In Times Of Struggle

She put shampoo in her hair and washed it, rinsing out and adding conditioner before beginning to detangle. "I think when we get into that bed, we're gonna die it's gonna be so soft."

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He smiled. "Well you did go over a year without proper hygiene products, as did we all," He smiled, washing his hair and smiling. "I'm happy though, I only grow beards if I have to, which is almost never."

She nodded a little, "Thats true, but you look good," she said to him as she let her hair rinse then sighed as she began to was her body the bed she could but got short of breath rather quickly then stopped.

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He nodded a little then smiled a little,"Yeah, I can only imagine how soft it is right now," he said sighing as he finished washing his body then rinsed off.

She rinsed out her hair and stretched, hearing her stomach grumble. "I'm hungry now," She laughed a little, climbing out of the shower and pulling on a towel. "I'll order, anything in particular you want?"

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Jackson finished rinsing off and turned to her. "Everything okay? Do you need help?" He asked, noticing how she kept starting and stopping.

"I just run out of breath really fast is all," she said lightly as she looked at him then took a deep breath, "I feel so pathetic," she murmured.

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He nodded, "I want beef, do you think they have korean bbq?" he asked hopefully.

"They said anything we wanted, wouldn't hurt to ask," She smiled a little, walking over to the closet and pulling on a fluffy bathrobe. She looked at the bed for about a minute before diving onto it face first and groaning. "Yugyeom. You have to come over here. You've gotta."

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He shook his head. "Pathetic? Why? You just survived being stranded on a desert island for over a year. Pathetic is the last thing you should ever feel," He said seriously. He lathered up some soap and began to help her, giving her a kiss on the forehead. "After, we can can go cuddle because the bed looks amazing."

She nodded a little then smiled, "We have to call the nurse to hook me back up to the IV, and maybe order some food?" she said to him closing her eyes as he helped her clean herself.

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"If I get in bet I might not get up," he said honestly as he looked at the bed cautiously then gave in climbing into the bed, "It feels like a cloud," he sighed as he laid face first into the pillow.

"If we don't move from here is it really such a bad thing?" She asked. "We can ask for food to be brought, maybe?"

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He nodded and took the sprayer down, rinsing her off before turning off the water. He stood and got her a towel, wrapping her up and helping her to the bed. "What do you want to eat? Theres so much I want, I don't know what to start with," He admitted.

She held onto him then sighed as she sat on the bed "It's so soft," she murmured gently then looked at him, "Uhm, something light I don't want to overwhelm myself I haven't eaten a lot the last few days... so maybe some avocado toast and some creamy chicken dumpling soup?"

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"I'm sure they wouldn't mind bringing it to us if we asked," he said to her lightly.

She nodded a little, going to look out the window. The ship had started moving again and the island was getting smaller behind them. "Look, it's almost gone," She said, looking to see the island.

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Jackson nodded, picking up the phone and dialing the number they were told. "They're coming to put your iv back in as well," he said, going to sit back onto the bed.

He got up and looked out the window, "It's weird being so far from it, I feel like I'm about to panic," he admitted as he looked at the island. "We have so many memories there,"

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She nodded a lttle as she relaxed into the bed then sighed as she laid her head back, then coughed lightly. "Will you stay with me when I'm in the hospital or will you have to go home immediately?"

"I'm not going anywhere until you're well again," He said sofly. "And even then, you need to meet my parents and I need to meet yours." He said seriously. "I'm taking a break from got7, I think we all are. So don't worry about it."

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She sighed a little, watching it grow smaller. "It's hard to think we just left so fast, like we're not going to wake up there tomorrow," She said softly. "It's strange. That island changed us, brought us together, so much happened."

He nodded a little as he looked at her then took a deep breath then sat down on the bed before rubbing his face before sniffling, "I don't know whats wrong with me," he murmured gently as he sighed.

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Lily smiled a little and lifted her head when she heard a knock and the door opened, "It's Nurse Hemingway and room service; they got your food done speedy quick. We'll just hook you right back up to the fluids, there are antibiotics here in the bag - we brought oxygen for you just in case you feel you need it," she said as she set it all up then smile.

"If you need anything at all just call the clinic and we'll come right away,"

"Thank you so much,"Lilysaid to her lightly as she sighed a little laying her head against the head board.

She went over and put her arms around him, kissing his forehead. "It's fine. I'm not sure how I'm keeping it together," She said softly. "It's hard, in a way the island became home, now being away from it is...hard."

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He stood off to the side before brining the food over to her. "Here, we can eat here. Do you want the tv on? It's been so long I don't know what shows are even there," He laughed a little.

She nodded a little, "Lets just turn something on, I'm sure we'll find something, " she said to him as she wet her lips then set her food on her lap. "It smells so good," she groaned as she closed her eyes.

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He nodded a little, "We'd have been okay there, if Talia hadnt been sick," he murmured gently. "but I missed my parents.. I'll miss the island too though"

She sighed. "But this is better, Talia would have died if we hadn't been rescued when we did, and that would have been horrible," She murmured. "This is for the better, now Talia will get better and we can see our families."

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He sat down next to her and looked at the steak he had ordered. "Maybe this is overdoing it, but I really wanted one," He murmured sheepishly. "Want a bite?"

Talia shook her head a little, "I don't wanna over do it, you've been eating well you should be fine," she said to him as she spooned the broth into her mouth then sighed a little. "Oh man I forgot what chicken tasted like," she murmured softly as she wet her lips.

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He nodded a little, "I'm happy, did you know he plans on marrying her as soon as possible, it's cute," he smiled a little as he leaned into her wrapping his arms around her.

She smiled a little. "I did," She said, kissing his forehead. "I think since he was in danger of losing her, he wants to make sure she won't go."

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He took a bite and groaned. "Oh my god, it's amazing," He said, taking another bite. "Do you want to explore the ship while we're on it? We've got a little while before they get to land."

She smiled a little as she looked at him then continued to drink her soup then sighed a little, "I don't think I can eat anymore," she laughed a little, "Yeah we can explore a bit if you want, maybe I can wear some of the clothes people sent to us," she said t lightly.

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He nodded a little,"Yeah, I'm happy you never got sick," he said softly, "I don't know what I'd have done,"

"It's okay," She sighed. "I'm fine, so are you. Talia will be fine, and we're rescued," She nodded. "All you need to do is relax, we've survived."

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He shook his head. "Once you're better," He said to her. "We'll be on the ship for a week the people said, thats when they get back to land," He sighed. "So maybe if tomorrow, you feel better we can go."

She nodded a little as she wet her lips then shifted snuggling into his side, "I was so scared," she murmured gently as she rubbed his chest lightly. "I didn't want you to worry though,"

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He smiled a little, "We did," he murmured softly then lifted his head when he heard a knock on the door. "Thats the food,"