Pov y/n 

I wake up feeling tired and too warm. The blanket above me isn't helping with the warmth but it feels so nice to cuddle into. I don't wanna get up at all, so I decide to just stay in bed. The other half of the bed is empty and I sigh a little, wishing Scarlett was still here, so I could cuddle into her. She's probably downstairs, preparing breakfast or taking Rose to her dad because it's dad-weekend. I turn to lay on my bed and stare up at the ceiling, recalling yesterday.

I was super excited for work because it was planned to do the first 'trip' since I started working there. We stayed in New York, so it wasn't really a trip but we didn't stay inside our building and went to look at waters and collect samples.

It's for the project Brooke and I are working on, so she went with me.

I had this vision of me diving in the ocean and seeing so many fish down there but that's not quite what we did.

Sure, maybe or hopefully one day I'll go diving in the actual ocean but yesterday wasn't that day.

We drove to a park, a little outside of the city to collect water samples of the lakes there and to note down which fish are in there.

I was still excited for it because it was my first time doing this. Brooke also was in a great mood and we had a lot of fun on our way there and joked around a lot. We bought long wetsuits with us because it's January and almost freezing.

The snow melted the last few days and now there's only this slush kind of snow at some spots. The temperature hasn't gone up a lot though, so it's still really cold.

Since I'm new to my job, I didn't want to complain about it and Brooke seemed to be alright with it as well, so I just waved it off.

After all, we wanna continue working on this project and therefore we need the samples and notes.

We changed back at the office and put our daily outfits over the wetsuits. It felt honestly kinda cool to put tape up around the smaller lakes, so people wouldn't disturb us during work.

When it was time to get out of our clothes, I wasn't too happy about it because even though those wetsuits are keeping us warm, it is still really cold when it's freezing temperatures.

We put on our water shoes since the lakes aren't very deep and we should be able to stand everywhere.

I hissed a little bit when we entered the water because dang that was freaking cold.

Within seconds I got goosebumps all over my body and wished to be back in the car with the heating and my warm clothes.

A few people looked what we were doing but since it was in the morning, the park wasn't very busy.

The deeper we went into the lake, the colder it got and I bit my lip when we went deep enough for the water to touch my private parts.

Brooke wasn't unfazed either, she pressed her lips together and I think one time she let out a little curse. But we did our job and collected samples and noted down which fish we could see.

Luckily, we only had to do that with two lakes and while walking to the second one, we wrapped ourselves in big towels to keep a bit warm.

I know, it sounds crazy that we did it in winter but it was our own decision because we wanted to work on this project.

The regret may was there though when we went inside the lake but I think we did pretty good. We got everything we needed and hurried back to the car to dry off and put on the spare clothes we brought. On the way back to the office, we bought tea and coffee to warm ourselves up and once we got into the office, we were quick to change into dry clothes, followed by drinking even more hot liquids.

Scarlett wasn't thrilled when I told her about it.

Of course, she was happy for me that I had my first project were I got to go outside and collect information and stuff but she was also a bit worried because it's so cold outside.

When I got home yesterday, she made me lots of tea to make sure I was warm enough and wouldn't catch a cold.

Rose was excited to hear about my job and I happily told her all about it when we sat on the couch after dinner.

I smile at the memory. When I hear noises from the hallway, I turn my head and watch the door being opened and Scarlett walking in. She smiles softly at me.

"Good morning, baby." She greets me and sits down on the side of my bed. I smile happily at her.

"Good morning, my love." I greet her back but am surprised by how hoarse my voice sounds and as if my body just now realized that I am awake, my throat starts to hurt a little. Scarlett still smiles but scrunches her eyebrows a little in concern. Her eyes scan my face and move down to my body that's huddled into the blanket.

"Are you okay?" She asks and scoots a little closer. I nod and yawn.

"Just still a bit tired and my throat hurts a little bit." I answer and give her a little reassuring smile.

"Did you drop Rose off?" I change the topic and sit up a little, leaning against the headboard. Scar's eyes stay on me and the worry is definitely still there but she accepts the topic change and nods.

