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Harry vomitted into the bowl Anne had under his chin. He cried when he finished. He was so tired and achey and wanted to go home.

"It's ok sweetheart." Anne said as she wiped his mouth. "It'll stop soon and you'll be feeling better."

Harry groaned and held his swollen stomach. He had been in hospital for a few hours now.

"You should go home love. I'll stay here." Anne said to Robin.. She knew Gemma would love to have him home on Christmas day.

"No. I don't want to leave you."

"Robin...Gemma needs you too. It's Christmas day, please go and spend some time with her. I'll call you if I need you."

Robin nodded. "If  you're sure?"

"Absolutely. Give her a kiss from me and tell her not to worry." They kissed each other and Robin left.

Harry had slept a bit but woke up in pain.

"MUMMY!"  He cried out holding his stomach.

Anne pushed the call button. "Harry. What is it? Tell Mummy." She panicked.

He rolled onto his side and he stomach made a horrendous noise. A nurse came in and rushed to Harry just as he screamed.

"Oh my God what's happening?" Anne said, grabbing Harry's hand.

The nurse put him onto his back. "I need to check in his pull up." She informed Anne. She nodded as the nurse undid the tapes.

Just as she opened it up, so did Harry's bowels and he messed on the bed.

Harry was screaming now. Not only cos it hurts so much went he finally went, but also because he was so embarrassed.

The smell was awful. Anne tried not to gag as she held on to his hand.

He hid his face under his other arm.

"It's ok love. Don't be embarrassed. It happens." She whispered to him as he cried.

The nurse cleaned him up and Anne had to pick him up, so that clean sheets could be put on the bed. Anne didn't want to put him back down just yet, so she sat on the chair with him on her lap.

"He should be ok now. Push the button if you need me." The nurse smiled, then left.

Harry snuggled up to his Mummy and fell asleep.

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"Daddy!" Gemma called out when she saw her Dad come into Jay's living room.

She jumped up into his arms and threw her arms around his neck.

"Hey baby. How ya doing? You being a good girl?" He asked.

Gemma nodded.

"She's been very good. Very quiet." Jay said.

Louis appeared beside Robin and tugged on his jacket. "Is Harry coming home?" He asked hopefully.

"Not today Louis. He's still very poorly. He said to tell you happy Christmas though." He lied. "What did you get for Christmas?"

"We haven't opened them yet. We don't want to do it without Harry." Gemma replied.

"Oh. That's good of you. I'm sure he wouldn't mind if you opened them without him though." Robin said.

"No Daddy. I'm not opening them yet." Gemma said.

"Same. I can't and I won't." Louis added.

Robin and Jay smiled at each other. Their kids are so loving.

Louis smiled. "I miss him. I'm gonna do him a get well card." He said as he went to his colouring tray, grabbing some paper and crayons.

"Can I do one too Louis?" Gemma asked as she stood beside him.

"Yes. He'd like two cards. Let's go to the kitchen table." He replied, grabbing her hand and heading to the kitchen.

"So...what's the latest?" Jay asked, sitting down with Lottie on her lap.

Robin sighed. "Still got sickness and diarrhoea. They said it might take a while to stop. He hates the feeding tube too. Poor little boy looks so weak. Anne's not doing good either."

"If there's anything else I can do, just ask."

"Thanks. Having Gemma is a big help, if that still ok? I'm going to try to get Anne to come home for some rest too. You know how stubborn she is?"

Jay nodded. "Yeah especially when it comes to Harry. Let's just hope he gets home sooner rather than later."

"Well...I better get Gemma home for dinner." Robin said, standing up.

"Stay with us. I'm just about to serve the Christmas dinner. We've plenty for you and Gemma."

"Um. Are you sure?"

"Definitely. Please stay." Jay smiled.

"We'd love to. Thank you Jay." He replied and they made their way to the kitchen.

"Kids, you have to move now, I need to set the table." Jay said.

"Ok Mummy. Can we help set it please?"

"Of course. Everything is on the counter. You need to set five places and leave room for Lottie's high chair."

"Ok. Come on Gemma." Louis replied.

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It was 7pm and back at the hospital Anne had just eaten a turkey sandwich. It wasn't great and she missed her Christmas dinner, but at least it was something.

Harry had been fed through his tube an hour ago. He hadn't been sick or anything for a few hours. The Doctor's were hopeful things were getting better.

He was asleep. Anne sat beside him, holding his hand. "You have to get better quickly my little sunflower, so we can get you back home. Don't worry about Christmas, we'll still have that when you feel better." She whispered.

She was exhausted having been awake since 2.30am.

"Mrs Twist?" The nurse said as she came in to do her checks. Anne looked up, sleepily.

"Don't know if you noticed, but the sofa can be made into a bed. I'm sure you want to stay here tonight. I can make the bed up for you."

Anne smiled. "That would be lovely. I'm shattered."

"It's no trouble." The nurse replied and got to work.

Soon enough, the bed was made up and Anne settled herself on it, covering herself with a blanket. It was now only 8pm, but she couldn't stay awake much longer, and after a quick call to Robin to let him know how Harry was, she was fast asleep.

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Hi...

Sorry I'm not updating much, I'm so busy with my cross stitch, I'm loving it and can't wait to show you all.

Hope you're all ok. Take care and stay safe. All the love. L. Xx
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