Shay's POV
"Babe, babe I'm..I'm not feeling well," Nick stuttered grabbing his stomach. I immediately got up and ran to his side of the bed. I placed one hand on his upper back and the other on top of his hand on his stomach.
"What's wrong?" I asked panicking, but trying to stay calm at the same time. He started shaking uncontrollably and I grabbed his cell to call 911.
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Upon getting to the hospital Nick had been throwing up. After a couple hours he finally fell asleep and I called Joe.
"Hey, what did you think of the song?" He sounded excited.
"We actually didn't get to hear it. Nick had to go to the hospital because of his fever."
"How is he doing now?" He asked sounding nervous.
"He's sleeping and finally stopped throwing up..and I didn't run this time. I stayed with him the entire time," I told him feeling somewhat proud.
"Wow, I am so proud of you. I seriously mean that Shay, this is amazing."
"Thanks Joe, that means a lot. But hey I think I hear Nick getting up, so I better get going. Thank you for believing in me."
"Of course Shay, and I'll fly down as soon as I can." After hanging up the phone I went back into Nick's room and saw the doctor sitting with him.
"How are you feeling Nick?" She asked nicely.
"A little better, my throat is a bit sore," he coughed.
"I'm sure it is," she chuckled. Nick reached his hand out towards me and I sat next to him interlocking our fingers. She then lifted his sheets to check his feet. "I'm going to take the back of my pen and run it up the bottom of your feet to check for any nerve damage." Nick responded well to each one, and so she started to carefully examine each foot. "I don't feel any bumps or any signs of blisters or cuts. Your feet do feel really dry, so I'll leave some lotion for your wife to rub on them," she said standing up and getting some lotion out of one of the cabinets. As soon as she left, I took her chair and squirted a tiny drop of lotion into my hand.
"Mmmm," he moaned leaning his head back and closing his eyes.
"Feel good?" I laughed digging my thumbs into the sole of his foot.
"It feels..amazing," he breathed out aimlessly.
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We left the hospital the next day since Nick's fever had gone down and he was visibly doing much better. He helped me clean the house and set the table for dinner.
Joe arrived moments later just as we were finishing. He looked relieved to see Nick up and moving.
"Hey, you're looking better," Joe said giving him a hug.
"Yeah, I feel better too," Nick responded. "Are you ready to eat?"
"Oh yeah, I'm starving!"
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Dinner was actually quieter then it normally is with these two. Usually Joe is talking up a storm or making jokes with Nick, but both hardly said a word.
The mood changed when Nick suggested to have a movie night; Like we did when we were kids.
"I'm down with that," Joe agreed standing from the living room couch. "I'll go to the market and buy some snacks. Any special requests?"
"Um Reese's Cups for Shay and I'll take a pack of gummy worms," Nick told him placing his arm around my shoulders as we sat on the couch.
