Love Does Exist (Ross & Heather Fanfiction)

Chapter 18 Sick Day

When I woke up the next morning I was alone.i reached over for Ross, but he wasn't there. I got up and walked to the living room and kitchen, and still nobody. On the fridge was a note from Ross:

Heather,
Had a last minute appearance cancelation. Help your self to anything in the house. Be back about 10. Have fun.
I love you,
Ross

I look at he clock on the microwave. It was only quarter til 8. I usually woke up this early, but me and Ross laid in bed for a little while.it was too quiet in this big house. I made a few pieces of toast for breakfast and sat to watch television. When I got bored of that, I tried my take a video games. Yes, I still sucked. I laughed at myself.

Still bored, I go back and try to go back to sleep. Wasted effort. It was almost impossible to go to sleep alone now. I loved him, and sleep alone was impossible. I give up, go back to the living room. Only fifteen minutes have passed. I go to Ross' and get my iPod. I decide that music might help me. I play through shuffle, and start singing. Occasionally looking to make sure I was still alone.

Soon I get bored I fall back asleep.

I feel a very cold hand swiping my forehead, than a kiss. I force myself to open my eyes. Ross looked concerned. I still have my head phones in my ears, and I can't hear him. I struggle to get my hand up to pull the buds out of my ears. Ross helps.

My eyes fall back shut again. I wanna go back to sleep. Than a cold rag lands on my forehead, causing me to jump. My stomach starts to rumble, oh no. I get up and go to the bathroom. After a few minutes, there is a light knock on the door. "Just a minute, I force out.

Ross' concerned voice comes through the door. "Can I come in?" He really was worried, but I had to tell him know. "I'm coming in." I try to object, but can't force it out. He has my bathroom bag for me. I smile at the gesture, and point to the sink. He sets it down and comes to sit next to me. He puts his arm around me, and I collapse onto his shoulder. I get a chill, knocking my head off of his shoulder. He feels my forehead again. "You're burning up."

He supports me on the adjoining wall and stands up. My eyes fall shut until I feel myself being lifted off of the ground. I open them enough to see I'm being carried into the bedroom across the hall. They fall right back shut again.

He lays me in the bed and covers me up. He sets a trash bin next to the bed and leaves the room. I try to call at him, but I can't speak. I lay my head back down. Less than a minute later, he returns with 2 tablets and a glass of water with a straw in it. He places the tablets in my hand. After taking it, he sets the glass on the table next to the bed, and lays down beside me. I cuddle close to him and he wraps his arms around me. My eyes fall shut again.

When I wake back up, he is still with me. I wasn't going to open my mouth, afraid I might get sick, so I just clench his shirt so he knows I'm awake. He shifts his body slowly and looks at me. He feels my forehead again, "I think your fever broke." He smiles in relief. It must have been contagious, because I smile too. His brightens when I smile. He gently kisses my forehead.

"I'm wasting the time I have left sleeping. I'm ready to get up now." I try to get up, but his arm stops me, and I don't have the energy to stop him from fighting me. He laughs just a little chuckle.

"If you can lift my arm, I'll let you go." I knew this was a trap. I tried anyway. "I'm not holding down, you just have no strength." I keep trying until I nearly throw up. Than I just give up and collapse. He laughs again. And like last time, I laugh too.

I roll over away from him. I was gonna give him the cold shoulder. His charm works too well, and I wasn't going to crack. He was making me stay in bed. "I only have today and tomorrow with you, and your making me stay in bed. This is stupid." Yes, I was cranky.

"I'm sure Rydel can work something out with your dad. Wait, I'm not doing that again." He stares at the ceiling. I roll back over. Did he not want me here at all?

"What do you mean? Do you not want me here?"

He turned toward me in the bed so fast my stomach turned, but vomiting wasn't going to help my argument. "Why do you think that?"

"You said you weren't going to do that again." I felt another deceiving tear escape and land on his arm.

He half laughed. "No, goodness no. I meant I wasn't going to ask Rydel to do that again. I plan on kidnapping you myself and bringing you here. Rydel not being involved." I sigh in relief when he explains. He wipes the tear away. "I never want you to leave."

He gently kisses my forehead in assurance. "I love you." I whisper, cuz I am too tired to speak. I don't know if he said it back or not, my eyes fell shut again.