Brody was woke several times during the night due to LaSalle coughing. She did her best to help ease it but he just had to wait till it stopped itself. When the sun finally came up neither of them had had much sleep. Every time she seemed to fall asleep she was woke by another coughing fit. So this what it was like when you took care of not only someone sick but a man no less. Getting out of bed she got up and went to find the medication to give LaSalle to see if she could get his coughing to stop and the various other stuff she had bought him to help him feel better.

"LaSalle sit up you need to take this lot, maybe if you do we can get more than an hours sleep before you start coughing again" as she picked up the cough medicine first.

LaSalle sat up and started coughing again. When he finished she gave him the medicine and all the other stuff before passing him a drink. As he flopped back on the bed he started to cough again. She watched as his face went a deep shade of red and his breathing sounded shallow when he finished.

"Why does coughing so much hurt. Feels like I swallowed a bunch of glass shards" as he rolled on his side and tried to curl up in to a ball.

Looking down at him she couldn't help but feel so sorry for him. He looked so ill and helpless. Getting back up she went and made coffee and something to eat for them both before coming back to bed. If he needed to stay in bed all day then she was sure she could stay with him to look after him. When she got back into bed she gave him a little nudge and asked him to sit up. When he finally managed to sit up she passed him a bagel and his coffee before eating her bagel.

As she watched him swallow his bagel it looked like he was eating nails the way he winced as he ate. He finally gave up and pushed it away before drinking his coffee.

"Even coffee hurts" as he looked at her with big sad bloodshot eyes.

She had just finished eating when he said that. Finishing her coffee she slid back down the bed and turned to face him.

"Come here, let's see if a cuddle can make you feel better" as she opened her arms and watched as LaSalle moved across the bed and dived head first into her chest.

He wrapped one arm round her waist as he let the other lie on the bed between them. She wrapped her leg round him and pulled him closer so he was now flush up against her. He felt so warm and and cuddly and he was sick so she could stop that train of thought now. Looking down at him she saw he had his face buried deep in her chest between her breasts. He seemed to have fallen asleep again so she left him there. Settling her chin on his head she placed a kiss to his head and let herself fall asleep hoping they got at least a couple of hours before his cough kicked off again.

LaSalle woke and took a deep breath in. The smell of Brody's perfume surrounded him as he felt her arms round his chest and her leg over his holding him close. Before he fell asleep he had buried his face in to her chest just to see what she would do. When she kissed him on the head he finally knew he had won her over. He knew when he was better they would be having a lot of fun getting to know each other a lot better.

Moving a little he realized she was still asleep so he tried not to move to much and wake her. She had been up every time he had been and he was sure she has kept checking on him while he slept. Seeing her sleep she looked so beautiful, her face was so relaxed and carefree. There was no sign of the tough interrogator he first meet all them months ago when she face planted the guy into the table they were questioning. That memory made him smile as she seemed so different now. He had watched as she fought her way out of tough situations, dodge bullets and dived out the way of explosions. He had found himself falling for her the minute she questioned him when he first meet her about calling her ma'am.

He could feel the need to cough build but he held it off as long as he could knowing when he coughed she would wake. He didn't want to wake her but he couldn't hold it any longer and he coughed. Sure enough she moved to run her hand up and down his back as he used the hand between them to hold his mouth as he coughed.

"That's it get ready, you coming to my place since your place doesn't have a bath" as she pulled back and looked at him.

"Bath! What do I want a bath for?" As he moved back a little but not enough for her to have to let go of him.

"A bath helps me when I am sick and the fresh air may also help" as she went to move away and get up.

"No, I want to stay here in bed with you where it's warm and cosy and comfortable" as he moved to pull her back to him.

"Fine, but can we get up and go downstairs to the couch. At least we can watch TV and food is not as far away" as she yet again kissed his head.

Feeling her lips on his head he couldn't say no so nodded his head. She got out of bed wearing one of his t-shirts and not much else. He could just picture them long legs of hers wrapped round him as they ...and he started to cough. This sucked, he finally had her where he wanted her and he was too damn sick to do anything. She sat back down and rubbed his back as he sat up and coughed till he could hardly breath.

"Let's grab this, this and you and head down" as she picked up pillows, blankets and took LaSalle's hand Pulling him to his feet.

