Oliver's P.O.V.
I woke extra early to pack. I don't know why. I wasn't going any where that was official business.
I just needed out. But it was nothing personal. It was business in some sort of way. I had lunch with potential clients. I had a date tonight with Cordie.
I checked on Cody when I got up and was slightly startled that he wasn't in bed. It was five thirty and slightly worried that he was up already, I went to check it out.
Until a gut feeling told me to go to Monty's room. I very quietly opened the door and sneaked a look. Wrapped up in her blankets was Monty. Then just under her head I saw the familiar brown mop of hair.
They both looked peaceful. I wanted to scold Cody for climbing in to bed with his nanny. But they were both sound asleep. I couldn't bring myself to do it.
I silently shut the door, but not enough for it to latch as I went down stairs. Monty will be awake soon any way.
I was dressed for the day and made my way to the study. I finished up the paperwork to take with me and kept myself busy.
I've been living in this study deliberately. I was avoiding everyone. I didn't mean to for Cody and I told myself that I will spend some time with him on Friday night.
Monty however. She was worth avoiding.
I looked at my watch. It was nearly seven thirty. I got up from my chair and went to the kitchen for breakfast and a coffee. Monty should be up and I was expecting her and Cody in there, chatting away.
I am thrilled that Cody has taking a liking to Monty. She has kept him occupied for me while I worked.
But the kitchen was empty when I stepped in. No sign of Cody or Monty. Frowning I left the room and made my way to the stairs. That's when I saw Cody, slowly coming down.
He was rubbing his eyes and sniffling. He better not be getting sick from Monty taking him out in the snow.
I looked at him, his big eyes looked back at me, full of tears.
We met half way and I knelt down to him.
"What's wrong, buddy? Did you have a bad dream?"
Cody sniffed again. "Monty..."
I raised my eyebrows. Monty what? Monty kicked you out of her room? Monty needed to get dressed? Monty will be down in a minute. I practised the sentences in my head, waiting for the boy to talk again.
"Monty won't wake up." He cried.
I frowned even more. "I'm sure she will." I assured the boy but he cried as he shook his head. She looked very exhausted last night. She even sounded like it. When I saw her, she was the walking dead, ready to pass out at any minute.
I wiped the tears from Cody's face. "I'll go wake her." I assured him as I stood up and took his hand.
"She burnt me. She hot."
I looked down at Cody. Burnt him? I doubt that. "Where?" I asked.
Cody pointed to his cheek. "She burnt me."
I scowled at Cody. Monty wouldn't have burnt him. "Monty wouldn't have done it deliberately. Come on, let's go find out what's going on." I pulled him with me to Monty's room.
I knocked on the door and waited for her to answer.
Monty won't wake up.
Cody's words went back through my head. I opened her door and she was still in bed asleep.
I looked down at my nephew. "You made her super tired." I teased him as I tickled his ribs. But in all seriousness, she was now technically sleeping on the job. It wouldn't be the first time either. A small smile lifted from the corners of my mouth.
"How can she burn you if she is still asleep?" I asked Cody as he took a step forward.
He pointed to Monty. "Her face hot."
My head snapped to Monty and I automatically placed the back of my hand on her forehead.
She's burning up. I instantly threw my hand back.
"Cody, Monty is sick. When you're sick, your body gets really hot. She didn't mean to burn you."
"She hot."
I knelt down to Cody and took his hands. "Well, if you stayed in your bed, it wouldn't have happened!"
Cody looked away bashfully. "I had bad dream." I raised an eyebrow. "I needed hug."
"My room is right there." I pointed to my door.
Cody shook his head. But he didn't saw anything. He really likes Monty.
"Okay. I have to call a doctor. How about we go downstairs and have breakfast? I did buy some yummy chocolate coco pops."
Cody nodded in excitement and went to the stairs. I looked back at Monty. Now I saw how red her cheeks were. I stepped back to her bed and pulled away the hair in her face.
I left the door slightly open as I followed Cody to the kitchen. Making simple food that involves food coming from a box to a bowl was easy. I can do that.
I made a coffee and sat next to Cody as I rang for a doctor.
I cancelled my lunch and waited for the doctor. Cody wanted to sit with Monty on her bed, but I told him no as I sent him to his room to get dressed.
He came back down holding his trousers in one hand and half way through his shirt and his crayons in another hand.
I smiled at his goofiness and it brought back memories of Conner and me when we were children.
Our nanny always had us dressed by colour since we were identical. I was red, Conner green. Several times we fooled the nanny and even our parents. Other times we got caught in the act.
I helped Cody get dressed and he sat at the coffee table in my office and drew on the paper I gave him.
"What can I draw?" He asked me as I looked over my laptop.
"Anything you want buddy." I answered as I looked at my paperwork.
"But what?"
I thought it over. "How about a get well card?"
"What?" I saw Cody next to me. I got up and we walked to his drawing station.
"A get well card. For Monty."
He stared at me blankly.
I sighed. His nanny back home really did dull him a bit.
I sat next to him on the floor and picked up a crayon. "A get well card. Where you wish for Monty to fell better."
"But what if she never wake up." Cody asked me innocently.
"She will. She just needs a few days sleep." I wrote on the paper. "Now you draw what makes you happy. I'll write the words for you. You draw the pictures."
Cody was happy with that and I left him to it while I answered the door.
The doctor was finally here. I walked him to where Monty was and left him to examine his patient. I waited impatiently outside of her room.
It was a good twenty minutes before I saw the doctor again and Cody joined me with his drawings and a crayon.
That's me for now. Next update, I promise will also be about my new book I'm working on.
I'm 95% finished on this one, but lots of editing needs to take place and some spelling mistakes 😲
I hope you enjoy it.
Take care
LJ
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