Sick Day – J3T x DM

Trigger warning for people who are afraid of throwing up

George p.o.v

I received a text from Danny at around three this morning telling me that he might have to cancel our date today because he feels sick. He had been telling me how he has spent most of the night throwing up and feeling horrible. I am deciding that we can have that date another day and I am going to make a little sick day rescue kit for him and come and take care of him, so we still get to spend the couple time with each other that he deserves. I am going to quickly stop at Target to get some soup and Gatorade for Danny and some other little things that I think will cheer him up. I have a spare key, so I can get into his house if I pull up and find that he has fallen asleep finally. He needs the sleep, so I will be as quiet as possible.

I arrive at Danny's house an hour after I left my own apartment. Like I guessed the door was still locked so I unlocked it and quietly made my way inside with my shopping. I quietly put it away and walked up to Danny's room to see where he is. He wasn't in his bed, but I heard a little bark coming from the bathroom and Danny was passed out on the bathroom tiles. He was drenched in sweat and shivering. My poor bear, I am going to grab him some cleaner clothes from his drawers and clean him up a bit before putting him into his bed. It would be a lot comfier than sleeping on the floor and he might appreciate it a little more. "Poor bear," I say, quietly as I get him out of the clothes he was in before and cool him down a bit.

He stayed asleep the entire time and soon he is resting on his bed with a blanket covering him up to his waist. I noticed his house was a little bit of a mess, so I am going to clean it up for him, so he has one less thing to worry about while he is recovering from the sickness. I am going to do any chore that he needs doing over the next few days until he gets over the sick bug that he has. I think it might be a twenty-four or forty-eight-hour stomach bug, but I will only know for sure when Danny wakes up in a little while. Only when he wants to wake up though, I am going to let him get as much rest as his body needs. He has no idea I am here taking care of him, I didn't tell him that I was coming over to look after him.

I just told him that I hoped that he was going to get better soon, and we could arrange a date day for another time. I used a brush instead of the hoover so I could keep the noise level to a minimum for the poor bear sleeping upstairs. Last thing I need is for Danny's rest to be disturbed by the hoover while I can use a good old brush and dustpan. I can even make myself lunch without disturbing Danny which is perfect for me since I forgot to make something to eat before I left the house. I was more focused on coming over to help Danny out then my own needs at that time. He has some sausage and bacon in the fridge, so I use those to make myself some lunch now that I have cleaned Danny's house from top to bottom.

I noticed there was a television in Danny's room and I am going back up the stairs. I can watch that quietly while Danny sleeps next to me so when he wakes up and realises that I am here to look after him. He still has a fever but there is not much more I can do for him other than to stick him in the bath tub all day. I brought the Tylenol with me to see if Danny can keep it down when he wakes up. Well, I guess I can put a cold flannel on Danny's head to cool him down a bit to see if that helps. He has a 102°f fever right now, which I guess is not bad, but it could be better. He has had higher fevers than this before, probably even today when I first got in. I didn't check then, but it might have been 103° or 104° then.

Danny woke up about two hours after I arrived and whimpered in pain. I rub his back and he looked at me. "Hi George, sorry about cancelling the date," he tells me, and I smile at him. His voice was raspy, and he looked very tired. "It's okay Danny. People get sick sometimes and that's unavoidable. I don't mind spending my day here with you and taking care of you instead. We can have our date when you feel better," I tell him. He slowly moves so he can rest his head on my chest. "Did you carry me in here? I remember falling asleep in the bathroom," he asks me a minute later. I let him have a sip of water to see if he could keep it down. "Yeah, I found you in the bathroom and then carried you in here after giving you a bath," I tell him.

"Makes sense, I do feel less clammy than I did before. Thanks George," he tells me. He seems to be able to keep the water down, so I give him the Tylenol to see if he could keep that down to help with his stomach pain and the fever. "You're welcome bear," I tell him. He snuggles up to me while we watch some television. I don't think he really wants to move very far from the bed. There is an empty trash can on his side should he need to throw up again. I was glad that we had this day as a date day and we have no band commitments to fill. I would be texting the guys to say Danny is too sick to go and I was taking care of him which would led to all of the guys being there to look after him. Now don't get me wrong, we love the guys, but we want some time to ourselves occasionally.

We don't really get much time on tour to ourselves as a couple because the guys are always around us unless we plan that we go on a date on our day off, so the guys aren't around. "I enjoy spending any time with you Danny. I much prefer the quite days in then any date where we leave to go out and do stuff," I tell Danny. He knows I like sitting with him by a nice cosy fire and reading a book with him or reading separate books. That's just how it has been since we first met and first started dating three years ago. "I know you do George. If the mail comes I think there is something in it for you," he tells me. He is enjoying my company while he is sick it seems. He doesn't have to buy me anything though, I am happy to have time with him.

