Secret Santa for CharliesGirl-In Sickness And In Health (Ch. 1/?)

[Coffee Chicken Barista]

Okay guys, this is my Secret Santa fill for @CharliesGirl! I realize it's late (I seem to have misread the due date as the 3rd) so I apologize profusely. This will be multiple parts to make up for my lateness (should be around 8 to 10 parts). I hope you enjoy and once again, I'm so sorry! 

In Sickness And In Health

Character descriptions (if you want them!):

-Elliot Keeler: Elliot is a 27-year-old middle school English teacher. He’s a little bit shorter than average, with brown hair and brown eyes and glasses, though he tries to avoid wearing them as often as he can because he thinks they make him look stupid. He’s fairly well built and good looking though he’s also a little bit insecure about himself. He’s extremely sweet and always goes out of his way to make other people happy. He’s allergic to dogs, cats, dust and he has pretty bad hay fever in the spring and summer and he doesn’t get sick all that often but when he does, it completely kicks his ass.

-Aaron Asher: Aaron is a 30-year-old environmental lawyer. He’s around 6’0 tall with dirty blond hair and bright, popping blue eyes. He’s fairly well built and overall, he’s happy with the way he looks. He’s very funny and has a tendency to be a bit pushy (he is a lawyer after all) but when it comes to Elliot, he’s as sweet as can be and a little overprotective (not enough to be annoying but just a little). He doesn’t have any allergies that he knows of (though pepper can make his nose a bit tickly if he uses too much of it) and he very rarely gets sick. 

Chapter 1:

Elliot sighed and cleared his throat for what felt like the millionth time as he trudged up the staircase to the apartment. How the hell did he get this sick this quickly? His nose had only been a little itchy when he’d woken up but now he felt like he’d been attacked by a snot monster who had decided to tickle his throat non stop while he was at it. He groaned out a sigh of relief as he finally reached his door and made his way inside, beyond ready to get into pajamas and climb into bed. 

“Aaron? You home?”

Elliot sniffled, a little disappointed that his boyfriend wasn’t home from work yet but he knew there was chance that Aaron would have to work late tonight. He sighed once more and stumbled his way to their bedroom, peeling off his clothes in the process. He grabbed the warmest pair of pajamas he could find and slipped into them before heading to the bathroom to grab a box of tissues. He made his way to bed, box of tissues in hand, and climbed under the covers. He was asleep the moment his head hit the pillow.

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Aaron smiled as he opened the apartment door a few hours later. He had met the deadline and was now able to spend the entire weekend at home, relaxing with his better half.

“Elliot! I’m back!”

Aaron frowned when he wasn’t immediately met with a response from his partner.

“Elliot?”

He glanced around, noting that Elliot’s coat and bag were both there, before wandering through the apartment looking for his boyfriend.

“Elliot? Babe, where are you?”

Aaron slowly pushed open the bedroom door and felt his heart melt at the sight before him. Elliot was curled up in bed with one leg sticking out from under the comforter, dressed in Aaron’s hoodie and sweatpants, a box of tissues clutched to his chest and a very runny nose. Aaron smiled slightly and made his way into the bedroom, sitting down next to his boyfriend and kissing his forehead.

“Baby, wake up.”

Elliot stirred and slowly opened his eyes, glancing up sleepily.

“Aaron?”

“Yeah. It’s me. You okay?”

Elliot sniffled wetly and shook his head.

“Think I’m sick.”

Aaron laughed and nuzzled his boyfriend’s cheek.

“I think you might be right about that one.”

Elliot smiled sleepily and let out a small shiver. Aaron frowned and pushed his boyfriend’s hair back.

“You chilly?”

“Little.”

Aaron smiled and shoved his partner over, climbing into bed next to him and pulling him into his arms. 

“Better?”

Elliot responded by nuzzling into Aaron’s chest and sighing contently. Aaron laughed and began to gently run his fingers through Elliot’s hair, kissing his head every so often. The sick man sighed, enjoying his boyfriend’s warm body and gentle caresses, as he desperately tried to ignore the ever increasing tickle in his nose. So far, he had managed to avoid feeling particularly sneezy and he had hoped he would be able to kick this cold or flu or whatever it was before it actually started but it seemed like he was out of luck. Elliot bit his lip, trying to stave off the sneezes so he wouldn’t have to move from his boyfriend’s warm arms, but it was no use. 

