For all the Phoebe/Joey shippers out there.
I slowly sighed as I laid back against the pillows as I thought about the past year. I couldn't believe that I am now living with Joey...and he's my boyfriend! I couldn't help smiling as he walked into the room.
"Hey, Love." He said and sat next to me on the bed. He leaned over and gave me a small kiss as I had a minor heart attack...his kisses did that to me.
"Hey."
"Are you done packing yet?"
"Just about." I said as I looked at the four suitcases laying on the floor at the foot of the bed. "I can't believe it's been a year already." I said in awe.
"I know, I can't wait to see Monica, Chandler, Ross and Rachel again."
"Don't forget about the kids." I said with a slight wistfulness to my voice. "Monica said that Alyson is talking already and she's always spitting out gibberish about her Aunt Phoebe, Aunt Rachel, Uncle Joey, and Uncle Ross. And Rachel said that Noah is growing before their very eyes." Joey smiled at me and placed a hand on my stomach.
"You really want a kid, don't you?"
"Only when you're ready." I said and quickly went on. "Not that I want to rush anything. I mean, please don't go all Chandler on me, I understand if you're not rea-" He cut me off with another kiss as I reached over and shut out the light.
"Phoebe! Phoebe! Get up! Hurry, it's already 6! It's Christmas!!" My eyes snapped open to see Joey, fully dressed shaking me.
"Oh, my God!" I jumped out of bed and began running around. "I haven't even finished packing our stuff yet!"
"Shh, don't worry, I did it all." He gestured to all our closed suitcases.
"Aww, I love you so much! Merry Christmas!!!" I said.
"Merry Christmas, I love you too, now go get dressed." I flung open my closet and started rummaging through it before I grabbed a long black skirt with a slit on one side and a red quarter sleeve shirt. I ran into the bathroom and threw the clothes on, along with some make-up and brush my hair. I ran out and helped Joey with the suitcases and we both ran outside and into the car. A few minutes later we were on our way.
"Oh man, hurry Joey!" I couldn't help shouting as we pulled onto Riverside Drive, Monica and Chandler's street.
"What time is it?"
"7:58....now 7:59!" Joey sped up as I counted the house numbers.
"202...204...206...208...Joey, there it is!" I screamed as the car screeched to a stop. We both ran out of the car and grabbed our bags out of the back-seat and ran onto the porch. I knocked and Monica answered the door the second Joey's watch beeped 8:OO.
"Phoebe! Joey!" She screamed and we all jumped into a hug.
"Monica!! How are you? Merry Christmas!"
"Where's Chandler and Alyson?" Suddenly Chandler appeared in the door and we all screamed.
"Chandler!"
Joey! Phoebe!" Chandler and Joey hugged and he kissed me on the cheek.
"Monica! Chandler! Phoebe! Joey!" Another voice screamed and we all turned around.
"RACHEL!!!" The four of us screamed. "ROSS!" We all ran to their car and enjoyed a tearful and happy reunion. All you could hear were our voices.
"She's now..."
"He's so...."
"You guys are living...?"
"Oh, my God!" We all screamed and laughed.
"Merry Christmas!" Everyone shouted to each other as we began to walk inside. Rachel walked back to the car and took out a bundle of blankets.
"Joey, bring my bags in?" I asked and he nodded. I ran to Rachel. "Oh, my God. He's so cute, Rach." I looked into a pair the sharp green eyes of Ross and Rachel's son, Noah Michael.
"Thanks."
"Oh, I want one." I laughed. She laughed also.
"Do you want to hold him?"
"Can I?" She nodded and handed him to me. I looked at him and couldn't help the few tears that fell from my eyes.
"Pheebs?" I looked up and saw Monica walking toward us. "Are you okay?" She asked and I shook my head no.
"No." I said.
"What's wrong?" Rachel took my hand and we all sat on the steps.
"I think...I think I'm pregnant, guys." I said.
"What? When?" Rachel asked.
"Well, last night, Joey and I...renewed our relationship, I guess you could say. And ever since than I've been feeling queasy."
