Chapter 18

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After Madeline-Grace had changed, she went in to check on Jace and Louis and Harry.

“Hey. How are you doing bub?” Madeline-Grace asked when she went in and saw Jace on his bed, alone. “Where are Dadda and Papa?”

“Got sick!” Jace blurted out, started to cry. Madeline-Grace walked over and picked him up.

“Shh, it’s Ok baby. Shh. It’s not your fault.” Jace burped and threw up on Madeline-Grace’s shirt. She was surprised he had anything left to bring up.

The reappearance of his stomach onto his sister’s shirt didn’t help and he started crying harder.

“Shh, calm down buddy. It’s Ok. You’re going to make yourself sick if you don’t calm down.” She set him on the floor in front of her and slipped off the soiled shirt. In just a sports bra, she picked up her brother again and held him until he fell asleep; which was about 30 seconds.

Louis and Harry walked into Jace’s room and saw the two children together.

“What happened? We were gone for like, 5 minutes cleaning the bathroom,” Harry said.

“Jace got sick and now he’s asleep.”

“How was lunch with Liam?” Louis asked, taking Jace and laying him down.

“It was good. He gave me this ring.” She showed them the glittering jewel.

“Wow, MG-”

“Not MG, I’m going by Madeline-Grace now.”

“Ok. Madeline-Grace that’s awesome.”

“I’m going to go downstairs to be with Liam, do you need anything?” Madeline-Grace asked, standing up and bundling up the dirty shirt.

“No, but I can take that for you,” Harry said, taking the shirt.

Madeline-Grace went to go get a new shirt and then to be with her Dad.

That night, Harry and Jace were not at the table for dinner. Louis had showered and come down, but he didn’t look well. Harry had told him he would take care of him because; 1) Louis had a weak stomach and 2) he had already had the stomach bug this year; so he couldn’t get it again.

Halfway through dinner, Louis had barely touched his food.

“Lou, if you don’t feel well, don’t force it. You don’t have to eat. Ok?” Liam said, placing his hand over the older man’s. Louis looked at him and nodded.

“I don’t want to get sick,” Louis stated.

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