I'm So Glad I Found You : Quintis Fic

Discovery

Chapter 37

2 weeks later...

Toby wakes up to a horrible retching sound from his and Happy's shared bathroom.

He rubs the sleep out of his eyes, and yawns as he sits up in bed, glancing around briefly, just to be sure he wasn't still dreaming.

He looks beside him, and sees a mess of sheets, and indents in the fabric and mattress, but no Happy.

The terrible retching sound is heard again, and he jumps up from the bed, despite his dazed and tired state, after realizing what was going on.

He runs around the bed, to the other side, towards the bathroom door. Closed with the dim yellow light shining from the crack beneath.

He raps his knuckles against the door, before pushing it open just a bit, and poking his head in. "Hey, Happy" he says in a soft whisper.

Happy groans in response, as she braces herself against the porcelain bowl. Resting her cheek on the side, as she catches her breath for a moment.

Toby moves to lean against the bathtub, placed next to the toilet, while rubbing Happy's back, and pulling back her hair out of her face. It was sticking to her forehead and the back of her neck, from all the sweat.

Happy groans again, before dipping her face back into the bowl, and emptying the contents of her stomach once again.

Toby crinkles his nose as he watches her. Pulling back her hair, rubbing her back and chanting soothing words into her ear as she rests against him and the toilet.

A series of slow knocks emit from the door, and Sage peeks her sleepy head around the crack in the door to see what was going on.

She sees Toby leaning against the tub, while holding onto Happy. Who looks absolutely miserable, and pale, from all the vomiting.

"Are you okay mum?" She asks, stepping the rest of the way into the bathroom, standing several paces away.

Happy waves her off weakly. Unable to form words without sounding like a mumbling mess.

Toby speaks up for her instead. "Hey Bug, could you get a cold washcloth, and glass of water? That would help a lot" he says, with a weak smile as he continues to rub Happy's back.

Sage nods her head, and exits the bathroom, then running towards the kitchen to fetch what they needed.

She's back in just a few moments, carrying a glass, and a washcloth in each hand.

Toby pulls on Happy's shoulders so she's leaning back, flush against his chest, instead of gripping the toilet.

He takes the washcloth and cleans her lips and around her mouth, and folds it to lay on her forehead, then places the glass of water beside him, for when she's ready.

"Thanks sweetie. Go get dressed for school. We'll be out in a few." He says, shooing her out of the bathroom.

She gives him an uncertain look, before turning to exit the bathroom.

"You feeling better baby?" He asks, interlacing his fingers above Happy's abdomen, and whispering in her ear.

"I don't know why you're talking to the kids, wen I'm the one puking my guts out" Happy says in a huff. Finally able to catchy her breath and relax a bit.

"I was talking to you. I would have said babies if I was talking to them" he cooed, rubbing his thumbs against the fabric beneath his fingers.

Happy sighs. "Don't use that pet name then. It'll get too confusing"