Discalimer: I don't own Dan/Phil nor anyone associated with them
Hey Pastries, sorry for not updating this entire week, but my monitor is on the fritz and it decided to work today. So yay, anyway here we are with the next chapter and I hope you enjoy it
Later that night, after tucking Destiny into bed, Dan and Phil laid there in bed. Phil's arm was draped around Dan protectively, and Dan's hand was on his belly. He winced slightly, as he felt his abdomen begin to hurt. He sighed softly, and immediately woke up unable to move from the pain. He slowly reached over, and took the pain relief Dr. Mills had prescribed. Though he felt some of the pain was gone, his body was still numb. His hands immediately went to his stomach.
" please be ok...we love you so much baby." Whispered Dan, When another pain hit his abdomen. He sniffed, and felt his eyes tear up and burn due to the pain. He figured that earlier, had been the calm before he storm. He knew nothing was wrong with the baby but...he couldn't be too careful. He closed his eyes, and tried to sleep. The next day, Phil woke up to see Dan still asleep, looking very pale and looking out the window rubbing his belly.
" Dan?"
" Its started hurting again Phil and...I can't get up." Said Dan, his voice barely above a whisper. Phil, lightly kissed Dan's cheek and enveloped him in a hug before standing up.
" Do you need me to get you something? Maybe some toast or a juice...anything?" Asked Phil worriedly. Dan shook his head.
"No..I'm f-fine love." Said Dan, in the same quiet tone. "I just need to rest for a bit."
Phil nodded and kissed Dan's forehead, Dan smiled softly and tenderly cupped Phil's face. His thumb lightly stroking Phil's cheek, as the other man held his hand and looked into his eyes. He knew that Dan wasn't dying..hopefully. He was still however, very worried.
" I'll be back with breakfast for you alright?" Said Phil, before lightly kissing Dan's forehead and leaving. Destiny entered the room, and looked at Dan curiously.
" Hey sweetheart, I'm feeling a little sick today so I won't be up as much...ok?" Said Dan softly, Destiny nodded, wondering why daddy was ill, when he'd been fine the day before. She went outside, where she saw papa making breakfast. Phil looked up, and smiled at her. She smiled back, and rushed over to him, immediately glomping him, Phil gently ran a hand through her hair as she looked up at him.
"Y'know I was thinking, later we can pick up a big sketchpad and markers in all the colors of the rainbow, that way you can write what you want to say until you feel like talking again." Said Phil, she smiled and nodded. The doorbell rang, and Phil answered it to find it was Leo. Behind him, Destiny rolled her eyes as he smiled at Phil and tried to engage in conversation. Though she listened, as Papa told the man, what was wrong with daddy. Apparantly, he was sick, because of something inside of him, she looked back at the hallway hoping he'd be ok.
"Oh hang on a sec, " Said Phil before heading to the bathroom. Destiny looked up at Leo, who turned to the tiny five year old.
" Hey there sweetheart, Destiny right?" He asked, she nodded and went to go serve herself some breakfast. When Leo grabbed her arm, and she whimpered at how tight his grip was.
"Woah there, you didn't answer my question sweetpea. Your name, did I get it right?" He asked, she narrowed her eyes and glowered at the mean man before her. He chuckled and shook his head.
"Listen, I'm going to be here a while so you and I..we could be great friends, or the worst of enemies...the choice is yours. Personally, I'd be nice to me if I were you. Dan won't be around much longer, once I get Phil you either treat me with respect or its off to a boarding school with you." He replied, her eyes widened as he let her go and looked down at her. She turned and ran back to the bedroom, closing the door behind her. She heard the toilet flush, meaning Papa was out. The five year old sniffed, and headed into bed where Dan was asleep.
Dan woke up, and turned to Destiny who was clinging to him.
" Whats the matter sweetheart?" Asked Dan softly. She shook her head, and buried her face in his shirt. Over the next two weeks, Dan was in bed while Phil was busy trying to care for him and Destiny...in the meantime, Destiny noticed that Leo seemed to come by more and more. Spending time with Papa, silently glaring at him behind his back. She noticed however, that papa would be polite, but sometimes it seemed like he was annoyed with him. She couldn't tell papa, as the man was around him all the time, and daddy was sick so she couldn't tell him. Finally though, daddy was all better and this meant that the other man could finally stop coming over.
Currently, she was on the floor watching Aladdin, when daddy came by with hot chocolate while papa was out buying the Christmas tree.
"Here you are sweetheart." Said Dan, she smiled and reached when he noticed the small bruise on her arm. Immediately, red flags went off in his mind recalling before. "How'd that happen sweetheart?"
Immediately, Destiny got her notepad and a black marker, writing down 'Bad man did it' on the page. After what happened with Susie, she didn't care if it was tattling or not. Dan bit his lip...bad man..who...then it hit him...Leo had been the one coming over. Phil had told him he was, he nodded and after telling Destiny to wait and not open the door unless it was him heexited the flat. He was going to go next door, just to talk.