Worry. With need2speed.

[dl_greenarrow]

Oliver made his way across Metropolis in under fifteen minutes, which considering mid-day traffic was pretty good. He parked the car in the parking lot of the high school and slid the keys into his pocket as he climbed out and headed toward the door. Opening it, he stepped inside and made his way to the front office, worry knotting his stomach

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[need2speed]

Mia had actually dozed off again while she was waiting. She hadn't meant to, it was like she couldn't help it. All her energy just seemed to leech away no matter how much rest she got. When she heard her name, she struggled to open her eyes and shake the tiredness off.

"Hey, Ollie." Sitting up slowly, she hefted her school bag onto her shoulder. "Sorry I bugged you at work for something this stupid. You could've just sent a car to take me back, you know."

[dl_greenarrow]

"It's fine," he assured her, watching her with worried eyes. "Saved me from a dull afternoon meeting." He winked at her, then moved to sit beside her. "Do I need to talk to your teacher?"

[need2speed]

She shook her head and leaned against him. "You just need to sign me out at the front desk. You don't even need to do that, since I'm technically old enough to sign myself out, but they like it if the parents or guardians sign us out better."

[dl_greenarrow]

"All right," he said softly, pressing a soft kiss to her temple and rising to his feet once more. He moved over to the desk, speaking politely with the secretary before signing his name to the check-out board on the counter. Then he moved back over to Mia. "Ready?"

[dl_greenarrow]

"Chloe was going to call Dr. Hamilton and have him come over. I think we need to talk to him about how tired you've been. Maybe there's something we can be doing differently."

[need2speed]

"Ugh." Mia made a face at the thought of a doctor's visit. It always meant more poking and prodding and nosy questions. "What if I promise never to sleep in class again?"

[dl_greenarrow]

A smile tugged at his mouth. "Sorry, Kiddo." His voice was soft and he guided her off the elevator a moment later, walking into the apartment he and Chloe shared.

[need2speed]

Huffing with exasperation, Mia followed him out of the elevator and made a bee-line for somewhere to sit down, barely pausing to say 'hi' to Chloe.

[chloeas]

"She's in the guest room," Chloe told him, standing up and nodding at the doctor, "thank you for coming so fast, Emil."

[dl_greenarrow]

"I'll go wake her," he said quietly, heading toward the guest room.

[need2speed]

Mia was fast asleep, curled up on her side with her arms around her stomach and her knees tucked tightly against them. She didn't even hear when Oliver entered the room.

[dl_greenarrow]

"Mia," he whispered, sitting down on the bed beside her. "Dr. Hamilton's here."

[chloeas]

Chloe placed her hand on Oliver's back and rubbed it soothingly then pursed her lips together, "maybe the medication is being too hard on her stomach?" She asked Emil quietly.

[dl_greenarrow]

Oliver held his breath at Mia's quiet admission of her symptoms, his chest tightening a little. He looked over at Chloe with a pained expression, shutting his eyes for a brief moment before his expression shifted into stoicism once more.

[dremilhamilton]

Nodding, Emil reached for his bag, pulling from it a needle and a few vials. "From your symptoms, I'm thinking your current medications may be hitting your kidneys hard. You probably have a kidney infection, but I'll need to do a few blood tests to confirm."

[need2speed]

Mia's face blanched a little at the sight of the needle and vials. She'd rather get punched in the face than have someone draw blood with a syringe. "Do we have to?"

[dl_greenarrow]

Oliver shut his eyes for a moment, his own chest tight. "I'll go get some water and uh, how about some homemade chicken soup and crackers?" he suggested, rising to his feet again.

[need2speed]

She wasn't hungry. At all. But she suspected that Chloe would fuss about it if she didn't eat, so she just shrugged a half-hearted agreement. "I guess."

[chloeas]

Chloe nodded a little and looked over at Ollie, trying to offer him a smile, she was glad Mia had agreed because at least it would help him feel like he was doing something to help.

[dl_greenarrow]

Nodding, he headed out of the room, leaving the two of them alone for the time being.