A Sick Christmas

Happy and Toby had been married for 3 years. A few months after being married and getting on the island they got back to normal life as a married couple when they decided to have a baby. Now their baby was 2 years old. Born on November 31, she was named after her grandmother, Grace.

Now Gracie was 2 and had the same sassy attitude as her mother and her father's jokes and charm.

Gracie had black tight curls and long hair. She had brown eyes and a cute smile that was all Toby. She resembled her father mostly and loved to learn how to read people. Gracie already knew how to use tools but wasn't allowed to use them.

Happy was cuddled into Toby laying in bed one night. They were both asleep and Gracie was in her toddler bed.

"Mama" Gracie whined. Happy instantly woke. Toby woke up once she started getting out of bed.

"Where you going" he said. Voice full of sleep.

"Gracie called for me."

"Mama"

Toby got up and they went to check in her together.

"Mama"

"I'm here baby. What's wrong?"

"Tummy hurt bad." Happy looked up at Toby. He place a gentle hand on her forehead.

"She's hot."

Gracie makes a weird face. Happy and Toby share a look. Happy was sitting by the bed with a hand on her daughter's arm. Toby was squatting doing the same. Toby was trying to figure out what that face was for.

Suddenly Gracie vomited all over her bed and herself. She burst into tears and Happy looked at her husband.

"Take her PJs off and get her in the shower. I'll take care of the bed."

Happy took off Gracie's PJs and picked her up. Gracie was still crying.

"It's okay baby. Shhhhh."

She started a shower and cleaned her off. She gave her fresh PJs and laid her in their bed. Gracie was exhausted from being sick and crying. She fell asleep as soon as Happy placed her in their bed.

Happy left the room to help Toby in the laundry room.

"She is our bed?"

"Yup… is this like a 24 hour thing or did something she eat get to her?"

"Most likely 24 hours but we just need to keep a close eye. What a way to spend Christmas."

"We are having Christmas Eve dinner today. Christmas is tomorrow."

"I know but we might miss Christmas dinner. If this is even a 24 hour thing, she still won't feel 100% for Christmas.

"I'm glad I'm here with you, cleaning vomit off our daughter's bed sheets."

"Till death do us part."

They laughed and crawled into bed on either side of Grace. Gracie laid on Toby's chest and Toby had a hand on her back and the other around his wife.

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Gracie woke up and still felt sick. Toby woke as soon as he felt Gracie move.

"How you feeling,baby?"

"Tummy hurts lots."

Toby felt her head. "You're still warm. I'll get a thermometer soon." Happy then started to wake.

She turned and looked at Toby.

"You're be alright soon, baby." Happy soothed.

"Mama, it hurts."

"I know, baby."

Toby lifted Gracie off him and placed her closer to Happy. He got up and began to leave the room when Happy stopped him.

"Where are you going doctor?" Happy called.

"Going to get my doctor's bag to check on Gracie, Love."

While Toby was gone Gracie cuddled closer. Her feet were burning hot.

"Are you cold?" Happy asked.

"Yeah"

Toby walks in settling the bag on the bed.

"Okay now what seems to be the problem, miss?" Toby says in a funny "Dr." voice.

Gracie giggles and crawls to the end of the bed. She was skinny like Happy but still had baby fat that made her look more like Toby. Happy laughed at watching her chubby baby crawl over to Toby.

"Tummy and head." Gracie said letting her legs dangle off the side of the bed.

"Okay baby, I'm gonna check your temp." Toby took her temp and then checked it. "103.2F. No fancy Christmas Eve dinner with the team tonight. We can have someone's favorite instead."

"Okay. Let's go cuddle up on the couch and we can spend our day watching Christmas movies." Happy suggested.

"Family cuddle are my favorite." Gracie mumbled. She had been a cuddler since day one. She would cry in the middle of the night just for cuddles.

Toby packed up his bag and Happy got out of bed, wearing one of Toby's shirts and underwear, and picked up Gracie.

They all sat on the couch with Happy snuggled into Toby and Gracie sitting in his lap. Gracie fell asleep quickly. Happy watched her sleep in Toby's arms. She was cuddled up against her loving husband but was not relaxed.

"Relax Happy, she will be fine."

"How can I relax when I'm watching my sick child that is not acting like herself."

Happy said conflicted as to why he would dare question how she worried she was.

Toby kisses Happy's head. A sweet jester she realizes she needed. Happy leans up and kisses his lips sweetly.

"She's gonna be so brave and bad ass just like you." Toby states.

"She's already started trying to read people without you leading her to the interest."

"I would never force her to do anything like that."

"I know. Let's just not screw her up."

"Never." He kisses her head again.

She leans her head on his shoulder.

"She's so smart."

"Yes she is."

"Maybe she could be like you when it comes to schooling?"

"You mean like skip grades?"

"Only if it's the right thing for her."

"I think it is because she is already talking to people well."

"We could talk to Paige and Cabe, get some advice?"

"That's wise. We will do that."

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They all eventually fell asleep and now it was 8:00pm. They had started a tradition once they had gotten married. They watched "White Christmas" every Christmas Eve. They already had called Paige and missed dinner so they had to watch "White Christmas".

They all had beef stew for dinner and Gracie and Happy both had more salt then Toby (a doctor) approved of.

"It adds flavor!" Happy would always defend. Gracie had taken after Happy with the need for lots of salt.

They went to the master bedroom and Happy was in Toby's arms cuddled on the bed. Gracie was going potty and insisted she could go by herself.

"Well we have a few minutes alone…."

"No Toby she's come close to catching us just after she could walk. We are not doing this while she is a door away."

"I didn't mean go that far but a small Christmas make out won't hurt. And it's good for kids to grow up seeing that their parents love each other."

Happy leaned in and kissed him. Toby had a hand on her back and pulled her close. He moved another hand to her hip and she had one on his head and the other on his shoulder. Just as earth grew in her stomach and spread below the hips she parted to catch her breath just as Gracie toddled in.

Toby frowned. "Daddy uppies" she was at the side of the bed and couldn't get up on her own. Toby helped her up. Gracie settled into Toby's side and Happy had a leg around his hips with his arm around his wife. He had his arms around both his girls and Happy started the movie.

Once it was over they looked at Gracie finally asleep. Toby got up and picked her up to bring to her room. Happy stayed and let Toby put her to bed.

Once he was out of sight she went to the bathroom. Going for the red lingerie she had hid. She put it on and was laying on the bed when Toby came back in. His eyes widened.

"Merry Christmas Doc."

"Happy." He breathed.

"Figured that since the kid is sick that doesn't mean we can't celebrate."

Toby crawled onto the bed and kissed her. It was passionate and grew intense. It quickly became dirty and Toby was playing grab ass but this time in a sonareo that Happy loved. He was squeezing her ass and boobs. Loving the noises that came from her.

"Merry Christmas, babe."

"Love you too Doc."

Her one hand on his chest and the other on his shoulder. She was now straddling his hips and began to grind down on him. They she pulled away. He moved to catch her but she jumped off the bed.

"Happy, what's wrong what I do?!"

She was about to speak but turned and ran into the bathroom. Spilling her guts and stomach contents into the toilet. Toby was behind her holding her hair and rubbing her back.

Once her stomach was empty she leaned back against his chest panting.

"I'm sorry, Toby."

"It's okay honey. If you want to blame someone blame our adorable daughter."

"She got me sick."

Toby took her back to bed and helped her change back into his shirt and comfortable underwear.

"What a Christmas to remember."