It was December 22.
The snow was falling.
Emily had landed in New York City an hour before she walked down Times Square on her way to dinner. Being in that big city by herself always gave her peace.
She was walking down and staring at all the lights and Christmas decorations when suddenly a hand touched her left arm. She turned around scared.
"Emily?" A handsome man with very dark hair, pale skin and blue eyes asked.
"John?" She asked realizing who it was.
"Oh my God! It's been so long" she said and they hugged.
"What are you doing in the city I thought you were back in Europe?" He asked her as they walked close to a shop to get away from the people. Luckily the place wasn't so crowded that night.
"Oh I am. I just took some time off and decided New York was a great place to come" she said. "What about you? Why are you here? I mean… you were never a fan of New York" she said and they laughed.
It was true. John liked small towns way better.
"I'm opening a practice here" he told her.
"Oh that's amazing" she said.
"Yeah. With Shepherd and Mark" he said.
"Really?" She asked surprised and he laughed.
"Yeah I know." He said. "They are great doctors and Derek's wife is in too so i won't be alone dealing with those two" he said making a face.
"That's great. I'm really happy for you" she smiled. "Really. You always wanted that"
"Yeah." He agreed.
"And how's Jeremy?" She asked him. Jeremy was his son.
"Oh he's great. Has been talking about med school and everything" John said.
"It's in the blood" Emily joked.
"Apparently it is" he laughed and checked his watch. Both his father and grandfather were doctors.
"Well, we are actually having dinner tonight to celebrate the deal on the office so you are more than welcome to join" John said.
"Oh no. It's alright" Emily said a bit embarrassed. She hadn't seen them in a long time.
"Are you alone here or ..?" He asked not really wanting to ask if she had a date.
"I'm alone" Emily admitted.
"Alright. So I won't take a no. You're coming with me" John said and threw his arm over her shoulder and they walked to the restaurant.
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As they entered the restaurant Emily smiled embarrassedly as she spotted the table where Derek, Mark and Addison were sitting. Derek smiled at her and the others soon followed spotting the woman walking in with John.
"Oh My God. Emily!" Addison said standing up and hugging the woman who just hugged back really embarrassed.
She greeted everyone and they sat.
"So what are you doing in the city?" Shepherd asked. "Weren't you working in Europe or something?"
"Yeah yeah. I took some time off" Emily answered. "Oh and I just heard about the practice. Congratulations"
"Thanks. I just hope I won't regret this" Shepherd joked looking at Mark.
"Oh come on man. I know what's work and what's not, alright" he said and everyone was smiling.
"It's good to see you Em" Derek said and Emily smiled shyly.
The dinner went on great. Addison invited Emily to stop by the practice the next day to see how things were going and of course Emily said yes. She had not seen any of them in about 8 months. So though a bit embarrassed she was happy and excited to see her old friends.
After the dinner John and Emily shared a cab. He got out first and asked if she wanted to stay over at his place like they used to but she insisted on going to the hotel. Both of them had been very good friends for years and it had never been more than that. They could share a room just fine without anything sexual happening, so it was just because she was already paying the hotel and she could use some time alone which had been the reason why she took the time off in the first place.
So he went up to his apartment and she went to the hotel.
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The next day Emily woke up excited to meet her friends again. They had agreed on meeting at the practice at 7 and then they would go out to another dinner.
Emily spent the day relaxing at the hotel. She watched movies and tv shows and got room service. It was just a day to relax. Around 6 she started to get ready and once done she was off. She took a cab to the practice. When she got there everyone was working on something. Addison gave her a tour and then they just hung out and worked on some decor for the place. Even Emily helped.
Around 9, they were all done so they sat in the small kitchen and popped a bottle of champagne to celebrate. They drank and talked a bit and then decided to go to a bar nearby. They walked there and it went on great and they obviously drank some more. They were having so much fun just talking and laughing their heads off.
It was almost midnight when they decided to head home. Everyone looked too drunk to drive so they went on taxis. Addie, Derek and Mark shared and John and Emily shared the other one since his house was close to her hotel.
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"So do you want to come up tonight?" John asked Emily as the taxi pulled over in front of his building.
"No. It's alright John." Emily said definitely sounding drunk.
"Come one. Let's just watch a movie. You can have the guest room" John said. "You said you wanted to see the place remember?" He told her to remind her what she had said at Addison's wedding when he told Emily he had moved.
"Alright you dumbass" Emily said.
"You're drunk" he said.
"merci pour une lapalissade" (thank you for stating the obvious) Emily said making a face at him.
"So drunk" he said and took her hand. They walked to the building.
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John opened the door and they walked in. Emily put her bag in the kitchen island and John went to the refrigerator for some water.
Out of nowhere Emily hugged him.
"I miss you" she said.
"I miss you too" he said hugging her tighter.
They both let go at the same time and as they were letting go John's eyes stared at Emily's. Before they could even think they were kissing. John pushed Emily into the kitchen island and she slightly laid her back there as they kept kissing.
"Couch" she said as her back hurt. They ran to the couch giggling like two teenagers. They made out and things were getting intense. Emily took her shirt off and John stared at her breasts.
"Hey" she said giggling and as he stared at her eyes and she ripped his shirt.
One thing led to the other and it wasn't long till all their clothes were on the ground. Emily let an "Au" scape and John looked worried but that was shortly followed by pleasure sounds. Both of them were having the greatest time. A little after John had come, he went again and made her too. She felt good as all her body shook. They kissed each other and hugged each other as if they were wondering why it took them so long to be together.
The truth was that it was all the alcohol. They never loved each other like lovers. It was always just friends.
