Title: Again

Chapter Sixteen: Crisis

Author: Jaycee

Note: I'm sooooooooooo sorry for the long overdue update! I've just been so busy with school, and the fact that my PC had a virus and… I don't want to bore you with all the details. So here is the next chapter, and I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for reading and please don't forget to review!

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Josie walked into the office, a hand over her stomach. She still felt a little queasy, even after drinking an Alka-Seltzer to settle her stomach, still nothing worked. "Hey Jos." Anita greeted as she walked into her office. "Hey." Josie moaned as she sat on her chair.

Anita stared at her friend. "What's wrong?" "I'm just feeling a little under the weather, that's all." Josie answered as she tried to seat up and open her laptop. The movement only made her headache worsen. She groaned again and lay back down on her chair. "I am not moving from here, okay?" Josie said and closed her eyes.

"Jos, you're turning a little green. Are you sure you're okay?" Anita asked again as she kneeled in front of her friend. Josie opened one eye. "You want to help me?" she asked. Anita nodded and stood up. "Get the waste basket for me. I need to throw up." Josie said calmly as Anita frantically stood up and placed the basket in front of her and watched in morbid fascination as her friend started throwing up.

* * * Sam stared at the papers in front of him. On top, in bold letters were the words, "DIVORCE PAPERS" followed by the wordings saying that it was filed by Lara Patton – Coulson, wanting to get divorce from her husband of three years, Sam Coulson, due to 'irreconcilable differences'.

Lara was asking for full custody of their daughter, Rosalind Coulson, as well as the couple's joint bank account. Sam felt his pulse race as he scanned through the pages, telling him that once Lara wins this case, he would never see his daughter ever again.

Beneath the divorce papers were credit card bill statements. He saw the words, "Drake Hotel" too many times, combined with the stuff that he paid for in New York. He took a deep shaky breath as he realized what all these means. Lara knew about his affair and decided to wait until now to make a move against him. His eyes went back to the words saying that he wouldn't see his daughter ever again once Lara wins this case. And he knew that she would win, she's a very good lawyer, and when she shows the court all of this evidence, no doubt about it, he'll lose his daughter for sure.

He placed his head on his hands, his migraine attacking him again. "What am I going to do?" He asked out loud. As if to answer his question, the door of the faculty opened. "So, you got the papers?" Sam shivered as he heard Lara's voice. "Yeah, and I want to tell you that you're not going to get my daughter." Sam said with more confidence than her felt.

Lara laughed sarcastically. "Is that so? What would the court say when they learn that the reason I'm divorcing you is because you're having an affair with another woman? Do you think that you're going to win after that?" She asked sarcastically.

Sam grew quiet, because he knows exactly what Lara means. Lara laughed again at his silence. "I thought so. So, do you want to keep seeing your child, or do want to stay with your precious Josie?" Sam stared at his wife. "Lara, we both know that this relationship is not working anymore. So, why don't you give yourself a break from being a married woman with a daughter and give me divorce and my daughter?" Sam said.

"Okay. I'll give you divorce… as long as I get Rosie." Lara answered. Sam's face fell. "You don't even love Rosie as much as I do. Why do you want her?" "Because, my boss will love the fact that I'm going to be a single parent, that means that I love my child so much that I can't bear the fact to be away from her. It's a total career move." Lara said and that confused Sam even more.

"Lara, please." He pleaded. "Listen here Sam Coulson. If you want to keep your daughter, break things off with Josie Geller and move with me back to New York. I've asked my boss to move me back there, and he agreed. He said that I'm the one he's looking for to head the big office back at the Big Apple." Sam stared at her.

Josie's beautiful face flashed before his eyes and then was replaced by his daughter's loving smile and green eyes that looks exactly like his. "Decide right now Sam. Don't make me wait." Lara said impatiently. Sam closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He has made his decision.

* * * Two weeks later, Josie walked to her office, with a pint of pistachio ice cream on hand. She sat on her chair and checked her voice mail. She listened to his voice saying hi and that he's busy that's why he hasn't called her. She's so confused since it has been two weeks since the last time she's seen him. "Eew Josie Geller! What are you eating?" Anita asked.

Josie looked up and smiled at her friend. "Pistachio ice cream." Josie answered happily as she continued eating. "But you don't like pistachio ice cream." Anita said, weirded out. Josie just shrugged. "I know. But I woke up this morning, and after throwing up, I had this huge craving for pistachio. So I bought a pint." Josie explained.

