A/N: So first of all sorry for the awkward text conversations... I wasn't sure how to add them in but I wanted to still have them there so I hope they're alright. Also Caleb has 2 sisters, Charlotte who's 21 and Cadence who's 13. I think that's about it... so enjoy!

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Fixing the pain

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Sammy groaned as she woke up. Her entire middle felt like she'd been beaten up or something. She slowly got up and headed to the washroom knowing exactly what was going on. Once she finished up she made her way to the kitchen where Victor was sitting reading the paper while working on finishing a bowl of cinnamon toast crunch. When he heard her walk in he put down the paper to give her his full attention.

"Good morning," He said with a smile that quickly fell when he got a good look at her, "Are you ok?"

"I might be if we have some ibuprofen," Sammy said, heading for the cupboard they keep the medicine in.

"I'm not sure we do," Victor said, getting up to help her look.

When Sammy came up empty handed she couldn't help the tears that started to slide down her cheeks. As soon as he saw the tears Victor knew exactly what was up.

"Hey, it's alright," He said soothingly, pulling her close, "How bad are they?"

"Like an 8 or 9," Sammy mumbled into his chest, "I can't go to school like this."

"I'll call in and excuse you for the day," Victor said, gently rubbing her back, "You wanna get settled and I'll make up the hot water bottle for you before I leave?"

"Ok," Sammy said, wiping some of the tears away as she moved away from Victor before heading for the living room.

Victor set the kettle boiling before heading to the bathroom to retrieve the hot water bottle. He got back to the kitchen just as the kettle clicked off and made quick work of filling it up and wrapping it in a towel before bringing it to Sammy, who was curled into herself on the couch.

"Here you go," He said softly, sitting on the edge of the couch and handing the hot water bottle over, "I'm gonna call in for you then I have to head to school, are you gonna be ok by yourself?"

"Yeah," Sammy said with a small nod as she positioned the hot water bottle on her stomach.

"Alright," Victor said, leaning down to plant a kiss on her forehead, "I'll have my phone with me if you need anything."

"Ok," Sammy said, closing her eyes and curling up on herself again.

Victor gave her back a small comforting rub before pulling himself up and collecting his stuff as he headed for door.

"I'll see you tonight," He said before leaving, locking the door behind himself as he dialed the school's number.

Sammy sighed, she knew that she had to get her phone and text Caleb so he knew she wasn't going to school but she didn't want to move anymore.

She gave the hot water bottle a couple minutes to work before slowly pushing herself up and making her way to her room, hot water bottle still held to her stomach, and sat on her bed before picking up her phone to text Caleb. While she waited for him to answer she laid down and pulled her comforter up over herself. When her phone went off signalling she had a text she looked at it and couldn't help but smile.

'I'm sorry you're not feeling well! I'll come by after second period to see how you are. Do you need anything? XOXOX' read Caleb's message.

'You're the best. I could use some ibuprofen, we're all out! XOXOX' Sammy replied.

A couple minutes later Caleb answered her text.

'I can definitely do that. You sure you don't need anything else?' Caleb asked in his text.

Sammy sighed, she missed him already and it hadn't been that long since she'd seen him.

'Just someone to cuddle...& maybe some chocolate.' Sammy answered, hoping he knew what she was saying.

'I think I can make both those happen.' Caleb replied.

':) It's too bad you can't be here now :( I should let you get to class & I think I'm gonna take a nap & hope I feel better when I wake up! I love you though. If I'm asleep when you get here the key is under the mat.' Sammy texted him, waiting for him to answer before she let herself fall asleep.

'Alright, I love you too. I hope you feel better! I'll text you when I'm on my way. Sleep Tight!' Caleb answered a minute later.

Sammy smiled at how sweet he was before setting her phone on her nightstand and shifting in bed to get comfortable, settling on laying on top of the hot water bottle and wrapping her arms around her pillow. The heat and the pressure on her stomach seemed to help a lot and she fell asleep faster than she thought she would.

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Sammy woke up a couple hours later to her bed dipping under someone's weight and a gentle hand on her forehead.

"Hey," Caleb said softly, "Feeling any better?"

"A little," Sammy said after assessing how she felt, "Still sore though."

She slowly sat up and moved the hot water bottle out of the way.

"It's probably because this is almost cold," She said, holding it up.

"I can heat it up for you while you take a couple of the pain killers I brought for you," Caleb suggested, taking the hot water bottle from her, "Then we can watch a movie while you eat some of the chocolate I brought. If you want."

"Sounds perfect," Sammy said with a smile.

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20 minutes later Sammy sat beside Caleb on the couch, the hot water bottle on her stomach and Caleb's arm around her shoulders.

She leaned into his side with a content sigh as the opening credits for Mean Girls rolled across the screen.

"Is it usually this bad?" Caleb asked out of the blue.

"No this is worse than they normally are," Sammy said, shifting a little to get comfortable.

"What do you normally do to help with them?"Caleb asked a curious tone to his voice, "I know my older sister has issues a lot but she never really says anything."

"Painkillers usually do the trick," Sammy said softly, "I had a bit of a meltdown this morning because we didn't have any. I actually probably would have been at school today if we weren't out."

At first Caleb didn't say anything just pulled her a little closer and pressed a kiss to the top of her head.

"Are you feeling better now?" Caleb asked after a couple minutes.

"Much better," Sammy said, leaning up to kiss his cheek, "It helps that you're here."

"Good," Caleb said with a smile.

Sammy nodded against his shoulder.

They both quieted down and focused on the TV as the movie played out.

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Victor walked in the door as the ending credits of Mean Girls scrolled across the screen. At first he thought Sammy had wondered out to distracted herself but as he toed off his shoes he saw a pair of hightops set neatly on the shoe rack that could only belong to Caleb.

"I see you're feeling better," Victor said as he walked pasted the couch and saw Sammy sitting beside Caleb giggling about something he had just missed.

"Yeah," Sammy said, "Caleb brought me some ibuprofen and chocolate and it seems to be doing the trick."

"Good," Victor said flashing Sammy a smile before heading to find himself a snack.

"Do you wanna watch another movie?" Sammy asked Caleb as Victor disappeared, "I kinda wanna watch Harry Potter or something."

"Sounds good to me," Caleb said, planting a quick but sweet kiss on her lips, "Is there a specific one you wanna watch?"

"The third if that's good with you," Sammy said with a smile.

"Sure," Caleb said, getting up and heading to replace the DVD with Harry Potter before settling beside Sammy again.

Sammy settled into his side again and couldn't help thinking if it was going to be like this every month she could get used to it.

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The End