Fear and Pain pt.25

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"What are you going to inject into me?" Leo asked.

"It's a very small chip. It's a tracking device." Imogene said.

"No, you may not."

"You already have one in you."

"Wait what?"

"It's true. Dad put one in both of us. I put one in Mattie. Dad put one in all six synths."

"Then why are you injecting another one in me."

"Because the other ones are very old. Don't worry. Only an Elster can access it."

"Fine."

So Imogene injected the chip into Leo.

"While we were trying to find you and Mattie, I made your siblings unhackable." Imogene said. Then Max came over.

"Show me." Leo answered. So Imogene showed Leo using Max. "That's amazing. How did you do this?"

So Imogene explained to Leo how she fix Max and the other synths. Then several minutes later, Leo groaned. Max put a hand on Leo's forehead.

"How long have you been ill?" Max asked.

"A few months." Leo mumbled.

"You need to go to bed."

"No, I want to be with Mattie."

"You can see her once we've treated your wounds. Ok?" Imogene suggested.

"Fine."

So Max and Imogene went into another room. Max grabbed some clothes for Leo. Imogene managed to get Leo to lie down and relax. Max also got what they needed to treat Leo. When he went back into the room, Leo was on the bed panting.

"The fever is getting worse. He made me promise to tell him when Mattie's ok so that he can see her. I can give him something for the pain but it'll knock him out." Imogene whispered.

"Let's treat his wounds." Max sighed. They went over to Leo and treated his wounds. Leo hissed painfully several times. When it came to the cuts, Imogene held Leo's hand.

"Leo, this is going to hurt. I need you to stay still. Your cuts are slightly infected. Just squeeze my hand. I can take the pain."

"OK." Leo panted. "It really hurts."

"I know. You'll be fine. Tell me about dad."

"There's not much to say. He was a workaholic. He spent most of his time working. He never really played with me or spent time with me. Sometimes I questioned whether or not he loved me."

As Leo talked, Max treated his cuts. When Max was done, he put his hand on Leo's forehead.

"How do you feel, Leo?" Max wondered.

"Not too good. I feel really weak." Leo rasped.

"You have a high fever. You need to stay in bed and get some sleep."

"Not till I see Mattie. Then maybe I'll sleep."

"Fine. Get changed."

SO Imogene and Max left while Leo got dressed. When Leo was dressed, he went out. A few hours later, Mia and Niska came out.

"How is she?" Leo asked.

"She's fine. Just weak. She's awake." Mia answered. Leo went to see Mattie but Mia stopped him.

"She needs rest."

"I need to see her."

"Both of you need to sleep."

"I'm not going to rest till I see her."

Then he went in. He saw Mattie in bed. She was covered with a couple blankets. She was awake with her hand on her stomach. She was crying. Leo went to her side and sat on the bed. He put his hand on Mattie's stomach and felt the baby kick.

"It's ok. Our baby's ok. I can't believe it." Mattie cried.

"You'll be such a good mum. You are so strong. I love you for it." Leo whispered.

"You'll be a good dad. You're very protective of the people you care about. can you hold me?"

"Ok."

So Leo climbed into bed with Mattie and wrapped his arms around her. Mattie put her head on Leo's shoulder. Mattie felt heat radiate from Leo.

"Leo, you have a fever." Mattie gasped.

"I'm fine. I just don't want to leave you." Leo rasped.

"I know and I don't want you to."

Then Laura and Joe came in. Laura went to Mattie and gave her a hug. Mattie shivered when Laura pulled away. Leo pulled Mattie close to him and covered her up.

"Why is it so cold in her?" Mattie shivered.

"I know how you feel. The same thing happened when I wake up after what my dad did to me. It's normal. Soon your body will start to adjust to it." Leo explained.

"Can I have another blanket?"

Joe got a blanket and covered Mattie. Mattie shivered and curled up against Leo. Leo hugged Mattie tighter.

"How do you feel?" Laura wondered.

"Horrible." Mattie mumbled.

"Me too but I feel better with you by my side." Leo sighed. Then Mattie punched Leo in the ribs. "Ow. Hey, I'm still recovering from some broken ribs."

"I still love you."

"Me too and the baby is kicking again."

"Wait, you can feel it?"

"Yes. That baby kicks hard and you're leaning against me."

"All I know is that the baby didn't get the kicking thing from Mattie." Laura said.

"No, but the baby did get it from Leo." Karen answered.

TBC

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