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Lovesick
I woke up and immediately knew I was sick. I was shivering, my throat was hurting, and my nose was all clogged up. I felt like I couldn't breathe.
I looked at the clock and realized that it was almost noon. I must really be sick because I never sleep that long.
I tried to stand up, but that was short lived once the dizziness hit. I laid back down and groaned. I knew exactly how this happened.
Long story short, I fell into a freezing cold lake last night when we were trying to get rid of a cold maiden. We were right on the bank and Kipps bumped right into me, causing me to stumble right into the water. That explains everything.
The worst thing was that I never get sick. I had the occasional cold, but I never felt this bad. I was so going to murder Kipps.
I was going to try and go back to sleep when someone knocked on my door. I grabbed my pillow and chucked it at the door. "Go away!" I groaned.
"Why? What's wrong?" Lockwood asked from behind the door.
I didn't respond and drowned out the rest of his questions. I didn't have the energy to face him at the moment.
The door opened slowly and Lockwood sat down on the bed next to me. He put his hand on my forehead and lightly gasped. "You're burning up, Luce!"
I mumbled in response and sat up slowly. Lockwood was looked at me with a concerned expression.
"How are feeling?" He asked and rubbed his hand up and down my back.
"Like a million bucks," I replied sarcastically. I was feeling like crap and I thought it was pretty obvious.
Lockwood sighed. "I'm surprised you're sick, Luce. Everyone else is feeling fine!"
I snorted and then had a little coughing fit before I was able to respond. "Well, no one else was dropped in a lake when it was freezing cold out and had to wear wet clothes for about in hour!"
Lockwood couldn't help but chuckle at the memory. Everyone thought the whole thing was hilarious. Everyone except me.
I hit him with my pillow and told him to leave. It was pretty clear that has wasn't going anywhere at the moment.
"You know you love me!" Lockwood laughed. "How could you not?"
I could think of a few reasons why someone wouldn't, but I kept those to myself.
"I don't know what you're talking about," I responded jokingly.
He laughed and looked down at me. "Do you need anything? Do you want some water? Some food?" He offered and I shook my head. All I wanted was a few hours of sleep.
"All I want for you is to stop talking and leave me alone!" I snapped. I regretted the words right after I said them.
Lockwood has done nothing but care for me and make sure that I was okay. I was a horrible person.
He got up to leave, but I pulled him back down on the bed. "I'm sorry," I said softly. "I didn't mean that."
He smiled at me. "That's alright, Luce. All is forgiven," he whispered and brought this lips to mine.
I kissed back, but then remembered that I was sick and most likely contagious. I pulled away and looked at him. "I'm going to get you sick if we keep doing that," I smiled weakly.
I sighed and laid down on his side so he was facing me. "It's worth it," he whispered and tried to go in for round two.
I dodged his kiss and heard him groan with disappointment. "I'm serious!" I cried. We didn't need two members of Lockwood and Co to be sick. We wouldn't get anything done.
"You're killing me, Lucy Carlyle," he murmured and rested his forehead against mine. I smiled and laced my fingers through his.
I do remember one good thing from last night. Before we had spilt of into pairs, Lockwood said the one thing I had waited for forever. I was about to part ways with him when he told me that he loved him. I remember see him blush and run his fingers through his hair nervously. I walked over to him and pressed a quick kiss on his cheek and said it back. It was a moment I would never forget.
I looked at him now and smiled. "I love you, Anthony," I whispered.
He looked at me and grinned. "That's something that I'll never get tired of hearing. Are you sure you aren't just lovesick, Luce?" He joked and I groaned at the cheesy joke.
He chuckled and tucked a piece of hair behind my ear. "I'm kidding! And I love you too. I always will," he gushed.
We were lost in each other's eyes and everything was silent. I tried to stop it, but it was no use. I sneezed loudly and scared the crap out of my boyfriend. He fell of the bed with a thump and I started cracking up.
"Ow!" He cried and laid back down on the bed. I was still laughing and he grinned at me. "I'm glad my pain is amusing to you."
I wiped away my tears from laughing so hard and kissed him on the cheek. I really needed that.
I turned around so that my back was against his chest and he wrapped his arm about my waist. I used his other arm as a pillow and closed me eyes.
We didn't have to say anything. We were perfectly content with our position. I listened to Lockwood breathing and eventually fell asleep.
I felt better after my nap and the chicken noodle soup that George ended up making me. However, I did end up getting Lockwood sick. Oh well, he did say it was worth it.
