[ Mako knows it's his favourite, and she puts the steaming broth and spoon onto the bedside table. Sophia, spotting Mako, squirms to settle in between them, having had her fill of the yummy soup Mako had made.
She gently sits by his side, picking up the bowl and spoon and preparing to pretty much feed him by hand. ] Up for having a little bit of it right now?
[Raleigh doesn't... have an immediate answer to that question. He has to think about it, if he's feeling too sick to even eat anything and he just.. might... not be, alright yeah. He'll try a few bites. Take a break from his strict gatorade and cracker diet.]
Yeah. I think I can manage to hold a spoon though.
[ Sophia is nosing against Raleigh's arm, squinting suspiciously at him. But you're sick! Mommy gets to feed me when I'm sick! Which earns Sophia a soft pat on the head from an indulgent mother.
Yes, get off the gatorade and cracker diet for a bit, and enjoy. ]
Are you sure you don't want me to spoil you all the way?
[He's also closer to thirty four than just four, like Sophia is and previous experiments with Raleigh and Mako trying to feed each other have pretty much ended up with one or both of them wearing the food and making out like teenagers.
He's death warmed over, he can't make out with her right now.]
Yeah. Last time I ended up with chocolate on my pants.
[Which she proceeded to lick off but he's not going to say that in front of their baby.]
[ It's okay, baby, Mako will nurse you until you're better, with doctor Sophia standing guard. But yes, she can't help but smile at the memory. Chocolate tasting blowjobs? Yes, definitely not a thing they want to say in front of their tot.
It doesn't stop her from thinking back fondly on it, though. ]
[ Damn straight she has a very talented mouth; she's often put it to such good use, too. Mako smiles and hands it to him, but is ever-watchful, hovering close just in case anything untoward happens.
Sophia, for one, bounces excitedly, narrowly missing bumping into the bowl in her glee. Yeah! Mommy gave me some! She said I can't have any from yours, because you're sick and you need lots of food, like a puppy!
Mako, to her credit, keeps a straight face. ] She's not wrong.
Look at him, he's pathetic is what he is. Being picked on by his girls when he's got the flu. He's even pathetically glaring back at Mako because it takes too much energy to do it right and now that he has the soup bowl in his hands, the warmth spreading through his fingers, he's actually starting to feel a little better.
Still pouty but a little less like he wants to die.]
That sucks cause I'm pretty sure puppies get ice cream when they're sick too.
Mako loves him even if he's pretty much three shades away from death warmed over, and Mako is grinning at him because he's sick, so his life is in her hands, and she knows very, very well that he's not going to be able to muster up the feeling to be mad at her for long.
She leans over and kisses him briefly on those soft, pouting lips, paying no heed to the fact that he could get her sick, too. For better or worse, darling. ]
Puppies get kisses. [ Mako drawls, before she picks Sophia up and sets her on her lap, cuddling her. ] Later, you'll get an upset tummy if you eat your ice cream so soon after your soup.
[Raleigh makes a sound that's half protest (damnit Mako they can't afford for her to get sick too!) and half melting (she loves him enough to kiss him even when he's sick and disgusting :c), shaking his head at her.
Believe it or not, he feels a little bit better already and that's probably the soup-- he's still going to attribute it to Mako and Sophia just being there.]
[ Mako does what she likes! Which consists of kissing Raleigh and taking care of their little girl and grinning at the fact that even after all this time, her Raleigh still melts at the kisses she gives him -- she loves him, she loves him very, very much, and no silly illness is going to change that.
When Sophia snuggles happily against him, staying away from the hot bowl of soup, Mako looks thoughtful. ]
No, I'll have to get more at the asian supermarket. Why?
[Raleigh shrugs, he's not going to demand that she go take an extra trip to the asian market right now. If she was going there-- sure. But she better not go out of her way, he'll survive without it.]
Raleigh makes a sound of protest, he doesn't mind watching Sophia for a little while, he misses his little girl while he's been sick and cloistered away for the good of everyone else's health. He's protesting because she already made him soup and he's fine, he'll live without the mint ice cream stuff from the Asian market for now.]
