Hey guys! I hope you're all enjoying your summer vacation! Here's the next chapter!

Disclaimer: I don't own Glee, nor any of the characters.

Darren sighed and cursed at himself as he went outside to go take a breather. He had left Chris inside the bathroom kneeling next to the toilet and resting his head on the seat. As he was about to go inside, his cell phone rang. He looked at the caller ID and saw that it was Cory.

"Shoot! What am I supposed to tell him? That everything's alright?" Darren said to himself out loud.

Darren let the phone ring for a few seconds; thinking on whether or not he should answer. Then he thought that maybe Cory would think that something bad had happened and he might come over if he didn't answer his phone. After a few seconds of thinking, Darren finally chose to answer his phone.

"Hey Cory, how's it going?" Darren answered while trying to drown out the trembling in his voice.

"Hey man everything's good. I'm on break right now but not for that long. I just wanted to call to see if everything was going alright."

"Umm… yeah….. everything's…. good," Darren struggled on trying to find the right words to exit out of his mouth.

"Oh that's great! Is Chris beginning to feel better? Is his temperature going down?"

Darren paused not knowing what to say. He didn't want to worry Cory. But then again he would feel really guilty if he lied. And what if Cory decided to come over to check on Chris? He would know that Darren was lying if he told him that Chris was ok. But then again Cory did say that he was on break for a few minutes only and there was no way he could make it here and then back to the studio in that little amount of time. So...Darren decided to tell a little white lie and say that Chris was getting better; which wasn't completely false because after someone throws up they should feel better than what they were feeling before.

"Yeah. Umm you know he's been a little off but he's starting to feel better. His temperature is starting to go down too…" Darren bit his lip on the last part of his risky statement.

"Oh, well that's good to hear! A relief actually!"

"Yeah….."

"Listen, I've got a few more scenes to shoot. I'll try to finish up fast so maybe later I can come over and check on Chris. Depending on how tired everyone else is, a few other people might come as well just to say hi and see Chris. I hope that's not a problem?"

"Uhh no. We'll be here…. we're not going anywhere," Darren chuckled nervously.

"Great! We'll I've got to go. They're calling me in! See ya later and thanks so much dude!"

Cory hung up the phone before Darren could even say bye back.

"Fuck! I just lied to Cory and told him that Chris was fine when he's the exact opposite!" Darren slammed his phone shut.

Well maybe this isn't as bad as I think it is. Maybe Chris will end up getting better and then everything will be ok. I'll just give him some Tylenol (hopefully he will be able to keep it down) to bring down his fever and then some Pepto Bismol for his stomach. Yeah that's perfect! Oh wait…. Shoot but he also can't have an empty stomach in order for me to give him medicine. Hmmmm… Well I'll try giving him something to eat later. Right now would be way too early. Yeah I'll do that! Boy I really, really hope everything works out!

Darren entered Chris' trailer and quickly went inside the bathroom where he had last left Chris. He opened the bathroom door and saw that Chris was slouched against the toilet, head resting on the seat and his arms under his head used as a pillow. Chris' eyes were closed and Darren could see that his chest was rising faintly; barely making any movement.

Darren crouched down to Chris' level and combed his hair with his hand. It felt so soft and smooth between Darren's fingers and it smelled like strawberries. He wasted a few more minutes playing with Chris' silky hair and admiring how Chris looked like an angel when he slept, even if he was sick. Darren then realized how uncomfortable it must be sleeping in a crouched down position using a toilet seat as a head rest and arms as a pillow. He quickly got up on his feet putting one arm under Chris' knees, and the other one supporting his back and easily lifted Chris off the floor and started making his way into Chris' bedroom.

Wow, I know Chris is taller than me and all but I didn't expect him to be this light….. Darren thought as he laid Chris down on his bed.

Darren laid a small blanket on top of Chris covering most of his body. When he was done he felt the phone in his pocket vibrate so he took it out to see his messages.

"Wow 39 new messages! Oh my God!" Darren said out loud to himself.

Each message was at least from one cast member in the studio today; including Ryan. Some people messaged Darren only once, while others multiple times.

Lea and Ashley tied in first place with the most texts sent. They each sent in seven.

Amber came in second place with six text messages and then Dianna with five. Darren read all 39 text messages from each cast member (and Ryan) and as Darren had guessed, they were all about Chris.

Chord: How's Chris doing?

Amber: Is my baby ok? Plz take good care of him!

Ashley: How's my little lama holdin up? You Warbler better be taking good care of him! And feeding him the finest pieces of grass! Haha! (insider)

Lea: My thoughts and prayers are with Chris. I hope he's feeling better. We all miss him here so much!

Jenna: I hope that Chris is doing well. Tell him that when he feels better we can create more desserts with my easy bake oven! Haha!

Ryan: Hope that Chris is ok and feeling better. Tell him that he won't need to shoot the finale with us. We picked out the best one he shot today and edited it so it's all ready. Also tell him that he has the day off tomorrow. Take good care of him and tell him to rest. We all miss him here very much!

And Darren just kept on reading. He smiled at almost all of them. He was so happy that they all cared about Chris. He would have to show him the messages when he woke up. That would bring a smile to his face and hopefully make him feel better.

Darren sent everyone a reply and told them that Chris was currently sleeping and that he would do his best to take care of him and make him feel better.

Hopefully, Darren's wish would come true and in the end, Chris would end up being ok.