I'll Come Back, Always

Chapter 41

Roseanne's POV

         I'm making headlines, that's the first thing I face when I wake up in the morning. Tabloids and newspapers of me being the general's wife spread. They didn't even bother putting my name in the title of the article, at least give me some more credit. And you could only assume what is going on within the country right now with all of this news, girls must truly be heartbroken now.

        "It was a good idea that you decided to pick up Ellie yesterday, I don't know if we'll be able to leave the house peacefully today." Lorenzo said as he walked into the kitchen with Ellie in his arms, the sun shining through the window onto both of their bodies, making the two of them glow. The two humans that I love the most in the world right now standing in front of me glowing in sunlight, I could feel my heart warm at the image in front of me.

      I smiled at him as he sat down at the table. Ellie was snuggling up to his chest, her eyes struggling to open up. I guess he really just picked her up from her nursery and brought her to the table. "She looks tired?" I raised a brow at him.

      "She doesn't want to wake up I guess?" Lorenzo chuckled, patting his hand on her back lightly trying to wake her up a bit more. "Ellie, come on, let's wake up and eat something." She only moved her face closer to his chest. Huh, that's weird.

      "Lorenzo, touch her forehead." I furrowed my brows, her face does look a bit more pink than it usually is. His browed scrunched together as well but complied. "Does it feel warmer than usual?"

      "Now that you're mentioning it, it does feel a bit warmer. You should come over here and feel it yourself just to make sure." He looked up and pulled the chair out next to him, signaling for me to sit over there.

      I felt myself frown as I got up and moved next to him, sitting down and getting a closer look at my baby. "Ellie sweetie, can you turn and look at mommy?" I asked in a softer, lighter voice, not wanting to startle her. She still had her head turned away from me. I exchanged a look with Lorenzo.

      "Ellie," he called out, "can you look at mommy for us?" But she just stayed like that, he looked over and shook his head at me. 

      "It's fine, I'll just get up." I muttered and moved to the other side, placing the back of my hand on her tiny forehead that's covered by some thin locks that have grown out already. Usually I would be cooing over how sweet she looks while sleeping in Lorenzo's arms, both of us will. But right now, I think we're just more concerned on whether she might be sick or not. "It does feel warmer than usual, I think she's sick." I met eyes with Lorenzo as he frowned, looking back down at our daughter.

      "Wouldn't babies be crying if they're sick though?" He asked back. I mean he does have a point, but that doesn't change the fact that Ellie is acting abnormally. She would usually have her eyes wide open, smiling at us in the morning as we pick her up for breakfast.

      I stood up straight and went back to the chair next to him, sitting down as I caressed Ellie's locks on her head, running the small silky locks along my fingers as Lorenzo pulled the baby up more against his chest, making her stir. "I'm not really sure anymore." I sighed.

     What if she is really sick though, babies have weak immune systems and any disease could turn deadly for them. I can't loose my daughter, not after what we went through to have her with us. I could feel my heart sink at the thought, and somehow, it feels as though my surroundings just got darker.

     "Maybe we should bring her to the hospital." I locked eyes with him.

     "Why can't we just bring the doctor here?" He asked back, shrugging in response while I just gaped at him. He is so right, I forgot we could just do that. "Hey, don't stress too much, it's already taking a toll on you, you can't even think properly anymore even though you're one of the sharpest people I know." He gave me a reassuring smile.