-Blair
I was thankfully able to get Alex to drink some of the broth from the soup before he went back to sleep. I waited, watching him sleep, for a few minutes to make sure it was going to stay down. I was happy to see his temperature had also gone down a bit. It was still higher than I would have liked but not so high I was worried. When he stayed asleep, I quietly headed back downstairs. In the kitchen, Gunner was back at the stove, but I couldn’t see what he was doing. From the smell that filled the room, he was making something else. I sat down on one of the stools and watched him. We barely knew each other, and yet he was here, making things easier. Turning, he set a small bowl of soup in front of me and took the bowl I had taken up to Alex. I continued to watch him as I took a few b
