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"Hey, so where are we heading?" Nick asked as he met Greg and Morgan in the lab parking lot.

"I'm happy to go wherever," Morgan said and looked over to Greg.

"Don't look at me, I probably won't eat that much anyway" he told them and looked to Nick.

Nick raised his eyebrows, "Well I guess that leaves me to choose then."

"Are we all going in my truck?" Nick asked them as he opened the driver's door.

"I'll follow you up there, I want to go straight home after and get some sleep" Morgan told him and Nick nodded and told her they would meet her there then as he and Greg got in his passenger side.

When they got there they quickly ordered and the food came out not much long afterwards. Nick and Morgan were quick to start eating however Greg hardly touched his fries and hadn't even been near his burger.

None of them said anything to him however, but they picked up on how quiet he was being too.

"You're being quiet," Nick said to him with a smile.

He looked up to him and smiled back, "Sorry, I'm pretty tired all of a sudden." It was true, he was awfully tired, but he could also feel his stomach doing backflips and knew that he wouldn't manage to hold a lot if anything.

"Well we have about ten hours until the start of our next shift you'll be pleased to know" Morgan told him sarcastically, "That means by the time we all get home, we can probably get in a good five, six hours sleep right?"

Nick raised his eyebrows, "Damn I need a day off soon."

Morgan laughed, "You're not the only one."

Greg smiled at them, "Well if you sleep at work Russell cuts your hours, you should give that a try."

This made both of them laugh, "You know, I might just try that then." Nick told him.

They sat for another quarter of an hour until Nick asked for the bill, "Here's my share" Morgan said as she opened her purse.

"Hey don't bother, I got this" Nick told her and flashed her his charming smile as he got his money out his wallet. He passed it to the waitress and then got a few more notes out for the tip.

"Well thank you" Morgan thanked him, "I think it's time we all got home." She added as she nodded to Greg.

His head had dropped down towards his chest and his eyes were closed. Nick and Morgan had noticed a while ago his eyes drooping whilst they ate and left him alone.

"Yeah, that sounds like a good idea" Nick commented with a smile as he leant over and gave his friend's shoulder a gently shake. "Hey man, come on I'll take you home" he said as Greg woke up and looked around dazed.

Morgan smiled at him as she stood up and he followed Nick as he slid out the booth.

Greg grabbed his wallet out of his pants but Nick put his hand on his, "I got this man, besides I ate most of yours anyway."

Greg smiled at him in thanks and looked down at his empty plate, realizing that Nick had indeed eaten his food for him.

Once they were out in the parking lot, they said bye to Morgan and then got in Nick's truck to take Greg back home. Nick glanced over to him just a minute after he had begun driving and saw that he had his eyes closed once more. He turned his radio off and let his friend sleep until he got home.


"I'll see you tomorrow at work" Nick said as Greg opened his truck door slowly.

Greg didn't say anything, just held onto the truck as he dropped out, wobbling as he reached the sidewalk.

"You alright, man?" Nick asked, unbuckling his seatbelt already and jumping out, noticing Greg grab onto the open door for support.

He went around to the passenger side and put his arm on Greg to sturdy him, "Hey, you okay?" Nick asked him.

Greg nodded slightly, "Just really tired" he told Nick with a slurry voice.

"Alright, you want to sit for a minute or can you make it inside?" Nick asked him, holding Greg more firmly as he leant one way.

Greg opened his eyes and nodded, "I can make it inside."

"Okay, whenever you're ready, lean on me alright?" Nick told him as Greg took a small step forward. They slowly made their way up to Greg's house, stopping a few times as Greg had a second and unknowingly put pretty much all of his weight into Nick, who was holding him at the side, a hand supporting him around his back.

Finally they made it and Greg starting messing to find his key but Nick beat him to it and let them inside. "Let's get you upstairs to your room" He told him and followed Greg as he slowly walked up the stairs.

When he got to his bedroom, he sat on his bed and started unbuttoning his shirt. "Let me help you" Nick offered as he watched Greg struggle.

He pulled his shirt off and then supported Greg as he stood and pulled off his pants also.

"You want me to get you anything before you sleep?" Nick asked him as Greg started pulling back the covers and getting under them.

"I'll be downstairs if you need anything, okay?" He said when Greg didn't answer him, but he was already fast asleep.

Nick sighed as he turned the light off and headed downstairs. He was beyond tired but there was no way he was leaving his friend alone when he was almost passing out only two minutes ago.

He got himself a drink and sat for half an hour until he could feel his eyelids becoming heavy and soon found himself dropping to sleep.

He wasn't asleep long however as he woke up when he heard a bang come from upstairs.

Nick quickly stood up and ran up the stairs, calling Greg's name. He went straight into his bedroom and saw Greg collapsed on the floor near his door.

"Hey, hey, Greg can you hear me?" Nick asked him as he dropped next to him, relieved when he saw his eyes were open.

"Yeah" he replied, holding his head on the floor still.

"What happened?" Nick asked him.

Greg pushed himself into a sitting position and leant back against the end of his bed, "This pain in my head woke me up and I just… I fell or something."

"You want me to call an ambulance, take you to the hospital and get you checked out?" Nick asked him concerned.

"No, I'll be alright," Greg told him even though he hissed in pain, "Can you help me up? I need to go to the bathroom."

"Course, man" Nick told him and held his hand out for Greg to grab on to. He pulled his friend up and walked him to his bathroom, "I'll wait out here, call me if you think you're gonna' pass out or anything."

