Oh my God the premiere was great!!!!!! Anyway, my FRIENDS party was a smash hit and I haven't had time to finish this or post it. I apologize. Besides that this weekend was my school's homecoming and with all of that, I've been slightly busy recently. But, I'm back and here's the next part. I hope that you enjoy it. Review and I promise I'll get it up as fast as my little fingers can type.
Disclaimer: Yeah, they aren't so much mine. So please don't sue. You'd get "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller, which is what we're reading right now in school, and a pack of gum, and oh look a five!
"So your first Christmas?" Phoebe said. They were sitting in the kitchen of the Burke/Bing house. Monica came downstairs and smiled when she saw her friends sitting per usual in the kitchen.
"Morning," she said smiling. She kissed Chandler and placed Nick down. Julie was already in the living room watching cartoons.
"Good morning," Chandler said. "Hey Nick."
"Morning Daddy," Nick said climbing into his lap. "Are we getting a tree today?" Chandler nodded. They were going out that day to pick out a Christmas tree. Juliana came running in.
"Momma!" Monica picked her up.
"Come on Jules, come on Nicky," Monica said. "We need to get you all bundled up before we go pick out a tree." Chandler hit her on the butt as she walked away and she turned around and stuck out her tongue at him. Phoebe and Joey just watched.
"What?" Chandler asked.
"Its like a whole different man," Joey said. "Last year we were setting you up on disastrous dates and you were debating whether or not to get a tree. You were just going to get a small one for you and Nick. You were miserable and just wanted Christmas to be over. Now look at you! A gorgeous live-in girlfriend and a soon-to-be daughter and a huge house and it's even decorated festively!" Chandler just grinned.
"So are you going to propose to her?" Phoebe asked. Chandler shook his head.
"I'm not telling you anything. Not so you can run and tell Rachel who can't keep a secret!"
"Lets just say he already bought a ring," Joey said.
"Joey!" Chandler scolded.
"Oops," Joey said sheepishly. "It slipped."
"Chandler that's huge!" Phoebe got up and hugged her friend. "I'm so happy for you!"
"I know," he said. Monica came down with both kids bundled up.
"What's going on down here?" She asked.
"Nothing," Chandler said finishing his coffee. "Ready to go?" She nodded and gave one more suspicious look back to them and shook her head and followed Chandler out the door. They arrived at the Christmas tree place and walked around trying to find the perfect tree for the living room. The living room had vaulted ceilings so that they could get a huge tree and it would fit perfectly. Monica ran over to one.
"Chandler!" She exclaimed. "This one is perfect!" Her cheeks were flushed from the cold and her blue eyes danced with excitement.
"This one!" Julie and Nick joined right in with their approval of Monica's pick. He smiled and found someone who worked there and bought it. They loaded it on top of Monica's van.
"I'm cold," Julie said pulling on the sleeve of Chandler's jacket. He leaned down and picked her up and kissed her on the nose.
"We should get you some hot chocolate," Chandler said.
"Me too Daddy!" Nick said jumping up and down. Monica picked him up.
"You too," she said laughing as they made their way over to the stand selling hot chocolate. Chandler bought them some and they decided to take a walk around the grounds. It began to snow. Monica glanced up at the sky and smiled.
"Looks like it'll be a white Christmas after all," she said. Chandler smiled as he slipped an arm around her waist. Chandler had his proposal all planned out. He had hoped that it would snow so that it would make a storybook ending to their romance.
Christmas Eve, they had a huge party at their house. Monica ran around getting everything ready. Their guests arrived and everyone was having a wonderful time. Monica had dressed Nick in a suit and Juliana in a little red dress. She was wearing a black floor length dress that Chandler had approved of very highly.
"I can't wait to get that thing off you," he had told her.
"I'm guessing that means that you like it," she had joked. He nodded. The doorbell rang and she said that she would answer it. A brunette who didn't look in the best shape stood at the doorway and looked at Monica.
"I'm looking for Chandler Bing?" She said nervously. She twirled her stringy hair around her finger.
"Um, hold on," Monica said. "Sweetheart?" She yelled. "Can you come to the door?" She paused. "Can I ask your name?"
"Jane," she said. "I'm his ex-wife." Monica stopped. Her brain seemed to stop working. She fainted. Chandler came into the hallway and saw Monica on the ground.
