I got a request for Hailey to get sick when jays out of town and Will and Natalie take care of her.
Jay went out of town for 10 days for an event with his old military team.
Hailey drove Jay to the airport and they said goodbye to each other for 10 days
"I love you so much babe ill call every day," Jay told her
"I love you too" Hailey replied
They hugged and Hailey went home. When she got home it was late so she went straight to bed. She woke up the next morning with a sore throat but didn't think much of it. She just thought her throat was dry from sleeping. She drank some water and coffee and it helped. She went to work and felt fine until lunch. The symptoms hit her out of nowhere. She had a bad headache and her throat was killing her. She tried to pretend she was ok but Voight could tell she didn't feel good.
"Hey Upton are you ok," Voight asked
"Yeah I'm fine" Hailey replied
"You don't look fine you look like you have a fever," Voight told her
"I'm fine I just need water," Hailey said
Hailey went into the breakroom to get water and Voight went downstairs to get Trudy.
"Hey I think Hailey has a fever she looks flushed and she's pale," Voight told Trudy
"Crap she just had the flu 2 months ago poor kid can't catch a break" Trudy responded
"Can you come to talk to her? she opens up more with you. Voight asked
"Yeah of course" Trudy replied
Trudy went up and into the locker room where Hailey was.
"Hey kid you don't look too good tell me what's wrong," Trudy told her
"Nothing I'm fine" Hailey replied
"No Hailey talk to me I know you're not ok," Trudy said
"Fine my throat and head hurt" Hailey replied
"I'm sorry kid you're burning up" Trudy replied feeling your forehead
"I don't feel good" Hailey admitted
"I know I'm sorry I'm gonna call will," Trudy said rubbing her back
T Hey Will Haileys is sick. She has a fever and her throat hurts
W Ok I'm on my way ill be there in 15
T Ok thanks.
"Wills going to be here in 15 to pick you up, Hails.
"Ok" Hailey replied
Will ran to his truck and started driving to the district. He called Natalie who was at the store with Owen on the way there.
W Hey I know it's a big ask but Hailey is sick and Jay is out of town can she stay with us for a bit?
N Of course I love Hailey shes family. Anything for her. My mom has been wanting a weekend with Owen so ill just drop him off there. I'm walking to check out right now. What are Hailey's symptoms?
W ok thank you and she has a fever and sore throat
N ok ill go to the pharmacy aisle and pick up some stuff I should be home within the hour.
W ok thank you I love you
N of course I love you too.
Natalie went to the pharmacy aisle and got cough drops throat numbing spray, Nyquil, and dayquil. She also picked up some honey and tea. She checked out and then brought Owen over to his mom's.
Will got there 15 minutes later to pick Hailey up.
"Cmon Hails let's go I'm going to take you by your place so you can grab a couple of things I don't want you staying alone," Will told her
"What about Owen don't want to get him or you guys sick," Hailey replied
"It's fine Owen is at his grandma's and we both work in the ED all day" Will told her
"Ok Hailey replied
They stopped by Hailey's place so she could get a couple of things then Will drove her to his house. When they got there Natalie was waiting for them.
"Hey, Hails I heard you were sick I'm sorry cmere," Natale said pulling her into a hug.
"Let's o over to the couch" Will said.
All 3 of them went to the couch. Natalie sat next to her and rubbed her back and Will knelt in front of her
"Can I check you over real quick?" He asked
"Yeah" Hailey replied quietly
"Ok, I'm going to take your temperature," Will told her. He made sure she could see his hands and told her everything he was doing. He knew about what happened in her childhood and how skittish she was when she was sick.
"Ok, your temperature is 102. I'm going to look at your throat now." Will told her
He looked at her throat and it was very red and irritated.
"Ok hails your throat is red and irritated I can't tell what it is yet. I'm going to feel your glands now.
Will felt her glands and she winced from the pressure.
"Ssh" Natalie soothed
"I'm sorry Hails. I think you have strep but it's too soon to tell even with a test" Will told her.
"Uggh" Hailey groaned
"Here take some dayquil and Advil," Will told her
She took the pills and leaned back on the couch.
"Cmon sweetie lets go lay down," Natalie told her
Natalie led her into the guest room. Will followed with a bottle of water and Hailey's bag.
