Conrad knew there were a number of ways he could handle this situation. While he'd love to catch Victoria in the act of pretending to still be sick. Unfortunately, only one option would get him closer to Victoria.
"How do you feel?" He asked as he entered the room.
"Okay. A little tired."
"You should rest up, Vic." He handed her the gigantic pills and a glass of water. He was curious to how far she'd take it. She hated taking medicine and he half expected her to admit that she wasn't really sick just to avoid taking the pills. Instead, she gave him a questioning look but took the pills. He couldn't tell if Daniel was lying or if she was really desperate to stay close to him.
"If you want, I can put some Vick's on your chest and we can put a movie on and take it easy," he pressed.
"Yeah, we could do that," she whispered. He almost asked her to repeat it, but didn't want her to change her mind.
Conrad silently grabbed the jar of Vick's, amazed at how effortlessly he was able to run his hands along her chest. He noticed the way she closed her eyes, enjoying the contact between them. He put more than enough Vick's on her chest simply because he wasn't ready to stop rubbing her chest.
Eventually, he moved on and put in a movie. He chose an old romance movie but he wasn't sure why. Victoria could do many things, but staying awake through an entire movie was not one of them. He was tempted to put an action movie in, but if she was going to pretend to be sick in order to be close to him, he could make a few sacrifices himself.
He sat next to her on the bed, and when he opened his arm up to her she instinctively curled up against him, resting her head on his chest. He noticed that she hadn't been coughing or throwing up. She hadn't been burning up with a fever. She didn't even sound congested. He ran his hands through her hair.
"You'll have to let me know when you get hungry," he whispered.
"I will. I just don't feel very hungry." He wanted to call her out, force her to admit that she wasn't hungry because she had been sneaking pasta. He also enjoyed the feel of her laying in his arms and decided not to ruin it. He didn't reply to her, instead went back to running his fingers through her hair, the easiest way to put Victoria to sleep. Sure enough, within ten minutes she was sound asleep.
"I know you're not really sick," he whispered when he knew she was really asleep, "but I love taking care of you. I love you." He gave her a kiss on the top of her head, enjoying the way she nuzzled against him.