He pull her up to sit up and shook her a little but she didn't want to cooperate.

"Veronica… Baby, stay with me."

She finally open her heavy eyelids and let him feed her the medicine, she drank the water and swallowed hard. Tony was so worried that he reach his telephone and call for their family doctor. It was ringing and no one was answering.

"I'm going to take you to the hospital." He said and she hold him.

"No. I'll just sleep."

"But your temperature is so high…"

"I rarely get sick." She mutter with dry throat and then he led the mouth of the gla.s.s to her and she sipped.

"Next time don't run in the rain and d.a.m.n it!" He's getting anxious and then he calm himself. "Okay, let's see what happen after an hour and if your temperature didn't cool down—I'm going to take you to the hospital."

"Hmm… I'm cold."

"Okay." He put her down gently and cover her with the duvet. Then he went to his wardrobe and pick his PJs and sweats.h.i.+rt. He put it on her and cover her up with the duvet, then he lean on the head board and hug her to warm her.

Veronica's mind was lightweight and everything seemed to be floating. She rarely get sick. Maybe it was the drug. She had been under the rain for days and she hasn't catch up cold or fever. But now, her throat is dry and her whole body is burning up.

"Call—Sabrina for me."

"Now? At this time?" He asked her quizzically. She nodded so Tony did call Sabrina and soon it was picked up. "Hey, Brina, it's Tony… Veronica wants to talk to you."

"Where is she?" A soothing voice of a woman from the other line talks.

"She have an unexpectedly high fever." He said and still in daze. He haven't heard her speak.

"I'll talk to her." Tony put the phone on Veronica's ear.

"Brina… I need someone to draw my blood."

"How do you feel?"

"This isn't just a fever."

"I got it. I'll send Samantha right away."

"Thank you."

Soon, someone came up knocking in front of his doorstep. He let the woman enter with a doctor's bag with her.

"I'm Samantha. Veronica's friend."

"Pleasure to meet you." He lead Samantha inside and he let Samantha check on the pale Veronica. She check her up, every detail.

"What's her temperature for the past four hours?"

"41 degree Celsius. What's wrong with her?"

"I am still finding out. She might've drank something last night." She pull out a syringe with a big needle for drawing blood. She expertly roll up the sleeve of the sweats.h.i.+rt and inject it to her. He look away. Seeing her getting injected makes his heart ache. Veronica didn't even flinch and her tired eyes gaze at his face.

"Are you afraid of needle or blood?" Veronica asked with dry voice.

"Don't try to be funny. It pains me seeing you like that."

Samantha's lips curl up to avoid smiling. This two have a great chemistry and Tony look so in love. Maybe she's getting old that's why she always see love around her. Love is in the air.