Abandoned Baby

Chapter 37

An hour later the redheaded southern man woke up from his sleep when he seen PJ was in bed but not him only. Looking closely in the dark, he saw Catherine was in bed cuddled to his chest while he had his left arm around around her as she had her little head nestled closely to his chest and her back to him.

She must of woken up and the South African brought her to their room that way Bless could get some rest since she hadn't been feeling well.

A few minutes later he heard the little girl as she was just getting up and popped her head up to look at him as she was snuggling close to the South African man next to her.

"Hey there little girl."The redhead said softly to her. She blinked her little green eyes and smiled cutely around her pacifier.

"You want to come with me?"He asked carefully picking up the little one in his arms careful not to wake his best friend.

"Why don't you and I just sit here and watch cartoons since you're mom is not up yet?"He said as he sat her on his lap on the bed turning on the tv as he lowered the volume on the tv on a medium low as he was switching the channel to look for a cartoon show to watch to keep the little girl content.

10 minutes later the man across the room from him had woken up when he heard soft murmuring.

Groaning from his sleep, he carefully opened his eyes and saw Heath sitting up in his bed sitting up with Catherine on his lap and he could see they were up and watching tv.

"Mmmmm..."The South African man groaned in his sleep and looked at the clock next to him and read 6:45PM.

"Hey you two."The South African said to Heath and Catherine.

"Hey there man. Dude...you look wrecked."Heath noticed his bestfriend was awake and his hair was everywhere as he kept Catherine on his lap as she was content keeping her eyes on the cartoon she was watching while sucking softly at her pacifier.

"Did you just get up?"The taller man asked the redhead.

"Yup a few minutes ago and just watching cartoons with the little one till her mother wakes up."The Southern man across from his buddy said as he looked down at the cute little girl who was smiling contently up at the tv.

"Has Bless been sick by any chance?" The young man across from Heath asked.

"Yeah she was pretty sick when she came home and her stomach was really hurting and she was sick to her stomach again."Heath said to his best friend feeling concerned for the young girl.

"Sounds like a stomach virus or stomach flu that she has and plus the stress due to work didn't help her any with her health."PJ suspected why she was feeling really sick.

"I happened to check on her a while ago when I heard Catherine crying. She took her meds so hopefully those will kick in and help her somewhat since she has a slight fever."The South African man explained.

"Poor girl must be feeling really bad if she's this sick."The Virginia native told PJ feeling bad for the young woman.

"Hmmmm...probably. She's sleeping right now so I took the baby out and let her stay with us just until her mom feels better to take care of her."The young SD wrestler said focusing his eyes on the little one who was laying back on Heath's chest and watching the tv.

"At least we can look after her just until Bless feels better."The young man volunteered to look after the little one plus Catherine didn't seem too much of a bother and she was a very well behaved baby.

"That's true. I know tonight Drew and Stu are supposed to be coming home since they had to stay over for the tapings yesterday than the following day after this we have to get packed to leave for our 2 week tour."PJ knew their traveling schedule pretty well and had it down to pat.

"Hopefully Bless will feel better before we leave because she's looking forward to this international tour and getting to go home with Drew for a while." The Virginia native knew she was very excited for this 2 week your since she heard they were going out of state plus Drew wanted to make plans for her and Catherine to visit his parents and sibling.

"I hope so too buddy."The SD wrestler agreed.

A few minutes later PJ could hear from the next room down the hall when he heard weird noises from the hallway which was from Bless and Drew's room.

"Did you hear that?"PJ asked his friend next to him.

"Yeah sounds like Bless is up."His best buddy said maybe that she was up.

"I'm gonna go quickly check on her."The young man sounding concerned for her.

Getting off the bed, he walked out of the room to go check on his female companion and quickly peeked in the room to see the lamp was on in the room but Bless was nowhere in the room to be found.

Hearing the toilet flush from the master bathroom, he went in the room and knocked on the door to the connecting bathroom seeing it closed.

"Bless...are you okay in there?"The Smackdown superstar asked from the other side but didn't get any response.

He heard wretching noises from inside which scared him and opened the door to see Bless hovered over the toilet emptying out her stomach and she was ghostly pale. She looked so weak and pale.

PJ looked at her sadly and sat at her side holding her hair back and rubbing her back at the same time as she was coughing up a storm and vomiting trying to catch her breath at the same time.

"It's okay love, let it all out."He comforted her.

As soon as she stopped wretching her stomach out, she relaxed flushing the toilet and collapsed against his frame.

"Ugh..."She cried weakly.

"You okay hon?"He asked her as he just sat there and rubbed her back.

"I feel terrible..."She said as he felt her skin and she was pretty hot to the touch which became his number one concern.

