"Look at the branch you were sitting on." Matt said.
I looked at it and it was old and cracking. It looked like it was going to fall down any minute.
"I didn't see that. Thanks for telling me to get down." I said.
"You're welcome. Anything to make sure you're safe and that you don't get hurt Especially now," Matt said as he caressed my cheek.
"Yea sis. I don't know what I would do if you got hurt." Jeff said.
"Aww aren't ya'll sweet. Now I know why I love you so much."
"And why is that?" Jeff asked.
"Because you both are women.Anything to make sure you're safe and that you don't get hurt. Especially now. I don't wanna see you fall and get hurt. Boo Hoo" I joked.
"Oh you think that is funny? You're a comedian now." Matt said as he tickled me.
"Hey stop it." I laughed.
"Hey stop it." They mocked.
"You know I love you both." I said as Matt stopped tickling me.
"Yea we know." Jeff said.
"No more climbing trees for a while okay?" Matt said as he hugged me.
"If it makes ya'll happy, I won't climb them no more." I sighed.
"That's a good little sis." Jeff joked.
"Oh shut up." I said.
"Come on brat." Matt said as he placed one hand around my back and led me to the car.
I coughed a little bit.
"You ok sis?" Jeff asked
"I'm a little hot, but I'm ok." I said.
He felt my head.
"You're warm." Jeff said.
"Oh well." I said.
We all got into Jeff's car and took off. We went home and the lawyer was gone. Dad was in the kitchen.
"Stacy can you go upstairs while we talk to dad?" Matt asked.
"I'm not stupid. I know you are going to talk about me. You don't have to talk to me like I'm a baby" I said walking up stairs and I slammed my door.
"Women" Jeff sighed.
Jeff and Matt walked into the kitchen.
"Was that Stacy?" Dad asked.
"Yea. For some reason her temper has been flaring up all day" Matt said.
"Yea I knew that would happen. When some one has been through what she's been through she holds all the anger inside and then it will just come out of nowhere. So we just have to put up with it for a while." Dad said.
"Yea...so what did the Lawyer say?" Jeff asked.
"We have a very good chance of getting full custody of Stacy."
"That is so good to hear" Jeff said.
" I don't know." Matt said. "Stacy is having some doubts."
"What do you mean?" Dad asked.
"She hates Pam so much, but she said she still loves her. She said she loves you a lot, but she just doesn't want you and Pam to fight to see who gets her." Matt said.
"Well it will be hard on her, but when we win and get her, her life will be better." Dad said.
" I just wish that this didn't happen. She doesn't deserve all this pain. She's just a little girl." Jeff said.
~~~Meanwhile~~~
I got up and went to the bathroom. I kneeled by the toilet and threw up.
"What was that?" Jeff asked.
"Stacy?" Matt called out.
I didn't answer. Matt walked upstairs and heard me in the bathroom. He came in and I was sitting on the floor with my back against the tub. He came in and kneeled down by me.
"Stacy are you okay?" He asked.
"I threw up." I cried.
Matt felt my head.
"You're hotter than you were before. Come on." Matt said as he flushed the toilet.
He picked me up and placed me in the bed. That's when Jeff and dad entered.
"What's wrong?" Jeff asked.
"Stacy's sick. She has a fever and she threw up." Matt explained.
"I'll get some aspirin and water." Jeff said.
"I'll get a wash cloth for her head." Dad said.
I looked at Matt with sad eyes. He stroked my hair.
"How did you get sick so fast?" Matt asked quietly.
"I don't know Mattie." I said.
"Well don't worry. We are going to get you better." Matt said.
Jeff and dad came back in. I took the aspirin and got it down with the water. I laid back down and dad put the cold, wet washcloth on my head. All of a sudden I started to cough. Matt sat me up and patted my back. I stopped coughing and he laid me back down.
"You are defiantly not going to school tomorrow." Dad said.
"I have to go back to work tomorrow and so does dad, but I am sure Jeff can come over and check on you." Matt said.
"I sure can." Jeff said.
"Now get some sleep and I'll check on you before I leave." Matt said.
I nodded and closed my eyes. They took one last look at me and left.
"Like she hasn't been through enough and now she is sick. That poor girl." Matt said sadly.
"Well tomorrow I am going to get here early in the morning and take care of her so she can get better." Jeff said.
"She needs to get better because in 3 days we go to court to get full custody." Dad said.
"Yea, so much has happened in the past couple days. I get a headache just thinking about it." Matt said.
"Well it will take time, but things will get back to normal." Jeff said with hope.
Eventually Jeff went home and Matt was getting ready to leave to the next city to catch up with SD. He slowly opened my door and walked in. He softly sat on my bed and kissed my forehead. It was still hot. I felt him kiss my forehead and I opened my eyes.
