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For three days now nikita has been sick and Michael has been taking care of her so she was starting to feel much better. She didn't bother going home and she didn't want to either because she definitely knows that Gary somehow notices that she has not been home and she honestly didn't want to think about that yet.

On Thursday morning, Michael agreed that Alex could take his car to school since he was again staying at home with nikita. She refused to go to the doctors and Michael refused to go to school and leave her at home knowing that she was sick. He didn't care that he was missing school; he just wanted her to feel better already.

After Alex left for school, Michael came back to his dark room, where nikita was still peacefully sleeping. He had a cup of hot chocolate in hand to warm her up from the morning cold.

"Good morning, baby," he greeted a still sleepy nikita.

Nikita lazily peeked her eyes open to look at the clock on the nightstand.

7:50 am it read.

She rolled her eyes, "You should get to school." She told him.

"I will," Michael replied as he took a seat at the edge of the bed, "Once you're fully recovered."

Nikita smiled at him lightly. He was so stubborn yet caring. Being so sick lately made her forget to tell him how much she loves him.

She felt Michael take her icy cold feet under the sheet and massage them. Nikita sighed, if every sick person was taken care the way she's being taken care by michael, then majority of people would enjoy being sick once in a while.

"How are you feeling?" Michael asked.

With the medicines he's been giving her, he manage to help tone down her fever and her sore throat, although she still complains about her stomach ache and cold. He wishes that he could take away the pain for her.

Nikita reached for the hot cup of chocolate on the nightstand and took a small sip of it.

"Definitely better than two say ago." She finally answered.

Michael nodded as he continued to stroke her small feet trying to warm them for her.

"I'm not such a bad nurse after all hunh?" He joked.

Nikita let out a soft chuckle, even in bad times like these he always finds a way to make her laugh and to her that meant so much.

"You are the best nurse in the whole universe." She almost shouted.

Michael smiled and kissed her small feet.

"You do the most random things ever!" Nikita said with a giggle.

"I know," Michael admitted, "I do them out of love and I need you to know that."

Nikita found it so cute that he loves her to this extreme. She gave him a puppy face, "Aww!" she teased.

Michael rolled his eyes at her. She often calls him a tease when in fact she's the one always teasing him about something. ALWAYS!

"Do you think that you might be… you know pregnant?" he asked.

Nikita almost chocked on her drink in shock by the question, "Why do you ask that?" She asked with a raised eyebrow.

Michael shrugged, "Because you've been sick for three days now and I sleep in the same bed with you, kiss you even when you tell me not to and I even eat the rest of your food and I'm perfectly fine." He explained.

Well he had a point, Nikita thought. She would of thought the same if she didn't have her period currently.

But she however shook her head, "I know what you mean, but the answer's no." She whispered.

Michael nodded, "Ok, I just wanted to make sure that this wasn't the reason for your sickness." He informed.

"Yeah, well there's nothing to worry about." Nikita assured him as Michael climbed back in bed next to her.

"I know," Michael said, "Do you want breakfast right now?"

Nikita settled her cup of chocolate back on the nightstand and fixed the sheet.

"No, I just want a cuddle buddy." She replied in a sweet tone.

Michael chuckled as he pulled her in his arms in a close embrace. Her legs were thrown over his as their ankles slightly brushed under the sheet. Michael then lift up the lace fabric of her shirt and roamed his bare hands on her small back. Nikita sighed and buried her face in his naked chest.

"Is this cuddly enough?" Michael asked.

Nikita slightly raised her head to look into his green eyes and nodded.

"Yeah," She answered and softly pecked his lips, "I love you."

Michael smiled, "I love you too." He replied pecking her lips back.

"I love you back." Nikita giggled.

"I love you more." Michael kissed her hand.

Nikita stuck the tip of her tongue out towards him in what she knew was a teasing gesture that he always found very hard to resist as she traced the shape of his lips with her small finger, "wrong, I love you more." She argued.

Michael rolled his eyes, if he doesn't let her win this 'I love you' war, it will go on forever and considering that they're both stubborn, it's a possibility.

"Nope, I do!" He said and before nikita can keep protesting, he kissed her lips breathlessly.

When they pulled away they both laughed and ran their fingers in each other's hair.

"Fine, you won this one but I still love you more." Nikita said.

Michael shook his head and kissed her forehead.

"Does anything hurt right now?" He asked.

"Just my stomach," Nikita replied.

Michael gently rubbed his hands across her stomach over and over in what he hoped was a soothing motion to decrease the pain.

"Is that better?" He asked.

Nikita nodded,"Yeah, much better. Thank you."

"Alright, go back to sleep mama, we'll eat breakfast and take a shower when you wake up. If you feel better later on, we'll go out for a walk to get you some fresh air." Michael told her.

"You better be right next to me when I wake up." Nikita said.

Michael kissed her lips softly, "I promise."

And with that said nikita closed her eyes shut as Michael continued to rub her stomach and whispering sweet nothings in her ears until she fell into the land of dreams.

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