I woke up sick today which is where the inspiration for this story came from. My two fav characters in Grey's right now are Amelia and Link, so I love them together (well hopefully they become a thing). I was an Omelia fan but I think Owen needs to focus on himself and his kids, and now I'm getting off topic (LOL). I hope y'all like it (I tried to keep my Texan slang out of the story I caught myself a few times). I don't own any of the characters. Reviews are always welcome and encouraged. :)
When Amelia was getting ready this morning to go into the hospital she felt like something was off, but she didn't really think much of it. Two hours into the workday her head and body were aching, and she knew she definitely caught the flu that Bailey had caught at school. She loved her nephew and nieces, but kids were like a walking petri dish of germs and she was the latest victim (last week it was Maggie).
By the time lunch came along she was ready to go home and crawl into bed and stay there for a few days. Amelia was standing at a nurse's desk trying to figure out if she should go home or crash in an on-call room for about an hour when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked up and saw Link smiling at her, it had been a few days since she last saw him because she was helping Meredith with the kids. She gave him a weak smile back and Link knew that something was off.
"Amelia, are you ok? You look a little pale."
"Yeah... yeah, I'm fine. No, I'm pretty sure I have the flu."
"You should probably go home and rest." This thing with Link is new and Amelia honestly didn't know how to feel about it. He made her laugh, and he was a hell of a great kisser, and the sex was amazing, she likes him a lot but starting something new so soon after breaking free from the mess she had going on with Owen scared her.
"Yeah, I think that's what I'm going to do because honestly, I can't work right now."
"Do you need help getting home? I can take you."
"No, you are probably really busy. I'll find a way to get home."
"Actually, I was here all night, so I was heading to my apartment after this consult if you can give me fifteen minutes I can take you home." Amelia didn't have many options because she had carpooled with Meredith, so she decided to take him up on his offer. Link went to his consult while Amelia let Dr. Bailey know that she was sick, then later found an empty on-call room, where she curled up in the bed and fell asleep.
What was supposed to be fifteen minutes turned into thirty and Link was looking into on-call rooms looking for Amelia. He finally found her curled up and asleep, he didn't want to wake her up, but he knew she needed to get home and rest in her own bed. He went up to the bed and sat on the edge, he went to brush her hair and he felt that she was burning up.
"Amelia." He whispered and rubbed her shoulder to wake her up. Amelia opened her eyes slowly. "Let's get you home." Amelia sat up slowly knowing that the room would be spinning when she sat up, she looked up at Link and he gave her a sympathetic smile. She stood up slowly with his help and with his arm around her shoulders they walked to his car.
Amelia had to close her eyes during the ride, so she wouldn't empty her stomach in his car. She heard him softly humming but couldn't place the song. She felt comfortable with him, and the humming was working like a lullaby, but she didn't want to fall asleep again until she was in her own room.
"So, Link, when are we going to Barbados?" Amelia joked, but she honestly could go for a vacation sometime soon.
"We could go right now but given the fact that you are running a fever we should probably wait until you can see straight." They chuckled, and Amelia looked over at Link and she couldn't help but think that he could be the man to bring some light back into her life.
When they got to Meredith's house she was tempted to just crash in the couch, but with Link's help, she made it to her room. Amelia grabbed some comfy pajamas and went to the bathroom to change and she noticed that Link had put aside some of the pillows that were on her bed and brought her up some water and was currently looking at the pictures that were on top of her dresser.
"That is Charlotte and me, she is my best friend. She lived in L.A. with her husband and four kids and she is a total badass." Amelia remembered that she hadn't talked to her in almost a week and she needed to text her. "This is Addison, she was married to my brother and she was the first sister that I actually liked." Amelia smiled up at him and then went and laid down on her bed.
"I wish I had siblings, I was kind of a lonely kid growing up because I spent most of my time in the hospital." Link and Amelia had talked about their past before but not into great detail. They talked to each other while catching their breath after sex and found that they liked their conversations. "I didn't like making friends in the hospital because one day I would find someone the same comic books as me and then a week or two later they would either go home or they didn't make it. So, I kept to my comics a lot." Link looked over to Amelia and saw that she had fallen asleep, so he decided that he would bring her something to eat and some medicine to help her feel a bit better.
Link came back an hour later and saw that Amelia was still asleep, so he put the soup that he had brought for Amelia in the fridge and the medicine in the kitchen table. He didn't really know what to do now, so he sat down on the couch and ended up falling asleep.
Link didn't really know how long he had slept but when he opened his eyes he saw three little faces looking at him.
"Aunty Amelia, Thor is awake." Said the little blonde boy, and the kids ran off when he sat up. When he got up he saw Amelia and Meredith in the kitchen eating soup, he walked over to them and sat down next to Amelia.
"Hello Meredith, how are you doing?"
"I'm doing good. I'm going to go put the kids to bed and head to bed myself, goodnight you guys." Meredith and the kids headed upstairs leaving Amelia and Link in the kitchen alone.
"There is some soup leftover on the stove, do you want me to get you a bowl?" asked Amelia. She was feeling better than when she had gotten home. Amelia didn't let him answer when she got up and pour him a bowl of soup and took it over to him and handed him a spoon. "Thanks, by the way for the soup."
"No problem. I don't know what that couch is made of, but I slept really good." Link and Amelia finished eating and Amelia took some of the medicine that Link had brought her.
"I should probably head home so you can get some more sleep." Said Link while getting his coat from the couch.
"Thank you for everything Link, bringing me home, getting me food and medicine. I really appreciate it."
"I wanted to make sure that you were okay. So, it was nothing." Link and Amelia walked to the door when Link turned to face Amelia. He leaned towards her, but then he felt her push on his chest right when his lips almost touched hers.
"I really want to kiss you, but I don't want you to get sick because of me." Link opened his eyes and gave her a big smile.
"I'll take my chances." Link brought his hand up to her chin and tilted her face up and kissed her. He has been wanting to do that for days, and he wasn't going to let the opportunity just pass him by. He couldn't care less if he got sick as well, and if he did, maybe he can guilt her into taking care of him. A few moments later they separated, and Link opened the door, but when he got to the last step on the porch he turned around and told her, "We really should take a trip to Barbados soon, and get away from the stress."
Amelia smiled at him, her heart leaped in her chest and she felt like a teenage girl with butterflies in her stomach. "You just want to take me, so you can see me in a bikini."
"If that was the case I would just take you to a pool here in Seattle."
"Fair point." Amelia chuckled which made the back of her throat tickle which made her cough. "Thanks again for today Atticus. Have a good night."
"Goodnight, Amelia." Link waved and got in his car and drove off.
Amelia went up to her room and laid in bed thinking that this thing between her and Link could really go somewhere and that she wasn't going to let fear get in her way.