"I did. Her dad will bring her back on Sunday at some point in the afternoon, so we have the whole Saturday and half the Sunday just for us." She answers and takes my hand, lifting it up to her lips and kissing it gently, which gives me butterflies.

"I wanna spend as much time with you as possible." I smile and shuffle over a little to be closer to her. Scarlett's eyes light up and she puts my hand up to her cheek, where I cup her face and run my thumb over her soft skin.

"I will miss this." I sigh and look into her eyes. They are as green as ever and I find the well known comfort in them.

"Me too." She replies and lays her hand over mine.

"Two more weeks." I whisper and it feels like my throat is closing a little.

"We will make the best out of it." She promises and turns her head to kiss my palm.

I nod and look into her eyes again. They show the same hint of sadness as mine probably. Time moved fast and in only two weeks, Scarlett will move to LA for three whole months.

That's a really long time, at least when I'm looking at it from my current point of view.

We had almost five months together, in which we got to know each other better, started dating and eventually became a couple. We created our own little bubble and even though there was always work and some conflicts, we still lived in it.

That's what I now realize. Somehow we always knew that Scarlett would have to move away for a few months for work but we always decided to ignore it and just live in the moment. Now that it's so close to happening, it feels so unreal and makes me a little sad. I got so used to having her around and being able to cuddle with her, that this long distance relationship thing will be hard. We will figure it out and we will get through it, I hope, but it's still hard. For her it's probably twice as hard because she also 'leaves' Rose.

My train of thoughts is interrupted by my coughing and I whine because it hurts in my throat. Scarlett also seems to come back out of her head and looks at me with worried eyes again.

"That didn't sound good." She says softly and I let go of her face, letting my hand drop onto the matrass next to me.

"It's just a little cough." I try to play it down, not wanting to seem like a baby for being maybe a tiny but sick. She narrows her eyes a little but nods slowly.

"How about we get you something to eat? Maybe that'll help." She suggests and I nod in agreement.

I peel myself out of bed and get into some slippers, not in the mood to change for breakfast. Scarlett smiles at that and I follow her downstairs. I wave it off when she offers to make my breakfast and put two slices of toast into the toaster. Scar sits down at the kitchen isle and watches me. I can't quite pinpoint the expression on her face, a mix between worry, love and adoration.

Not wanting to show how exhausting it is to make my own breakfast, I move on and start peeling an orange to go with my toast. Usually, I have more energy in the morning and making breakfast is fun but today I feel like my body is extra heavy.

I feel Scar's piercing green eyes in my back but decide to ignore that, still not wanting to show how low I feel. We only have two more weeks, I can't be sick right now, I want to spend as much quality time with her as possible.

When my breakfast is ready, I join her at the kitchen isle and start to eat but I'm not really hungry and after I ate half of what I made, I don't want to eat anymore.

I push the plate a little away and feel Scarlett watching me. Before I can get up, she grabs the plate and puts the orange into a container and puts it in the fridge while snacking on the toast. She turns back around to me and puts her hands on the counter, leaning onto them a bit.

"How about you take a nice shower?" She suggests and I manage to grin a bit.

"Do I smell so bad?" I ask back jokingly, making her smile.

"No, babe but I think it might help to get your energy up a little. Just don't shower too hot or too long." She says and I nod, I don't need to risk getting dizzy in the shower.

"Fine." I say and drag out the word a little, making her chuckle a bit.

"I love you." She calls after me and I turn around, shooting her a smile.

"I love you more." I reply and she shakes her head with loving eyes.

I get into the shower and the water feels very nice on my skin. My muscles relax and I lean against the cold wall, the contrast making me sigh a little.

Am I getting sick?

But I really can't have that right now. I want to spend as much time with Scarlett as possible and not laying in bed sick. Maybe it's just the morning and after the shower I'll feel refreshed and ready to start the day.

While I'm in the shower, Scarlett knocks on the door and asks to come in. I call her in and she comes inside, carrying a small pile of clothes.

