Emily had ended up arriving late anyway, so there was no reason for Ross and Rachel to have rushed out of the apartment to ensure they were on time. 'Why did we bother?' Rachel sighed. She checked on Emma who was happily sitting in her pram next to their table,' I wish we could put her in a highchair or something…' Rachel moaned.
'She's fine there, and anyway its not as though she's going to be eating is it?' he reminded her. 'Maybe we should have put her in the crèche over at the hotel?' he suggested.
'There's no way I'm leaving her with strangers over her Ross' she told him firmly. Ross rolled his eyes. There was no pleasing her sometimes.
Rachel looked over to see that Emily had finally arrived with her partner, 'Here she is…' Rachel announced to Ross who was busily looking in the menu. Emily walked over to them,' Hello you two…Sorry I'm late' She said before sitting down. 'This is Jonathon, My husband…' She told them. Jonathon seemed to have a nice way about him as he gave Ross and Rachel a smile,' Nice to meet you..' he said.
They were now all seated and ready to order. 'Well I don't know about you guys but I am absolutely starving…' Emily shared with them,' I was thinking that you mightn't have actually came…' She continued.
Rachel looked over at Ross. 'Well, why wouldn't we?' Rachel said. 'We were looking forward to this as much as you..' She lied. Knowing Emily would truly love to know that Rachel was indeed terrified about this evening.
'I see you've bought…' Emily began but stopped. Rachel knew she had forgotten Emma's name,' Emma…' Rachel told her.
Emily nodded. 'Knew it was something along those lines…why didn't you leave her at one of those crèche places huh? That's where our children are…. there was no way we would have brought them tonight' She said.
'Well we didn't feel too comfortable about leaving her with strangers…' Rachel told her. 'She's fine just with us…'.
Ross shut his menu. 'Well I know what I'm having…' He announced. 'What are you having Rach?' he asked her.
Rachel shrugged. 'I don't know just yet…' She told him. 'I'm actually not feeling too hungry…' She said. 'Think I might just have a lobster…' She told him.
Ross nodded. 'Well I can't have lobster for obvious reasons…but I'm going to have the chicken'
Neither Emily nor her husband had spoken for a few minutes. They were both stuck in their menus. 'Ross? Will you order mine for me while I go to the toilet?' Rachel asked him. Ross nodded. 'Sure sweetie…'
She got up out of her chair. 'Excuse me…' she said before trailing off to the ladies room.
Ross was left in the company of Emily and Jonathon now. 'So…. you decided on your meal yet?' He asked them.
Emily looked up from her menu. 'I'm going to get the salmon…' She told him. 'Oh…Now I need the toilet, must be something in the waters over here…' she joked before rubbing her husbands shoulder and leaving the table.
Rachel entered the cubicle. She felt sick. She felt like she could vomit. 'Pull yourself together Rach..' she whispered to herself. Convinced that she was sick because of the situation and the upset she had today.
She heard a quiet laugh. 'Do you normally talk to yourself Rachel?' She heard Emily's voice ask. She had obviously followed her inside to have a talk. Rachel got up from where she was sitting on the toilet lid. 'Not something I always do…' Rachel replied to her, now coming back out of the toilet. 'I actually feel a little ill tonight….' She told Emily.
Emily was applying her makeup on in the mirror. 'I was only kidding by saying that, Are you ok?' She asked. This wasn't like her to be so kind and caring Rachel thought. Maybe she was putting on an act she suspected.
Rachel washed her hands and wiped her face with a cleansing wipe 'I think it's the weather….' She said to Emily. 'And its been quite a bad day…' She continued.
Emily rubbed her arm. 'Rach…I know we haven't seen eye to eye but one of the reasons why I wanted so badly to meet you again was to put things straight and move on…' Emily explained. 'That was in the past and we both seem to have what we want now huh?' she smiled.
Rachel was simply shocked at Emily's words. This woman had definitely changed. 'Couldn't agree more…' Rachel smiled. 'We better go back then otherwise they'll think we've escaped out of the window eh!' She joked. Emily half laughed and looked back into the mirror.
Rachel quickly remembered what she had said, Emily had of course ran out of her wedding from the bathroom window. In a way she was proud of her unintended dig but was also eager to move away from the conversation. Emily began to spoke. 'So what is wrong with you? The food is a bit peculiar over here, might be something to do with that…' she assumed. 'The last time we were here, poor Jonathon got food poisoning…' She finished.
Rachel shook her head. 'Must have been terrible…but I don't think it's the food…' she said doubtfully.
'Well…could just be a virus'
'Hmmm, maybe…' Rachel said. Realising that they had been speaking about this for over 5 minutes, they really didn't have much in common.
Emily finished applying her lip-gloss. 'There's only one more thing which it could be…' She said. Rachel froze. 'Huh?' she asked.
'…Maybe you're expecting…' Emily told her.
Rachel shook her head,'No..I don't think that's it…' She said.
Emily laughed. 'Anyway, I don't know anything…I'm not a doctor!' She joked. 'Lets go shall we…' She said walking out of the bathroom.
Rachel followed her. Her heart was in her mouth. Was she pregnant?
