Part 8
Okay, finally part 8!! I've decided to give a short recap just in case its been too long since I posted the last part! Chandler & Monica have been married for 6 years - its 2006. On their 5th wedding anniversary, Monica was in a car accident that killed their two young sons. They split up for awhile and now they're back together again and just renewed their wedding vows. Monica has just told Chandler she is pregnant again.
Chandler couldn't believe what he was hearing. Monica was actually pregnant again. A million emotions ran through his mind, but his first instinct was to hug and kiss his wife.
"Oh Mon, this is great news. This is the best wedding present I could have ever asked for." He told her as he held her tightly, and kissed her head. He looked deep into her eyes and placed his hands on her face. She had tears in her eyes, and Chandler wondered if she was happy or sad. "It is good news, isn't it?" He asked, this time more concerned.
Monica smiled, leaning in to kiss Chandler on the lips. "It's just so unexpected. I mean we haven't talked about having a baby since we've been back together." Monica stood up and walked into the living room, and looked out of the window. Chandler walked up behind her and put his arms around her waist.
"When did you find out?" he asked her, almost in a whisper.
"A couple of weeks ago." She replied.
"Why didn't you tell me before now?"
She turned and looked at him. "I guess I just needed some time for it to sink in. I'm sorry I didn't tell you right away. I hope you're not angry with me."
Chandler smiled and brushed some hair out of Monica's eyes. "Never." He pulled her close to him. "Are you okay with this? Is that the reason you didn't tell me sooner? Tell me the truth, honey."
Monica rested her head on Chandler's chest and put her arms around his waist, as if trying to avoid eye contact. "At first I didn't think this was something I wanted." She paused, knowing how much hearing this was hurting Chandler. "I'm sorry, I know this isn't what you want to hear." Tears were starting to form in her eyes.
Chandler could tell Monica was getting emotional, so he just continued to stroke her hair and listen to her. He couldn't be angry with her for having feelings about this. He loved her too much.
"But I started thinking this is such a precious gift. We made love at the most perfect of times, and through our love we made a baby." She lifted her head and looked up at him. "So, yes, it's good news." She told him, as she smiled through her tears.
Chandler had tears in his eyes as well. "I love you so much."
"I love you too." She told him, as she kissed him softly. Chandler wrapped his arms around her and they held each other for a few minutes in silence before they headed into their bedroom.
It was after 3 in the morning, and Chandler couldn't fall asleep. He did not want to keep moving because he didn't want to disturb Monica, who appeared to be sleeping peacefully. After a few minutes of watching her closely, Chandler realized that she too was awake. It had been hard for him to detect because she was lying on her side with her back to him. He rolled over onto his side, moving closer to Monica. He kissed her shoulder softly, then gently stroked her arm, before putting his arm around her waist, resting it on her stomach.
"You okay?" He asked her.
"Yeah, just thinking." She replied.
"About?"
"Everything. The fact that we're going to be parents again."
"It's going to be wonderful."
Monica rolled onto her side so she was facing Chandler. "I'm scared, Chandler."
"What are you scared of, honey?" He asked.
"That the same thing will happen again. That I'll lose the baby. Or worse, after its born that I will mess up and something will take it away from us. I don't think I could handle it."
Chandler was relieved that Monica was opening up to him about her fears. He had sensed that even though Monica wanted the baby, something was still bothering her. But he didn't want her to be worried for the rest of their lives that something was going to happen to them or their children. He wanted them to lead a happy life together.
"Sweetie, I promise you that I am going to take care of you. I won't let anything happen."
Monica smiled. She knew Chandler meant every word. "I didn't want to tell you this before, because I had convinced myself that something terrible was going to happen. I didn't want to get attached to this little life growing inside of me because I thought that no matter what I did it would be taken away. I know, it sounds stupid."
"No, it doesn't. And I have to admit, I am a little scared too. But we are going to get through this, and pretty soon we're going to have a beautiful baby."
"For the past two weeks, I just tried to convince myself that I wasn't even pregnant. I wanted it to be just the two of us again. I didn't want anything to change. But then after our ceremony tonight, I listened to your vows and I just knew I had to tell you. I knew that this is what was meant to be."
"We have two guardian angels looking down on us. And this little one is going to be protected."
Monica smiled at the thought and leaned in to give Chandler a sweet peck on the lips. She was starting to feel better. She wished she had just told Chandler as soon as she had found out about the baby because he always made her feel better. Maybe everything would really be okay. It sounded so easy. After all of the tragedy they had been through in the last year, they really deserved to be happy. And this could be exactly what they needed to begin.
"I want this baby more than anything. There I said it." She smiled.
"And so do I." Chandler said as Monica snuggled closer to him. They were soon fast asleep in each other's arms, and content feeling very secure about their future.
The next morning, they woke up just as they had fallen asleep, with Monica in Chandler's arms.