"You don't have to buy me anything Danny. You know I value spending time with you over any gifts that money can buy," I tell him as we get interrupted by a knock on the door. I go to answer it and get all of Danny's mail including the package that was just delivered. I give Danny all of the mail and he looks through it before handing me the package. "I think this is what I ordered for you," he tells me. I open the package to reveal a brand-new copy of Paradise Lost. I knew my copy had been destroyed, but I wasn't expecting Danny to buy me a replacement book. "Aw Danny, you didn't have to buy me a replacement of the book. I was going to do it myself at some point," I tell him, and he smiles at me.

"Well I know that the book got destroyed during the last tour and I have been meaning to get you a gift since our third-year anniversary gift never came. I felt bad even though you told me that you never wanted a gift," Danny tells me. I smile at him, he is so precious to me. He has probably been planning this on the side without me knowing. "Well, I appreciate it a lot Danny. I don't think I am going to take this book on tour just in case that happens again. Thank you, baby," I tell him and then I kiss his cheek. He kisses my cheek back and smiles at me. At least he knows that I appreciate anything that he does for me. "You're welcome George. I think you should probably leave the book behind next time. Just as a precaution," he tells me.

I smiled at him and we relax in bed together. Danny is going to feel better soon, and I am going to make sure that he gets the bed rest that he needs while he feels this sick. I don't think I have ever seen Danny this sick in a long time, not since one of our first tours together. It was not long after that when I realised that I was in love with Danny. Then a couple of years later I asked him out on a date night and he said yes. I was a little nervous that he was going to say no but I was happy when he said yes to me. "Yeah I agree on that Danny. It will be safe for the book if we leave it behind," I tell him. I let him have some more water. I think we will give food a miss for today though just in case you throw up again," I tell him.

"Yeah, my stomach hurts enough as it is right now. I can just about keep water down, so I don't think I can handle food," he tells me. Luckily, I bought some Gatorade while I was out, and he can drink some later. It will help him with his electrolytes, he will have lost a lot throwing up all night. "Hopefully the Tylenol will kick in soon and help you out with the pain," I tell him. I knew he was going to be sore because when he has thrown up in the past it has been quite violent, so I am not expecting this time to be any different. "Yeah I hope so George, it was quite violent when I was sick last night," Danny tells me. I was expecting that to have happened last night. I hope he can get comfortable enough to get more decent rest.

"It will happen soon bear. I would have come over sooner but when I got your original message I was asleep, and I needed to go to the store to get some emergency supplies for you. I also cleaned your house while you have been sleeping," I tell him. He seemed surprised that I did that for him. I was going to do it whether he asked me to or not. "I didn't expect you to do that or me George. I could have cleaned it when I was feeling a bit better. I know my house was a little bit of a mess, thank you," he tells me. Danny is still resting his head on my chest and I rub his back as he snuggles up for comfort. "You're welcome Danny. If you want to go to sleep right now then you can, I will still be here when you wake up," I tell him.

He yawns and then rests his hand on my chest. "I think a nap sounds good right now babe. Even though I fell asleep at nine this morning I feel so tired," Danny tells me, I arrived at twelve and Danny woke up at two from his sleep. "I bet you do buddy, you only slept for five hours and it's not the eight or more hours you usually get when you sleep at night," I tell him, he draws little patterns on my chest and it tickles a little. I watch as his eyes close on their own and then opens them again. "True, I think the latest that I have ever fallen asleep is at three in the morning before now and not nine," Danny tells me. Then a few minutes later he falls asleep in my arms. He's so peaceful now that he is not in pain anymore.

I was starting a FRIENDS marathon on Danny's Netflix account. Then if Danny wakes up and decides that he likes watching the show then it will be there for him to watch easily. I had only made it to episode three of the first season by now and there 9 seasons left to watch to complete them. I think Danny will enjoy watching them with me when he feels up to sitting through a twenty-minute episode when he can barely hold a conversation for ten at the moment. I don't mind starting afresh with the seasons when he does feel better. I don't think I can finish season one by the time he wakes up from this little nap he is taking. He will probably sleep for an hour or two and I would have made it through six episodes out of twenty-four.

