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The seasons had begun to change from Summer to Fall. The leaves had changed colors and fallen off the trees, and the wind blew a frigid cold. But that didnt stop a certain orange haired girl from playing outside in the leaves. Despite her boyfriends objections, she managed to get them outside as well.
Emma wore a brown jacket and a red scarf, which mixed with her orange hair helped her blend in with the leaves surrounding her. Norman wore a dark blue coat, along with a light blue hat with really made his blue eyes sparkle more than usual. And Ray wore a forest green jacket with fuzzy black earmuffs which if you asked his partners, they would say he was adorable, but of course never out loud or they would surely be murdered by their black haired boyfriend.
After about an hour of Emma jumping in leaf piles, Norman continuing to rake leaves up into piles for her, and Ray reading calmly under an autumn tree that had lost all its leaves they were finally ready to head back inside.
Ray offered to make supper like he usually does, but instead his partners decided to give him a break and order pizza.
Soon after the pizza arrived, they were all cuddled up on the couch under a fuzzy blanket watching a movie and drinking warm beverages. Which to most people would sound weird drinking warm drinks with pizza but not to them. Emma with hot chocolate, Norman with a pumpkin spice chai and Ray with his black coffee. Many of their siblings would make fun of Ray's coffee saying it was black like his soul. However, his partners would always defend him knowing how genuinely sweet he is on the inside.
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After the movie was over it was about 10pm and they decided it would be a good idea to head to bed early sinse they had plans to go to the zoo and the mall the next day.
As they were getting ready for bed, Ray sneezed. And sneezed. And sneezed. Norman giggled and said "Looks like somebody is catching a cold." Ray glared at him a bit. He wasnt mad. Norman knew that much. It was just Ray's way of communicating sometimes. Honestly both Norman and Emma found his glares adorable.
Ray cleaned out his tooth brush and put it back in the holder before responding "I dont catch colds. You're the one who's always sick remember?"
Emma walked into the bathroom joining the two boys in washing their faces and said "I don't know babe. You've been sneezing a lot. Maybe you should head to bed now. Norman and I can handle the dishes." Ray looked to her and said "No way! I'm fine. I can help you. You guys don't have to do that by yourselfs." Norman kissed Ray's forehead and said we know. But if you truly are sick you should get some rest. Besides you always do the dishes. Let us do you a favor." Ray glared at them, contemplating what they told him before shrugging his shoulders and said "Fine. But I'm not sick. I never have been and I definitely dont plan on starting tonight."
Ray walked out of the bathroom and changed into more comfortable clothes before crawling in bed. Not long after that he fell fast asleep.
Once Emma and Norman fished washing dishes they changed as well and cuddled around him. Norman on the right, cuddled into Ray's chest, and Emma on the left plastered against Ray's back.
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It was 8am when their alarm when off. Ray slowly opened his eyes and took a deep breath, soon finding he couldn't breathe out his nose. He began to panic and shake Norman awake, not feeling to bad about it sinse they were supposed to get up anyway. Norman opened his eyes and slurred out "R-rayyy?" Ray was like "Norman my nose isnt working! I cant breathe!" Right then not only Norman, but Ray heard his voice. It sounded extremely stuffed up like Norman's has been before. Norman smiled softly and breathed out "Baby you have a cold."
Ray stared at him in disbelief. Cold? Him? He has a cold? How? Norman gets sick. Emma had gotten sick once or twice. But him? No way.
Emma stirred a bit in her sleep before opening her eyes and breathed out "What are you two talking about?" Norman smiled and sat up saying "Our little kitten has a cold." Ray blushed at the pet name but didnt make any move to attack. He was to tired. Plus he couldn't b r e a t h e.
Emma smiled softly and was like "Oh yeah? Did our Ray of sunshine finally get his first cold? Poor thing." Ray glared at her and said "I'm fine. But would you two stop with the pet names?" Emma cooed at how cute his voice was all stuffy. Ray rolled his eyes trying to hide his blush.
