The Barbarians' Lover

Chapter 36

Willow woke one morning. The sun had barely begun to rise. She laid there a few moments trying to figure out what had been the cause of her waking up. Then it hit her. She became very nauseous. Lucky for her Sawyer had just turned over in his sleep, taking the arm that was around her with him. Quietly she climbed out of the bed and rushed to the bathroom. Sitting on the floor by the toilet she began to vomit. Once done vomiting she sat there listening to the quiet sounds of the ocean waters splashing the sides of the boat. Once her stomach had settled down and she thought she could manage to get back to the bed Willow stood. Crawling back under the covers she laid there wide awake.

As the boat swayed in the water it made her feel more nauseous but at some point, Willow did fall back asleep though it was a restless sleep. Sawyer waking up and climbing out of the bed woke Willow. Opening her eyes she watched him stretch then head to the bathroom. The sound of the shower running.

He's going to ask if I'm alright if I stay in bed. Willow thought. Slowly she climbed out of the bed. As soon as she stood nausea hit her. What is wrong with me? Willow thought. The sound of the bathroom door opening brought Willow out of her thoughts. Sawyer stood in the doorway, a towel wrapped around his waist, staring at her.

"Morning," Willow managed to say.

Sawyer narrowed his eyes at her. It was like he was trying to figure her out.

"Morning," Sawyer said and then turned to his dresser.

She watched him grab boxers, pants, and a pair of socks. Slowly she made her way to the bathroom as Sawyer finished drying off and got dressed. Closing the bathroom door she too went and took a shower. She was hoping that would make her feel better. But after a half-hour in the shower, she didn't feel that much better. Turning off the shower water Willow grabbed a towel and dried off. Taking a few deep breaths to help settle herself Willow walked out of the bathroom and saw that Sawyer had made their bed and laid an outfit out for her.

"Are you feeling well?" Sawyer asked.

Willow looked over to the desk where Sawyer was sat at. He was looking at her with a little concern. Did he know she woke up earlier and threw up in the toilet?

"Yes," Willow lied.

"Kitten, you know you can talk to me, right?" Sawyer asked.

"Yes, I know," Willow said. He has made it clear every time she would lie that she could talk to him. She had a feeling it was his way of saying not to lie to him. But she didn't want him to worry about her. Turning back to her clothes she started to get dressed. Once dressed she went to go do some dusting.

"Hey Willow," Treasure said walking up to Willow.

Turning from her dusting Willow greeted her friend," hey Treasure, how's your morning been?"

"It's okay," Treasure said," the twins have been their usual selves."

"What did they break?" Willow asked having a feeling something was broken.

"Actually nothing broke this time," Treasure said," Dino managed to stop them before they broke a stand."

"That's good to know," Willow said," might have to keep Dino around them to make sure that they don't break anything."

Treasure agreed and helped Willow finish dusting. Once done Willow made her rounds making sure everything was clean and then headed to the kitchen. The closer she got to the kitchen the smell of oatmeal clung to the air.

"Good morning Willow," Eleanor said turning around from a pot of oatmeal.

"Morning," Willow greeted.