Mommy...Where's Daddy? [l.p]

Liam?

Emma.

Its been almost a month since I've first met Liam, he's a really cool guy, I really want to meet him in person though, he's gotten me to open up in these few weeks that we've known eachother, that's got to count for something, right? I dont know if that's a good thing or a bad thing, when I open up to people they tend to run away...slowly but surely. I turned over on my bed where Im laying, picking my phone up before playing my Pandora; Sail by AWOLNATION came on I sang along until my phone whistled, indicating that I got a text. It's Liam, he must be out of his interview.

Him: So I've been thinking...I want to hang out with you and Ellie a day this week.

Me: Sure, how about tomorrow?

Him: Sure, where?

Me: Just come to my place.

Him: Alrighty.

I didn't text him back after that I just sat my phone down then went to go check on Ellie, I saw her sitting on her bed Indian style, her unicorn clutched in her arms, watching Despicable me. I watched her for a little bit, she wasn't giggling at the tv like usual, I stepped further into her room, she noticed me then.

"Mummy!" she exclaimed and ran to my feet, I picked her up and rested her on my hip,she feels a little warm but I guesss it's probably from being under the covers.

"Afternoon, Mummy's baby." I said and kissed her forehead.

"Can you make blueberry pancackes today, pweaseeee." she pleaded, I smiled.

"Sure hun" I said and put her down, she went back to her bed and got settled back into her movie, I went downstairs and whipped up some quick blueberry pancakes and eggs, putting them in her princess bowl and putting cold milk in her sippy cup. I looked at the clock, it took me and hour for everything, I cleaned up the mess then went to get Ellie, she wasn't in her room, but I heard her small voice.

"You do?! Mummy got me one! They can be buddies!" she squealed, I found her in my room on my phone.

"Ellie, baby who's on the phone?" i asked her

"Your friend Mummy, he's nice." she told me. I furrowed my eyebrows a bit, thinking its Liam.

"Can Mummy have her phone baby?"

"Okay." she said and walked over to me handing me the phone.

"Your foods on your table, Mummy will be down" I told her, she nodded, her brown pigtails bouncing. I put my phone up to my ear.

"Hello?" i rested the phone on my ear and spoke.

"She's adorable." Liam said chuckling.

"Thanks." I said with a smile.

"Call me later though, i'll be over in a bit."

"Kay, see ya."

"See ya, love." he said and I hung up heading downstairs. Ellie was sitting in her chair, her food barley touched, it was just fiddled with.

"I thought you were hungry baby." I said kneeling next to her.

"I'm full and sleepy." she responded and rested her head on the table.

"You just got up and you barely ate El."

"It don't feel like it. My tummy hurts. I ate too much"

I furrowed my eyebrows, remembering how warm she was earlier. She spit up on her plate, her retching snapping me out of my thoughts, I felt her neck arms and forehead, she's burning up, but I don't understand how she got a fever. I picked her up and took her to the bathroom, I wet her rag and wiped her down with cold water, making her cry.

"It's okay baby, Mummy has to help you." I tried to sooth her, she continued to cry until I was done, I changed her into her footie pajamas and laid her in my room, putting her sippy cup on my nightstand, I got the children's medicine from the cabinet, and her unicorn. I went back into my room and sat next to her

"Sit up baby girl." I said,

When she did and I gave her medicine, she made a nasty face and stuck out her tounge but she washed it down with her sippy cup that I filled with water. I handed her her unicorn, she cuddled it and was out like a light after about 15 minutes. I went into her room and walked around, checking for a draft, I found one coming from her window, how could I have not noticed? I went downstairs and got two trash bags and ducktape, I put the bags around her windows and secured them with ducktape, stopping the air from drifting into her room. I went into my room, trying to relax, but it's hard, Ellie hardly ever gets sick, and it freaks me out when she does. I jumped when my phone whistled, it was Liam, he texted me saying not to call him the next 2 hours, I called him when I got that text.

"Hello?" he answered.

"Ellie has a fever, and I'm freaking out." I blurted out.

"Sense when?"

"I-I don't know, I thought she was fine earlier...my baby's sick, she's sick, li."

"Hey,hey,hey calm down." he said reasurring me.

"She doesn't usually get sick Liam."

"It'll be okay, how high is it? Did you check?"

"No, i didn't check. but i will." I told him and nodded to myself before getting up and finding the thermometer in the medicine cabinet. I moved over to her and put it under her arm, seting it back down before waiting for it to beep.

"Just keep her hydrated, lots of gatorade. Ive got to go though, ill be busy for a while and then ill come over, promise." he told me, someone soon calling his name from the other line.

"Alright. See you later." i told him and hung up before removing the thermometer.