"Monica?" He ran to her. "Are you okay?" He looked up. "Jane." She gave a short wave.
"She fainted," Jane said explaining the obvious. "I'm guessing that she is your girlfriend."
"Yeah," he hovered worriedly over Monica. "We live here together." Ross and Joey came into the hallway.
"Mon?" Ross asked dropping to his knees.
"Jane?" Joey noticed the other woman standing there.
"Help me get her into the den," Chandler said picking Monica up. Ross opened the French doors for him and he set her on the couch and stroked her hair. "Mon? Honey? Wake up." Monica stirred and she opened her eyes.
"What happened?" She asked.
"You fainted," Chandler explained.
"Jane's here," Monica said remembering. Chandler nodded and turned to face her.
"Hi," she said. "I guess that was a bad way to start."
"What are you doing here?" Chandler asked.
"I need to talk to you," Jane said. Joey and Ross had backed up and now were in the living room.
"Whatever you need to say you need to say in front of Monica," Chandler said. Jane looked at her hands. Then she stole a glance at the beautiful dark haired woman in the gorgeous dress.
"I need money," she said.
"So you didn't come back to see your son or your ex-husband, you came back because you needed money?" Chandler asked.
"Please," she pleaded. "I'm broke and I..."
"You need it to buy more alcohol," Chandler finished for her. She looked at her hands again. "I will not pay to have you a drunk."
"I have no where to live," she said.
"I have an idea," Monica spoke up. "We can find you a place to live and we can pay the rent until you get back up on your feet. That way we can help you out and you won't use the money to buy drugs and alcohol."
"That's not a bad idea," Chandler said. "You can stay here until we find you a place."
"I thought that you would hate me," Jane said quietly.
"No," he said. "I don't hate you. I don't want you to get hurt. I think that you made some really bad decisions. I want to help you get back on your feet, but you have to do one thing for me."
"What?"
"I need you to give up any rights to Nicholas," Chandler said. "So that when you leave you can never come back and try to get him." Jane nodded her head.
"I can do that," she said.
"Let me take you upstairs to the spare room," Monica said. She gave Chandler a small hug and kiss as she was leaving.
"Are you okay?" He asked.
"I'm fine," she said. "Just a little shocked."
"Yeah," he said. "Tell me about it." She gave him another kiss and led Jane upstairs. Jane walked behind her watching the floor length dress swish back and forth as she walked. Her dark hair was pulled back and curled and Jane suddenly wished her own hair looked like that. Monica stopped and opened a door.
"The bathroom is right across," Monica said pointing to the door.
"Thank you," Jane said. "That dress is so great! And that necklace, must have cost a fortune!" Monica fingered her necklace that had been a wedding gift from Richard. To her Jane seemed not like a thirty-year-old, but a seventeen year old who had made a mistake and had a baby and didn't know what to do with her life. She gave Jane a nightgown of hers and made her way back to the party. Jane smiled as she slipped the silky fabric over her head and slipped into bed. Monica went back into the living room to find everyone had gone and Julie and Nick were fast asleep on the couches.
"I don't know whether or not to give you your present after all that's happened," Chandler said.
"I want it," Monica said grinning.
"Fine," Chandler said. "Go outside. Its sitting there." Monica did as she was told and found a large box. She tore off the wrapping to reveal another box and then another box and then another box. Finally she got to a medium sized box and she pulled out a book. It was called "How to Say 'Will You Marry Me' in 101 different languages". She smiled as she opened the book to reveal a gorgeous diamond princess cut ring. Chandler stepped onto the deck with another wrapped present. She opened it and found a book.
"How to say yes in 101 different languages," she read.
"So?" He asked. She flipped the book open.
"Oui," she said. He grinned and pulled her close to him and slipped the ring onto her finger. She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him.
"I can adopt Juliana now," he said.
"I can adopt Nicholas," Monica said smiling. "Is that why you made Jane give up all rights?" He nodded slyly. "Thank you." He nodded.
"I do what I can," he said kissing her.
***I'm sorry if this part sucked, but I did it hurriedly. Is that even a word? Anyway, I was up until midnight finishing our float for school. I cut my fingers in twelve different places on the chicken wire and it really hurts! I also got my one finger smashed when we picked something up to move it and my friend Ryan dropped it on my poor little finger. Anyway, I hope it wasn't so bad that you wanted to poke out your eyes. Review please and tell me.******