"Mmmm. This feels so nice I don't want to get out of bed." She told him, kissing him good morning.
"Well, it is Sunday. So we could just spend the day in bed." Chandler said, smiling suggestively.
"That would be so hard to resist, if I didn't feel like I was going to be sick." She told him, with a half-smile.
"Oh, sweetie. I'm sorry. Are you going to be okay?"
"Yep. I hopefully only have to put up with this for another month." She told him.
"Why don't you stay right here, and let me take care of you today." He said, as he kissed her on the forehead.
She smiled and watched him as he put his robe on. He was so amazing, and there was not one thing he would not do for her. As she continued to watch him, the phone rang.
"I'll get that, honey. You just relax." Chandler told her. He walked in the living room and attempted to answer the phone. Before he could, Monica ran into the living room and grabbed the it from him. It continued to ring.
"What are you doing?" Chandler asked her.
"I just wanted to tell you not to tell whoever it is our big news. I was thinking we could have everyone over for dinner tomorrow.." Monica started.
Chandler grabbed the phone. "Okay, well if I don't answer soon, they're going to hang up." He turned the phone on and continued, "Hello?"
"Hey man. I hope I didn't wake you. I know you and Mon probably had an exciting night last night." It was Joey, and he was laughing at the thought of his statement.
Chandler snickered as well. "No, we're awake. What's going on?"
"Well, Kelly and I are heading back to L.A. on Tuesday morning so I wanted to ask if you and Monica wanted to have dinner tomorrow night."
"Joey, its Sunday morning. Why are you asking me now?" Chandler asked.
"Oh, yeah. Well I didn't know if you had plans. Tonight Kelly and I are meeting some of her other friends. And I wanted to make sure we got to hang out before I leave."
"Yeah that sounds great, Joe. Actually Monica and I were planning to have everyone over tomorrow night. So around seven?"
"Okay, we will see you then. Bye." Joey replied.
"Bye." Chandler hung up and looked around the room for Monica. Moments later she entered from the bathroom, obviously just having been sick.
"This from the woman who wants a big dinner tomorrow night? You sure that's such a good idea?"
"It's morning sickness, Chandler. Only happens in the morning." She said, trying to be cute. It worked. He walked over to her and pulled her close to him.
"By the way, my first doctor's appointment is tomorrow afternoon. Do you think you can take off work and come with me?" She asked him.
"Of course, I wouldn't miss that for anything."
"Good." Monica smiled.
They spent the rest of the day just relaxing and watching movies together. It was just like when Chandler had lived across the hall and they were just best friends. It felt so much better being best friends that were married and in love with each other. She couldn't believe it had taken her so long to realize what a great match Chandler was for her. After they finished watching the third movie, Monica decided to call the rest of the gang and invite them over for the following night's dinner. She was hoping she wouldn't blurt out she was pregnant and ruin the whole thing, but she managed to pull it off without a hitch and now it was all set; everyone would be there tomorrow night at seven o'clock.
The next afternoon, Chandler and Monica arrived at her doctor's appointment. Monica was a little nervous because this was her first ultrasound. Reality was setting in for her again. She was having a baby in about seven months. She put on the appropriate gown and sat on the little table waiting for the doctor to come in. She didn't have to wait long.
"Hi, Monica." Dr. Hill said, as she walked into the room, followed by a nurse.
"Hi, Doctor." Monica replied. "I don't think you have met my husband, Chandler."
"No, hi Chandler. I'm glad you could be here today with Monica."
"I wouldn't be anywhere else." Chandler said, as he smiled at Monica.
"Okay, so we're going to do the ultrasound." Dr. Hill told them. "How have you been feeling?"
"I've been great. Just a little nauseous, but other than that fine."
"Good. Okay, let's take a look." The doctor said, as she turned on the ultrasound monitor.
Monica was getting more nervous, so she reached up for Chandler's hand. "Chandler.."
"Everything is going to be fine, honey. Just fine." He told her, squeezing her hand a bit.
The doctor rubbed some jelly on Monica's stomach, followed by the little device she started to run over as well. A few moments later, she pointed to the monitor.
"You see that? That's your baby."
Chandler and Monica both looked in awe at the screen. Neither one could really believe it.
"So everything looks good?" Monica asked, trying not to get emotional.
"Yes, so far so good." The doctor paused, and a confused look came over her face. "Let's see what's going on in there."
Monica's heart dropped. She looked at Chandler, then the doctor. "What is it? Is there something wrong with the baby?"
Dr. Hill pointed to the screen. "You see that? That's your baby." Chandler and Monica nodded. "And you see this?" The doctor said pointing to another place on the screen. "That's your other baby."
"What?!" Chandler and Monica said in unison.
"You're having twins." The doctor happily exclaimed. "Congratulations."
"Twins? I can't believe it." Monica replied, totally shocked.
Chandler leaned in a kissed Monica on the cheek, excitedly. "This is the greatest news."