"Look mummy, they got lots of banana pudding this time, and they have a strawberry flavour as well, you like strawberry flavour, and look it's icecream that doesn't need to be kept in the freezer, they got lots of flavours in that that you like, and it will be nice and soft on your mouth"

"Sounds good Zah, why don't you load the trolley up" Zalie said excitedly as she knelt down to have a look at the options available in the shop, the group had separated so they could gather the supplies Luca needed more quickly, so Jess and Eric had gone with Zah and Cerbs, while Jason, Sonny and Trent were with Luca, the others had stayed behind

"Let me help Zah" Eric said taking the tubs she was pulling of the shelf

"That one goes in that bag uncle Eric, daddy likes it done like that so he can see who has what puddings and snacks and drinks" Zalie said explaining the system Luca used when shopping

"Old habits die hard with him, I leave him be with it, do the stocktake on what we have" Jess said as Eric looked at her standing behind the shopping cart holding on

"And cause mummy only likes certain flavours of some things like the puddings and I like all the flavours, I can pick any one I want from my collection and not worry about mummy being left without flavours she likes" Zalie said

"You like all the flavours do you" Eric said looking at her surprised

"Its pudding, what's not to like" Zalie said bluntly

"She's got you there sir" Jess said with a smile as she started shaking a little bit

"You okay" Eric asked noticing the shaking

"A bit cold" Jess replied not able to look at him

"Zah, you and Cerbs need to go find your daddy" Eric said to Zah

"Okay uncle Eric" Zah said grabbing Cerbs lead and letting the malinois lead the way

"You need to sit down" Eric said softly to Jess as Zah and Cerbs disappeared from view before guiding Jess to a seat, something had changed in Jess's eyes, her sparkle was gone, and something deep down told him he needed to be gentle with this

"Daddy, mummy's shaking, she said she's cold" Zah said the moment she saw her dad standing there with her uncles

"Her heated jacket is in the boot off the car Jason" Luca said handing Jason the keys without hesitation

"On it" Jason said sensing the urgency of the situation

"She's got no meat on her to keep her warm and she can get chills as a side effect from the chemotherapy, hey cuddle bug, Jason's gone to get your heated jacket from the car" Luca said explaining the situation to Sonny and Trent as they followed Zah and Cerbs back to where Jess was sitting, Luca seeing her sitting there immediately sat down next to Jess and pulled her in close so he could hopefully transfer some body heat to stop her from shaking

"So cold, tired" Jess mumbled as she allowed her body to relax against Luca and rest her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes briefly

"I know you are, let me check your blood sugars" Luca said using his spare arm to grab the glucose reader from his bag and placed it over Jess's stomach to get a reading

"I'm sorry, I should have stayed home" Jess said starting to sob

"Nonsense, you had 5 and a half weeks cooped up in hospital, and then you spent the next 5 days cooped up at home cuddle bug, you're allowed to have a change of scenery and not feel guilty" Luca said firmly, he knew that Jess's hormones were absolutely haywire at the moment and he had to be supportive and let her know that it was okay to be feeling like she was and everything was okay

"Here you go Luca" Jason said walking back into the store holding a black puffer jacket which he handed to Luca, he'd recognised the jacket from when Jess used it at night time in the field and travelling on the plane

"Thanks, it's going to be okay, you'll get better and stronger, you're just not use to being so sick, and that's okay" Luca said reassuringly as he helped Jess put her jacket on and turned it on

"It's so hard to walk" Jess said softly as she started to relax a bit from the warmth

"I know, you feeling warmer yet" Luca said after a minute assuring Jess it was okay to say she was struggling

"Mhmm" Jess mumbled again

"Then lean your weight on me so I can help you, we haven't got much left to get, then I'll take you out to the car, we can go home, then you can have a shower and get ready to settle in for the night" Luca said helping her up and wrapping his arm around Jess so she could feel him being there beside her, he could feel every movement she made when she walked, Jason took the position on the other side of Jess without saying anything, as the group headed of to finish getting what they needed, he didn't touch Jess but his presence was enough to let Luca know he was right there to help if he needed it