Prompt for ilangel1
This is a bit of a long one so I hope it's ok x
"How are you feeling?" Nick asked as he walked into their bedroom. It was a Monday morning and Katie was off work sick with what they thought was a stomach bug. Nick had just dropped the boys at school and came home to check on Katie.
"I threw up again." She groaned rolling onto her back. Nick nodded climbing into bed next to her placing his hand on her stomach.
"Don't touch it, it hurts." She said pushing his hand away. Katie was used to bad stomach cramps as she had quite painful periods but this felt a-lot worse. "How was Luke?" She asked wanting to change the subject. Luke had been having trouble with school drop off due to his new increase in seizures.
"He was a upset, but his friends came and distracted him, how bad is your stomach?" Nick asked concerned.
"Bad." She responded curling up into Nicks side. "I tried to take panadol but I threw it up."
Nick placed a kiss on Katie's forehead. "I'm sorry sweetheart."
"I'm worried Nick, what if it's something serious?" She asked feeling anxious.
"I think it's just a stomach bug, I'll keep an eye on you. Do you need anything?" Katie shook her head.
"I just wanna sleep." She closed her eyes and snuggled up next to Nick. Nick stayed put wrapping his arms around Katie as she fell asleep.
After a few minutes he gently slipped away heading back downstairs to do some work. He managed to get a few hours work done before he heard a cry from upstairs. He rushed up stairs into the bedroom, finding the bed empty. He made his way into the bathroom assuming that was where Katie was. He found her hung over the toilet her arms clutched around her stomach.
"Oh sweetheart." He bent down next to her rubbing circles on her back. "Do you have a hair tie?" He asked as he held Katie hair back with his hand. Katie lifted her wrist up allowing Nick to pull the hair tie off. He pulled her hair up into an atrocious messy bun allowing for both his hands to be free.
"I can't breathe." Katie gasped through the gags. Katie often panicked when she was unwell especially when she was throwing up.
"Shh, you can, just let your body do what it needs to do, it will end."
"Nick my stomach." Katie cried as she finished throwing up. "It's hurting." The pain she felt was absolutely horrendous.
"Take some deep breaths my love." Nick reached up to flush the toilet allowing Katie to lay back in his lap. "Where's it hurt?" He asked worried about the amount of pain his wife was in.
Katie placed her hand over the middle of her stomach.
Katie usually became quite upset when she was sick. Her anxiety often spiralled causing her to feel worse then she actually did.
"Can I have the heating pad for my stomach?" She sniffled looking up at Nick as she laid in his lap.
"Of course you can, do you want to go back to bed?" Katie nodded allowing Nick to help her stand. She hobbled over to the bed collapsing into the sheets and curling into a ball. Nick left to get the heating pad returning a few minutes later. Katie was curled up with her back towards the edge of the bed. Nick walked over reaching over her and placing the heat-bag against her stomach.
"I want this to go away." She sniffled still upset.
"Oh baby, are you still crying?" He asked trying to roll Katie over to face him.
She pushed against him defiantly. "No" she tried to say holding back sniffles.
Nick sighed sitting down on the edge of the bed rubbing her back.