Anita stared at her friend in surprise. "You're still throwing up every morning?" Josie nodded. "Yup. It's really weird. And I've been craving for these totally weird foods. Like the other night, I called Rob to buy me a whole pineapple and then I ate it with salt. Rob and Georgia were so surprised." Josie said as she licked her fingers.

"Oh no." Anita whispered. "Have you heard from Sam lately?" "That's the problem. All I'm getting from him these days are messages on my voice mail, saying that he's really busy." Josie explained. "Oh God." Anita whispered again as she stared at her friend eating.

"Josie… I think… you're pregnant." Josie stared at her friend in surprise and then started laughing at the nervous look on her friend's face. Anita silenced her with a look. "Pregnant? Why would I be pregnant? Can you tell that with just looking at a person?" Josie asked angrily. Why is she feeling angry all of a sudden?

"See. Mood swings!" Anita pointed out. She took the pint from her friend and propelled her to her feet. "Come on. I'm taking you to the hospital." Anita announced. "Anita! I'm not pregnant!" Josie protested but followed her friend out of the office anyway. She leaned closer to her friend as they made their way towards the elevator.

"Come on Anita. Stop this." Josie sighed when the elevator doors locked them in. "I am not pregnant. Sam and I never fail to use protection, okay?" Anita stared at her friend worriedly. "Are you taking birth control pills?" "Of course!" She answered. "You never failed to miss a day?" Anita asked.

Josie thought this over. "Maybe I forgot a day or two, but that doesn't count anything." "You think that doesn't count? Josie! You don't miss a day if you don't want to get pregnant! That's like, the number one rule in this birth control things." Anita said frantically as she tapped her shoe against the floor. "Anita, that can't happen. I can't be pregnant." Josie said with less conviction this time. Anita hugged her friend. "There's only one way to find out." She whispered to Josie as they waited the doors to open.

* * * Sam stared at the phone on his desk. It has been two weeks since the last time that he's seen Josie, and he knew that that was wrong. It was making him look like a total jerk. He just hoped that Josie would understand that he has made a decision, and he wished that it's the right one. His hand automatically dialed her number and waited for her to answer.

"Josie Geller's office." Sam cleared his throat, since he's thrown off guard by the male voice that answered the phone. "Hey. Um… is Josie there?" "Oh, I'm sorry. Ms. Geller's not here at the moment. She went out. Who's on the line?" "Um… don't worry about it. I'll just call again later." "Okay. If that's your decision."

Before Sam can say another word, the man on the other line hanged up. Sam stared at the phone on his hand and frowned at the rudeness of that man. He shook his head and dialed her cell phone number.

"Jos. It's Sam. Listen, I need to talk to you today. I'll… drop by your house tonight, okay? I… miss you Jos, and I love you. See you later. Bye." Sam took a deep breath as he sat back down on his chair. "Oh God. Please help me." He whispered, as another headache started to spread in his head.

* * * "Anita, stop pacing. You're making me nauseous." Josie complained as she sat down on one of the hospital benches as they waited for the results of the tests that she has just went through. She looked at her hands that were shaking.

Part of her was so scared, wondering what her parents will say when they find out that their daughter is pregnant, with a married man as the father of her child. Another part of her, the bigger part was excited at the prospect that she's pregnant with Sam's child.

Anita sat down beside her. "Okay, before anything else, what do you want for the results to be?" Josie looked at her friend and took a deep breath. "I'm nervous, excited… scared. But whatever the outcome is, I'll accept it with open arms. If I'm pregnant, I'll have to tell my parents everything. They deserve to know. If I'm not, then that's good too. Great actually. I just… whew! I don't know. Let's just wait." Josie stammered.

Anita nodded and hugged her friend. "Whatever happens Jos, I'm here. I'll never leave your side." Josie nodded and hugged her friend back. "Thanks Anita." "Your welcome." A door opened, making the two of them look up. "Ms. Geller?" "Yes?" "Please come in. Dr. Singson will see you now."

Josie nodded and clutched her friend's hand as she walked slowly into the office. "Ms. Geller, Mrs. Strauss, please sit down." Dr. Singson said as she picked up a folder with Josie's name written at the side in bold, black numbers. "You've been tested thoroughly and I have the results right here." Josie nodded nervously, taking a deep breath and smiled.