“Aar, I…Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo!” 

“Bless you babe!”

Elliot shook his head, signaling he wasn’t done before pitching forward again and sneezing into his arm.

“Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! H…HESHOO! HESHOO! HESHOO! HESHOO! Ugh!”

Elliot sniffled wetly and slowly pulled away from his arm, dragging a trail of snot behind him. Aaron kissed his head tenderly and reached over, grabbing a tissue from the box and bringing it to Elliot’s snotty nose.

“Blow babe.”

Elliot rolled his eyes but listened to his other half, blowing his nose as hard as he could into the tissue. Elliot cringed slightly at the wet, squelching noise that the blow had made but Aaron simply kissed his head again.

“Again babe. Try to clear out your sinuses.”

Elliot blew his nose again and again, trying to get out as much as he could. After 4 blows, Aaron seemed to finally be satisfied and pulled the tissue away, tossing it into the bin and wrapping his back around Elliot. 

“How long have you been feeling sick?”

Elliot shrugged.

“Felt a little stuffy this morning but I thought it was just allergies.”

“In the middle of winter?”

Elliot shrugged again and sighed. 

“But I really started feeling bad around noon. My sinuses feel like they’ve been stuffed with cotton and I think someone’s trying to sandpaper my throat.”

Aaron laughed.

“I’m sorry babe.”

“I missed you when I came home and you weren’t here.”

Aaron smiled and kissed his boyfriend’s head.

“I figured. You’re always a little clingy when you don’t feel well.”

“I’m not clingy.”

“Yes, you are. But don’t worry. I think it’s cute. I’m sorry I wasn’t here when you got home. But I’m here now and I’m here all weekend so don’t worry. You can cling to me as much as you need to.”

Elliot groaned and shoved his boyfriend playfully. 

“Don’t make fun of me! I’m sick.”

Aaron laughed. 

“Sorry. But seriously, if you need anything, let me know. It’s what boyfriend’s are for. How about for now you close your eyes and try to get a little more sleep. Hopefully you can get rid of this cold before it actually starts.”

“I think it’s a little too late for that.”

“Maybe. But you don’t sound too stuffy yet and you’ve only had one of your infamous sneezing fits so far so maybe you’ll get lucky.”

Elliot sniffled and nodded, curling back up under the covers and whimpering slightly when his boyfriend climbed out. Aaron smiled and kissed Elliot’s head. 

“I’ll just be in the kitchen making dinner. You rest and just call me if you need something.” 

Elliot nodded and plopped his head back down on the pillow, sniffling as his nose began to run again. Aaron smiled and made his way to the dresser, pulling out a silk handkerchief and tossing it to his boyfriend. 

“Use that babe. It’ll be softer on your nose.”

“Kay.”

Aaron smiled as Elliot’s eyes closed and his breath began to even out. Poor baby. He looked so exhausted and sick. The older man sighed and tiptoed out of the bedroom and towards the kitchen to start make dinner. Maybe something spicy to help clear out his boyfriend’s sinuses. 

[CharliesGirl]

Oh my god! This is freaking fantastic! I absolutely love the dynamic between these guys, and Elliot is beyond adorable! I can't wait to see how this cold unfolds and would love to see him use the hankie too!  Thank you so much @Sophie83540!!!!!

[Juto]

THIS IS AWESOME BARISTA!!!!!

Your boys are - as usual - just freaking adorable and cuddle worthy!!! 

Elliot sounds so adorable and sick clingy boys are just NNNGGGHHHHH!!! 

 I adore these already. 

8-10 parts???? YES PLEASE!!!!! 

[Kaze Wo Hiku]

A sick adorable teacher?  Ohhh yessssss you have my attention!

[Arty]

Yissssssssssss!!!!

[Bgrace27]

I cant wait to read the rest of this!!

[Coffee Chicken Barista]

CharliesGirl-Glad you're enjoying it!

Juto-Thanks love! Glad you like it! And yes, it's looking like there should be 10 parts in total for the story.

Kaze wo Hiku-Haha! I'm glad!

Arty-:)

Bgrace27-Enjoy!

