The Middle of a New Era (The One With Emma's Actual First Word)

AN: Hey this is the first chapter from the new season! Enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: You know it already! Go back to the fourth chapter through the tenth chapter, and read it again!

LAST SEASON ON FRIENDS

The doctor is in Monica's room with Chandler and Monica…

"Well, I do not know how to tell you guys this. Monica you are okay, and everything…well since you're pregnant, well actually,"

"Wait, what? I'm pregnant?"

"You didn't know?" asks the doctor.

"God, no!"

"Well, yes, you were."

"Wait a minute: were?" asks Chandler.

"Yes, Monica and Chandler…Monica had a miscarriage. I am so sorry." He says nodding his head.

"Oh my god. I cannot believe this." Monica says teary.

"Don't worry, sweetie. We'll get through this." He says crying, and hugging her.

BACK TO THE SHOW!

Everyone had decided to go back to their home when they dropped Chandler off at the hospital… Ross and Rachel are with Emma.

"Who am I, Emma? Who am I?" Rachel asks Emma in a baby voice, and points to herself, "I'm ma-ma. Can you say ma-ma? Ma-ma, ma-ma. Who am I Emma?"

Right there and then Emma was about to say a word. Rachel saw it in her eyes and saw her lips about to gesture. So she repeated, "Who am I?"

"Bitch." Emma said faintly.

So, no one told you life was going to be this way,

Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's D.O.A,

It's like you're always stuck in second gear,

When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month,

or even your year,

But...

I'll be there for you!

When the rain starts to pour,

I'll be there for you!

Like I've been there before,

I'll be there for you!

'Cause you're there for me too...

Rachel's eyes widened. Could it be true? Did Emma just call Rachel a bitch? No, it could not be, and as much as Rachel said that to herself…she couldn't change her mind. Her own daughter had called her mother a bitch!

"What did you say! Ross, ROSS! It's Emma!" Ross comes running in.

"What? What's wrong with Emma?" he asks.

"She, your daughter, just called me a bitch!" she replies.

"Rach, that's impossible. Emma, who is this?" he says as he points to Rachel.

"Bitch." Emma says again.

"Huh?" Ross says, "(sucks teeth) well, are we in a pickle now!"

NEXT SCENE

Rachel has decided to get over the fact that her daughter called her a bitch and is excited that her daughter talked at all. But how over it is she? She's at Phoebe's house.

"Pheebs, guest what."

Phoebe turns serious. "Bush was reelected? Oh my ten gods! I cannot believe this, not again!"

"NO! GOD NO! Wait: ten gods. I thought it was seven."

"Yea, my religion changes rapidly…."

"Well anyways, Emma said her first actual word!"

"Oh my ten gods! What did she say?"

"Oh that, well whatever. That's irrelevant." Rachel says.

"Irrelevant? It's so 'relevant'!"

"Nah, no it's not." At that same moment Monica and Chandler knock on Phoebe's door.

"Who is it?" Phoebe asks.

"It's me Monica!" Monica says sadly. Phoebe opens the door…

"Hey guys…oh Mon, I am so glad you're awake and outta that coma." Phoebe says while hugging her.

"Yea well, you guys better sit down for this one," Chandler says. "Monica, you wanna say this?"

"Well, I, uh- well I, uh…I had a- a miscarriage…" Monica says, short of breath. Phoebe and Rachel stare at her How do you react to that? They think.

"Oh my-" Rachel says swallowing. "Oh God, wow. I just cannot believe- you had a ba- and it's not there anymore." She says almost crying. Phoebe then stands up and hugs Monica, and so does Rachel.

"You guys are gonna get through this," Phoebe says.

"I wish you were right…" Monica says crying.

"Maybe I can tell you something that'll cheer you up? Emma called me a bitch today. What cha' think about that?" It was no use, Monica and Chandler and Phoebe just kept crying, and Rachel did too. They just hugged each other and shared each other's tears. Knowing, they always had each other to console.

NEXT SCENE

Rachel has decided to see if her daughter did actually say bitch.

"Emma, who am I?" Rachel asks. And right there and then Rachel heard…

"Break."

Wait, did Emma say break? So had she been saying break this whole time?

"We. Were. On. A. Break." Emma says slowly, one word at a time. Rachel turned wide eyed again.

"Oh no, oh no! Did she just say 'We were on a break'?" Ross hears what Rachel says.

"Emma said 'We were on a break'?" He says smiling. "Ha-ha." He teases her.

"Look, get out of that zone. I need to tell you something Monica told me. She said she'd tell you herself, but she is too tired of saying it, and hearing it."

"What is it?"

"Monica had a- miscarriage." She says softly. Ross cringes is eyebrows, confused. He begins to cry.