"Mommy, mommy." A faint sound of my name being called soon became clear as I opened my eyes. Armani was standing over me tapping me face. I moved my head as she was about to do it again and sat up.
"Armani, don't do that you are hurting mommy."
"Something''s wrong with Asher." I looked over at the empty bassinet he was sleeping in last night. I got up from the bed "Where is he?" I said as my heart dropped immediately thinking of the time Mani was taken from me.
"Justin." She pointed out the door. I got up from the bed and went into the room Justin and the kids were in. "What's wrong?" I took him from Justin and sat at the end of the bed.
"He won't eat or stop crying."
I tried giving him the bottle and he wouldn't take it so I tried breast feeding him but neither worked. I could tell he was hot so I took off his onsie.
"Heaven, can you go get your mommy?" I asked and she walked out of the room. Ashley was going to school to be a nurse so maybe she could figure out what's wrong.
"Eva, you needed me?" She asked
"Can you check him out for me?" I asked as I rocked him back and forth trying to soothe him.
She nodded and motioned for me to follow her to her room. Once we were there she pulled out a thermometer and stethoscope. She even had a blood pressure cuff and I was shocked she was so equipped.
"Eva, he was premature right?" She asked. I nodded my head. "I think you should take him to the ER he has a fever of 104 and his heart rate is low and his breathing is a little weird. Don't freak out it can just be something small." She rubbed my back as I picked up my baby.
"I'll get the kids home you and August take him." I left her room and went down the hall shaking August out of his sleep as Asher cried louder.
"We need to take him to the hospital." I said as I laid him in the bassinet and threw on some sweats and a hoodie and August did the same.
We left the house and got into the car. I sat in the back trying to soothe my son while August drove and talked to his manager.
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30 minutes later
We sat in a room waiting for the doctor to come in. August had his manager call ahead so we could have a room waiting versus sitting in the waiting room and hospitals love to keep celebrities happy.
"You okay?" He asked as I leaned over the bed watching Asher finally sleep. The nurses gave him something for his fever and took him to get some imaging done. "I guess."
There was a small knock on the door before it opened.
"Okay mom and dad we got the results back, he had viral infection that was going around which caused him to catch pneumonia, however you caught it early so we are going to start him on antibiotics and a breathing treatment. Usually we only recommend the treatment for a week but Asher needs it a little longer because of his weak lungs." He typed on the computer before getting up and checking Asher's vitals. "It is important that you monitor him closely. If you notice any fever, wheezing, or a dry cough that won't go away bring him back to the ER. "
He picked Asher up and handed him to me. I put him on clothes out of his diaper bag before following August to the car. We got into the car and he drove to the pharmacy then my house. I needed to grab some things for the kids and myself for the rest of the week.
I unlocked the door and walked inside hoping everyone was sleep and went upstairs into the kids room packing them a bag and grabbing their school things before walking into my room and into the closet.
