I don't own any of the characters in this story except the 3 kids. Hello people! FYI- for this fic, you kinda have to pretend Monica and Ross' parents live in Chicago, that's why it's called fanFICTION. So anyway...please R/R!!!
"Rachel, I have a really big favor to ask you." Monica said as Rachel walked in, her face tear-stained.
"Sure, Mon, anything, what's wrong?" She looked concerned. Monica wasn't one to cry easily, so she knew this had to be big.
"My mother had a heart-attack and she's not doing well. Ross, Chandler, and I are going to Chicago to see her. I was wondering if you and Joey would mind watching the kids while we're gone. If it's too much trouble, we can take them with us but…" Her eyes welled up.
"Monica, of course we can watch them for you." She interrupted.
"I don't know how long we'll be gone, but I think she really needs me there."
"I understand Mon, it's fine." She hugged her soothingly.
"Thank-you so much, Rachel." She let out a sigh of relief, glad she would always have someone to count on when she was in trouble.
"Are you sure you can handle this though? I mean, three kids is a lot."
"Positive. They're always great for me." She smiled in confirmation.
"Do you think Joey will mind?" She wiped the tears from her face.
"Are you kidding me?" Rachel laughed. "Dylan is the only one that'll watch Cartoon Network with him. Joey loves to watch the kids. If it wasn't for them, he'd have no one to play with." They giggled. "Speaking of whom, I should go break the news to him." Rachel suggested.
"Okay…thanks again, Rach. This really means a lot to me." Rachel smiled and left the apartment.
"Joey!" She shouted, entering the apartment.
"Hey, Rach." He greeted her. "What's up?"
"Well, I have some good news and some bad news." She announced. "The bad news is Monica and Ross' mom had a heart attack the today." She paused, noticing Joey's concerned expression. "The good news is while they are in Chicago we get to baby-sit." She grinned.
"Poor Mon. Is she okay?" He asked.
"She's a little shaken up, but I think she's handling it pretty well, considering the circumstances, anyway."
"That's good." He paused. "So we get to watch the kids huh?" His eyes widened.
"Yep." She confirmed, amused by his childish excitement. "You really love those kids don't you?"
"Of course I do…I mean who else is going to play Barbie with me other than Madi?" He joked. Rachel chuckled.
"So how long are they going to be gone?" He inquired.
"I don't know. I'm just going to give her all the time she needs. She's pretty upset over it."
***The Next Day***
"Mommy, where are you going?" A little girl poked her head through the door as Monica was frantically shoving clothes into her suitcase
"What are doing up so early?" Monica smiled, scooping her up into her arms. The child stared at her, waiting for a reply to her previous inquiry. "Well, Madi, Grandma is very sick and Mommy and Daddy are going to see her to help her get better. Uncle Ross is coming too." She tried to explain the situation to her four year old daughter without crying.
"Can I come too?" She asked, her eyes lighting up with the idea of going on a trip.
"No sweetie. You're going to stay here with Aunt Rachel and Uncle Joey." She tried to smile through her tears.
"Yeah!" She shouted. She loved spending time with Joey and Rachel. After a pause, Madi noticed Monica's tears. "Mommy, why are you crying?"
"I'm just scared for Grandma sweetie." She explained.
"I hope she feels better." The child said.
"Me too." She whispered, kissing her cheek, touched by her sensitivity. She wiped away the tears form her eyes. "Why don't you go out into the kitchen and ask Daddy to fix you some breakfast?" She suggested.
"Okay, Mommy." She jumped out of Monica's arms and hurriedly scurried out of the bedroom.
"Daddy, I'm hungry." She squealed impatiently.
"Madeleine, you are just going to have to wait until I am done feeding Blake!" He scolded her for the third time, this time with frustration in his tone. She folded her arms and grunted in protest.
After what seemed like an eternity to the child, Chandler set down the bottle and placed the tiny sleeping baby in the bassinet. "Now can I get some breakfast?" She asked impatiently. He couldn't help but chuckle at the little girl's temper.
Once all three kids were fed, bathed and dressed, Chandler and Monica marched them over to Rachel and Joey's apartment.
"Hey guys." Joey greeted them when he opened the door.
Dylan drowsily stumbled through the door and made his way to the couch where Chandler had laid Blake down to sleep. Madi immediately jumped into Rachel's arms. "Aunt Rachel! Can you paint my nails!?!" She asked excitedly.
"We'll miss you too!" Monica shouted sarcastically to the kids who hadn't even bothered to say good-bye. "Okay, Joey, here's the diaper bag. It has a few things you'll need, but here's the key to our apartment. Whenever you need something, feel free to come in and get it. And here's a list of numbers. This is the hotel, this is our cell, this is the family doctor…" She explained every solitary detail; a typical over-protective parent.
"Okay, I guess we better go or we're going to miss our flight." Chandler tried to pry Monica from her lists. "Thanks again!" He smiled.
"Wait!" Madi shouted and jumped into her father's arms before they left. "I love you daddy." She whispered. Chandler felt his heart melt. He loved his kids so much and it touched him to know they felt the same way.
"I love you too, honey." He smiled. Dylan hugged his mother and then they switched. Then, Chandler and Monica kissed Blake lightly, so as not to wake him form his peaceful slumber.
"Bye, sweetie." Monica sobbed, upset to be parting from her kids this long for the first time.
"Don't cry, Mommy." Madeleine kissed her mother's cheek.
Chandler put his arm around Monica, knowing it must be hard on her to leave her kids like this. He shut the door, smiling once more at the kids
Sooooo…what do you think? Kinda slow at first I know, but it'll get better, so R/R and I'll be more inspired to get ch. 2 up sooner!!.