"Does Joey know?" Monica asked.
"Does Joey know what?" I handed Noah to Rachel and turned around.
"That...we're almost out of gas." I glanced at Monica and Rachel and they faintly smiled.
"Oh, Pheebs, you don't have to be discreet about that. Now come inside." He took my hand and pulled me up and the other two followed.
"So, where is she?" Joey asked as we walked into the kitchen.
"Where's who?" Chandler asked innocently.
"Aunt Pehe! Unka Yoey!" A small voice screamed and we turned around just in time to pick up Alyson.
"Hey, Aly! Whoa, you're getting so big!"
"Chandler, she looks just like you." I said staring into her bright blue eyes.
"Daddy! Daddy!" She shouted and stretched her arms toward Chandler who took her from Joey.
"Daddy's got you! Daddy's got-whoops!" He pretended to drop her and grabbed onto her. "Daddy's got-whoops!" He did it again and she screamed with delight. He spun her around in a circle as she laughed.
"Chandler, stop doing that to my niece." Ross said as he walked into the kitchen.
"Unka Ross!" She said and he took her from Chandler.
"Hey, cutie, what's Santa bring you?"
"He bout me a dollhome, a cabbage patch kid, some toys and the 'Oliday Armidiliyo bought me clothes and coloring books and 'rayons." She spitted out in her cute 3 year old way. I smiled and rested my head on Joey's shoulder and he took my hand. "Come on, I'll show you!" She screamed and ran into the other room. We followed right behind her, ready to exchange our Christmas presents.
A few hours later, we all sat around the dining room table, groaning.
"Monica, I said it before and I'll say it again. I think you killed us." Rachel said and everyone laughed. I groaned and pushed my plate away from me.
"Too full."
"Aww, poor baby." Joey put his hand on my stomach and I jumped. "What?"
"Nothing, sorry." I said, ignoring the weird looks from Chandler, Ross, and him.
"So, what now?" Ross asked.
"Storytime!" Alyson screeched from her chair. We all laughed and all walked into the living room. Rachel and Ross sat on the couch with Noah sprawled out on their laps, drinking a bottle. Chandler and Monica sat on the loveseat and Alyson crawled in between them and Joey and I sat on a couch chair, with our arms wrapped around each other.
"Tell me a Christmas, story." Alyson demanded.
"From who?" Chandler asked.
"Aunt Racha." Rachel smiled and she began our hour long story time of Mr. Treeger, Holiday Armadillos, Routines, Monkeys, Brown Birds and Broken Legs, and Holiday Songs. A little later, we were all hysterically laughing as we remembered these memories.
"Aunt Pehe?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you remember the Holiday Song?"
"Yeah." I smiled at her.
"Can you sing it?" I glanced at everyone and they nodded.
"All right, but it's going to be A cappella." She nodded. "Okay," I took a breath and began singing. "Monica, Monica, have a Happy Hanukkah. Saw Santa Claus, he said hello to Ross. And please tell Joey, Christmas will be snowy! And Rachel and Chandler have a..." I mumbled something incoherent. "...Handler...." Everyone began clapping and laughing and Joey turned my head toward him and we kissed.
Hours later, we had all retired to bed. Joey and I been laying in bed, talking when he suddenly got quiet.
"Phoebe?" He asked and I became silent with how serious he had suddenly become.
"Yeah?"
"I have one more present for you." He said and got out of bed. He grabbed my hand and pulled me up.
"What is it?" I asked and he slowly got down on one knee. "Oh, Joey."
"Phoebe. I love you. I have loved you and I always will love you. I always thought that I'd never be able to do this, but it's so easy when it's someone that you care so much for." He paused and wiped the tears away from his eyes. "I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Phoebe, will you marry me?" He pulled a box out of his pocket and opened it toward me. Sitting in the box was the most beautiful silver ring with all delicate diamonds surrounding a huge diamond. I sank to my knees and cried my heart out as I nodded.
"Yes, Joey. Yes, Yes a thousand times!" He hugged me and suddenly there was a knock on the door.
