The next Morning Charlie woke up tiredly at the sound of her alarm, she'd now had two nights of not very much sleep because her family was sick and she wanted to look after them, even if she didn't Matthew getting up to vomit all night would have kept her up anyway.
"Your not going to work Matthew." Charlie said, waking up to find him dressed and doing his hair.
"I need to. I got Peter to cover me for most of yesterday because I couldn't stop throwing up. I can't get him to cover again."
"Matthew. You were up being sick all night. Rest." She ordered.
"I'm feeling better." He told her honestly. "I'm tired and I'm still a little queasy but nothing like how I was feeling."
"Okay. I rest my case." She answered and sighed, slowly getting herself out of bed and finding some clothes to put on, not wanting to shower that morning because she was just so tired.
"You should take a sick day." He told her, watching her get ready for work. "You look pale and you've not slept for two days, we all know your going to come down with it today." He told her, laying down for a few minutes while Charlie dressed, did her hair and put her make up on.
"I know. I'm on the night shift today aswell though so if I start feeling bad I'll just go lay in the staff bedroom." She answered, remembering to pack her overnight stuff. "It's already going round Horizon, so it's not like I need to worry about passing it on."
"Okay lovely, just make sure you do." He answered.
"I will Matt." Charlie replied. "Can you pick Amari up from me once you've finished work?" She asked, as Amari wasn't allowed back to daycare until the next day.
"Of course I can Charl." He answered.
"Thankyou. Do you want breakfast this morning?" She asked.
"Yeah. I really should try to eat something." He answered, sitting himself up so they could go down the stairs together.
"Good." Charlie answered, going to get Amari up before the couple went downstairs.
"What do you want to eat Charl?" Matthew asked her, putting his toast in the toaster and decided he would make her food whilst she was feeding Amari.
"Oatmeal." She answered.
"Alright girly." Matthew replied, making her food for her.
After Charlie had finished feeding Amari she put her down to crawl so her and Matthew could eat their breakfast together. "How are you feeling?" She asked him, seeking he was struggling with his toast.
"Sick. I still don't have much of an appetite." He answered. "I see you still have yours." He said, glad that atleast for now she hadn't seemed to come down with it.
"I always have an appetite Matt." She answered.
"True." Matthew answered and laughed.
After they'd both had breakfast they went into work together. Charlie hugging Matthew in her office before he went to the wall and she had to teach a class as cover for a teacher who was sick.
"Amari is adorable." Amy said, walking into class at the same time as Charlie.
"She is." Charlie said.
After the class Charlie went back to her office with Amari so she could catch up on some paper work before group after lunch. As Amari had napped through the class she decided she's put her down to crawl and stand whilst Charlie was trying to work.
After lunch Sophie came into Charlie's office before group. "You okay?" She asked, as Charlie hadn't gone to lunch.
"I've come over all queesy." She answered.
"Getting sick?"
"Think so. I'll go lay down for a couple of hours after group." She answered, standing up, picking up Amari so Charlie and Sophie could walk to group together.
"Okay." Sophie answered "Do you want me to take Amari?" She asked, knowing holding the baby probably wasn't helping her Nausea.
"Yeah." Charlie answered and handing Amari to Sophie.
Amari whined a little before settling in Sophie's arms. "She's such a darling." Sophie said, as they walked together.
"She is." Charlie replied. "I actually really like having her at work with me."
"I'm sure you do. I love having James around all day." Sophie replied.
"Aww Soph." She answered. "How's James doing?"
"He's great Charlie. He's started trying to crawl." Sophie answered and smiled. "This one will be walking soon, won't she?"
"Yeah, she's already standing up." Charlie answered, looking at her daughter, she really was blessed.
"You clever girl!" Sophie exclaimed, cooing Amari who was clearly happy to be having the extra attention.
Once they got into group Charlie set up the chairs, leaving Sophie with Amari as she was so happy in her arms. "How are you feeling?" Sophie asked once they'd sat down and they were waiting for the kids to arrive.
