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Ok, this chapter is just funny.

Neal Cassidy, for lack of a better word, dragged himself to Granny's. He woke up feeling like death and he doubted he looked any better. His whole body ached, his nose was like a clogged pipe, his eyes were waterfalls and even though he was wearing five layers, he was still freezing.

His only mission was to get some chicken soup, orange juice and some tea in his body. If that didn't work, he could always pray for death.

He dropped into a booth across from Killian and Hope.

Killian tried to act calm as he actually shielded his daughter from the sick man three feet from her. "You look like death, mate." He casually observed.

"Tell me something I don't know. I woke up feeling like this and Amelia already went to work but I didn't want to bother her." Neal said then sneezed four times in a row.

"Bless you, Uncle Neal." Hope told him.

"Thank you, princess."

"Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't your wife a healer? She can give you something." Killian offered some advice.

"You mean she's a voodoo witch doctor." Neal said into a tissue.

Then Amelia entered the diner and instantly noticed Neal's distress. "Babe, why didn't you call me? I could have taken care of it so quickly." She snapped her fingers and a small vial appeared in her hands. "Here, take this."

"No thanks. I'll stick to this world's medicines. Modern remedies rather than your voodoo magic."

"You know that's an insult to the voodoo witch doctor who taught me?" She shook her head and went to sit at the counter. Ruby looked at her oddly. "Let him suffer a little bit more, then bring him this." Amelia poured the contents of the vial into a tea cup.

When Neal sick, he was the world's slowest eater. But at least, his first tea cup was emptied quite fast. Ruby brought him another one then both she and Amelia watched the next events.

It only took ten minutes before Neal's nose was unclogged, and he was able to breathe like a normal person.

"He had better thank you tonight for working your magic." Ruby whispered.

Amelia didn't respond, and then slightly jumped when Neal's arm circled her waist. "I'll properly thank you tonight." He all but whispered in her ear.

"I'm counting on it."

Heads up, NO MORE KIDS!

But Killian and Hope are cute, right?

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