Damon detached the needle from the syringe and sucked up some of the liquid Tylenol through the little plastic tip. It should be enough to soothe little Stefan's pains. He also filled a glass with water and then went back to his bedroom where Stefan was still crying on the bed.
"Here's how things are gonna go." Damon said and put the glass on the nightstand. "You're gonna have this little plastic tip in your mouth. Then some liquid is gonna come into your mouth and you have to swallow it. Okay? When you're done, you can have some water and some good sleep."
Stefan nodded a little and Damon sat on the bed in front up him. He took a gentle hold of Stefan's chin and pulled it down slightly, so he could get the tip it.
"Okay, buddy." He said. "Here we go."
Damon pressed the plunger and Stefan pulled away instinctively at the odd, bad taste.
"Swallow, Stefan! You've got to swallow!"
Stefan reluctantly obeyed but cried out from misery. Damon quickly let Stefan have a sip of water. Then the older vampire brought Stefan into his arms and kissed his head.
"Shush," He soothed. "It's gonna get better soon. Now get some sleep okay?"
Damon laid down with Stefan and held him close. Stefan's soft snores soon filled the room.
"You little troublemaker," Damon said and stroked Stefan's hair.
When they woke up in the morning and had had a bit of breakfast, Damon helped Stefan get dressed and then they went to town. Damon had Stefan's uninjured hand in his own to prevent him from getting lost. Stefan was smiling at all the people walking around. Damon walked into a electronic store and Stefan looked around curiously.
"Hi, how can I help you?" a worker smiled kindly at Damon.
"I need a new phone," he answered and looked at Stefan. "You can look around but stay in this store, okay?"
Stefan nodded and happily walked around observing. The worker showed Damon their display of phones and told him about the pros and cons.
"Doesn't have to be too fancy. Just something that works." Damon said carelessly. He decided to get an IPhone X. He compelled the worker to let him have it for free. Then he mentioned for Stefan to come. They were going home.
Damon quickly set up his phone, checking that everything worked. Then he deleted everything from his old phone.
"Hey Stef. Come here, bud." He called and Stefan happily walked to him. Damon pulled him onto his lap.
"This is yours," Damon said and showed Stefan his old IPhone 7. He showed him how it works. Showed him all the basics.
"It's important that you keep it with you at all times and call me if something bad happens okay?" Damon explained. Stefan nodded.
"Thank you, Damon." Stefan smiled. Damon ruffled his hair.
"Of course, buddy."