Howling Winds

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(It's alright!)

Feeling a shiver run down her spine from the chill of the air, she moved towards his bedroom where she kept some spare clothes. "Yeah, if you could grab me one, that would be great." Sophia rubbed her arms while passing through the hallway, trying to produce some kind of heat. She walked into his bedroom with a sigh before circling her arms around Chris from behind. "I'm so sleepy. I just want to forget about today." She mumbled to herself while placing her cheek against his back.

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Emmett felt the alcohol starting to do its job as his mind starting to buzz slightly. Relaxing, he leaned back against the couch to finally get some rest but suddenly felt Peggy bolt from his arms. "Peg?" He questioned with a slight frown while sitting up, hearing the sound of her throwing up in the bathroom. Moving quickly, Emmett found her hunched over the toilet and held back her hair. "Hey, are you alright? What's wrong?"

"D'you just want to go to sleep?" Chris asked, glancing over his shoulder to look at the top of Sophia's head. Chris reached forward into his closet and pulled two random hoodies off the hangers. He spun around in Sophia's grip, putting his arms around her. "We can just pop a movie in the player in here and go to sleep." It was a bit early to be going to sleep but Chris wanted to forget about the day just as badly as Sophia wanted to. He was kind of scared he'd close his eyes and he'd be back into that place, so he figured a movie would help them out a bit.

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Peggy moved one hand away from her hair to give Emmett a thumbs up. She knew he could clearly tell she wasn't really all that alright, but she wasn't going to die or anything from throwing up. Once she was done, she grabbed a piece of toilet paper and wiped her mouth, throwing it into the toilet and flushing. She stood up and put her open mouth under his sink's tap, filling her mouth then spitting out the water. "I'm okay," Peggy finally stated, straightening out and looking up at Emmett. "My stomach's just bugging."

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"Yeah." She gave a grateful smile then took the hoodie from his hand. Looking up at him, Sophia relaxed into his arms and nodded at the proposal. "I think that sounds perfect." Laying in bed and escaping the real world with a movie seemed like their best bet for the night. She stood on her tippy-toes to place a light kiss onto his cheek,"I'll go get the player then. Maybe I could even bribe Buddy into staying with us." Sophia moved away to pull on her hoodie, starting to feel the warmth already.

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Emmett frowned slightly, because she was obviously not alright. "Do you want tea or something? My mom always brings that crap over and I don't drink it." He offered while rubbing her back. It concerned him that she wasn't feeling well, especially after being in a building like that. Peggy could have contracted some sort of disease or inhaled something by accident. It only made Emmett want to beat himself up more for dragging everyone over to that place.

"Just grab him a treat," Chris said, pulling his hoodie over his head after Sophia had let go of him. He moved over to where his movies were and crouched in front of the stand. He pursed his lips as he read over all of the titles. He wasn't going to watch something like the Grudge. He only had a couple of happy, light hearted movies, and one of them was the Little Mermaid. His cousin had left it on his house, and it was still sitting on his shelf. "Want to watch a Disney movie? Keep it happy?"

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"Yeah, sure," Peggy said with a smile. "Stop frowning, you look better when you're happy. I'm okay, Emmett. Really." She poked his cheek and stepped around him, walking back to the couch where they had been before. She still felt like she was going throw up, but she wasn't going to let herself. She'd manage if she got something in her to stomach, right? If she got tea in there, she'd be okay. She sat herself down onto the couch, pulling her legs up to her chest.

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Moving towards the living room, she crouched in front of the television where the player was placed. "Yeah, that would be fine." Sophia responded while following the cords to unplug the correct wires. After pulling out all the plugs, she gathered the player into her arms. "Hey, Buddy, c'mere." She called over her shoulder while the dog barked in response. Sophia moved into the kitchen to grab a treat and knelled down to place it into his mouth.

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Despite her words, Emmett was still not convinced that Peggy was fine nor did it ease his worry. "I'll stop frowning when you actually feel better. For now, just relax on the couch while I make you some tea." He followed closely behind her and settled her onto the couch, draping a blanket over her body. Emmett moved into the kitchen and started to boil the water then turned to pick out some random type of tea from the pantry. It had some gimmick on the front of it, but he paid no attention to it. He dispensed the water into a mug and placed the tea bag into the cup. "Tea's ready." Emmett announced then moved out to her in the living room.

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"I've got Little Mermaid," Chris called back, picking up the case and cracking it open. The DVD was sitting in its place, and he pushed the little center button to pop it out and into his hand. He moved over towards the door of his bedroom to lean out and look at Sophia give Buddy a treat. He noticed Buddy's tail was tucked between his legs, and that he was very hesitantly taking the treat. "Buddy what's wrong with you, it's just Soph," Chris said, looking at his dog with a frown.

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"You're such a mom," Peggy said, forcing a laugh as she took the tea from Emmett and held the cup in both hands. She moved her gaze from Emmett to the liquid in her cup. She wasn't going to drink it yet, it was too hot and really, burning her mouth wasn't something she was down to to after throwing up. "I really am okay, though, Emmett." She looked back up to him and smiled slightly. She still did feel like crap, but she didn't want him freaking out over it. Especially after what just happened.

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After waiting a moment, Sophia simply placed the treat onto the ground with a sigh hoping that he would eat it later. "It's alright. Maybe Buddy's just tired." She stated with a slight shrug then made her way over to Chris in the bedroom. Glancing over her shoulder before entering, she saw Buddy practically attacking the treat, devouring it in a few bites. At least he ate it. "It's been years since I've seen the Little Mermaid." She reminisced with the smallest of smiles as she sat down on the bed.

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"Don't lie. I know you secretly enjoy it." He joked back, wanting to lighten up the mood a little. Emmett wasn't convinced that she was actually alright, especially since he was still shaken up, but he didn't want to push it. "Alright, Peg. Let's just relax the rest of the night and pretend that nothing ever happened." He decided, knowing that it was the best thing for them. Moving over closer to her, he wrapped an arm around her shoulder. The silence that filled the air was actually quite pleasant for once.

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