The Forever Fight: A New Adult Frenemies to Lovers Romance (Ida Heartthrobs) by Bethany Monaco Smith

Author:Bethany Monaco Smith [Monaco Smith, Bethany]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-09-14T16:00:00+00:00

I’ve been reading for nearly an hour when Jesse groans, then moves suddenly. A second later, he leans over the bed and feels around for the bucket, grabbing it and pulling it up. He dry heaves for a second, then throws up twice.

I set my phone down and lean over, rubbing his back as he whimpers. “Shh, you’re okay,” I whisper, running my hand up and into his hair.

“Dani?” he mumbles, still leaning over the side of the bed. He moves slightly, looking up. “What time is—shit. Oh, fuck.” He sets the bucket down and rolls over. “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. I—”

“Shh,” I say again. “It’s fine. You’re obviously sick. Stomach bug?”

He shakes his head. “Migraine. I get them every so often—not usually this bad, though. I haven’t had one like this in a couple of years. I thought if I laid down, maybe it would settle and I could still see you. I must have fallen asleep.”

He flips his lamp on the lowest setting, then grunts and rolls back over, looking at me, but keeping his face shielded from the light as much as possible.

“That sounds awful,” I whisper, still playing with his hair. “Is there anything I can do? Get you? Does anything help?”

He rubs his forehead. “I took ibuprofen, but it didn’t help. Caffeine helps, but the thought of drinking coffee…” He groans again. “They make acetaminophen with caffeine in it, but we don’t have any. Sometimes hydrating helps.” The tiniest smirk creeps onto his face—as much of one as he can muster. “An orgasm.”

I raise my eyebrows. “Are you fucking with me?”

“No. It honestly does help. There’s even science behind it. I looked it up once. As much as I wish I could be fucking with you, I can barely move, so I think an orgasm is out of the question.”

“Yes, you need to rest,” I say, though there’s a warmth blooming in my stomach. Not right now, Dani. Ignoring me, he tries to sit up, only to collapse back on the bed. “What are you doing?”

“I’ve gotta take care of that.” He gestures to the side of the bed. He tries to sit up again, but I push him back down.

“Lay down.” I climb over the top of him. “I’ll take care of it. And see what I can find that might help your migraine.”

He looks up at me in awe. “You don’t have to.”

“I know.” I lean down and kiss his cheek. “Rest. I’ll be back.” I pick up the bucket of barf and move the garbage can over. “Just in case.” Then I head for the bathroom and clean the bucket out. I leave it in the bathroom and go downstairs, rummaging through the kitchen to see if there are any of the pain meds Jesse mentioned since there weren’t any in the bathroom. I don’t find any, but another idea occurs to me, and I quickly text Amelia, asking her to bring something over.

While I wait, I make some lemon ginger tea, not letting the bag steep too long, but enough to add some flavor.

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