Also, sorry, I don't know how to edit the title so it says part 2. Does anyone know how to do that!?

Chapter 2

Aaron hummed to himself as he cooked dinner, making sure to stay fairly quiet so as not to wake his boyfriend. Elliot was curled up in bed, sniffling adorably in his sleep and, while he appeared to be out like a light, he had left the bedroom door open so Aaron tried to stay fairly silent. He sniffled and rubbed his nose as the spiciness from the curry he was preparing for his boyfriend        invaded his senses.. He rolled his eyes as the pepper tickled his nose and turned away from the pot, stifling a quick fit of sneezes.

“Hxt! Hxt! Hxt! Hxt! Hxt!”

He sniffled and glanced over his shoulder, hoping that his sneezes hadn’t woken his boyfriend. He sighed when he heard a quiet “Aaron?” from the bedroom.

“Yeah baby. I’m just in the kitchen making dinner.”

“Are you sick? I heard you sneezing.”

Aaron smiled as Elliot crawled out of bed and sleepily made his way towards his partner, cuddling up to his side. Aaron wrapped a loving arm around the sick man and kissed his head.

“No. I’m not sick. The pepper’s tickling my nose. Speaking of, you should probably step back a bit.”

Elliot sniffled and took his boyfriend’s advice, stepping back and making his way towards the table to sit and rest. Aaron smiled affectionately at his boyfriend before pouring the curry into two bowls and heading towards the sick man. 

“Here honey. Try to eat a little something.”

“Thank you.”

“Be careful though. It’s spicy.”

Elliot sniffled, his nose immediately beginning to run.

“Yeah. I can tell.”

Aaron smiled and kissed Elliot’s head affectionately.

“Did you bring the handkerchief I gave you earlier or did you leave it back in the bedroom?”

Elliot sniffled again.

“Left it in the bedroom.”

Aaron nodded and kissed Elliot’s head again.

“I’ll get it. You look like you may need it in a minute.”

Elliot nodded as his breath began to hitch. Aaron smiled and quickly made his way to their bedroom to grab the handkerchief for his partner. He returned a moment later to see Elliot with his head tilted back, trying desperately to stave off a fit of sneezes. Aaron laughed quietly and quickly brought the handkerchief to his boyfriend’s nose, kissing his head.

“Just sneeze baby. I’ve got you.”

Elliot sniffled once more before pitching forward with a furious flurry of sneezes, as his partner held the handkerchief tightly around his nose. 

“Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! H…HESHOO! HESHOO! HESHOO! HESHOO! HESHOO! HESHOO!”

“Bless you baby. All done?”

Elliot sniffled wetly and nodded, blushing slightly as his boyfriend pinched his nose through the handkerchief.

“Blow.”

Elliot obeyed, blowing his nose messily. Aaron smiled and nuzzled Elliot’s hair.

“You okay Elliot?”

Elliot nodded and sniffled once more as Aaron pulled the handkerchief away from his partner’s nose. He wrapped the cloth up and walked back to the bedroom, throwing the very damp handkerchief into their dirty laundry hamper before grabbing a clean one from the dresser and returning to the sick man. Elliot was still sitting at the table, sniffling quietly and pushing his food around with his fork. Aaron frowned.

“Elliot, honey?”

Elliot glanced up sleepily and sighed.

“I’m not very hungry.”

Aaron nodded and walked over, wrapping an arm around Elliot’s shoulders.

“Okay baby, but can you try to eat a little bit? I promise it’ll make you feel better.”

Elliot sighed and sniffled again. Aaron smiled and kissed Elliot’s hair.

“Will you eat if I feed you?”

Elliot laughed quietly and glanced up at his partner. 

“Dork.”

“Yup. But you love me.”

“Damn right, I do.”

Aaron chuckled and tightened his grip around Elliot’s shoulders, hugging him from behind.

“Come on baby. Just a few bites for me.”

Elliot sighed and leaned back into Aaron’s embrace. 

“Fine. But only if I get cuddles on the couch later.”

Aaron laughed and kissed Elliot’s cheek.

“I think that can definitely be arranged.”

[CharliesGirl]

Omg! This is SO ADORABLE! Can't wait for the next part  

[Arty]

Ahhh....he sounds like he's getting worse. 

