“Don’t worry I’ll put the heater on,” Jack said as he folded up her clothes quickly and set them aside. “a-and put some hot tea and cold water by the bed since you’re burning u-up but you feel cold here, here…”
He barely bat an eye as she got changed, since there were more important things at work right now. Jack helped her back into bed, placing the pillows around her as well as the blanket, and a comforter on top. He checked her forehead again.
“I-I’m going to go get the thermometer.” he said before leaving into the bathroom.
She lay there, still feeling way too hot, pulling the comforter off her body and feeling the chill of the apartment. Probably a draft? There was such a lump in her throat that her voice sounded raspy so she dared not talk more than she needed to.
She shivered, waiting for Jack.
“Open up.” Jack instructed after shaking the small device in his hands. Once she did he popped it into her mouth, under her tongue. “So what… you feel hot a-and cold?” he asked, worriedly. My god, what had she caught to bring all this on? It looked like a bit of everything…
Jack Maple 