"Try and get some sleep sweetie do you need anything," Natalie asked
"No, but can you leave the door cracked," Hailey asked quietly
"Of course, sweetie call out if you need anything we'll be in the living room. Natalie told her
Natalie and Will went into the living room and Hailey fell asleep. She woke up a couple of hours later and scrolled through her phone for a bit. She got up to use the restroom and Natalie was on the couch and saw her.
"Hey, honey are you feeling any better?" Natalie asked
"Not really" Hailey replied quietly
"I'm sorry Hails," Natalie told her
Hailey quickly used the bathroom and got back in bed. 2 hours later Natalie came in to see what she wanted for dinner.
"Hey, I know you probably don't want to but it's dinner time and you need to eat something. We have some broth is that ok? Natalie asked
"Sure" Hailey replied
"Ok, I also have some mint tea. Do you want some?" Natale asked
"Sure" Hailey replied
"I also have a honey do you want me to add some?" Natalie asked
"Sure" Hailey replied
Natalie quickly heated up the broth and made her tea. She brought it to Hailey once everything was ready.
"Here sweetie" Natalie said handing her the soup and putting the tea on the nightstand
"Thanks" Hailey replied
"No problem," Natalie told her
Hailey ate the broth and drank her tea. She turned the tv on and put it at a low volume for background noise. She fell back asleep soon after.
An hour later she had a nightmare. Natalie was sitting on the couch when she heard whimpering coming from the guest room. She walked into the guest room and her heart broke. She was thrashing around on the bed.
"Ssh hails your safe your ok" Natalie soothed as she put her hand on Hailey's shoulder.
Hailey shot up in bed and started to cry.
"Ssh just breathe for me your safe your ok" Natalie soothed
She rubbed Hailey's back until she calmed down.
'Sorry" Hailey said quietly
"No sweetie it's not your fault. Don't apologize." Natalie told her.
"Can you stay here?" Hailey asked quietly
"Of course sweetie I'm just gonna grab some stuff real quick are you going to be ok in here for a minute?" Natalie asked
"Yeah" Hailey replied quietly
Natalie quickly got meds, water, the thermometer, and a cot. She quickly came back to Hailey's room.
"Can you sit up a little for me honey?" Natalie asked
Hailey sat up and Natalie took her temperature. It was 102.6.
"Ok, Hailey your temperature went up to 102.6. You can have more Advil now. Do you want Nyquil now?" Natalie asked
"Yeah" Hailey replied
She took her meds and winced from the pain in her throat.
"Ssh ssh you're ok" Natalie soothed
Hailey laid down and relaxed a little for a few minutes.
"I'm going to stay here with you the whole night your safe. Try and get some sleep.
Hailey fell asleep but woke up an hour later
H Hey babe
J Hey are you ok you sound sick
H I'm at Will and Natalie's. I think I have strep
J I'm sorry babe do you want me to come home
H No stay ill be fine
J ok babe I love you
H I love you too
They hung up with each other and Hailey fell back asleep. Jay called will
J Hey I heard Hailey was sick how is she
W I think she has strep we'll take her in for a test in the morning.
J Ok does she have a fever?
W Yeah it's 102.7. Natalie with her now
J Did she have a nightmare?
W yeah that's why Natalie with her
J I was hoping that wouldn't happen. She gets nightmares when she's sick.
W she'll be ok Natalies got her
J Thanks man
W Of course
They hung up and Will went to check on Hailey and Natalie. Natalie was in a cot next to the bed and they were both asleep. Hailey was able to sleep through the night but woke up in the morning feeling worse.
"Hey Hails how are feeling?" Nattalie asked
"Worse than yesterday" Hailey replied
"Ok let's go into the living room," Natalie told her
Once they get in better light both Will and Natalie could tell she was a lot worse.
"I'm going to take your temperature real quick," Will told her
Will took her temperature and it was 103.2
"Ok hails your fever went up can I look at your throat now?" Will asked
Hailey nodded and Will looked in her throat. He saw that her tonsils were very swollen and had white patches.
"We need to take you in for a strep test hails," Will told her
"Ok: Hailey replied
They went to med and did the strep test. 15 minutes later it came back positive.
