Friends:
A Gellar Change?
Chapter 11: Happy then Sad
A/N: I don't know if anyone is still reading lol but anyway here is chapter 11. Enjoy and keep reviewing:)
Three months had gone by. Three long months. Three months where Emma had to put up with being called selfish names. Three months where she sat alone in the cafeteria eating a ham sandwich, whilst everyone gave her dirty looks. Today she did exactly the same and sat outside on a bench overlooking the river. She was still fairly slim, not skinny, but her bump didn't yet show.
"Emma?"
Emma turned around to see her former friends Jenna and Kacey standing there, holding their lunch trays.
"Oh, hi Jenna, hi Kacey", Emma replied quite nervously
There was a short slilence and Jenna broke it "Em..we miss you. And not just miss saying hi or whatever we really really miss you. Miss seeing you, miss having sleepovers every Friday night. Miss going shopping. We miss being the threesome we were"
Emma gave a tearful smile. "I am so sorry"
The three of them hugged and Emma started talking again "I'm sorry for everything I put you guys through. With Hilary, Lillie and Natasha. I just can't apologise enough"
"No Em, we're sorry. Sorry for not supporting you with your baby and everything", Kacey told her.
"It's OK guys"
Just as the trio went into another hug, Hilary walked past
"Aww look everybody it's the three dweebs. Although dweebs don't normally get pregnant, do they Gellar?" she hissed and walked off.
Back at the house Rachel had started her spring cleaning. These past couple of weeks and months had been so hard that she had almost forgot about her own baby. Emma still didn't know, but Rachel could never seem to find the right time to tell her.
"Hi mum"
The front door opened as Emma had just got in from school
"Hi honey, how was school today?"
"Uh, it was OK. Y'know Kacey and Jenna like me again, even though I was a total cow to them a few months ago, but yeah it's cool"
"Aw sweetie, that's great. Listen, I hope you haven't planned anything for tonight because Aunt Mon and Uncle Chandler are coming round and Erica and Jack and Aunt Phoebe and Uncle Mike and of course your Uncle Joey. So is that OK?"
"Uh yeah sure"
"Excellent! So, I'm just going to run to the store quickly, is there anything you need?"
"Umm..no thanks, I'm fine. I'm just gonna go upstairs and watch some TV"
"OK, I won't be long"
"Bye". Rachel pulled on her coat, kissed her daughter on the head and ran out of the apartment.
Four hours later everyone had arrived. Ross had set the huge dining room table so everyone could sit down and eat together.
It had been almost a year since the six friends and all of their children had met up together for dinner. Phoebe and Mike had moved to Hawaii and therefore it was hard to find time to travel up to New York just for a weekend. They happily married and lived in a beach house near the coast. Phoebe had given birth to a baby girl about a year and a half ago, named Amy. Phoebe was now a stay-at home mum, and still wrote songs in her free time.
Upstairs, Emma and Erica sat listening to CDs. There had been a silence between them eversince Erica had gone up to Emma's room.
"Emma? Can I ask you something?" Erica asked her
"Sure, what's up?"
"Are you happy with your life?"
"Wow. No one's ever asked me that before. Honestly, yes. I mean I'm pregnant, so everyone would expect me to hate my life and stuff, but I don't. I have amazing parents, who love and support me, great friends, and a family that I love more than anything. Why do you ask?" Emma asked her cousin, curious to know her point.
"I was just wondering, y'know? I've always been a bit jealous of you. Kacey and Jenna are the sort of people I've always wanted to be my best friends. I dunno, sometimes I just feel abit left out"
There was a bit of a pause. Emma sat there tensely, not knowing what to say back. How could she be so selfish? All these years when she had been laughing and joking around wishing she was friends with Hilary, wishing Erica didn't even exist, when all along Erica was actually wishing to be her.
"Erica, I am so sorry"
"For what?"
"What do you mean for what? I have been so mean to you these last couple of years!"
"I guess.."
"And I'm really sorry for doing it. I had no idea"
"It's OK Emma", Erica smiled.
"Tell you what", Emma started "How about you come shopping with me, Kacey and Jenna at the weekend, you know a bit of a girls day?"
"Really? Are you sure you want me there?"
"Of course I do! You're more than welcome"
They smiled at each other and hugged, then Emma jumped up.
"Oh my God! Did you feel that?" Emma screeched excitedly
"Feel what?" Erica asked a little confused
"This!" Emma took her cousins hand and placed it onto her own stomach
"Wow!"
"It's my baby", Emma smiled.
The ten of them sat at the dinner table smiling at each. They'd already had had a starter which was Rachel's very well made Chicken soup. And they'd just finished their main course which was fish, vegetables and potatoes. Now Ross was preparing the dessert which was a surprise treat for everyone.
All evening Erica, Jack and Emma had discussed just about everything. Books, Music, TV, School, Teachers, Sports anything. Emma couldn't believe how little she knew about her cousins. How she never knew Jack liked old books like Dickens and Erica preffered things like Harry Potter. She never knew Jack's favourite TV show was 24 and Erica's was Lost. It was funny how little you could know about someone you are meant to be so close to.
As everyone was still in deep conversation something took their minds of it.
Rachel stood up "Owwww", she groaned clinging on to her stomach
Ross turned around, "Rach, honey are you OK?"
"Oww, Ross help"
Monica and Chandler got up as did Phoebe, Joey and everyone else
"Ross", she panted "Huh, the baby..I can't feel the baby"
"Baby?" Emma said looking confused
"Emma, we'll explain later, Phoebe call 911"
"Please don't let me lose the baby Ross", Rachel begged
"You won't Rach", Chandler encouraged
"Owwwwwwww", Rachel screamed again
"We haven't got time", Phoebe started "We have to drive her down there now, she could lose the baby"
"What's going on? WHAT BABY?" Emma demanded
But nobody listened.
Ross carried Rachel into his car and Phoebe, Mike, Amy and Joey got into theirs.
"Em, you go to the hospital with Aunt Monica and Uncle Chandler", Ross told her
"But Dad, I want to be with Mum"
"Honey, I need you to do this for me, OK?"
And he got into the car and drove away, fast as ever...leaving his 16 year-old daughter next to Monica feeling guiltly, sad and confused.
A/N: Hey what do you think? I'm really into writing again now and really into this fic! So expect another update within the next 2-3 days. I hope you enjoyed the chapter please review it does mean alot to me to know you're still reading! XD ♥♥ 33