The Spies Who Loved - Elams (with E_musician)

Chapter 15

I notice my phone ringing on my nightstand but to get to it, I have to go over Alex and Eliza who are both sleeping. Maybe I can ignore it? I look at the name. Of course it's Washington.

 I grab my phone and leave the room to answer. “What is it?”, I say quietly so I don’t disturb Alex and Eliza in the other room.

"How is Alex?" Washington asks. He actually sounds… concerned? "He's fine. He's sleeping right now." I tell him and check to make sure they're still sleeping, "Why do you ask?" "He wasn't answering his phone- after what happened with his cat, I was scared something happened."

 “He’s getting better. Eliza and I have been taking good care of him”, I reassure Washington. He gives a small sigh of relief before he says, “Tell him to call me when he wakes up.” “Yes sir”, I reply.

I hang up the phone and try to get back in bed without waking them up. They must really love naps. Anyway, there's no point for me to go back to sleep so I turn on the TV and watch some shows very quietly.

 After a while Eliza starts to wake up. “How’re you feeling?”, I ask quietly. “Pain”, she says. Uhm, how can I help? Think John Think.

I get out of bed and Eliza whines. Right, we were cuddling. "I'll be right back." I promise her and go downstairs. I remember the special dessert my mom made my sisters when they were on their cycle. Now I just need to remember how to make it.

 I start baking while completely making a mess of my kitchen. Well hopefully this dessert has as high of a success rate as our spy missions.

Once it's done, I bring it up to Eliza and give her a plate, leaving an extra one for Alex to lift his spirits. Eliza smiles at me then takes a bite. "Oh my gosh this is delicious!" She gasps.

 “I’m glad you like it”, I say. I’m surprised that didn’t make Alex wake up though. Maybe he’s a deep sleeper? Or maybe it’s just because he’s upset and sleeping keeps him from having to think about it.

I sigh and cuddle up with Eliza again. She smiles and watches the rest of my movie with me. We're watching Legally Blonde and I still can't believe Alex didn't wake up. No offense to Reese Witherspoon but she can have a very high pitched annoying voice when she wants to.

 A couple hours later and he’s still sleeping. Now I’m starting to worry. Maybe I should check his temperature or something? He could be sick?

I reach over Liza carefully and feel Alex's forehead. He definitely has a fever. I try to wake him up and he groans loudly. "Whatttttt?" He mumbles. "Alex, you have a fever. Can I check your temperature?" I ask. He sighs and nods.

 I find the thermometer and hand it to him. Maybe we should call Washington and let him know what’s going on. He might know if Alex has a history of certain sicknesses.

I sigh and call Washington back. "Hello?" He says. "Hey- uh- Alex has a fever and I was wondering if he had a history with any sicknesses just incase we need to take him to the hospital- his fever seems really high." I explain.

 “Uhm he had an unknown sickness with his mom- which actually killed her. It was presumed yellow fever or pneumonia.”, Washington says. Now I’m really concerned. 

"What should I do?" I ask Washington. He sighs. "Just bring him here. Martha and I will take care of him." He says. "Alright-" I hang up and go back to Alex. "Alex, I gotta take you to the Washingtons." I frown. I don't want him to leave.

 I help Alex to the car then bring him to his parents. I hope he’ll be alright. Once I get him to his parents Washington says, “we’ll keep a close eye on him and alert you and Eliza if he has to go to the hospital.”

I hate hospitals and I know Alex does too. I hope he doesn't get so bad he has to go there. I nod and go home, cuddling with Eliza again. We're both beyond worried.

 A couple hours later I get a text from Washington. They’re taking him to the hospital. Poor Alex this is a lot for him to handle in the time span of a few days. “Lizzy, they’re taking him to the hospital”

"You wanna go see him?" She asks and gives me a worried look. I nod and grab my keys. "Let's go. I'll drive." I tell her and help her out of bed. She grabs her purse and follows me to the car.

 Soon we get to the hospital and find Alex’s room. Washington walks over to us and tries to fill us in on what’s happening. The doctors are still running tests to figure out what’s wrong.

Eliza clings to my side. Alright I guess we all hate hospitals. "Is he going to be ok?" Eliza asks once Washington is finished rambling. He sighs. "They're not sure yet. I just said this." He says, kind of annoyed. Uh oh-. Eliza looks at him and frowns. "Don't be rude to me. I'm the best spy you've got and you can't afford to lose me." She whispers.

 “It’ll be alright lizzy”, I say. She nods then goes back to being silent. Soon the doctor walks in and announces. “I have the test results.”

We all look to him. "What does he have????" I ask carefully and pull Eliza closer to my chest. We're all extremely worried. The doctor looks at us and sighs.