[Hedgehog]

On 17.1.2017 at 0:42 PM, Coffee Chicken Barista said:

Also, sorry, I don't know how to edit the title so it says part 2. Does anyone know how to do that!?

1st - you must be in the writer's group

2nd - you must edit your first post; there you can change the title.

[Coffee Chicken Barista]

CharliesGirl-Thanks! Glad you're still enjoying it! I'm sorry it's taken me so damn long to update. I have 10 parts for this story and the rest of them should be posted much faster. It'll most likely all be up within the next 2 weeks.

Arty-Of course he is! Haha!

hedgehog-Thanks for the info! 

Chapter 3

Aaron sighed as he climbed onto the couch next to his sick boyfriend. Elliot sniffled and cuddled closer, placing his head on Aaron’s shoulder. Aaron smiled and wrapped an arm around his partner before taking his free hand, reaching over his lap and taking Elliot’s hand in his, kissing it gently. 

“How are you feeling babe?”

“Bleh.”

Aaron smiled at his boyfriend’s description and leaned down, nuzzling his hair. 

“You wanna watch some TV?”

Elliot sniffled and nodded, snuggling closer to Aaron. Aaron smiled and grabbed the remote, turning on the TV. Elliot sniffled again and squeezed his partner’s hand. 

“Put on Criminal Minds.”

Aaron laughed.

“Sure babe. Whatever you want.”

“Thanks.”

Aaron turned to the channel and kissed Elliot’s head sweetly. The two men sat in silence, quietly enjoying each other’s company and the program on TV, until Aaron heard Elliot’s breath begin to hitch.

“Need to sneeze baby?”

“N…n…no. I’m fhhhhine.”

“You sure? Cause you sound a little sneezy there.”

“No. Don’t need to snhhhheeze. Too comfy.”

Aaron chuckled quietly as Elliot shifted his head so he could rub his itchy nose against Aaron shoulder, trying to alleviate the tickle. Aaron kissed Elliot’s head again and leaned forward, grabbing the handkerchief and placing it in front of the sick man’s face.

“Honey, just sneeze. You don’t need to move.”

Elliot sighed and leaned his head forward, nuzzling his nose into the handkerchief. 

“Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! HESHOO! HESHOO! HESHOO! HESHOO! HESHOO! HESHOO! HESHOO!”

“Bless you sweetheart! Jeez, are you okay? That sounded painful.”

Elliot sniffled and nodded. Aaron sighed and pinched Elliot’s nose gently.

“Blow your nose.”

Elliot complied, blowing his nose wetly. Aaron sighed and kissed his partner’s head.

“Do you need anything sweetheart?”

“No. Just more snuggles.”

“You sure?”

“Yeah. I just really don’t feel well.”

Aaron sighed.

“I know baby.”

 Elliot nuzzled into Aaron’s neck and let out a wet sniffle before letting out a yawn. Aaron smiled.

“You tired El?”

“Hmm. Sleepy.”

“Do you want to turn off the TV and go to bed?”

“Will you come too?”

“Of course baby.”

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“Aaron?”

“Yeah?”

“Can I wear your hoodie to bed?”

Aaron smiled and leaned forward, kissing his sick partner’s head lovingly.

“Sure. You a little bit chilled?”

Elliot sniffled and nodded, rubbing his nose with the back of his wrist. Aaron laughed and kissed his head again before heading to their dresser to grab his blue hoodie. Elliot had always said it was his favorite of Aaron’s. He grabbed it and made his way back to his partner, sighing as he heard Elliot’s breath hitch again. Elliot sniffled, trying desperately to avoid sneezing, before shaking his head and desperately grabbing a handful of tissues from the box by their bed and shoving them under his nose.

“Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! H…H…H…H…HESHOO!”

“Bless you El!”

Elliot sniffled and blew his nose miserably. Aaron sat down on the bed next to him and nudged him affectionately, passing him the warm hoodie. Elliot smiled exhaustedly.

“Thanks.”

“No problem. Now, why don’t you put that on and climb under the covers?”

Elliot obeyed, sluggishly getting dressed and slipping into bed. Aaron immediately lay down next to him, pulling him close and tilting his head up for their customary goodnight kiss. Elliot groaned and nudged Aaron away.

“Don’t want you to catch this babe. Seriously.”