"Can we come in?" Monica screamed.
"Yes!" I flung open the door and we all screamed. "You guys knew about this, didn't you?"
"Of course we did!" Ross said and we all jumped into a group hug around Joey and me. I grinned at him and we kissed. Yep, still magical.
Two days later, I stood in the bathroom with Rachel and Monica.
"Don't tell me. Don't tell me." I continued.
"Why?" Monica yelled.
"Tell me!"
"Sorry, Phoebe. Not this time." I nodded, trying to look relieved although I was crying inside.
"Okay, good, now Joey won't freak." I said and we all left the bathroom. I headed up to my room and put on my pajamas. I crawled into bed and put my head under my pillow as the tears began to flow. I laid there, sobbing heavy sobs until I felt a hand on my back.
"Pheebs?" I heard Joey ask as I pulled my head from under my pillow. "Oh, my God. Phoebe, what's wrong?" He asked as he pulled me into a hug.
"Oh, Joey. I know you're going to freak out." He pulled back and took my shoulders in his hand, I couldn't look at his face and stared at my lap.
"What? Come on, you can tell me anything." Facing him, I took a deep breath.
"Joey, for the past two days, I thought I was pregnant." Joey's face lit up and he hugged me.
"We're going to be parents?" He asked happily.
"No," I said, shaking my head. "No, it came out negative." His face fell and he slowly leaned forward and kissed my face.
"Don't worry, Pheebs. It'll happen."
"What if it doesn't, Joey? What if?"
"It will."
"Joey! Phoebe!" We heard Rachel yell up the stairs. "We're going to take the kids to the toy store, we need to exchange one of Alyson's presents. Do you want to come?" Joey and I grinned at each other.
"NO!!" We screamed down. The second we heard the door shut we jumped into the bed.
A week later, and 4 more tries, I still wasn't pregnant, and more down then ever. I cried myself to sleep every night, and although he wouldn't admit it, I think Joey did too. Yet, here I was again, in the bathroom with Monica and Rachel.
"What is it? What is it?" I screamed at Rachel.
"Oh, God...Pheebs...." She said with a hint of sadness.
"Still not?"
"It's blue!" She shrieked and Monica and me screamed along with her.
"I'm-I'm pregnant?" I said grinning from ear to ear.
"YES!" She screamed.
"Go tell Joey!" Monica yelled.
"No." I said.
"No?"
"No, I'm going to tell him tonight. The second that clock hits 12 and it's 2OO4." I said, smiling.
Later that night, the New Year's Party was in full swing. Monica and Chandler had invited some of their friends from the town, but most of them had kids and had to leave early so at 11:5O it was just the 6 of us and the kids. On TV was Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve and Monica and Ross were entertaining us with the routine.
"I can't believe you actually did that on live television!" Joey said as we were dying laughing. Even Alyson sat in her chair wide eyed at her Mom and uncle.
"Mommy is a dork." Chandler said to Alyson.
"Dorky Mommy!" Alyson giggled which made us all laugh.
"Hey, guys!" Rachel said. "Only 1O more seconds."
"1O!" Joey yelled.
"9!" Ross screamed.
"8!" Chandler shouted.
"7!" Monica whooped.
"6!" I shrieked.
"5!" Rachel squealed.
"4!" Joey and I yelled.
"3!" Ross and Rachel screeched.
"2!" Monica and Chandler shrieked.
"1!" We all screamed.
"HAPPY NEW YEAR!" We all yelled and began hugging and kissing each other as Auld Lang Syne blasted out from the TV. Joey and me found each other face to face.
"Happy New Year, Joey."
"Happy New Year, Phoebe." I looked down and took his hand and placed it on my stomach.
"Happy New Year, Baby." I said and his eyes lit up.
"You mean?"
"Yes, Joey, we're going to be parents!" I yelled and we kissed as the chorus to the song blared out from the TV.
"Should auld acquaintance be forgot. And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot. And days o' lang syne?"
Nine months later, we had a beautiful baby girl, named Faith Michelle.
