California | N.G.

Chapter 54

//3 weeks later\\
It was finally October, the leaves were starting to fall and everyone was getting sick, especially Nash. My parents left two weeks ago because of work and Addie had school. Olivia was already four weeks old and she was getting bigger and bigger every day, she sometimes wakes up in the middle of the night hungry, I guess she got that from me. I was currently on the couch with Olivia while Nash was taking a nap. He has been sick all week and I feel bad, he had a fever, he woke up in the middle of the night last night, and has this nasty cough. I have tried all the remedies my grandmother taught me when I was in sixth grade, except one that was nasty but cure you in a day or so. The remedy was to heat tomatoes, squish them until they're a paste, smear it on your feet, and eat a spoonful of it, I know it sounds weird and disgusting but it helped.

I went upstairs to put Olivia to sleep then went back down to the kitchen to heat up the tomatoes. As I started to wrap the tomatoes in tin foil Nash came slowly down the stairs with bags under his eyes and his hair was messed up. He was wearing baggy sweatpants and a hoodie.

"What are you making?" He said in a raspy voice.

"Something to cure you, you might not like it but if you want to get better well you'll have to do it." I sighed.

"Oh no what is it?" He whined.

"Heated tomatoes smeared on your feet and you have to eat a spoonful."

"Ewww can't I just stick with a shot glass of lemon." he whined even more.

"I think you have enough vitamin c in you so stop whining, like my mom always said, "its for the best." I said taking the tomatoes off the pan and started to squish them in a bowl. Once I finished I turned to see Nash with his head down on the table.

"Ok go sit on the couch I'll put on a movie for you." I said shaking him but he just groaned. "Nash please it'll make you feel better I promise."

"Fine." he said crossing his arms and getting up. When he got to the couch I told him to not move his feet for thirty minutes, once I was going to feed him the spoonful of mashed tomatoes he didn't take it.

"Nash please open your mouth."

"No that's disgusting."

"Please." I whined.

"Nope!"

"Hamilton Nash Fucking Grier open your damn mouth right now or I swear you'll regret it!" I finally yelled.

"Ok ok sorry." He finally opened his mouth and I fed it to him. He held the tomatoes in his mouth for a while until he swallowed. "That's was the most disgusting thing ever."

"Well you'll thank me when you feel better tomorrow." I said placing the spoon in the bowl.

"Sorry Alexa, I love you ."

"I love you too. " I mumbled.

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I woke up to no one laying in bed with me and checked the time to see it was twelve already. It was Sunday but I still couldn't believe I slept this late. I slowly got up and made my way downstairs to the kitchen. As I got to the bottom of the stairs the smell of bacon filled the air.When I got to the kitchen all I saw was Nash wearing an apron, dancing, while Olivia was in her baby seat giggling and playing with her teething ring.

"So I'm guessing you feel better?" I asked picking up Olivia.

"Good morning slash afternoon love, and yes I feel so much better thank you." He kissed my forehead.

"You're welcome." I smiled playing with Olivia.

"So I have something planned for us today, a little Family time." he smiled as he continued cooking.

"So what is it that you have planned?"

"Surprise!" He said in sing song.

"Always surprises with you Grier."