“Elliot, don’t worry.”

Elliot sighed but relented, allowing his boyfriend to press their lips together in a sweet and chaste kiss. They pulled away after a moment and leaned their foreheads together. Aaron smiled.

“I love you, my poor sick baby.”

“Love you too.”

“Let’s get some sleep. Hopefully, you’ll be able to sleep off this little bug and feel better tomorrow.”

Elliot nodded and snuggled further under the covers, smiling when he felt Aaron’s arm wrap around him. Aaron kissed his partner’s neck and began to rub soothing circles into the sick man’s stomach, gently easing him off to sleep. When he heard Elliot’s breathing even out, he smiled and kissed his head once more, finally allowing himself to fall asleep as well.

[Arty]

Awww poor sick baby.

[Leafeon78]

Aww they are so cute together.  

[CharliesGirl]

This is so adorable! I love how they interact and definitely wish I had that in my life! 

[Coffee Chicken Barista]

Arty-

pikachu78-Thanks!

CharliesGirl-Yay! I'm so happy you're enjoying this! Enjoy the next chapter!

Chapter 4:

Elliot sniffled as he slowly blinked his eyes open, and groaned. Damn it! Whatever hope he had of sleeping off this cold bug was completely gone. He felt like an absolute train wreck. His nose was impossibly stuffed up, his throat felt almost raw from coughing and he definitely felt like he had a fever. He groaned again and gently nudged his partner. 

“Aaron? You awake?”

“I am now.”

Elliot smiled slightly despite how awful he felt and shifted slightly so he could lean further back into Aaron’s embrace. Aaron smiled and kissed his partner’s neck gently.

“You okay baby?”

“Feel awful.”

Aaron sighed and clutched Elliot closer. 

“I’m sorry hon. Worse than yesterday?”

Elliot nodded miserably and sniffled before rolling his eyes and reaching a hand out of the comforter to desperately grab a tissue. 

“Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! H…HESHOO! HESHOO! HESHOO! HESHOO!”

“Oh, baby, bless you!”

Elliot sniffled and let out a chesty cough, groaning again. Aaron nuzzled his boyfriend’s neck and leaned up, kissing his head. 

“Do you need anything honey? Tea? Water? Something to eat?”

“No, I’m okay.”

“Elliot, sweetheart, you should try to eat a little something. You need to eat if you want to get better.”

Elliot coughed again and nodded reluctantly, knowing his boyfriend was right. Aaron smiled and got up, kissing his head gently.

“Is your stomach feeling funny? Or can you eat something with a little bit of substance to it?”

Elliot smiled.

“No. My stomach’s fine.”

Aaron nodded and nuzzled his boyfriend’s head.

“Alright baby. You just stay curled up here and I’ll bring you some breakfast in bed. How does that sound?”

Elliot sighed and shook his head “no” before rolling his eyes as his nose began to twitch. He sniffled and grabbed another tissue from the box. 

“Damn it! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! Heshoo! H…HESHOO! HESHOO! HESHOO! HESHOO! HESHOO!”

“Bless you honey!”

“Ugh. Thanks.”

Aaron pulled his sick partner to his chest and placed a series of small, loving kisses to his head. 

“What was wrong with that idea honey? Do you not want breakfast in bed?”

Elliot sniffled and buried his nose in Aaron’s neck.

“I don’t wanna be by myself.”

“What babe?”

“I wanna stay with you.”

Aaron smiled and tilted his boyfriend’s head up, kissing it gently. 

“Okay babe. Why don’t you grab my hoodie and bundle up and come out with me while I make breakfast?”

“Okay.”

Elliot sniffled sleepily and climbed out of bed, grabbing his boyfriend’s hoodie and pulling it over his head. Aaron smiled and wrapped an arm around his other half, gently leading him out of their bedroom towards the kitchen. 

“Go sit down honey. I’ll make you some breakfast.”

Elliot nodded and sat down on the chair near his boyfriend in the kitchen. Aaron smiled.

“You just rest baby. Breakfast will be ready soon.”

[Arty]

Medic!!! MEDIC!!!!!!! Arty is down due to clingy sick man!!!!!! 

[SneezingGenius]

Oh, the anticipation is over flowing!!!!!!! You must right more in this topic! Loving it!