"Owwww! Emma, it hurts like hell!" Manny screamed from her spot on the hospital bed as she squeezed Emma's hand as hard as she could. Emma winced but didn't pull back.

"It'll get better, I promise!" Emma said trying to soothe her, but instead of receiving the famous Manny smile she received a nasty glare.

"Miss Santos?" A male nurse said in a questioning voice, as he walked into her room.

"Yeah, that's me."

"Doctor Williams will not be able to make it so the hospital has reassigned you to Doctor Carlin. Is that okay with you?"

"It's fine; I just want to get this over with!" She said through gritted teeth. The man gave her a tiny smile and walked out. The girls then turned their attention back to each other.

"Just think," Emma said as she rubbed the bump on Manny's once small stomach, "by this time tomorrow you will be the proud mother of a baby boy!"

Manny's contractions had stopped as well as her screaming, so the only thing that could be heard was Emma's statement. Manny looked at her with wide eyes and smiled despite the dread that filled her.

"Mother!? How can I be a mother when I'm 14 and living with my best friend in her basement since my parents kicked me out? How will I finish school? What will I do for money? Why doesn't Craig have to deal with any of this? He was the one who wanted to keep it in the first place!"

Manny's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of Emma's voice. "Are you okay?" She repeated, because it was obvious she wasn't heard the first time.

"Yeah." She said nodding her head.

"Emma is the only person I can count on. I don't know what I would do without her. Sean is a dumb ass for ever letting her go. She is smart, funny, caring, and insanely gorgeous. The way her chocolate brown eyes sparkle when she is talking about something she is passionate about, the way her long blond hair drapes around her shoulders, the way. . . what the hell! Emma is my friend and has been since daycare! I shouldn't be having those kinds of thoughts about her! But I wonder if she has ever had any thoughts like that about me?"

"Manny!" Emma yelled, waving her hand in front of her face. "You went into Lala land again! Are you sure everything is all right?"

"I'm fine Em, don't worry so much!"

"Was it Craig you were thinking about?" Emma asked.

"HELL NO! Why would I EVER think of that bastard again?"

"No," Manny said, leaving out all the harsh words.

"Then who?"

"You."

"No one."