"So, what's wrong with me Doctor?" Anita nodded and smiled at her encouragingly. The doctor stared at her and opened her folder. A smile crept to her face. "Nothing's wrong with you Ms. Geller…" Anita and Josie smiled in relief, but that smile came too soon.

"You're just pregnant. For almost a month now. Congratulations!" Josie stared at the doctor in shock. A hand went to her stomach, feeling if what she just heard was true. "I… I'm pregnant…" Anita stared at her openmouthed. "Oh my God." She whispered. "Dr. Singson, are you sure?" She asked as Josie stood up and went to the couch beside the door and started to lie down.

The doctor nodded in confusion. "Yes, of course I'm sure, Mrs. Strauss. Are you okay, Ms. Geller?" Dr. Singson asked as she stood up and placed a hand on her shoulder. He took out the stethoscope from beneath his jacket and placed it on her chest. "You're heart is beating too fast. Are you okay?" Josie nodded and slowly closed her eyes.

"Oh God…" She whispered and slowly sat up with the help of the doctor. "Is anything wrong? I thought that women loved to know the fact that they're pregnant." She said as she checked her pupils. "I am happy, doctor. It's just that I'm still in shock. I… I need to go… home now." Josie stood up and went out of the office. "Okay. But, please call me so that we'll talk about your monthly visits to me, okay?"

Anita just nodded and patted her on the arm before walking after her friend. "Oh, Mrs. Strauss. The payment please." The nurse said, smiling. "Oh, of course." Anita answered as she opened her purse and paid the bill. The nurse gave an envelope filled with little manuals and a monthly visitation booklet. Anita took all of this with a smile and ran after her friend.

"Please tell Ms. Geller, congratulations." The nurse said before bending her head back down on the papers that she's working on. "Josie! Josie!" Anita shouted after her friend in the hospital hallway. Josie slowly turned around, a smile on her face. "Okay, I think you're going mental girl. Just a few minutes ago, you were on the verge of panic, now you're smiling." Anita commented and led her friend to her car.

"I am scared Anita. It's just that… I'm just looking at all of this in a different light. This child in me is an angel from heaven. For such a long time, I've wanted a child of my own. And now, here he or she is, inside my tummy. And not just that, this is Sam's child. Not just any other man, but the man that I really love with all my heart. I know that this will mean that I have to tell everyone what's been happening to my life for the last few months, but… I don't care about that. All I care about is that I'm pregnant and I can't wait till I tell Sam. Come on! Take me home and I'll call Sam."

Anita stared at her friend, dumbfounded. She just nodded and they both got into the car and she started driving towards Josie's house. She just hoped that he friend knows what she's getting herself into.

* * * Josie paced around her house, wondering why Sam won't answer his phone. She then checked her voice mail and realized that he's on his way here to her house. "He can't come here, he knows that." She said out loud, and she wonders what he needs to talk to her about so urgently that he's even risking it all by coming to her house.

It was a total relief that Georgia wasn't here and was with her parents in Japan for the week. Josie shook her head and ignored the warning bells in her head and placed a hand on her stomach. She sat on the couch and bent her head to talk to her baby. "Baby, you'll be meeting your father soon. Can you believe it? He's the most beautiful man in the world sweetie, and I know that you will agree with me. He's also the sweetest, the most considerate and most loving man in the whole universe and I am just so proud that he's your father.

I know that this situation that were in is an unorthodox one, but I promise you that everything will work out for the best in the end okay. Just sit tight in there okay? I can't wait for you to come out. I don't care if you're a boy or a girl, as long as you come out of there in due time and be here in my arms okay? I love you sweetie." She whispered and placed a kiss on the tip of her fingers and placed it lightly on her stomach.

A knock on the door brought her out of her reverie. She stood up and smoothed her dress and opened the door. "Sam. Hey!" She greeted as she led him in and tiptoed to kiss him lightly on the lips, but he turned his head and the kiss landed on his cheek.

Josie frowned. "Sam, is anything wrong?" "We need to talk Josie." Sam said in a low voice as he sat on the couch. She nodded and sat in front of him. "Okay. But I have to tell you something first. It's a surprise." Josie started, her eyes sparkling happily. "I need to tell you something too Josie." Sam answered.

Josie stared at him, wondering why he's calling her with her whole first name. He never does that except if he's got a problem or something. "Sam, is there something you want to tell me?" Josie asked, her pulse starting to race. He met her eyes and nodded solemnly. "Yes, there is. Its extremely important." Josie sighed and nodded. "Okay, I'm listening."