Chapter XXVIII

The Last One

Around twenty minutes later a nurse walked outside the O.R. Ross was sitting on the floor the whole time, while Joey was standing on the other side.

"Mr. Geller?" The nurse asked

Ross stood up and tried to calm himself down

"Yes, that's me. How. Uhm. How is she?"

"The baby is a boy. He's healthy and we're going to need to to check on him." The nurse explained

He stayed silent for a few seconds, unsure how to react to the news. On one side, he's happy they're having a healthy baby boy. After all, they were waiting for the baby for the entire nine months. But, he cannot help feeling sick not knowing what happened to Rachel. All he can think of is Rachel. He cannot lose her, the thought of it made him feel like someone just stabbed a giant sword into his heart. He can feel his entire body shaking and his heart beating so fast. He wasn't really a religious person, but that day, he prayed to every single God ever existed not to take her away from him. He couldn't imagine a life without her, without his Rachel.

"And how is my wife?" Ross tried to read the nurse face but he couldn't

"She's still inside. The doctors are doing everything they could." The nurse explained

Ross was stunned. He was slightly relieved knowing at least they're still trying to save her life, but couldn't help feeling helpless at the same time.

"Uhm, I'm sorry . We need you to come with us." The nurse said snapping him from his thoughts

Ross was hesitating to leave Rachel alone, but then Joey quickly noticed it and tapped his shoulder gently.

"Ross, you should go. I'll stay here with Rachel. I promised." Joey said

"B-but I cannot just leave her." He said with a weak voice, almost like a whisper

"Hey, it's okay. Your son needs you. You should go." Joey convinced him

That's right. No matter what happens, he is still a father, and now his newborn son needs him.

"Alright, thanks." He gave Joey a weak smile then followed the nurse.

As soon as they arrived, the nurse handed him his newborn son.

As soon as he laid his eyes into his newborn son, his tears started to flow uncontrollably. He couldn't hold his emotions any longer. This is him, the baby they've been waiting for months. He has Ross's dark brown hair and her mother's eye. Yes, the baby's eyes are blue, he clearly got it from Rachel.

"Hi you.. We've been waiting for you for months. And look at you, you are so handsome." He cooed as he gently held the baby's hand with his fingers.

The baby then gave his finger a squeeze.

"I know. Mommy is going to be fine. You'll see her in a bit, okay?" He gave his son a kiss on his head before handling it back to the nurse.

After finishing all he needed to do, Ross went back outside the waiting room and quickly found Joey sitting on the bench.

"Hey, so how was the baby?" Joey asked him

"He is so handsome. He looked like Rachel you know. He got her eyes." His tears started to fall from his eyes.

Just then Monica, Chandler, and Phoebe rushed in.

"How was she?" Phoebe quickly asked

Ross was speechless as soon as he saw them. Instead of answering her, he gave Monica a hug.

"I'm scared Mon. I cannot lose her." He cried on her shoulder

"It's okay. You're not going to lose her. Okay? She's going to be fine." Monica soothe her brother and gently brushed her hands into his back

"So, how is she?" Phoebe asked again

"She's still inside, the doctors are controlling the bleeding. But, the baby is fine. It's a boy and he is healthy." Joey helped Ross explained

"Oh, Thank God." Chandler said as they were slightly relieved

"Did you see him yet?" Monica asked Ross

"Yes, I just got back from there. He's so handsome and cute. He has Rachel's eye, Mon." Ross explained

"Everything is going to be okay." Monica reassured him

Not long after, they were sitting on the bench. Monica hugged Ross the entire time, trying to be strong for him. Only God knows, she was struggling to put up a straight face in front of her brother, not wanting to upset him more.

After hours of waiting, a doctor came out from the O.R. and they all quickly rushed into him and asked him questions.

"I'm here for Mrs. Rachel Green Geller, is her family here?" The doctor asked

"Yes, I am his husband." Ross quickly said

"So, . She was losing a lot of blood, and we tried everything we could. She's now in recovery. She's still very weak, so we need to monitor her for the entire night. You can see her now, but I'm afraid only one at a time." The doctor explained

As soon as they heard his words, they immediately felt a sense of relief. Monica then quickly tapped Ross's shoulder, telling him to go inside.

"You should go. She must've been waiting for you." She smiled at him

He then gave her a hug.

"I told you she's going to make it." Monica whispered to him

"I know, thank you." Ross smiled at him then went inside the room.

As soon as he went inside he saw Rachel was smiling at him weakly.

"Hey..You.." Rachel said with a weak voice

"Hey.. You.." Ross gave her a kiss and then sat down next to her while holding her hands the whole time

"I'm sorry for scaring you." Rachel frowned

"Hey..It's okay now.. But please don't do that again." Ross said

Then he paused a bit as he stared into her eyes, trying hard to not cry in front of her, but he failed. He cannot hold his tears any longer. He rested his head on her bed and cried.

"I-I thought I lost you." He muttered in his crying

Seeing Ross cried, tears started to escape her eyes. She knew how scared Ross must've been, so she tried to soothe him.

"Hey, it's okay. I'm here. I'm not going anywhere." She said as she gently stroked his hair

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't upset you." Ross quickly apologize

"No, it's okay. I know you're scared." Rachel then offered him her arms, telling him to give her a hug

Then Ross quickly hugged her. At that moment he felt immediately relieved and it feels like he can breathe normally again.

