Chapter 6

He must've fallen asleep because when he woke he found a post-it note on his side of the headboard that read "Breakfast in the oven. I'll call you later" that Alex wrote on her way to work. He turned to check the time on his phone 11:50AM. He had a few hours to kill before heading to the doctor. He felt even worse than he did when he woke up earlier that morning. Every muscle in his body ached, his throat was sore and he had shortness of breath.

Heading down to the kitchen he found another note on the fridge door. "YOU BETTER GET YOUR ASS TO THE DOCTOR. I MEAN IT. LOVE, A." Smiling he shook his head and realized just how serious Alex was about him going so they can find out what's been wrong with him for the past day and a half.

He helped himself to a glass of orange juice and then ate the pancakes that was in the oven, while switching through all the channels and not finding anything worth watching or interesting he finally settled on watching Cake Boss. They were baking some extravagant Sweet 16 cake. He thought back to when he turned 16 his party wasn't even as extravagant as this girl's. He was happy with a BBQ with his friends in his backyard and later that evening they went go kart racing. It wasn't much but he was happy. After that he watched something on Crime Channel and then decided to go get ready since it was almost 1PM.

When he finished eating he placed his dishes in the sink and headed upstairs to take a shower. When he got out he remembered that he didn't let anyone at work know that he wouldn't be in today and decided to call Maranda to tell her. She answered on the third ring "Some of us are working while someone is relaxing at home" she said and he was quick to apologize. "I'm sorry I should've called you earlier but I completely forgot. I have a doctor's appointment at 3PM today I didn't want to go but Alex made the appointment for…" he didn't even get to finish the sentence when he started coughing again. "You better make sure you go get that checked out Ryan. You sound like death warmed over." She said. "Geez thanks hey, that's real supportive of you." He replied as he stood in front of the closet looking for something to wear. "I mean it Ryan, I hope it's nothing serious. Let me know what they say. And get well soon. Oh, and don't return to work unless the doctor say you're fit and ready to get back." She stated. "Yes mom." He said, she just laughed at the other end and dropped the call.

After getting dressed he got in the car and was at the doctor's at 14:45. Playing with the hem of his shirt nervously he got a little fright when they called his name. When he got to Dr Leary's office he took a seat at the desk opposite him. Trying to look brave although he was scared as hell. "Good day Mr Booth" Dr Leary greeted. "What brings you here today? We haven't seen you in quite some time." He said while looking though Ryan's medical file. "Well Doc, I thought it was some 24 hour thing and that it would be over in the morning but clearly it wasn't since I feel worse today that I did last night." Ryan said. "I woke up in the middle of the night really nauseous and was sweating and having chills. And this morning every muscle in my body is aching and I have a persistent cough that doesn't seem to go away and a sore throat." He explained while the Doctor continued to make notes as he talked. "All right, take a seat on the bed let me examine you so we can find out what the problem is." Dr Leary said.

While taking his blood pressure he asked Ryan about work and how it's going in the FBI. He took his temperature and draw some blood, listened to his heart and lung functions. Pressed here and there on his abdomen, all while they were making small talk, when he finally come to a diagnosis. "Well Mr Booth seems like you have Influenza and Bronchitis. We'll put you on some antibiotics that you have to complete, some painkillers for the muscle pain and a cough syrup. The painkillers and syrup will make you drowsy which means that you'll be off work for at least 3-7 days. However, it's up to you when you want to go back to work. If you feel fit enough to resume your daily duties you can go back." He said as he headed Ryan the prescription. Ryan thanked him and then left to get the medication at the pharmacy and went home.

When he got back to the apartment his phone rang and it was Alex. "Are you checking up on me to make sure that I went to Dr Leary or because you missed me?" he asked. "I know you went because I asked the secretary to give me a call when you got there." Shocked at how she always manages to persuade people to do things he replied "I should've known. Well it's nothing serious just have flu and bronchitis off work for 3-7 days and I got some meds. Other than that I'm not dying yet and you're still stuck with me." He concluded while grabbing a banana while heading to the couch in the living room. "Good to know you're not dying. And it's Friday anyway so by Monday hopefully you'll be doing better." She said while wishing time would fly so 5PM would come and she can get home to him.

Hey guys, hope you like this part. I had a few hours off to write a longer piece since I had 3 hours before my next class starts at uni. Review and let me know what you guys think. Thanks for reading and if you have any prompts or pieces that you want me to add, let me know and I'll write it. Keep well. Lovies-S