People, people, people; I am very dissapointet in you! I only got one review for last chapter, it's a wonder that I even wrote more (well, actually, this chapter was already written, so I did not want to not post it) and also, if this is the way it's gonna be (sorry, if I sound bitchy, but I can be bitchy) then I don't want to continue this. There's no point writing something that no-one is reading, so if you want to read this, leave me a review. Are we clear about that? Thanks...

Disclaimer; I don't own Friends.

We've Had Our Story…

- But What Happened Then?

Chapter 8.

Close

"JJ, where are you going?" Sandra asked.

"I have to talk to Gracie. We talked about catching a movie after school?"

"Oh," Mike said, "We'll go with you then."

The three of them headed for Gracie's last class to try and catch her, but they found Jane standing outside, talking with their teacher.

"Jane?" JJ said, "Where's Gracie?"

"Good!" Jane exclaimed, "I need to talk to you guys! Gracie went home because she felt bad, but I don't know what happened… I'm kinda nervous."

"Oh…" Sandra said, "We haven't heard anything from her. Was she sick or…?"

"It was something with her dad…" Jane said, "A movie. I don't know. Maybe you should call Rachel?"

"She's at a meeting."

"But we could go find Ross?" Mike suggested.

"Good idea!" Jane exclaimed, "Let's go."

They found him 10 minutes later.

"Ross!" JJ yelled.

Ross turned around, "Doctor Geller, JJ, I'm afraid…"

"Doesn't matter." Jane interrupted, "Something is wrong with Gracie."

"What? Where is she?" Ross freaked.

"She went home." Sandra explained, "We thought that you maybe knew something, but…"

"I don't." Ross said, "And we cant call Rach, she's…"

"We know, in a meeting." Mike said, "What should we do?"

"Wait till you get off and we'll see." Ross said.

--

Emma was sitting next to Gracie's hospital bed, tears streaming down her face.

She was looking at her little sister.

She was hooked to an IV.

She was hooked to the machine that was doing her blood-work and she was forced to take so many pain-killers that she was now a sleep.

It had all happened so fast.

The doctors haven't been able to do anything before a relative had signed a form for the medicine which was needed.

And of course, Erica hadn't been a close enough relative.

They hadn't been able to get in touch with Rachel.

They wouldn't call Ross.

And she hadn't picked up her phone.

It had been so close.

Emma shivered, trying to hold back the tears.

She couldn't believe she'd been so irresponsible.

While Gracie had been fighting for her life, she had been drinking lattes, complaining that Erica wasn't there, all the while Erica was trying to get in contact with her, because of Gracie.

Emma just wanted to go out and kill herself.

Some big sister she was.

After coming to the hospital, she signed those damn papers without knowing what they did, just knowing that if she didn't sign them, Gracie had no chance at all.

With those papers she at least had like 80 percent chance.

Erica, Shelly, Sophie and Samantha had gone home after finally getting through to Rachel's cell after her meeting was finished.

Rachel was on her way over there – with Ross too.

Emma was dreading that appearance more than anything else.

Her mom was gonna kill her.

--

Rachel rushed into the hospital room, throwing her purse at the floor, going straight for Gracie.

She had a worried look on her face, all the while tears were streaming down her cheeks.

She gently lay her hands around Gracie's face, framing it securely, like she never wanted to leave her.

Emma watched her mom stay there, taking in everything, and Emma couldn't believe what a terrible person she'd been.

Then, Rachel turned around and looked at Emma with a VERY angry look on her face.

"What the hell were you thinking, Emma?" Rachel yelled, "I cant believe you!"

"Mom, I'm sorry…" Emma trailed off, well knowing and believing that she deserved what she was about to get.

"She could have died and you were just having coffee!" Rachel yelled, angry tears streaming out of her eyes, "You are so irresponsible, I cant believe you have a child!"

"Mom, I'm sorry…" Emma said.

Ross was looking at the family he'd so patiently got together.

Not believing how much he actually loved and cared for the sick girl, lying in the bed.

Not believing that it had actually been close.

"I didn't know what was happening, I was just having coffee." Emma cried.

"I don't even know you!" Rachel yelled, "My daughter would never do this to her little sister! My daughter would care for her and think about her, and most important, she would pick up the phone! Emma, I don't even know you!"

"Should I try with sorry again?" Emma asked, sending a begging look in her moms direction.

"Don't even bother." Rachel said, "I am very angry with you right now! You have no idea!"

"I'm sorry." Emma repeated, her tears finally becoming too much.

She bend her head in her hands and whispered, "I'm sorry mom. I have nothing else to say. I cant believe I did this. It was a mistake. And I'm sorry. You're right, I'm so irresponsible!"

Rachel cooled down to look at her firstborn again, "I'm sorry too, Emma." she said, "It's not your responsibility to look after Gracie. But I just gets so angry. I mean, how hard can it be to pick up the damn phone!?"

"I don't know." Emma said, "And I don't know why I did it. But most importantly, I'm sorry."

"I know you are." Rachel said, "I just got so scared… I thought I'd loose her. I just had to take it out on someone, I think. Sorry it was you."

"Well, I did take some of the blame." Emma said, "I should have been here before and it wouldn't have ended this badly."

"It's too late now." Rachel said, "And she's still a live. We'll just have to take more care of her now."

"How long till she'll get better?" Ross asked, deciding to participate in the conversation.

"I don't know." Rachel honestly said, "It's very different from time to time. You were there the last time with her appendix. That was fast, but others times, she's been in the hospital for months. We'll just have to wait and see now."

"Yeah okay." Ross said, "Don't worry Rach. She'll get better soon."

Yeah, not really a cliff-hanger this time, as I'm known for. But this sequel wont be as serious and life changing and with a lot of things happening as the first one was. It's more settled, and just yeah… what happened then? Well, leave me that review, we talked about. Thanks, Stessa.