In Times Of Struggle

She nodded a little and stood, opening the door. "Thank you so much," She said, going over to sit on the bed and eat. "This is crazy though to think now look where we are,"

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He shook his head. "I was terrfieid. I didn't know what to do. You can't do that to me again," He said softly. "I mean it."

She smiled a little as she looked at him then kissed him gently, "I'm sorry" she murmured gently, "I didn't even realized I was getting sick till the cough got worse, I'm just happy you didn't get sick too," she murmured softly then sighed, "they said I'm not contagious so thats good,"

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He smiled a little,"Food looksand smells good," he murmured as he sat down then ick his lips.

Naomi sat up in the bed, her knees pulled up to her chin as she watched the sea out the window. She guessed the only reason she wasn't freaked out was because Yugyeom was so close, but it was her first time on a boat, and she realized large ones weren't bad. The ship that rescued them ended up being a transatlantic route, and was on its way back to America. They had only been on the boat two days, and had a little over a week before they made it back to the mainland.

But she was terrified. The last thing she wanted was to return, because her fear of attention flared up at the slightest thought of cameras on her. Yugyeom would be recorded incessantly upon returning to the states, and he made it clear he had no intention of letting Naomi out of his sight for as long as he could, which meant cameras would also be on her and it terrified her to no end. "Hey," She said, patting him gently. "Are you up? I thought maybe we should do something," She murmured.

Talia felt better, more so than she had anticipated when she woke up the following morning. She slowly sat up and stretched before coughing a little then drinking some water from her bedside. Knowing that when they got back Jackson would have to leave scared her, she didn't want to be without him - she wanted nothing more than to follow him where ever he was going to go. She took the medicine she was given for her cough then sighed as she rubbed her face before walking to the bathroom.

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He opened his eyes and sighed,"Hm? Like what?" he asked as he looked at her curiously as he rubbed his eyes a bit.

"Hm, dunno. Just maybe spend a lot of time doing stuff together, you know. Before we get back." She said, laying down so she was on the same eye level as him. "I just feel like it's going to change really fast," She sighed, pulling on the blanket and moving her hand to brush his hair out of his face.

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Jackson walked into the bedroom and sat on the bed, he had done some exercise that morning. Since leaving the island, he felt restless. They did so much manual labor that just the few days of rest made him feel uneasy. "Hey," He smiled, kissing her head. "Want breakfast?"

She smiled a little,"Yeah I'm starved, I'd like some steak, fried rice and eggs," she murmured then nodded, "Medium rare steak," she said groaning, "sounds so good,"

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He nodded a little,"Maybe we can eat in the dining hall then?" he offered.

"Maybe, I don't know, just something," She smiled a little, and sighed, kissing his shoulder. "Whenever you're ready to get up, which doesn't have to be soon. We can go out later."

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He smiled a little. "Well, I got you eggs and bacon for breakfast, but I can see about that for lunch?" He laughed as he sat down onto the bed.

She smiled,"Sounds good enough," she sighed dramatically, "how long did I sleep? I feel like I was out for ages," she told him as she grabbed her plate then began to eat.

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He nodded, "Maybe after 11? I dont want to move yet,"" he admitted to her, "Though I feel like a protein shake and some time in the gym wuld help me shave off so energy,"

She nodded a little. "You might be able to go with one of the others to the gym," She suggested. "It's probably not too far."

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"About 16 hours?" Jackson told her, taking a drink from his water bottle. "But you had a lot of medicine in your system." He added.

She nodded a little then rubbed her neck before yawning and took a bite of her food, "True, not used to sleeping so much," she said to him.

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He nodded a little, "Yeah I'll see if someone wants to go," he murmured sighing then sat up.

She chewed on her lip and sighed. “Do you love me?” She asked softly. “Like do you need me?” She asked curiously.

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He sat down and stretched, looking around. “The doctor will be coming to check on you soon,” he added

She looked at him, "He is?" she said then nodded, "I suppose I should get dressed," she said thoughtfully.

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He lookd at her furrowing his brow, "Of course I love you," he said to her, "I both need and want you,"

“I just wanted to make sure,” She said, smiling a little. “Don’t worry,” She murmured, kissing his hand.

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“Just to track your progress, make sure you don’t have ang other complications,” Jackson said. “I want him to check you just to be safe.”

She nodded a little as she drank her water then sighed as she laid her head back a little the coughed, "Alright thats fine, how do you feel today?" she asked him softly.

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He smiled a little as he looked at her then leaned forwardp ressing his lips against her own.

She smiled softly and sighed. “You should go to the gym if you’re worked up, though I’ll probabky stay here until you get back.”

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“A little tired but I think a shower will fix that,” He smiled, taking a piece of bacon.

Talia smiled a little then nodded,"I might take one once the doctor checks me, I feel kind of gross," she said to him then sighed.

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He nodded, "Maybe JB will go with me," he said, "I felt really restless yesterday, I feel the muscle mass dwindling," he said dramatically.

She laughed a little. "Yeah then you should probably go over, you aren't the only one who feels that way. I should probably go too, all the rock climbing I did, I might need to pick it back up. Good thing this boat has a rock wall somewhere on it."

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"Well I'm sweaty so I need one," He grinned. "The gym here is great, once you rest up we can go check it out together."

He nodded a little, "Yeah, I'll bench some weight then run for a while, running on sand is pretty hard though so I might need an incline," he murmured gently then wet his lips.

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She nodded, "If I'm feeling better I'd like to work out a little, I feel like I have a lot of energy should probably burn it off," she laughed.

"Maybe then I'll come with you, I should probably keep the shape I'm in up," She murmured. "I finally have abs, I should keep them." She said, poking her stomach.

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He nodded a little. "Only if the doctor says it's okay. I don't want you to strain yourself until you're healthy again."

He smiled a little, "I'll love you even without abs," he said to her gently then kissed her lightly.

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Talia sighed, "Fine, even though I feel like I have so much energy I might burst," she whined as she pushed her plate aside then started coughing.