The fever vs Jenny

Really,
it's mild, spiking a couple degrees
above normal, then skulking back down
letting me believe that all is well.
I want to see that baby,
but you, devilish fever, never cracking
100, dog me, ducking and rising,
a whack-a-mole.
Tell me, Fever, who do you represent
and what is your agenda -
perhaps a compromise where you
go back to your cave for one month
and then you can come back!  once
I am home and the baby is safely
1000 miles away.
Let's make a deal.