Lillian jumped up from the couch when she heard the door opened and raced over to Ryan, "You should have been home thirty minutes ago, where were you?", she asked pretty quickly without meaning to. She was planning to talk to him calmly and ask him what he did after work, but she was just wash with panic.

Ryan took his jacket off and put it on the coat rack, "I visited Duncan.".

Lillian was irked he sounded so calm and collected, "And? Is his mother going to call the cops on you?".

His eyebrows came together as he looked at her confused and amused, "Why would she do that? I didn't hurt him.".

Lillian back straighten, confused, "You didn't?".

"You sound a little disappointed.", he said. "I could always go back and do it if you want.", he said, walking around her and walked over to the couch, gently picking a sleeping Zane up from the couch.

"Of course not.", she said, walking over to him. "I just...I thought you would end up doing that. You seemed to determine last night.".

He cradled Zane in his arm, "Trust me, I wanted to, but then I thought you would just end up being mad at me for it and I didn't want that. His neck is just going to be a little sore for the night.", he said.

Deciding not question him what he meant by that, a smile formed on her face and she wrapped her arms around his free one, "Being the better person, I love you for that.".

"I just know you're a pacifist.", he said, chuckling and she gave him a 'shut up' look.

"Come on, I made dinner.", she said, pulling him into the kitchen and he made a frighten look.

"Yikes.", he said jokingly.

"Shut up.", she said, chuckling. "I made sure to read the directions right and I had no help from your mom. I didn't eat, I wanted to wait until you came home.".

She took her arms away and took the lid off the pan, reveling boneless chicken that was just a little burnt, but Meredith still said it was delicious and she took her words on it. There was also some Spanish rice she made and salad.

"Hmm, it looks okay. Nothing seems to be crawling out of it or nothing green.", he said and she pursed her lips at him to shut up. Lillian knows she's not the best cook, but she was learning. He chuckled, "I'm kidding, it looks really good.", he said before giving her a kiss.

*

Lillian tired eyes peeled themselves open when she heard Zane crying. It was a little different then usual, his usual cry was more of an throwing a fit, but this one was more of a whine, like he was in pain or something.

Lillian sat up and rubbed her eyes as she walked over to his crib and picked him up, bouncing him and shhing him softly. He quiet down a little, but he still sounded the same. Her eyebrows came together and she brought him up to her cheek, feeling his forehead and his head was pretty hot, making her quickly concern in a second.

She walked out of the room and went downstairs, giving him a cold bottle, hoping it calm him down. She sat down on the chair, rubbing her baby forehead, "Are you feeling sick, Zane?", she asked, her voice sad. She didn't like seeing Zane sick, his cheeks were flushed, he keep breathing hard from his nose so he was breathing in and out from his mouth, he didn't look happy like he usually does when he gets his bottle, just sad.

She heard someone come downstairs and Merdith came into the kitchen, looking tired, "What's with all the crying?", she asked.

"I think Zane's sick.", she said, looking down at him and began to coo down at him.

Meredith came over and put her hand on his forehead, "Oh, yeah, he has a pretty warm. You'll need to stay home today and take him to the doctors. I'll take you, I have to go to the grocery store anyways.".

Lillian sighed, but nodding, "Thanks.", she said.

They both went upstairs and Zane wouldn't go back to sleep even after finishing his bottle. She felt so bad for him, he was sick and she couldn't help it. He didn't fall back to sleep, just look exhausted and he wasn't even playing with her so much when she gave him his toys.

His nose began to run and she had to keep cleaning the snot, which he didn't like her doing. He even began to pull at his ear and she sighed, wishing he didn't look like so much in pain.

It was two hours already, about the time her and Ryan should be waking up for school when Zane finally nodded off, exhausted. She decided to keep him in bed with her when Ryan woke up and she told him the problem.

Ryan laid behind her, putting her back to his chest, and an arm around her waist, "I could stay home with you.", he offered.

"No, that's okay. You should go, you need the grades to graduate with good credits.", she said. She looked down at Zane with a sad smile, "We'll be okay together, we're going to go see the doctors and get medicine to make him feel better."

"I don't think he likes the doctors, I bet he think he's going to go back for more shots.", he chuckled lightly, tickling Zane's feet and Zane kicked, but stayed asleep and Lillian smiled.