"I brought you some clothes to wear after your shower." She calls over the noise of the water. The shower glass is fogged, so I can only see her blurred.

"Oh, right, I forgot about that." I call back and shake my head about myself.

"No problem, babe. I'm downstairs when you're ready." She says and leaves me alone again.

I smile to myself, somehow she manages to think of things that I forget. Not that I forget things often, pretty much all of the time, I think of everything but the very few times I don't, she does. And it's the other way around. She barely forgets stuff but when she does, I am the one remembering what it was and remind her. We just fit together perfectly, in every way.

After showering, I feel a little better and towel off before slipping into the clothes she brought me. Looks like we're staying in today, because she gave me sweatpants, a sweater and fuzzy socks. Apart from the underwear and the socks, she gave me her clothes, which makes my heart beat a little faster, she's just adorable.

I get dressed and walk down into the living room, spotting her reading a book on the couch. When she hears my steps, she puts the book down and turns around to me.

"How are you feeling, angel?" She asks softly and I don't miss how her eyes scan my outfit.

"Better." I say with a smile and walk around the couch to sit down next to her. She turns to me and waves her hand through my slightly damp hair before tugging it behind my ear.

"How's your throat doing?" She asks and I hum happily when her fingertips brush over my cheek.

"It still feels a little sore but it'll pass." I answer and her eyes narrow a tiny bit and if I wasn't looking at her, I would have missed it.

"Alright. Anything you wanna do today?" She asks and opens her arms a little for me. I hesitate a bit.

"I don't wanna infect you with my sore throat." I say, hating that I have to be responsible because it looks very comfortable in her arms.

"Don't worry, my immune system is great and besides, I think this is because of your lake trip yesterday." She waves it off.

Her tone isn't in any way accusing and I love her for simply stating her thoughts. She's probably right and has every right to say 'I told you so' but she doesn't and I love that. She may have sensed that it wasn't the smartest idea but she also knew it's part of my job and it doesn't change anything to tell me she knew the outcome beforehand.

"Sure?" I ask one more time and she nods, making little grabby hands that melt my heart.

So, I scoot closer and cuddle into her arms. It feels very comforting and cozy and I snuggle a little closer as her arms wrap around me and her fingers play with my hair.

"Back to the plans for today." She says and I nod against her.

"I thought maybe I could calculate how much wood I need for Rose's treehouse. I kinda hoped to go to the hardware store and get everything as long as you're still here because I wanted to borrow your car...?" I ask carefully and hear her snort a little before pressing a kiss to my hair.

"Sure, baby, you can have my car. I wouldn't expect you to carry multiple kilos of wood all by yourself from the store to my house. Especially not when you're building a treehouse for our daughter." She chuckles silently and kisses my hair again.

My heart makes a jump at her words and I look up at her, suddenly feeling a lot of things. She looks down at me and smiles. I'm not sure she realized what she just said but if she is aware, she hides it very well.

Her eyes show pure love and when she leans down to kiss my forehead, my heart almost explodes. The fact that she just called Rose our daughter makes me freak out a little, but in a good way. In a very good way. I don't want to make a big deal out of it, so I just smile widely at her and she mirrors my expression.

"Other than that I don't have any plans." I say and try to calm my heart beat down again. She hums in response.

"How about we watch a movie or two?" She suggests. "Outside it's raining at the moment and it's not nice at all."

I look out into the backyard and she is right, I didn't notice that.

"Movie sounds good." I agree. "Maybe we can do that first and I'll do the math for the treehouse later."

Scarlett agrees and leans forward to grab the remote, keeping me close while she does so.

"What do you wanna watch?" She asks and turns on the TV. I hum in thought and think about the options before grinning up at her.

"How about Marvel?" I suggest and she smiles softly at me.

"Sure, which movie?" She agrees easily and I think about it. I have seen a few now but I don't know the order of all those movies, I just know in which ones she's in.

"The last one I watched was 'Civil War' I think. That should leave me with three more movies with you. Endgame, Black Widow and Infinity War." I list off and purse my lips in thought.