"Ok so you do have strep but the good news is you should start feeling better in 24 hours with the antibiotics," Will told her
They went home and Natalie started to make breakfast.
"Hey, I know you probably don't want to eat but you need something to eat with the antibiotics. Can I make you a smoothie?" Natalie asked
"That would be great thank you," Hailey replied
Hailey started to drink her smoothie and winched. It hurt a lot worse to swallow than it did yesterday.
"It hurts a lot to swallow" Hailey croaked out
"I know sweetie I'm sorry to do you want to try the numbing spray?" Natalie asked
"Yeah" Hailey whispered
She used the numbing spray and was able to drink her smoothie and take her meds. After she was done she went back to the guest room and fell asleep. She woke up a couple of hours later and her throat felt worse than before. She walked out into the kitchen to get water and Natalie saw her and could tell she felt even worse.
Hey honey how are you feeling you look worse" Natalie asked
"My throat feels like it's on fire" Hailey croaked out
"I'm sorry you can take more medicine now. You feel warmer than before" Natalie told her as she felt her forehead
Natalie took her temperature and it went up to 104.
"Your temperature went up to 104. Let's get you back in bed. We need to get your fever down" Natalie told her
Natalie got her in bed and then went to get Will.
"Hey babe Hailey's fever went up to 104," Natalie told Will
"Ok let's try to get it down here," Will said
Will got some cool washcloths and went into Hailey's room.
"Hey Hails we need to get your fever down I'm going to put some cold washcloths on you," Will told her
"Ok" Hailey croaked out
Will put the washcloths on her and she shivered.
"I know I'm sorry we need to get your fever down. I don't want to have to bring you back to med" Will told her
"We've got you, sweetie," Natalie told her rubbing her back
Will kept the washcloths on for 45 minutes before removing them. He took her temperature again and it went down to 103.2
"Your fever went down to 103.2 Hails" Will told her
Hailey fell asleep soon after. She slept for about 2 hours before waking up from a nightmare. Natalie was in the shower so Will went in.
"Ssh Hails your safe it ok your ok" Will soothed putting a hand on her back
She shot up in bed and began to panic.
"Please don't hurt me I'm sorry," Hailey said shakily
"Hailey it's just me it's Will you are with Natalie and I your safe no one is going to hurt you ssh" Will soothed
"I'm sorry I used to get in trouble when I was sick as a kid" Hailey told him
Wills's heart broke. He already knew this but hearing her say this shattered his heart.
"I'm so sorry Hails you deserved none of that cmere," Will said pulling her into a hug and rubbing her back.
"Do you want to go out in the living room?" Will asked her a couple of minutes later
"Sure" Hailey replied quietly
They went into the living room and Will turned on the tv. Natalie came out a couple of minutes later and she could tell Hailey had been crying.
"Hey sweetie what happened' Natalie asked
"Nightmare" Hailey croaked out
"I'm sorry sweetie," Hailey told her
They watched tv until dinner.
"Hails do you want broth for dinner," Natalie asked
"I'm not hungry" Hailey replied
"I know but you need to eat something though," Natalie told her
"Ok" Hailey replied
Hailey tried to eat her broth but was in a lot of pain
"It really hurts to swallow' hailey croaked out
"Ok honey I'm going to get the numbing spray ill be right back," Natalie told her
Natalie came back a minute later and gave her the spray. She used it and was able to finish her broth. She threw it back up 30 minutes later. She ran to the bathroom and Will and Natalie followed her in. Natalie sat down behind her ad comforted her.
"Ssh ssh you're ok it's ok just let it out ssh just breathe" Natalie soothed rubbing her back
"Can you get some water?" Natalie asked Will
"Yeah" Will replied
Hailey finished throwing up and began to cry. The throwing up made her throat hurt even worse.
"Oww" Hailey cried out
"Ssh your ok it's ok I know it hurts I know I'm sorry" Natalie soothed as she wiped off her face.
Will came in a second later with the water.
"Rinse your mouth out Hails," Will told her
She rinsed out her mouth and sat there for a couple of minutes before Will and Natalie got her back in bed.
"Try and get some sleep honey ill be with you, the whole time," Natalie told her.
She fell asleep for 45 minutes before waking up to throw up again. She ran to the bathroom and Natalie followed her.
