Love pt.21
Hello, hope you are having a good day.
When he was done coughing, he went to sleep. A few days later, Leo was a lot worse. He woke up feeling really weak and hot. Mattie was watching him.
"Leo, you need to go back to sleep." Mattie said.
"Why?" Leo croaked.
"Because you need it. You need to rest."
"What happened?"
"Last night, you had a high fever and you were coughing and wheezing."
Mattie took a cloth and wiped the blood from Leo's nose. Then she took another cloth and wiped the sweat off of Leo's face. When she was done, Leo rasped.
"I need a kiss." Leo whispered.
"No, you need to rest." Mattie answered.
"Please."
"Fine."
So Mattie kissed Leo. Leo kissed back the best he could. When Mattie pulled away, Leo was panting.
"Go to sleep."Mattie whispered. So Leo went to sleep. Then Niska came in.
"How is he?" Niska asked.
"He's worse. He woke up and asked me what happened. I told him that he had a high fever and was wheezing and coughing. I couldn't tell him that the he was dying. That last night, he nearly died." Mattie explained.
"He'll be fine. He always is."
"I know."
"Get some rest."
"I will."
Then Niska left. Mattie laid down next to Leo and went to sleep. When she woke, she heard Leo coughing violently. She sat up and calmed Leo down. Leo eventually calmed down. Blood covered his mouth. Mattie took a cloth and wiped the blood away. Leo was awake but didn't know what was happening.
"You'll get better." Mattie whispered. She gently squeezed Leo's hand. Leo squeezed back. For the next couple of weeks, Leo got worse. One morning, Mattie and Mia were tending to Leo.
"He hasn't woken in three days. His fever is high and he's sweating a lot. He's dehydrated." Mattie said.
"He'll be fine" Mia answered.
Then Leo woke up coughing and gasping. Mattie grabbed Leo's arms.
"Leo, it's ok. Just calm down. You'll be fine." Mattie said. Leo got worse. Mattie looked at Mia. "What's happening?"
"He's having a panic attack." Mia replied. "Let me help him."
Mattie nodded. She let go of Leo. Mia managed to calm Leo down. Leo passed out from exhaustion.
"I'm going to call Daniel." Mia sighed.
"Ok. I'll watch over him." Mattie answered. An hour later, Daniel came over. He checked Leo's vitals.
"It's bad. He's in a lot of pain. We'll know how much when he wakes." Daniel said. Then Leo woke up and cried out in pain. Mattie shushed him. Leo calmed down.
"It hurts." Leo croaked.
"I know." Mattie whispered. She kissed Leo's lips. Leo groaned and kissed. When they pulled away, Leo was weaker.
"I'm going to give Leo some morphine. If the pain gets really bad give him some." David explained.
"Ok." Mattie answered. SO David gave Leo some morphine. Mattie managed to get Leo to drink a cup of water. Leo went to sleep.
"The dose of morphine will make him very sleepy. I will tell Mia how much to give him."
"Thank you."
Daniel left the room. Mattie looked at Leo and sighed. She went to him and kissed him. Leo didn't kiss back. She went to give the twins their bottles. Leo was barely breathing. Mattie realized it and went to get help. She saw Mia and Daniel downstairs.
"Leo's barely breathing." Mattie said. They went to Leo's room. Daniel checked Leo's pulse and breathing.
"His pulse is too slow." Daniel answered.
"What do you want me to do?" Mia asked.
"Watch his pulse and breathing. Tell me if they change. I'm going to wake him."
So Mia nodded and watched Leo's pulse and breathing. Daniel injected Leo with a drug to wake him.
"His breathing, pulse, and blood pressure are rising. He's waking up." Mia said.
"How do you know?" Daniel asked.
"I was created to care for him. I know when he's about to wake. as well as many other things."
Leo opened his eyes.
"What's going on?" Leo slurred.
"You got a lot worse. We had to wake you up or you could have died." Mattie answered.
"I'm tired."
"I know."
Daniel checked Leo's vitals.
"When this passes, don't give him any morphine." Daniel said. Mia nodded.
"I want to sleep." Leo moaned.
"Wait a while before you go back to sleep."
Mattie laid down next to Leo and wrapped her arms around him. Leo moaned and wrapped an arm around her.
"I will trust that Mattie will keep you awake till the morphine wares off. We'll leave you alone." Daniel said. Mia and Daniel left.
"I feel so weak." Leo moaned.
"I know. Just stay awake." Mattie answered. "What should we name our baby?"
"If it's a girl, Arabella; if it's a boy, Aidan."
"Ok. Arabella Janice and Aidan Jason."
"I like that."
"Me too."
"Where are the twins?"
"Downstairs."
"Can I see them?"
"Sure. Just don't fall asleep."
"I won't."
So Mattie went to get the twins. When she came back in, Leo was still awake. Mattie put the twins on the bed. They went to Leo. Thalia put her hand on Leo's face.
"Wet." Thalia said.
"I know. I'm hot and sweaty but I'm really ill. I'll be ok." Leo answered. Thalia nodded. "Can I have a hug from both of you?"
The twins gave Leo a hug. Leo smiled.
"Leo, are you strong enough to walk?" Mattie asked.
"You might have to help me. Why?" Leo answered.
"You really do need to take a bath."
"I know."
"I'll ask Daniel. If he says yes, then I'll have Mia come get the twins."
So Mattie asked Daniel and he said yes. Mia went to get the twins. Mattie went to help Leo take a bath. She got it started and then helped Leo walk to the bathroom. She helped him get undressed. Leo got in the tube and got cleaned. Mattie went to get some clothes. She helped him out of the tub. Leo got dried of and then got dressed. They walked back to the bed. Leo climbed into bed and laid down. Leo tried to rest but couldn't sleep. When the morphine finally wore off, Leo was able to sleep. A week later, Leo was starting to get better. A month had past by the time Leo had recovered. One day, Niska was at work when she was kidnapped. Leo was looking at his emails. He opened one up. He saw that it was a link to a video. Leo watched it.
"If you do not surrender, we will kill all of you." James said. Leo paused the video and showed all the adults and Toby.
"Like I said, they emailed this to me. I tried to track them but it didn't work." Leo said. Then Leo got another email. He opened it and started to track it. They watched the video.
"Either you give yourselves up or we kill her." James demanded. Then he showed Niska. She was chained to a chair. "You have one week."
"They will never bow down before you." Niska stated.
"Oh but they will. You will tell me everything." James answered.
"Never."
"I will make you pay.
"I cannot feel pain. How can you make me pay?"
TBC
What do you think will happen? Hester and Ed will show up soon but different from the series.