"Nauseous, feverish." She replied. "I'll just run out if I need to be sick."
"Okay Charl." Soph answered. "Do you want me to keep Am with me after group?"
"If you don't mind." She answered.
"Not atall. Just have a nap for a couple of hours if you can and I'll get you before high ropes."
"Thankyou Soph." God did she need that nap after barley sleeping the last couple of nights.
The kids came in a few minutes later, with the girls all showing a strong interest in Amari who had fallen asleep in Sophies arms.
Because of their strong interest in Amari, Sophie and Charlie decided to make the topic for the group Family's. All of the kids somewhat engaged, with atleast talking about whether they wanted a family in the future, although experiences with their own family's scared them and sometimes brought up memories to dark to share. Charlie tried to stay focused on what the kids were saying as much as possible although the nausea was getting to her and there were times where she was a little more distracted than she would have liked. She was beyond relieved when group was over, as she was struggling to maintain her focus and really needed to lie down in a cool room alone.
"See you later Charl." Sophie said, once the kids had left, jiggling Amari up and down as she had woken up at the end of group.
Charlie went up to the staff bedroom and layed herself down, praying the nausea would just go away, or at the very least she would fall asleep so she didn't have to feel it for a couple of hours. She sighed, unable to sleep and sent Matthew a text to tell him that Amari was in Sophie's office for when it was time for him to pick her up before closing her eyes again. Unfortunately that didn't last long and she soon found herself running to the toilet, clinging onto the cool porcelain bowl and vomiting.
God did she hate the stomach flu. And what was worse was that she would get it every year without fail.
Once Matthew finished work he went to get Amari from Sophies office. "Dadda!" Amari exclaimed happily, seeing her dd. "Charlie sick?" He asked Sophie, wondering why else Sophie would be looking after their child.
"Yeah. She said she was nauseous and feverish. I told her to get a nap."
"Poor Charl. Do you think she'd be okay if I go up and check on her before I go home with Am?"
"Yeah. She'd probably like that." Sophie answered.
"Okay. I'll see you tomorrow Sophie." Matthew answered, picking up Amari before going to see Charlie in the staff bedroom. Matthew knocked on the door and waited for Charlie to tell him he could come in. She was propped up in te staff bed watching TV. "Hey girly." He greeted. "How are you feeling?"
"Not good." She answered.
"Oh girly." Matthew replied and sat beside her with Amari who decided to crawl onto her mother.
"Hey sweetheart." Charlie greeted, although having her baby on her was making her feel more sick.
"Do you want me to get her off?" Matthew asked.
"No, she's being cute." Charlie said.
"Okay." Matthew said, sitting with her for a while and running his fingers through her hair and keeping her comfortable.
"Matthew, I'm going to be sick." She said, getting Matthews attention so he could get Amari off of her before running to the loo to vomit again.
"Charlie girl." He replied sympathetically, jiggling Amari up and down whilst he waited for her to come back. If he wasn't holding Amari he would have come in and supported her.
"I hate the stomach flu." Charlie grumbled coming back to the bed.
"I know. Everyone does." Matthew answered sympathetically and ran his fingers through her hair again as he knew she found it comforting. He supported her for 10 minutes more before giving her a kiss on the cheek to say goodbye and going home with Amari.
Charlie closed her eyes for a while before Sophie came up and knocked for her when it was time for the high ropes course. "How are you feeling?" She asked.
"Not good." She answered.
"If you need me to run solo I can." Sophie offered.
"No, I'll be fine. Mind over matter." Charlie responded.
"Okay Charl." Sophie answered, deciding to trust her judgment.
The two ran the high ropes session, with Sophie making sure to keep an eye on Charlie to make sure she wasn't overdoing it. After the session Sophie walked Charlie back to the staff bedroom and made sure she had everything she needed before going back to her office to get some paper work done before she went home for the evening.