Chapter 26
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I hesitated before standing but I kept my head down.
I couldn't bear to hear Henrique's soft cries.
"There is nothing wrong with not knowing these things, you didn't go to medical school."
I shake my head. "It doesn't take a genius to check the temperature of someone."
He sighs, "Henrique is going to be okay. The doctor is on his way. Everything will be okay." He walked already of me whispering soothing words to the baby.
I wiped the tears from my face and follow behind him. Crying wasn't going to make Henrique feel any better and it wasn't going to make me feel better either.
When I was younger I never got sick, neither did Alliyah so I didn't know much about sickness. Even as an adult if I didn't feel too well, I'd just take a pain killer. I didn't have enough money for the hospital and I didn't even have health insurance.
I tried my best to not look like a reck but fixing my clothes and hair.
I sat at the same spot I did a few weeks ago when my hands were cut while Alexander sat in a chair beside the bed.
"He's gonna be fine. He's probably just teething." I watch as he lightly rubs Henrique's back. He knew so much, and I didn't know anything.
The doorbell rang, and I raised my eyebrows. The doctor knew security code? How often did people here get sick?
I stand from the bed, "I'll get it."
I walked out of the room and start making my way towards the door. I opened the door and a beautiful blonde was standing in front of me, her face held a smile and her grey eyes sparkled. She wore jeans and a tank top, if it wasn't for the medical kit in her hands then she'd look like a model. I gave her my best fake smile and let her in. I wasn't in the mood.
"Alex said that the baby was sick." She states as she continues to walk.
"He is."
She turns her head looking around the house. "Where is he anyway?"
"In the infirmary." I watched how she walks, her hips moving from side to side. She turns and made her to the infirmary. She was so familiar with the place it had me curious.
Didn't Alexander say the doctor was a he?
Why is there a she here?
"Hey, big boy." She states as she walks in the infirmary.
I watch as Alexander head lift and when he saw the blonde his face lit up. That the happiest I've seen him since I've been here. His face didn't even lid up like that for Henrique, especially not for me.
He stood from his chair and went to hug her, Henrique still in his arms, "Britney, it's so good to see you again. Where is your father? I was expecting him." So, Britney was the doctor's daughter, interesting.
"It's good to see you too. It's being forever." They pull away from the hug, "Daddy couldn't make it, so he sent me instead."
He smiles, "Well you're just as good of a doctor like your father."
So, she's a doctor.
"So, this is the little cutie who is sick?" she smiled at Henrique and took him from Alexander's arms. Seeing her holding close made me dislike her even more. Henrique was mine to hold close, no one else's.
I sigh.
This is crazy Kalliyah.
Why are you jealous?
Oh, yeah. She hugged the guy like and the baby you love. A voice in my subconscious says. I rolled my eyes, I do not like Alexander Carter, but I do love his brother to death.
"How old is he?" she asked as she rocked him on her side.
"Eighteen months," Alexander said looking at the baby.
I felt like a third wheel, standing there looking at them talking.
"He's probably just teething." Just like Alexander said, "But he also has a cold and that's what's upsetting him. I'll still checkup though." She moved from Alexander and walk over to the bed. She places Henrique don't of his back then went in her kit. She takes out her stethoscope then placed in her ears and the other part in her hands. She starts pressing the instrument around Henrique's chest and back.
I couldn't help but admire her as she worked. That's must be why Alexander liked her, beauty with brains and I was neither beauty nor brains.
She removes the stethoscope from her ears and looks up at Alexander. "He doesn't seem to have an infection. Just the cold and the teething."
Alexander sigh of relief then smile, "That's great news thanks to you." he turns to look at me, "See, I told you everything is fine."
I offered a small forced smile.
Britney stood up, "But everything is not fine."
We both turn to look at her, "What do you mean?" I spoke for the first time since reentering the room.
She points at me and Alexander, "You both are sick as well."
Alexander laughs and shakes his head, "I'm not sick."
She nods, "Yes, your voice is hoarse and," she points and me, "You nose is red, and your eyes are bleaky."
I frown. I thought that was just my ugly self. I didn't know there was an agenda.
Alexander looks at me, "Yeah. You don't good for real." I looked at him and raised my brows. Are you just realizing this or is it because they are a beautiful woman here to compare me with?
"I'm gonna write a prescription for all three of you. But first, why are all of you sick?" I looked at the blonde. She looked genuinely interested in our wellbeing, well not mine.
Alexander shakes his head and laugh. "This is all my fault." he looked over at me and smile, "I frighten her, and she fell in the pool then she tricked me and pulled me in with her. Henrique saw and wanted to join in, so he jumped in, not before I could catch him, but I place him in the water afterwards."
