Two Weeks Later
It was two weeks later and Alicia and I were in London for the photoshoot. We were running late, but this time, it was because we had to stop and pick up Starlet's present. We burst into the doors of the building where the photoshoot was going to be held. "We're here." I announced. "Hey guys." Tom greeted. "Hi," I greeted. "Where's Mel? We have a present for Scarlet." "In the dressing room." Mel B answered. Alicia and I went to Mel's dressing room. She was feeding Scarlet. "Hey." we greeted. Melanie turned around and smiled. "Hey," she greeted back. "Scarlet was hungry, so I had to feed her, again." "Ok," we said together. "Love your outfits by the way." "Thanks." Melanie said with a smile. Tom came into the room. "Wow," he said. "You look great Mel, both you and Scarlet." "Thanks," Melanie said. "And Scarlet says thanks too." She smiled at her little daughter. Tom came over to her, gently lifted her chin up, and softly kissed her. After they parted, he looked into her eyes and said, "I love you." "I love you too." Melanie said back, looking into his eyes. Tom smiled, kissed Scarlet's forehead, then left out. Melanie was blushing, really really blushing. Alica and I laughed, and then I said, "Oh Mel, we have a gift for Scarlet." "You do?" Melanie asked. "Yeah," I answered. "Here." I handed her a tiny box. Melanie put Scarlet in her car seat then opened the box. It was a tiny heart pendant. "Awe," Melanie said. "Thank you lot so much. I'll get Ying to hold her so I can put it on her." Melanie got up and hugged both of us tight. She kissed our cheeks and smiled. Suddenly, Alicia and my friend, Christy, burst into the room. "Hey guys." she greeted. "Hey Christy." me and Alicia said together. Melanie was busy with Scarlet, but still greeted with a, "Hello." "Hey," Christy said. "Any pizza in the fridge?" "Sorry girl," I said. "No pizza." "Then can I have some money for delivery?" Christy whined. "No money for you." Alicia answered. "Fine then," Christy said. "I'll just seduce the pizza man into giving me free pizza." Alicia and I laughed. Christy left out to go find the pizza man, and Alicia and I went out to talk with the others, and to let Melanie and Scarlet finish up.
Finally, after another half hour, Melanie and Scarlet walked out. Melanie had on a white tank with rhinestones that spelled out: MUMMY and Scarlet had on a very cute little white dress. "Okay Mel," said Logan, one of the photographers. "You look great. Now you and Tom get together with Scarlet." "Okay." Mel said. She and Tom got together and held up Scarlet. "Awe." we all said together. Emma was about to cry, just because it was so cute to see them together. Soon, all the girls started crying, just because it was so cute. Me and Alicia couldn't help but cry too. In the middle of all the crying, my cell phone rang a familiar tune. It was the ring tone of Northern Star. I pulled it out and answered, "Hello?" I talked for a little bit, and then put it away. "Who was that?" Alicia asked. "Paul," I answered. "He said that he'll call back in an hour." Soon, Alicia's phone rang the ring tone of Fragile. She answered, talked to Ying, then hung up. Melanie was finished now. She and Tom were looking down at Scarlet, grinning from ear to ear. "Mel," I said. "Paul called for you." "What did he want?" Melanie asked as she kissed Scarlet's cheek. I looked at Alicia and she looked at her. "It's your mum," I said. "She's sick." "Mum always gets colds." Melanie said. "No Mel," Alicia said. "Really sick." Melanie suddenly turned really pale. "I gotta get up to Liverpool." she said, her voice cracking. "Okay," we said. "Let's jet." "I'm gonna stay back," Geri said. "I'm not feeling very well." Geri didn't look too well either. She actually looked a little pale. We got outside and Geri headed home. The rest of us headed up to Liverpool. Me and Alicia rode with Melanie and Tom so we could keep Scarlet company.
It wasn't long before we arrived at the hospital in Liverpool where Joan was. We all walked inside and Melanie went up to the receptionist and said, "Hi, I'm looking for Joan O'Neill. She's my mother." "Ah yes," said the receptionist. "She's in room 403." She got one of the nurses to show us to the room. "Thanks." Melanie said. We walked inside and Melanie was about to cry. Her mother was lying there, looking seriously pale. "Mummy," Melanie said, handing Scarlet to Tom and going over to her mother's side. "What's wrong?" "Well," Joan answered. "I really don't know what's wrong. One minute, I was fine. The next, I felt like I could barely walk." Melanie found that very bizarre, since her mother rarely got sick. "Did the doctors tell you anything?" Melanie asked. "They did say that there's a virus going around, so maybe that's what it is. Oh, I don't know, Mel." Joan answered. "What are the symptoms?" I asked. "Nausea, weakness, dizziness, sore throat, and cough." Joan answered. The doctor soon walked back in and said, "I know what it is Joan. It's the Summerset Flu." "Well," Mel B said. "How can it be spread?" "By not covering your mouth when coughing." the doctor answered. Joan's eyes widened, then she said, "Melanie, get Scarlet out of here. She's too little to get sick like this." "Okay mum," Melanie said. "Bye." "Bye hon." Joan said. Melanie cradled her little daughter in her arms, and walked out of the hospital room. Tom followed her out. "Well Joan," Emma said. "We better go. Hope you get better. "Thanks," Joan said. "Bye." We all waved, and then left out. When we got outside, Emma said, "I'm gonna call Geri to check on her." She pulled out her mobile and dialed Geri's number. Alicia and I couldn't help but notice that Emma looked a little pale as well, just like Geri had. After she got off the phone, I asked, "Emma, are you feeling okay?" "Not really," Emma answered. "I'm a bit lightheaded." "Maybe we should get back down to London." Alicia suggested. "I agree with Alicia." I said. The girls nodded, and then we all got into our cars and went back to London.