The Love Line

Care

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"Hi, Love!" Fluke greeted Ohm as soon as he answered the call. "How are you?"

"I just missed you." Ohm simply said.

"Aww. . . don't make me blush, Love. I'm at the hospital right now. They might think I am sick because of my red face. I don't want to get a shot." He heard Ohm chuckle. 

"Don't worry, I'm willing to hold your hand if you're scared of the needle." He teased his boyfriend.

"How?" Fluke asked. "You're busy working."

"Turn around."

Fluke turned around and was surprised to see his boyfriend standing by the door of Earth's room. "Oh my goodness!" He exclaimed and put down his phone on the desk. "What are you doing here?"

Ohm hugged and kissed him, "I'm visiting my boyfriend and my son." He looked at Fluke lovingly. 

"No. . . I mean. . . Work. . . It's only noon." 

"I finished my work for the day, so I am here to spend time with you and Earth. . . Have you eaten?" He caressed Fluke's cheek and lightly pinched it.

"I ate a lot in breakfast. . . I was still full, so I just had a sandwich. What about you?"

"I had a meeting outside before I went here. It took longer than we thought so my client insisted to eat lunch already." He explained. "Let's grab something to eat later after here." Fluke nodded.

They stayed in Earth's room a couple of hours more. Ohm saw how Fluke took care of their baby. The gentle touches and the soothing voice made the little boy smile. He even took a video of Fluke talking to Earth. He would definitely watch it a lot. 

They waited for Earth to fall asleep again before they decided to leave. 

"What do you want to eat, Love?" Ohm asked as soon as they were inside the car. 

"I'm still not hungry yet. I don't think I can eat now. What about grabbing some take-outs and heading home so the kids can eat with us? I want to buy something for Nanny Mari's husband, too. It's his birthday tomorrow. We need to be home before she leaves the house at five."

"Sure. Let's just go to the mall, then."

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It was a little over five, so he decided to prepare for his work at the radio station while waiting for Olivia to arrive. The latter offered to take care of the kids every Friday since Nanny Mari only stayed with them until five, so Fluke could go to work without the kids in tow. When he was about to stand up, he suddenly felt dizzy and immediately sat down again. Ohm noticed it and asked him. 

"I suddenly felt dizzy." Fluke was holding his head to somehow ease the sudden feeling he had. 

"You look pale, Love. Wait. . ." Ohm said as he moved closer. He put his hand on Fluke's forehead. "You have a fever." He said. "Lean your head here." He pulled him gently and leaned Fluke's head on his shoulder. Then he took his phone and called Olivia. "Liv, where are you now?. . Okay. . .  I'm with them. . . Yes. . . Take care. See you." He ended the call and looked at Fluke. "Liv's almost here. You can't go to work in this condition. Where's your phone? I'll talk to Mix."

He then called Mix to inform him about Fluke's condition. The man understood it and said they didn't have to worry about it. Someone would just take over Fluke's program for the day.