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"Well hopefully tomorrow you get your chance," she says, then asks, "where's Jake?"
"He went to get us some food. Hospital food is the worst," Em comments with a scrunched-up nose, and we all laugh.
Just then, Jake walks in with a bag of food and looks around the room, "Ummm, I don't think I brought enough."
We all laugh again, including Emily.
"It's fine, Jake, I am on my way home. I wanted to check in on Emily," Leia says.
"Yeah, we are leaving too. You guys enjoy your dinner, and we will come back tomorrow," I say, giving Em a hug as my stomach growls from the smell of food, reminding me I haven’t eaten today.
We all walk out of the room together, heading for the elevators.
"Are the twins really okay," I ask Leia, as we all step into the elevator.
"As with all preemie's, there are always some health concerns, but I think the twins will be fine, especially with all the care they are receiving," she tells Riley and I, pressing the button to the ground floor. I feel my body sag in relief at hearing those words from one of my best friends.
"Do they have everything they need?" Riley asks. “Emily and Jake. Do they have everything they need since the babies are early?”
"Oh. Hmmm, I don't know if they were able to finish the nursery before Emily went into labor or not," Leia says.
"I'll find out, and if not, we can do it for them," I tell them both, making a mental note to talk with Em about it.
The elevator doors open, and I see my dad standing in front of us.
"Dad, what are you doing here? Are you okay?" I ask, shocked to see him.
"I'm fine. I'm coming to check on a friend that was admitted last night. Are you okay?"
"Yes, we were checking on Emily. She had the twins today."
"Oh, how wonderful. Are the babies okay?" he asks, looking a little worn down.
"Yes, they are in the NICU, but we've been told on good authority they should be fine," I say looking over at Leia.
"Hello, Mr. Strauss," Leia says as we step off the elevator, allowing him to step in.
"Ms. Stone, you look tired," he says, but I'm still completely shocked to see him here.
"It has been a long day, sir. In fact, I'm on my way home to crash. Hope your friend gets to feeling better," I hear Leia tell him before the doors close.
"I have never known my father to come to the hospital for anything. Not even when I had my appendix taken out," I mutter, still processing that he was here in the hospital.
As we continue walking toward the exit, my stomach grumbles again, so I say, "We should all go grab something to eat before we go home."
"I don't know, ladies," Leia starts to say, when all of the sudden we hear, "Leia, why have you not returned my calls, babe?" a man I've never seen before calls out.
"There is no reason for me to answer your calls. We broke up a month ago." She tells him.
I realize quickly this must be her ex-Josh. She never did say what happened, and I've never pushed. I figured she'd tell us when she was ready.
"Now, babe, you know we only had a little spat. Couples fight. I'm sure we can work through this if you would talk it over with me.”
"There is nothing to talk over. You did what you did, and I said what I said. We are done, now please leave me alone."
"Listen, Leia, I've given you time and space to realize that you belong to me, it's time for you to come home," he tells her, but I get the feeling there is more to it.
"Is there a problem here?" I turn and see Noah Ashton walking up behind us.
