'Alright,' I said, 'Not great. I haven't been with you.'
She nodded, 'I feel the same way.'
I grazed my hand along her warm cheek, she grinned. I was finding it hard to believe that I wasn't dreaming.
'Why are you here?' I asked her.
'Oh, my sister's getting her lips done again,' Lindsay rolled her eyes. 'What about you?'
'Emma's having the baby,' I said casually.
Lindsay's eyes almost popped out of her head. I'd forgotten she didn't know about Emma and Newt.
'Emma's having a baby?' She squeaked.
I laughed and nodded.
'Wow, that was sudden,' she chuckled.
'Tell me about it!'
We laughed together, and it was the best I'd felt for months.
'I'm sorry, Lindsay. I was an absolute idiot before. Proposing to you, kissing Lizzy - which by the way really did mean nothing - I'm so sorry. So sorry.'
Lindsay rubbed my thigh. 'That's okay, Minho.'
My eyes widened. 'Really?'
'Really,' she said.
I let out a huge sigh of relief.
'I was actually coming to forgive you when I saw you kissing Lizzy,' she said quietly. 'But then, you know, you were kissing Lizzy!'
'I know, I know. Again, very sorry,' I said. 'So… um… do you think… maybe we could get back together?'
Lindsay was quiet for a long time.
'I love you, Minho,' she finally said.
'I love you too, Lindsay.'
'Yes, we can get back together.'
I pulled her into a tight embrace. I felt like a huge hole in my heart had been filled.
'I'm so glad,' I whispered in her ear.
'Me too,' she whispered back.
Just then Thomas and Teresa came running into the room. I broke away from Lindsay, they looked flustered.
'What is it guys?' I asked.
'It's Emma - she's having the baby,' Teresa puffed.
'Whoa really? That's great!' I say excitedly.
'Yeah, we got sent out,' Thomas told me. 'So I guess all we do now is wait.'
'Okay,' I nodded.
Then Thomas and Teresa both looked at Lindsay.
'Lindsay?' They said in unison.
'I'm back!' Lindsay grinned.
Thomas, Teresa and Lindsay then got re-acquainted. Thomas and Teresa told her about how they got engaged a few months ago, Lindsay told us all about what she'd been up to lately. I was only partly listening though. Mostly because I was still in a daze that Lindsay was back. Partially because I was freaking out that Newt and Emma were about to be parents. About twenty minutes later, Newt came bounding into the room. Thomas, Teresa, Lindsay and I all stood up.
'You can come see him now,' Newt was grinning from ear to ear. He didn't even seem to notice Lindsay standing there.
'Him?' I raised my eyebrows.
'Yeah. Pay up, man.'
I rolled my eyes and then started following Newt back to Emma's room. I turned around and saw Lindsay sitting back down.
'You coming?' I asked.
'I'll come later,' she smiled. I nodded and kept walking.
When we got to Emma's room we walked in to see her cradling a tiny person wrapped in a blue blanket in her arms.
'Oh my God,' I breathed.
Emma looked up and gave us a big, warm smile.
'Meet Matthew,' she said softly.
Thomas, Teresa and I walked carefully over to Emma's bed to get a better look at her son. A cute little pink person, he was.
'Emma,' Teresa said tentatively. 'Can I…?'
'Oh, of course,' Emma nodded, and handed Matthew over. Teresa rocked him gently in her arms, and tears filled her eyes. She looked at Thomas wistfully.
'Not yet,' he said firmly. We all laughed. Thomas and Newt both huddled around Teresa and Matthew, and I sat down on the edge of Emma's bed.
'How are you feeling?' I asked.
'Tired,' she yawned. 'But good tired.'
I smiled at her. 'Mother tired.'
'Mother tired,' she agreed.
I pulled out five dollars from my wallet.
'Here you go,' I said.
She took it and chuckled.
'I deserve more than that.'
'You do. But I can't be bothered giving it to you.'
We laughed again.
'You probably don't care about this right now,' I said, 'but Lindsay's back.'
Her eyes widened. 'Really? That's great, Minho! Just because I have a child doesn't mean I don't care about my romantically challenged friend's love life.'
She smirked, and I stuck my tongue out like a little kid at her.
