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Winter break ended and I was supposed to be in class right now but instead, I'm at home with a bad cold. Tangled replays on my bedroom TV for the third time as I eat ice cream.
My mom always said whenever I got sick I acted like a cute baby. Dad however said that when I got sick I acted like an overgrown toddler. I didn't know what I was right now as I looked down at the empty ice cream bowl and glared at it.
"Noah, the ice cream won't reappear the more you glare at it." I hear River's beautiful voice say. I look up and see her close my door as she gives me the cutest smile. In her hand, she holds a cup holder with two drinks and a paper bag with the Wendy's logo.
"You sure?" I ask her wishing that ice cream would reappear. She sets the bag on my desk and then sets the cup holder right next to it. She was dressed in skinny jeans and one of my shirts while her hair was in a loose braid.
I place my bowl on the nightstand and get up. I pull River over to me by one of her belt loops. She squeals a little at the sudden motion. River lifts the back of her hand and places it on my forehead. "Have you taken medicine?" She asks with a worried look.
"A couple of hours ago," I replied. I lean down to place a kiss on her lips but she covers them with her hand before I can. I furrow my eyebrows at her and try to move her hand from her lips but she only tightens her hand.
"I want a kiss," I say with a pout. River sighs and gives in, she moves her hand and places a quick kiss on my lips. I smile happy that she kissed me.
"If you get me sick, I swear on my dead hamster I will sue you for all your worth!" River exclaims. I knew she was serious not only by her murderous look but also by the fact that she had sworn on her dead hamster.
"You look beautiful," I tell her and she instantly melts into my arms. My girl might act like she is all tough but she is a sucker for compliments. I'm a sucker for giving her compliments just to see her face light up with them.
"I know," She mutters shyly. She moves out of my hold and starts to take our food out of the bag. She hands me a burger and lemonade while she gets chicken nuggets and fries also with a lemonade.
River has this thing that she doesn't want to dirty anything with food so she sits on the floor to eat. I join her whenever she decides to sit there. So that's where we are right now. We eat our food as River tells me about a book she just finished reading.
Even if I was on my deathbed, I could never get tired of hearing her talk about what makes her happy. As I take a sip of my drink an alarm goes off on her phone. I look up at her and see her get up and grab something from the bathroom.
"What is that for?" I ask her as she pops a pill in her mouth. She holds up her finger to tell me to wait for a second as she sips her drink and swallows her pill.
"Birth control," She shrugs as she takes a bite of one of her fries. I nod my head and get up to grab the remote to the TV. I had paused the movie when River walked in.
I unpause it and start to watch it and River starts to watch it too. I look over at River when she starts to mutter the lyrics to 'Something That I Want' by Grace Potter. She's gorgeous.
"What?" She asks me confused. I shake my head with a small smile.
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"Noah, you should go to the doctor," River says with worry. I shake my head as I sneeze again. It was the next day and my sickness had just gotten worse. I had already emailed all my professors that I won't be in class again.
"No," I mumble as I shove my head under my pillow. I feel River lay her body on top of my bare skin. I groan as she kisses my shoulder and sighs. River does this thing where she shows me some kind of affection so that I can give in to her.
"Noah, get up and get dressed please." She says as she rolls off of me. She had just gotten out of the shower and had her towel wrapped around her. She goes to our closet and starts to pick out clothes to wear.
I pull my pillow off of my bed and watch her as she gets dressed. If this wasn't the best sight then I don't know what is. "I want to fuck you," I tell her honestly while I let my eyes wander over her body.
"As long as you are sick you won't be fucking me," River points out as she puts on an oversized corduroy jacket over her white sports with a pair of black leggings.
I reach over and grab a tissue from the nightstand. I sneeze into it before I rub my nose. River walks over to me and tilts my head up using her fingers, her fingers start to run over the stubble on my chin.
I close my eyes and lean into her touch. I really fucking love her touch. "We're going to the doctor, I already made an appointment." She tells me as she places a kiss on my forehead.
"I don't want to go," I whine as I open my eyes and try to make sad eyes at her. All she does is squeeze my cheeks together with a small smile.
"You look pitiful," She says to me and makes a fake pout.
"I don't look pitiful," I say, disagreeing with her as I send her a soft glare. She lets go of my chin and goes to the bathroom to do her makeup. I followed her soon after to use the bathroom.
River didn't mind if I used the bathroom when she was in it and I didn't mind if she used the bathroom if I was in it. We grew comfortable with these types of things.
"Start to get ready," River tells me as she smacks my butt while I wash my hands.
"I'm not going,"
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"How are you liking your donut, sweetheart?" River asks me with a sweet smile. I don't answer her, still mad at her for making me come to the doctor. She promised to get me donuts before we got here. That was the only reason I agreed to come. I really wanted a donut.
"Allergies?" River asks me as she fills out the paperwork. I shake my head no and I take a bite of my donut as I lay my head down on her shoulder. I close my eyes and relax as the smell of River's shampoo fills my nose.
River gives the paperwork back to the lady at the front desk before returning to her seat. After a couple of minutes, we heard my name called. River and I get up and go with the woman.
I pout at River the whole time the nurse gets everything ready for the doctor. She soon tells us the doctor should be in soon before leaving. "Baby," I whine as I stretch my arms out for River.
She steps between my legs and I drop my head onto her chest as I close my eyes. River slides her hand in and down my back as she runs her fingers through my hair.
She pulls away when the doctor comes in and I groan a little at the loss of her touch. The doctor introduces herself and asks about my symptoms which River replies too. She tells us that it's just a common cold and that it should clear up in a couple of days.
I close the car door to the passenger side as we get into the car. "How about we take a nap when we get home, you big baby?" River asks me and I nod my head as I interlock our hands and I place a kiss on her knuckles.
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This chapter was inspired by the book Lilah by Ashlyn Pope.
