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“Probably.” She reached for the sports drink and fought to open the cap. He popped the cap for her, and Jiji climbed on her lap, meowing.
She slugged back half the bottle and set it back on the tray.
He smiled. “Your tongue is blue.”
She shrugged and rubbed her head along Jiji’s. “I don’t doubt it. I feel jittery and don’t know if I am going to be able to rest.”
“Jiji will come to get me if you need help, or you can call out. Watch cartoons on your phone. You will be asleep in no time.”
She nodded. “Right. I will try to get some rest.”
He smiled and caressed her hair. “Relax and get better. I am just a call away.”
She nodded and settled on the bed, pulling the covers up and over her shoulder with Jiji curling up next to her shoulder.
She watched Minoru take the packet of pills out of her purse, and then he stood straight and left her alone. She pretended that she was at her house and everything was familiar. At that point, she closed her eyes and tried to sleep.
Her hands started shaking, and she tucked them under the blanket. She had tried to use her phone, but she couldn’t work the buttons and open apps with the shakes. She got to her knees and started crawling to the bathroom. Before she had made it, an arm came around her ribs and lifted her high.
He carried her to the restroom, and she waved him off. She attended to things, washed up, washed her hands, and patted her face.
He picked her up and settled her back on the bed. “Why didn’t you call out?”
She opened her mouth, and a squeak came out.
“Send a text?” He frowned.
She held up shaking hands. With focus, she grabbed a water bottle and drank half a litre in one go.
He set the bottle down and smoothed her hair as he eased her down. “I will move in here to work until you are better. Oh, you managed to get actual prescription suppressors, but they were calibrated for an omega who had been on suppressors for at least five years. You hit your system with a hammer.”
She nodded and pulled the bedding over her face. He left the room. She silently cried because she was confused and felt like an idiot. The simple solution that would let her pretend nothing had changed might actually have made her useless to Minoru. That level of suppressor in a beta could have burned her biology out. It was like pouring acid on her ovaries. All she could do was hope that she hadn’t done any permanent damage. She felt like an idiot.
She got up every two hours and continued to flush the chemicals from her system. Minoru watched from the workstation he had set up, and she waved at him to sit down and staggered over to the bathroom. When she got back, she could turn her consumption up and take down a full litre of water.
Her shakes had eased over eight hours, and when Nari came in with a tray, Polly suffered a wave of dark emotion. She cried, and her croaking voice spilled apology after apology.
Nari set the tray down, wrapped her arms around her, and rubbed her back and shoulders. “It is fine, Polly. You will be fine. I know you feel like hell right now, but you have a wave of hormones ripping through you. You can be emotional. It’s fine. Now, I made you some dinner, and I would like you to try and eat it.”
Polly nodded and looked toward Minoru.
“I will bring his tray right away. The moment that you start eating.”
She blinked and picked up a spoon, dipping it into the bowl of soup before lifting them both to her mouth. She sipped three spoonfuls, and Nari smiled and left to get Minoru’s tray.
She finished her soup quickly and then picked up her chopsticks to lift the rice to her lips. She lost a lot, but then she could move on to the grilled fish. Swallowing was tricky, but she managed.
She gave Jiji some shreds of fish, and he nommed his way through it.
Minoru sat next to her, and Nari set up his tray. When she saw what Polly had consumed, she smiled and nodded. “I will be back to get your tray in thirty minutes.”
Polly squeaked, “Okay.”
Minoru smiled. “I have an herbalist coming by tomorrow. She is a specialist and will help you clear your system.”
She nodded and kept eating, but less and less rice made it to her mouth.
“Turn to me.” He used his chopsticks and fed her the rice. She could taste him on the polished wood, and it started her heartbeat thumping. She quickly chewed and swallowed so he could finish his own food.
