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I had a fever.
I woke up the next morning after coming home, feeling like crap. My head was pounding, my throat hurt, and I was terribly drowsy. I figured that I had caught something from being at the hospital.
I tried to stand up to go downstairs to tell someone, but I was too weak to get up, so I laid there, helpless.
The door slowly creaked open, and Esme quietly walked into the room.
"Are you sick?" she asked. I nodded once.
"Alice told me you were going to be," she said.
"I probably caught something at the hospital," I said hoarsely.
Esme shushed me. "Try not to talk, so you won't strain your voice."
I nodded once. Now I was condemned to no talking. Great, just great.
"Do you want some orange juice? I think you need some fluids," she said. I nodded.
"Good, I will be right back," she said, and quickly left the room. Mere seconds after she left, Alice walked in. I looked over at the clock, and noticed it was six-fifteen, so Alice and everyone wouldn't have left for school yet.
She sat on the edge of the bed and grabbed my right hand.
"Hey," she said quietly.
"Hi," I replied hoarsely, already disobeying Esme's no-speaking rule.
She sighed. "I'm sorry about your locket, Alex."
"So you found out, huh?" I asked.
"Carlisle called after your phone call with Macey."
Oh, so that's who he dialed after my phone call.
"I'm sorry, Alice," I said.
She looked at me like I was crazy. "Why are you sorry?"
"You must have gone through a lot of trouble to pick out the locket, and get it engraved..." I trailed off.
Alice shook her head. "First off, in no way am I mad at you. I'm am just really disappointed. See, it's not exactlly the locket itself that is the main thing, it's the symbolism of the locket. It would be very simple for me to just order you another locket, with no problems. However, the first, original locket was extremely special. The message of the locket was giving you happiness, and showing you that you were starting a new and improved life, getting out of Port Townsend. I could get you a exact replica of the locket, same design and same engraved message, but it wouldn't be completely the same."
"That's what I said to Carlisle," I said quietly.
"You were smart to come to that conclusion," she said.
I nodded, staring at my hand.
"Now, do you still want me to make you another locket?" Alice asked.
"Maybe for a different occasion," I said.
Alice nodded. "I see... Okay then." She kissed me on the forehead. "I hope you're feeling better by the end of the day. I'll see you in the afternoon."
"Bye, Alice," I said as she walked out of the room. Esme came back in a minute with a coaster and a glass of orange juice. She sat the coaster on my nightstand, in my reach, and placed the glass on top.
"Thanks," I said quietly.
She sat on the edge of my bed by my feet. "Now, unfortunately, you are going to have to stay in your room for the time being. Nessie can also catch illnesses, and I don't want anything to spread to her. Jacob will be arriving in an hour or so to keep her out of the house a little bit, to be cautious."
"Wow, you're really taking this seriously," I said.
Esme nodded. "Nessie's never caught an illness. We hope to keep it that way for as long as we can."
I nodded. It was for the best. I really wouldn't want Nessie getting sick, too.
"While I have to watch Nessie, Parker will still be home to spend time with you," Esme said.
I smiled. No going to school meant I got to see Parker.
Esme chuckled. "Yep, he will be home all day with you. So... Are you hungry? Do you want anything to eat?"
I shook my head.
"Right," she said. "It's probably a good idea to just stick with the orange juice now, to see how your stomach is feeling."
She kissed me on the forehead. "Quietly call me if you need me. There's no need to yell, I can hear you," she said with a wink.
She walked out of the room, and in a split second afterwards, Parker was lounging next to me on my bed. I leaned in for a quick kiss.
"Eww, germs," he said jokingly. I giggled, and reached for my glass.
Parker gently grabbed my casted hand. "Consider me your personal servant for the day. Would you like a foot rub?"
I stared at him. "You're kidding, right?"
"Not at all, angel," he said. "I would be glad to give you a foot rub."
"Really?" I asked. "Well, if it's not too much trouble..."
He was at the other side of the bed in a second, my right foot in his hands. He started massaging my foot, and it felt amazing. Not as amazing as his kisses, but it came to a close second.
