It’s not her fault. None of that is.

She pouts as I attain for her, however quickly relents, her physique flopping in my arms as I wrap her up tight in them. “I’m sorry, child. I do know you consider him as your father. I shouldn’t have yelled.”

She appears at me with these massive blue eyes. “It okay, Mummy. You bought rooster pops too.”

Tears roll down my cheeks as I snicker, sniffing and snorting like there’s no tomorrow. “I do have rooster pops. You’re proper.”

“Does Daddy have rooster pops?”

My eyes widen, and I let her go. Shit. Alex would have been with us when Casey was contagious. I must let him know he’s been uncovered.

I sigh. “I’m unsure, honey. I suppose I’d higher name him and let him know we have now it.”

She beams, and my coronary heart melts.

“How about you lie again down and I’ll convey you some breakfast in mattress?”

“Can we watch Paw Patrol?”

I stroke her face. “Sure, we are able to watch all of the Paw Patrol you need. I would even convey my laptop computer in right here and you may watch it within the bed room.”

Her eyes go massive. “I can?”

I nod. “All the foundations can exit the window for a bit. We each simply must get higher now. Keep right here and I’ll go get you some meals.”

After planting a kiss on her head, I stand and stroll out of the room.

My bag lies deserted beside the sofa, and I decide it as much as dig by way of it for my cellphone.

I attract a deep breath. It isn’t honest on Alex to name as an alternative of textual content—the considered us not being collectively nonetheless rips me in two, however he’s the one having this imposed on him.

Perhaps if I didn’t have a fever, if I wasn’t feeling so terrible myself, I wouldn’t do it. However I would like Alex simply as a lot as Casey does, even when it’s simply to listen to his voice.

I dial his quantity and clutch my cellphone to my ear.

“Lana.” Simply my identify has a lot hope in it. I can’t bear to listen to it.

“Alex. I’m sorry for calling.” Tears roll down my cheeks as I converse. I needs to be performing extra grown up than this, however I’m sick and calling one of many few folks I do know will care.

“Hey. What’s incorrect?” His caring tone simply makes me cry tougher. This isn’t honest.

“Are you continue to within the nation?”

There’s a pause. “I wouldn’t depart with out at the least saying goodbye. Now, inform me what’s occurring.”

“Casey and I each have chickenpox.”

“Shit. Are you okay?”

I can’t assist it—all it does is make me love him extra. “We can be. I simply wished to let you’ve been uncovered. Casey would have been contagious the final time we noticed one another.” I shut my eyes on the reminiscence, my chest squeezing on the concern on his face when he heard about what had occurred to Casey.

“I’ll come over.”

“I’m not so positive that’s a good suggestion.”

“You’re proper.”

I chew my backside lip to cease myself from crying once more.

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