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We said our goodbyes and hung up.

Rolling up my sleeves, I turned to the kitchen sink and the pile of dishes that had accumulated there. While I wasn't the most knowledgeable about babies or dealing with sickness, I did know how to wash the dishes.

So, at least I had somewhere to start.

Chapter 15

Kennedy

Every muscle in my body ached. My head was pounding, and I was so groggy. Despite that, my body felt like it had been asleep for a while. A suspiciously long while. My entire body felt mushy, like liquid, and I was so relaxed and comfortable. All I wanted to do was nest down deeper into the blankets and sleep more.

For some reason, my nest smelled better than usual. Instead of my floral scent alone, there was now a little something darker and smoky in the mix. It was delicious, and my omega loved it.

“Sweet pea, you need to drink something,” a soothing voice said.

I shifted, cracking an eyelid open, only to be met with a solid chest.

I wasn’t alone in my bed.

Eli was the source of the lovely smell.

He was lying on his side in my nest, one arm on the pillow above me and the other hanging lightly over my waist as I nuzzled into his chest.

Why was there an alpha in my nest?

And why was my head pounding painfully?

I glanced up at Eli, the movement making my neck protest. How long had I been asleep for a simple movement to make my body ache?

“Uhhh…hi,” I said lamely.

Eli chuckled. “Hello, sleepyhead.” He spoke softly as he used one hand to brush the hair out of my face.

I was so stupidly comfortable, the last thing I wanted to do was move.

“Where’s Char?” I asked sleepily. Even though my body was languid, and I was distracted by the alpha in my bed, my first concern had to be my daughter, always.

“She’s fast asleep. Her fever is completely gone. We’ve been giving her the medicine you had listed on the fridge with times and dosages. That was smart of you, by the way.”

“I never want to risk losing track,” I admitted. “I should check on her,” I said, trying to move, but Eli’s hands kept me in place.

“You need to rest. You were sicker than her. Charlotte’s doing well, napping a lot, but I called Micha's mother, and she assured me that’s totally normal when recovering from a fever.”

“She needs to be fed.”

Eli smiled. “Also done. I didn’t know how much to feed her, but Micha’s ma assured me that just formula was okay while she was sick. We offered it to her regularly, and she ate a fair bit.”

I raised my eyebrows. “It sounds like you took care of everything.”

Eli kissed the top of my head in a motion that made my insides turn into goo. “I wanted you to be able to rest. You deserved it.”

My insides may have been goo, but at those words, I completely melted. When was the last time someone had taken care of me? Like, truly taken care of me?

Even though I was sick, I had never felt so amazing. It was odd. I wanted to stay in Eli’s arms…but I also wanted to check on my baby.

“You can’t just barge in and take care of me, a girl could get used to that,” I mumbled into his chest.

“Well, I guess you’re going to have to get used to it, because I’m not going anywhere, killer.”

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