"That feels really good, Parker," I said.
"I'm glad," he replied.
"You know, I'm a sucker for massages. And when people play with my hair," I told him.
He chuckled. "I will have to remember that."
"Mmm..." I trailed off as he kept rubbing my foot. He was using the perfect amount of pressure, like he knew exactly how much I would like.
Suddenly, he had moved me slightly forward and was massaging my shoulders.
"Oh, that feels really good..." I said. He slid his hand into my hair and massaged my scalp. My head somewhat drooped to the side and I relaxed. The massage took my thoughts away from my sore throat and my headache.
I don't know how long Parker was massaging my scalp and my shoulders, but it seemed that he barely had started before Esme walked in.
"I see you're okay, Alex," Esme said. "But Parker shouldn't be distracting you. Lay down and get some rest."
I sighed and she chuckled. "He can go back to worshiping you later," she said, and walked out of the room laughing. I knew my face had to be scarlet.
Parker chuckled. "She's right. You probably should take a nap or something."
"Okay," I said, laying down.
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It seemed as if I had just blinked, and Parker was no longer beside me. I figured he just ran out of the room, with his vampire speed. It will always amaze me how fast they can go. I hope to be able to go that fast someday... If I can get my way. With my family, who knows if that will happen?
Parker walked through the doorway.
"Hello, Sleeping Beauty," he said. "I was wondering if you would ever be waking up."
"What time is it?" I asked, slowly sitting up.
"It's three in the afternoon. You slept for about nine hours, if my math is correct."
My eyes widened. "Are you serious?" I asked, bewildered. I glanced over at my clock and, sure enough, it was 3:02.
"Everyone's home from school. They got back a little while ago," Parker told me.
I rubbed my eyes. I can't believe I actually slept that long, seeing that I didn't even take naps in the hospital that were nine hours.
"Rosalie wants to see you. Are you feeling up to it?" he asked, a small smile spreading across his face.
"You're amused," I said, and sure enough, there was a twinkle in his eyes.
"I'll go get Rosalie for you," Parker said, and walked out of the room.
Minutes later, Rosalie walked into the room.
"Hey, babe, how are you feeling?" she asked, a small smile on her face.
"Good, thanks," I said.
She walked over and sat down next to me on the bed.
"Everyone missed you while they were at school. Emmett was jealous that you didn't have to... uh... quote "Go to hell like the rest of us."
That caused both of us to laugh. Emmett's humor could always cheer me up.
"You were away from us for two weeks, you come back and... then we have to leave you again," she said, sighing.
"It was only for a couple of hours," I said, placing my hand on her arm.
She smiled. "I know... I hope this doesn't make me sound selfish, but can I be the only one who drives you to school? Or to other places. Well, of course anyone else in the family can drive you, not just me, but..."
"Rose," I said, interrupting her rambling. "First off, I don't think you're being selfish, and I'll only let you or someone else in the family drive me places. You're only trying to protect me, and by doing that you're protecting everyone else, too. Rose, that means so much to me that you would go so far to protect me."
Her huge smile was dazzling and she wrapped me up in a hug.
"You are amazing, you know that?" she said.
I blushed. "Thanks, Rose."
"Don't mention it," she replied. "Now, Alice wants to go shopping Saturday, but I don't think Esme will think it is a good idea."
"As much I would love a good shopping trip, I don't think it's a good idea either. It probably wouldn't be good for my foot to be walking more than necessary."
Rosalie nodded. "That's what I was thinking, and I think Alice was thinking that too."
"I honestly don't mind if I miss out this time," I said.
"There will be MANY other times," Rosalie said with a chuckle.
I don't know if she thought about... me... becoming a vampire...
"Alright, well I'm going downstairs to get that stupid homework out of the way so I don't have to do it later," Rosalie said.
"'Kay. Bye Rose," I said. She kissed me on the forehead and left my room.
There will be MANY other shopping trips.
If I'm turned, there will definitely be many more shopping trips. Alice doesn't disappoint.
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Alex is sick and is STILL thinking about being turned. Well, when Monday rolls around, she have other things on her mind.