Ryan got up from bed and Lillian wished he could stay home, not wanting him to leave her side. She felt so cold now and lonely, but she knows him going to school is important.

She had Zane wrapped in her arms safely as she feel back to sleep, her cheek pressed against Zane's head.

......

Next time she woke up, the sun was out and Zane was fussing, then began to cry and whine. She brought a hand up to her eyes and rubbed, yawning as she sat up. She looked at the clock and it was nine in the morning. She forced her sleeping body up from the bed and picked Zane up, going downstairs and put him in his bassinet.

She went into the kitchen and grabbed him a bottle and herself a water bottle. She went back into the living room and grabbed a diaper and some whips from the closet. She took Zane out the bassinet, giving him the bottle. He held it in his hands as she placed him on the floor and changed his diaper.

Her hand covered her nose when she saw he had diarrhea. It wasn't a pretty sight and she hated when he had diarrhea. She quickly changed his diaper while making gagging sound, bring a amused look on Zane's face even though he was sick and she glared at him.

"Your such a stinky boy.", she said, picking him up. "But now your all fresh and clean.", she said, putting him back in the bassinet and rocked it for a few moments before throwing the dirty diaper away.

She went back upstairs and grabbed her cell phone. She went back down stairs and turned on the TV for Zane to listen to as she called the doctors up, making Zane an appointed at twelve o'clock.

Zane wasn't even finished when he threw his bottle down and began crying. She got up from the couch and picked him up, "What's wrong?", she cooed down at him, picking up his bottle up and sat on the couch. "Did you want to be held?", she asked since he stopped whining. She gave him back his bottle and patted his butt since he always seems to calm him down.

She guesses him being sick was a little lucky for her since she didn't have to go to school today and have the most awkward day of her like by being around Duncan. Not that she ever wished for her son to get sick, but she was happy she didn't have to go in today.

Wanting to talk to someone, she called her mom and told her what's happening.

"Aw, poor Zane.", she said. "But hey, you know who's also sick? Cassandra, one of them must have given it to each other.", she chuckled to lighten up the mood.

"Well all of us is soon going to get sick.", she said, bouncing Zane lightly as he paid attention to the colors on the baby show.

She spent the next half hour talking to her mom about Zane, school, and summer plans. When they were finished, she decided Zane could like a bath. She went upstairs with him in her arms and told Meredith who was still asleep, but woke up so Lillian could tell her what time the appointment was.

She started up the bath, guessing a temperature Zane would like. She sat him down in his little baby seat and he played in the water, which she liked. Even though he looked sick, he seemed to enjoy himself with his toys and he looked slightly better, but that must because the water was bring his temperature down a little.

He suddenly did something Lillian knew to well. Panicking, she picked him up and brought him over to the toilet, sitting him down on it as he went. She made a face and nodded, "Yeah, we made it on time this time. Just let it all go.", she said. If he had went in the tub like he did before, Meredith would not be happy and Lillian hated making sure the tub was spotless clean.

When he was done, she cleaned his butt off and put him back in the water. She cleaned him up and wrapped him up in his blue towel that was like a robe and had the head of an elephant on it.

She dressed him comfortably in a light green oneies and put some pants on him. She put some socks on him and took him backstairs, laying him down on the floor, but he began to cry, so she kept him in her arms until it was time to go to the doctors.

....

Zane was fussing with Doctor Payne and Lillian sat on the bed, putting him on her lap, and held his arms down as she put the tool in Zane's ear, looking threw the class place, "He is getting an ear infection.", she said as she check his other ear. She put the ear tool down and put her hands on his throat, "And a sore throat. Has he been coughing yet today?".

"No-well, two times, but they didn't sound so bad yet.", she said.

"They might later, so keep watch for those.", she said, sitting back down at the counter and starting writing down on a tablet of papers. "I'm going to write him a prescription for antibiotic, you should give it when you get it and when he's about to go to sleep. Again in the morning right before you feed him and again before he goes to sleep, understand?", she asked.

Lillian nodded, "I do.".

"Also, get some baby Tylenol. He seem to fuss more then he does now or looks like he needs it, give him some.", she said.

"Thanks so much.", Lillian said, then rubbed Zane tummy as she left the room.