Jewl woke up in the middle of the night, coughing super hard. Claire cam in his room with some medicine. "Oh boy, that's some cough Jewl."
She said. She gave him some medicine, just as Simon walked in. "Simon, did I wake you up?" Jewl asked. Simon nodded. "Sorry about that."
Jewl said. "No, it's fine, I was having a nightmare anyway. Is he ok Claire?" Simon asked. Claire nodded and said, "He has a really bad cough, but
this medicine should kick in soon." "I can't stand being sick. First, it makes me miss Mercedes Munk's Fashion Week, and now, it keeps me up. I
was coughing so hard, I can't fall back asleep." Jewl said. Claire gave him a hug, then yawned. "You can go back to sleep Claire, I'll keep Jewl
company until he's able to sleep again." Simon said. "Are you sure Simon?" Claire asked. Simon nodded and said, Like I said before, I had a
nightmare, so I won't be able to fall back asleep for a while either." Claire nodded, and hugged Jewl and Simon, and went back to sleep in her
and Dave's room. Jewl scooted over to make room for Simon on his bed, and Simon lay down beside him. "What was your nightmare about
Simon?" Jewl asked. Simon wrapped his arms around Jewl and said, "I was having a nightmare that I had to go to Mercedes Munk's Fashion
Week, and you got even more sick, and by the time we got back home, you had already died." Jewl's heart skipped a beat. Simon looked Jewl in
the eyes and said, "Listen Jewl. I really don't care that I had to miss Mercedes Munk's Fashion Week, I really am much happier here, taking care
of you." Jewl smiled and said, "Really Simon?" Simon nodded and said, "Hey, after all, what are boyfriends for?" Jewl smiled at him and said,
"You know what the worst part is? I can't kiss you or anything, because I'll get you sick." Simon smiled and said, "Well, at least we can still
snuggle." Jewl cuddled closer to Simon and said, "Thanks for being there for me Simon, I mean it. It means a lot to me, you're a great
boyfriend." Simon smiled, as Jewl fell asleep in Simon's arms. Simon kissed Jewl on the forehead, and went to sleep in his room. In the morning,
Claire was making breakfast, and Simon was reading a book at the table. "Wow, all of that coughing must have really worn Jewl out. Well,
breakfast is almost ready, do you want to go see if Jewl wants some breakfast, Simon?" Claire asked. Simon nodded, put his book down, and
went upstairs to Jewl's room. The light in the bathroom was on, so Simon went to check if Jewl was in there. He opened the door, and Jewl was
looking in the toilet. He looked up, and smiled weakly at Simon. "Oh Simon, I'm so glad you're here, I feel like I'm gonna puke, and I really don't
want to. I'm scared." Jewl said. Simon walked over to Jewl and sat down beside him. "It's ok Jewl, you'll feel better when you're done, and I'm
here." Jewl smiled, and looked back at the toilet, and puked. Simon rubbed his back the whole time and said, "There you go, it's ok." Jewl
finished, and Simon helped him rinse out his mouth. Jewl collapsed on Simon, and Simon rubbed his head. Jewl just laid his head on Simon's
chest, and listened to his slow breathing. He felt so much better being close to Simon. Simon made him feel happy and calm. Simon held Jewl
close, and it made Jewl feel safer than he'd ever felt before. He really did love Simon so much. He looked up at Simon, and smiled weakly.
Simon smiled back down at him lovingly. They heard footsteps, and Simon looked up to see Claire standing at the doorway. "Jewl, are you ok
honey?" She asked. Simon kept rubbing Jewl's back and said, "He just puked, but he's doing better now." Claire came over to Jewl, and hugged
him and said, "I'll go get you some more medicine for your stomach. Simon, thanks for comforting Jewl, you're a great brother." She gave Simon
a hug, before walking downstairs to get Jewl medicine. "Well, that's one plus to being sick." Simon said. Jewl looked at him confused. "No one
thinks it's weird that we're cuddling, they think that I'm just trying to make you feel better." Simon explained. Jewl smiled and said, "Yeah, I
guess that's one good thing about it. I didn't want you to let go of me anyway." Simon smiled at Jewl, lovingly, and pulled him closer. Jewl
smiled, and leaned against Simon's chest, and listened to his heartbeat. Claire came back upstairs, and gave Jewl his medicine. Later that night,
Claire, Simon and Jewl were watching Mercedes Munk's Fashion Week live. "Ladies and Gentlemen, performing her hit single from the Pixel
Perfect cover CD, Perfectly, here's Jeanette Miller!" The crowd applauded, as Jeanette walked onto the stage as the music started up, and she
started to dance and sing.
