Illusions of the island *A LOST fanfic*

Chapter 73: Comfort

Looking away, Juliet turned on her side and put the hand with iv in it over her face and sobbed. This wasn't going to be easy for her. She felt James pull her into his arms and rock her.

"It's alright blondie. I got ya. Its ok."

Shaking her head, the blonde let out a snort and look down at her hands.

"I let our baby go."

James ran a hand through Juliet's hair and kissed her head.

"Blondie, he's not ours. He belongs to them. Only one is ours."

Juliet tensed and looked at David who was at the foot of the bed.

"Ouch! David, please be careful."

David gave Juliet a sympathetic look and apologized.

"I'm sorry. I know this doesn't feel good, but if I don't do this, you could have complications later."

Juliet nodded and stared at the top of David's head for a minute. Before looking back at James.

"No matter how many times I go through this, it still hurts."

David stopped what he was doing and looked up at Juliet.

"If I don't do this, you might bleed out."

Juliet glared at David and stayed still.

"Well, maybe you'd like to trade places with me? If you were me, would you like someone massaging your uterus?"

Sighing, David put a gloved hand on her knee.

"Do you want something to take the edge off?"

Nodding, Juliet looked David straight in the eye.

"That would be nice. Thank you David."

James made a face and looked ready to throw up.

"Whoa, too much info there blondie."

Juliet wanted to laugh at James, but she was still in pain. She locked eyes with David as he slipped some local into the iv in her hand.

"This should help a little. Help you relax too."

James looked at Juliet and tried to distract her.

"So, what are we gonna name him?"

Wincing, Juliet looked up at the ceiling and thought about it a minute.

"I like Toby. What do you think?"

James nodded and ran a hand through her messy blonde locks.

"Sounds like a good name for a boy blondie. I like it."

David finished what he was doing, and helped Juliet get comfortable, placing the covers back over her.

"Ok. All finished. I'll come back and check-in on you in awhile. You get some rest."

Although she knew in her heart that the other baby belonged to General Stevenson and Angela, it still broke her heart. She'd given birth to him after all, and she felt a connection with him.

"David? Can you bring in Toby's brother in awhile. I would just like to hold him and say goodbye."

Juliet felt the waterworks coming on again. She'd promised herself that she'd be strong through all this, but giving up a child was never easy. Nodding, David opened the door.

"I'll go down to the nursery and check-in with the nurse. She was going to give him a bottle."

James pulled Juliet into his arms again and continued rocking her.

"It's ok blondie. We'll get through this together. I promise."

The uncertainty that lie ahead was one Juliet wasn't sure she could pursue. James had his head in her hair, and didn't see a man in dark clothes watching her over by the door. A

smirk was planted on his face. Juliet's face fell.

"No. Not again."

Juliet went silent and this alerted James. He needed to get help for Juliet. He slammed his hand on the emergency button behind the bed, and a flood of doctors and nurses filled the room. Something was wrong.

To Be Continued...