"Ssh your ok Hails it's okay your safe just get it all out." Natalie soothed
Will came in when he heard Hailey throwing up.
"Can you make some mint tea with honey?" Natalie asked Will
"Yeah" Will replied
Will went to make the tea right as Hailey finished
Natalie cleaned up her face and held a cold washcloth to the back of her neck.
"Your ok sweetie Will making some tea he'll be back in a minute," Natalie told her
Will came back a minute later with the tea.
"Here Hails," Will said handing her the tea.
"Thanks" Hailey replies
She slowly sipped the tea. Once she finished the tea she got back in bed and fell asleep. She fell asleep until Natalie woke her up for dinner.
"Hey hails you need to eat something so you can take more meds," Natalie told her
"Ok but I don't want broth" Hailey replied
"We have white rice do you want that?" Natalie asked
"Yeah" Hailey replied
Natalie quickly made the rice and brought it to her.
"Thanks" Hailey replied
"Of course sweetie" Natalie replied rubbing her back
Right as she finished eating jay called.
J Hey babe how are you feeling
H Awful I have strep. Hopefully ill feel better tomorrow with the antibiotics
J I hope so too babe I'm sorry I can't be there for you. Are you sure you don't want me to come back?
H No stay I know how-
She ran to the bathroom to the bathroom and threw up mid-sentence dropping her phone in the process.
J Hailey hails are you there are you ok?
Will came in and picked up her phone
W Hey it's Will she's throwing up right now Natalie's got her.
J I hate it when she's sick how many times has she thrown up
W 3 times today. If she is still like this in the morning we'll take her to med
J I feel so bad that I'm not there
W don't worry man we've got her.
J Thanks has she had any more nightmares?
W Yeah she had one when Natalie was in the shower. I went in there to help her and she thought I was going to hurt her. She said she would get in trouble for being sick as a kid. It was heartbreaking.
J Yeah I know I hate it for her she didn't deserve it
W yeah I know she's coming back with Nat right now
Will handed Hailey her phone and sat down on the cot. Natalie sat on the bed with Hailey and rubbed her back.
J Hey babe are you ok?
H No I feel awful
J I'm so sorry babe I hope you feel better soon
H me too I hate being sick. It's reminding me of my childhood
J I know I'm sorry. But your safe with Will and Natalie
H I know
J I love you so much babe I hope you feel better
H Thanks I love you too
They hung up and Hailey fell asleep. Natalie fell asleep on the cot soon after Hailey. Hailey woke up 3 hours later from a nightmare. Natale woke up to Hailey whimpering.
"Ssh ssh Hails your safe your ok" Natalie soothed, putting a hand on her back. Hailey shot up in bed and began to hyperventilate.
"Ssh ssh you're ok your safe it's just Natalie no one is going to hurt you your safe here just breathe for me in 1,2,3,4 out 1,2,3,4 ssh you're ok it's ok" Natalie soothed pulling her into a hug.
She held her until she calmed down. Hailey fell back asleep soon after she calmed down. She had 3 more nightmares that night and Natalie helped her through everyone. As soon as Hailey woke up in the morning she ran to the bathroom and started to dry heave.
"Ssh your ok just breathe through it you're ok you're safe" Natalie soothed
Hailey brought up bile a minute later and cried out; it burned
"Owww" Hailey cried out
"Ssh ssh I know it hurts I know I'm sorry just breathe through it, squeeze my hand." Natalie soothed
Hailey held on to Natalie's hand tight for 10 minutes until the burning in her throat and chest stopped.
"Ok Honey I wanna take your temperature," Natalie told her
She took her temperature and it was 104.4
"Crap Hailey your fever is way too high we need to get to med," Natalie told her
Natalie got her up and led her into the living room where Will was
"We need to go to med. Her fever is 104.4" Natalie told him
"Crap ok ill drive sit in the back with her" Will told Natalie
Will drove to med and Natalie sat in the back with Hailey. When they got there Maggie got them into a treatment room right away.
