Thanks again for all your reviews, they really inspire me to carry on with this story, as you may be able to tell i have a lot of free time on my hands and so i am updating this story quite quickly. DrKerryWeaver: Pheebs will be appearing in the next chapter or so, I've been trying to get her into the story, but not really found a good time. Hopefully when i do introduce her to the story, it will be good. Thanks for your review.
"Push Emma" the midwife said as Emma puffed and panted
"I can't I'm too tired" Emma said trying to relax from the pain but having no such luck
"Emma, you have to push" Rachel said stroking Emma's hair
Emma pushed and screamed as the pain took over her body
"That's it Emma, I can see the head" the midwife smiled up at Emma who was too distressed to notice
"Emma, just one more push now" Rachel said too her daughter
"Please just let me sleep" Emma wailed as she felt another contraction
"Emma, you have to push now," the midwife said and Emma gave one huge push and the baby was born.
"You did it" Rachel kissed her daughters forehead as the new baby let out a cry
"Congratulations it's a little baby boy" the midwife smiled as she held up Emma's son
Emma was lost for words as she looked at the baby; he had dark hair and was so small, but so real.
"I want to hold him," Emma said hoarsely
"The nurses are just cleaning him up" Rachel said as she looked over to her grandson, this all seemed so surreal.
"Here you are Emma, your baby boy" Nurse Greenfield handed the tiny bundle over to Emma
"Hey sweetie" Emma cooed at him
"He's got your eyes" Rachel smiled remembering the day she gave birth to Emma.
A tear ran down Emma's face.
"He's so…" Emma stopped as she began to cry; Rachel hugged her and looked down on her grandson.
"Do you have a name for him?" Nurse Greenfield asked
Rachel looked at Emma who smiled
"Lyle, Lyle Geller"
Nurse Greenfield smiled as Emma looked down at baby Lyle.
"I'll always love you" Emma whispered to her newborn son.
Meanwhile Joey, Erica and Jack were back at the shop, the boy had gone though.
"Well I guess we'll never know" Joey said turning round to go back to the hospital
"Wait" Erica pulled his arm as Corey walked out of the shop
Joey's eyes widened and his fists clenched
"Well?" Jack asked
"That's him alright," Joey snarled
"I knew it" Erica said not noticing how angry Joey had become
"I'm gonna kill that bastard!" Joey said about to go over when Jack and Erica held him back
"Wait Joey, what goods that going to do" Jack said sitting next to Joey
"You have a point" Joey sighed
"I know, now c'mon lets get back to the hospital and forget about this dude, Emma's having a baby that's all that matters" Jack told Joey
"You know for a kid, you're pretty smart" Joey smiled
"Thanks" Jack smiled back
When they arrived back in the waiting room, Monica, Chandler and Ross had disappeared.
"Where've they gone?" Joey asked looking around
"Maybe they went for a bit to eat" Erica said, "They'll be back soon"
Suddenly Chandler came out of one of the hospital rooms
"Hey guys, Emma's had the baby" he smiled
The three gasped and followed Chandler into the room where Emma and the baby were.
"Hey Emma" Joey smiled as he seen Emma cradled the little baby
"Hi uncle Joey" Emma smiled back
"So is it a boy or a girl?" Jack asked looking down onto the babies face
"It's a little boy" Ross said choked up
"Wow, he's cute!" Erica smiled at her cousin "What's his name?"
"Lyle" Emma smiled down at him "Little Lyle"
"Can I hold him?" Jack asked
"Yeah" Emma said carefully passing Lyle to Jack
"Hey mate" Jack smiled down onto the baby
"Okay, I think its time for mommy and baby to get some rest" Nurse Greenfield said coming into the room
"I don't mind them staying" Emma said as Jack passed Lyle back to her
"Listen to the nurse Ems, you need to sleep, you must be knackered" Ross said giving Emma a kiss on the head
"We'll be right here when you wake up" Monica smiled and hugged Emma
"See you later sweetie" Rachel said hugging her daughter
"Catch ya later Ems" Jack said giving her thumbs up sign
When they had all left Emma sat staring at Lyle. His hair was dark, much like her own, but his eyes were just like Corey's. She thought about Corey, what he was doing right now, and where he was, despite everything he had a child now, and she had still loved him. She was thinking of Corey as she drifted off to sleep.
It was late when Emma awoke to the sound of Lyle crying. She got out of her bed and went over too him
"Sssh" she cradled his body close to her own but his crying continued "Please Lyle" she said as his crying got louder
"Is everything okay?" Nurse Greenfield said quietly opening the door
"He won't stop crying" Emma said now she was crying
"Oh honey, he's probably hungry" Nurse Greenfield said taking Lyle off Emma.
"I know, but I don't know how to feed him on my own" Emma said sniffling
"That's okay, I'll show you, its what im here for" Nurse Greenfield remarked
She showed Emma how to breast feed Lyle. It was like no other experience Emma had ever come across. When Lyle was full he drifted off to sleep in Emma's arms
"You must be a natural at feeding" the nurse smiled at Emma
"Why?" Emma whispered trying not to wake Lyle
"He fed so easily, usually it takes a few tries" Nurse Greenfield smiled as she left the room.
Emma smiled to herself. The bond between her and the baby was unbelievable she loved him so much, but every now and then her thoughts would go back to Corey. She hated herself for thinking about him especially after what he had done, but she still couldn't get him off her mind.
Erica and Jack were still sat in the waiting room. Monica, Chandler, Ross, Rachel and Joey had gone for some food and so they were left there on their own.
BEEP BEEP! A text message on Erica's phone
Hi Erica,
Its Corey here, just wondering if you want to meet up tomorrow outside the shop.
Text back xxxxxx
Erica read the message and felt sick, in the room opposite was this guys baby and here he was texting her.
I don't want to meet up ever.
Was the message she sent back, she wasn't afraid of Corey; he couldn't do anything to her.
"Who was that" Jack asked when Erica slid the phone back into her pocket
"Just a cell phone company trying to advertise some things" Erica lied
"Since when do you text phone companies back?" Jack enquired
"Er…" Erica was stumped
"It was him wasn't it" Jack asked
"No" Erica said unable to make eye contact with her brother
"It was, I can tell when your lying" Jack replied
"Okay, it was him" Erica gave in
"What did he want?" Jack asked
"He wanted to meet up," Erica said looking down at the floor
"And?" Jack wanted to know her reply
"I said I don't want to meet up ever," Erica said just as her phone beeped again
What have I done? You were keen a few hours ago!
"Him again?" Jack asked and Erica nodded "Don't reply, he'll get bored"
"Okay" Erica said standing up off her chair "I'm going for some fresh air"
"Don't text him," Jack warned
"Here, keep my phone then I can't" Erica threw him her phone and then went outside the hospital.
She sat on the wall outside the hospital and let the cold night air breeze threw her hair. She sighed and rubbed her eyes, the past day had been very eventful and all she wanted to do was get some rest.
"Erica?" A voice she didn't want to here came up behind her
"Leave me alone" She said walking back towards the hospital
"What have I done?" It was Corey and he was now following her
"You know what you've done, you don't need me to spell it out" Erica shouted behind her as she entered the hospital doors.
"No I don't what?" Corey replied chasing her
Erica ignored him as she walked briskly through the corridors hoping he'd get the message and just leave.
"Erica wait!" Corey called after her as he entered a corridor in the maternity ward.
Suddenly a door opened…
"What the…? What are you doing here?"
