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Tobin felt bad for her kids whenever they got sick- they were so vulnerable and miserable and usually moped around all day. So, Ashley being sick was no different.
The six year old was currently cuddled into Tobin's side as she rested. Ashley had gotten the flu from a classmate the previous day, and Tobin was currently giving the girl doses of medicine when needed and helping her stay hydrated. Alex had gone out to buy medicine and pick up their oldest kid from school.
"Mama, I'm tired." Ashley mumbled.
Tobin gently brushed her hair off her warm face.
"Try to sleep, Ash." Tobin whispered.
The little girl nodded and put her head back on Tobin's lap, her eyelids falling.
When Alex came through the door ten minutes later, Tobin almost cheered in relief.
"How is she?" Alex asked.
Tobin sighed.
"Her fever went down a little but she's still pretty warm." Tobin noted.
Alex nodded and gave Tobin a look.
"How do you feel? You look kind of pale." Alex asked.
Tobin rubbed her face with one hand.
"Like I'm getting the flu." Tobin frowned.
Alex gave her wife a sympathetic look and put a hand on Tobin's forehead.
"Looks like you're resting with your daughter today." Alex giggled.
Tobin sighed. So she might have also felt bad for her kids getting sick because it usually resulted in her getting sick, too, but it seemed better to say she just felt bad for them.
"I'll make you some soup." Alex promised.
The forward walked off to the kitchen and Madison was at her heels.
"I help, Mommy." the three year old stated.
Alex smiled at her youngest child.
"Can you give this to Mama?" Alex asked.
The three year old took the ice pack Alex was holding and walked back to her other mother, climbing onto the couch and pressing it against Tobin's forehead.
"Thank you, Maddy." Tobin smiled.
The three year old returned the smile and Alex returned with Tobin's soup. Madison handed the ice pack to Alex and took the soup and spoon, putting some soup in the spoon and hovering it over the bowl, blowing on it like her mothers did for her before feeding it to Tobin.
Alex giggled at the sight and took a picture, posting it to Instagram.
'little caretaker' Alex captioned it.
Madison finished feeding Tobin the soup and Alex took it to the kitchen, returning with some orange juice. The forward held it by Tobin's lips and let her wife sip it before Madison grabbed it and took over the duties. The three year suddenly brightened up and gave the juice to Alex before running upstairs.
"Don't tell me she got the flu, too." Tobin joked about her sudden departure.
Alex shook her head and the two heard Madison running down the steps again. She had a small bag with her and a stethoscope around her neck.
"I make you better, Mama." Madison announced.
Tobin laughed at her daughter's antics, but went along as Maddy pretended to listen to her heart and take her blood pressure.
"One day." Maddy stated.
"One day for what? Until Mama is better?" Alex asked.
Maddy nodded dramatically.
"But don't worry- I take care." the toddler told her mother.