Eternal Love

24 hour Bug

Her words rolled over in my head. All three of them are in the wrong, I couldn't even find my self picking sides. The poor kids.

"and so yeah... I've decided to go and live with my Aunt after I get this sorted between Dustin and I and well the kids," she said with a pained expression on her face, "Im going to miss them so much!" she said flinging herself into my shoulder. I hold her tightly and rub reassuring circles on her back.

"Why are you going to miss them?" I asked as she came back up for air.

She looked at me sideways as if I could have answered myself, " those kids love it hear, I couldn't take that away from them, one day they can make their own decision, but I know if they are anything like dustin and I they would stay here.

"You are a brave women, that doesn't mean I condone this behaviour but as a friend I support you, but know that I am also Dustin's friend," I said holding her shoulders. She nods her head, "I think its time for bed, hey?" she nods again and lays down.

I got up silently and walked out turning the light off. I feel for her, but Dustin's actions don't justify what she has done. His lack of support and dedication to his wife had left her yearning for affection and attention. Unless she had of told me then I wouldn't have noticed, they put up a good act and that made me feel like such a bad friend. They just fell out of love. Guess I wasn't as much of a good match maker is I thought.

I just ran my hands down my face and groaned as I walked into my room. Brooks was already asleep. I felt a sudden ache in my chest, if I lost him. I snuggled up next to him and he stirred opening an eye.

"Whats up hun," he said sleepily.

"Just please don't let me go," I said as my eyes got droopy and I curled my hand around his torso.

And with a light chuckle he said "I don't plan on it."

A few months flew by and renovations finished and the divorce papers filed through. It was a solum day when Hayley left. I tried to talk her into having her baby up here but she wouldn't have a bar of it. She had always been stubborn. We all hugged and said our good byes, Dustin even showed up with the kids, who had tears streaming down their faces. It was so hard to watch.

My boy Bo was at my side sitting obediently. He had grown into such a good dog. As her tail lights faded I prayed for her and her future, something I hadn't really done since my mum died.

I didn't really know what to do with myself. Lately I had been so tied up in work I hadn't even had a chance to really sit down. I turned around and was crushed into Brooks chest. It was nice and he smelt strongly of dirt and his body wash.

"Hun why don't you go and work on Eohippus?" said Brooks. I had been working on her as much as I could but it hasn't been enough, work was flat out. Brooks and I had made the decision to put the blue mare into foal to Denny. At the moment life was pretty good.

I walked Eohippus out and saddled her up and decided after a quick warm up that I would go check the fences and cattle. We rode into the saltbush paddock and I was looking around for escape cattle when I felt a sudden nausea wash over me, so I stopped and took a few deep breaths hopping it would pass, but it didn't and with a quick convolution, the content of my stomach was thrown onto the ground spooking Eohippus causing me to loose my balance and end up on the ground. The mare ran of towards home which I was thankful for while I once again emptied my stomach.

A wiped the layer of perspiration of my forehead and just sat there legs crossed and tried again to take a few deep breaths and thankfully this time it worked. Confusion washed over me, what had I eaten to be this sick. I soon decided, with the sun beginning to set, that I should make my way home. I wasn't to far from the house. I stood up on shaky legs and begin my half an hour tread.

As the sky turned black and the sun was nothing but a small pink haze in the sky I crossed the cattle grid on the drive way, about 2 and a half Kilometres from home. I could see lights coming down the drive so I decided to stop and take a rest. The nausea had returned and I wanted to throw up again. I sat down next to the grid and flung my head sideways as more vomit came up. It was just at this time when the ute pulled up next to me.

"You going my way?" Brooks laugh sounded as he wound the window down.

My throat raw from vomiting, I croaked back, "just please take me home."

I felt hot and clammy so I hobbled into the tray of the ute and let the cool wind caress me.

I hope this was just a 24 hour bug cause I couldn't afford to have time off work, coming into spring and all.

The next morning I rolled over and then I felt it. I jumped up and ran for the bathroom before vomiting into the toilet. A sleepy Brooks came running after me, but he quickly sobered up after seeing me on my knees head in the toilet. He quickly came over to me and pulled my hair out of my face.

"I don't think you should go to work today bub," he said rubbing reassuring circles on my back.

"I think I like the sound of that," I said between convulses.

_Authors Note_
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