1. I am glad that I risked waking Alec by rolling him over to the other side of the bed so that Nick could join us for a sleepy cuddle before his first morning back at work.
2. I'm still not at peace with this nausea, but the sips of water that I take for it are keeping me hydrated. This morning I stood up too quickly and had to rush to the bathroom. Alec followed me in and patted me kindly on the leg.
3. This afternoon I left Alec asleep upstairs and came down to the kitchen to catch up with my emails. The sound of him coming downstairs to find me.
Consolation, Effra and icing.
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