A/N I know this chapter is a bit medically incorrect with the pill bit but just pretend it isn't please :) By the way, this chapter is mainly Zosia/Guy.

The Next Day
Wednesday 4th December, 6am
Guy awoke to the horrible sound of someone retching, and after seeing across the dimly lit room, that his daughter wasn't there, he groaned.
"Oh no." He whispered as he jumped out of bed and went across the hall to the main bathroom of the lodge -the only bathroom in the lodge aside from Jac and Jonny's ensuite- where he found the door wide open and his daughter projectile vomiting into the toilet bowl whilst on her knees. "Let it out, it's okay." He said softly as he rubbed her tensed back. After a little more, Zosia collapsed back onto her knees and caught her breath back. "Is there any chance you could be pregnant?" He asked seriously.
"It's not morning sickness, I'm ill." Zosia stated as she used the sink besides her to help her back onto her feet.

"Did you say the norovirus was going round the university yesterday?" Guy queried and Zosia nodded. Brilliant, he thought sarcastically. "C'mon, let's get you back to bed." He ordered as he guided her back into the bedroom. Once she was safely tucked in bed and hugging her stomach thanks to abdominal cramps, he got a bit of paper and wrote on it in a large bold letters: 'DO NOT USE'. He attached it to the bathroom door in the hope that if no one used that bathroom, it wouldn't spread. Instead, everyone would have to use Jac and Jonny's ensuite bathroom.

7am
Jac woke up -as usual- with a strong urge to use the toilet. She kept her legs squeezed together whilst she rolled out of the bed, removing herself from Jonny's arms, and found that the bathroom door was shut and the shower was running. Jonny was still in bed so that meant that someone else was using their ensuite where Jac had her pantyliners clearly on view on the top of the toilet cistern. By the power of deduction, she knew that the only person confident enough to use the bathroom without asking would be the Darwinian registrar.
"Mo, get out now." Jac ordered as she banged on the door. Not only was her 35 week bump placing extraordinary pressure on her already full bladder, but her unborn daughter apparently wasn't happy about being disturbed by her mother's movements so early in the morning so she was fidgeting about.
"I'm nearly done." Mo shouted back.
"Why the hell are you in there anyway?" Jac demanded.
"Zosia's ill, we can't use the other bathroom." Mo replied as she stepped out of the shower.

Jac fidgeted on the spot as she waited for Mo, hoping she wouldn't leak when finally the registrar exited the ensuite wrapped in a towel with her pyjamas in her spare hand.
"Listen, I moved your pantyliners because Guy was gonna come in here next okay? I put them in the cupboard under the sink." Mo explained quietly before she left the bedroom to go and get changed. Jac blushed before she went into the bathroom so she could relieve herself. A few minutes later, when she came out, Guy had just entered the bedroom with a toiletry bag in one hand and a towel in the other.
"Listen I was going to explain, Zosia's got the norovirus so I'm afraid unless you want the rest of us to get ill, we need to share your bathroom." Guy said solemnly.
"Whatever, I'm going back to bed." Jac muttered before she waddled back over to the double bed and got cozy with Jonny once again.

8:30am
Guy was reading a magazine in bed whilst he tried to ignore that he daughter was in agony from stomach cramps because there wasn't much he could do to help her. She was tossing and turning in her bed, trying to get comfortable but no matter how hard she tried, nothing seemed to relieve them but she wouldn't take painkillers because she was a vegan and didn't like to take them unless it was absolutely necessary. For the umpteenth time, she leapt up and ran to the bathroom with her hand over her mouth.

He swiftly followed, only this time when he arrived to hold her hair back, he noticed a bright red stain on the back of her white pyjama shorts. Nevertheless, his attention then went straight back to his vomiting daughter so he grabbed her hair and held it behind her shoulders- she hadn't tied it up so that she could get comfortable in bed. He waited until she had finished projectile vomiting and she collapsed back onto her knees to catch her breath back when he approached the subject carefully.