"Ok hun I'm going to start an IV," Maggie told her
"Ok" Hailey replied
Maggie started her IV and pushed fever reducers, Zofran, and a pain med for her throat. She then hung fluids and left the room
"I'm getting worried about her she should be starting to get better, not worse," Natalie said
"I know some antibiotics can take up to 72 hours to work for some people if she still like this in the morning we'll switch her to something else" Will replied
"Yeah I know I just wish they would work faster I hate seeing her as this" Natalie told him
"I know me too" Will replied.
Maggie came in an hour later to take out her IV. Haley woke up when her IV was taken out.
"Hey, are you feeling any better?" Maggie asked
"A little bit" Hailey replied
"Ok hun I'm going to take your temperature again," Maggie told her
She took her temperature and it was down to 102.5.
"Your fever went down to 102," Maggie told her
"I also got a prescription for Zofran so you can hopefully eat without throwing up" Will added.
They went to the pharmacy and picked up her meds then went home. They got home around lunchtime.
"Hey, honey what do you want to eat we have soup do you want that?" Natalie asked
"Sure what soups do you have?" Hailey asked.
"Chicken noodle, tomato, broccoli cheddar and we also have ramen," Natalie told her
"Can I have some ramen?" Hailey asked
"Sure it should be done in 20 minutes so take some Zofran now," Natalie told her
"Ok" Hailey replied
She took her Zofran and scrolled through her phone until the ramen was ready.
"Hopefully you can keep this down," Natalie told her
"Yeah me too I hate throwing up" Hailey replied
"I know so do i" Natalie replied
She ate her ramen and was a little nauseous but was able to keep it down.
"How's your stomach sweetie?" Natalie asked
"I'm a little nauseous but I don't think I'm going to throw up" Hailey replied
"Ok let's go lay down in bed for a bit," Natalie told her
Hailey got in bed and fell asleep right away; she was exhausted.
She slept for 2 hours and then woke up because of the pain in her throat.
"My throat is killing me" Hailey croaked out
"I'm sorry sweetie you can take more Advil now it should help ill be right back," Natalie told her
Natalie came back with the Advil a minute later. Hailey took it and turned on the tv. Hailey and Natalie watched tv until dinner.
"Do you want more soup for dinner, Hails?" Natalie asked
"Yeah, can I have chicken noodles?" Hailey asked
"Yeah of course," Natalie replied
Hailey took Zofran and ate her soup. She went into the living room and all 3 of them watched a movie. Jay called just as the movie was ending.
J Hey babe how are you feeling
H My throat is still killing me. I had to go to med because my fever went up to 104.4. I'm on Zofran so I can keep my food down
J I'm sorry babe is the Zofran working?
H Kind of. I'm able to keep my food down but I'm still nauseous.
J Oh I'm sorry I hope you feel better soon. Hopefully, the antibiotics start to work soon
H yeah me too how's your trip going so far?
J good it's nice to see everyone again. All of us are all over the country so we don't get to see each other.
H Yeah I'm glad you're having a good time
J I miss you
H I miss you too babe.
J I love you I hope you feel better in the morning
H Thanks I love you too
After they hung up Will started another movie. She fell asleep halfway through the movie. When the movie was over Will carried her into the guest room. Natalie fell asleep soon after. Hailey slept through the night but woke up in a lot of pain in the morning.
"My throat feels like it's on fire" Hailey croaked out
"I'm sorry sweetie can I look at your throat," Natalie asked
Hailey nodded and she looked in her throat
"Ok sweetie we're going to switch you to a different antibiotic this one is not working," Natalie told her
"Ok" Hailey responded quietly.
She texted Voight to let him know she was still sick
H Hey sarge I have strep. The antibiotics aren't working so I'm being switched to a different one. Hopefully, that will work. I'm not sure when I can come back yet ill keep you updated
V Ok I hope you feel better.
'Ok sweetie I got you switched to a different antibiotic it'll be ready in an hour" Natalie told her
"Ok thanks" Hailey replied
"Of course sweetie what do you want for breakfast?" Natalie asked
"Can I have a smoothie?" Hailey asked
"Sure ill be right back," Natalie said
She made her a smoothie and brought it to her. Hailey drank the smoothie and scrolled through her phone until Natalie got back with her antibiotics.
"Here sweetie takes these with some crackers," Natalie told her handing her the antibiotic.
