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TOW the birth mom: what if the whole adoptive process didn't go exactly as planned . . .

Scene: hospital room, Monica & Chandler are there looking at the twins

Monica: can you believe it!

Chandler: I know I never thought they'd be able to get all that pregnancy gunk off them but damn you kids clean up good . . . I just referred to them as 'kids'!

Monica: feels good doesn't it daddy

Chandler: it feels awesome . . . you can't tell them apart can you?

Monica: of course I can, thats Jack and that Erica

Chandler: I mean without the blue and pink blankets they're in

Monica: still I'm their mother and . . . no I'd have to check under their diapers

Chandler: oh thank god me too!

(Lynn the adoption coordinator enters)

Lynn: how's everybody doing in here?

Chandler: okay but could I get baby Jack in a blonde by any chance

Lynn: excuse me!

Monica: Chandler! He's being sarcastic you'll just have to ignore it (whispers) you are being sarcastic right!

Chandler: course . . . I love these two please don't take them away from me!

Monica: I know it's difficult but that was his sincere voice, I think after all these years of sarcasm his sincere and sarcastic voiced have morphed together somewhat

Lynn: okay . . . well any problems?

Chandler: seriously no problems, couldn't be happier with them

Monica: we're just so excited to take them home! Can we do that soon?

Lynn: well we've got some paperwork to go over and some forms to sign and it is our policy that the birth mother get a chance to say goodbye

Monica: excuse me?

Lynn: we usually allow the mother to hold the baby and say her goodbyes, we let her do this alone and when she's ready we'll bring you in and get her to hand the babies over to you, it's very symbolic and shows the mother that these are your children

Chandler: ok I guess that seems fair

Monica: and the mothers always give the baby back to the adoptive parents?

Lynn: the majority of the time this goes perfect and there's no problems

Chandler: butttttttttttttttttt

Lynn: there are some mothers that take their time saying goodbye, some mothers will breast feed their baby and others do ask to rethink their decision

Monica: you mean decide to keep the baby?

Lynn: yes I'm afraid so, in that case we'll stop the adoptive process and talk to the mother, get her to truely understand what it would be like to care for the baby but at the end of the day it is her decision

Monica: so we have no rights whatsoever!

Lynn: legally they are still the birth mother's children until she signs this preliminary form giving you, the adoptive parents, custody then in several months she'll sign another form which makes the adoption final

Chandler: so even though we've kind of fallen in love with these two they're not really ours yet

Lynn: legally no but in the vast majority of cases everything turns out as it was originally planned, if you have any other questions I'll be outside (she leaves)

Chandler: this will be fine because we've had way too much crap happen to us already and for once we deserve to be happy!

Monica: sure

Chandler: I could use a supportive hug about now

Monica: me too! (they hug) I can't imagine them being taken away from us, I love them so much

Chandler: I know Erica carried them for nine months so there's bound to be some feelings

Monica: but if we let that motherly bond form! What if . . . what if! (she starts crying)

Chandler: we will fight for them, Erica choose adoption because she felt she couldn't raise them and nothing changes that fact!

Monica: but she's their mother! And they'll probably know that, they'll probably cry when Erica tries to give them to us or what if she breast feeds them!

Chandler: No! You're their mother and I'm their father . . . now you mightn't be producing milk for them but damnit we're producing enough love! (he starts crying)

Monica: wow you've already become so paternal (she hugs him) you're a natural at this Bing!

(Lynn enters)

Lynn: Erica's ready for the babies (she takes the babies out & leaves)

Chandler: this will be ok!

Monica: course (she starts crying & they hug)

Will update soon, next chapter Erica meets the babies . . . .