"I think I know why you're in so much discomfort." He said softly. "You're on your period." He stated quietly and Zosia groaned before she hung her head in her hands after she'd seen the stain between her legs. "Look, why don't I get you a clean set of clothes and you jump in the shower eh?" Guy suggested as he helped Zosia to her feet again.
"Okay, thanks." She smiled embarrassingly.
"I'm gonna pop to the shops and get some bits for you, anything you want?"
"A cure." Zosia joked halfheartedly.
"I'm sure you'll feel better if you take some painkillers Zosia. Surely your health is more important than your beliefs." Guy pleaded. She had refused painkillers because they were tested on animals which she truly believed was wrong and unethical. "Hang on, you take the pill, surely that's been tested on animals." He queried.
"It has, but I have to take the pill, I can live without painkillers." Zosia explained as she rubbed her own stomach to relieve the cramps.
"And why do you have to take the pill?" Guy smirked.
"Because if I don't take it, I get really heavy periods and they hurt like hell. Happy?" Zosia snapped.
"And that's not heavy?" He joked as he looked at her red stained shorts. "Plus, I'd say you're in hell with pain too." He added.
"Sorry but I puked up the pill today." She snapped. "Just leave me alone."
"Right well, I'll just put your clothes inside the door in a minute." Guy said awkwardly before he left Zosia to it.

8:45am
Guy poked his head around Mo and Mr T's bedroom door to see that they were just pulling their coats on.
"Um, I'm heading up to tescos and I was wondering if you want anything while I'm there." Guy stated.
"We're just about to head up there actually, we can get what you need so you can stay here with Zosia if you want." Mo replied.
"Oh, yeah that'd be great thanks. Here, take this um, everything's pretty self explanatory but for the TENS machine, just get a £20 or £30 one." Guy explained as he handed Mo a small shopping list accompanied by two, £20 notes.
"Is Zosia alright?" Mr T asked worriedly.
"Yeah she's just gotten ill at the wrong time of month if you get what I mean." Guy explained.
"Right well, don't worry, we won't be long." Mo replied to break the silence that had fallen upon them. Guy then headed back to see if Zosia was out of the shower yet so Mo and Mr T got going on their way to the supermarket.

"You okay?" Jonny asked softly as he entered the bedroom where Jac was lying in bed. "Because you said you were having a lie in but every time I've checked on you, you've been wide awake." He explained as he went and squatted besides her bedside. She was lying flat on her back, staring up on the ceiling- a position that only emphasised her massive bump.
"My back's just playing up." Jac admitted quietly.
"Well then, I suppose I'd better give you a massage then." Jonny smirked as he walked around the bed, and then got under the covers. He carefully made Jac sit up, slipped behind her and straddled his legs either side of her, before he placed his hands on her hips and rubbed his thumbs in a circular motion towards her spine.
"Bit lower. More to the right... Yeah there." Jac instructed as she closed her eyes. He massaged her back for a good ten minutes before he proceeded to her shoulders and neck, melting the stress away from her aching muscles within minutes was a pleasurable relief to her, and her soft moans told Jonny that, without words.

"Now then, why don't we watch a movie on your iPad, and I'll go and make us some lunch and a few snacks?" Jonny suggested. "Then we can stay in bed together."
"And be disturbed every ten minutes to someone going to the toilet. Real romantic." Jac said sarcastically.
"I never said it was a romantic gesture, merely a kind act to ensure the mother of my child is comfortable and well fed." Jonny explained smugly as he carefully slipped out from behind Jac and helped her to sit up and lean against the headboard. He then headed to the kitchen to make them some lunch.

Mo and Mr T were walking around tescos pushing a small trolley which had three piles of items in it. One consisted of an Indian ready meal for two, two large bottles of caffeine free coke, a large naan bread, a box of strawberries and a small pot of cream as requested by Jonny for him and his partner. Another contained a card, the TENS machine, ginger tablets, blackberry leaf tea bags, bottles of water, crackers and digestive biscuits for Zosia and Guy. And the third for herself and Mr T, contained a few cheap DVDs to watch in the living room, a box of popcorn, more bottles of beer and some diced chicken for them to make fajitas that evening.

They had just joined the end of a rather long queue for a till, when they both noticed that on the end of the aisle behind them, was a range of sexual items from condoms to lubricants to toys. Mr T glanced at Mo to see what her reaction was when she just launched forward and picked up two boxes of condoms.
"What? They're on offer." Mo stated and Mr T just smirked. "Fine, I'll put them back then." Mo said as she took the boxes out of the trolley.
"No, nope." He said quickly and pushed the boxes out of Mo's hand back into the trolley. "We wouldn't want to miss out on a good offer would we?" He joked.

Guy had just ran after Zosia to see if she was okay when he had to stop at the door because it wasn't vomiting that time. He waited outside, hearing the agony she was in as she almost began sobbing. It was a good ten minutes before she had cleaned herself back up and opened the door so Guy escorted her back to bed, only to find a carrier bag on Guy's bed. After settling Zosia back down again, he unpacked the bag containing the TENS machine, a small bottle of ginger tablets, blackberry leaf tea bags, a pack of bottles of water, a box of crackers, a pack of digestives and a sealed card.
"You've got a little something." Guy whispered as he handed Zosia the card. She opened the envelope to reveal a you to me get well soon card.

