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MRS. SCHUESTER'S POV
Rachel has laid down on the couch and fallen asleep, good. She desperately needs it, I was getting very worried about her. I then make my way into the laundry room and start to iron a few pairs of April's jeans, she's so tiny, size zero, double zero, another zero, even a kids 16. I'm not as worried about her eating as I am Rachel's, she scarfed down that lasagna last night. I finally finish her clothes and bring them into Will's room. She's wrapped up in the blankets sound asleep, the sheets are all twisted. But I'm not going to bother her, so I turn the light out and let her sleep.
Two hours later both women are still sleeping. Will and I had a nice conversation about what's been going on, so I could get a better idea. He's said April is serious about graduating this time, and I'm proud of her. That's going to help her, a lot. I decide to start making dinner, tonight it's chicken and rice. I'm about halfway through cooking when I notice a tiny blonde woman come into the kitchen, "Hey April…"
"Hey…" she yawns back.
"Did you sleep good?" I ask.
"Yeah. What's for dinner?" she replies, sitting on a bar stool by the counter.
"Chicken and rice, I'm thinking about making green beans too…" I tell her.
"Okay. I'm starving," she tells me.
"You need to keep up with your eating too, I want you to stay healthy. Oh, and Will and I thought it would be best if you stayed home tomorrow…" I reply.
"Why? I'm fine…"
"Honey, you're exhausted, you just told me you're starving, and you're so far behind on your school work…" I explain.
She yawns, "I'll be even more behind if I don't go…"
"Will is going to take care of it. Don't worry. You need to relax…" I tell her, taking the chicken out of the skillet.
"Whatever…" she replies, putting her head down on the counter.
Poor thing, she's completely worn herself out. But I do notice that she's not so super skinny, because there's a good amount of muscle on her, compared to Rachel, she looks healthier. Rachel is very skinny, almost bony, and has hardly eaten a thing.
Will comes into the kitchen and sees April, then looks at me. I motion for him to come closer to me and then I whisper, "Bring her back into the bedroom, she desperately needs the sleep…"
He nods and looks at her. I watch him gently rub her back, "April…"
"Mmm…" she sighs.
"Come on, dinner's not ready quite yet. You need to lay down some more." he calmly tells her.
"Uhhh. Will, I don't wanna move…" she whimpers.
He glances at me and I sigh, she's just exhausted. I'm really thinking about letting her eat in bed tonight. She just needs to relax.
"Shhh. I'll carry you. It's okay…" he says and the next thing I know, he's got a tiny sleeping blonde in his arms, and her arms are lightly draped around his neck. Her head is buried in his chest and she actually looks peaceful.
WILL'S POV
She was definitely not ready to get out of bed yet, I'm not sure why she did either. She's so out of it, I sit down on my bed with her still in my arms and gently move her arms to her sides and lay her down on the bed.
"W…." I hear.
"Shhh. Just sleep. I'll come get you when it's time for dinner okay?" I tell her.
She rolls over and is completely out of it. I sigh and make my way back into the kitchen. "Will, I'm worried about her…" mom says when she sees me.
"Let me guess, her sleeping… or not sleeping rather…" I ask.
"Of course." mom replies.
"I tried really hard to get her to sleep and let me stay up with Rachel, but she, and Rachel protested. It started taking a toll on her about a week ago. She just seems so weak…" I say.
"Okay. I'm thinking about letting her eat in bed tonight, she definitely doesn't have the energy to sit up for very long. But I'm worried if Rachel will eat at all…"
"Me too. And if you wanna let April eat in bed, fine. Speaking of Rachel, is she still sleeping…" I ask.
"I think so. Will you go check on her for me?"
"okay…" I smile and make my way into the living room. I slowly make my way to the front of the couch and sure enough the brunette woman is laying on her side, eyes closed, sleeping. Thank god, she's probably lost as much, or more sleep than April and they both desperately need it.
I quietly go back into the kitchen, "she's still sleeping. How long has she been that way?"
"almost three hours…" mom replies.
"wow. What did you do?" I ask.
"nothing really, after you texted me, I did the rest of the laundry and when I finished, she was sleeping. I decided to let her stay that way." mom says.
"Okay. Whatever you're doing is working, they're both sleeping at the same time. Which hasn't happened yet." I smile.
"It's called being a mom Will. I know how to do stuff like that…" she tells me.
"Whatever…" I reply, but we're both startled by a light whimper coming from the living room.
"Will you finish the rice, I'm gonna check on her." mom quickly says as she rushes into the living room.
DEBBIE SCHUESTER'S POV
I'm so glad she finally got some sleep. I did tell her that everything was going to be okay if she closed her eyes for a few hours and sure enough, she was sound asleep within minutes. One thing I'm not so worried about anymore. "Rachel…"
"Don't hurt me…" she quietly says.
"Honey, it's Debbie. I'm not going to hurt you, you're okay." I reassure her.
"Oh…" the woman timidly replies and looks at me.
"How're you feeling?" I ask.
"Okay… my stomach kinda hurts…" she replies.
"I really want you to eat something tonight, okay. It will help your stomach, I promise." I tell her.
"Fine." she replies.
Will comes in the room, "Okay, I finished cooking everything else, do you want me to go get April?"
"I'll get her. Go fix your plate…" I tell him and he goes back into the kitchen.
"Yes mom…" he replies and I giggle.
"Okay Rach, let's get you a bite to eat…" I encourage her.
"Whatever…" she says and follows me into the kitchen. Will is just about finished fixing his plate when we make our way in there, he smiles at her, but she doesn't smile back, just looks at him. I grab a plate and put a small piece of chicken, a few green beans and a little bit of rice on her plate, and I notice she sits down next to Will.
"Hey, I'm going to go get April, I'll be right back…" I tell them. Rachel looks at me, terrified.
"It's okay. He's not going to hurt you…" I reassure her.
She just nods and picks up her fork, hopefully she'll eat a few bites. I walk into Will's room and notice a tiny figure under the massive amount of blankets that are on the bed, curled up and breathing steadily. I really don't want to wake her up, but she needs to eat.
"April, honey…" I calmly say, putting my hand on her shoulder.
She stirs in her sleep, but doesn't wake up. "April, dinner's ready…" I say to her.
This time she wakes up and rolls over to face me, "Do I really have to get up?"
"I was thinking about letting you eat in here…" I reply.
"Really?" she yawns.
"Yeah. You need to relax, I'm going to go get your plate and bring it to you. Just stay here." I tell her.
"Kay…" she yawns as I get up and make my way back to the kitchen.
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