Emma woke up in a hospital bed. Jessie was sitting by her side, holding her hand. Her father, Morgan, was pacing at the foot of her bed. A thin curtain separated Emma's bed from the rest of the bustling emergency room. The sounds of a crying toddler, the footsteps of doctors and nurses, and the sound of gurneys being wheeled in and out could all be heard throughout the ER.
Emma slowly opened her eyes and smiled when she saw Jessie at her side. "She's awake" Jessie said with a sign of relief. She gave Emma's hand a light squeeze and kissed her forehead. Morgan came to his daughter's side. He smiled at her, brushed the hair away from her face and leaned in and softly kissed his daughter's cheek.
"I am so glad that you're okay." Morgan looked around for a moment and realizing he couldn't see through the curtain he moved away from Emma and peaked his head out into the hallway. "I'll be right back," Morgan said to Emma, "I'm going to go find the doctor."
When he was gone Emma looked at Jessie for a moment, searching her face to see if she knew the truth. "Where's my mom?" Emma asked when she couldn't read her face.
"She is stuck on set but will come see you as soon as she can."
"Tell her not to bother, I'm fine"
Jessie sighed and sat down on the side of Emma's bed. "Sweetie are you going to tell me what's going on?" Emma turned her face away. "Are you pregnant?" Jessie had to choke out the words, she couldn't imagine this sweet little girl being in that kind of trouble.
"NO!" Emma yelled. She sat straight up in her bed. "Jessie, How could you even think something like that!"
Emma's outburst had startled Jessie and she moved herself off the bed. "You haven't been eating and have been sick lately. When you passed out today I just thought…"
"I've just been nervous about a test and forgot to eat breakfast this morning." Jessie looked at her keeping her gaze on Emma. "I swear, nothing is going on." Before Jessie could say anything Morgan walked back in with the doctor.
"See she's awake," Morgan gestured towards Emma, "Now get us our discharge papers so I can take my daughter home."
"I would strongly advise against that." The doctor stated, "we still haven't found the reason she passed out."
"You said that she was anemic and that caused it."
"I said it was a possibility, but I would really like to run a few more test on her first before we send her home." Morgan paused to think for a moment.
"Please daddy, I want to go home." Emma begged.
"You heard the girl, get us her discharge papers and we'll be on our way."