"Hold still baby, let me get a cool cloth and cool you down to see if it'll break your fever."He got up letting her sit up against the tub as he got a wash cloth from the rack and dampened it with ice cold water and rinsed it out returning to Bless' side with it and placed it on the back of her neck which made her sigh in relief and it made her feel a little better.

"How long have you been sick?"He asked her in a soft tone.

"Just since yesterday. I thought maybe it was just stress that caught up to me that my immune system weakened me. I thought it would go away on it's own but I guess it got bad by the time I got here."She weakly explained as she laid her head against his shoulder.

"Are you pregnant?"He asked first not to jump to any conclusions but he thought maybe it could be the case.

"No. I made sure to look at my calendar, I'm not late plus Drew and I are always so careful. Probably it's just the stomach flu that got me sick while I've been so stressed that I sometimes forget to take care of myself."She knew better than that plus she and Drew always wore protection and she was on the pill. They weren't ready for another baby yet since they still had Catherine to look after.

"Probably all you need is plenty of rest and fluids huh babe?"He asked squeezing her tiny hand into his.

"Yeah I guess so and I guess I need to slow it down a little bit more."She knew she needed to take care of herself once in a while and stop worrying so much.

"You need to take a load off sweetheart and stop worrying about other things. I think this trip will do you some good and you'll be more relaxed by the time you and Drew go home to see his family."PJ knew her very well and knew she needed lots of rest and by the time they were on the trip she could be more well rested and taken cared of by her boyfriend.

"Oh gosh the trip...I hope I can feel better because we leave the following day after these last tapings for SD."Bless hated feeling sick especially when she knew they had to leave soon for the two week tour.

"Hopefully you will and be able to take it easy and let Drew and his mom take care of you while we're out there. Remember no working. You don't need to lift a finger every single moment. Just enjoy yourself and destress."PJ told her with a small smile.

"Thanks Peej. I love you."Bless squeezed him to her side as he sat at her side.

"Love you too squirt."He chuckled leaning over to kiss the crown of her head and hugged her.

"PJ, will you make me some soup and some fresh squeezed orange juice if you're not doing anything. I'm starving."Bless requested his home made chicken noddle soup and orange juice.

"Sure kiddo. Anything for my lil' buddy."He laughed as he helped her up.

"I'm gonna brush my teeth. My mouth feels so yucky after feeling sick to my stomach."She told him.

"Alright. Are you sure you can walk out on your own though?"The South African wanted to make sure she was okay on her own.

"Yeah I'll be fine Peej.'Bless reassured him as she went to the sink to grab her toothbrush and toothpaste.

"Alright. If you need me, I'll be downstairs making dinner. And by the way Cat is up and she and Heath are in our room watching tv just so that you know."He wanted to let her know what her little girl is up too.

"Thanks so much Peej for looking after Cat. I appreciate what you and Heath are doing for me."She felt grateful to have friends like them.

"It's no problem sweetie, we'd do anything to take care of you and that beautiful bundle of joy."He said as he walked out of the room to go downstairs to make dinner for all of them and would leave some left overs for Drew and Stu when they got home incase they got hungry when they came in later in the evening.

Back in Heath and Justin's room...

"Princess, do you want to go check what you're mommy and Uncle J are doing?"Heath asked the little one in his arms.

The little girl looked at him even though she didn't understand what he meant but smiled any way as her response.

"I guess you want to go check if your mom is okay first."He turned off the tv and went to go check on Bless and saw the light was on in the room but she was nowhere to be seen so he guessed she was up when he seen her just get out of the bathroom in a wifebeater,pajama bottoms, and her hair all in a messy bun.

Knocking on the door of her room before entering, he heard shuffling across and she Bless' shadow then her frame walk to the door to open it to see her a little paler than usual and a small smile on her face.

"Hey. You're finally up. How are you feeling?"The redhead greeted the young woman with a smile.

"Lousy and crappy but that's expected but I guess I'll be okay."Bless shrugged still feeling a little sick.

"Someone wants to see their mommy."He chuckled hoping Catherine would help her feel better.

"Hi sweetheart. Did you have a fun time with Uncle Heath and Uncle PJ?"Bless greeted her sweet daughter getting her from Heath and kissed her all over as Catherine squealed and giggled happy to see her mother.

"She was a very good girl most of the time and we watched cartoons."He told her what they did.

"The sounds like fun."She smiled glad that they had fun.

"So I guess the four of us will be up all night since we pretty much slept the whole day away."He knew they wouldn't be getting any more sleep and stay up and just hang out in the lounging area while Drew and Stu slept when they got home knowing the two would be tired from their long travel.

"I guess so."She guessed with a small smile as she held the little one against her hip.

"I guess PJ is downstairs making dinner since I smell food."Heath chuckled at the notion of the aroma of food being made.

"Yup he is and will be making some hot chicken noodle soup and orange juice for me hoping it would help make me feel better."She said since she loved his home cooking.

