A LOST fanfic: Taken care of

Chapter 40: Off-island help

"Why Kate? Ben? Why does she have an immunity to this dangerous virus that's out there? How come my daughter, Juliet, and her son and daughter have to be vaccinated? Huh?"

Ben gave a low and almost humorless chuckle.

"You're a doctor Jack. So you know something about genetics. If you need a refresher, there's a rather large medical text over there on the table."

Sometimes Ben gave Jack a headache without even trying too hard. Blowing out a frustrated breath, Jack looked to Megan who was asleep in a crib a couple of feet away from him.

"I don't need that text Ben. Now tell me, who is your contact on the mainland? Can they help us?"

A flicker of hope filled Jack's being as he waited for Ben's answer.

"The man you are looking for is someone who isn't easy to find Jack. I guess you could call him a hermit. I could bring him here to the island, but he has to be convinced of it."

Jack glared at Ben. He hated it when he spoke in riddles. He wished he'd get to the point.

"Convinced to come to the island? You mean like the way we were brought here? I didn't ask to come here in the first place!"

Ben made no attempt to show any emotion. His eyes flicked up to the man standing by the door armed with a rifle.

"Jenkins. I would like you to go and get Ford for me. Bring him here to the infirmary."
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When Juliet woke, she wasn't sure where she was until she heard the steady beeping of a heart monitor next to her. Turning her head, she smiled when she saw Cara in the plastic basinet to the right of her. A tiny arm had snaked its way out of the yellow blanket and was waving around. Wincing, she pushed herself into a sitting position. Reaching into the basinet she cradled Cara in her arms and cooed at her.

"I'm going to get you and your brother out of here Cara. I promise. You getting hungry sweetie? Let me just get situated here. There we go. You have your daddy's eyebrows. That's a good girl. You are going to love Miami Cara. I can't wait for you to meet your Aunt Rachel and your cousin Julian. Miami is a lot like the island. Except for the fact that there are 400,000 people and cars and all sorts of other things."

Juliet was occupied and didn't notice Sawyer standing over by the screens that served as an entrance to where her bed was. A smile spread across his face as he watched Juliet and his little girl bonding.

"I think she has her mama's nose. What do you think blondie?"

A tired smile came to Juliet's face and she nodded. She could see Cara was nodding off and carefully pulled her away from her chest. Letting out an angry wail Cara's little arms snaked their way out of the blanket and they waved in every direction.

"Hey sweetie. I'm sorry. Mommy thought you were finished. Come here."

Andrew started to whimper in the other basinet next to the left side of the bed. Juliet managed a quick glance over at Andrew and then flicked her eyes over to Sawyer.

"James could you please change Andy? The longer you wait, the more upset he'll be. There's fresh cloths over there. Have Kate help you if you get stuck."

At one point, Juliet would've been extremely jealous of Kate for helping Sawyer with anything. But now that they each had their own family, she didn't think anything of it. Reaching into the basinet he picked up his son who began wailing. Carrying him out from behind the screens he looked Kate in the eye. She smiled and walked towards him.