Chapter Ten

More Problems Arise

Emma sat on the couch crying. She looked up when she heard the door open. "Emma? Is everything ok?" Manny asked putting her backpack down and sitting down next to Emma.

"No! Everything's not OK! I knew this would happen! Peter doesn't really want to be a dad. He said he doesn't want to always be home taking care of a baby and that he has a life." Emma said rubbing her teary eyes.

"I'm sure he didn't mean it, he's just stressed. You and him both deserve a break. Why don't I watch Elizabeth for the night and you go out and have some fun? Then another night you and Peter can go out together." Manny said nicely.

Emma smiled at the idea. "Thanks so much! Elizabeth is in the basement, she hasn't been fed yet, and afterwards she needs a bath, then she needs to go back to sleep." Emma said instructing Manny.

"Sounds good." Manny smiled. Emma ran downstairs to freshen up and kissed her daughter goodbye.

At Jay's apartment with Sean.

Peter sighed. "She just doesn't seem to get that I just want a break." Peter said stressed.

"Well, I mean Emma hasn't gotten a break, so wonder how she feels." Sean replied.

"Do you like being a father; I mean do you wish this never had happened?" Jay questioned Peter.

"No, I love being a father and I'm glad this happened, Elizabeth is honestly the best thing that has ever happened to me. I know Emma hasn't had a break and I think she should take one. I just need to de-stress, you know?" Peter said tiredly.

"Yeah I get what you mean." Jay said. Sean nodded in approval.

Back at Emma's house Manny was having some trouble with Elizabeth. Manny was trying to feed Elizabeth but she refused. She finally drank some of her bottle, but then immediately spat it up. She kept on spitting up even though Manny hadn't fed her anything more.

Manny was getting worried. Elizabeth kept on coughing and sneezing. Manny just thought it was possibly a cold; it was cold out, as March sometimes is. Once Manny had given her a bath the baby was shivering. She put her in the warmest pajamas she could find and bundled her up and put her in the crib, not seeming to notice that Elizabeth was turning pale and shaking violently.

Manny had turned on the baby monitor upstairs and was surprised when she didn't hear the sound of Elizabeth's breaths. She quickly ran downstairs thinking maybe she hadn't turned the one on down there. "Oh my god!" Manny screamed when she saw an unmoving and pale Elizabeth lying down in the crib. She ran over to her and tried to revive her. She tried remembering baby CPR from health class.

The tiny baby coughed a little and started breathing shaky and then stopped. Manny picked up the phone and quickly dialed 911.

The EMTS had put Elizabeth on the big stretcher and wrapped her up in a lot of blankets. Manny was practically in tears now. She was so mad at herself that while babysitting something had happened to her best friend's child. When she was in the ambulance she called Emma.

"Em something's happened to Elizabeth!" Manny said frantically on her phone. The ambulance driver glanced at her sadly.

"Oh my god, what?!" Emma asked on the other line.

"She was shaking and throwing up food. She was pale and she wasn't moving when I checked on her. She wasn't breathing, either, I revived her but then she stopped!" Manny said practically all in one breath.

"OH MY GOD! Where are you?" Emma said yelling in tears now.

"I'm in an ambulance with Elizabeth on the way to the hospital. She's breathing, but hardly." Manny said.

"I'll call Peter and meet you there." Emma stated hanging up the phone.

"Come on Peter, answer your god damn phone!" Emma said in frustration inside of her car. After the fourth time calling Peter she decided to head over to Jay's apartment.

She walked inside trying to remember the number. She finally remembered. She ran up two flights of stairs to apartment # 30. She frantically banged on the door yelling.

"Jay, Jay please open up, it's an emergency!" Emma yelled.

"Ok, ok I'm coming!" Jay said from inside. When Jay unlocked the door she ran inside to find Sean and Peter watching tv.

"Peter, Manny just called me she's in an ambulance with Elizabeth! We have to get to the hospital now!" Emma exclaimed.

Peter jumped up. "Oh my god, what happened?!" Peter asked fearing the worst.

"I'll tell you on the way, let's go!" Emma said. Peter nodded and the two ran out of the apartment leaving a worried Sean and Jay.

AN: I hope you liked this, plus how I changed the previous chapter! I decided to make things really dramatic with Elizabeth! Please review and give me some ideas!!!

Kat