Calleigh POV:
I smiled when I saw an old tattered childhood blanket under his pillow. Eric shot awake, and was coughing. Horatio brought him water, and Alexx rubbed his back trying to help him stop. Finally he calmed, and we asked, "Eric why is there a blanket under your pillow?" He looked puzzled, and looked up at me. I asked, "Hun, did you not know it was there?" He shook his head, and when he pulled it out I saw a discreet smile on his face. I figured he was glad to have some sort of comfort like he had growing up while he was so sick.
Alexx noticed his cheeks were really rosy, and felt his forehead. She told us, "Poor baby still has a fever." She got a cool wet cloth, and bathed his forehead with it. We noticed it was getting late, and Eric was looking drowsy. We tucked him in, and left for the guest bedroom and couch bed.
I woke up at seven, and heard a noise. I rushed to check on Eric but he wasn't in bed. I noticed a light on, and went into the bathroom. I saw Eric trying his hardest to stay awake as his body refused to let up on the heaving. He sat back finally, and looked startled when he noticed me. I asked, "Eric how long have you been in here?" He looked up, and said, "I think since five." I sat by him in the floor, and held him in a hug. The look in his eyes told me he needed his best friend to just be there for him instead of jumping into action. When he seemed better I told him, "Come on we have to go ask Alexx about you being this sick to your stomach." I led him to the guest room, and was surprised when Eric tugged on her arm like a child does to wake their mommy. She woke, and he told her, "I got sick." I made him lay down while I explained to Alexx that he'd been throwing up since 5.
We woke the two boys, and made Eric some oatmeal. I was glad to see he could hold it down. We got him ready to go to the doctor. We got Eric in the car, and he fell right asleep. Alexx was worried about him when he started tossing in his sleep. He shot awake, and she realized his fever was causing him to have nightmares. He was too tired though, and he dozed right back off.
Once at the doctor's office, we led a sleepy Eric inside. Tim warned us that Eric didn't like doctor visits. We smiled, and looked over to see Eric was a bit tense. He was called back, and we all followed. The nurse checked Eric over, and told us the doctor was coming in shortly. When he finally came in Eric seemed to have relaxed. The doctor did a couple of tests on him, and told us, "The tests should be back in just a few minutes." We nodded, and Eric curled up on the examination table.
When the nurse came back with the results, Eric was sound asleep. The nurse looked puzzled, and told us, "Well it seems he has caught the flu, but also a stomach virus." We felt so bad for him, and the nurse turned to check Eric's fever when he tugged on one of his ears. We all found it strange, and the nurse asked, "How long has he felt bad?" I told her, "We just realized he was sick yesterday, but I don't know why?" She told us, "Because it seems his ears are bugging him, he just tugged on one like a small child does with an ear ache." She went over and gently checked them without waking him up. She got the doctor, and told him and everyone, "He has an ear infection that developed from his flu." The doctor wrote us up his prescriptions, and Alexx carried him out so we didn't have to wake him.