chapter XLviii

the fever

in a million years she fell ill, this night Jessie is very sick, she up coughing, " Jes baby you okay, I get a doctor, said. Hank, " just a cough Hank I be back in bed in a minute I going to, sudden she hit the floor, "Jessie! he got up and ran up, Jordan and Thomas ran in, " Jes, Jessie come on gal answer me, said. Jordan, she feels her head, " she burning up, Thomas get uncle Marco now! hang on sis, I got you, Hank come with me, Jordan pick up her sister and take her to the sick house, Marco and Thomas walked up, " Jessie baby can you hear me, " it's the fever again is it dad? asked, Jordan. " yes, we have to do all for her until a doc gets her I am going to telegram one now, Jes hang in there, not time to see your mother yet, fight baby fight for us, Hank, you going to have to be stronger she going to be okay, they both have their own sickness, like your sons and daughters. Jessie gets a high fever, where she burns up, and bad coughs said, Marco, Marco, pet him on the bad, and went to telegram a doctor, they put her in an ice bed to bring her fever down, Hank stays with her, why Jordan went to make some herbal tea, " I never told you this, see you ride up that day I was so happy to see you, spending that evening with you, talking get to know you, I knew to find my wife, I am so sorry for the names and hurt I cause you, Jessie, I love you soo much, you are my everything, I can't lose you now, you have to get better for us, cried, Hank. Cameron walked into the kitchen, " mom?" Cam, she is okay, she needs you to be stronger, you boys made us so proud of you, said, Jordan. he fall to his knees, and cried, " she under the fever Cam not die, you know how proud she is of you to when and came back with him in one piece, Jes is proud of her boy, you have come a long way, Cameron, said. Jordan, " mom is Aunt Jessie going to be okay, can we see her, asked, Jesse, " she is the sick house, she is going to be okay, she pour the tea into a symbol and put the top on it, " once when sheis wake, well and we bring her back here then you can see her, your mother and Aunt is tough she took two arrows by red devils, a bullet in the shoulder, and and the stomach yet she still rise, my baby sis, my big hero, she hugged them wenr back to the sick house, " Jessie, I love you gal, we get through this together, brought you some medicine tea, so drink itdown gal so you can get well, she squeeze some in her mouth, it went dow, " Jes you are my hero, I couldn't do this job without having you at my back, we beat this stinking fever agiian,, she kissed her sister on the head, Marco walked up with news, " the doctor be here tomorrow morning, he said until try to keep her cool and try to break the fever, I hate when you two get sick on me, said. Marco, " Jess, "Jordan she going to be okay, we take turns staying with her, you and Thomas go get some rest, take Hank with you, " I never sleep again, cried, Hank. " Hank she will be next to you again, you need to get some rest, come on my brother, they take him and the house, " Jesse and Cam come on boys the doctor will be here in the morning and Jessie will be awake and well, " I can't Aunt Jordan, I do anything for her, she was there when I was in my darkness, I could hear her voice calling to me, I wanted her so bad and you, I didn't have it into to telegram, tears came down his face, " height, mom, I never gamble or have poker house it was these women cold-heartedness doing telling us they loved us and want to be with if we had money, he only went in the bottle and I start gambling because we got hurt, trying to get so we can have them turn around she lie to my face, said. Preston, " on the other I got named and busted because of her, we got healed and safe because of you and mom Aunt Jordan you two are our heroes, and everything to us, why? " what are mothers for if we can't safe our kids from themselves, sometimes we don't know the reason why, but we can just pray, and help her to get through it, right now Aunt Jes and mom want you to your rest, said. Jordan, they walked up the steps and went to bed, Marco wipe her forehead with a cool compress, " you were the cutest babies, what idiot doesn't want to be in your lives, jes, we will get over this together, daddy is here. Dora walked up, " I always wonder what this house is?" stay back and out, it's a sick house. Said, Marco. Jessie starts to cough really badly, and she is shaking, "Jessie! My queen hangs on, get me some water quick, baby your throat is dry that is why you got the bad coughs, but dear sweet old uncle Marco still got a remedy for his baby's illness, Dora hands him a glass of water from the well, Marco drops a piece of dry up lemon in the glass, it dissolves in the water, he rises her head up and gave her some to drink, to smooth her throat, some went down, she stops coughing, he kissed her on the head. and strokes her hair, " that's my gal, we going to be this freaking thing again, thanks Dora, " Marco if we would stay together I would have twin nieces like I have nieces now that I never know about, I want to help you take care of her, said, Dora, " actually you do, Alexa just had Jordan and she was carrying Jessie, when we were married, Jordan and Jessie are your nieces, no the gals aren't twins. Jordan is the oldest and Jessie is the youngest, and I got this you have a family to take care of, your husband and sons aren't related to us, they are not their uncle or cousins, they are the only nieces, and grandchildren, said, Marco, John walked up, " what you doing out here? asked, John. " what is this place?" sick house, my niece is resting and ill, take her back to the house and stay away, don't think I have forgotten what your son was about to call my daughters, leave now, no Dora I, Jordan and Hank got this, go spend time with your family, said. Marco, " they are my gals to Marco I want to help out, please, you know what it's like you just found out that you have nieces you never met, or knew, I want to get to know the gals, I would like to be there for her to, said. Dora, " come in door when she gets better and well I tell the gals that you are there Aunt, and get them to spend time with you so you can get to know them, tell your husband to go home, he sat back down and damp Jessie forehead to keep her forehead,