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Chapter 127: Chocolates, pastries, and movies (Part 1)

Day 3: Remaking Halley and Abbey's 8th to 12th Birthdays

     Vince was already half awake, it took him a couple minutes before he stretched his arms only to find an empty bed beside him.

Thinking where Tricia could be, he blinked few times before searching the room.

     "Hon?" He called right away.

     He abruptly heard indistinct noises coming from their bathroom and was certain that it was his wife.

"Vince, honey?"

"I'm up, honey, wait."

Vince leaped from their bed and wore his slides, he grabbed a towel then hurriedly approaches his wife—he knew exactly how this scenario will be.

"Hon, I'm here," he immediately went up to his wife then carefully rubbed her back.

Tricia was once again on the sink, throwing up so badly and been sweating a lot.

"Hon, can you pass me—"

"Towel? Here, I'll hold it for you, hon," he held up the towel for his wife.

"Thank you," she managed to smile though she keeps on puking.

Tricia closed her eyes tight and gripped the metal bar of the sink with her right hand.

He noticed, "headache, honey?"

She nodded.

Vince took her hands off the metal bar and placed it in his then continues to rub her back, "masakit pa?"

"Hon, you don't have to—"

"No. Go ahead, hon. Kahit gaano kahigpit, just hold my hand," Vince told her while feeling Tricia squeezed his hands according to how her head was throbbing.

Once Tricia was settled and stopped from throwing up, they traced their steps back to their room.

Vince was still taking care of her until they reached the couch and let Tricia sit for a while.

"I'll go get your meds for—"

"No need, hon, it's not that bad. A little pain here but manageable," Tricia assured him.

"Massage, hon?"

Tricia gazed at her husband and couldn't stop herself from smiling, he does know what I need even before I ask for it.

"Yes, please."

"Okay, honey."

Vince instantly settled on the couch too, he leaned his back on a pillow above the armrest then gently pulled Tricia towards him. Letting her sit in between his legs as she rests on top of his chest.

He started massaging his wife's temple and was kissing her from time to time.

"Hon," she glanced at him.