'Zosia, hope you feel better soon, Derwood Thompson :)'

'F1, if you make me ill, you'll live to regret it. I suppose it'd be polite to say get well soon, from Jac Naylor.'

'To Zosia, I wish you a speedy recovery and ignore what Jac wrote, if you get her ill I'll be congratulating you :) Mo x'

'To Zosia, ignore what Mo wrote -I'd rather you didn't get Jac ill- though it'd be funny if Mo got ill ;) I hope you're feeling a lot better soon, Jonny x'

Zosia smiled to herself before she placed the card on her bedside table.
"Erm just before you curl up again, try this." Guy said as he picked up the TENS machine box and knelt down besides her. "I thought if you won't take painkillers, this might help. Ever tried it?" He queried as he unpacked the handheld TENS machine.
"No, it won't work." Zosia stated bluntly.
"Well at least try it." Guy ordered as he got out the small device and four electrodes. Reluctantly, Zosia took them from her father, one at a time and placed two on her lower abdomen and two on her lower back under her shirt. He set the machine to the right settings according to the instructions, and hoped that it would soon take effect. "I'll just tuck it into your pocket incase you need to get up okay." He said softly as he tucked the small handheld machine into her pyjama short pocket.

Later on in the day, Zosia was resting in bed, because annoyingly, the TENS machine had allowed her to fall asleep for around thirty minutes at a time before another event happened. Guy was keeping himself occupied in their shared bedroom in case she needed anything. Jac, Jonny and Mo were watching TV whilst Mr T was at a conference.
"I'm just gonna go to the toilet." Jac announced quietly before she heaved herself up off of the sofa and waddled towards her bedroom. Just as she walked past the front door, it opened and Mr T came in, with his pink shirt and it was splattered in bright red blood.

"Woah!" Guy groaned as the heavily pregnant Jac, collapsed and fell backwards into his arms- he had only gotten up to get a drink from the kitchen. Quickly, Mr T grabbed Jac's legs, and they carried she over and laid her down on the sofa.
"What the hell happened to you?" Jonny shrieked at Mr T as he held Jac's hand tightly.
"Well they were doing a demonstration using fake blood and they needed a volunteer." Mr T stated awkwardly after gesturing the blood stained shirt. "I'd better go change before she wakes up." He added before leaving the room.

"She's coming round." Guy stated after noticing a slight movement under her eyelids. Jonny squeezed Jac's hand a little tighter as he knelt besides her and he knew she was alright, she just needed a few moments to wake herself up properly.
"Why don't we get you into bed so you can have a lie down and I'll put dinner on?" Jonny suggested softly.
"What... Mr T, is he alright? He was bleeding-" Jac quickly sat up as she began to panic but Jonny restrained her.
"It wasn't real blood, it was fake Jac." Jonny stated firmly. "C'mon, nice and gently." He whispered as he helped Jac up off of the sofa and the pair then headed for their bedroom.

Moments later, Guy headed back to Zosia leaving Mo alone on the sofa when Mr T returned in a jumper and jeans.
"Is Jac alright?" He asked concernedly as he sat down next to Mo.
"Yeah. She thought it was your blood. She even asked if you were okay." Mo smirked.
"Jac Naylor showing concern? What has the world come to?" He joked.
"Mm. I think we'll leave the pool tournament for now." Mo stated.
"Definitely."

Zosia collapsed against the bath in the bathroom after projectile vomiting into the toilet because it had taken her breath away from her. The sheer force of the bile exiting her body had racked her ribcage and she felt like she had been battered and bruised in a fight.
"You finished?" Guy queried as he leant in the doorway.
"I don't have the energy." Zosia laughed halfheartedly as she hung her head and rested it on her knees. "I literally don't have the energy but anything I eat doesn't have time to be absorbed, it just comes either up or out." She moaned.
"Zosia, you've been I'll for over 12 hours now, you're probably more than half way there now." Guy stated softly. "Why don't I make you up some of that blackberry leaf tea?" He suggested. "I think it's a natural medication for diarrhoea."

"S'worth a try." Zosia sighed as she used her fathers shoulders to help herself back onto her feet before she padded back to her bed.

