ZaintSee

Trouble in Paradise?

Saint was feeling awful, his throat was sore and he was pretty sure he had a fever. He was feeling pretty sorry for himself too. He had called Zee to see if he could come and bring him some medicine but he hadn't answered. He tried to cool himself down in the shower but that had only made him feel worse. He headed to bed and tried to call Zee again a few times. Just before he fell asleep he sent a message telling Zee he was angry and didn't want to speak to him for a while til he calmed down. At least that's what Saint thought he had done. What he actually sent was a jumble of letters and emojis that didn't make any sense at all.

Zee had been to the gym for a few hours. It was important to him to stay in shape, he liked how he felt when he had muscles. Zee liked feeling strong enough to pick Saint up too... After the gym he showered and headed back to his place. He forgot to charge his phone overnight so he left it charging this morning instead. Once he got home he grabbed his phone to text Saint and see if he was free to get lunch. He noticed the missed calls and panicked a little. When he saw the nonsense message he panicked even more. He tried to call Saint but there was no answer. He was pretty sure Saint wasn't working today so he grabbed his keys and drove over to Saints place.

Once he arrived at Saints he knocked loudly a few times but got no answer. He thanked God they had given each other spare front door keys for emergencies and let himself in. "Saint!" He called as he entered the house. Not hearing any reply he started checking the rooms for Saint. Zee had to admit he was starting to seriously worry. He entered the bedroom and saw Saint passed out on his bed. He rushed over to check on him. Before he even touched his skin Zee could feel the heat rolling off Saints body. He pulled off all the covers and tried to wake him up. It took a minute but Saint started to come around. Unfortunately he was not pleased at having been woken up and started shouting at Zee.

Saint couldn't believe the cheek of Zee! It was bad enough he had ignored him but now he showed up and was trying to get him naked? Saint would not be having that. "If you think I'm sleeping with you, you've got another thing coming!" Is what he tried to shout, but what actually came out was a garbled moan. It took so much enegery just making that noise that Saint could feel his eyes closing again. Maybe if he had a little nap he would feel better enough to shout at Zee properly, he thought to himself. He decided to have a little nap to check if his theory would work.

Zee was officially freaking out. Saint was burning up and shouting nonsense and then he'd passed out again. Zee pulled all the covers off Saint causing him to grumble in his sleep. He ran to bathroom and wet a few small towels before heading to the kitchen and grabbing a bowl of ice. He skidded back into the bedroom not wanting to leave his boyfriend alone for any longer than necessary. Saint was tossing and turning in his sleep calling Zee's name. Zee sat on the side of the bed and started wiping Saint's head with the wet towel. Saint was only wearing pants so Zee pressed the cold towel to his chest and arms.

Saint didn't understand what was happening one minute he was at the beach basking in the sunshine, feeling the warmth spread through his body. The next he was being hit with icy waves making him shudder with cold. "Zee! Help me!" He shouted. He knew he was angry with his boyfriend but that didn't matter any more. He just wanted to feel safe and having Zee with him was the only thing that would make that happen. The cold waves continued and Saint tried to fight them off. "Zeeeeeeee!" He called "Please!" He was just starting to think Zee wouldn't come, then he heard his voice from far away. "I'm here my love." He said "I'm going to make it better." Saint could smell Zee's perfume. "I'm sorry!" Saint shouted "Please don't leave me Zee, I love you!" The waves were still coming but they were more bearable than before. "Shhhhhh, Saint," Zee said sounding closer. "It's ok. I love you too and you're going to be fine." Saint still couldn't see Zee but he felt him press a gentle kiss to his head before the darkness overtook him and he fell into a dreamless sleep.

Zee didn't know what to do. Saint was calling for him and begging and apologising and there was nothing he could do to console him. It took a long while before Saint seemed to be able to hear what he was saying and even longer before he stopped thrashing about on the bed. Once Saint had calmed down Zee continued with the cold towels and after a while he started to feel a little cooler. Zee finally felt like he could breathe again. He knew Saint needed some medicine but there was no way he would leave him like this. He pulled out his phone and sent a text to a few friends to see if anyone was free to pick it up and drop it off for him.

Less than half an hour later Tommy knocked at Saint's door with medicines, soups and cold drinks. Zee thanked him wholeheartedly. Tommy might like to tease them but he was a great friend who would always help when he could. Zee promised to let him know how Saint was later and quickly headed back in to Saint's bedroom. Saint was sleeping peacefully and Zee almost didn't want to disturb him but he knew he had to get him to take his medicine. "Come on Bunny," he coaxed sitting next to Saint on the bed. "You need to take this to feel better." He tried to get Saint sitting up and more awake to take his medicine.

Saint wasn't at the beach anymore and the icy waves had mercifully stopped. He could tell he was laying down but other than that he had no clue where he was. He was trying to work out what had been going on when he heard Zee speaking to him. He tried to turn to him and open his eyes but found that his whole body ached. "Uhhh Zee, I think I'm sick." He said and miraculously that's what actually came out of his mouth, although his voice was much rougher than he remembered. "Saint! You're awake! Thank God I've been so worried!" Saint felt Zee gently stroke his face and finally managed to open his eyes enough to see him.

Zee slipped his arms under Saint's arms and helped him so he was sitting up with his back against the headboard. Saint groaned in pain making Zee feel guilty. "Come on love, take your medicine and have a drink then you can go back to sleep, ok?" Saint grimaced but did as he was told. The tablet tasted gross but the cold drink felt like heaven on his sore throat. "I'm sorry for getting mad Zee," Saint said resting his head on Zee's shoulder. "I thought you didn't care..." Zee kissed the top of his head. "Bunny, you are the most important person in my life! I'm so sorry I missed your calls..." He pressed another kiss to Saint's cheek. "...Love you Zee..." Saint murmured then fell back asleep.

Zee stayed right where he was for the whole day. He let Tommy know that Saint was doing better and thanked him again for the help. Then he messaged his boss and asked for the next few days off. His boyfriend needed him.and that was more important than anything.