"Thanks" Hailey replied
She spent the rest of the day napping and watching tv. She was able to keep down all of her food with the Zofran. She was watching tv when Jay called
J Hey babe how are you
H I still feel like crap but I got switched to another antibiotic hopefully this one will work
J That's good I hope it helps. Are you able to keep everything down?
H Yeah thankfully. I'm still a little nauseous but it's not as bad as it was the other day.
J Good I'm glad what have you been doing all day?
H Not much just watching tv and sleeping how about you
J we've mainly been just doing random things. We went hiking today.
H that's fun
J Yeah it's been nice to see everyone
H I bet
J I have to go we're all meeting in a bar soon. I love you. I hope you feel better
H Thanks I love you too babe stay safe
Hailey fell asleep soon after she hung up, she woke up at 3 am to go to the bathroom. She noticed her ears felt weird she didn't think much of it. She thought it was just from the strep or antibiotics. She fell back asleep but woke up 2 hours later at 5 am from a nightmare. Natalie woke up to her whimpering and thrashing around.
"Ssh ssh your ok it's ok your safe" Natalie soothed putting a hand on her back.
She shot up and it hurt her head. She began to cry from the pain.
"My ears hurt" She whimpered
"Oh sweetie I'm so sorry you feel really warm," Natalie said feeling her forehead
"I'm going to take your temperature honey," Natalie told her
She took her temperature and it was 104.2
"Sweetie we need to go back to med your fever is really high and I think you have an ear infection," Natalie told her.
"Uggh" Hailey groaned
"I know I'm sorry sweetie," Natalie said pulling her into a hug.
They went to med and Will looked in her ears and determined she had a double ear infection.
"Ok Hails you have a double ear infection I'm going to put antibiotic drops in your ear"
"Uggh ok" Hailey replied
Will left to get the drops and maggie came in to start an IV.
"Ok sweetie I'm going to start an IV to get your fever down"
"Ok" Hailey replied grabbing Natalie's hand
She got the IV in right as Will walked in with the drops.
"Push fever reducers, anti-inflammatories, and E-mycin. She hasn't taken her antibiotic this morning so I went her to have it through her IV" Will told Maggie
"Ok" Maggie replied
She injected the meds and hung fluids then left the room.
"Ok, Hails I'm going to put these drops in your ears.
Will put the drops in her ears and she fell asleep
"I'm worried Hailey has antibiotic resistance," Will told Natalie
"I know me too" Natalie replied
"If she's not better or worse tomorrow morning we'll try something else," Will told her
"Yeah" Natalie replied
Maggie came in a 1n hour and a half later to take out Haileys IV. Hailey woke up when she was removing it
"Hey hun how are you feeling?" Maggie asked
"A little better" Hailey replied
"Ok I'm going to take your temperature now," Maggie told her
She took her temperature and it was 102.
"Your fever is down to 102 Hailey" Maggie told her
They went home and Hailey slept most of the day. She was watching Netflix when Jay called.
J Hey babe are you feeling better
H No worse I have a double ear infection. I had to go to med again because I had a 104.2 fever. Hopefully, this new antibiotic starts to work
J I'm sorry babe do you want me to come home
H No it's fine Natalie and Will are taking care of me im good
J Ok babe I'm sorry your so sick. I hope you feel better soon.
H Me too
J I love you and miss you, baby
H I love you and miss you too.
They hung up and Hailey went to bed. She had a nightmare an hour after falling asleep. Natalie was watching tv in the living room with Will when she heard Hailey whimpering. She ran in and Hailey was thrashing around on the bed
"Ssh ssh Hails your safe your ok it's ok" Natalie soothed
Hailey woke up from her nightmare and began to have a panic attack.
"Ssh ssh you're safe it's ok I've got you your ok just breathe for me breathe in 1,2,3,4 out 1,2,3,4" Natalie soothed until she calmed down.
Hailey fell back asleep soon after calming down. She had 3 more nightmares that night and Natalie comforted her through everyone. When Hailey woke up she felt the same as yesterday.