"I like who I am, But I guess you don't, I think that I can, But you think I won't, Amount to anything at all, If you love me, You sure show it
strange, Is there anything that you wouldn't change? I can't be your paper doll, I wanna be perfect, But I'm me, I wanna be flawless, But you see,
Every little crack, Every chip, Every dent, Every little mistake, I wanna be perfect, Just like you, But there's only so much, that a girl can do,
When I look in the mirror, It makes sense to me, Perfectly, Perfectly, I like big old books, You like high heels, and fantasies, But I'm what's real, I
guess you could say the shoe don't fit, Maybe I'm from Venus, You're from Mars, My imperfections are what they are, I guess one of us must
deal, with it, I wanna be perfect, But I'm me, I wanna be flawless, But you see, Every little crack, Every chip, Every dent, Every little mistake yeah,
I wanna be perfect, Just like you, But there's only so much, That a girl can do, When I look in the mirror, What I see, Makes sense to me yeah,
Perfectly, Oh perfectly, I try to fit in the mold that you make, But I'm tired of playing, This little charade, I wanna be perfect, But I'm me, I wanna
be flawless, But you see, Every little crack, Every chip, Every dent, Every little mistake yeah, I wanna be perfect, Just like you, But there's only so
much, That a girl can do, When I look in the mirror, What I see, Makes sense to me, yeah, Perfectly!" Jeanette ended, posed dramatically, and
bowed as the crowd applauded.
"That's my fake girlfriend." Simon said, and Claire laughed, while Jewl just smiled weakly. "She's a lot better
than she lets on, she should have more self confidence." Claire said. "Yeah, we've been working on that recently." Simon said. Just then, the
phone rang. Claire picked it up and said, "Hello?... Oh, Hi Dave." Simon and Jewl perked up. "Yes… He's doing better, he threw up some this
morning, but he's doing better now… Sure thing… Love you too hubby… Ok, I'll put him on." Claire said. She handed the phone to Jewl and said,
"It's Theodore." Jewl nodded. "Hey Claire, do you want to see My latest science experiment?" Simon asked. Claire nodded, and Simon and
Claire walked upstairs. Jewl mouthed a thank you to Simon, and Simon nodded. "Hey Theo." Jewl said. "Hey baby, I miss you." Theo said. Jewl
smiled. "I miss you too baby. How's New York?" Jewl asked. "Oh, it's fun, but it'd be better if you were here. So how have you been?" Theodore
asked. "Pretty much the same, I threw up today, but Simon was there to make me feel better." Jewl said. Even though Jewl couldn't see him, he
knew Theodore was smiling. "I'm glad. I miss Simon too. I wish I was there with you guys." Theodore said. "Aw, I can't wait to see you again
Theo." Jewl said. "Same here." Theodore said. Jewl could hear Alvin in the background asking for his turn. Jewl smiled, Alvin was terrible at
being patient. "Alvin wants to talk to you Jewl. I'll talk to you soon. Miss you and love you." Theodore said. "Ok, bye Theo. Miss you and love
you too." "Bye." Theodore said, and then handed the phone to Alvin. "Hey Al." Jewl said. "Hey Jewl, I miss you like crazy, sexy." Jewl smiled.
"Aw, I miss you too, sexy. Have you gotten to keep any clothes yet?" Jewl said. "No, Mercedes wants to keep all of the designs until after
Mercedes Munk's Fashion Week, for safe keeping." Jewl could tell Alvin was rolling his eyes. "Ew, that's so retarded." Jewl said. "I know right?"
Alvin exclaimed. "So, what's up at home?" Alvin asked. "Nothing special, I threw up today. Simon was there to help me though." Jewl said. "Aw,
that's sweet. I miss Simon too." Alvin said. Jewl could hear Claire and Simon coming back downstairs. "I gotta go sexy, but I'll talk to you again
soon, ok?" "Ok, sexy. Miss You and love you." Alvin said. "Miss you and love you too. Here's Simon." Jewl said, handing the phone to Simon,
who took it upstairs. "Dave says he misses you, and hopes you feel better soon." Claire said. Jewl nodded and smiled. "So, I'm sure the boys
miss you." Claire said, and Jewl nodded and said, "I miss them a lot too, but it really helps having Simon here." Claire nodded and said, "He
really is a great brother." Jewl nodded, and after a little while, Simon came back downstairs. "Alright boys, bedtime. I love you both, and Jewl,
the medicine I gave you this morning should last until tomorrow morning, so you shouldn't wake up in the middle of the night coughing." Claire
said, and the boys nodded, and went upstairs, after hugging Claire goodnight. When they got upstairs, Jewl turned to Simon and said, "Thanks
again for helping me feel better after I was done puking this morning." Simon smiled, and said, "Hey, what are boyfriends for?" Jewl smiled, and
Simon and Jewl hugged tightly for a long time before going to bed.