the kids have to take care of feral fang
>fuck it was hot
>amber was tempted to removee the feathery blanket draped over her back
>but she knew any attempt to shift it would cause mom to wake up
>it was a lot easier to deal with their sick mom when she was asleep
>so amber resigned herself to being mildly uncomfortable and sweaty
>carefully she brought her phone up to her face
>greene should be along soon with dinner
>mom had been behaving herself so it would probably be nuggies
>amber looked over at the sleeping form of her mom
>Lucy was all but curled up around her daughter
>chest pressed against ambers back
>wing draped over her
>the nap had started with lucy tucking her snout over amber's head and crest
>sometime through it had lolled limply onto the pile of feathers, fluff, and cloth that made up the "bed"
>her snoring was a slow raspy honk-whistle noise
>there was a look of tranquility on lucy's face
>something that was sorely missed when she was awake
>amber did her best to soak in the moment
>the weeks since her mom had first developed symptoms of the feral virus had been rough
>lucy had become testy and food aggressive
>greene had wondered if mom was pregnant again
>but their dad had seen this before
>so the whole family pulled together to get everything prepped
>amber and greene had cleared out the garage and set up a blanket pile
>dad had gone out and got the provisions they needed
>mom had set aside keepsakes with important emotional attachment to her
>studies showed dinos infected with the virus would calm down if they were around such things
>dad also got the paperwork for mom's medical leave signed off on
>as well as the absentee slips for amber and greene
>nobody wanted a feral outbreak at the local church or highschool
>grandpa gotten the quarantine notice filed in the city's system
>the only mail carriers or emergency service personnel that would be sent to their house would be humans
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