The End!
I slowly sighed as I laid back against the pillows as I thought about the past year. I couldn't believe that I am now living with Joey...and he's my boyfriend! I couldn't help smiling as he walked into the room.
"Hey, Love." He said and sat next to me on the bed. He leaned over and gave me a small kiss as I had a minor heart attack...his kisses did that to me.
"Hey."
"Are you done packing yet?"
"Just about." I said as I looked at the four suitcases laying on the floor at the foot of the bed. "I can't believe it's been a year already." I said in awe.
"I know, I can't wait to see Monica, Chandler, Ross and Rachel again."
"Don't forget about the kids." I said with a slight wistfulness to my voice. "Monica said that Alyson is talking already and she's always spitting out gibberish about her Aunt Phoebe, Aunt Rachel, Uncle Joey, and Uncle Ross. And Rachel said that Noah is growing before their very eyes." Joey smiled at me and placed a hand on my stomach.
"You really want a kid, don't you?"
"Only when you're ready." I said and quickly went on. "Not that I want to rush anything. I mean, please don't go all Chandler on me, I understand if you're not rea-" He cut me off with another kiss as I reached over and shut out the light.
"Phoebe! Phoebe! Get up! Hurry, it's already 6! It's Christmas!!" My eyes snapped open to see Joey, fully dressed shaking me.
"Oh, my God!" I jumped out of bed and began running around. "I haven't even finished packing our stuff yet!"
"Shh, don't worry, I did it all." He gestured to all our closed suitcases.
"Aww, I love you so much! Merry Christmas!!!" I said.
"Merry Christmas, I love you too, now go get dressed." I flung open my closet and started rummaging through it before I grabbed a long black skirt with a slit on one side and a red quarter sleeve shirt. I ran into the bathroom and threw the clothes on, along with some make-up and brush my hair. I ran out and helped Joey with the suitcases and we both ran outside and into the car. A few minutes later we were on our way.
"Oh man, hurry Joey!" I couldn't help shouting as we pulled onto Riverside Drive, Monica and Chandler's street.
"What time is it?"
"7:58....now 7:59!" Joey sped up as I counted the house numbers.
"202...204...206...208...Joey, there it is!" I screamed as the car screeched to a stop. We both ran out of the car and grabbed our bags out of the back-seat and ran onto the porch. I knocked and Monica answered the door the second Joey's watch beeped 8:OO.
"Phoebe! Joey!" She screamed and we all jumped into a hug.
"Monica!! How are you? Merry Christmas!"
"Where's Chandler and Alyson?" Suddenly Chandler appeared in the door and we all screamed.
"Chandler!"
Joey! Phoebe!" Chandler and Joey hugged and he kissed me on the cheek.
"Monica! Chandler! Phoebe! Joey!" Another voice screamed and we all turned around.
"RACHEL!!!" The four of us screamed. "ROSS!" We all ran to their car and enjoyed a tearful and happy reunion. All you could hear were our voices.
"She's now..."
"He's so...."
"You guys are living...?"
"Oh, my God!" We all screamed and laughed.
"Merry Christmas!" Everyone shouted to each other as we began to walk inside. Rachel walked back to the car and took out a bundle of blankets.
"Joey, bring my bags in?" I asked and he nodded. I ran to Rachel. "Oh, my God. He's so cute, Rach." I looked into a pair the sharp green eyes of Ross and Rachel's son, Noah Michael.
"Thanks."
"Oh, I want one." I laughed. She laughed also.
"Do you want to hold him?"
"Can I?" She nodded and handed him to me. I looked at him and couldn't help the few tears that fell from my eyes.
"Pheebs?" I looked up and saw Monica walking toward us. "Are you okay?" She asked and I shook my head no.
"No." I said.
"What's wrong?" Rachel took my hand and we all sat on the steps.
"I think...I think I'm pregnant, guys." I said.
"What? When?" Rachel asked.
"Well, last night, Joey and I...renewed our relationship, I guess you could say. And ever since than I've been feeling queasy."
