17 - Sniffles
You're sitting next to Riker on the couch, watching a movie together. He has a cold, and he keeps sniffling right in your ear.
You're getting slightly annoyed with all his sniffling.
He suddenly sniffles. You grab the remote, and pause the movie, causing Riker to look at you.
"What? Bathroom break?" He asks.
"No. Go blow your nose already."
"What?"
"You keep sniffling in my ear! It's annoying!"
"I can't blow it. Nothing will come out."
"Go try."
"Fine..."
He gets up, goes to the bathroom, and comes back a minute later.
"Nothing came out. The sniffles are just stuck up there."
You sigh, and unpaused the movie.
But 2 minutes later, Riker sniffles again, and you pause the movie.
"What?" Riker asks, slightly annoyed now.
"I can't watch the movie with you constantly sniffling. If you can't blow it out, then you have to take some medicine and drink some tea or something."
"Fine... Bossy..."
"Riker!"
"Nothing! I didn't say anything!"
He runs down the hall to the bathroom to take some medicine. He comes back, and goes to make tea. When he's finished, he comes and sits next to you again.
"Anything else I need to do?" Riker asks.
"No. Just please stop sniffling."
"I'm trying! But it's hard to breathe!"
You unpause the movie, and Riker cuddles into your side. You notice his breathing starts getting weird, and then all of a sudden, he sniffs everything in loudly.
"Riker-"
"I'm sorry! I had to!"
"I texted Rydel. She's on her way here with nose drops for you. It should clear out your nose, and hopefully stop your sniffles."
"Ok..."
He sips his tea until Rydel arrives. You thank her, and bring the nose drops over to Riker.
"Yeah, I'm not so sure I want those," Riker says, slightly nervous.
"Well you can choose. Nose drops, or I'm not staying here."
He sighs.
"Fine... Give me the freaking nose drops..."
"No. I'll do it for you. Lay down on my lap."
He lays down.
"Ok. Now when I put them in, you have to sniff them in, otherwise it won't work, ok?"
"Oh so you're giving me permission to sniff now?"
"Yes, because this will hopefully stop your sniffling."
"Fine... Just get it over with already."
You open the bottle, and put some drops in Riker's nose. He has his eyes shut tightly, and you know he doesn't like the feeling, but he sniffs them in anyways.
"Alright, enough sniffing. Sit up."
"Oh gosh. I need to go blow my nose."
He gets up, and blows his nose in the bathroom. And then he comes back.
"I can actually breathe now," he says, pulling the blankets on.
"Good."
You guys finish the movie, and then go up to bed. Riker curls up next to you.
"Hey," Riker says.
"What?"
"You're the one sniffling now."
"Ugh, I know! Riker, you got me sick!"
"I'm sorry... But at least I don't mind sniffles!"
You sigh, but smile at him.
"Hey, this means I get a goodnight kiss because now we're both sick!" Riker says, crawling closer to you.
"Fine. It's your own fault I'm sick though."
"I know. But I'll take care of you."
He kisses you for a few seconds, and then snuggles down under the blankets more.
"Night," he mumbles.
"Night, sniffle boy."
