AFTER MY HONEYMOON

chapter 26

"Richard?... Richard!". She called shocked to see him on the ground. She quickly sat down beside him and lifted up his head, and put it on her lap and tried lightly tapping his face to wake him up once again, but he was out cold.

Putting her hand on his forehead, while brushing off his hair that fell on his face like bangs, she realized that his body was quite hot...In fact so hot that she immediately jerked her hand away when she first placed it on his forehead. She tried calling out to him again but there was no response....by now she began to panic. She tried raising him to the couch but she couldn't so she sought to seek for help.

She tried calling out to the elderly woman but then, suddenly remembered that the woman had left not too long ago. Then she remembered the security guard she met outside and quickly raced to the door, to ask the man for help.

After much effort from the both of them, they were able to take him up the stairs, and into a room she presumed was his since that was the only bedroom in plain sight. After putting him down comfortably on the bed, she thanked the security guard and before he left, he asked if she needed any more help and she told him she could handle it from there.

By now, there were traces of sweat on his forehead she could only see a little since his hair fell over his forehead like bangs.. she decided to go to the kitchen perhaps she would find a bowl and a towel as well.. on getting to the kitchen, she saw that there was a freshly cooked meal in the pot she opened....the elderly woman must have made that for his breakfast but who knew he was going to pass out.

 After searching for a while, she was able to find a bowl and towel as well and opened the fridge to get cold water luckily, she saw a plastic bottle that contained cold water, and quickly took it out and turned it into the bowl. Once she was done with that, she quickly went up the stairs again and into his room. She had taken off her shoes at this point because they were quite high and a little uncomfortable and walking up and down the stairs with them would only give her blisters by the end of the day.

Once she got there, she quickly sat on the bed beside him and quickly put the towel inside the cold water. She shivered a little since the water was quite cold but that was exactly what he needed at the moment so she didn't waste any further time and squeezed the towel and arranging it in a rectangular form, she used her other hand to raise his hair and put the towel on his forehead.

Immediately she did that, his body twitched a little but relaxed. She did this consistently until the water became warm and she decided to change the water again. She had been doing this for over an hour before his fever came down a little. She wondered what could have made him fall so ill that he would even pass out...she also imagined if he was the only one at home then who would have helped him or even taken care of him.

She had all these thoughts swirling through her mind when she heard whispers from his mouth it sounded like he was calling out to someone and out of curiosity she slightly angled her head, towards his mouth to hear what he was saying and heard him say "Lillian".

Upon hearing that, she froze. She was immobile for about five minutes... it had been seven long years since she heard him call her name. She raising her head a little now, she was starring at his face... the same face that left her breathless...the same face she fell madly in love with and had not been able to forget even after all this time.

His hair had always been jet black and had a silky texture... one could tell even from looking at it and his eyes lashes were as long as that of a woman's... his lips had a very rich red colour to them and unconsciously she lifted her fingers and traced his lips with them perhaps it's because he was sick but they now looked pale as well she remembered back in the days she would always tell him that she was sure he put on some lipstick to impress girls if not how on earth could they be so red but he would always say starring into her eyes "Why don't you kiss me and find out". And she would hit him with her notebook, or her hand which earned a rich laughter from him.

His eyes to her were the most enchanting part of his facial features. She had never been one to describe people with much words but anytime she looked Into his eyes one word always came to her mind and that was the word ENCHANTING.

She was brought out of her thoughts when he started shivering like he was feeling immense cold so she quickly pulled the duvet up to his shoulders, to cover him up completely. It seemed that his fever had gone up again.

She went out, and told the security guard who had helped her earlier, to help her buy a fever reducer and told him to hurry and be as fast as he could. The man was a little worried leaving her alone with Richard Incase anything worse happened but she assured him, that she had everything under control and that he should just get the fever reducer.

She was pacing through the living room waiting for the security guard and in all this chaos she didn't see that she had six missed calls, from Mr. wellington. She decided while waiting, that she would make soup since it wasn't proper to take drugs on an empty stomach. Making the soup wasn't difficult because the fridge was quite stocked with all the things she needed so she quickly got to  work and in no time, the soup was ready.

The security guard hadn't come yet and she was getting more worried by the second the cold water press wasn't as effective as before anymore although, she noticed that he was regaining consciousness but his eyes were still closed and he was still feeling very cold. Immediately she heard the door bell she raced down the stairs and quickly moved to open the door expecting to see the security guard but she saw Nelson instead.

"Ooh miss Stewart what are you doing here?" He asked surprised.

She looked passed him outside and said "Is the security guard not back yet? I sent him on an errand. And to answer your question I came just as you suggested to get the papers from Mr. Wilson but he fainted in front of me and his temperature is quite high".

He immediately walked past her and up to Richard's room while she followed behind him. The towel she last squeezed was still on his forehead and walking up to him on the bed, she removed it and wanting to change it when she heard the door bell again so looking at Nelson who was looking through Richard's cupboard looking for God knows what and  she said " That must be the security guard I will go get the drugs from him".

When she opened the door the security guard's face came to view and before she could speak he apologized profusely and said " I'm so sorry ma'am the pharmacy is quite far from here I came as fast as I could". She nodded and thanked him and went into the kitchen. Thankfully, the fever reducer he bought was in liquid form so she poured it inside the soup she had earlier made and took it upstairs.

Before she got there, she heard voices. Specifically Nelson's voice and it sounded like he was scolding him.

"Why don't you ever take care of your health Richard? Imagine if miss Stewart wasn't here what on earth would have happened and where is your cook? He asked

"She left Nelson...had to attend her granddaughter's recital... so I gave her permission and.... besides it's not like she is supposed to stay with me..... 24hours a day ". He said In a weak voice.

"Dude you look and sound like you are about to die" Nelson said now sitting on the bed

"That's because I feel like I am going to die and you...ouch!". He exclaimed holding his head.

"Richard are you alright?" Nelson asked in a panicked voice.

"My head feels so heavy...and I'm really...not in the mood for your scolding...right now...I just...want to rest".

"Speaking of which I just saw miss Stewart I wonder where she went". Nelson said looking out the door.

"Oh yeah.....she was here earlier I wanted to sign the papers but I don't... even remember what happened...after that...she.. must have been so shocked". He said with a faint smile on his face.

While they were still talking Mia walked in with a tray in her hand.

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A/N

Hiiiii another chapter just for you guys....thanks for all the heart felt comments it means a lot to me.

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