Chandler sat sitting in the little chair by the bed admiring his wife. They had been married for three years and struggled to conceive.
The first time they did she lasted six weeks before she had her first, of numerous, miscarriage. He remembered it like it was yesterday.
A high-pitched scream pierced the apartment sending Chandler flying to the bathroom. There she sat, arms wrapped around her knees and crying, surrounded by a pool of blood.
He gathered her into his arms and whispered soothing words into her ear before she eventually cried herself asleep. They remained in the floor for a few minutes before he silently picked her up and laid her back in bed. He climbed in on the other side and pulled her back into his arms.
He kissed the top of her sleeping head and let a couple of silent tears fall. It was then when she lifted her head wiped his tears off his face.
"It's okay, baby. I know," she said.
"I'm so sorry, Kathy."
"I'm sorry too, Chandler. I'm sorry too."
"You know we have to go to the doctor, right?" he asked.
"I know. I just want to lay here for now. I want you to hold me. I want our baby back, Chandler," and with that she broke down once more.
Kathy stirred on the bed, snapping Chandler out of his reverie. He smiled at her and looked over at the little glass container on the other side of the bed. After sixteen hours of labor Kathy finally gave birth to their first little girl.
"Hannah Grace Bing. It kind of has a ring to it," Chandler quipped the night Kathy pitched the name to him.
"I think it's perfect!" She squealed with excitement. Chandler stood up from the table and walked up to the little stove. He slid his hands around her ever-growing belly and kissed her neck. She softly moaned and turned in his arms to give him a passion-filled kiss.
"Bedroom?" he asked. She only nodded in response as he slowly led her to their bedroom.
Chandler stood up and silently picked her up. She was an exact replica of Chandler. He sighed and wished she had acquired some of her mother's looks. With that thought he looked over at his wife and smiled. She was still sleeping but she looked so beautiful. After giving Hannah a kiss on her forehead, he gently laid her back into the container. He looked around the room and poked his head out the door.
Once he signaled a nurse, he merrily walked down to the hallway to the little gift shop on the corner.
Ping.
He softly let the door close behind him and gave a nod to the cashier. Chandler walked over to the little stuffed animal section and examined the row of plush toys. His eyes raked over the animals one by one before he finally found the right one. He walked over to the cashier and placed it on the counter while taking his billfold out.
"Pink bunny?" the girl asked and rolled her eyes. Chandler smiled and shook his head.
"My wife just gave birth to a little girl," he said cooly. She looked at him before pushing the toy back across the counter.
"Take it. I'll get the tab." Chandler stared at her.
"Are you sure?" She only nodded in response. He smile at her and walked back out the door.
Ping.
He walked back down the hallway towards his wife's room when something caught his eye.
A woman about his age or younger came rushing in with a young infant in her hands. She was banging her hand on the receptionist's desk and screaming something he couldn't quite make out. He walked a little closer and stopped when the woman turned around. She had short black hair and piercing blue eyes. Although it was obvious she was stressed and in need of help she seemed calm.
The woman caught his eye and smiled a little before a nurse came and tapped her on the shoulder. Chandler watched her as she walked down the hallway and turned a corner. Out of sight. He sighed and turned around to head back towards his family.
Once he reached his room he stopped at the scene unfolding in front of him. His daughter was screaming at the top of her lungs while a nurse tried to soothe her. A doctor was standing over his wife shining a light into her eyes.
"No response. Get the defibrillator running," the doctor yelled and began studying the heartbeat.
"It's ready," one of the nurses said and handed the doctor the iron-shaped objects.
"Clear!" he yelled once more and pushed them onto his wife. Her heartbeat continued to slow.
"Try it again! Come on now, let's go." Once again he yelled 'cleared' and tried the procedure over. Nothing happened.
Chandler looked over to the machine and watched as his wife's heartbeat flatlined.
