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Chapter 7: My Shining Star

"Simon, she won't stop. I've tried feeding her, giving her a nap, changing her, burping her...nothing works. What do you think is wrong with her?" Cecilia asked.

"Is she cutting teeth?"

"Simon, she's three months old. I don't think so. That's not even possible."

"Oh. Maybe she wants to play."

"With what? She doesn't have any toys except her teddy bear, and she already threw that at me," Cecilia said. After a few moments, she said, "Simon, go get the thermometer. Maybe she's sick."

"I don't think she's sick."

"Simon," she said, giving him the same look that she had given him when he suggested hiring a dump truck to come empty all of the dirty diapers out of the house.

"Okay, but..."

"Just go get the thermometer, Simon," Cecilia said again, getting annoyed.

He went to the bathroom and got the baby thermometer out of the diaper bag, which Cecilia had left there in an emergency bathroom run with the little boy next door, Tommy, who she was babysitting for a few weeks while his mom left for a few hours. That was Cecilia's job, and it paid seven dollars an hour, so it pretty much took care of diaper expenses for the week. When he got back to the nursery, he saw Cecilia standing next to the crib, speaking softly to Castle-Lynn. "Castle, Mommy is gonna make you better. It's okay, my shining star. I love you."

"Cec?" Simon asked quietly. She turned around to find her husband standing there, holding the baby thermometer.

He handed it to her, and she put it in the screaming child's mouth. Castle's crying slowly died down as she began to suck on the thermometer. After a minute, Cecilia took it back out.

"Si, it's 101. She needs to go to the doctor. I'll take her, and you call Dr. Foster and tell him she has a fever. I'll bring Ruthie with me. She loves her niece."

"What do you mean, she loves Castle? Castle loves her more, I think."

"You know what I mean."

"Okay, go on. I'll call."

"Si..." Cecilia looked at him with sadness in her eyes.

"She's gonna be fine, Cec. Just take her over there."

Cecilia picked up their daughter and put her in her car seat. She went downstairs and grabbed her sister-in-law. They went over to see Dr. Foster. As they sat in the waiting room, Cecilia began to sob. Ruthie wrapped her arms around her.

"Oh, Ruthie. I tried. She just..."

"Shh. She'll be okay, just like Simon said."

Just then, Dr. Foster came out of the exam room. "Mrs. Camden? I have some news for you."

"Is she okay?"

"Well, she's fine. She'll be okay in a couple of days. I'm giving her a prescription so you can take her home."

"Then what news do you have for me?"

"It's about you, Cecilia."

"Is something wrong with me?"

"Well..."

To Be Continued...

Sorry about the cliffhanger, but I just got an idea for another story, so I have to go write it down...Please review! Thanks, Sharayah