Chapter 6: Growing closer/bonding time
Author: ZeusFluff.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the LOST characters. But I do own a few originals. Date Started: 7/12/17 Date Finished: 7/13/17. A/N: Thank you to the guest who left a wonderful review and to everyone else following this fic.
"Here, I brought ya some food."
Juliet rolled her eyes at Sawyer and struggled with putting her injured foot up on a crate.
"You didn't have to bring me food James. Jack was going to stop by with some."
As Sawyer helped her with her foot, she hissed and shut her eyes, biting her tongue.
"Yeah, well the doc's busy with Kate. Seems kinda depressed since havin' that baby."
Juliet opened her eyes and frowned.
"That would be what docs in the old days called the 'baby blues'. Perfectly normal. Some women even have to go on medication to help them through it. Its sometimes a long road. Is there something else you wanted besides bringing me food James?"
Setting the hollowed out coconut shell filled with fish and banana, Sawyer spread his hands in almost helplessness.
"Do ya need help movin' anything? I can do yer laundry for ya."
Narrowing her eyes as she took a bit of fish from the coconut shell, Juliet got comfortable.
"That's the third time this week you've offered to do my laundry. You like me don't you?"
Sawyer looked at her and smiled.
"I like yer smile and yer real pretty when ya get mad. That and you got nice legs."
Juliet swallowed her piece of fish and her eyes grew dark.
"James, please leave."
Sawyer could tell by the tone in her voice that she was serious.
"Ok blondie. Don't get so touchy, and don't be such a wise-ass. I'm goin'."
As she watched Sawyer exit her tent, she smiled and spoke out loud, although no one but her could hear her.
"He thinks I have nice legs."
Her face turned red as she grabbed for her copy of Carrie under her makeshift cot and began reading.
"This tent is a pigsty Jack! There are clothes everywhere! Help me clean this up!"
Jack put a hand on Kate's knees as she grabbed for a handful of clothes from the sandy ground below her.
"Kate. Stop and take a breath. You don't have to do everything yourself you now. I'll help you."
Dropping the clothes in a big heap, Kate felt the waterworks come on.
"Jack you don't understand, I feel like I'm doing everything by myself, the baby cries all the time! Sometimes I don't know what she wants! I need a shower, I smell, I need sleep, and to top all that off my breasts are sore. None of my clothes fit me either!"
Jack pulled Kate's head towards him and looked into her stormy green eyes.
"Kate look at me, it's alright. We'll get through this together. I'm right here. Ok?"
Kate wasn't sure how to respond at first and folded into Jack's arms. Letting out a sob, she buried her head in his chest and kept crying.
"I can't do this alone Jack."
Jack ran a thumb over Kate's cheek and smiled at her.
"Your not alone. I am right here."
Kate knew that Jack would do everything in his power to help her. But was she ready to accept his help? That was the big question.
To Be Continued…