"Sounds great because I'm starved."He said hearing his stomach rumble.

"You're always hungry red."Bless giggled teasing the redhead.

"True. Naw mean."He laughed as Bless grabbed the diaper bag as the trio made their way downstairs going to the kitchen as Heath decided to help his best friend make dinner while Bless decided to feed her daughter and make her a new bottle while taking it easy until she felt a little more better.

20 minutes later, the jingling of the doorknob was heard from the livingroom as Drew and Stu were just getting in after the taxi had just dropped them off.

"Mmmmm...Smells so good in here."Drew said smelling the aroma of food as he was putting down the luggages.

"I agree man. I guess the family must be in the kitchen eating."The Preston native knew that dinner was on the table and could hear the trio talking and laughing in the kitchen while he was taking off his jacket and gloves off putting them on the jacket rack and putting his things off to the side like Drew.

The two handsome men walked in the kitchen when they saw Justin,Heath,and Bless were talking and eating while she too was feeding the baby.

"Hey we're home!"Drew rejoiced as he walked in the kitchen and Bless was the first to hear him and got up from her seat to greet him hello.

"Baby!"She said a little weakly as she came up and hugged her man glad to see him home safe and sound when he noticed his girlfriend looked a little sick which was pretty odd.

"Hey...you okay?"He asked as he was glad to see her too and saw she looked really pale. He wondered if she wasn't feeling well when he saw how sick she looked.

"Yeah...My stomach hurts a little though. Stomach flu I think."Bless told him how she was feeling.

"I'm sorry baby. Are you feeling okay though?"He apologized as he took his right hand and caressed the softness of her skin looking into her brown eyes.

"Yeah. Just feeling a little weak but I'll be okay. I'm just you're home."She was relieved just to be in his arms.

"I'm glad to be home with you and our baby. I'm gonna take care of you tonight."He told her knowing he needed to be there for her.

"Honey, I'll be okay plus Heath and PJ have been taking great care of me and looking after the little one. You and Stu need the rest before we leave the following day after the last tapings for Smackdown and Superstars." She knew Drew would need a lot of sleep since they had a busy week ahead of them before the tour.

"I'm sorry if I couldn't be here when you're sick babe. I wish I could kiss all you're pain away."Drew felt for her and wished he could take her place just so she wouldn't have to feel this way.

"I know babe. I think I'm gonna take some time off tomorrow from the road to see the family doctor and maybe they could prescribe me some antibiotics or something for this stupid stomach virus and just want to be on the safe side."She explained that she would be okay and could take care of herself and loved him for caring.

"Good idea. At least you'll feel more better and I'll feel better knowing you'll be okay just as long as you take it easy okay."He lifted up her chin to kiss her softly.

"I love you."He softly whispered after breaking their kiss and placing his forehead on her's.

"Love you too."She giggled and just leaned on him to hold her.

"Hey, don't I get a hug hello?"The Preston man chuckled seeing the sweet couple in PDA action.

"hey hey hey...not in front of the kid."Heath joked about the baby as he helped feed her while her parents were making out with each other.

"Hey there Stuart."Bless greeted the big man and gave him a hug and kiss on the cheek after breaking away from her man for a few minutes.

"Hey little girl. How are you?"He asked squeezing her to his side.

"Lousy and crappy..."She sighed a little while hugging him hoping she would feel better soon.

"You do look kinda pale there doll."He noticed her skin complexion looked a little different and seemed like she was not really herself although she tried to smile.

"I'm sorry you're not feeling well babygirl. I hope you feel better soon."Stu felt for her and hugged her close which made her smile a little.

"Thanks I appreciate a hug from you Stu."Bless loved the big man and glad her friend made her smile a little bit.

"When did you two arrive home?"The Scot asked his girlfriend sitting down next to her.

"Yesterday afternoon and same as the guys from the airport and drove all the way here."His girlfriend explained as she was eating her food that PJ made her and it was really good.

"I'm just glad you made it home safe and sound. I was worried about you when you left since you didn't look like yourself when you left the arena."Drew said when she left she looked a little weaker and fragile but glad she was okay when she got home.

"I guess it was just the stress and everything came crashing down. I guess I just need to remember to take care of myself more often."She told him that she would be okay and would remember to look after herself more and stop worrying so much that it added the weight on her shoulders she forgot about herself sometimes.

"I just hope I'll be okay when we leave here from Tampa and I'll be able to go home with you to see your family."She hoped maybe going on tour wouldn't be so bad and she would get to spend time with him and their daughter while doing so instead of thinking about work.

"Good idea baby. We'll think of something to do while at the house and we can just hang out till we're needed for the show."Drew hoped the mini vacation would help her destress and get her to relax and slow down at the same time.

The group then had a peaceful and wonderful dinner made by Heath and PJ and hung out in the den area while Stu and Drew were gonna get some sleep after their long trip.