So High School

Chest infection

A/N I've never had a chest infection so idk if this is accurate sorry (don't judge my medical knowledge)

"How are you feeling baby?" Travis asked his girlfriend who was curled up on the sofa. After her final eras tour show she had gotten sick, all the shows catching up to her at once. She had pretty much healed since then, but had been suffering from a nasty cough ever since.

Travis had just gotten back from practice to be met with his girlfriend curled up on the sofa. He went and say down next to her, brushing her damp fringe off her forehead.
"I think you've got a temperature baby" he told her, leaning down and pressing a kiss to her burning forehead. She looked up at him with tired eyes.

"Its getting late" Travis said, looking at his watch. "How about we go and get some rest, yeah?" Taylor nodded, too tired to move. She reached her arms out for him like a toddler and he smiled, picking her up. Her arms wrapped around his neck and he carried her to their bedroom, setting her down on the bed.
"You want a shower? Or a bath?" He asked her. She just groaned, burying her head in the pillow.
"At least let me get you changed" Travis laughed as Taylor say up. He eased her pyjamas off her, replacing them with one of his old tshirts.
As soon as Travis laid down Taylor curled into his side and he wrapped his arms around her protectivley.

Taylor woke at 3 am to a tightness in her chest. She sat up, clutching her chest as she struggled to breathe. The air caught in her throat and she leaned forward, coughing harshly. But this cough wasn't the same as the last few days. This cough was wet, was making her whole body shake, was a hacking cough that she had to fight to breathe inbetween.

Travis's eyes snapped open and he sat up, alert and ready. He placed his hand on his girlfriends back as she coughed, unsure of what to do.
"Its okay, just let it out" he told her worriedly, running her hand up and down her back. Taylor continued coughing as her whole body shook. Eventually it ceased, and she lent back against Travis weakly. She fought to suck air into her lungs as she wheezed, out of breath.
"I don't think this is normal Tay" Travis chewed his lip worriedly as he held his girlfriend.
"I'm-" Taylor sucked in a wheezy breath. "Fine" she exhaled, sending her into another coughing fit. Travis rubbed her back as she coughed, reaching for his phone. Once her coughs had finished and she was left wheezing and weak, Travis climbed out of bed, leaning her against the headboard.

"Were going to the hospital tay" he informed her, grabbing some clothes for the pair of them. He helped her into her leggings and a hoodie then picked her up, trying to keep her head tilted back and her lungs as open as possible. Hearing the air rattling around in her lungs as she attempted to breathe and the short pants coming out of her mouth just made him more worried. He set her down in the passenger seat and strapped her in, going round to the drivers seat.

They set off, and not even the minutes into the drive Taylor started coughing again. She gripped the door handle with all her might as her body shook with the coughs, her throat sore.
"Its okay tay, we're almost there" Travis tried to comfort her, tried to stay calm but in reality he was terrified.

They reached the hospital and Travis leapt out the car, pulling his almost unconscious girlfriend into his arms. She was immediately taken into a private room.
"Name, age, and does she have any respiratory diseases like asthma?" A doctor asked Travis, placing her stethoscope to Taylor's chest.
"Taylor Swift, 34 and no" Travis told her.

3 hours later

It had been three hours and Travis and Taylor were waiting in a hospital room for the results. Taylor had an oxygen mask on which helped with her breathing, as well as an iv in her right arm. She was fast asleep and Travis was sat next to her, her hand in his.

"Hi" Doctor Altman greeted the pair as she entered the room. Travis gently shook Taylor awake and she say up, wincing at the bright light.
"So, I've got the results to your tests" she informed the pair.
"And?" Travis asked. The doctor explained what was wrong to the pair, however neither could understand what she was actually saying as it was all 'doctor talk'.
"Now in english" Doctor Altman laughed. "Basically Taylor, you've got a chest infection. It's most likely not dangerous, and if taken care of properly you will be all well in a couple of weeks. We will give you some antibiotics and send you home later with instructions on what to do. However, it will have some long lasting effects. We will be prescribing you an inhaler as it is likely your lungs will not be as strong, especially after exercise. I will be injecting your first load of antibiotics in whilst you are in the hospital, and then after that hopefully it will be easier to breathe by yourself and you can take the !medicine as tablets" she finished.
"How often will she need to take the tablets? And her inhaler?" Travis asked.
"Her inhaler when needed, we will talk to you a bit more about that later, and the antibiotics once every three hours for four days, then you will come back in and we'll assess and decide if you need more." Travis nodded. Doctor Altman gave Taylor the injection then left, telling the pair she was going to retrieve the tablets and prescription for the inhaler.

"Lets get you back into your own clothes, yeah?" Travis said, helping Taylor take off the hospital gown. When she was in her leggings and hoodie Doctor Altman returned.
"Here are the tablets, once every three hours- including in the night" she handed the box to Travis. "And her inhaler. This will be taken when needed, one puff then ten breaths with the spacer. If you have to do more than ten puffs at one time or it's not working, call an ambulance" Travis nodded, taking the boxes from her.

The doctor went over to Taylor. She gently took the mask off from around Taylor's head and placed her stethoscope on her chest.
"Breathe in for me please" she told her. Taylor took a deep breath, followed by a for of coughs as the air scratched her throat.
"Okay, you are free to go. Remember, don't hesitate to come back or call up if you think something's wrong" she reminded the pair.

A/N all my recent chapters have been hospital themed sorry about that and I didn't really know what else to put in this one

I think next I'll update kissing another man pt2 then I want to do some fluff any ideas?