The next week John was home sick with the flu. He was sure he had got it from one of the guys. Holly and Milly were taking care of him and Vince had given him some time off.

"Mommy, what does daddy need to feel better?" Milly asked as she was in the kitchen with her.

"Well daddy is taking some medicine and he needs lots of Orange Juice and maybe some chicken soup." Holly replied as she fixed Milly's lunch.

"Oh." Milly thought for a minute how she could help her daddy feel better.

"Okay, baby, lunch." Holly placed the corn dog in front of her.

"Thanks mommy, I love corn dogs. Does daddy get some?"

"No, daddy can't have any thing with grease. We will make daddy some soup."

"Okay." Milly said before starting to eat her lunch.

"I'm going to check on daddy. Stay here and finish lunch."

Holly headed upstairs to the bedroom to check on John. She walked in and he was watching a movie.

"How do you feel?" She asked walking over to the bed.

"Horrible. Can I give it to you?"

"You can but then you will have Milly all day."

"So, I love my peanut."

"Yeah I know but you get the school lessons and everything that comes with home schooling."

"It can't be that bad." John laughed before coughing.

"Okay, let me take your temperature." She got out the thermometer and placed it in his ear.

"I can't believe you're using a child's thermometer on me."

"Sorry, I only have the one that goes in the ear." She waited for it to beep. "100.5."

"So, I'm staying in bed."

"Yes, you are. Did you take the medicine?"

"Yes I took it."

"Okay. I'm going to go and get the air purifier out of Milly's room and put it in here. You need the mist."

"I'm not five, Holly. I don't need the air purifier." He snapped at her.

"I know that but I want to make sure you get better." She looked to the night stand to make sure he was taking everything. She then felt his hand on her arm.

"I know. I'm sorry." He said. He could tell by her expression she was hurt that he snapped at her. "I didn't mean to snap at you."

"It's okay. I will go do that and then check on Milly." She got up and headed out of the room and toward Milly's room.

John sighed once she had left. He was a horrible patient and Holly always got his anger or frustration at being sick. He then heard the door open, he thought it was Holly but he looked and it was Milly.

"Daddy, I made you something." Milly said walking in carrying a tray. She slowly walked over to the bed. "See."

"What did you make me, peanut?"

"Mommy said you needed a lot of Orange Juice. So, I made a glass of it." She said handing him a glass of water with an Orange in it.

"Thanks baby." He replied.

"I also made you some chicken stoop." She handed him a bowl of water with a chicken leg in it.

"Thanks peanut." He said hugging her. He put the tray on the night stand. "I love that you made me things."

"I just wanted you to get better." She said climbing into the bed with him.

"Baby, I love that you made me things to get me better." He hugged her. "I'm sure I will be better soon."

"K. Where's mommy?"

"She went to get the air purifier."

"Daddy, why does mommy think the air purifier solves things?"

"Because when you're sick some times the clean air helps. And mommy just wants us to be better."

"But she always says we need this and that. She kind of bossy daddy."

John couldn't help but laugh. Milly was Holly all over again. She could get a little bossy too.

"Peanut, mommy isn't trying to be bossy. She is just looking out for us. She wants to protect us and make sure we are happy and healthy. That's a mommy's job."

"Oh. But I thought protecting us was your job as the daddy. That's what Ella said. She said that the daddy protects the family while the mommy keeps everyone fed and happy."

"Peanut, protecting our family is daddy and mommy's job. As is making sure we are healthy, fed and happy. That's what daddies and mommies do."

"Oh. Okay. Can I stay in here and watch TV with you." She said making sure to bat her blue eyes at him.

"Yes." He hugged her and they got comfortable.

"Okay, I have the air purifier. It was under Milly's bed. I have no idea how it got there but me and her are going to have a talk." Holly walked in and saw John and Milly both asleep.

She couldn't help but smile. Milly snuggled up to John with her little arm over his chest and her head resting on it. John had his arm wrapped her. She had to take a photo. They looked just too cute to not take it. She got the camera that was on the dresser and took a photo of the two. Once she had taken the photo, she headed to the other side of the bed and laid down by Milly and John. Soon she was asleep too.

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