Is this what you want, to remember?" he questioned.
Juliet nodded.
Jacob was surprised that she would still say yes. He studied her face slightly and saw only the truth in her eyes. "Alright," he answered. He reached his hand out, placing it on her face.
Juliet felt her breath hitch as the pain overcame her.
Jacob watched as the bruising covered her body and she coughed blood that was now going down her chin. He hadn't thought she would truly agree to it, but if she hadn't, the memories coming and going would have eventually killed her anyways. He watched as her eyes glazed over and rolled back and she fell backwards into Richard's arms. "Take her back quickly.."
Richard simply nodded and lifted the blonde into his arms. He didn't hesitate running her through the jungle and out towards the cages where Kate and Sawyer now looked at him.
"What the hell happened to her?!" Sawyer growled out, gripping the bars on his cage. "Richard!!" he yelled at the man, watching as he ignored him and ran straight into the building.
Kate watched in shock, unable to form words as to what she'd just seen. She watched Sawyer stare at the buildings doors with such an utter look of fear that she felt pity for him. Juliet hadn't looked good at all. Was he going to lose her all over again?
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So. I'm sorry it's been a few days. I was hanging at the beach for labor day weekend. Apparently the server was down part of that time anyways. I'll update again tomorrow if I can! But I have to work until dinnertime tomorrow night. So.. there's no guarantee's.