Gabby's POV
When I returned to the firehouse, the first thing I did was check on Naia.
As I walked into the room, Shay put a finger on a lip and then pointed at Naia who was fast asleep. I smiled and mouthed 'thank you' before going to grab something to eat from the kitchen.
"What a call!" Herrmann said loudly as he walked into the room. "Lucky nobody was seriously hurt!"
Naia's eyes fluttered open and she moaned before rolling over on her other side.
Shay shot Herrmann a 'really?' look and he grimaced before quickly leaving the room.
"Are you feeling any better?" I asked, deciding that a snack could wait. I walked over and sat down in an armchair across from Naia.
"My throat hurts." She answered.
"Do you want anything to drink, or eat?" I asked and Naia shook her head before closing her eyes.
Shay gave me a sympathetic smile before getting up. "I managed to get her to drink some water but it wasn't much."
"Thanks." I said as she gave me a patted me on the shoulder before leaving.
I sat there for a while, watching Naia sleep. Her face was pale and her hair was smooth against her head with sweat. I wasn't sure how long I was sitting there, oblivious to everyone around me before Brett took a seat in the armchair next to mine.
"You should probably grab a bite to eat before the next call comes in." Brett said to me and she munched on an apple. "Go on. Nothing's going to happen, plus, I'll be here if it makes you feel any better."
I smirked at my ambo partner, "Uh huh, because I trust you with her."
"Hey! Take it or leave it." Brett said and then chuckled. "But seriously Dawson, get something in you or you'll really regret it when the next call comes."
Nodding, I got up and went to the kitchen. I was rummaging through the cupboards when I felt someone wrap an arm around my waist.
"How's our little munchkin doing?" Matt asked.
I sighed as I took out a box of crackers. "I mean, she's sick. Maybe the flu, I don't know but I'm worried. Scared, I don't know."
"Gabriela Dawson. A paramedic who has dealt with victims with their intestines coming out of them and ones that have been run over by lawn mowers, is scared by a twelve year old who has the flu." Matt said and planted a kiss on my forehead.
Suddenly deciding that I didn't really feel like crackers, I put the box back and grabbed a banana from the fruit bowl before heading over to take a seat at the table. I took a seat next to Foster and started to peel my banana.
"Hey, how's Naia?" Foster asked me as I bit into my banana.
I swallowed before answering. "Not much difference from yesterday and this morning."
Ambo 23, man down from unknown causes at 4865 Preslee Drive
"See ya later Dawson." Foster said as she jumped up and I nodded at her. Shay and Foster ran out to the apparatus floor and I heard the sirens fade as they drove away.
I finished off my banana before heading back over to where Naia laid. Brett was reading but when she saw me come over, she book marked her page and set the book down.
"Anything?" I asked.
Brett laughed a little bit. "Relax Dawson, she's fine."
"I second that." Naia mumbled quietly. I guess she wasn't really sleeping.
"Do you want something to eat?" Brett asked but Naia shook her head. Before I could say anything, Naia leaned over the side of the couch and threw up into the bucket. She hadn't eaten anything though so it was just water.
"What about something to drink?" I asked but Naia shook her head again and leaned back down against the pillow.
I looked over at Brett who just shrugged at me before getting up. "I'll get some water just in case you change your mind." She said and left us alone.
"I hate seeing you like this." I whispered to Naia who mumbled something I couldn't quite make out. "It'll all be over soon though."
Naia smiled a little bit but didn't open her eyes. "I hope so." She said before shifting into a more comfortable position.
"We should have taken you to get the flu shot." I said not wondering why that had never crossed my mind.
Naia shrugged, "I've never gotten the flu shot before and before this, I've never gotten the flu."
"Well, we have to keep you hydrated. Just take a few tiny sips of water for me." I said. As if on cue, Brett came over with a glass of water and I thanked her before taking it.
Reluctantly, Naia nodded and slowly sat up. I lifted the glass to her lip and she slowly drank a little bit. When she was done, she pushed the glass away and laid back down on the couch before closing her eyes.
"Better?" I asked her and Naia smiled.
"You won't leave if I say yes will you?" She asked opening one of her blue eyes.
I shook my head and sat down on the couch next to her.
"No, I'll be right here."