I am enjoying the snuggle time with Danny. I never get to do this with him that often and I am going to spend every minute with him that I can. Just that private couple time I have been missing. I kiss Danny's head and he smiles in his sleep. I love how precious he is and how adorable he is when he gets more snuggly with me. He wakes up and looks at me with pain in his eyes and then throws up in the trash can. I rub his back and try and comfort him while he painfully throws up. "I know this sucks bear, but it will be over in a minute," I tell him and a minute later he relaxes against me while I rub his stomach. I am trying to do everything that I can to make him feel better about the pain he is in at the moment.

"This is the worst," Danny says, and I could see tears in his eyes. I keep rubbing his back to try and calm him down a little bit more. "I know baby and it's going to be tough because this stomach bug is rough on you and it's going to take a day or two for you to feel better from this," I tell him, and he gives me a little smile. Today will be a long day of resting for him and maybe in an hours' time we can try again with water. I think deep down we are both glad we said no to giving him any food cause it might have made the situation worse. His throwing up has already been bad and giving him food might make it more frequent and just as bad. "Do you want to relax in the bath for a little while Danny? You feel all clammy again," I ask him, and he nods. While he relaxes I will change his bed sheets to make it nicer for him.

"I want to stop being so clammy," Danny tells me, and I rub his back again. I take the trash can to empty it out and clean it in case Danny needs it again. The I start to run the bath for him. While that is running Danny decided to shuffle in because he wanted a cuddle. "It's going to be okay Danny. I am not going to leave while you need me," I tell him, and I get another small smile from my boyfriend. I let him sit on the toilet seat while we watch the tub fill to what I know Danny's preference is when he gets sick. It's a lukewarm bath just to help him bring his fever down naturally. "While you are in the tub I am going to change your bed sheets while you chill in the tub," I tell Danny and he nods at me.

"Thank you, George," he tells me. Then I help him out of his shirt and shorts and help him into the tub. He relaxes and smiles at me while I go and sort out his bed sheets. I am going to do another round of laundry with the bedsheets while I am at it, so I can further help Danny while he is sick. I heard Danny call out to ask for the trash can, and I ran up the stairs and grabbed it on the way to the bathroom. I made it just in time and I hold it in front of him as another round of throwing up starts for him. It was just a little bit this time but the violence of him throwing up was just as bad as it was the first time I have been her while he has been throwing up. It was probably like this when he was sick last night too.

"I really don't like this anymore George," he tells me. I felt awful for him because all I could to was rub his back and reassure him that everything was going to be okay once the sickness was over. I had put the laundry on before I dashed up the stairs and things so all I need to do is put the clean sheets on Danny's bed. "You want to take another nap once you're out of the tub?" I ask him, and he nods almost straight away which I was expecting because he is very tired and in a lot of pain. "Can I nap on the couch instead this time? I think I am getting too warm in the bed," Danny says, and I nod. I think the warm of the sheets isn't helping him in this case. "Yeah you can sleep on the couch instead if you want. I might clean the bathroom while you sleep because I didn't get that far when I was cleaning before," I tell him.

Half an hour later I help him out of the tub and into a fresh pair of boxers and shorts. I then help the now clean and dry Danny down the stairs and onto the couch, so he can get as much rest as he possibly needs. "Can you lay with me until I fall asleep please babe?" Danny asks me, and I lay with him on the couch and he snuggles into my arms. He was very careful with his movements because of how bad the stomach pain is right now. "Thank you, George," he tells me, and I smiled at him. He feels a little bit more comfortable with me snuggling with him on the couch. "You're welcome bear. I am sorry that your sick buddy and I hope that you feel better soon," I tell him, I know that it is not my fault that Danny is sick.

"It's not your fault George I know that I am going to get sick at least once this year. I feel grateful that I have someone like you to look after me when I need it," he tells me, and I smile. I kiss Danny on the top of his head and watch as his heart-melting smile makes its appearance. I turned the TV off upstairs and turned this one on, so I can watch a film with Danny while he falls asleep. "I am always going to be here for you Danny, through thick and thin as well as through sickness and in health," I tell him, and I know one day that I am going to make Danny my husband and we are going to walk down the isle together. One day I am going to have the confidence to buy a ring and make him my husband no matter what anyone else has to say about it.

Danny was starting to doze off again, so I just rubbed his back to see if that would provide him with any comfort. He is in so much pain and the Tylenol he had earlier hasn't done much for him. He can't have any more for at least another three hours or so. Poor Danny is not having such a good day today. I know he is still disappointed that our little arranged date day had been cancelled but it was really no big loss. I hadn't reserved anywhere for a romantic dinner, I was just planning a picnic in the woods, but I can do that at any time really. Danny doesn't know this, and he doesn't know I hadn't actually bought everything I needed for the date. "What were you planning for today anyway?" Danny asks me.