"Yes, that's right. Technically, Black Widow would be the next one, chronologically but it contains a few spoilers, so I'd suggest watching Infinity War and Endgame first." She says and I nod.

"So, Infinity War?" I suggest.

"Sure, but you might be confused by a few things because there are a movies in between and you may not know some of the characters." She points out but I shrug with a little smug grin.

"I don't care, I can watch those movies later on, for now I wanna see my girlfriend on the screen."

Scar laughs a little and brushes over my hair. "Alright, we can do that. How about you start watching the movie and I make us some tea?" She offers and I think about it.

I agree but pout when she has to get up for that. She gives me a kiss on the cheek for that and starts the movie.

A few minutes later she comes back with two cups of tea and places them on the sideboard behind us before sitting down. I immediately cuddle back into her. We watch the movie and when I see Lizzie with red hair, I ask Scar to stop the movie, to send Lizzie a picture of the screen and send her a text.

Y/n: Red hair suits you XD

Lizzie: Hahaha, thank you, I actually really liked that color for Wanda.

Y/n: It does look really good, but you're only my second favorite red head in the movie, sorry ;)

Lizzie: Who are you're talking about then? Your girlfriend is blonde in this movie XD

Y/n: Oh, you know what I mean

Lizzie: Sure, enjoy the movie

Y/n: Thanks <3

I put my phone back down and Scar grins.

"You know, she's right, I'm blonde in this one. So, who's the read head you're talking about?" She teases and I swat her arm, making her laugh. We continue the movie but with every passing minute, I feel myself growing more and more tired again.

Suddenly, a heat wave washes over me and I kick off the blanket that was laying on top of me. Scarlett eyes me and frowns a bit, pausing the movie.

"You don't look good." She observes and I try to grin sarcastically.

"Rude." I say and see her lips twitch a bit but she shakes her head.

"I didn't mean it like that. You're pale and you look sick." She sighs a bit and carefully puts her hand on my forehead before nodding.

"You're burning up, baby." She says concerned and I whine when she moves to get up. I dramatically fall onto the couch, looking up at her.

"I think the day yesterday gave you a fever, let me check that, okay?" She asks and I pout a little.

"Fine." I mumble and she hurries to get the fever thermometer.

I close my eyes for a second as they feel very heavy. But my body feels way too hot and I open my eyes again and sit up a little to get out of my sweater. Scarlett comes back and for a second I think she might scold me for getting out of my sweater but she just brushes some hair out of my face and puts the thermometer into my mouth.

When it beeps a few seconds later, she looks at it and nods in confirmation.

"You're running a fever." She says and sits down on the coffee table to face me. I turn my head to look at her.

"I don't wanna be sick, I want to spend the day with you." I mumble and she smiles softly and takes my hand, not caring that I have a fever.

"I know, baby, but we can still spend the day together. Let me take care of you, okay? Please?" She asks and it's so sweet that I can't help it but to love her even more and nod.

"Thank you. Let's get you into bed, it's more comfy there and you can rest." She suggests but I whine, not wanting to get up because my body feels so heavy. She doesn't seem to judge me for my, maybe, immature behavior, the love in her eyes not fading a tiny bit, it almost looks like she thinks it's cute.

"We'll be quick and you can lay down upstairs again." She promises and offers me a hand to help me up. I pout but let her pull me up and go upstairs. My body still feels very heavy and I am slow but Scar doesn't care, she waits for me and opens the door to the bedroom. I fall onto the bed, the covers being incredibly soft.

"Don't you wanna get under the blanket? It's so cozy." She asks but I shake my head.

"I'm overheating." I tell her and she nods understandingly.

"I know it feels that way and you are hot but there is still a risk of you cooling out a bit and especially after that's what caused this, I won't let you cool out." She says softly and goes to her dresser to get a t-shirt.

"Look, you don't have to wear that sweater anymore and you can change into shorter sweatpants but you should wear something." She says and comes back with the two pieces of clothing in her hands.