Earth Angel

Chapter 6- the poxs

When Tuesday rolled around Caitlin was already anticipating the Allen siblings arrival they walked in at 7:45 it was later than usual and Caitlin was surprised when Rosie didn't walk right up to her with her usual chipper greeting. Instead she slid into the booth next  to Barry and buried her face in his side.

They hadn't been in since Sunday and Caitlin figured they'd taken her advice and decided to spend more time alone together as a family.

Caitlin approached their table with a smile "how's breakfast at home been going?"

"It's been... going"

Caitlin glanced down at Rosie "are you okay sweetie?"

"She doesn't want to go to school"

"I feel sick" she grumbled

"Oh" Caitlin smiled sympathetically "I'll get you a nice cold glass of water"

She whined "I feel hot"

"She just didn't go to school, I need to go into the office today"

Caitlin nodded "I'll go get the pancakes and cold water"

Barry nodded and Caitlin turned on her heel to go post their order.

When she walked past there table she noticed that Rosie was pale.

She frowned in concern but Caitlin's attention was caught by another customer.

By the time their food was ready Rosie looked as white as a ghost.

"I'm not hungry" she grumbled

"Oh come on Martha Rose you need to eat so you can go to school and I can go to work"

"No" she whined

Caitlin pursed her lips in concern "how long has she been like this?"

"Since last night"

"Rosie try to drink some water for me" Caitlin said gently "it'll make you feel better" 

She groaned but reached for the water anyway and it was then Caitlin noticed the red blisters on the back of her hand.

Caitlin frowned and one else down next to Rosie and pressed the back of her hand to her forehead, "You have a fever" she said and looked down at her hand then pushed up her sleeves and but her lip "Oh sweetie you have chicken poxs"

"Chicken poxs" Barry repeated "No she can't have she's been healthy"

"These things can take a couple of weeks to develop" Caitlin said standing up "You should take her home you don't want her to get anyone else sick, you've had chicken poxs before right?"

"Of course"

"Me To" Caitlin said wiping the dust of her skirt.

Barry ran his fingers through his hair "I can't, I really need to go into work today"

"She can't go to school Barry"

He sighed "I can't"

Caitlin glanced back at Sherry "give a minuet" she walked up to sherry "can I take the day off?"

Sherry frowned "are you sick?"

"No but Rosie has the chicken poxs and Barry needs to go into work so I figured I'd take care of her today, especially since I turned him down for the Nanny job so it's sort of my fault he doesn't have child care"

"He offered you a Nanny job?!" Sherry beamed "but you didn't accept it? Why didn't you accept it?"

Caitlin frowned "I'm a waitress here, I live here"