Making there way down slowly just in case LaSalle went wobbly again they finally reached the lounge. LaSalle dropped down to sitting before Brody had even put the blankets and pillows down. Placing the pillows in the right place she got him to sit back into the corner of the couch and covered him with a blanket.

Leaving him she switched the tv on and told him she was away to find food for them both. When she came back she and coffee and soup. Sitting next to him she passed him his soup and watched as he ate every now and again wincing as he swallowed. When he had finished she was pleased to see he had ate it all. She had not really bothered with heres but had at least had a few mouthfuls. Putting the bowls on the table she finished her coffee and lifting the blanket up she slid up against LaSalle's side.

When did it feel so right to be lying her up against LaSalle's side as he slept. Shaking her head she felt LaSalle move and wrap his arms round her as he made sure she wasn't getting up. As she looked up at the TV she felt herself yawn as she fell asleep lying content in LaSalle's arms.

LaSalle watched her as she fell asleep and he couldn't help but smile. She was in his arms for a change and not the other way round. He liked how she fitted her head under his chin and how she wrapped her fingers with his before she fell asleep. What was there not to like about her? She was after all perfect. He let his eyes drift shut and now it was his turn to kiss her head. They both fell asleep curled round each other on the couch till coughing woke them up. The problem was it was Brody who was coughing and not LaSalle.

"Hey you okay? That cough doesn't sound good" as they both sat up.

"Sure just a small tickle on my throat"as she shifted so she was facing him with her head on his chest.

"Don't we make a good pair, both sick now" as he ran his hand up and down her back.

"You sound a little better than before" Brody commented hearing his voice was a little stronger.

" I feel it, must be the good nurse I have had looking after me" LaSalle told Brody as he kissed her head.

"Let me get you medicine" as she went to stand from the couch.

Getting up she went in the kitchen and got all the medication form where she left it after breakfast before coming back to the lounge. Setting it all down she gave LaSalle what he needed then sat back down next to him.

"What about you? You need something for that cough before it gets worse" as he went to sit up and reach for it .

"I am fine, I don't need..." But was cut off by coughing.

"Sure you don't, here take it now" as he got the medicine and passed her it.

"Thanks" as she took some and put the bottle back on the table.

"We do make a good pair but not for being sick" as she climbed back on the couch.

"Since your sick now and I am still sick does that mean I finally get to do this" as he moved so his face was in front of hers. Lifting his hand up he ran it down her face and leant in to kiss her. The kiss was slow and sweet, everything a first kiss should be especially between sick people.

"Who gets to phone Pride and tell him we need more time off now so you can look after me" as Brody buried her head against his chest and coughed.

"Sorry for getting you sick, I never meant for this" as he rubbed her back.

"Can't be helped, at least I get to be sick with you so you can cuddle me now" as she closed her eyes.

"If you want cuddles I can do that and you don't even have to ask" as he cuddled her to his chest running his fingers through her hair.

As they lay together on the couch they seemed to take it in turns to cough with Brody's getting worse as LaSalle's seemed to get better. At one point they both drifted off to sleep waking when Brody had a major coughing fit.

"Since I am now the fittest out of us I can say bed now" as he got them both off the couch and aimed towards the stairs.

They climbed the stairs and LaSalle got Brody tucked up in bed before coming back down to grab the medicine and some coffee. He found some leftover soup from lunch and heated it before taking the whole lot up. Walking in to the bedroom he placed the meds on the nightstand and got Brody to sit up. Dishing them out to both of them he finished Brody's with cough medicine and his with his antibiotic.

They sat on the bed and shared the soup before drinking their coffee. They were still tired even after napping during the day so when they had finished their coffee LaSalle got back up and after locking up and switching the light off he returned to bed. Brody drifted over the bed and cuddled into him as she rested her head on his chest. LaSalle wrapped his arms round her before he placed a kiss to her head.

"Sorry again for getting you sick, if I had of known I would have kept my distance " as he placed more kisses to her hair.

"You weren't to know I would get sick as well. Let's get some sleep before one of us wakes coughing again" as she placed a kiss to his chest and closed her eyes.

LaSalle felt her fall asleep and was amazed his plan had worked. Far enough he didn't realise how sick he was and he sure as hell didn't mean to get her sick but nether the less it had work. After all these months of trying he finally had Meredith Brody in his arms and in his bed. If this was the result of getting sick then he should have faked being sick months ago.