"Not much really Danny. Just some relaxing time outside, might have included a little romantic picnic for the two of us. I didn't want to do anything fancy like we had for the three-year anniversary date," I tell him. I had planned a very fancy date for our three-year anniversary. I had taken him to one of the fanciest restaurants in town and given him a promise ring to promise him that my love for him will be eternal and no one was going to replace him. Maybe if it is still nice outside later on and Danny is feeling up to it we might go outside in his backyard for a little bit and sit together on the porch swing. "Fair enough George, I don't think I would have planned much either," Danny tells me, I know we wouldn't have done much today.

Eventually he falls asleep in my arms and I take a moment to admire his cuteness and how peaceful he was now that he was feeling safe in my arms and as comfortable as he could. I kiss the top of his head and go back to my FRIENDS marathon. I wish I could take Danny's pain away from him. I would hate to be in the same situation he finds himself in right now. Usually Tylenol works the first time and I just have to give him a bit more after four hours had passed because he would have needed it then. This time I am going to try again with the Tylenol when he wakes up and if that does not work then I am sure there is no harm in giving him some ibuprofen instead. It might work better for him, better than the Tylenol so far.

Jorel had texted me to ask how the date went about an hour after Danny had fallen asleep in my arms so I truthfully told him that we didn't have the date because Danny wasn't feeling so good and I sent him a picture of Danny sleeping in my arms. He felt bad for Danny, but he was glad that I went over there to look after him. I don't think Danny would have done much to look after himself otherwise. Or he might have tried to force himself into doing chores when he should be resting and making himself worse than he is right now. Jorel would have probably gone over to spend some time with Danny but he is respecting my request to have just me and Danny time for today and if Danny is happy then Jorel can join us tomorrow.

I'll ask Danny when he wakes up if he doesn't mind Jorel coming over tomorrow to join us and spend the day with us and the one thing I won't tell him is that I want to go and get him a gift as a thank you for buying me the replacement for Paradise Lost. I know he said it was going to be my third anniversary gift, but I feel like buying him something as a thank you. Maybe I can cover it by saying I wanted to get him something to cheer him up because of how miserable he has been today with all the pain he has been in with his stomach. "I love you little bear," I tell him, well aware that he has fallen asleep and is not going to wake up any time soon. He knows how much I love him anyway no matter what happens.

I get up to clean the bathroom like I had originally planned to do when I encouraged Danny to fall asleep. Danny stayed asleep when I got up and quietly walked to the downstairs bathroom to clean the one downstairs and then go and clean the one upstairs. Danny was still asleep when I got back which is good. I put the flannel back on his forehead as his fever crept back up and I am going to help him break that while he sleeps. There is not much else I can do at this point with him really. I can't wait to give him so pain meds that will give him some comfort while he is awake. Then maybe we can spend some more cute time together. I still hope to get him on the porch swing sometime today.

Danny woke up a couple of hours later and I smiled as he seems to be feeling a little brighter. "How are you feeling now Danny?" I ask him, and he smiles at me. He was sitting up on the couch and wanting me to sit next to him again. "I feel a little better now thanks George," he tells me, and I give him his glass of water to see if he could keep that down this time and then give him some ibuprofen instead of Tylenol since this didn't work out well for Danny. "That's good Danny. I am going to give you some ibuprofen in a minute so that might help with your pain," I tell him. I go and get the medication out of the cupboard and give it to Danny now that we know he can keep the water down for now.

Even if he does throw up again if it has been half an hour then it might help him because the medication should be in his bloodstream by then. "Thanks George," he tells me and then he rests his head on my shoulder. "You're welcome Danny. Jorel texted me earlier and said if you were up for it tomorrow then he would come over and spend the day with us," I tell him, and he smiles at me. I know he appreciates any company when he is sick, and he doesn't really matter who shows up as long as someone is there. "That is nice of him. I don't mind if he wants to come over tomorrow to spend some time with us," he tells me, and I smile at him. I know that he would have said that it was fine for Jorel to come over, but I wanted to hear him say it.

"I'll let him know in a little bit that he can come over tomorrow. Do you want to go on the porch swing for a little bit with me?" I ask him, I am going to bring the bottle of water and the trash can just in case his stomach does take a turn. "Yeah I want to go outside for a little bit with you George," he tells me, and I help him up to his feet, so we could walk outside and sit on the porch swing together for a little bit. He was okay with walking even though he did feel a little bit dizzy when he first stood up and he held onto me for balance. The weather outside is perfect for him, there is a light breeze blowing while the sun shines on him. He might feel a little better after we have done this for an hour or more. It depends on how he feels and if he wants to go inside or not.

