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That evening Karone frowned as she stood outside her friend's door. She'd not seen Kendrix since she'd come back from the shopping trip but she'd heard the sounds of retching as she could hear through the vents in the bathrooms. Not that she'd not known something was wrong when the other woman had fled the cafe.
After all, in the last few years they'd become like sisters.
"Ken are you sure you don't need anything?" Karone asked again through the door trying to let her mental powers reach out to her friend, find her and see if she was truly. .
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"I'm fine." Kendrix managed although her belly felt like erupting again. Lordy she was tired of throwing up. She'd not tell Karone that though, the other girl wouldn't leave if she knew. Not that she blamed her, she too was a normal care giver, and Kendrix figured it was a little part of the pink powers. Still Karone was pregnant and Kendrix just wanted to lay down, let her aching muscles rest. Now if this bug would just let her…
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On the other side of the door Karone frowned. She knew her friend was sick and she also knew that Kendrix was afraid that she would catch what she had just by letting her in the room.
Karone wished there was something she could do, but what? She really hadn't had much experience with an earth virus. She'd spent a great deal of time
"Nothing?" Mike asked as he looked up from where he was reading the paper.
"She's really sick Mike. I'm really getting worried. Can people get so sick so fast?" The pretty blonde came over to sit beside her husband.
Mike looked at his pretty wife and a moment then put down his paper.
"It's an earth flu from what you told me and what I figure so yes, it can hit like a bolt from the blue and last either a few hours or a week."
"But Mike isn't there anything we can do?"
"I don't think so, she needs rest."
"Will you talk to her?" She asked even as there was a knock on the door.
"There's a better idea. That's Leo and if he knows he'll be over there in a breath.'
"Oh, yeah, perfect."
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"Merry Christmas." Leo said when Karone opened the door. She and Mike had asked him over. True they were probably trying to fix him and Kendrix up again but this was something he'd come to think about. It might be his last year here so he wanted it with family.
"Merry Christmas." The Karovian said smiling as she pulled him inside.
"Leo it's good to see you." Mike said and they led the youngest Corbett male into the den.
"I brought you some gifts." He said quietly.
"Oh, you didn't have to do that." Karone kissed his cheek.
"Kendrix was hoping to join us but she's been feeling a little under the weather and won't see anyone." Mike said.
Leo frowned, Kendrix was sick? Why weren't they with her now? But then he knew her, she was probably hiding out. She hated being sick.
"You know I think I'll go check on dinner." Karone said and the phone rang just then. Mike answered it and then said that he would be back that it was work.
Alone in the living room, Leo went to the tree and picked up the box for Kendrix. Knowing that if she wouldn't see Mike or Karone it was because she was probably afraid of making them sick. He headed down the hall. From the kitchen Mike and Karone smiled at one another. Perfect, just perfect.
TBC
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Ok, there's chapter 2 what do you think?