Summary:Bryce comes to the rescue when Sienna falls ill.
Rating:T
Category:Fluff. Nothing but fluff.
Author’s Note: Welp. Ya girl caught COVID. And while I would love a Bryce or Ethan to come to my rescue, I am very tragically single. So, to make myself feel better, I wrote fluff! Please forgive any and all mistakes, and please blame them on my COVID brain. Enjoy!
Sienna groaned in discomfort, rolling onto her stomach in bed. She’d been feeling ill for the last few days and today was one of her worst days yet.
Her friends had done what they could to help her feel better but unfortunately this was just a bug that had to work its way through her system. Nat and Jackie had promised to stop by after work and bring her meds and soup but it was only 1pm and the girls still had at least another 4 hours in their shift.
She rolled over again, this time onto her back, and stared at the ceiling before kicking the covers off and dragging herself into the shower. She hoped the steam would help clear her sinuses; or if nothing else, the shower would help her feel just slightly better.
When she got out, feeling marginally better than before, she found a new notification on her phone: a text from Bryce.
Sighing, Sienna got dressed and plopped onto the couch, burying herself under the nearby throw blanket and put a baking show on the TV. She had slowly begun to drift off to sleep when there was a light knock at the door.
Pausing the show, she wrapped herself in the blanket and padded over to the door, opening it to find Bryce, his arms full of bags, waiting on the other side.
“Hey you,” he smiled.
She gave him a weak smile in return and stepped aside, letting him enter with his armfuls of bags. He walked by, stopping to give her a soft kiss on the forehead, before making his way to the kitchen.
“Can I help you with any of that?” She asked, closing the door and following behind him.
“No, no, no,” he said, waving her off. “All you need to do is rest. I’ll take care of all this.”
He ushered her back to the couch and kissed her forehead again before stepping back into the kitchen. She settled back in her seat and adjusted the blanket around her, soothed by the sounds of Bryce fumbling around in her kitchen. “Are you sure you don’t need help in there?”
“Babe, I appreciate your concern, but I doknow how to work my way around a kitchen,” he replied.
She giggled. “You sure?”
“I’m sure,” he said, appearing in the living room with a hot bowl of soup and several utensils in his hand. He smiled at her as he placed it down on the coffee table in front of her. “See? I know how to handle soup.”
She returned his smile. “You’re right. I’m sorry I doubted you.”
He chuckled. “You had every reason to.” He reached into his pocket and pulled out a couple of DayQuils and some cough drops, depositing them onto the coffee table. “Do you want Gatorade or tea?”
“Gatorade, please,” she replied, stirring her soup with her spoon.
Bryce nodded once and disappeared back into the kitchen. As Sienna started to dig into her soup, Bryce returned with her drink and a bowl of soup of his own, plopping down onto the couch next to her. He looked over at her and smiled. “Hi.”
“Hi.”
He took a bite of his soup and hummed. “I grabbed you two containers of this stuff. The second one is in the fridge.”
She leaned over and kissed his cheek. “Thank you, Bryce.”
He simply smiled in response.
An hour later, their soup bowls were empty and Sienna was curled up into Bryce’s side, his arms wrapped securely around her. She tucked her face into the crook of his neck and sighed, contentedly. He smiled and placed a gentle kiss against her forehead.
“I hope I don’t get you sick,” she murmured.
He shrugged. “I’ll be fine. I’ve got a really good immune system.”
She chuckled. “If you say so.” Her eyes were fluttering closed and he felt her relax against him.
“I should go,” he whispered. “You need to rest.”
Her hand flew out from underneath the blanket and gripped his arm. She looked up at him, her brown eyes watering. “W-will you stay? I don’t really want to be alone.”
He smiled softly at her and nodded. “I’ll stay as long as you want me, Si.”
“What if I want you to stay forever?” she asked.
He kissed her. “Then I’ll stay forever.”
She smiled and nuzzled herself back into his embrace. Snuggled together on the couch, the two of them fell asleep, Sienna feeling better than she had in days.