I know at some point I am going to be making myself dinner, but Danny isn't going to have any just in case he throws up again. I will give him breakfast tomorrow though, he just doesn't trust his stomach to keep the food down right now. Maybe tomorrow he will feel a bit better and he will be able to keep down a piece of toast and some soup. I start swinging gently while Danny lays down and puts his head on my lap. "It feels nice out here," he tells me, and I smile. I want him to be happy and to feel happy even if it is just for a little while. "Yeah it does, don't worry about falling asleep again if you have to Danny. I will make sure that you don't get sunburnt," I tell him, thinking back to the time he went out and fell asleep only to wake up with sunburn on his chest.

"Thanks George, I know you will keep an eye on me," he tells me. He wasn't tired when we rocked on the swing. That was okay with me and we are going to rock until he decides he wants to take another nap with me. He took another sip of water and I noticed the bottle of water was nearly empty. "You're welcome Danny. Do you want to have some Gatorade in a bit? Your water is nearly done," I tell him, and he nods at me. Now he is feeling more comfortable and he can keep the water down at the moment. "Yeah, if we have any," he tells me, completely unaware that I had bought him some before I arrived. "I bought you some before I came over because I knew you were sick and you could do with some and some chicken noodle soup so that you could try it tomorrow if you want," I tell him.

"Thank you, George you didn't have to do that, for me. I hope I can keep food down tomorrow because that soup sounds appealing right now," he tells me. I chuckle, I would have given him some tonight but because he has been throwing up quite frequently in the last twenty-four hours, so I want to give his stomach a break. "You're welcome bear, I was going to Target anyway because I was going to get groceries for myself, but I decided that you needed the Gatorade and the soup, so I bought those as well then dropped the stuff at my house first then came here," I tell him. I did almost put the groceries for Danny in my fridge and cupboards until I realised that I was going to be taking them to his house instead.

"For Christmas I am totally buying you a best boyfriend trophy. I seriously think you deserve one for everything that you have done for me since we got together," he tells me and then I kiss the top of his head. He is so freaking cute I swear, I almost want ten of him. Then I think about it and realise that MY Danny only loves me, and that love is special between myself and him and he doesn't love anyone in the same way. "Aw you are so precious Danny. I am just doing what any decent boyfriend would do when their love is sick," I tell him. His relationship with Theresa was amazing and she treated him really nicely, but shortly after they spilt up he got with a girl called Beccy who was a nasty piece of work the entire time.

"I know George, just you know after the whole Beccy think I thought I was destined to be treated badly for the rest of my life," he tells me, and I rub his back. I wasn't expecting him to mention Beccy to be honest, but I feel proud that he has made the decision to talk about it a little bit. It's him showing that he is working hard to move on from the memories left behind. "Well jokes on Beccy cause I am going to be showing you love for the rest of your life Danny bear. I love you so much," I tell him, and he smiles at me. I love it when he smiles, so much better than him being sad or upset. He has such a beautiful smile. I kiss him on the lips and smile as he kisses back. This is much better than a date out somewhere.

Well it is not so great that Danny is currently feeling very sick. I just am enjoying the peaceful time we get to spend with each other. I don't think we have ever just relaxed on the porch swing to watch the sun go down since we got together. I love the more simplistic things in live and I have been like that for a long time. "I love you too George," he tells me. five minutes later he peacefully fell asleep in my arms. I am going to use this opportunity to make dinner. It shouldn't take long, and Danny is going to not get sun burn while he is covered by shade. I made sure he was in the shade before leaving him to go and make something very basic for dinner. While I was there I decided to grab the bottle of Gatorade from out the fridge to give Danny when he wakes up.

I go back outside once my dinner was made so I could eat it while I keep an eye on Danny. I don't want him to get any worse with this sickness to be honest. I know you have to get worse to get better, but Danny doesn't really need this right now. I keep finding myself rubbing Danny's stomach every now and then without thinking about doing it, it seems to comfort him at least. Bless Danny he must have been tired, he hasn't stirred once since he fell asleep about two hours ago and I think it is about time that he goes to bed for the night. He really needs the rest and an early night will do him some good. I wash my dishes from dinner before taking him up to bed. Glad he seems to be on the mend now. He hasn't woken up complaining of any pain and his fever has gone.

Man I truly am in love with Danny Rose Murillo.

And that is the end of another one shot I hope you enjoyed.

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