Chapter 7

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Grace was whining as Lucy tried to check her out, the little girl reaching for Lauren.

Lauren was in the shower after Grace had been sick on her.

"She's going to need antibiotics Laur," Lucy calls out over the running water.

"Does that mean I have to take her to the hospital?" Lauren called back.

"Or just the regular family doctor Laur." The older girl responds.

"Mama," Grace cries out, still squirming in Lucy's arms.

The water from the shower turned off but Lauren didn't come out until she was dressed in clean clothes.

Grace continued reaching for Lauren, releasing soft cries. "Mama,"

Lauren looked at the girl while drying her hair with her towel.

Going into a coughing fit, Grace continues to reach for Lauren.

"In a minute." Lauren said, still drying her hair.

Dropping her arms, the little girl watches Lauren pitifully.

Lauren went back into the bathroom to brush out her hair.

Whining, Grace looks up at Lucy, tears filling her eyes.

"She'll be back in a moment." Lucy said softly.

"Mama," Grace whines out, her bottom lip trembling.

"I'm coming." Lauren called back. She was rather annoyed by the little girl's clinginess.

As soon as Lauren walked back into the room, Grace began reaching for her.

"Give me a minute." Lauren said.

Grace shifts in Lucy's arms again. "Mama," she cries out before going into a coughing fit.

Lucy rubbed the little girl's back.

After a few minutes, Grace is still coughing.

Lucy continued to rub the little girl's back softly.

Relaxing, Grace begins reaching for Lauren again.

Lauren ran her fingers through her hair. "Grace, you are fine. Let me get ready first."

Pouting, Grace turns and buries her face in Lucy's neck, tears streaming down her cheeks.

Lauren shook her head and rolled her eyes.

Gently rubbing her back, Lucy watches Lauren quietly.

The little girl was softly sobbing into Lucy's neck, her breath wheezing from being sick.

Lauren rubbed her face with her hands and moved to get her shoes from the cupboard.

"Laur, where are you going?" Lucy asks in confusion, not understanding why Lauren was getting ready to leave.

"To take her to the doctor." Lauren said. "Like you told me to."

Grace begins reaching for Lauren once more.

Lauren moved over to Lucy and lifted the little girl into her arms.

Curling into her, Grace immediately relaxes and closes her eyes.

Lauren kissed Lucy's head and left the room.

A soft whine escapes Grace as she gets put in her carseat.

"Ten minutes. That's all." Lauren said.

Reaching for her pacifier, the little girl whines again.

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