Jo rolled over slightly as she woke checking her lover was still by her side.
"Stop looking at me," Stevie muttered when she felt Jo move.
Jo smiled a little. "What time you going in?"
"Too soon. Why?" Stevie rolled over and rubbed her eyes.
"Don't think I will, I don't feel right."
"Mmm ok," Stevie brushed some hair from Jo's eyes, "Want anything?"
"Cuddles?"
"I can do cuddles," Stevie laughed.
Jo smiled slightly and cuddled into Stevie.
"What's wrong then love?"
"Feel a little nauseous, think I'm coming down with that thing Mickey had last week."
"Bloody Mickey, I'll have words with him."
"Will you apologise to Sam for me?"
"Course love."
"Thanks, if she wants to ring..."
"Ok," Stevie kissed Jo, "I should really go and have a shower."
"Ok," Jo smiled.
Stevie reluctantly got up, moaning about Mickey and whacking him when she got in.
Jo smiled and dozed off a little.
Stevie gently kissed Jo before she left for work, rolling her eyes when Jo didn't even twitch.
A few hours later Jo woke to the sound of her phone, answering barely audibly.
"Did I wake you?" Stevie asked.
"Would it help if I said no?"
"I'd still feel guilty."
"What's up?"
"Waking you up that's all. Work's just a little boring and Mickey's hiding from me."
"What did you do to him?"
"Not a lot."
"Stevie..."
"Well, he made you ill. I might've shaken his coke before I gave it to him..."
"Oh Stevie..." Jo said quietly.
"What love?"
"You're so evil sometimes..." Jo said, "What did Sam say?"
"She thinks he can't feed himself, but then again she was already sceptical."
"I meant about me..."
"Ah right, get well soon. She's ok with it love."
"Ok, can I phone you back in a little while? Think I might go for a shower."
"Course, not like there's anything interesting to do here... Guv, paperwork is not interesting."
Jo laughed a little. "If I don't phone you in half an hour the steams got to me and I've nodded off."
"Alright love, hope you feel better." Stevie smiled, said goodbye and looked at her paperwork.
"She alright?" Sam asked.
"Yeah I think so, Guv, just a bit under the weather."
"Keep me posted, yeah?"
"I will."
Jo stepped out of the shower feeling sicker than ever at her discovery. Drying herself gently, she walked back through to her bedroom with her towel wrapped around her and sat down on the bed thinking.
Stevie came home a few hours later, using her lunch break to check on Jo. She walked upstairs and found Jo in more or less the same position she'd been in all morning.
"Oh love, here," Stevie said softly, as she took her jacket off and wrapped it around Jo's shoulders, "What's wrong?"
"I... I just felt a little weird..."
"You're freezing... perhaps you should go to a doctor."
"I... I'll be ok..."
"Really... I'm a little worried love."
"Ok, phone for an appointment," Jo said, without causing an argument.
"Thank you," Stevie kissed Jo's forehead and helped her get dressed, "I know you're only humouring me but still."
Jo smiled a little. "I'll put the kettle on. You're on your break..."
"Thanks."
Jo walked downstairs slowly and put the kettle on whilst Stevie phoned the doctor.
"Hope the kettle boils fast, they can squeeze us in, in about an hour."
"If you drop me off I'll get a taxi back, you know what Sam's like about breaks and we could be sat there for hours waiting."
"Get a taxi back to the station... for me. I just want to know how you are."
"Yeah, ok."
"Thank you."