Night Changes

Part 16

A week later I woke up and felt really sick. I looked out the window, It was still dark outside. I ran to the bathroom and threw up. Once I was done I brushed my teeth and went to lay down again.

"Where'd you go?", Charlie said hugging em close.

"Im sick."

"Aww what's wrong?"

"Nothing I just threw up.", I watched as his eyes lit up, "Charlie, I'm not pregnant. We took a test the other day."

"But tests can be negative."

"We've been over this no getting your hopes up, it's probably something I ate."

"But what if."

I cut him off, "No getting your hopes up."

"Did you hear that?", he said.

"No why?"

"I heard something im gonna go check on Leo.", he said getting up. Then I heard it, it was Leo coughing. Just great.

"Charlie?!", I shouted sitting up.

He walked back in, "Little man was coughing."

"Let me feel his head.", I said. Charlie brought Leo over to the bed and sat him next to me. Leo immediately laid his head in my lap. I felt it and he was burning up.

"Hurt.", Leo said.

"What hurts buddy?"Charlie said, coming to sit next to us.

"Head."

"Anything else?", I said. He pointed to his throat. "Charlie makes a doctor's appointment for tomorrow.

"What about you, you're sick too.", Charlie said.

"I'm fine now.", I said. "We have to take care of Leo."

"I can take care of him.", Charlie said, picking him up.

"No mama.", Leo said, reaching his hands out towards me.

"I'm fine and besides he wants me.", I said. Charlie handed Leo to me and he immediately hugged me. "Go get a cold rag and some baby Tylenol." Charlie nodded and headed off.

"Hurts.", Leo said.

I then felt a wave of nausea, "Hop up buddy.", I said trying to pry Leo off of me.

"Why?"

"I'm gonna get sick hop up.", he nodded and laid on the bed beside my spot. I ran to the bathroom and threw up. I don't even know what time it is. When I got down I walked back out and checked my phone it was 3:23.

"I'm here.", Charlie said walking in.

"Hey.", I said crawling back into bed and getting under the covers.

"You good?"

"Yeah."

"Thats a lie."

"I just threw up."

"You need a doctor too."

"I'm fine , it's just something I ate, nothing else is wrong." I said taking the rag and placing it on Leo's head.

"Leo can you sit up and take this.", Charlie said trying to help him up, Leo nodded and sat up. He took the medicine on the first try which was surprising. That's the last thing I remember before falling asleep. I woke up with Leo's arms and Charlies around me.

I shook Charlie awake, "Wake up."

"Is everything okay?", he said.

"Yeah but what time is Leo's appointment?"

"It's at 1."

"Okay I thought we would be late."

"We? You're staying here and resting."

"No I feel better now."

"Nope you are staying."

"But I don't feel bad."

"I want you to stay here just trust me."

"Ugh fine.", I said giving in and laying back down.

"Mommy?", I heard Leo say.

"Hey buddy good morning. You still feel bad?", I said, feeling his head still warm but not as much.

"Yes this hurt.', he said pointing to his throat.

I looked at Charlie, "I bet he has strep throat."

"Yeah me too."

"Great, I feel sick again.", I said as I walked to the bathroom. Charlie grabbed my hair and put it in a ponytail. I started throwing up.

"Do you want to take another test?", he asked me.

"No."

"Are you sure?"

"Fine I guess I will.", I said giving in. I continued to sit on the bathroom floor while he opened a test handing it to me.

"I'm gonna go see what Leos doing ,'' Charlie said and walked out. I sighed, got um and peed on the stick. Then, I put it back in the package.

"Im done.", I told Charlie walking out, "But I doubt it's positive. I don't feel like I did when I was pregnant with Leo."

"You don't have any hope. Come on have at least a little.", Charlie said putting his hands on my shoulder.

"I just don't know."

"Please."

"Fine. The test is probably done, you can go look at it."

"Don't you want to?", he asked, I shook my head. Going to sit on the bed with Leo who was watching cartoons.

"Charlie!", I yelled looking at the time.

He ran into the bedroom, "What!?"

"WE gotta get Leo and us ready at 12:30."

"But can I just look at the test first?"

"No come on let's go.", I said picking up Leo and going into his bedroom so we could change him. After we did we headed to the doctor and checked in. A few minutes later we were called in.

"Whats going on?", the doctor said. Leo snuggled closer into my chest.

"He says his head and throat hurt.", Charlie said.

"Alright can he sit on the table." I nodded and set Leo on the table he didn't let go at first but eventually did. The doctor did all the tests and left. A while later he came back in, "looks like he has strep throat. I will send some medicine to a pharmacy and they will call you when it's ready.", me and Charlie both thanked him and left.

"I feel bad he's sick.", I said buckling my seatbelt to Charlie who had put Leo in his carseat.

"I do too but, at least we are getting him medicine."

"Yeah I guess.", I said.

"Now we gotta find out what's wrong with you." Charlie said, grabbing my hand.

"I'm telling you it's something I ate."

"I think there's a little baby." Charlie said, taking one hand and putting it on my stomach.

"But, I feel empty inside. When I found out I was pregnant with Leo I felt like there was something inside me."

"I guess we'll see when we get home.", he said. I just nodded and listened to the radio.