This is my first attempt at writing a Friends story and I really hope I did okay with it. I've been writing the same stuff for a while now and I decided to try something different and Friends was one of my favorite shows. I really got the idea to write this after I finished watching my Season 8 DVDs. I just felt like writing how things could be in the future and how they would deal with their kids being teenagers. It's a little belated Thanksgiving goodness. I couldn't think of a better holiday to get them all together for. Their Thanksgivings are always fun. It's pretty short because I really didn't have that many ideas. Well, hope everyone would like it anyway. Feel free to leave me a review, but be gentle. I'm new at this!
Chapter 1
"Ross, you're being unreasonable." Rachel said as she watched her husband pace around the living room. He stopped to stare at her.
"I'm being unreasonable. How is wanting to keep my daughter safe unreasonable? She's too young to be dating." Rachel rolled her eyes.
"Oh, please. She's 16-years-old, Ross. When I was that age I was already having sex." She stopped when she saw the look on his face. "Right, that probably isn't helping." Ross wasn't amused.
"You think? Why does she have to date? Why can't she be one of those girls that don't like boys?" He said as he continued to pace.
"Oh, you mean why can't she be gay?" Ross stopped to glare at his wife.
"No, I don't mean that." He said as he threw his hands in there. "I don't even know what I mean. I need to sit down." He said as he started to feel a headache coming on. He sat on the couch and rubbed his eyes. Rachel sighed and sat down next to him.
"Honey, you have to calm down. This isn't good for you." Rachel said in a soothing tone as she rubbed his shoulders.
"It's just that she's my little girl. Why did she have to grow up?" Rachel shook her head.
"I don't know. It's just something we have to deal with. Look on the bright side; at least we only have to deal with one teenager. Imagine how much harder it is for Monica and Chander dealing with two teenaged twins." Ross nodded.
"That is true." Rachel nodded also.
"And at least the hard years with Ben are over. He's about to have a child of his own. He'll have to deal with all of this soon and you would be able to help him with it." Ross smiled at her.
"I still can't believe my son is about to be a father. Can you believe all the time that has passed? It feels like just yesterday I was talking you out of going to Paris." Rachel returned his smile.
"Yeah, it does. I'm really happy that things worked out the way they did." Ross agreed when the front door opened and a young girl with long, dirty blonde hair walked in. She stopped when she saw both of her parents sitting on the couch.
"Uh oh, I know those looks. What did I do now?" Rachel smiled at her daughter.
"Nothing, sweetie. We just want to talk to you?" She said and the girl walked into the apartment and closed the door. She walked over to her parents with a nervous look on her face.
"What about?" Ross sat up and took her hand as he pulled her down on the couch so she was sitting in between them.
"Emma, your mother and I have been thinking about it and we both agreed that you can date that boy if you want to. I can't say that I'm happy about it, but you're not a little kid anymore." She smiled as she looked at her parents. She then squealed as she hugged her father.
"Thank you, daddy. I promise you won't regret it." Ross nodded and really hoped that he wouldn't as she pulled out of the hug. "Josh is a really nice guy. I know you'll like him." Ross didn't know what else to say when Rachel spoke up.
"I'm sure we will, honey. Why don't you go do your homework now?" Emma nodded as she stood up and headed into her bedroom. Rachel smiled at Ross when she was gone. "See, that wasn't so hard. Everything will work out." Ross sighed and leaned back.
"Yeah, I really hope so." Rachel nodded and tried to make him feel better.
"If things don't work out and he turns out to be a bad guy then I'm sure you could kick his ass." Ross brightened up at that.
"Really? You really think I could kick the ass of a teenager?" Rachel gave him a fake smile and decided to let him believe that.
"Of course you can. You can kick anyone's ass, sweetie." Ross smiled as he hugged her and she sighed in relief as she hugged him back.
"Thanks, Rachel. That really means a lot." Rachel nodded as she continued to hug him.
"Sure, no problem." She said as she rolled her eyes. She sometimes loved how gullible her husband could be.
