Hi! I have a request- Roman feeling gassy all day but going on with his day anyways and when he comes back home Addy's concerned cause he keeps rubbing his chest but he dismisses her but then at night it gets bad so they have to stay up all night but she doesn't mind taking care of him 🥰
Ps. Your writing makes me go through my day. 🥰
Heyo you guys I have finally written something after taking such a long break. It definitely wasn’t intended to be that long but dear lord it was one thing after the other. Thank y’all for being so patient and I hope to write more stuff very soon so yeah. 💜
Cw: Burping, No vomit but there is nausea, trapped gas
“Yeah I’m fine, why do you ask?” Roman forced his voice to sound confused as if he didn’t know exactly why she was asking. He was always bad at hiding things from her and Atticus because they just know him way too well, all of his little tells that give away exactly how he’s feeling at all times and most of the time he hated that they could see right through him because it’s embarrassing but at times he does slightly enjoy it because he doesn’t even have to tell them that he needs comfort, they just immediately give it to him, for example this exact moment as Addy started rubbing his back gently before explaining why she asked.
“You’re awfully quiet and also you keep putting your hand to your chest like it’s bothering you..” She said, her voice now taking on a knowing tone as she looked up at him, those icy blue eyes going right through every part of him as he looked back at her for a moment before looking away and sighing quietly.
“I’m okay really, I think being on the boat so long must have upset my stomach a little for once but it’s already starting to go away so there isn’t anything to worry about…are you ready to go downstairs and eat with everyone?” He quickly changed the subject to distract from the fact that he totally swallowed way more than normal throughout his entire explanation. He really did want to just let himself burp for once because it was hurting like hell and she was being so sweet to him already but he didn’t want the others knowing that his stomach was upset once again so he just kept swallowing the air down every time it came up so Addy wouldn’t say to stay in the room instead.
She knew he was lying in someway though but she knew better than to push it, he would come to her when he was ready so for now she would just stay a little close to him in case he needs her, “Alright sweetheart I’m ready yes but if you’re tummy starts to hurt too bad don’t be afraid to tell me..” she spoke rather quickly so as not to embarrass him further before grabbing his hand and leading him down the hall then down the stairs and to the kitchen of Luca’s family vacation home where everyone else was sitting at the kitchen table with food on their plates already but they were clearly waiting for Addy and Roman before eating as their food was untouched and they were all just talking.
“Oh my god finally y’all came down, I was fixin to give up on waitin for ya because I am literally starving,” Atticus teased as Roman and Addy walked to the counter where all of the food was to make their plates.
“Gus if you were literally starving I do not think you would have been sitting here calmly talking about whether or not toes are actually fingers just for your feet..” Luca said with a mock face of disgust and both Lissy and Damian busted out laughing as Atticus’s face went bright red and he looked down with an embarrassed smile as he stabbed a piece of lettuce and shoved it into his mouth.
Then as Roman and Addy sat down at the table with their food, Roman sat in between Atticus and Addy, Atticus looked up at him and asked semi quietly, “They’re fingers aren’t they?”
Everyone went silent for a moment, the anticipation of Roman’s answer almost palpable in the air, “I don’t think just because you can pick things up with your toes that means they’re fingers Atticus…must we have this conversation once a month?” Roman teased making everyone erupt in laughter once again and Atticus huffed loudly.
“Oh whatever I know I’m right! Y’all just aren’t smart enough to handle my knowledge,,” Atticus practically yelled to be heard over the laughter but it just made everyone laugh a bit harder for a moment before Luca placed a hand over on Atticus’s shoulder and everyone else began to have their own little conversations between each other.
“You’re very smart love but the thought that toes are actually fingers is just appalling, I am so sorry..” Luca spoke quietly so only Atticus could really hear him and gave him an amused smile which Atticus returned as he took another bite of his salad.
“What you don’t want to hold feet fingers with me??” Atticus joked making Luca fake gag as he began to eat his own food and Atticus began laughing hard which caused Roman to chuckle to himself as he cut up the chicken breast he had put on his plate.
When she heard him chuckle, Addy leaned over slightly with a smile and whispered, “I’m surprised he hasn’t tried to convince us that knees are actually leg elbows yet..” which made Roman snort and look at her with a smile.
“Please don’t remind him of that-“ Roman was going to say that Atticus had in fact already tried to convince him of that when they were kids but he got cut off by a sudden air bubble rushing up his throat and he had to quickly turn his head away from the table with his fist to his mouth but luckily for him he managed to swallow it back down before it actually came out but the feeling of it going back down did hurt quite a bit and he immediately put his other hand to his chest without even realizing it.
Thankfully Addy was the only one who noticed since everyone else was lost in eating and having their own conversations but her face was definitely concerned now as Roman turned back around to face his food again, “Are you okay sweetie?” She asked as she placed her hand on Roman’s shoulder.
He just nodded, afraid that if he tried to talk the air would just come right back up so instead he just looked over at her once he started cutting his chicken breast again and just nodded once again.
Dinner went on pretty much uneventful after that, everyone ate and talked for a while before they all decided they were too tired to stay up any more and so everyone went to their rooms but Addy did note that she kept noticing Roman palming at his chest every couple of minutes but she left him alone about it so as not to embarrass him in front of everyone but once they were in their room and laying down for bed she finally asked, “How is your stomach feeling now?”