Greg nodded slightly and shut the door. Once he was in there, he went over to the toilet and sat down in front of it. He was hot to say he had no clothes on and sweat was forming on his brow; however he could feel himself shivering at the same time.

He sat for almost a minute with nothing happening but then lurched forward as the vomit rose in his throat and into his mouth. He heard Nick knock on his bathroom door but couldn't answer him as he tried to take some deep breaths and stop himself from passing out.

"Here, have some water man" Nick told him and passed a glass of water in front of his face.

Greg had no idea when Nick came in but he took the refreshing water gratefully. He closed his eyes tightly shut as another exploding pain appeared in his head.

"I'm going to get your meds" Nick told him, noticing the saddening pain filled expression on his friend's face.

He quickly ran down the stairs and grabbed the orange bottles that stood near his refrigerator and went back upstairs.

"Let's have a look which ones you need" Nick said as he sat next to Greg on the floor, sitting a little behind him so that his friend could lean back on him.

He put two pills that he knew Greg needed in his hand for him, "Eat those."

Greg obliged and put the pills in his mouth, swallowing them dry.

He turned back slightly, "Have you got the sickness ones?" He asked quietly, exhausted again.

Nick looked down and popped the lid off another, "Yeah here you go."

Greg took one and swallowed it dry too, and then rested his arm on the toilet and put his head down.

Nick rubbed his back friendlily, "You got a bucket or something we can take to your room, and you can get some sleep."

Greg shook his head along his arm, "I'll just stay here" he told him breathing heavily.

Nick nodded slightly, even though Greg couldn't see him.

"I'm going to get some sheets and things for you then alright?" Nick told him, standing up, "I'll be right back."

He went into Greg's bedroom and pulled his duvet off his bed, as well as his pillows. He went back into the bathroom and laid them on the floor, "Here you go, buddy. Lie down" he told Greg who slowly pulled himself away from the toilet and onto the floor where Nick covered him with his duvet.

"Get some rest" Nick told him.


An hour later, Nick found himself sat by Greg's side again as he was sat by the toilet once more.

"You think we should take you to the hospital?" Nick asked him.

Greg sighed and shook his head tiredly, "No, I don't want to be stuck there."

"Come on, look at you, you need them to give you something" Nick tried to persuade him.

"But if I go they're gonna' want to keep me there" Greg argued as he wiped the sweat off his head with a cloth.

"Maybe that's a good thing right now" Nick told him.

Greg shook his head and threw the pillow he had been holding onto the floor.

"I'm going to ring Russell and let him know you're going to hospital" Nick told him, leaving Greg's bathroom.

"No Nick, please" Greg stumbled, trying to stand up to go after him but being too weak to manage it.

Nick ran back to him and grabbed onto him as he tried again, "Stop arguing with me alright? No matter what you say, you're still going to the hospital."

Knowing that he was right and feeling the worst he had felt in a long time, Greg didn't reply, he just made his way to his bedroom where he started putting some fresh clothes on.

Nick came in a minute later, sliding his phone into his pocket, "Russell's not expecting us in and the team's going to come to the hospital after their shift to see you."

Greg nodded slightly and pulled on his shoes, "You don't have to come you know, I can go on my own."

Nick gave him a small smile, "I'm not leaving you to go on your own, I know how boring it is at hospital by yourself. Besides I didn't stay here for no reason."

Greg smiled as they made their way out of his house and down to Nick's truck. When they had both got inside and Nick started his engine Greg looked over to him, "Thanks. For staying over and you know…"

Nick smiled back at him as he patted his friend on the shoulder, "No problem. I just wish I could do more for you."

Greg smiled, "Well hopefully they can do something at the hospital to stop the sickness" he told him with a smile, "That's the worst thing about it all."

Nick nodded in understanding, "Well let's go and see what they can do."


"Hey you two" Russell said as he opened the door to Greg's hospital room. Nick and Greg looked up to him and smiled.

"Hey guys" Greg said as he smiled at Russell and Morgan who came into his room.

"How are you doing? You didn't seem that bad when we went for dinner" Morgan commented as she sat down.

Greg smiled at her, "I'm alright, just couldn't stop sitting by the toilet if you get what I mean" He explained to them.

Russell smiled slightly, "Yeah Nick told me that you weren't well. Have they given you something for it?"

"Yeah, they have me hooked up to a load of things actually" Greg told him, nodding down to the IV in his arm, "There's something in there that stops me throwing up so it's all good."

Morgan laughed slightly, "You know whilst you're in here there's a temp tech guy doing your job and he has my results still that I gave him yesterday."

Russell nodded when Greg looked to him with raised eyebrows, "He's from days" He told him as an explanation and both Greg and Nick laughed.

"When I was in the lab Ecklie wouldn't let me get away with half the stuff those guys do" Greg told him.

"You know I still find it weird when people call him that" Morgan told them all.

"In case you didn't realize it's a bit weird if we call him Dad" Nick told her sarcastically.

Morgan smirked, "You know what I mean."

Greg laughed, "Stop flirting with her that's my job" he told Nick, making everyone laugh and Morgan to blush.

"On that note I'm going to get a drink, does anybody want anything?" Morgan said as she stood up, giving Greg a look making him smile.

"No I'm good," Nick told her and Russell told her a straight coffee for him.

"Greg? You want anything?" She asked him as she headed to the door.

"No, thanks though."

She smiled, "Alright I'll see you in a minute."


Hope you enjoyed it J If you are reading my other story I have going on, I'll try to update it soon. X