"Hey how are you feeling," Natalie asked
"Same as yesterday" Hailey replied
"I'm sorry sweetie hopefully your antibiotic will be working by tomorrow morning," Natalie told her
"Yeah me too I gotta text Voight real quick," Hailey replied
H Hey I'm still sick I think my antibiotics need another day to work. I had to switch antibiotics because the first one didn't work. I woke up yesterday with a double ear infection
V Oh I'm sorry Hailey I hope you feel better soon
Hailey alternated between sleeping and watching tv all day. Her ears were beginning to feel a little better because of the drops. She was dozing off when Jay called
J Hey babe are you any better today
H No im the same as yesterday hopefully ill feel better in the morning
J oh I'm sorry babe. Hopefully, your antibiotic kicks in overnight, and you start feeling better soon
H Yeah me too
J I only have 4 days left then we'll see each other. Hopefully, you'll be better by the time I get home
H I hope so
J I love you babe I hope you feel better in the morning
H I love you too.
Hailey watched Netflix for a bit before falling asleep, When she woke up she felt worse. Her head and face hurt, she had a runny nose, a cough her throat felt worse and she was hot.
"Will I think something wrong" Hailey croaked out
Will saw how pale she was and ran over to her.
"Ok let's get you sitting down," Will told her
He got her in a chair and took her pulse. Her pulse was a little faster than usual.
"We need to go back to med I think you have a sinus infection now. There's a third antibiotic we can try." Will told her
"Ok" Hailey croaked out
She began to have a coughing fit.
"Ssh your ok I'm here I've got you just breathe through it Will soothed
Natalie came running out when she heard Hailey coughing.
"Here drink some water," Will said handing her a water bottle after she stopped coughing
"We need to get her to med," Will told Natalie
They got to med and got her in a room.
"Ok I'm going to test you for a sinus infection and do a rapid covid test I don't think it's covid but I want to be sure," Will told her
Will tested her for covid and she squeezed Natalie's hand tight.
"I know I'm sorry Hails I'm going to need to swab your nose again to see what bacteria i causing your sinus infection," Will told her
He swabbed Hailey's nose and she squeezed Natalie's hand Again.
"Ssh" Natalie soothed
"I know I'm sorry. Maggies going to come in in a minute to draw some blood"
"Ok" Hailey replied
Maggie came in a few minutes later and drew blood.
"Ok, Hailey we are going to try a new antibiotic. We're going to give you 2 shots of Vancomycin. It's a really strong antibiotic and should knock everything out. I'll do one in each leg. I need you to change into a gown" Will told her
Natalie helped her get changed into a gown and then sat on the bed with her holding her hand
"Ok Hailey so it's going to burn and your legs will be pretty sore after," He told her cleaning off her legs
"Ok here we go first one 1,2,3," Will said as he stared at the first injection
Hailey hissed in pain squeezed her eyes shut and began to cry when she felt the burning
"Ssh ssh just breathe through it squeeze my hand as hard as you need to" Natalie soothed rubbing her back
"I know I'm sorry you just have one more do you want to take a break or do the second one now"
Will asked
"I want to get it over with," Hailey said shakily
"Ok here we go 1,2,3," Will said as he started the second injection
Hailey cried out when she felt the burning.
"Owww" Hailey cried out
"Ssh you're doing so good keep squeezing my hand your almost done ssh" Natalie soothed
"I know I'm sorry. I'm done you did great Hails." Will told her
They went home and hailey fell asleep for a bit. Natalie woke her up to eat a few hours later.
"Hey Hals how are you feeling," Natalie asked
"My legs are really sore" Hailey replied
"I know I'm sorry that's normal ill got get some Advil and ice," Natalie told her
Natalie went and grabbed ice and Advil. She got back and gave Hailey the Advil and put an ice pack on her legs
"Ok, Hailey I'm going to put ice on your legs now. This might hurt a little. The injection site is going to be really tender" Natalie told her
"Uggh ok" Hailey replied
Natalie placed the ice on her legs and she flinched in pain.
"Ssh I know I know I'm sorry" Natalie soothed
She sat there for a couple of minutes rubbing her back.
"Hey sweetie what do you want to eat for lunch?" Natalie asked
"Do you have ramen?" Hailey asked
"Yeah do you want some" Natalie replied
"Yeah can I have some tea as well," Hailey asked
"Yeah of course sweetie ill be right back. Take your Zofran now so it'll be kicked in by the time your food is ready." Natalie told her
"Ok" Hailey replied taking the Zofran.
