A/N: Hey there guys, sorry about the temperature thing and thanks for your help, I'll fix it up later :) I just Googled "temperature stomach virus" and it came up with 104 for infants was flu, and 106 was dangerous, so I kinda picked in the middle :)

Chapter 7: Christmas at the Hospital

Lacey continued to moan and cry as they all piled into Mrs Knight's rental car and Logan drove them to the GP. Carlos was on the phone in the back seat to Kendall, and James sat beside Logan, talking to Mama Knight. Carlos hung up his phone and began rubbing Lacey's stomach as she cried.

"Kendall's on his way," Carlos announced before turning around in his seat to console Lacey.

"So's Mama Knight," James said, snapping his phone shut and turned around in his seat to face Carlos and Lacey, "it's gonna be OK, baby girl, we're gonna take you to the doctor then make you all better," he cooed as Logan pulled the rental car into a clear parking space and got out. Carlos unbuckled Lacey from her car seat, and Logan picked her up as the other two got out of the car. Lacey had stopped crying now, but her eyes were still teary and she was fidgeting in Logan's arms. Carlos checked them in while James and Logan found some seats,

"Maybe you should put her down," James suggested as Carlos came back and sat beside him "she's really restless," Logan nodded and set Lacey on the floor, where she sat quietly, ignoring all the toys that were around her.

"Whoa, she really must be sick," James chuckled as the front door of the waiting room opened, and Kendall and Jo came in. Jo gasped and ran over to sit by Lacey,

"Oh, sweety, you're so pale!" she cooed as Lacey crawled over to her mother, wrapping her arms around her middle as Jo hugged her close.

"What's wrong with her," Kendall asked the guys in a low voice, leaning close so Jo wouldn't hear.

"She just started vomiting, and she has a fever," Logan explained, and Kendall sighed,

"And on Christmas, too,"

"Lacey Taylor-Knight?" a nurse called from the desk, and everyone looked up.

"You guys take her," Logan smiled as Jo stood, bending down to pick up Lacey, who was whimpering again.

"Thanks, guys," Kendall said to the guys, also standing "for everything." he made his way out of the waiting room, following Jo and the nurse down the hall, to the doctor's office.

"Just in here," the nurse smiled, holding open the door for the couple.

"Hello," the doctor smiled "I'm Doctor Johnson, and this must be little Lacey," he smiled at the baby in Jo's arms.

"Yeah" Jo replied in a small voice, putting Lacey on the examination table, trying unsuccessfully to get her to stay in place and hushing her as she fidgeted and tried to cling onto her mother. "Shh, Lacey baby, the doctor's going to make you feel better,"

"Yes," the doctor smiled "now, what exactly is wrong with her?"

"Uh," Jo looked to Kendall for an explanation, and he reeled off what Carlos had told him,

"She didn't eat her dinner, and she was coughing and vomiting, and she has a fever," he told the doctor, who nodded.

"Please take off her shirt," he said to Jo, who nodded and obliged. The doctor retrieved a stethoscope from his desk and put it in place on Lacey's back, and she wriggled away from the cold instrument, yelping.

"Well," Kendall asked as he put Lacey's shirt back on after the doctor was done checking her. "what's wrong with her?"

"She's a bit congested," the doctor explained as Kendall looked at him with a blank and confused expression "and her fever is high, so in accordance with vomiting, I'd say she's got the flu, with a bit of a stomach virus. I'd say just give her some simple infant cough medicine and try and keep her fever down overnight, try not to feed her too much to upset her stomach, and make sure someone's monitoring her, and she should be OK for Christmas morning," the doctor smiled as Kendall picked up Lacey, and she nuzzled into his chest.

"Thank you, doctor," Jo said, bidding the doctor goodbye as Kendall led the way out of the office.

"What's the matter with her?"James stood up and approached Kendall as they walked into the waiting room, stoking Lacey's forehead.

"She has the flu, with a hint of a stomach virus," Kendall explained.

"Aw," Carlos joined James at Kendall's side "poor baby! Is there anything we can do for her?"

"Uh, yeah, we gotta give her some infant cough medicine, so could you guys pick some up on the way home? We're gonna get Lacey home."

"Of course, buddy," Carlos smiled.

"Thanks," Kendall smiled "we'll see you at home," they said their goodbyes, and Kendall and Jo buckled Lacey into her carseat, and heading back to the Palm Woods. Jo set Lacey down in her crib in 2J, and tucking her in as Kendall stood beside her. Lacey beat her fists and kicked her blankets off as she cried.

"Come on Lacey, baby," Jo cooed "you've gotta get some rest for Christmas tomorrow."

"Maybe we should wait for the others to get back with the medicine,"

"Yeah," Jo sighed, picking Lacey up out of her crib and patting her back as she coughed.

"How is she?" Mrs Knight asked, appearing in the kitchen and heading over to see Lacey, who was still sweating and coughing.

"She's OK," Jo replied, feeling Lacey's forehead with the back of her hand as Kendall appeared with a damp cloth "but she won't sleep while she's coughing like this, so we've gotta wait for the guys to get back with the cough medicine." Jo placed the cloth on the crying baby's head, trying to hush her so as not to wake Katie.

"Well, I hope she gets better," Mrs Knight said, kissing Kendall's cheek and hugging Jo with one arm "good night, you two," she said as she made her way into her bedroom.

"What time is it?" Jo asked Kendall as she bounced a crying and coughing Lacey in her arms.

"11pm," Kendall replied, taking the washcloth from Jo and rinsing it in the sink again as the front door opened and Logan, Carlos and James walked in, carrying a plastic bag.

"Hey," Kendall said, looking up and taking the bag from James as James made his way over to Lacey, along with Carlos, both of them cooing and smiling at her.

"How is she?" Logan asked, helping Kendall measure out the cherry flavored medicine onto a spoon.

"Uh, I think she's OK, but she's been coughing a lot more since we got home, I'm worried she might have an asthma attack," Kendall called Jo over, and together they managed to get a very stubborn Lacey to take her medicine.

"It says that the medicine will make her drowsy," James read off the box "so you guys might get some sleep tonight," he smirked as Jo rolled her eyes. "Seriously, though, try and get some sleep, you don't wanna be tired on Christmas, especially Lacey's first one,"

"You're right," Kendall smiled as Jo took an already droopy Lacey to her crib, "night, guys,"

"Good luck, buddy," Logan said as they all said their good nights. Kendall made his way into his room, changed, brushed his teeth and was lying in bed waiting for Jo when she came out of the bathroom in her pajamas, grabbing her phone from the bedside table, dialing, and putting it to her ear,

"Hello? Dad?"

A/N: Ooh! Cliffhanger :) please excuse any mistakes i've made, again I didn't check it really well, and autocorrect has issues :/