Hello the author here, I just wanted to thank you for comments the last chapter and I'm glad you all enjoyed it.
Please can you all make sure that before you read this chapter you have read Chapter 2 – Support is the Best Medicine. Otherwise you won't understand what this chapter is going on about as it is a follow up.
Idea by Bonnie Sveen Fan ( fanfiction ): Could you maybe do one where she actually start treatment and Kyle gives her support?
Chapter 6 – A Little TLC (Follow up to: Support is the Best Medicine)
Hospital – Outpatient Cancer Ward
Ricky was sat in the corner of the room connected to all the equipment that was helping to save her life when Kyle approached her.
"Hey, how's it going?" Kyle asks her.
"It's going ok but aren't you meant to be somewhere?" Ricky replies with a question.
"Not that I know of."
"So you aren't forgetting about someone?" Ricky says with her eyebrows slightly raised.
Kyle looked at her and then it clicked: "Crap, I forgot about Casey!"
"Eventually he catches on." Ricky laughs.
"But I can't go and pick Casey up then come back for you?"
Just as Ricky was about to reply Nate appeared out of nowhere: "Don't worry mate, you go pick up Casey and I'll take Ricky home when she's done."
"Nate you don't have to do that." Ricky replies.
"I don't mind and besides when your finished the treatment for the day, I will be finishing my shift so it makes sense."
"Are you sure Nate because I will come back if I have to?" Kyle asks.
"Yeah go pick up the little man and we will see you later." Nate says.
Kyle thanks Nate and leaves to pick up Casey.
45 minutes later…
The Diner
Kyle came running through the door and nearly sent Olivia flying.
"WATCH IT!" Olivia shouted at him.
"Sorry Olivia I didn't mean to it's just I'm in a rush that's all." Kyle shouted back as the teen walked away with her friends.
"Are you ok love?" Irene asks him as she comes out the kitchen.
"Yeah I'm fine Irene just I forgot about Casey until Ricky had reminded me that I needed to pick him up." Kyle responded.
Irene looked at Kyle and pointed to a table in the middle of the room: "if it helps love I don't think Marilyn minds that you forgot by accident."
Kyle laughed when he looked at Marilyn giving Casey a cuddle: "Your probably right anyway I better let you get those plates to a customer."
Kyle walked over to the table and sat down.
"Oh Kyle you look like you've been running." Marilyn says when she looks at his face.
"Well I have kinda Maz anyway how's Casey been?" Kyle says.
"No bother as per usual. How's Ricky doing?"
"Ok I think I was just there but had to leave to come and collect Casey. So Nate is going to drop her off at the house that way I can take this little one straight home and starts dinner."
"That's nice of Nate to help by dropping her off."
"Yeah it is I guess it might have something to do with that he still likes her."
"Is that so?" Marilyn says curiously as she hands Casey to Kyle.
"Don't even think about Marilyn Ricky already has so much on her plate that she doesn't need to throw a relationship into the mix." Kyle tells the woman "Anyway I don't suppose I can grab some mud cake for dessert could I?"
"Sure I will box some up." Marilyn replies as she heads off to get some mud cake for Kyle.
2 Hours and 12 minutes later…
Braxton House – Living Room
Kyle and Ricky were currently sat around the table eating dinner while talking about how the rest of her treatment went once Kyle had left.
"So when do you need to go back?" Kyle asks as he stands up and takes the plates over to the kitchen sink.
"Same time next week and Kyle you can leave the dishes; I'll do them tomorrow while you're at work." Ricky tells him.
"Not happening as tomorrow you will be resting and spending time with Casey. Besides I was going to eat dessert before I cleaned everything." Kyle laughed as he put the cake on two plates and sat back down.
"Don't wrap me up in cotton wool Kyle!"
"I'm not, I just want you to look after yourself is that so much to ask for."
"Well Kyle I'm fine so just stop it!" Ricky said as she placed a fork full of cake in her a mouth.
As she swallowed the cake Ricky started to feel sick, Kyle noticed how pale she had suddenly gone: "Ricky?"
As she was about to say something she quickly put her hand to her mouth and then ran off to the bathroom.
10 minutes later…
After feeling like she was no longer going to be sick Ricky returned to the living room to find Kyle watching the footie.
"Sorry about that." Ricky says to him.
"There's no need to be sorry as it's not your fault you felt sick." He explains to her.
"No not that although I'm sorry about that too but I meant I was sorry about snapping at you when all your trying to do I look after me."
"I guess I did over step the mark and I was kind of wrapping you in cotton wool."
"Yeah but you were only doing it to protect me and I get that."
"Look Ricky if you want I will back off and stop being so over protective?"
"No don't, it makes me know that you care and that you are then whenever I need you."
"Are you sure?"
"Of course I'm sure. You have been so supportive throughout this whole situation that I couldn't stand it if you backed off and left me alone."
"Ok then but if I start to annoy you just let me know."
"I will, now come here and give me a hug." Ricky says as she opens her arms to receive a hug from Kyle.
As Kyle pulled away from there hug he looks at Ricky.
"What is it Kyle?" She says to him when she notices the look on his face.
"Well I don't want to worry you but I think Marilyn might be about to try and set you and Nate up." Kyle says to her.
"WHAT?!" Ricky shouts.