Bunny - Kenjorine - Transition

Chapter 44

He lays back down as I wipe the sweat from his body.

"Mar, will you lay with me? I'm starting to feel cold."

"Sure, let me just clean up a bit, I'll be right back."

I grab all my boxes and wrappers and take them back to the kitchen, Karen is still sitting there.

"Hey, he is awake now. You should go talk to him, wipe that worried look off your face. He's gonna be okay now, his fever is going down."

She runs up and hugs me, "Thank you! You're the best!!"

"Save your hugs for your brother, silly."

"Right!" She runs off to Kenny's room. She really cares about him. I do too.

I go back to his room, Karen is hugging Kenny, she's crying.

Kenny pats her back, "I'm okay, calm down Kare."

"I thought you were gonna die! You weren't responding and you were practically on fire!"

"I'm okay now, it's okay."

She sits up and fixes the blanket. "Are you going to get more sleep now?"

"Yeah. Mar is gonna sleep next to me. Is it okay with you if she stays for the rest of the day?"

"She saved you, she can stay forever if she wants. I'd prefer she just lives with us!"

I snicker and Karen turns around. "How long have you been standing there?"

"Pretty much the whole time."

"That's embarrassing..."

"You're adorable."

She stands up and steps away from the bed, "You two should get some sleep..."

She rushes out of the room, her face as red as a tomato.

Kenny smiles at me, "You gonna lay down or what?"

"Yeah."

I slip into his bed and snuggle into his chest. He wraps his arms around me and takes a deep breath.

"I missed you so much, Mar."

"I missed you too. Sorry again for almost breaking up with you..."

"It's okay, you didn't. All that matters is that you're back."

"I heard you didn't do the project with Nicole..."

"No, I told her I could handle it. I didn't want to upset you any more than I already have."

"You shouldn't have done that. You got sick because of it."

"Yeah... Lesson learned."

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When I wake up Kenny isn't in bed with me anymore. I get up and check the living room. Karen is sitting on the couch.

"Hey. Kenny is in the shower right now. Kevin is bringing food home since Kenny can't cook tonight. You can stay for dinner if you want."

"Nah, I should probably get home. My parents are expecting me."

"Okay, you should at least wait for Kenny to get out. He'll be sad if you leave without saying goodbye."

"Alright, I'll wait."

I sit on the couch next to Karen. Now that I think about it, I've been spending more time here than at my own house lately. My parents are probably a bit pressed about that... I'll talk to them when I get home. I should probably tell them I have a boyfriend.