They just laid on the couch together covered with a blanket that was on the couch and shortly after both fell asleep.
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it was 8:36 when Emily's eyes opened the next day. It took a while for her to realize what they had done because her head felt like it was about to explode and at the moment she realized what had happened she panic.
She couldn't have, she just couldn't. She kept telling herself.
She got up and started grabbing her things and putting them on.
"No. No. No. No" she kept telling herself.
As she put the last item of clothing on John woke up.
"Oh my god" he said in shock.
"What exactly happened here?" Emily asked mad at him.
"I think we .. Ummn" John said unable to make the words.
"We did. We definitely did" Emily said and John just stood up.
"Oh lord put your pants on" Emily said throwing his pants at him and he laughed.
"John. This isn't funny." She said serious.
"I'm sorry" he said. "I'm really sorry Em. I don't know what happened" John said feeling bad.
"Yeah. I should have never come up here" she said sounding upset. She knew things probably wouldn't be like it was before between them after having sex.
"Em don't" he said as she started walking towards the door.
"I have to go back." She said.
"Stay. This is fine. We're fine" he said.
"I don't think this is fine John. I'm sorry I don't… " she said mad.
"I'm sor-" he started.
"I have to go" she cut him off, grabbed her purse and walked out of the apartment.
Instead of going after her he just stood there thinking about what had just happened.
Emily cried the entire walk to her hotel. She couldn't believe she had let that happen. He was her best friend. She couldn't have let something like this ruin what they had. She knew once they had sex it was over.
She got to her hotel room and packed her things. She checked out and took a cab to the airport.
She got tickets to the next flight to London, which would leave in 40 minutes.
She hurried to check in and do all the things so she wouldn't miss the flight. Luckily she made it. The entire ride she was heartbroken for letting that happen and for running away but she just couldn't face him. Neither could she face Derek, Addison and Mark after that.
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The day after it happened she got a couple of calls from Shepherd but she didn't answer. The next day Addison called and she answered.
"Hello?" Addison said as she noticed Emily had answered the phone.
"Hi" Emily said not sounding excited at all.
"Are you okay? John said you went to London last minute. What about Christmas?" Addison asked. At the bar they had invited Emily to spend Christmas with them.
"I'm sorry but something came up a work and I won't be able to go. You know what is like" Emily said.
"Sure. Interpol is hard" Addison said.
"Yeah" Emily said. She couldn't believe John hadn't told them.
"Well, try to come for a visit soon." Addison said. "You're always welcome here"
"Thank you… " Emily said. "I gotta go. Work you know" Emily said not wanting Addison to sense something was off with her.
"Alright. Bye. Take care" Addison said.
"You too" Emily said. "Bye"
"Bye"
And they hung up. Emily couldn't believe John had not mentioned anything. She thought about calling him but she couldn't. So she just went on with her life and tried forgetting it even happened.
Emily spent Christmas alone at her apartment in London and spent New Year's Eve with two friends at a bar downtown.
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Almost 3 weeks after she left New York, she was at the Interpol office in Paris, when she felt really sick as she walked out of the building. She knew she would throw up so she walked to a trash can and just like that she emptied her stomach. That sickness had been going for a couple days till she finally decided to get it checked out.
The doctor ordered a blood test and she waited for the results in his office. She was nervous it was something serious because she was never ever sick.
"Well, I have good news Miss Prentiss" the doctor said and she felt relieved.
"You'll need to be transferred to an OBGYN because your test came back positive. You are pregnant." He said with a smile.
"What?" Emily asked as her eyes widened with surprise and fear. "No sir. This must be a mistake. I can't be pregnant. I'm on the pill and I've never not used a condom. This must be a mistake there" she said way faster and angrier than she meant.
"The OBGYN is coming for an ultrasound to confirm for you. But this is almost 100% certain" the doctor said.
Emily didn't say anything this time. She could feel her heart beating so fast. Her head started to pound and she started feeling sick again.
"There's a bathroom just outside" the doctor said noticing she was feeling sick. She ran out of the office and in to the bathroom.
Once she was done the OBGYN was waiting for her at the door of the office.
"You must be Emily Prentiss?" Doctor Sally Richards asked and Emily nodded.
"Please come in" the doctor said and Emily did as told. She laid on the exam bed and the doctor started the ultrasound. Emily was really nervous. She kept telling herself that there was no way she was pregnant and it suddenly hit her. She couldn't remember if John was using a condom or not. She felt as her eyes started filling with water as it hit her. She fought it hard and managed not to let a single tear scape.
"Here it is" Dr. Sally Richards said. "This tiny thing right here" she said pointing to it on the screen. "This is your baby"
Emily's heart was going insane. She couldn't believe that was happening.
"How far? How far long am I?" Emily asked still in shock.
"Seems like around 3 to 4 weeks" Dr Sally said. "Due date should be around ... Umm… October 1st"
"Are you sure of that?" Emily asked still in disbelief.
"100%" the doctor said.
"Okay" was the only thing Emily could say.
"Well, you'll need prenatal care and if you don't want to do it here I can send your file to any hospital or practice of your choosing"
"Okay" Emily said. The doctor could see she was in shock.
"Look. Being pregnant is scary but believe me it's a wonderful thing" the doctor said and Emily gave her a little fake smile. How could she tell her that? Emily didn't want kids. She couldn't have kids. Not now. Not with her job.
Emily finished everything she had to do at the hospital and drove back to her hotel. As soon as she entered the room the water gates opened and she couldn't stop crying. She couldn't control herself anymore. She just sat on the floor and cried.
How was she supposed to tell John? How was she supposed to take care of a child? How?