I looked at it and it was old and cracking. It looked like it was going to fall down any minute.
"I didn't see that. Thanks for telling me to get down." I said.
"You're welcome. Anything to make sure you're safe and that you don't get hurt Especially now," Matt said as he caressed my cheek.
"Yea sis. I don't know what I would do if you got hurt." Jeff said.
"Aww aren't ya'll sweet. Now I know why I love you so much."
"And why is that?" Jeff asked.
"Because you both are women.Anything to make sure you're safe and that you don't get hurt. Especially now. I don't wanna see you fall and get hurt. Boo Hoo" I joked.
"Oh you think that is funny? You're a comedian now." Matt said as he tickled me.
"Hey stop it." I laughed.
"Hey stop it." They mocked.
"You know I love you both." I said as Matt stopped tickling me.
"Yea we know." Jeff said.
"No more climbing trees for a while okay?" Matt said as he hugged me.
"If it makes ya'll happy, I won't climb them no more." I sighed.
"That's a good little sis." Jeff joked.
"Oh shut up." I said.
"Come on brat." Matt said as he placed one hand around my back and led me to the car.
I coughed a little bit.
"You ok sis?" Jeff asked
"I'm a little hot, but I'm ok." I said.
He felt my head.
"You're warm." Jeff said.
"Oh well." I said.
We all got into Jeff's car and took off. We went home and the lawyer was gone. Dad was in the kitchen.
"Stacy can you go upstairs while we talk to dad?" Matt asked.
"I'm not stupid. I know you are going to talk about me. You don't have to talk to me like I'm a baby" I said walking up stairs and I slammed my door.
"Women" Jeff sighed.
Jeff and Matt walked into the kitchen.
"Was that Stacy?" Dad asked.
"Yea. For some reason her temper has been flaring up all day" Matt said.
"Yea I knew that would happen. When some one has been through what she's been through she holds all the anger inside and then it will just come out of nowhere. So we just have to put up with it for a while." Dad said.
"Yea...so what did the Lawyer say?" Jeff asked.
"We have a very good chance of getting full custody of Stacy."
"That is so good to hear" Jeff said.
" I don't know." Matt said. "Stacy is having some doubts."
"What do you mean?" Dad asked.
"She hates Pam so much, but she said she still loves her. She said she loves you a lot, but she just doesn't want you and Pam to fight to see who gets her." Matt said.
"Well it will be hard on her, but when we win and get her, her life will be better." Dad said.
" I just wish that this didn't happen. She doesn't deserve all this pain. She's just a little girl." Jeff said.
~~~Meanwhile~~~
I got up and went to the bathroom. I kneeled by the toilet and threw up.
"What was that?" Jeff asked.
"Stacy?" Matt called out.
I didn't answer. Matt walked upstairs and heard me in the bathroom. He came in and I was sitting on the floor with my back against the tub. He came in and kneeled down by me.
"Stacy are you okay?" He asked.
"I threw up." I cried.
Matt felt my head.
"You're hotter than you were before. Come on." Matt said as he flushed the toilet.
He picked me up and placed me in the bed. That's when Jeff and dad entered.
"What's wrong?" Jeff asked.
"Stacy's sick. She has a fever and she threw up." Matt explained.
"I'll get some aspirin and water." Jeff said.
"I'll get a wash cloth for her head." Dad said.
I looked at Matt with sad eyes. He stroked my hair.
"How did you get sick so fast?" Matt asked quietly.
"I don't know Mattie." I said.
"Well don't worry. We are going to get you better." Matt said.
Jeff and dad came back in. I took the aspirin and got it down with the water. I laid back down and dad put the cold, wet washcloth on my head. All of a sudden I started to cough. Matt sat me up and patted my back. I stopped coughing and he laid me back down.
"You are defiantly not going to school tomorrow." Dad said.
"I have to go back to work tomorrow and so does dad, but I am sure Jeff can come over and check on you." Matt said.
"I sure can." Jeff said.
"Now get some sleep and I'll check on you before I leave." Matt said.
I nodded and closed my eyes. They took one last look at me and left.
"Like she hasn't been through enough and now she is sick. That poor girl." Matt said sadly.
"Well tomorrow I am going to get here early in the morning and take care of her so she can get better." Jeff said.
"She needs to get better because in 3 days we go to court to get full custody." Dad said.
"Yea, so much has happened in the past couple days. I get a headache just thinking about it." Matt said.
"Well it will take time, but things will get back to normal." Jeff said with hope.
Eventually Jeff went home and Matt was getting ready to leave to the next city to catch up with SD. He slowly opened my door and walked in. He softly sat on my bed and kissed my forehead. It was still hot. I felt him kiss my forehead and I opened my eyes.