"Rachel, I have a really big favor to ask you." Monica said as Rachel walked in, her face tear-stained.
"Sure, Mon, anything, what's wrong?" She looked concerned. Monica wasn't one to cry easily, so she knew this had to be big.
"My mother had a heart-attack and she's not doing well. Ross, Chandler, and I are going to Chicago to see her. I was wondering if you and Joey would mind watching the kids while we're gone. If it's too much trouble, we can take them with us but…" Her eyes welled up.
"Monica, of course we can watch them for you." She interrupted.
"I don't know how long we'll be gone, but I think she really needs me there."
"I understand Mon, it's fine." She hugged her soothingly.
"Thank-you so much, Rachel." She let out a sigh of relief, glad she would always have someone to count on when she was in trouble.
"Are you sure you can handle this though? I mean, three kids is a lot."
"Positive. They're always great for me." She smiled in confirmation.
"Do you think Joey will mind?" She wiped the tears from her face.
"Are you kidding me?" Rachel laughed. "Dylan is the only one that'll watch Cartoon Network with him. Joey loves to watch the kids. If it wasn't for them, he'd have no one to play with." They giggled. "Speaking of whom, I should go break the news to him." Rachel suggested.
"Okay…thanks again, Rach. This really means a lot to me." Rachel smiled and left the apartment.
"Joey!" She shouted, entering the apartment.
"Hey, Rach." He greeted her. "What's up?"
"Well, I have some good news and some bad news." She announced. "The bad news is Monica and Ross' mom had a heart attack the today." She paused, noticing Joey's concerned expression. "The good news is while they are in Chicago we get to baby-sit." She grinned.
"Poor Mon. Is she okay?" He asked.
"She's a little shaken up, but I think she's handling it pretty well, considering the circumstances, anyway."
"That's good." He paused. "So we get to watch the kids huh?" His eyes widened.
"Yep." She confirmed, amused by his childish excitement. "You really love those kids don't you?"
"Of course I do…I mean who else is going to play Barbie with me other than Madi?" He joked. Rachel chuckled.
"So how long are they going to be gone?" He inquired.
"I don't know. I'm just going to give her all the time she needs. She's pretty upset over it."
***The Next Day***
"Mommy, where are you going?" A little girl poked her head through the door as Monica was frantically shoving clothes into her suitcase
"What are doing up so early?" Monica smiled, scooping her up into her arms. The child stared at her, waiting for a reply to her previous inquiry. "Well, Madi, Grandma is very sick and Mommy and Daddy are going to see her to help her get better. Uncle Ross is coming too." She tried to explain the situation to her four year old daughter without crying.
"Can I come too?" She asked, her eyes lighting up with the idea of going on a trip.
"No sweetie. You're going to stay here with Aunt Rachel and Uncle Joey." She tried to smile through her tears.
"Yeah!" She shouted. She loved spending time with Joey and Rachel. After a pause, Madi noticed Monica's tears. "Mommy, why are you crying?"
"I'm just scared for Grandma sweetie." She explained.
"I hope she feels better." The child said.
"Me too." She whispered, kissing her cheek, touched by her sensitivity. She wiped away the tears form her eyes. "Why don't you go out into the kitchen and ask Daddy to fix you some breakfast?" She suggested.
"Okay, Mommy." She jumped out of Monica's arms and hurriedly scurried out of the bedroom.
"Daddy, I'm hungry." She squealed impatiently.
"Madeleine, you are just going to have to wait until I am done feeding Blake!" He scolded her for the third time, this time with frustration in his tone. She folded her arms and grunted in protest.
After what seemed like an eternity to the child, Chandler set down the bottle and placed the tiny sleeping baby in the bassinet. "Now can I get some breakfast?" She asked impatiently. He couldn't help but chuckle at the little girl's temper.
Once all three kids were fed, bathed and dressed, Chandler and Monica marched them over to Rachel and Joey's apartment.
"Hey guys." Joey greeted them when he opened the door.
Dylan drowsily stumbled through the door and made his way to the couch where Chandler had laid Blake down to sleep. Madi immediately jumped into Rachel's arms. "Aunt Rachel! Can you paint my nails!?!" She asked excitedly.
"We'll miss you too!" Monica shouted sarcastically to the kids who hadn't even bothered to say good-bye. "Okay, Joey, here's the diaper bag. It has a few things you'll need, but here's the key to our apartment. Whenever you need something, feel free to come in and get it. And here's a list of numbers. This is the hotel, this is our cell, this is the family doctor…" She explained every solitary detail; a typical over-protective parent.
"Okay, I guess we better go or we're going to miss our flight." Chandler tried to pry Monica from her lists. "Thanks again!" He smiled.
"Wait!" Madi shouted and jumped into her father's arms before they left. "I love you daddy." She whispered. Chandler felt his heart melt. He loved his kids so much and it touched him to know they felt the same way.
"I love you too, honey." He smiled. Dylan hugged his mother and then they switched. Then, Chandler and Monica kissed Blake lightly, so as not to wake him form his peaceful slumber.
"Bye, sweetie." Monica sobbed, upset to be parting from her kids this long for the first time.
"Don't cry, Mommy." Madeleine kissed her mother's cheek.
Chandler put his arm around Monica, knowing it must be hard on her to leave her kids like this. He shut the door, smiling once more at the kids
Sooooo…what do you think? Kinda slow at first I know, but it'll get better, so R/R and I'll be more inspired to get ch. 2 up sooner!!.