Page 76 of Daddy's Little Mama Bear

She leaned her head against Mac’s chest and took several deep breaths in. Janie was exhausted. Eleanor was still crying and whimpering, but her screaming had stopped for now. Though, it could start up again any second now.

“I’ve got some suppositories in my bag. Let’s put one in Ellie before you go home. It should help but if it doesn’t by thirty to forty minutes, put her in a lukewarm water bath. If she still doesn’t get better, take her to the ER,” Michael said. “I’ll be right back with the medicine.”

“How about you sit down,” Mac suggested.

He helped her sit down on the couch. “I might fall asleep,” she whispered. “I’m so tired.” But at the same time her body was fully awake. Eleanor’s fever could get worse. What if she missed it?

“If you do, I’ll take care of you two,” Mac gently said. “Everything is going to be okay. I’ve got both of you.”

And at that moment, she knew she was in good hands. He was going to take care of them. She trusted him too.

“I’ve got the medicine here and some more for the next couple of days. She can have one every twelve hours. I’ve written the name of it on the bag so in case you need to go to the ER, you can tell them what she’s been given,” Michael said as he walked back into the room. “Now, she’ll probably cry because of this. I think it’s best if you hold her and I’ll insert it.”

Janie nodded her head and got Eleanor out of her pants and pullup. They were still in the potty training phase, and even though she was doing good, nights were still hard for Eleanor.

“Alright, here we go,” Michael said.

She held onto Eleanor as Michael started to insert it. Eleanor cried and screamed, trying to wiggle free from Michael putting the medicine in her.

“Such a good girl,” Michael said. “She did well.”

Janie put her pullup and pants back on. She held Eleanor close to her and calmed her down.

“Everything is okay,” Janie whispered. “Mama is right here.”

“Was she anywhere recently?” Michael asked.

“We took her for a checkup two days ago,” Mac replied. “She probably got it there. Though, we were only there for maybe thirty minutes. It was super quick.”

“That’s all it takes. She probably touched something and got sick.”

Janie gasped and her eyes went wide as she stared at Michael.

“What’s wrong?” Daddy asked.

“I’m so sorry,” Janie whispered. “I forgot that Monroe was here and probably asleep.”

Michael shook his head and gave her a smile. “Monroe is perfectly fine. Once the door is closed to our room, you can’t really hear anything from the outside. Even a screaming baby.”

Janie still felt bad. “I’m sorry for barging in here.”

“Little one, I’ve told you it’s perfectly fine. Friends help each other out in times of need.”

She nodded her head and relaxed on the couch.

“Can I look at you?” Michael asked.

Her eyes went wide and she shook her head. “I’m fine. I don’t need anything.” Sure, she was exhausted and it didn’t help thatshe was about to start her period. With Eleanor sick, it was going to be absolutely terrible.

“Have you been sleeping well? Eating and drinking enough?”

Before she could respond, Mac started to talk.

“She took a nap yesterday, but I don’t think she’s been sleeping enough,” Mac said.

Janie glared at him. He didn’t need to tell her business to everyone.

“Pinky, he asked you about it,” he replied.

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