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Chapter 15
My mind felt foggy when I woke up. The sound of birds singing resounded loudly in my ears. I was uncomfortably hot, my throat and mouth bone dry. Sitting up only worsened the way I felt.
My head pulsed with pain and a wave of nausea went through me. I barely turned my face away from myself before my meager dinner came back out of me.
"Oh God, Bella." Jasper spoke suddenly from my side. Whipping my head around in his direction caused my vision to swim. "I don't feel so good." I stated the obvious in a weak sounding voice.
My body collapsed bonelessly into Jasper's arms. I couldn't muster the strength to move even a centimeter. He was brushing my hair out of my face. His own face was panicked. My vision went black. I heard Jasper's voice saying my name before I passed out.
When I awoke I was being carried by Jasper. The bright sun hurt my eyes sending sharp pains through my head. I noticed before my eyes slid shut that my vampire boyfriend was wearing his clothes.
"We're almost home, Bella." Jasper said worriedly. His voice sounded scared. I curled myself as close to his body as possible, pressing my head into his shoulder. It helped a little. I tried to ignore my churning stomach. It was only luck that I managed that. After awhile I fell back to sleep.
The next thing I knew I was lying down. I recognized the feel of our bed. We were back at the cabin. Jasper responded the moment he realized I was awake, coming closer. My eyes opened a fraction afraid of the pain it could cause. Thankfully it wasn't as horrible as earlier.
I tried to speak but my voice came out as a croak instead. The blond moved from my bedside and placed a cup of water to my lips. Some water escaped the corner of my mouth running down my neck. I swallowed savoring the feel of the water going down my parched throat.
"Is the cabin okay?" I asked. I knew it was at least partially intact. Jasper's lips turned up briefly. "The cabin's fine, it wasn't damaged."
"How long was I out?"
"Only an hour and a half." he replied quickly. "You should eat something."
I cringed at the thought of eating. "I can try." Was glumly said. This was not going to be pleasant but I knew I shouldn't go on empty.
"I have a bucket just in case." Jasper said. Thanks for the reminder I thought sarcastically. Throwing up was the main reason I hated getting sick besides the miserable feeling that permeated my body.
He ending up feeding me. It reminded me of a different time he had done so. After eating a quarter of the full plate I had to stop. I felt I had already eaten too much.
"Maybe you should become a nurse." I joked a few minutes after. Jasper chuckled at the thought. It would take a century or two to have the kind of control necessary to do that. I pulled Jasper to my side.
He got the hint to lie down next to me. I rested my overheated cheek against his chest. My movements had drained all the energy I had left.
Jasper stroked my hair. The repeating motion soothed me back to sleep reluctantly. At the rate I was going I was going to sleep the day away. I didn't even know what time it was. I felt bad, Jasper must be so bored. Although he would deny being so.
Only ten minutes prior he had watched me wake up and barely make it to the bucket beside the bed. I grimaced at the remembered feelings and sounds.
"Ughh, I hate being sick." Was said in a whiny complaint. I don't know how Jasper could stand to look at me. I was sure I looked my absolute worse.
He only made me feel loved with his caring touches and gentle nature. His attentiveness only caused me to love and appreciate him more. What did I do to deserve this amazing man?
He gave me water again. My headache had went away mostly. The overheated temperature of my body had went down too. Alertness had returned to me. The sun was in the process of going down.
Although, I was now aware I had to go to the bathroom. Embarrassed, I told Jasper. He helped me up and walked with me to my usual spot. I didn't want to know how he knew where I went.
It took longer than usual as my balance was even more unsteady than normal. I was ready for this day to be over. When we got back to the cabin I practically tackled the bed. Within minutes I surrendered to my exhaustion.