“Mm a bit sore but it’s fine now that I ate,” It wasn’t a complete lie, his stomach did feel better after eating but he knew that as digestion continued he would just get even more gassy but of course he didn’t want to tell Addy that, especially not when he is literally holding her against his chest.
“Baby are you sure it isn’t botherin you? You sure did keep putting your hand to your chest earlier…I’m sorry if that embarrasses you for me to mention I’m just worried is all..” Addy’s voice was quiet and comforting as she gently set her hand in between them on Roman’s tummy, careful not to actually apply pressure in case it really was hurting him.
Roman did turn a bit red in the cheeks but he managed to keep the embarrassed tone out of his voice as he quietly said, “I’m okay Angel, really, I just want to sleep off the soreness now..”
Addy sighed, knowing that he was still partially lying but if he truly felt that he would be okay enough to sleep then she didn’t want to push him to do anything he didn’t want to do instead she gave him a gentle kiss to the chest and snuggled her head into it a bit more to listen to his heart beat before mumbling, “Okay I’ll let you sleep then big guy…I love you..”
The last thing Addy heard was a muffled “I love you too..” as Roman buried his face into her hair and fell asleep within seconds and then Addy followed suit just a few minutes later.
But just a couple of hours later Addy was being pulled out of a deep sleep by the definite sounds of someone gagging harshly and as she fully opened her eyes and looked around the room she could even tell that they were completely unproductive gags that the sound of were traveling under the closed bathroom door which she could see a sliver of yellow light just under as she sat up.
She sat there for a moment just staring at the light on the floor for a minute or two as she waited for the rest of her body to wake up but then she heard Roman retch again then follow it up with an obviously pained groan and so she was on her feet in seconds, albeit a bit shaky but oh well, and she quickly tried the door which was thankfully unlocked.
As she opened it she found Roman sitting on the floor in front of the toilet, sitting in an awkward criss crossed position practically up against it as he had his arms folded over the seat and his head rested on top of his arms. She heard him cough and saw his back shake as he let out an almost completely silent retch then groaned in pain once again and so she carefully sat behind him and set her hand very gently on his back, not sure if he knew she was in there yet so she tried to be careful so as to not scare him on accident.
“Mm so nauseous..” Roman mumbled as he felt Addy’s hand make contact with his back, he was sure he was probably warm if not from a fever than from overexertion because he had been in front of the toilet for at least an hour just non stop dry heaving. Not a single thing would come up no matter how hard he gagged or how hard he coughed and yet he was still so nauseous that his mouth stayed filled with saliva which he continuously had to spit out, and he could feel his jaw shaking with the need to get everything up.
Addy nodded as she began to comfortingly rub at his back, “Have you been able to get anything up yet?” She asked, her voice coming out much more groggy than she had expected.
“Not really…not unless you count spit as something..” Roman made a poor attempt at a joke and immediately regretted it as his body decided gagging emptily again was far more appealing then trying to be funny.
“Oh sweetheart your poor stomach is really messed up huh? Do you think if I rubbed it for you that it may help get something up?” Addy asked as she lightly patted Roman on the back, not nearly hard enough to actually cause anything to happen of course.
Roman thought for a moment as he sat there spitting disgusting amounts of saliva into the toilet water, and he honestly didn’t know if it would help but he figured it may be worth a shot so he nodded his head in response since talking felt like he was just one word away from literally dying.
Addy nodded back as she wrapped her arms around his waist and scooted a little closer so her chest was against his back as she began to deeply rub her fingertips into Roman’s belly, not being very gentle at all because she was in fact trying to get him to puke anyway.
They sat like this for at least five minutes as Addy continuously added more and more pressure the longer she rubbed and she was about to just straight up push in as hard as she could on his belly instead but right when she was about to do it a loud gurgle started all the way at the bottom of Roman’s belly and rushed completely up his chest, causing him to pitch forward with another strong heave but instead of liquid the only thing that came out was one of the loudest belches that he has ever had come out of him.
He couldn’t help but moan in actual relief as he felt his intense stomach pain literally lessen just from that one burp and for once he was actually happy when he felt another burp gurgle up his throat quickly after the first one and it also barreled out of his throat and into the toilet with the exact same intensity as the first.
Quite a few more burps tumbled out of his mouth as Addy continued to rub his tummy, moving her hand up to be more under his ribs since it seemed to be mostly air that he needed to get up anyway.
Once the burping almost completely tapered off, Roman sighed in relief once again, his stomach feeling quite literally deflated now as all of the air was out and all that was left was the little bit of food that still needed to digest.
“Feeling better now?” Addy’s voice suddenly breaking the silence that had filled the room made Roman jump slightly and he definitely would have turned red from the embarrassment of it if he wasn’t already red as hell from how long he had been dry heaving.
“Mhmm..” Roman nodded his head against his arms as he hummed out his response.
“Do you want to go lay back down with me now or do you think you still may throw up?” Addy asked as she leaned back a little and started to rub Roman’s back instead of his tummy but then Roman suddenly lifted his head away from his arms and turned around. He then buried his face into Addy’s neck and wrapped his arms around her before quietly mumbling into her neck, “I’ll sleep right here..”
“I do not think that it would be comfy to sleep right here baby, but we can try if that’s what you want..” Addy laughed, patting Roman on the back lightly.
Roman smiled in response, sitting back out of the hug a bit to give her a purely loving expression for a few seconds, “Can you help me up please goofball?”
“Of course honey..” She said with a smile, slowly standing up and offering out her hand.