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I opened my eyes and stretched, careful not hit Brady and- hey where did Dalton go? I scanned the room and noticed the door was open. Just then Dalton walked in holding a glass of water. I stuck out my hand in an asking gesture and he handed it to me.
"I thought maybe you had left", I said after taking a drink.
"Nah, I just went to get something to drink. You know I wouldn't leave without saying anything."
He climbed back into bed and Brady stirred. He yawned, stretched and hit me in the face.
"Ouch, rude." I said.
He opened his eyes slowly and they were met by my death glare. "Huh?" Was all he could manage.
I rolled my eyes and shoved him a bit. It then registered where he was and why he was here, "How are you feeling?"
"Much better. Thanks for taking care of me. Thank you both," I said turning to look at Dalton.
We laid in my bed listening to my iPod on the speakers. Daltons phone rang.
"Hey mom," Dalton said into the phone.
"Brady and I stayed at Lyries. She wasn't feeling well so we were taking care of her."
"Oh my goodness, is she okay?" Her voice had gotten louder making it possible to hear her now.
"Yeah, she's doing a lot better now."
"Are you sure? Does she have a fever? Can she keep anything down?"
"Yes Im sure mom. She had one last night but I don't think she has one now..."
"Well check Dalton!"
I was giggling when he put his hand on my forehead. "No fever."
"Oh good! How is she feeling?"
I grabbed the phone from Dalton, "Hi Mrs. Wixom. I'm feeling a lot better today. The boys took really good care of me."
"Glad to hear that dear. If you need anything else, don't be afraid to call. When are your parents getting back into town?"
My parents were away for a business trip that my father had. "I believe they should be back tonight or tomorrow morning."
"Okay, good. Remember to some rest and drink lots of fluids."
I agreed and handed the phone back to Dalton.
"Well honey, your brother won an award today at school and we were all going to go out to celebrate but if you're busy-"
I cut her off, "Mrs. Wixom take your son. I'll be alright."
I heard her laugh and say thank you before she hung up with Dalton.
He looked at me, "You sure you're gonna be okay?"
"Hey I am fully capable of taking care of her!" Brady stated.
"He's right, he's been doing it for years."
Dalton looked at Brady, skeptical and laughed.
"Go enjoy some family time. In a few weeks you won't be able to see them for an entire month."
He nodded, "Good point. I'll see you later then. Let me know if anything gets worse."
"Mhm will do," I said with a smile.
After Dalton left, I threw the remote at Brady, "Watch whatever, I'm gonna go take a shower and get these germs off of me." Ten bucks says he'll be watching Breaking Bad when I get back..
The shower felt amazing. Nothing like hot water and steam to rejuvenate you. When I got back to my room, I glanced at the TV and sure enough he was watching Breaking Bad. I laughed to myself. I made Brady take a shower as well. He wasn't exactly thrilled about it but I preferred him to be clean. After he got out we ordered take out and stayed in my bed finishing up the first season on Bradys show.
"What the hell am I gonna do for a month without you? What If I'm sick and dying, whose gonna take care of me?"
He looked at me and laughed, "I keep telling you to come with us!"
"I know but I just can't." It was basically true.
"You're going."
I sighed. I wasn't gonna try to argue with him. "We'll see." Was all I said back.
I changed the subject, "So are you excited to see all the pretty girls on tour?"
"Hell yes! I just hope they're legal."
"Ha, yeah its not so exciting when they're like 12."
"No, that shit sucks. What about you though? I haven't heard you talking about any guys lately. Come to think it, when was the last time you had a boyfriend?"
"Wow, Brady way to make me feel like a loser." I teased.
"Oh hush, you know what I meant."
"Mhm suuuure. But umm, there really isn't anyone that has caught my attention recently. Between my love of bands and having a best friend like you, my standards are ridiculously high." All of this was true.
"Haha yeah, you've definitely got a good point there. We're young though, we've got plenty of time." All the boys, especially Brady, thought relationships right now were pointless. I however, remained indifferent about the whole thing.
"I know." I said.
Brady shifted to look at me, "You deserve the best though. Don't ever settle Lyrie."
Brady and I had talked about relationships before but he'd never actually told me that. I started to tear up and I hugged him tightly, "Thank you Brady."
He hugged me back, "Of course Lyrica."
I knew this was serious because he used my full name. No one really ever used it which was totally fine by me.
"I don't think finding someone will be the challenge. Its gonna be getting your approval that'll be the hard part."
"I'll probably like anyone," he said with a shrug.
"I'm not so sure. I feel like everyone you like is already in your band."
He laughed, "That's not true! You can't date the band though, I've already called dibs."
I rolled my eyes, "Sometimes I question your boys' sexuality."
We must've fallen asleep because the next thing I knew, my parents had come in my room to see how I was doing. My mom sat next to me end felt my forehead. "How are you feeling today honey?"
I was confused, "How'd you know I was-" Brady. "You had something to do with this didn't you?," I did pointing at him.
He raised his hands in defense, "They called yesterday while you were asleep. I answered and had to tell them!"
My parents just laughed, "Come on you two, we brought home some pizza."
We ate and Brady went home. It was after midnight when he left. I told him he could stay but he said he had some things to get done before band practice tomorrow. I retreated back to my room and played on my laptop for a bit before deciding I needed more rest.