Norman kissed Ray's cheek before getting out of bed saying "Well I have some flonase. It should help clear your sinuses a bit." And went off to get it. Emma sighed a bit which caused Ray to ask what was wrong. Emma cuddled into his back some more and said "Guess that means no zoo or shopping today." Ray rolled over to look at her and said "Why not? It's just a cold. I'll be fine." Emma kissed him gently and said "You really dont know how colds work do you? Trust me. You aren't gonna wanna walk or do anything today honey." Ray looked into her beautiful green eyes and said "Well maybe I've never actually had a cold before but I know what they are. You underestimate me. I'll be fine." Emma giggled and said we'll see about that.
Just then Norman returned with the flonase and helped him take it. Ray hated the feeling, but he hated the feeling off not being able to breathe even more.
Norman smiled and said "Now stand up and take a few deep breaths. See if it helped at all." Ray did as he was told, but right as he stood up all he wanted to do was lay back down. He felt so tired. He wasnt sure why though. He slept nearly 10 hours. Ray hated to admit it, but he really didnt want to go out and do stuff today. Luckily he didnt have to explain it to his partners. Both of them understanding as he sat back down.
Emma cuddled around him more and said "Dont worry about it. We can go to the zoo another day." Ray nodded and said "Get off of me will you? I dont want you getting sick too." Norman giggled and said "Dont bother. She wont listen." Ray sighed and combed his fingers through her hair. Emma smiled and pressed closer as Norman exited the room saying something about making breakfast.
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Before Ray knew it he was being woken up again. Emma smiled down at him saying "You fell asleep again silly. But we decided to let you sleep until breakfast was ready." Ray looked up and saw Norman walking in with a big tray having three plates on it. One for each of them. Norman carefully set it down on the bed as Emma ran out of the room and returned with their drinks. Same as the ones they drank for last nights supper.
Emma and Norman carefully crawled under the tray to have breakfast in bed. It was a quiet, peaceful meal. The only real noise was the birds chirping outside, and the soft sips of them drinking they're warm drinks as a soft ray of sunlight filled their room.
Once they finished they're food Ray softly said "This was so good. Where did you learn to cook like this?" Norman grinned and said "Thanks! I was actually taught by my amazingly talented boyfriend. He's the best cook ever. Not to mention his baking skills are off the charts." Ray blushed a bit as Emma chimed in saying "What about your cute girlfriend?" Norman smiled and said "Well she's definitely cute, but I definitely wouldnt trust her in the kitchen. I think she might burn the house down." Ray burst out laughing as Emma let out a simple "Hey!" Being offended. Norman giggled and said "But I love her and wouldnt trade her for the world. Same goes for my boyfriend." Emma seemed to be pleased by that answer.
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After breakfast Emma brought a few board games to play on the bed with her two boyfriends. Norman won at Monopoly and Clue. Ray at Uno and Chess and Emma at Candy Land. Right now they had the Twister mat out. Ray sat on the bed and spun the spinner while Norman and Emma played. The game was short lived though sinse Norman has little to no flexibility, leaving Emma as the winner.
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Lunch time came around, but it was a pretty simple meal. They finally dragged Ray out of bed and brought him to the kitchen table as a bowl of canned soup was placed infront of him. Ray looked to Norman and said "I dont want this shit. Take it back." Norman shook his head and said "If you want to get better you need to eat it. It's just kinda how colds work." Ray glared at the soup in his bowl before mumbling "Colds are bitches." Norman and Emma giggled, and just because they felt bad, decided to eat the same thing.
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It was currently 2:30 Norman had ordered Ray to go take a three hour nap at 1 so he still had another hour and a half to go. Norman sat in the living room on the couch on his phone beside Emma. It had honestly been a pretty nice and relaxing day so far.
