Sara came home with a splitting headache for the fifth night in a row. She had been working overtime and not by choice. She felt drained emotionally and physically every day when she got home. She always felt bad when this happened because she would come home, take a shower, and go to sleep almost immediately. Normally this would be fine for her, but now she had Michael. And like the most supportive person she knows, he never made her feel bad, but instead held her as she fell asleep in his arms.

She shuffled through the door tiredly, her eyes almost closed. It had been a seventeen hour shift again and she had to get up and do it again in six hours. She smiled weakly at the sight of Michael coming to greet her at the door. He took her things and set them down for her. He kissed the top of her head and she melted into his embrace.

"Hi." she said into his chest. He tightened his grip on her.

"Hi beautiful." he replied. She smiled a little bigger at the compliment. This was always the best part of her day. He helped take off her coat and hung it up for her. She went to the bathroom so she could shower before going to sleep.

Michael felt bad that she had to go through this all week. They never give her a break. He thought to himself. He heard coughing coming from the bathroom. She was being overworked too much.

Before Sara could come out of the bathroom, Michael grabbed her phone and opened Katie's number.

"Hello? Sara are you okay?" Katie asked on the other side of the phone.

"This is Michael. And no she's not okay. She needs to take the day off tomorrow. She's starting to get sick and she's come home from five seventeen hour shifts in a row with no break." Michael explained.

"Tell her to take the next two days off. Ill cover her shifts." Katie told him.

"Thank you Katie." he replied with a smile.

"Of course. Tell her I hope she feels better." Michael agreed and hung up the phone. He turned off Sara's preset alarm and waited for her shower to be over.

Ten minutes after the phone call, Sara walked out of the bathroom and got into bed next to Michael immediately. She was exhausted and ready for sleep. She was not looking forward to tomorrow.

"I'm sorry." she said while snuggling into him.

"What for?" he asked her moving to make her more comfortable.

"I haven't gotten to spend any time with you since I've been working so much." she said sleepily. He kissed her softy.

"You don't have to apologize. Just try and get some sleep." Without being told twice, she drifted off to sleep in Michael's arms.

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Sara woke up to the sun's bright light shining through the window. She felt terrible. She coughed a few times and cleared her throat. She let her eyes adjust to the light before checking her phone. 10:23. She read. Her eyes went wide and she jumped out of bed. She was incredibly late for work.

She ran out of the bedroom and saw Michael in the kitchen. She stopped for a moment and checked her phone again. She had no calls and no texts from any of her co workers. On top of that, Michael didn't wake her up at all.

Michael heard her walking towards the kitchen and turned around to meet her confused face. He walked over and kissed the top of her head. "You don't have to work for the next two days." He explained to her as he hugged her.

"What do you mean?" she asked still confused.

"I called Katie last night when you got home. You were overworking yourself too much and I guarantee you're sick." She didn't argue with him. She felt awful. He smiled at her silence. She smiled back at him and pulled him in for another hug. "Thank you Michael." she said while a new wave of exhaustion hit her.

"Go back to bed. Ill bring you breakfast in a second." he told her with a smile. She nodded and walked back to the bedroom and climbed into bed.

A few minutes later, Michael entered the bedroom with breakfast for her. She opened her eyes at the smell of food and ate it hungrily. She hadn't had a proper meal in five days. Once she finished, she shivered and buried herself under the covers again. He looked at her with a little concern. She started shaking a lot.

He quickly put the dishes away and went back to Sara. He slid under the covers and brought her closer to him.

"Yo–you're re wa warm mm." She shivered while snuggling closer to him. He wrapped his arms protectively around her and she started to slowly warm up.

"Thank you for taking care of me." she said while looking into his eyes.

"Ill always take care of you Sara. I love you." he replied kissing her forehead.

"I love you too." she said sleepily. She slept for the rest of the day in his arms.