He looked to the nurse holding his, now sleeping, daughter. She was looking at him as a lone tear fell down her face. She started speaking to him but he didn't hear her. He kept his attention on his daughter. She would have to grow up without a mother. She would have to go to the meetings at school with her Dad instead of her Mom. She would only have one parent instead of both. In that moment Chandler wished he could have taken Kathy's place so that she could be her with their daughter. With her daughter.
He picked Hannah out of the nurse's arms and walked out into the hallway. There he fell down to the floor and held her close as he hummed a soft tune. Chandler looked to his left and noticed the long forgotten bunny. He leaned over and picked it up from where he assumed he dropped it and placed it next to his daughter in his arms. Once settled he leaned his head against the wall and closed his eyes. Chandler let a long breath and began to cry.
He looked back at his daughter but felt someone staring at him. At the moment he didn't care. He didn't care what anyone thought or said but the burning sensation eventually took over and he looked up to find the woman from the lobby standing a few feet away from him.
~o0o~
"I need Rachel Geller's room now!" Monica yelled as she stormed into the hospital carrying her four month old nephew.
"I'm sorry. Only family members are allowed in that room," the nursed snipped and returned to filing paperwork out.
"My name is Monica Geller and I'm her sister-in-law. This is her son. Now, so help me G-d, if you do not show me where my sister's room is now-"
"One second please," the nurse cut her off and quickly walked over to a little room.
Monica sighed. There was no sense in arguing. She might as well calm down. Her brother was going to need someone to be calm. She turned around to sit in a chair but caught someone's eye instead.
He was tall with sandy, brown hair and light blue eyes. Monica smiled at him and felt a light tap on her arm.
"Miss Geller, I'll show you the way," a new nurse said. Monica smiled in gratitude and looked towards the man once more before following her down the hallway.
"Oh! Thank G-d you're here!" Ross exclaimed as I opened the door.
"How is she?" Monica asked while handing Ben to Ross.
"She's still sleeping but the doctor said she'll be fine. She has two broken ribs and she tore a ligament in her knee but other than that she can come home in a few days."
"That's great. What happened?"
"She was walking across an intersection and some crazy idiot didn't see the light turn red until it was too late. Thankfully, the car was almost stopped by the time it her," Ross explained pulled Ben a little closer to him.
"I'm glad she's okay. Look I'm going to go down to the vendor. Want something?"
"Nah, thanks though." Monica shrugged and walked out of the room.
After locating the vendor and purchasing few items she decided to stroll around before going back to the room. Her parents would probably be there and she didn't feel like listening to her mother nag her about, well, anything.
She made her way back to the lobby and remembered the blue eyed man she saw when she first came in. She strolled down another hallway and stopped when she came across him.
He was sitting on the floor holding a newborn baby and a pink bunny. He had tears streaming down his face as he looked at the baby. Every muscle in her body willed her to run over to the man and throw her arms around him although her feet stayed planted. To whisper soothing words in his ear and tell him everything would be all right although her lips stayed sealed.
Before she realized it the man looked up at her and they locked eyes immediately. They held eachother's gaze for what felt like hours but was only minutes before Monica turned back down the hallway and ran back to her sister-in-law's room, leaving the blue eyed man in confusion.
~o0o~
A/N: Ahhh! Okay before I start explaining this fic I need to clear something else up. No I'm not going to continue the first fic I wrote. I just couldn't get anymore creative juices flowing for that one so I deleted it. Sorry! I won't do that with this one though! The second chapter is already in process. Now on to this one. I imangined them in 1994. Yeah, I know that it sounds really young for them to start a family that early but it will progress with the story. Chandler married Kathy and doesn't know Monica, Ross, and Rachel. Well not yet. Monica has some history but I won't tell you yet. Ross and Rachel are already married and they have Ben. It's not that I don't like Carol and Susan but I decided not to add them in this one. Chandler is friends with Joey and Phoebe will come in later in the story. But enough of my rambling. Please R&R! I would love to hear what you have to say and I always take yur suggestions into consideration!
~Chelsie