Tea Time

"Where's Lexi?" Alice asked.

Her spot at the dining table was empty.

"She went for a sleep a couple of hours ago." Ethan said and put a fork full of mashed potato into his mouth.

"I'll go get her." Danny said and stood up and walked from the table.

He knocked on her bedroom door. "Lexi!" no answer. He opened her door. Saw her lying on her back. Her arms spread out. He smiled at his sleeping child.

"Lexi baby?" he said.

She didn't wake. He knelt by her head. When he got closer he realised she wasn't breathing normally but panting. She was coated in sweat too. He shook her shoulder. "Lexi?"

No response. He ran to the door. "Alice!" he said.

"What?" she asked and walked towards him. He saw her and motioned him towards her.

She walked into Lexi's room. Saw her daughter sprawled pout lying too still. She instantly knew something was wrong.

"Lexi." she sat on her bed beside her. Touched her forehead.

"Christ Danny she's burning up!"

Danny ran into the bathroom and cold a flannel wet it and brought it into the room. He placed it on Lexi's head Lexi frowned at the cold and turned her head away. But she still didn't wake.

"Danny go talk to Caroline, tell her we need a doctor straight away!"

Alice returned to trying to wake up Lexi.

He walked towards the kitchen. "Can I talk to you Caroline." he whispered. He didn't want to alarm Ethan.

She nodded and they walked into the living room. He whispered about needing a doctor for Lexi. She nodded and telephoned someone. "This is a private practice."

"Don't worry about it. We have medical insurance to cover it."

The doctor arrived less than 30 minutes later. By this time Alice was beside herself and Danny wasn't far behind. Lexi was completely out of it and barely responsive. Danny was 1 minute away from bundling her in a car and taking her to hospital. As soon as the doctor walked into the room Lexi began to stir. Her eyes half open and unfocused. She mumbled some gibberish.

"Lexi?" Alice rushed over to her daughter.

Lexi frowned at her mum sort of like she didn't recognise her. Muttered some more gibberish then her eyes fluttered closed again.

Alice was on the verge of tears. Danny took her in his arms and hugged her tight.

"She's ok Alice. Don't worry about her!" that was pretty hypocritical of him considering he was going out of his mind too.

The doctor checked her over. Alice stood wringing her hands together.

"Well Mr and Mrs Trevanion, your daughter is going to be absolutely fine. She has a simple virus. There has been alot of cases of it around here recently. Can I ask has your daughter got a weakened immune system?"

"No." Alice replied.

"Oh it only affects people this bad who have weak immune systems. Anyway it is the fever which is making her sleep. She should be fine tomorrow but if not give me another ring and I'll come back out. The best thing is to keep her cool and hydrated. If she won't wake to drink use small ice chips."

"Ok thank you doctor."

He picked up his bag and left.

The rest of the day passed and night fell. They cooled Lexi with a damp flannel and woke her to drink. She chatted gibberish at them at these times. Alice and Danny were sat on chairs beside their daughters bed. They both sat awake watching her. Danny checked his watch. He smiled when he noticed it was 12:01. He looked at Alice. He smiled at her.

"Happy anniversary honey. 10 years today!" he said softly.

"Is it?" she looked at her watch and smiled.

Lexi started stirring, she saw her parents illuminated by the moonlight.

"Mum dad what are you doing in here?" she asked weakly.

Alice was straight beside her taking her temperature while Danny was raising her and holding the cup he tried to giver her a drink.

"Sip it baby."

Lexi did.

"Her temps right down!" Alice said.

"What happened?" Lexi asked.

"You were really ill sweetie!"

"I feel sick!" Lexi moaned."

You go back to sleep baby." Danny told her caressing her face.

Lexi shuffled down under her covers and closed her eyes. Her breathing was soon slow and deep.

"She'll be fine after a good nights sleep." Alice said softly. Then sat beside Danny. He pulled her to him. Put his arm around her shoulder and rested her head on his shoulder.

"If you wanna sleep Alice I can sit with her."

Alice shook her head. "I'm fine."

An hour later and Alice's head was slumped against his shoulder . He knew the exact moment sleep overtook her. She was sleeping soundly. He picked her up effortlessly and carried her to bed. Laid her down and covered her. Kissed her lips softly.

"Sleep well darling."

This was weird, Alice wasn't usually so sound a sleeper. He shouldn't have been able to pick her up. Usually she would have woke straight up! Firstly Alice ill, then Lexi ill. Now Alice a sound sleeper. All this can't be because of jet lag or because they were in a new hot climate could it? He walked back into his daughters room and settled.

A/N filler chapter, but sorta important to later in the story u'll see wot i mean later

hpe u enjoyed it :) x