Awsten was sick, like, really sick. He was delirious and everything hurt. He most likely got it from Otto and was sure to beat him up once he was fit to. It was early. Geoff was torn; go to work and leave Awsten or stay and take care of him. Needless to say, he wanted to stay, but his boss was stingy. Awsten hadn't slept well last night at all, he kept waking up in fevers and shaking all over. Awsten was stirring in his sleep, now. Geoff sighed and went to stand up - deciding that peradventure work was best.
Geoff had his jeans on by the time Awsten woke up. "What're you doin'?" Awsten mumbled. He looked weak and small, so it took all Geoff had not to crawl back into bed and hug him. His voice was rough, too. From all the crying he did last night; Geoff thought. Oh, the crying - it hurt Geoff more than anything.
Geoff stops and rakes his hand through his hair, "I don't know, baby boy. I have to go to work." He sighed. Awsten whimpers and starts to sit up, causing Geoff to reach over and push him down.
Awsten whimpers and whines and writhed around. He's so uncomfortable all of a sudden and too hot. Everything hurts again and Geoff is leaving him. Tears start to track down his cheeks. His ribs hurt even more as he tries to gasp for breath. He has a migraine. Heaves start to come out instead of sobs. He can't cry properly and it hurts.
Geoff cradles him in his arms and shushes him. Awsten flops over his chest; not having the strength to lift himself up. "No, baby. It's okay. I won't go to work." Geoff reassures him. Awsten whines more and shifts himself repeatedly. "Okay, baby lemme go get some painkillers," Geoff says, laying Awsten down.
Awsten pulls Geoff down onto him, notsure of what he's doing. "I wan' you to stay." He tried to say, but what came out was a jumble of sounds. In the most basic sense, he vomited sounds instead of actually expressing himself.
Geoff kisses his forehead and is shocked to feel how hot he is. Awsten sporadically kicks the duvet off of himself, but whimpers at the cold clawing at his skin. Then, he scrambles to get the heat back. Geoff takes this as his opportunity to hop off to the bathroom and get medicine.
Once he's back he sees Awsten half off the bed and dry sobbing again. He runs to get water from the kitchen and comes back to find Awsten on the floor. He gasps and rushes to pick his baby up. He helps him back into bed and gives him to painkillers to swallow. Then Awsten settles on nursing the bottle of water.
Awsten fell asleep shortly after and Geoff carefully got out of bed to take his jeans off. After, he climbed back into bed and turned the TV on. Today was going to be a long day for Awsten if he didn't sleep it off. Geoff hoped his boss wouldn't be too mad.