20 minutes later Natalie came back with the ramen and tea. After she was done all 3 of them watched a movie. Hailey fell asleep during the movie and Will carried her to the guestroom and got her in bed. She woke up a couple of hours later and was hungry for dinner. She had some white rice for dinner then they watched another movie. Once the movie was over Hailey hopped in the shower
"I'm going to take a quick shower' Hailey said
"Ok leave the door unlocked call us if you get dizzy or need help," Natalie told her
"Ok" Hailey replied
She got in the shower and made it hot. The hot water felt good on her muscles and it helped with her congestion. Jay tried to call Hailey but she didn't answer because she was in the shower and didn't hear her phone. Jay immediately began to panic and called will.
W Hey is everything ok
J I just tried to call Hailey and she didn't answer is she ok
W Yeah she's ok shes just in the shower.
J Oh ok thank god. How is she doing,
W We had to take her back to med this morning. She woke up with a sinus infection. She has a really bad case of antibiotic resistance. We had to give her 2 shots of a really strong antibiotic. We were worried the infection was going to go to her heart. This antibiotic should knock it out. She is really tired and sore from it though
J Oh my god do you know what caused her to get this sick
W No it just happens sometimes. The good news is she already is starting to look and feel better her legs are just sore from the shots though
J what antibiotic did you give her?
W Vancomycin.
J God I hated that one. I had to get 3 shots of it overseas when I almost went septic. That shit burned like hell
W Yeah she didn't like it
J Yeah I bet those suck I'm just glad she's starting to feel better. Hopefully, she goes uphill from here and not downhill again
W yeah me too. She just got out of the shower.
J Ok ill call her thanks for everything man I love you
W No problem I love you too
Jay hung up with Will and called Hailey
J Hey babe Will told me everything that happened, I'm sorry. How are you feeling?
H Better I'm just sore
J Yeah I bet I had to get the same antibiotic shots you had when I almost went septic overseas.
H It burned like hell I hated it
J I know I'm sorry babe
H its starting to work though I'm already starting to feel better. My legs are just really sore and the injection sites are tender
J I'm glad your feeling better babe the soreness and tenderness should go away soon are you icing and taking Advil?
H Yes.
J Ok good that should help I can't wait to see you in 2 days
H I can't wait to see you either
J I love you babe I hope you feel better in the morning
H Thanks I love you too
Hailey went to bed after she hung up with jay. The next morning she felt much better.
"Hey honey how are you feeling," Natalie asked
"Much better than yesterday just sore and tired" Hailey replied
"Good I'm glad. Fatigue and soreness are normal. That should go away in 3 days, I want to take your temperature" Natalie told her
She took her temperature and it was 98.
"Your fever is gone your temperature is 98. I want to look at your throat now" Natalie told her
She looked at her throat and it was a lot better.
"Your throat looks a lot better hows your ears," Natalie asked
"They don't hurt anymore" Hailey replied
"Ok good you'll still be on a low-dose oral antibiotic for 4 more days and do your drops. You can return to work in 5 days if all goes well" Natalie told her
"Ok thank you" Hailey replied
Hailey texted Voight the update.
H Hey I can come back in 5 days. I got a really strong antibiotic yesterday and I feel much better this morning. Natalie wants me to take 5 days to make sure I'm fully recovered
V Ok thanks for the update. I'm glad you feeling better ill see you next week.
Hailey slept and watched movies for the rest of the day and the next day until Jay got home. Jay ubered to Wills's place from the airport to pick her up.
"Hey, babe I missed you so much I'm glad you're ok," Jay said pulling Hailey into a hug.
"I missed you too l love you" Hailey replied
They pulled away a minute later and both thanked Natalie and Will
"Thank you guys so much for everything," Jay told Will and and Natalie
"Of course man she family" Will replied
"Yeah thank you for taking care of me guys," Hailey told them
"No problem" Natalie replied
"We're going to head out thanks again," Jay said
"No problem call if you need anything" Will replied
They went home and cuddled and watched movies for the next 4 days. Hailey was finally able to go to work 2 weeks after getting sick and was thrilled. When she got to work everyone hugged her and Jay and told Hailey they were glad she was better and that they missed the both of them.
