Chapter 11

The Following Monday At School

The sleepover on Friday has recharged the girls for school and given Spencer and Emily renewed hope that they'll have support throughout this pregnancy. The teen couple even has confidence that they'll survive as they face parenthood in the years to come.

As all four girls meet up in the commons on this Monday morning, smiles show brightly on their faces. "Hey guys. Ready for another six hours of hell?" Hanna questions, happiness draining from her voice and being replaced with sarcasm. Emily laughs, absently. "Oh come on Han, school isn't that bad. It's actually kind of fun." The dark-haired girl says. Hanna snorts with mirth. "Fun? Are you serious, Em?" The blonde pauses, then continues, in a whisper. "It must be the pregnancy hormones talking."

With that, Aria gives Hanna a reprimanding look and jabs her in the shoulder. "Owe, Aria! That hurt." Hanna whines, rubbing the spot. "You should've thought about that before you started cracking jokes about our best friend." The shortest girl replies, firmly. The blonde waves the comment away. She turns to Emily. "Em doesn't mind… do you?" Hanna presses, hoping her friend will agree with her. "No, of course not, Han. We all joke around, it's what friends do." The tan girl agrees, pleasantly. Hanna smiles and looks triumphantly back at Aria. "See, told you." She says, rubbing it in. At that moment, Spencer decides to jump into the conversation. "That's my Emily, always a good sport." The tall brunette smiles as she leans in to press a soft kiss to Emily's lips. Both Aria and Hanna smile at the sight. "Awe, Spence. You can be a romantic." Hanna chimes in, all hints of her earlier sarcasm gone, as she now holds a sweet tone of voice.

Spencer rolls her eyes. "Yeah, yeah. I only do it for my Em. And don't go spreading it around, I have a reputation to uphold, you know." Spencer replies, humorously. Aria is about to speak, when the first hour bell sounds as normal. The girls mumble their goodbyes and do the same thing they've been doing every day since spring break ended. Hanna drags her feet to History, Aria saunters off to Algebra, While Spencer and Emily walk hand-in-hand to their English class.

First hour goes by without any bathroom breaks for Emily, and Missus Montgomery seems grateful, almost relieved. Spencer seems more at ease as well, at least now, knowing that her girlfriend does not have the flu. Across the school, Aria and Hanna are also both having normal, maybe even boring, class periods. Second hour is even more dull for everyone, seeming to cause the whole school full of teenagers to fall asleep. When the bell sounds for the end of class, Spencer's Spanish teacher-Mr. Edwards-ends up blowing a loud whistle to wake almost all of the kids.

During passing time from second to third hour, the girls quickly meet up in the commons once more. "How's it going, guys?" Spencer asks. "I'm tired." Hanna whines. "I hate Algebra and marketing." Aria complains. A few seconds later, Emily slightly flinches in pain. "My stomach hurts." She says, in a serious tone. In that moment, Spencer rushes to her girlfriends' side. "Emmy. Are you okay? Is it the baby?" Spencer asks, worriedly. "I… I don't know." The tan girl answers. After this, Emily suddenly goes weak at the knees, but thankfully, Spencer is there to catch her. After looping Emily's arm over her own shoulder and taking most of her weight, Spencer calmly speaks to Aria and Hanna. "Aria, go tell the school nurse we're coming to her office. Hanna, help me carry Emily." Aria opens her mouth to protest. "No one is allowed in there until after the first ten minutes of class." Spencer shoots her friend a very stressed out look.

"Aria, I don't care! Bust the freaking door down if you have to, just go!" Spencer shouts. The shortest girl throws her purse over her shoulder. "Alright, alright… I'm going." Aria answers, as she quickly turns around and disappears in the direction of the nurses' office. Spencer and Hanna lift Emily up and carry her stretcher style, with Spencer taking the tan girl's shoulders and back, while Hanna takes her legs and feet. They both carry her this way until they arrive at the school's small nurses' office. The girls see that Aria is already inside, waiting with the nurse. Nurse Miller knows Emily well, due to the numerous swimming physicals Emily has had and the ulcer she experienced last year. What the nurse isn't prepared for, is this .

Inside The Nurses' Office

"Hi Emily, can you tell me where the pain is?" Nurse Miller asks, calmly, helping lay Emily down on a small bed. "It's in my stomach." Emily says, in a very quiet tone of voice. Nurse Miller lightly presses on Emily's stomach, and Emily cries in pain. The Nurse immediately thinks that the ulcer has come back. She pulls the other three girls aside. "I'm pretty sure it's the ulcer, girls. I'm going to call her gastro doctor, I have his number in the files." Hanna and Aria say nothing and head worriedly back to class. Spencer is the one to speak up. "No. it's not the ulcer. I think it could be the baby… Emily's pregnant, Nurse Miller."

Seconds after hearing the words, the woman's face goes white. When Ben was taken in police custody after the rape, the whole town of Rosewood heard the news. No one in school except the four girls and Mrs. Hastings know that Emily is pregnant, however, and well.. now the nurse knows too. As Nurse Miller processes the information, she nods at Spencer and walks over to the tan girl once more. "Emily, can you describe the pain you're having to me?" The nurse gently asks, trying to understand what might be wrong. "It's sharp and quick, in my…r… right s..side." Emily says, struggling to get the words out. Spencer pulls the nurse to the side. "Are Emily and the baby going to be okay?" The nurse gives Spencer a serious look. " Based on her symptoms, I think it's pretty safe to say that Emily has something called Preeclampsia. She'll have to see a doctor to know for sure, though. I'm definitely not an expert at this sort of thing. We need to get her to a hospital right away." Nurse Miller says, with evident fear in her voice. She briefly pauses, and then speaks to Spencer again. "Do you know if there's a way we can reach Misses Fields?" Spencer shakes her head. "Em's mom is in Texas, visiting her dad. Emily is staying at my house for now."

The nurse gives Spencer a puzzled look and speaks in a low tone of voice. "Why would Misses Fields leave for Texas when her daughter Is pregnant?" Spencer looks away for a brief moment, and then takes a deep breath and speaks.

"Because Misses Fields doesn't know."

Oooh, Cliff Hanger! Will Emily & the baby be okay? Will they get in contact with An adult quickly enough? I hope you liked the drama in this Chapter & Please Review :) Thanks, lovelies. ~LittleLiarLovesEmily