Sick Day

Written by: SerenaBlackmore98

A/N: hey guys! So, if you follow me on any social media (especially Tumblr), you'll know that I had been feeling under the weather for at least two weeks and just got better last week (the cough is lingering, but whatever) and sort of got inspired to write this up! I hope you guys enjoy!

-SerenaBlackmore98

"I swear it's like she's gotten worst, Doc; she hasn't slept at all last night. I can't leave her like this." McQueen sighed into his cellphone, standing outside of the apartment he and Sally shared.
"I understand, kid. I'll let the officials know you won't be racing today, now go take care of your girl." Doc replied.
"Thanks, Doc," Lightning thanked, hanging up the phone.

Sally's been suffering from a terrible cold for almost two weeks. She seemed to have improved within the first few days, but then got worse again. She was up all-night coughing, and barely got any sleep. Lightning hated to see her in such a state.

McQueen had a race in Phoenix today, but decided to pull out of the race to stay home and take care of Sally. He entered the apartment as quietly as possible, as to let Sally sleep after that insanely long night. Quietly entering their bedroom, Lightning was relieved to see that she was finally asleep. Approaching his sick girlfriend, he gently placed a hand on her forehead, and found that she was incredibly warm.

Fearing she might be feverish, Lightning went to the bathroom to soak a facecloth under the faucet. Returning to the bedroom, he placed the facecloth on Sally's forehead as she stirred slightly. Opening her eyes, Sally was surprised to see Lightning sitting on the side of the bed beside her.

"Stickers? What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in Phoenix?" she asked.
"I pulled out of the race," he replied.
"what? Why? Are you okay?" Sally interrogated.
"I'm fine, Sal; it's you I'm worried about," Lightning replied, concern in his eyes.
"I'm fine… Stickers…" she said between coughs.
"no, you're not, Sal, and there was no way I was going to leave you here alone like this." he replied, his concern growing.

Just as she was about to respond, Sally began to cough violently. After a few moments, the cough subdued. Sally opened her mouth to respond, but was quickly shushed by Lightning.

"you're burning up, Sal." He said as he handed her the thermometer.

As much as Sally wanted to argue, she knew deep down that Lightning was right. Putting the thermometer in her mouth, Sally waited until it beeped to check the reading.

104 F

She did have a fever. Sally went into another coughing fit; one that lasted a lot longer than any other one yet, which worried Lightning to no end. As the coughing subdued, Lightning looked at her with concern.

"Sally, let me bring you to see a doctor, please." he pleaded.
"I'm fine, Lightning…" Sally argued between coughs.
"no, you're not; please, Sally, just go to the doctor's and get this checked out in case it's something worse than just a cold." Lightning practically begged.
"fine, Stickers. If it'll get you to stop worrying so much," she sighed in defeat.

Typically, Lightning enjoyed being right, but not this time. It was something much worse than a cold. Turns out, the cold developed into a lung infection. Once they were back home, Sally propped herself up in bed with the help of many, many pillows while Lightning brewed her a cup of tea.

All Sally really wanted at this point was to be able to sleep; she was exhausted. Her constant coughing kept her up all night long. The doctor had given her some antibiotics to fight off the infection, and all she could do now was wait for it to take effect.

"thanks, Stickers," Sally thanked as Lightning handed her a steaming mug of tea.

Sally watched as Lightning put a disk into their DVD player and turned on the television. As he sat on the bed, the DVD menu revealed that he had put in The Lion King; one of Sally's favorite movies. Sally smiled as he motioned for her to move closer to him.

"I don't want to get you sick, Stickers…" she mumbled as she moved closer to him.
"I'll be fine, Sal. Right now, I just want you to feel better." He smiled.

Lightning put an arm around her as she rested her head on his chest, and pressed play.

"thanks, Lightning," Sally thanked once more, a faint smile on her face.
"it's my pleasure, Sal. Now, you should try to get some sleep; you look exhausted." He replied, planting a soft kiss on her forehead.

With a tired smile, Sally rested her head against Lightning's chest, and attempted to fall asleep. About three quarters of the way through the film, she finally fell asleep. Eventually, Lightning dosed off as well, and the two spent the rest of the day snoozing soundly in each other's company.

A/N: well, there you have it! Hope you guys enjoyed this fic; I certainly enjoyed writing it. As usual, I'm not sure when the next update will be but I'll do my best to have it published as soon as possible!