"I love you so much." He whispered

"I love you so much." She whispered back.

Ross then sat back down at his chair and gently rubbed her hands while looking into her eyes, not wanting to let her out of his sight anymore.

"Ross, the baby?" Rachel asked hesitantly

She was afraid that the baby couldn't make it. A smile appeared from Ross' face and she sighed in relief.

"He is healthy and he is beautiful." He smiled at her.

"It-s..It's a boy?"

"Yes, it is a boy and she got your gorgeous blue eyes."

Just then the nurse brought their newborn son inside.

"Here he is." The nurse handed Rachel the baby into her arms.

"Thank you." Ross thanked the nurse

Rachel was staring at her newborn baby. Couldn't help but smile brightly. Ross saw them both and smiled.

"Thank you for coming out of me all healthy." Rachel whispered to her son

Ross then planted a soft kiss on her forehead

"Thank you for everything." Ross said as they locked their gaze.

"So do we have a name?" The nurse asked

"Uh.. not-" before Rachel could finish her words, Ross cut her off.

"We do."

"We do?" Rachel looked confused

"Yes. He is Emmery Green Geller." Ross said as he looked at Rachel's eyes.

"But you hate that name." Rachel said

"No anymore. I just realized it got a nice ring to it. Emma and Emmery. See?" He said excitedly

"Thank you." She was smiling brightly

"Okay now let me take him again. You need to rest." The nurse said to Rachel as she took her baby away.

Rachel then kissed him in his head and handed him to the nurse.

"Mommy will see you soon, Emmery." She smiled at her newborn

"Okay, now I'll leave you guys alone." The nurse said and left.

"Thank you." Ross thanked the nurse

"Ross.. Where's Emma?"

"Don't worry, she's with my parents. I called her a while ago. She's probably sleeping now." He tried to reassured her

"Okay."

"So how are you feeling?" Ross sat next to her and gently brushed her hair

"I've been better." She smiled weakly

"You'll be better soon. I promise." He gave her a smile

"Ross..."

"Yeah?"

"Have you talked to Joey yet?"

"About earlier? not yet." He sighed

She then squeezed his hands

"I know. I will apologize to him right away. He's been here the whole time, I cannot even thank him enough for that. I wish I wasn't so stupid." He looked down looking all guilty

"It's okay. Come here." Rachel said as she told her to lay down beside her.

Ross then slowly climbed into the bed and placed his arms around her neck so she could rest on his shoulder .

"Will he forgive me?" Ross asked

"Hey.. Of course. It's Joey. He will forgive you in a heartbeat."

"Alright, thank you. And you should sleep."

"Okay." She smiled at him then he kissed her forehead.

...

Meanwhile in the waiting room all of them are still waiting for Ross to come out. After roughly thirty minutes, Ross walked toward them.

"So, how is she?" Monica quickly stood up from her seat

"She's doing great. She needs to rest and now she's sleeping." Ross explained

"Have she seen the baby?" Phoebe asked

"Yes, she saw Emmery and she couldn't be happier." Ross answered

"Who is Emmery?" Joey asked, puzzled.

They all gave him an unpleasant look and chose to ignore him.

"So you decided to name the baby Emmery?" Chandler asked

"Yes, Emmery Green Geller." Ross smiled and said it proudly

"I thought you said you guys haven't decided on a name yet?" Monica asked

"Actually, Rachel always wanted the name Emmery and I said no to it. But after all what happened I decided to name him as she wanted to. She has every right to name him. You know? She's been through a lot." His eyes started to get red and teary as he explained it and reminisced the past few hours.

"This call for a group hug!" Joey yelled as he also started to cry

They all then hugged for a few moments and then let go.

"Thank you guys so much for being here with me." Ross thanked them

"We'll always be with you." Monica gently rubbed his shoulder

Ross then made eye contact with Joey who's standing a few feet away from him.

"Joe, can I talk to you for a minute?" Ross asked Joey

"Sure."

They both then walked a few feet away from the rest of the gang, allowing them to have some privacy.

Out of nowhere, Ross gave Joey a big hug, making him startled.

"Ross, are you okay?" Joey asked, concerned about him

"I'm so sorry for punching you in the face." Ross said as he pulled away his body from him

"It's fine. I deserve a punch in the face. You should do it sooner and clearly you should punch me harder. You call that a punch?" Joey teased him

They both chuckled

"Look, Ross. About what you heard before, I would never ever try to ruin what you have with Rachel. Trust me. I am truly happy for both of you and I have no intention on ruining it. Not even once."

"I know. I'm sorry. I am stupid."

"Well, people do stupid things all the time when they're madly in love." Joey said

Ross then smiled at him

"And Joey.."

"Yeah?"

"Thank you for today. I cannot thank you enough for what you did today."

"Well, Ross. You don't have to. That's the least I can do after everything I caused you both and I'm sorry for that."

"It's okay. I always knew you didn't mean it. I'm sorry too if I yell at you before."

"So, we are cool?" Joey shrugged

"Yes, we're cool. Should we hug it out?" Ross asked hesitantly

"Come here." Joey opened his arms widely and then Ross gave him a hug