"Does Joey know?" Monica asked.
"Does Joey know what?" I handed Noah to Rachel and turned around.
"That...we're almost out of gas." I glanced at Monica and Rachel and they faintly smiled.
"Oh, Pheebs, you don't have to be discreet about that. Now come inside." He took my hand and pulled me up and the other two followed.
"So, where is she?" Joey asked as we walked into the kitchen.
"Where's who?" Chandler asked innocently.
"Aunt Pehe! Unka Yoey!" A small voice screamed and we turned around just in time to pick up Alyson.
"Hey, Aly! Whoa, you're getting so big!"
"Chandler, she looks just like you." I said staring into her bright blue eyes.
"Daddy! Daddy!" She shouted and stretched her arms toward Chandler who took her from Joey.
"Daddy's got you! Daddy's got-whoops!" He pretended to drop her and grabbed onto her. "Daddy's got-whoops!" He did it again and she screamed with delight. He spun her around in a circle as she laughed.
"Chandler, stop doing that to my niece." Ross said as he walked into the kitchen.
"Unka Ross!" She said and he took her from Chandler.
"Hey, cutie, what's Santa bring you?"
"He bout me a dollhome, a cabbage patch kid, some toys and the 'Oliday Armidiliyo bought me clothes and coloring books and 'rayons." She spitted out in her cute 3 year old way. I smiled and rested my head on Joey's shoulder and he took my hand. "Come on, I'll show you!" She screamed and ran into the other room. We followed right behind her, ready to exchange our Christmas presents.
A few hours later, we all sat around the dining room table, groaning.
"Monica, I said it before and I'll say it again. I think you killed us." Rachel said and everyone laughed. I groaned and pushed my plate away from me.
"Too full."
"Aww, poor baby." Joey put his hand on my stomach and I jumped. "What?"
"Nothing, sorry." I said, ignoring the weird looks from Chandler, Ross, and him.
"So, what now?" Ross asked.
"Storytime!" Alyson screeched from her chair. We all laughed and all walked into the living room. Rachel and Ross sat on the couch with Noah sprawled out on their laps, drinking a bottle. Chandler and Monica sat on the loveseat and Alyson crawled in between them and Joey and I sat on a couch chair, with our arms wrapped around each other.
"Tell me a Christmas, story." Alyson demanded.
"From who?" Chandler asked.
"Aunt Racha." Rachel smiled and she began our hour long story time of Mr. Treeger, Holiday Armadillos, Routines, Monkeys, Brown Birds and Broken Legs, and Holiday Songs. A little later, we were all hysterically laughing as we remembered these memories.
"Aunt Pehe?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you remember the Holiday Song?"
"Yeah." I smiled at her.
"Can you sing it?" I glanced at everyone and they nodded.
"All right, but it's going to be A cappella." She nodded. "Okay," I took a breath and began singing. "Monica, Monica, have a Happy Hanukkah. Saw Santa Claus, he said hello to Ross. And please tell Joey, Christmas will be snowy! And Rachel and Chandler have a..." I mumbled something incoherent. "...Handler...." Everyone began clapping and laughing and Joey turned my head toward him and we kissed.
Hours later, we had all retired to bed. Joey and I been laying in bed, talking when he suddenly got quiet.
"Phoebe?" He asked and I became silent with how serious he had suddenly become.
"Yeah?"
"I have one more present for you." He said and got out of bed. He grabbed my hand and pulled me up.
"What is it?" I asked and he slowly got down on one knee. "Oh, Joey."
"Phoebe. I love you. I have loved you and I always will love you. I always thought that I'd never be able to do this, but it's so easy when it's someone that you care so much for." He paused and wiped the tears away from his eyes. "I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Phoebe, will you marry me?" He pulled a box out of his pocket and opened it toward me. Sitting in the box was the most beautiful silver ring with all delicate diamonds surrounding a huge diamond. I sank to my knees and cried my heart out as I nodded.
"Yes, Joey. Yes, Yes a thousand times!" He hugged me and suddenly there was a knock on the door.
