A/N: Jenna Sommers is learning each day to be a better parent. She deals with many challenges and this week's challenge is the flu. Will Jenna successfully survive the week?

Chapter 2

Previously

Jenna pointed to the couch and Elena scurried over. Jeremy meanwhile was overloading the garbage pale with his tissues.

Jenna Sommers huffed; this was going to be a long week.

Xoxo

That night at one in the morning Jenna suddenly awoke. She lay in her bed utterly confused trying to figure out if she had some kind of nightmare. She felt nervous and anxious and she heard noises coming from downstairs.

An adrenaline rush kicked in as she quietly hurried down the hall and down the stairs. The noise was unpleasant and familiar and she headed towards the bathroom.

Her hunch was right because it was the flu. She kneeled down and rubbed Jeremy's back as he heaved in to the toilet. Jeremy went back to sleep after that and puked one more time. Elena however slept the entire night. Jenna this entire time found a sleeping bag in the back of the closet and made a temporary residence in the hallway.

The next morning she had no classes that day so it was a relief. It also worked out great because she would be able to watch over her niece and nephew. Especially her nephew who was talking to the lamp.

Elena however ate a cracker took a sip of water and curled back on the couch back to sleep. Elena so far was easy.

Jeremy was very difficult. Jenna spent the next twenty minutes telling Jeremy to go to sleep. Jeremy protested and argued Jenna wasn't being supportive of his lamp that was a vampire that he was in love with.

After finally getting Jeremy to sleep Jenna cleaned just a bit and some fresh straight from the can chicken noodle soup. Elena threw up late afternoon but then fell back to sleep. The siblings ate some broth and watched keeping up with the kardasians. Jeremy fell asleep.

Elena then changed the channel and settled for sponge bob. She sat slightly upright as she watched the cartoon. Jenna came over and sat at her feet.

"Elena am I doing everything right?" She asked quietly.

Elena scrunched here face, "What do you mean by that?" She coughed.

"I mean like what did your parents do when you're sick, is there anything special you need?"

Elena hesitated, her eyes shifted to her toenails.

Jenna reached over and squeezed her knee, "C'mon Elena."

"Well mom would usually buy saltines and Gatorade. Blue Gatorade for Jeremy and she would buy me ginger ale because I didn't like Gatorade."

"Well then I guess I'll have to go shopping tomorrow." Jenna smiled and leaned foreword and kissed Elena's forehead.

Xoxo

That night while Jenna was snuggled in the sleeping bag she debated on leaving the kids alone tomorrow. She had two classes that she couldn't miss and she had to go shopping. It was a school day so Alaric was out. Stefan was at school. Everyone else had jobs except for one person.

No. Jenna shook her head. He would only be a last resort.

The kids could take care of themselves.

The next morning Jenna gave the teens their medicine and Elena ate leftover chicken noodle soup. Jeremy was still talking to the lamp and Elena said Sponge Bob was talking to her and saying her name.

Last resort then. Jenna gritted her teeth as she secretly grabbed Elena's phone and snuck into the kitchen.

It rang only once before his sly voice answered.

"Well hello there princess how are you feeling?"

"Damon its Jenna."

"Well Jenna correct me if I'm wrong, don't you have a cell phone?"

"I deleted you from my contacts."

"Oh how thoughtful. Is there something you need? You looking for Stefan because he has his own phone."

"No I'm looking for you. I know you care a lot for Elena and I have two classes to go too and I cannot miss them. I was wondering if you could look after her and Jeremy?"

"Jenna they are old enough to look after themselves."

"Yes but Jeremy is in love with a lamp and Elena just informed me Sponge Bob said hello to her."

"Oh." Damon paused, "I'm guessing that's not okay with you."

"Look Damon if you do this I'll consider putting you're number back into my phone."

"Well if you put it that way…"

"Thank you. Can you be here in a half an hour?"

"Yes. See you later."


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