[ And the asian supermarket sells the awesome creamy one anyway. She's taking the car keys, giving him a brief smile before she's off.
An hour later, she's back again, coming home with a toy for Sophia, who's currently napping by Raleigh's side, and a small tub of ice cream for Raleigh -- he's been good, he deserves something good, too. ]
[It didn't really take too long after Mako left for Sophia to drop off, since it was nearing her nap time anyway and Raleigh didn't have the energy to go tuck her in to her bed, so he just let her put her head down where she was. He sort of drifts off for a nap of his own, which he needs when he's sick but he hasn't really spent that much time with their girl since he came down with this, so he's selfish and tries to fight it for a while.]
I love you. [As he takes the ice cream from her, gesturing at her to come join him and Sophia, who's still sleeping. Somewhat miraculously.]
[ Father and daughter make such an adorable pair, though -- it's heartening to know how much Sophia trusts him, that she's nestled against him, not even stirring when Raleigh gestures her over.
She comes to sit on the other side of him, opening the tub and putting a spoon in it. ] Last Wednesday.
[ She kisses his nose. ] And the day before that. You could always tell me again.
[Raleigh kind of nuzzles her for a moment, doesn't kiss her like he really wants to because he's still sick and she might not care but he does and he's not going to purposely risk her health. Anything else, sure. Yeah. But not Mako.
But he will get a big spoonful of ice cream and hand it to her first, before he touches it with his germs.]
[ She doesn't care whether he's sick or not. Like the vows said, right? Mako's still a stickler for the rules even after being with him for so long, and that's one she's not about to break. But he's thoughtful and sweet, eating a spoonful of the ice cream he gives her with a girlish smile.
It's just like Raleigh, right? Still thinking of her even when he's sick. ]
I love you too. You don't have to share, you know. You've earned it.
[Really though, who's going to take care of Sophia if they're both sick? He supposes that she could stay with them, like is she right now, using his leg as a pillow, oblivious to the quiet conversation between her parents but that also means she'd probably get sick too and no one wants that.
She's spoiled when healthy, he's not afraid to admit that, she's worse when she has the sniffles.]
I want to. [Raleigh keeps the spoon for himself now, taking a bite of ice cream.]
You make a good nurse you know, maybe you missed your calling.
[ Mako's strong as a horse, she won't fall sick that easily! (Yes, she will.) Contentedly watching both her husband and child rest, Mako gently gathers a sleeping Sophia into her arms, intent to put her back in her bed before she gets Raleigh's germs.
Sophia stirs and murmurs, and Mako lets her sleep on her for a few moments -- she doesn't want their little girl waking up and fussing. Quietly, she smiles at him. ]
If you wanted me in a nurse uniform, you only had to ask.
[Seriously one of Raleigh's favorite sights in the whole world is Mako and Sophia together. He already has dozens of photographs of them but right now, he wishes his camera wasn't all the way in another room because he wants one of this moment too.]
Consider me asking--[Oh boy, here comes a minor coughing fit. It's very sexy. All that phlegm and stuff.]
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[ Mako knows it's his favourite, and she puts the steaming broth and spoon onto the bedside table. Sophia, spotting Mako, squirms to settle in between them, having had her fill of the yummy soup Mako had made.
She gently sits by his side, picking up the bowl and spoon and preparing to pretty much feed him by hand. ] Up for having a little bit of it right now?
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Yeah. I think I can manage to hold a spoon though.
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Yes, get off the gatorade and cracker diet for a bit, and enjoy. ]
Are you sure you don't want me to spoil you all the way?
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He's death warmed over, he can't make out with her right now.]
Yeah. Last time I ended up with chocolate on my pants.
[Which she proceeded to lick off but he's not going to say that in front of their baby.]
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It doesn't stop her from thinking back fondly on it, though. ]
That was an accident.
[ No, it wasn't. ]
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I know. Let me have my soup. [He reaches for the bowl, even though moving at all feels like a chore. Being sick sucks. It sucks a lot.]
