Rachel could not stand any longer. Ross could feel her legs start to give
out and he grabbed on to her tightly so that she would not fall. Rachel
began to sob even harder.
"Oh Ross, why.would.she.do.this?" Rachel managed between sobs.
"Shh, honey I don't know." Ross said, holding back tears. He could not cry in front of Rachel. He had to keep it together for her. He looked over at Monica who was sobbing almost as hard as Rachel was with Phoebe soothingly rubbing her back, tears in her eyes as well. Ross led Rachel over to the chairs and let her cry on her shoulder. He thought she would never stop. Finally, Rachel became too weak to even cry so she laid her head in Ross' lap and talked weakly.
"She's my baby, Ross." She said plainly, " Who would want to hurt my baby?" She asked to no one in particular.
"Honey, I am so sorry. I am sorry for not realizing how sick Jennifer was. I wish I could have seen it. I wish I could have prevented this from happening." He said, stroking her hair.
" Don't blame yourself Ross. It wasn't your fault." She said, still having trouble catching her breath from crying so much.
It became very quiet after a while and Ross looked down only to realize that Rachel had fallen asleep. He looked over at Monica and Phoebe and they sat quietly together, talking. A few minutes later, Monica got up and walked over to him.
"I'm going to get coffee. Do you want anything?" She asked in a hoarse voice.
"No thank you, but you can get Rachel one, she will most likely be needing one when she wakes up." Ross said quietly.
Monica nodded and she and Phoebe went off to the cafeteria. Just then Ross felt Rachel stir.
"Emma, Emma baby, Emma where are you?" Rachel was mumbling. Ross immediately began to shake Rachel awake.
"Rachel, Rach honey, wake up." Ross said.
Rachel's eyes fluttered open. " Ross, where's Emma?" She asked.
Ross didn't know what to say. " Rach honey, you were having a dream. We're at the hospital honey." Ross said softly.
"Oh God," Rachel said beginning to cry. " I thought it was just a dream. I thought I'd wake up next to you and Emma would be tip-toeing into our room, waking us up with her morning kisses." Rachel said, crying .
"I know honey, I know." Ross said.
"Monica!" Rachel suddenly said. " Where's Mon, Ross? Is she okay? And Pheebs! Where are they? " Rachel asked worriedly.
"Rach, honey calm down. They just went to get coffee." Ross said as he saw Monica and Phoebe coming down the hallway. " See here they are." He said.
"Hey sweetie," Monica said softly. " How are you holding up?" She asked, knowing very well the answer.
"I don't know Mon. I don't know what to do." Rachel said, reaching for Monica. Monica reached out to her and hugged her tightly.
"I know sweetie, I know." Monica said soothingly.
Just then the doctor came out of the room and the four of them stood.
"Mr and Mrs Gellar, I am afraid I have some unfortunate news. Emma's heart stopped beating and we shocked her several times to get it to start beating again. We did get her back but our test results show that she can not breathe on her own. She is hooked up to a ventilator and that is doing the breathing for her. I am afraid that if we take her of the ventilator, she will stop breathing. I am sorry." The doctor said. " You may see her if you would like and we can discuss your options."
After the doctor said those words there was complete silence in the room. Within seconds, all hell broke loose. Monica began to sob uncontrollably, Phoebe sat next to her, rubbing her back and crying as well. But Rachel just kept staring. Ross was worried that she would lose it any second so he gently led her back to the seating area. As if being hit with the news all of a sudden, Rachel began to cry and her crying turned to uncontrollable sobs. Ross just held her and for the first time that night, began to cry too.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN? WHAT WILL THE GELLARS DECIDE TO DO? WILL THERE BE A MIRACLE? FIND OUT IN THE NEXT CHAPTER, COMING SOON.
"Oh Ross, why.would.she.do.this?" Rachel managed between sobs.
"Shh, honey I don't know." Ross said, holding back tears. He could not cry in front of Rachel. He had to keep it together for her. He looked over at Monica who was sobbing almost as hard as Rachel was with Phoebe soothingly rubbing her back, tears in her eyes as well. Ross led Rachel over to the chairs and let her cry on her shoulder. He thought she would never stop. Finally, Rachel became too weak to even cry so she laid her head in Ross' lap and talked weakly.
"She's my baby, Ross." She said plainly, " Who would want to hurt my baby?" She asked to no one in particular.
"Honey, I am so sorry. I am sorry for not realizing how sick Jennifer was. I wish I could have seen it. I wish I could have prevented this from happening." He said, stroking her hair.
" Don't blame yourself Ross. It wasn't your fault." She said, still having trouble catching her breath from crying so much.
It became very quiet after a while and Ross looked down only to realize that Rachel had fallen asleep. He looked over at Monica and Phoebe and they sat quietly together, talking. A few minutes later, Monica got up and walked over to him.
"I'm going to get coffee. Do you want anything?" She asked in a hoarse voice.
"No thank you, but you can get Rachel one, she will most likely be needing one when she wakes up." Ross said quietly.
Monica nodded and she and Phoebe went off to the cafeteria. Just then Ross felt Rachel stir.
"Emma, Emma baby, Emma where are you?" Rachel was mumbling. Ross immediately began to shake Rachel awake.
"Rachel, Rach honey, wake up." Ross said.
Rachel's eyes fluttered open. " Ross, where's Emma?" She asked.
Ross didn't know what to say. " Rach honey, you were having a dream. We're at the hospital honey." Ross said softly.
"Oh God," Rachel said beginning to cry. " I thought it was just a dream. I thought I'd wake up next to you and Emma would be tip-toeing into our room, waking us up with her morning kisses." Rachel said, crying .
"I know honey, I know." Ross said.
"Monica!" Rachel suddenly said. " Where's Mon, Ross? Is she okay? And Pheebs! Where are they? " Rachel asked worriedly.
"Rach, honey calm down. They just went to get coffee." Ross said as he saw Monica and Phoebe coming down the hallway. " See here they are." He said.
"Hey sweetie," Monica said softly. " How are you holding up?" She asked, knowing very well the answer.
"I don't know Mon. I don't know what to do." Rachel said, reaching for Monica. Monica reached out to her and hugged her tightly.
"I know sweetie, I know." Monica said soothingly.
Just then the doctor came out of the room and the four of them stood.
"Mr and Mrs Gellar, I am afraid I have some unfortunate news. Emma's heart stopped beating and we shocked her several times to get it to start beating again. We did get her back but our test results show that she can not breathe on her own. She is hooked up to a ventilator and that is doing the breathing for her. I am afraid that if we take her of the ventilator, she will stop breathing. I am sorry." The doctor said. " You may see her if you would like and we can discuss your options."
After the doctor said those words there was complete silence in the room. Within seconds, all hell broke loose. Monica began to sob uncontrollably, Phoebe sat next to her, rubbing her back and crying as well. But Rachel just kept staring. Ross was worried that she would lose it any second so he gently led her back to the seating area. As if being hit with the news all of a sudden, Rachel began to cry and her crying turned to uncontrollable sobs. Ross just held her and for the first time that night, began to cry too.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN? WHAT WILL THE GELLARS DECIDE TO DO? WILL THERE BE A MIRACLE? FIND OUT IN THE NEXT CHAPTER, COMING SOON.