Jonny had just sat down besides Jac on their bed with their Indian ready meal for two laid out in between them. There was two mild curry dishes -that weren't hot at all so they wouldn't aggravate Jac's heartburn-, a large pilau rice, a large naan bread, saag aloo, and samosas. They each had a plate to help themselves and Jac was piling on the food.

"Are you really gonna eat all of that to yourself?" Jonny remarked. He glanced from her plate to her face to see complete and utter confusion. Her face seemed to change from embarrassment, to upset, to fuming.
"Get out." She muttered without even looking at him. How dare he question her diet? Did he not realise that that comment made Jac feel even worse about herself and that was pretty bad considering she was already extremely self conscious of her ever expanding waistline. How many pounds were due to the baby, and how many were due to her eating habits acquired in the last few months? She did not know.
"What?" Jonny queried.
"I said get out! And take all of this with you." She ordered as she dumped her plate on top of his. "You can sleep on the sofa tonight." She stated as she stacked the few dishes and put them on top of the plates all in Jonny's arms.
"What?" He repeated.
"I mean it Jonny, go." She ordered. Quickly, Jonny stood up and carefully carried all of the food away from her and into the kitchen. After taking a few deep breaths, he grabbed a beer out of the fridge -despite his pact not to drink because Jac was unable to do so- opened it, and took a swig. He then went and joined Mo and Mr t on the sofa.

"What did you do?" Mo asked bluntly.
"Who said I did anything?" Jonny protested.
"Well considering Jac just sent you out, food an' all, I'm guessing you made a comment about her weight." Mo concluded after hearing the red head's tantrum.
"I just said she's got a lot on her plate." Jonny stated and Mo face planted whilst Mr T shook his head. "What?" He shrieked.
"And now you've made her throw a strop, and she hasn't got any food. Well done Jonny." Mo said sarcastically.
"It's not my fault, it's her bloody hormones." Jonny stated.
"Yeah well the whole thing could've been avoided by your big gob." Mo stated.

"Listen, when I go to the bathroom from now on, just stay here dad. Get some rest." Zosia said as she tried to settle down into bed whilst her father changed into his pyjama shorts and tshirt. Zosia had her bedside lamp on because it was likely that she'd need to get up in a rush in the near future and she didn't want the darkness to prevent her from making it to the bathroom.
"Zosia, I don't mind." Guy stated.
"Well I do. Just go to sleep, I'll wake you up if I need you." Zosia ordered as she pulled the duvet up to her chin now that she was getting the chills.
"Okay then. But last call, anything you want before I get into bed?" He queried as he pulled his duvet back.

"Would you mind finding a bucket? Just in case?" She asked awkwardly.
"Yeah sure." He smiled. He left the room and found a bucket in a utility closet, and then placed it besides her bed before he got into bed himself. "Night, night Zosia." He smiled.
"Night dad." She replied.

Jac laid in bed on her side under the duvet regretting her earlier actions. Why did she snap at Jonny? He obviously didn't intend it upset her, he was just making conversation but apparently, her hormones didn't appreciate it. And now thanks to her hormones, she was absolutely starving. She hadn't eaten since lunch time and she could eat an entire horse; that's how hungry she was. She had considered several times, sneaking into the kitchen to get something, but then she would only feel stupid if Jonny was there. Once again, she turned onto her other side in an attempt to get comfy which was a near-impossible task at 35 weeks pregnant.

She then heard a gentle knock at the door, followed by someone swiftly entering and closing the door behind them. She only hoped that it was someone using the bathroom, but instead she was faced with the father of her child.
"I'm sorry, I was only joking, and I didn't mean to make you feel bad... I thought you might be hungry because you didn't have anything earlier and I don't want my girls going hungry eh?" Jonny smiled as he offered Jac a plate of two toasted waffles with Nutella on the top, slowly melting.

Jac didn't want to seem too eager so she hesitantly took the plate before she took a small bite from one waffle.
"Does this mean I can sleep in here tonight?" Jonny questioned quietly.
"Only if you go and get me a glass of coke." Jac replied sheepishly.
"Of course. And I'll even throw in a foot rub for you." He smiled.
"Ankles, not the feet." Jac stated.
"I know." Jonny smiled before he left for the kitchen and returned with some coke for Jac. He then got comfortable at the end of the bed and pulled Jac's feet onto his lap. He knew she was ticklish on her feet, but she liked having ankle rubs because they eased the swollen ankles she was suffering from. He let her finish her evening snack before he gave her a gentle ankle massage until she fell asleep.

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