Did you get some Doctor Sophia? I hear soup keeps you from getting sick too.
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Sophia, for one, bounces excitedly, narrowly missing bumping into the bowl in her glee. Yeah! Mommy gave me some! She said I can't have any from yours, because you're sick and you need lots of food, like a puppy!
Mako, to her credit, keeps a straight face. ] She's not wrong.
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Look at him, he's pathetic is what he is. Being picked on by his girls when he's got the flu. He's even pathetically glaring back at Mako because it takes too much energy to do it right and now that he has the soup bowl in his hands, the warmth spreading through his fingers, he's actually starting to feel a little better.
Still pouty but a little less like he wants to die.]
That sucks cause I'm pretty sure puppies get ice cream when they're sick too.
[Mommy! I want ice cream too!]
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Mako loves him even if he's pretty much three shades away from death warmed over, and Mako is grinning at him because he's sick, so his life is in her hands, and she knows very, very well that he's not going to be able to muster up the feeling to be mad at her for long.
She leans over and kisses him briefly on those soft, pouting lips, paying no heed to the fact that he could get her sick, too. For better or worse, darling. ]
Puppies get kisses. [ Mako drawls, before she picks Sophia up and sets her on her lap, cuddling her. ] Later, you'll get an upset tummy if you eat your ice cream so soon after your soup.
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Believe it or not, he feels a little bit better already and that's probably the soup-- he's still going to attribute it to Mako and Sophia just being there.]
Do we still have any of that mint stuff left?
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When Sophia snuggles happily against him, staying away from the hot bowl of soup, Mako looks thoughtful. ]
No, I'll have to get more at the asian supermarket. Why?
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[Raleigh shrugs, he's not going to demand that she go take an extra trip to the asian market right now. If she was going there-- sure. But she better not go out of her way, he'll survive without it.]
Don't worry about it.
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Mako rises from the bed and nods. ] Look after her for awhile, I'll be right back.
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Raleigh makes a sound of protest, he doesn't mind watching Sophia for a little while, he misses his little girl while he's been sick and cloistered away for the good of everyone else's health. He's protesting because she already made him soup and he's fine, he'll live without the mint ice cream stuff from the Asian market for now.]
You really don't have to.
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[ And the asian supermarket sells the awesome creamy one anyway. She's taking the car keys, giving him a brief smile before she's off.
An hour later, she's back again, coming home with a toy for Sophia, who's currently napping by Raleigh's side, and a small tub of ice cream for Raleigh -- he's been good, he deserves something good, too. ]
Here. Don't eat it all at once.
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I love you. [As he takes the ice cream from her, gesturing at her to come join him and Sophia, who's still sleeping. Somewhat miraculously.]
Have I mentioned that lately?
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She comes to sit on the other side of him, opening the tub and putting a spoon in it. ] Last Wednesday.
[ She kisses his nose. ] And the day before that. You could always tell me again.
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[Raleigh kind of nuzzles her for a moment, doesn't kiss her like he really wants to because he's still sick and she might not care but he does and he's not going to purposely risk her health. Anything else, sure. Yeah. But not Mako.
But he will get a big spoonful of ice cream and hand it to her first, before he touches it with his germs.]
I love you so much.
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It's just like Raleigh, right? Still thinking of her even when he's sick. ]
I love you too. You don't have to share, you know. You've earned it.
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She's spoiled when healthy, he's not afraid to admit that, she's worse when she has the sniffles.]
I want to. [Raleigh keeps the spoon for himself now, taking a bite of ice cream.]
You make a good nurse you know, maybe you missed your calling.
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Sophia stirs and murmurs, and Mako lets her sleep on her for a few moments -- she doesn't want their little girl waking up and fussing. Quietly, she smiles at him. ]
If you wanted me in a nurse uniform, you only had to ask.
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Consider me asking--[Oh boy, here comes a minor coughing fit. It's very sexy. All that phlegm and stuff.]
You know. Obviously not right now. Or soon.