mixed || n.h

26

the next morning, november was the first to wake up. it was 7:42, which was way too early to be up in her opinion, but she got up anyway.

niall stirred in his sleep but didn't wake up. november climbed off of niall carefully, then walked into the kitchen to make her and niall breakfast.

when breakfast was almost done, november felt a pair of arms wrap around her waist. she turned, niall drowsily swaying her back and forth.

"why are you up so early?" he mumbled. "come back to the couch."

"i can't sleep. too much on my mind," november pushed niall away and went back to mixing to pancake mix.

"i don't feel good."

november stopped mixing the mix, "what do you mean?"

"my throat hurts and i have a massive headache. i'm just gonna go back to sleep and see how i'm feeling in a few hours."

niall kissed november on the forehead before heading back to the couch and falling back asleep. november went back to cooking, but ended up burning the pancakes. she gave up and threw the burnt food away, then went ahead and started cleaning the apartment.

niall woke up an hour later, feeling like he was on fire. his shirt was sticking to his back and he felt disgusting.

"baby," he croaked. november stopped cleaning the window and turned to him.

"what's wrong? do you feel any better?"

niall shook his head and then wiped at his sweat covered forehead.

"if anything, i feel worse. i feel hot and my throat is killing me."

november gave him a sympathetic look and walked over to him, feeling his forehead.

"holy shit you're burning up! i'm gonna start you a cold shower and make you some soup. did you feel like this yesterday?"

"no i woke up feeling like this. i haven't been sick in months," niall whined, getting up from the couch and taking off his shirt.

november grabbed it from him and threw it in the hamper, "go hop into the shower. i'll turn on the water for you."

without another word, niall walked into the bathroom and stripped, waiting for november to come in and start the water.

☄

"feeling any better?"

niall pulled on a pair of briefs and sat on november's bed. it was hot in the apartment as it was, but adding niall's 101 degree fever made it ten times worse.

"no."

november frowned, but went into her closet and pulled out the plug in fan. she plugged it in and moved it so it was hitting niall. he coughed, but laid down, letting the cool air hit his face.

"i would go over there and cuddle with you, but i don't feel like getting sick."

niall pouted, but didn't protest. he didn't want to get november sick, either.

"do you want to go to sleep? are you hungry?"

niall nodded to both offers and turned over, back facing november. november went over and kissed his temple, then ruffled his hair a bit before leaving the apartment to go get her boyfriend some medicine and soup.

november walked to the grocery store a couple streets away from the apartment, grabbing some chicken soup and medicine for niall's sore throat. she made sure to grab midol and some pads, knowing her period would start sometime that week.

when she returned to her apartment, niall was spread out like a starfish on her bed. he lifted his head once he saw november walk into the room, and sat up, groaning in the process.

"i got you soup and some medicine for your throat. hopefully you feel better by tomorrow."

november read the directions for the medicine and poured the right amount of medicine into the small cup. niall grabbed it, chugged it down, then gagged at the terrible taste.

"what's in the other bag?"

"pads and midol," november picked up the bag and tossed it inside her closet.

"didn't you just get your period?"

"it happens every month, ni. haven't you ever been to sex ed? or seen the puberty video?"

niall scoffed, "of course i have. it just doesn't feel like a month has already gone by."

november nodded in agreement. the last five months had gone by quickly, that's for sure.

"get better quickly so you can take care of me."

"i'll try. no promises," niall teased.

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after taking several naps and another cold shower, niall was feeling a lot better. he was thankful he had a loving girlfriend that would take care of him, even if he rarely needed to be taken care of.

"how are you feeling? about.. you know," niall drank the last of his orange juice.

"she's in a better place now. she didn't exactly have the best life," november sighed. "selling porn at a broke down video store isn't exactly what i call a glamorous life."

niall almost choked on his drink.

"she sold porn? what? i knew she owned a video store but.. what?"

"that's basically how she made all of her money, ni. horny old guys pay hundreds to see that stuff. it's disgusting but she didn't exactly know how else to make a living."

niall felt bad, but he couldn't help but think about the hundreds upon hundreds of pornos just lying around in the shop. he shook his head, trying to get the images out of his mind. he was being selfish.

"what's going to happen to her shop now? are they just gonna close it down?"

november shrugged, "no idea."

niall handed november his now empty glass and rested his head against the pillows. he just wanted to sleep but he didn't want november to get bored, and besides, he liked spending time with her.

"can we not talk about this? how's theo?"

"last i heard he was doing better. i think he's at home now, which is good. speaking of theo, you should tell your aunt to let us babysit again. that was fun!"

"yeah, no. you did all of the work, and besides, you're sick and i'm going to have the worst cramps in the world at any time. i don't want to babysit my cousin while i'm in pain."

niall agreed, finding himself slowly drifting off to sleep, but quickly stopped himself by rubbing his eyes.

"just go to sleep. i'll just finish cleaning the apartment," november assured him.

he nodded and fell asleep, totally ignoring the fact his phone was going off in the next room.

(A/N: my grandma owns a video store and sells porn lmao)