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Malik’s eyes widen as he takesback on my face “Jesus, Anna… you look awful”

“Thanks, babe,” I quip wearily with a chuckle as I turn froreat, too”

“You need to go to a doctor,” he insists, walking in behind me

“I just need to lay down for a ht to the couch where I collapse Curling in onoverbeside the couch

His hand goes to my forehead, where I know he’ll findon with you?”

“Just a ton of vo the feel of his touch It’s nice to have soh I know my mom would have been here had I not been so stubborn Whichhere?”

“When you called in sick, I got worried,” he replies, pushing up and sitting his butt on the edge of the couch He puts his hand on my back “So, I took a very early lunch to come check on you Is Avery asleep?”

“Yeah,” I say, feeling so fatigued now Malik is here “You think I could maybe take a little nap?”

“Of course, you can,” he says, his thu my spine “I’ll handle Avery if she wakes up”

“There’s some breast o to come to room temperature” My eyelids start to drift closed

“Are you sure we shouldn’t get you to a doctor?” Malik asks

“Honestly, the vo myself start to drift

“Have you been drinking liquids?”

My eyes pop back open, slightly irritated he keeps asking questions “I’ve been sipping on soer ale”

Malik sard to his own safety, he bends and presses a quick kiss onto htly horrified because I know my hair is a rat’s nest and I’m pretty sure I smell like a toilet But I’ll worry about that later

“Get some rest,” he assures me, and my eyes fall shut I barely feel hi I remember