In Omnia Paratus (AU) - Book 2

Sick

"Jen?" Matt called slowly walking into the room and instantly he knew something was wrong. He could hear me throwing up from the bathroom already. "Jenna?" He burst through the door and found me.

I was sat down on the floor, my head over the toilet and emptying the contents of my stomach into the bowl. Matt came over and quickly pulled my hair away from my face and held it back while I continued to be sick.

"It's alright." He hummed sitting down next to me on the floor and stroking my back. I can tell you now the worst feeling ever is throwing up, I did throw up a lot when I was pregnant but never like this. This was violent vomiting.

"I'm sorry." I coughed leaning away thinking I might finally be done. It stank now and Matt leant over and flushed the loo. He then grabbed a hair band tied my hair back and got a towel from the cupboard.

I watched as Matt ran the tap over the towel and soaked it, before folding it neatly and placing it on my forehead as I leant against the bathroom wall. "God I feel awful." I breathed trying not the throw up again.

"You have a temperature." Matt said feeling my head. "I'm sorry we made you come away when you knew you weren't well." He frowned.

"It's fine." I mumbled before I felt it come back again and I was retching and gagging over the bowl once again. My stomach hurt like hell as clenched it every time I was sick. "Ok I don't think there's anything else left to come out." I huffed as I felt Matt help me stand up.

"Let's get you to bed." He smiled taking me back out and laying me down on the bed. I saw him place the plastic bin next to me and then instructing me to throw up in that if I felt worse in the night. Then he got me a glass of water and replaced the towel with a colder one.

I must of fallen asleep because I don't remember much else.

- - - - -

I woke up in the night with the feeling I was going to be sick again but then when I sat up I was feeling much better. Though I was still really hot and sweaty and it was middle of December so I definitely had a temperature.

I glanced over to the floor and noticed Matt with a pillow and some blankets crashed out on the floor.

Getting out of bed I tip toed over to him and sat down on the floor. "Matt." I stroked his hair waking him up.

"Hey." He mumbled. "Go back to bed." He whispered turning over on the floor uncomfortably. "You're not well."

"I feel better, you can come back to bed if you want." I whispered.

"No you're ill." He smiled.

"Well, go and sleep the spare room or in with Lily she has a spare bed. You're not comfortable. You shouldn't have to spend your holiday sleeping on the floor." I hummed.

"I shouldn't leave you." He said starting to finally wake up.

"I told you I'm feeling a little better, go, get a good nights sleep." I shoved his arm and he sat up next to me.

"You sure you're okay?" He asked.

"Yes, go." I smiled but I didn't kiss him I just winked and him and got back into bed because even though I'd told him I was feeling better I suddenly came over very hot and faint.

I felt better laying down. He left and it took a while, but I got back to sleep and didn't wake up until mid morning.

- - - - -

"So we have badminton and golf booked up for today lads and ladies, what do we think about going swimming at night. We'd like a nice night swim." Richard said as he helped Molly, Lily and Lucy and Olivia to set out breakfast for everyone.

Everyone except Jenna was downstairs and either on the sofa watching to or in the kitchen cooking breakfast and laying the table.

"I could swim." Lily shrugged.

"Sounds good to me." Marty and Tom both agreed.

"Sorted then." Lucy smiled.

"How about Jenna? Is she feeling any better?" Olivia asked Matt as he sat at the table reading through his emails and staring at his phone.

"Oh, she told me last night she was which was why I moved from the bedroom floor, but I went to check this morning and she was asleep so I'd leave her." Matt shrugged.

"Well she won't want breakfast. Starve a fever." Lily said sitting down with him.

"No, anything she eats now will just come back up again." Matt agreed.

"You're not meant to eat anything for 24 hours if you've been sick, like, proper sick." Tom said joining the table.

"Yeah true." Lots of people agreed.

- - - - -

"Hey sleepy." Matt smiled bending down in front of my face. "You're a liar." He hummed.

"I haven't even said anything this morning." I pouted.

"Last night you said you were feeling better? You're not, are you?" He asked feeling my head once again.

"I may have lied to get you off the floor." I shrugged sitting up in bed and leaning against the back board.

"Well how do you feel now?"

"Actually better. I mean it this time, surprisingly I didn't throw up all night. After some sleep I feel less hot but I'm still all stuffy with my cough and my nose." I moaned.

"I can stay with you today, I expect you don't really want to leave the house do you?" Matt laughed.

"No, I just told you I feel better. You go out and have fun, I'll leave my phone on loud and text you if there's any problems, which I'm sure there won't be." I smiled.

"I don't think--"

"Please Matt. Go and have fun, for me?" I pouted and he instantly gave in.

"Alright, but you text me or call me no matter what you need!"

"I will." I laughed sitting back and smiling at him. "Now, go." I shooed him away pushing his arm to get him out of the door.