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"Funny," I murmured and lifted up one side of her sheets so I could crawl into the bed behind her and spoon up against her "Didn’t I already tell you I can survive one night without sex?"

Her voice was throaty and tired "Yeah, butwouldn’t this constitute as a second night?"

"Nope, because you ended up giving it tothis as ht"

"Thanks," she ainst me "I appreciate it, because I don’t even want to move"

I kissed her shoulder "Good, because you don’t have to I’m here to take care of you"

When I started to lightly knead her shoulders, she groaned "Oh God That feels good I swear every ," I cooed and kissed her hair "I’lllong after she’d gone to sleep on me Then I just buried my nose in her hair and held her

I fell asleep holding her and was still holding her when trean to wrack her body

"Care?" I murmured, half out of it as I blinked ?"

"Socold" Her teeth chattered and shoulders shook

"Yeah, well you’re burning up" I sat up so I could reach across her and snag her pain reliever "When’s the last time you took this?" I calculated the hours after she told e, but I said, "Fuck it," and sprinkled two tablets into my palainst me to s and drink soulp of water, she frowned but obeyed Her cheeks were flushed with fever, and that worried et you?" I asked as she lay back down and closed her eyes

"Blankets," she mumbled