Pairings: 5x9xR
Category: Cocktail Friday
Warnings: Baby stuff? If that's a warning? Alcohol
Prompt: Soup of the Day: Whiskey
Summary: Noin is sick, so Wufei comes home to take care of her.
Feedback: Much appreciated!
"You really don't have to do this, Wufei. I know you're swamped at work," Noin said, then began coughing loudly.
"Of course I do," he replied as he continued to slice ginger root. "Sally is on assignment, and you shouldn't be taking care of Meilan by yourself while you're sick. The least I could do is take a long lunch."
"What are you cooking anyway?"
"Whiskey Chicken Soup."
"Whiskey? You know I can't have any alcohol while I'm breastfeeding–"
"Of course I know that. The whiskey burns off while it cooks, so in the end it just adds flavor. You've been complaining about not being able to drink, so I figured I could at least give you the taste, if not the effects." He set the ginger aside and began cutting up the chicken. "Besides, this is a dish that is traditionally served to nursing mothers. If my mother were still alive, she'd have been cooking it for you since you gave birth."
"Oh," was all Noin could think of to say.
The baby monitor broke the ensuing silence, an insistent wailing eminating from the small device. Noin started to get up, but Wufei held up his hand and glared.
"Stop. You need rest, remember? I'll get her."
At the same time that Noin appreciated his help, she was frustrated that she was so incapacitated. This flu was really kicking her ass. Her phone chimed with a text message, and she smiled. It was the special ringtone she had just for Sally and Wufei.
/How are you feeling love? Is Wufei taking good care of you?/
Of course Sally knew Wufei was at home with her. She was a worrywart, and had probably been pestering him for updates on Noin's condition.
/I still feel awful. Right now Wufei's taking care of Meilan, but he's making me soup. With whiskey/
/With whiskey?/
/Apparently it's traditional. Don't worry, the alcohol burns off/
/At least you'll get the flavor. I know it's been a pain not being able to drink/
/Maybe, but it's worth it/
/I'm glad that's how you feel, love. Time to ge back to work. I'll be in touch/
/Be careful/
/Always/
"She's fussy today," Wufei said as he came back into the room, a small bundle held to his chest. "Decided to make a mess in the middle of me changing her. She's hungry – are you up to feeding her, or should I get a bottle?"
"I'll take her," Noin said, reaching for their daughter. "You get back to making me soup."
"Yes, ma'am."
Apparently Whiskey Chicken Soup really is Chinese tradition for new mothers. I learned about it here: /ginger-scotch-chicken-soup/