Emma was in shock by the news she had just received. She felt like she couldn't breathe, as if all the oxygen had been torn from her lungs. This wasn't suppose to happen, he wasn't suppose to run after him, he was suppose to accept it, and go for what he really wanted. She couldn't get the feeling that this was her entire fault out of her head.

She slowly walked towards the exit with her bags in hand, to wait for Kelsie to pick her up. It was she as if she was living in a nightmare. If Craig died, she wouldn't ever forgive herself; not only would Joey and Angie never see him again, but also most of all Ava would never get to know how great her father really was. Moreover, she knows exactly how it's like to never know your real father.

Many things ran through her head as she there waiting. Se waited about 20mins until she finally made it.

Kelsie got out of the sun to open the trunk, she said, "Emma, I was glad I was able to contact you before you left."

"So am I. I never meant for this to happen," feeling like she could start crying again at any moment.

"I know, but why were you leaving?" trying to figure out, not knowing that Emma had been unhappy about something.

Emma took a deep breathe, she didn't know if she really wanted to tell Kelsie that she thought Craig was still in love with her, and her vise versa. "Well I just feel you guys have this love for each other that I can't compete with."

"Why do think that?" confused by this whole thing. She just didn't understand where this was coming from.

"You two share this gift, a child, and…"

"I love Chris, and besides people do that all the time, you guys can too when your ready."

Emma stared out the car window, with a gloom look on her face.

When Emma didn't answer her, she looked over to notice look on her face. "What's wrong?"

"I…can't have kids."

"What?" astonished by the news she heard.

"Yeah, when I had a check up a few months back the doctor's found that if I was to ever get pregnant, I would be putting myself in danger," putting her face in her hands.

"Does Craig know?"

As a tear rolled down her cheek, "No I didn't have the heart to tell him. I mean I see how he adores Ava. If he stays with me he's going to be without that."

"So is that the real reason you let go of him?"

"Yes, I saw you two together, and how you bonded over Ava. All I could think is how we would never be able to share that bond. I felt the only way he was going to find that with another would be to let him go."

"Em, from what I see he's not yet willing to let you out of his life so easily," trying to convince her. She knew what it was like not to want to let go the love of her life. That's why she had to let Craig go.

"What if he doesn't make it?" she asked, hysterically.

"You can't think like that, we need to be positive."

Chris sat in the waiting room, waiting to hear from the doctors. All he could think of is how this was someone he knew. It was like his accident all over again, except Craig was in his position and Emma in Kelsie's.

He had never seen anything so horrible before. He could still see the blood the dripping from Craig's face, as he looked though the car window.

"Are you Mr. Manning's family?" Dr. Sumner asked.

"No…" he answered.

"Then I'm sorry but I can't tell you."

"No, but we share a daughter…please," he begged, hoping that the doctor would sympathize.

"Alright, Mr. Manning has existent damage to his head, and if he wakes up I don't know if he will be the same person as you all remember. His pelvis is also broken, so he will need therapy so that he will be able to walk again."

He had to stop him, "Yeah, but is he going to live?"

"I don't know at this point, we've had to put him on a respirator to help him breathe. Only time will tell."

"Thank you." He felt like he had been hit with a big brick wall. How would he explain this to them? How would they take it?

"Chris," Kelsie yelled as she walked in with Ava in her arms, Emma right by her side. "How is he?"

Those had been the words he had been dreading, he could barely look Emma in the eyes, "Not good, at this point he can't even breathe on his own. They think he may have brain damage on tops of that. If you haven't called his family yet, I think right now would be the time."

"I totally forgot; Joey's going to totally freak. This is the last he needs to deal with. He's going to totally hate me," Emma cried, frantically.

Kelsie handed Ava over to Chris, and then grabbed Emma, making her look at her, "Now listen, I'm going to tell you this again; this is not your fault. Nobody is going to hate you, so get that out of your head."

"You just don't get it," she yelled.

"Yes I do, I blamed myself for a long while for the death of Satine. I believed it was my fault because I started that fight with my parents. But the truth was it was because my body couldn't handle the pregnancy."

"I can't lose him, he's all I have left to live for," feeling that she could handle losing another person she loved.

"I know," hugging her, "Why don't we go find a pay phone."

"Alright," she said putting on a fake smile.

Emma's hands shook as she dialed the number that was forever burnt on her heart. She took a few deep breaths as she waited for someone to answer.

"Hello," Angie answered."

"Hey, Ang could you put on your dad?" Emma asked.

"Emma, how's Victoria, how's Craig?" so many questions for a little girl who missed her brother so much.

"Victoria is great, but I really need to talk to Joey, so please could you get him?"

In the background, you could hear her hollering for him to pick up the phone. A few seconds later, "Hello," Joey answered.

"Hi…Joey," not sure the right words to say.

"Oh Emma, what can I do for?" not sure why she would be calling him, especially when she was in Victoria. No one could prepare him for what he was about to hear.

Emma's heart was beginning to beat faster than usual; Kelsie squeezed her hand to let her know she was there for her. "It's Craig…"

"What about him?" not realizing the sound of her voice, the hint of sadness to it.

"There's been an accident."

Joey's stomach dropped, he plopped into the chair behind him, "What? I talked to him yesterday." Not understanding how something so bad could happen to him, he had already lost Julia.

"According to Chris it was real bad, they're not sure if he's going to make it."

"How did this happen?" he wanted to know what got him into this mess. Had he been drinking and driving or something?

"I don't want to get into this over the phone; I just really think you need to get down here."

What was Emma not wanting to tell him, he wondered. Ever since she was little, she wasn't one to keep secrets from people. He hated to be kept in the dark. "I'll catch the next flight, what hospital is he at?"

"Royal Jubilee."

"I'll be there as soon as possible," before rushing up the stairs to grab stuff for him and Angie to leave.

Emma felt for Joey he had already lost wife, than Caitlyn left him for her career, now this. He didn't deserve this, nobody does.