Emma suddenly jumped up an exclaimed "I have an idea!" Norman looked at her questioningly as Emma continued "I wanna make Ray happy! So how bout, sinse you're better in the kitchen, you look up a recipe for a soup you wanna make for him for supper tonight! You can pick one out, then I'll go to the grocery store and get the ingredients!" Norman smiled. It wasnt uncommon for Emma to get spontaneous ideas but some were just unreasonable. This one however. This one sounded nice. After all, he loved spoiling his boyfriend so he agreed to it.
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About a half hour later Norman had chosen the soup he wanted to make and wrote down a list of what he needed and handed it to Emma "Be sure to be quick. I told Ray to sleep for 3 hours so he most likely has an alarm set to go off in an hour." Emma nodded and gave him a quick kiss before heading out.
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It didnt take very long for Emma to gather the ingredients and head out. She looked at the time and saw she had about 30 minutes left so she made a quick trip to Starbucks knowing full well it would make Ray smile. She ordered a Dark Chocolate Mocha for Ray, a Vanilla Latte for Norman and a Strawberry Frappe for herself. Then made her way back home with 5 minutes to spare.
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Norman kissed her cheek at her arrival back home and handed him the bag of ingredients to put in the fridge until he needed to use them later that night.
Emma opened the door to their room and gently shook Ray awake. He slowly opened his eyes and smiled softly at her and said "I think I need more flonase." Emma nodded and had Norman come in to help him with that again. Norman gently kissed him on the lips. By this point though Ray stopped trying to avoid the kisses. One, because he liked them and two, they wouldnt stop even if he told them to.
Emma smiled brightly as she handed him his Starbucks coffee. Both Norman and Emma giggled seeing his big smile that formed on his lips as his eyes nearly sparkled at the sight. Ray looked to Emma and said "You're the best girlfriend ever!" Emma smiled, then handed Norman his drink which earned her a kiss that she happily excepted before drinking her own.
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The next hour was mainly cuddling. Ray didnt feel like moving, so his partners didnt make him. They just cuddled around him. Talking about how they'd like their future together to go. They agreed on a pet and a possible child in the future. But not yet. Right now they were happy with it just being the three of them.
After that, Norman snuck off to go make supper as Emma laid with Ray. Ray softly breathed out "How does he do it?" Emma looked to him confused "How does who do what?" Ray looked up at the ceiling "Norman. How does he do it? He has a cold almost all the time in the winter, yet he still goes on as if he doesnt have a care in the world." Emma nodded and said "Magic." Ray huffed and let out a simple "Sure. I'll go with that." Emma smiled and cuddle closer.
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About 45 minutes went by before Norman finally said supper was ready. Ray and Emma walked into the dining room and Ray froze. The food looked amazing. It was mashed potatoes with homemade chicken noodle soup poured on top. And a glass of water to drink on the side. Norman smiled at Ray's reaction and said "I know you could've done better. But I tried." Ray wrapped his arms around Norman's waist, and this time Ray initiated the kiss. It was soft and sweet. His way of saying thank you. Norman understood. He always did.
Supper was amazing. There was many compliments made to the chef which made Norman all happy and smiley.
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The rest of the night went well. They watched Frozen together on the couch either singing or humming along to every song. And the soft discussions of how amazing Norman would look in an Elsa dress were endless.
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Ray felt pretty drowsy so they decided to head to bed early. Ray never really got ready, so the only thing he had to do was brush his teeth and head back to bed. He could hear the sneezing of his partners in the bathroom getting ready and rolled his eyes.
They all cuddled up and went to sleep pretty quickly.
The next day Ray felt a lot better. However, he definitely couldn't say the same for his partners. Both Emma and Norman woke up with colds of their own.
After a bit of scolding from Ray he agreed to take care of them. And despite his protests of being kissed and cuddled right after he had gotten better, he still couldn't say no to their puppy eyes.
Ray was currently trapped between his two partners who insisted that he joined their nap time or they weren't going to take one. They were currently snorting on both sides of him cuddled up as close as they possibly could.
Despite Ray being smushed in the middle, he wouldnt have it any other way.