The Flu

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Travis POV:

Vic had been ill, picking up the flu on a call and since i lived with her in a shared house, I caught it.

She was off work for a week, with headaches/migraines, stiffness and cramps in her muscles, vomiting/nasoua, stomach cramps, and a fever. So when I woke up two days after she was better to a migraine setting in, nasoua and stomach cramps I knew I caught it.

I messaged Maya, calling out of shift letting her know I came down ill from what Vic had and she told me the rest had called out ill so they got another shift in.

I messaged the group chat seeing how the others were. They weren't as bad at all, they just had a headache and blocked nose with sore muscles.

Just then I felt my stomach turn, I threw the covers off me and dashed to the bathroom, as I vomited the entire content of my stomach into the toilet bowl, I hear a soft knock on the door and someone walk in.

At first I think it's Vic as my back is to the door and say "Vic please go away you don't need to get sick again".

Then Emmetts voice softly speaks saying "Hey it's me baby are you okay, I gussing you caught the flu". I nod at him wincing at the action that made the soft headache the was softly thumping against my templates turn into angry crashing waves.

That made my nasoua worse making me throw up right down my shirt. Emmett turns the lights down to low dim, and goes to get me joggers and a shirt to change into.

I continued throwing up into the bowl of the toilet while Emmett sorted out my fresh change of clothes and a balnket with pillows.

He knew I had no engey so wouldn't have the energy to shower so he removed my vomit soiled shirt and putting it in the hamper.

He then got two face cloths and damped one, then wiped down my arms chest and back, he then put soap on the other on and washing the same areas before using the first one to wipe away the soap.

Then he grabbed a bath towel and dried me off, then he helped, well did most of the work of putting a fresh shirt on. He then removed my joggers and put the fresh pair on after putting the vomit covered pair in the hamper.

He then set up my pillows and blankets on the floor for me to try nap. He said he was nipping out to get some stuff, as he left through the front door, Vic came in and said "you look like death dude".

I know she wouldn't leave me alone while Emmett was gone, like I didn't leave her alone because she had nobody. I replied to her with an "I know because i also feel like it".

Then the nasoua hits me again I quickly get up, just getting my head over the bowl in the for a sour pool of stomach acid to hit the water alone. Vic quickly makes her way over to rub my back

As I spit up the taste out my mouth Vic passed me a hydration drink that she brought up before Emmett left. I drink half the bottle before settling down on the floor and slipping into a small nap.

I woke up four hours later to Emmett sat at my side, slowly and gently rubbing his hand up and down mine.

I couldn't help but busy into tears remembering the time I was really ill, after picking up a stomach bug from my cousin after I visited my family for the weekend while Michael volunteered at a kids event. It made me remember how he never left my side the two days I spent vomiting.

Emmett quickly pulled me into a hug and let sob into his chest, after a few long minutes when I'm carmer he says "what happened there baby".

I sigh trying not to cry more as I still have tears slipping down my cheeks and said "just how your been with me right now, it's making me rember what Michael was like with me".

Emmett understands and just holds me while I cry again. Half an later, with lots of crying and vomiting again, Vic brings me and Emmett something to eat. It was chicken soup for us both and a mint herbal tea for me to try have a settled stomach.

I ate half of mine before I threw that and all the tea back up. I felt bad becauae Emmett he wasn't even half way done put his down to comfort me.

And hour later, I ended up in bed as I couldn't physically throw anything else up. I threw up all my stomach acid and bile and I threw up everything in my stomach.

I ended up falling asleep in Emmetts arms with my head on his chest, dreaming about Michael and about how this also happened when I was well enough to leave the bathroom that time he nursed me through that stomach bug.

I returned to work a week after everyone and was off two weeks on total. The vomiting stopped after three days but the migraines headaches muscles cramps and stiffness with small amounts of nausea didnt stop for an entire 13 days.

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