and then crawled into bed alone. Worry kept him from going directly off to sleep. Angel woke him about five in the morning.
Harrison jumped out of the bed. “Is he okay?”
“He’s fine,” she said. “He’s sleeping and the fever is gone.”
Harrison went with her to check on Ethan. He found him fast asleep in his toddler bed. Harrison touched his forehead. It felt cool. “What was wrong with him?”
“I don’t know just yet, but you might want to get in touch with the pediatrician and let him take a look at him in case it’s an ear infection.”
“Did you get any sleep?”
“A little,” Angel said.
She looked like she hadn’t slept at all and she had to be to work in a couple of hours. “Let me fix you some coffee,” he said, leading her into the kitchen.
“You know how to make coffee?” she asked, yawning.
“Yes, I’m not totally inept in the kitchen.”
Angel chuckled. “You’re not totally inept in the bedroom either.” She sat down at the table.
“Just with Ethan.”
“No, not with him either. Just call Dr. Morris and see if he can see Ethan this morning. I’ll tell his teacher he’ll be late.”
“You’re so good to us.”
“That’s what lovers do. We look out for each other.”
Harrison prepared the coffee and then left her in the kitchen while he emptied his bladder. He checked in on Ethan again. He was still asleep hugging Bunny. Harrison found Angel napping at the table. He tiptoed in and poured them some coffee. He shook her awake.
Angel opened her eyes and accepted the coffee. A few minutes later, he sent her home to shower and prepare for work. At eight, he called Dr. Morris’ office and they told him to bring Ethan in.
Chapter Eight
“Ethan Calloway.” The nurse called his name.
Ethan raised his head from Harrison’s chest and then laid it back down.
Harrison rose.
“Right this way, Mr. Calloway,” the nurse told him. She led them to an examination room where Ethan was weighed and his temperature was taken.
100 degrees . The temperature had returned. Harrison noticed the way Ethan moved around when the nurse tried to touch him, especially when she messed around with his right ear.
“The doctor will be in shortly,” she said, and then left the room.
Dr. Morris appeared in the room about five minutes later. “Hey, Ethan. Not feeling so well today?”
Ethan looked at the kindly doctor and then clung to Harrison.
“Hmm, apparently he remembers his last immunization,” Dr. Morris chided.
Harrison chuckled. “Apparently.” He carried Ethan over to the examination table and tried to place him on it.
Ethan tried to scramble back into his arms, but Harrison held him down gently so the doctor could listen to his heart with the stethoscope and examine him.
“He has an ear infection,” Dr. Morris finally said.
Damn, Angel was right .
“I’m going to write you a prescription for an antibiotic. Continue to give him the children’s pain reliever to bring down the fever, especially at night. Fevers get very active when the body relaxes.”
“Will I be able to take him to day care today?” Harrison asked.
“Not today,” Dr. Morris said. “Give him plenty of fluids, but no milk. And just let him rest for a day.”
Harrison nodded. He’d have to call Ethan’s school and Angel to let them know that he would be keeping Ethan home for a couple of days. Lucky for him he didn’t have to go to the dojo today.
“Keep the antibiotic in the refrigerator,” Dr. Morris continued. “Ethan should like the grape flavor.”
Harrison smirked. He might have to pry Ethan’s mouth open to get it into him since he didn’t like sweets.
“How has he been other than that?” Dr. Morris asked.
“He’s been a handful,” Harrison answered honestly. “He gets into and out of everything. We call him Houdini because he’s an escape artist.”
Dr. Morris chuckled. “Has he shown any symptoms of hyperactivity?”
Harrison shook his head. “No, he’s
Harrison jumped out of the bed. “Is he okay?”
“He’s fine,” she said. “He’s sleeping and the fever is gone.”
Harrison went with her to check on Ethan. He found him fast asleep in his toddler bed. Harrison touched his forehead. It felt cool. “What was wrong with him?”
“I don’t know just yet, but you might want to get in touch with the pediatrician and let him take a look at him in case it’s an ear infection.”
“Did you get any sleep?”
“A little,” Angel said.
She looked like she hadn’t slept at all and she had to be to work in a couple of hours. “Let me fix you some coffee,” he said, leading her into the kitchen.
“You know how to make coffee?” she asked, yawning.
“Yes, I’m not totally inept in the kitchen.”
Angel chuckled. “You’re not totally inept in the bedroom either.” She sat down at the table.
“Just with Ethan.”
“No, not with him either. Just call Dr. Morris and see if he can see Ethan this morning. I’ll tell his teacher he’ll be late.”
“You’re so good to us.”
“That’s what lovers do. We look out for each other.”
Harrison prepared the coffee and then left her in the kitchen while he emptied his bladder. He checked in on Ethan again. He was still asleep hugging Bunny. Harrison found Angel napping at the table. He tiptoed in and poured them some coffee. He shook her awake.
Angel opened her eyes and accepted the coffee. A few minutes later, he sent her home to shower and prepare for work. At eight, he called Dr. Morris’ office and they told him to bring Ethan in.
Chapter Eight
“Ethan Calloway.” The nurse called his name.
Ethan raised his head from Harrison’s chest and then laid it back down.
Harrison rose.
“Right this way, Mr. Calloway,” the nurse told him. She led them to an examination room where Ethan was weighed and his temperature was taken.
100 degrees . The temperature had returned. Harrison noticed the way Ethan moved around when the nurse tried to touch him, especially when she messed around with his right ear.
“The doctor will be in shortly,” she said, and then left the room.
Dr. Morris appeared in the room about five minutes later. “Hey, Ethan. Not feeling so well today?”
Ethan looked at the kindly doctor and then clung to Harrison.
“Hmm, apparently he remembers his last immunization,” Dr. Morris chided.
Harrison chuckled. “Apparently.” He carried Ethan over to the examination table and tried to place him on it.
Ethan tried to scramble back into his arms, but Harrison held him down gently so the doctor could listen to his heart with the stethoscope and examine him.
“He has an ear infection,” Dr. Morris finally said.
Damn, Angel was right .
“I’m going to write you a prescription for an antibiotic. Continue to give him the children’s pain reliever to bring down the fever, especially at night. Fevers get very active when the body relaxes.”
“Will I be able to take him to day care today?” Harrison asked.
“Not today,” Dr. Morris said. “Give him plenty of fluids, but no milk. And just let him rest for a day.”
Harrison nodded. He’d have to call Ethan’s school and Angel to let them know that he would be keeping Ethan home for a couple of days. Lucky for him he didn’t have to go to the dojo today.
“Keep the antibiotic in the refrigerator,” Dr. Morris continued. “Ethan should like the grape flavor.”
Harrison smirked. He might have to pry Ethan’s mouth open to get it into him since he didn’t like sweets.
“How has he been other than that?” Dr. Morris asked.
“He’s been a handful,” Harrison answered honestly. “He gets into and out of everything. We call him Houdini because he’s an escape artist.”
Dr. Morris chuckled. “Has he shown any symptoms of hyperactivity?”
Harrison shook his head. “No, he’s
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