"Can we come in?" Monica screamed.
"Yes!" I flung open the door and we all screamed. "You guys knew about this, didn't you?"
"Of course we did!" Ross said and we all jumped into a group hug around Joey and me. I grinned at him and we kissed. Yep, still magical.
Two days later, I stood in the bathroom with Rachel and Monica.
"Don't tell me. Don't tell me." I continued.
"Why?" Monica yelled.
"Tell me!"
"Sorry, Phoebe. Not this time." I nodded, trying to look relieved although I was crying inside.
"Okay, good, now Joey won't freak." I said and we all left the bathroom. I headed up to my room and put on my pajamas. I crawled into bed and put my head under my pillow as the tears began to flow. I laid there, sobbing heavy sobs until I felt a hand on my back.
"Pheebs?" I heard Joey ask as I pulled my head from under my pillow. "Oh, my God. Phoebe, what's wrong?" He asked as he pulled me into a hug.
"Oh, Joey. I know you're going to freak out." He pulled back and took my shoulders in his hand, I couldn't look at his face and stared at my lap.
"What? Come on, you can tell me anything." Facing him, I took a deep breath.
"Joey, for the past two days, I thought I was pregnant." Joey's face lit up and he hugged me.
"We're going to be parents?" He asked happily.
"No," I said, shaking my head. "No, it came out negative." His face fell and he slowly leaned forward and kissed my face.
"Don't worry, Pheebs. It'll happen."
"What if it doesn't, Joey? What if?"
"It will."
"Joey! Phoebe!" We heard Rachel yell up the stairs. "We're going to take the kids to the toy store, we need to exchange one of Alyson's presents. Do you want to come?" Joey and I grinned at each other.
"NO!!" We screamed down. The second we heard the door shut we jumped into the bed.
A week later, and 4 more tries, I still wasn't pregnant, and more down then ever. I cried myself to sleep every night, and although he wouldn't admit it, I think Joey did too. Yet, here I was again, in the bathroom with Monica and Rachel.
"What is it? What is it?" I screamed at Rachel.
"Oh, God...Pheebs...." She said with a hint of sadness.
"Still not?"
"It's blue!" She shrieked and Monica and me screamed along with her.
"I'm-I'm pregnant?" I said grinning from ear to ear.
"YES!" She screamed.
"Go tell Joey!" Monica yelled.
"No." I said.
"No?"
"No, I'm going to tell him tonight. The second that clock hits 12 and it's 2OO4." I said, smiling.
Later that night, the New Year's Party was in full swing. Monica and Chandler had invited some of their friends from the town, but most of them had kids and had to leave early so at 11:5O it was just the 6 of us and the kids. On TV was Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve and Monica and Ross were entertaining us with the routine.
"I can't believe you actually did that on live television!" Joey said as we were dying laughing. Even Alyson sat in her chair wide eyed at her Mom and uncle.
"Mommy is a dork." Chandler said to Alyson.
"Dorky Mommy!" Alyson giggled which made us all laugh.
"Hey, guys!" Rachel said. "Only 1O more seconds."
"1O!" Joey yelled.
"9!" Ross screamed.
"8!" Chandler shouted.
"7!" Monica whooped.
"6!" I shrieked.
"5!" Rachel squealed.
"4!" Joey and I yelled.
"3!" Ross and Rachel screeched.
"2!" Monica and Chandler shrieked.
"1!" We all screamed.
"HAPPY NEW YEAR!" We all yelled and began hugging and kissing each other as Auld Lang Syne blasted out from the TV. Joey and me found each other face to face.
"Happy New Year, Joey."
"Happy New Year, Phoebe." I looked down and took his hand and placed it on my stomach.
"Happy New Year, Baby." I said and his eyes lit up.
"You mean?"
"Yes, Joey, we're going to be parents!" I yelled and we kissed as the chorus to the song blared out from the TV.
"Should auld acquaintance be forgot. And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot. And days o' lang syne?"
Nine months later, we had a beautiful baby girl, named Faith Michelle.
The End!