TOW The Big Phone Bill
Rachel, Ross, and Joey looked at the doctor in total disbelief. Rachel said, "Twins? You have got to be kidding! I can't be pregnant with TWINS!" She was a little hysterical, and the doctor got a scared look on his face and said, "I'm sorry, but you are. Don't worry, you'll make a fine mother." The three left the doctor's office that day with more stress than ever.
Phoebe was also in shock when she heard about it. But, being Phoebe, she laughed and said, "Haha! Now Monica really will think you're trying to steal her thunder. This will be sooo funny! Can I watch when you tell her?" Rachel just shot her a look, and as if by magic, the phone rang. Rachel walked over, and answered it, "Hello. Chandler and Monica's old place, Joey's new one." They all watched her as her face screwed up into a look of pure panic. She kept saying things like, "Yeah, uh-huh, nice. Sounds great. Oh, sure." She calmed down, and handed the phone to Ross, she said, "It's for you! It's your sister!" Then it was Ross's turn to look panicked. Phoebe was holding back her laughter. Ross put Monica on the speakerphone, and told her that he and Rachel had some very big news. Rachel walked over and they explained to her about how Rachel was pregnant, and was the "bitch who left her pregnancy test in your bathroom" and how the baby may not be Ross's. And how the baby was now twins.
Monica was stunned. She had wanted a baby all of her life, and to be married at that. And now she finally got half of it, and Rachel was getting both parts at once! And Rach was getting two babies! She didn't know whether to be happy or just royally angry. So she just calmly gave them her congratulations, and told them that Chandler was waiting for her. And she hung up.
Monica had a lot of things on her mind, that Chandler knew, but he couldn't help but worry about her. It was their honeymoon, and she just seemed terribly depressed. He finally decided it was time to confront her about it, so he walked over to the chair in which she was sitting and initiated conversation.
"Monica, honey, are you okay?"
"Chandler, I'm fine, just a little hurt, I guess. Ross and Rachel just told me that Rachel is pregnant."
"Well, that's great!! Aren't you happy for them?"
"I guess, but it still stings. Here I am, the first one in our group to be married, well besides you, and let's not forget Ross's failed marriages and I always just assumed that we would be the first to concieve as well."
"Honey, we will. It's not a contest to see who can have the most children first, it should be done out of love and affection."
"But it isn't fair! Here I am, dying to be a mother, and Rachel gets to be one. I wouldn't ever deny her of being one, but Ross! Oooh! He makes me so mad!"
"What did Ross do?"
"He had Ben!"
"Okay, I think even I knew that, but I thought you loved your little nephew!"
"I do."
"Okay, and...?"
"And instead of him having a son and waiting, he had to go and get Rachel pregnant, so now instead of having one child, he gets three!"
"THREE?!?"
"Oh, yeah, I forgot to tell you, Rachel's having twins! Oh wait!"
"What?"
"I also forgot, the babies may be Joey's!"
"JOEY'S?!? But HOW?"
"I don't know, and don't really care! Let's just get back to our honeymoon, maybe I'll get lucky and go home pregnant."
"May-be, Mrs. Bing."
They walked over to the bed, and well, you know!
Ross and Rachel on the other hand, took Chan and Mon's honeymoon time, as a time to relax and keep to themselves. They needed the quality time, and it seemed to be good for them. They started pondering over baby names, and they kept Phoebe and Joey involved. And they knew that once Chandler and Monica were back, they'd involve them as well, as long as Monica didn't try to kill them first.
Rachel kept doubly busy though. She was planning her wedding, and she was bound and determined to make it the event of a lifetime, especially since her rich daddy offered to pay for it. So she spent hour after hour pouring over the flowers, materials, dresses, limos, cakes, etc. But she wasn't even close to getting it settled, and she was thankful that they had decided to wait until after the twins were born. Rachel also had to start buying baby things, after all she was almost two months along, but at least Ross and Joey were there to help her with that. She had insisted, though, that Ross let her do ALL the planning for the wedding, and he was only too happy to oblige. Because even he knew not to mess with a pregnant woman.
A couple weeks later, after Chandler and Monica got home, the planning really started to take shape, as did Rachel's pregnancy. She learned pretty fast that morning sickness was not just a morning occurence, and it drove her crazy! She was having trouble balancing her career with her life, so much that her boss gave her an ultimatum. Either quit, or take her social workload down a few notches, which would include postponing the wedding.
She didn't dare discuss it with Ross, after all, her career is what screwed them up the first time. She knew that her career was very important to her, and she had worked extremely hard to get to where she was, but she also knew that she had to follow her heart, and put her pride aside. So Rachel walked into her boss's office three days after she was given her ultimatun, with her head held high, and handed her boss her two week's notice. And she wordlessly walked out. Her mind was telling her that she had given up on something that she had worked for, for 7 1/2 years. However, her heart had never felt so joyous and light. She gained a new prance in her step that day, as she headed toward her's and Ross's apartment.
After a loooong talk with Ross about what happened, and he agreed with her by the way, they began to discuss the wedding and the babies.
Rachel started off with, "Where do you think we should get married at? A church or what?"
Ross replied, "Wherever you want, honey."
"Ooookay. Good. Because I was actually kinda hoping that we could get married at my father's beach house."
Ross's eyes widened a bit, but then he grinned and said, "That would be beautiful, Rach. You discuss it with your father."
"Okay, Oh yeah, who's going to be your best man?"
"Joey, because I was Chandler's."
"Yeah, Phoebe is my maid of honor."
"I know. Ben's going to be in the wedding, isn't he?"
"Of course, silly! He's going to be our ring-bearer."
"Okay, good."
They sat there in silence for a few minutes, when Ross spoke up again.
"What do you think we should name the babies?"
"Well, first we'll have to ask Joey, but I was kinda thinking maybe that they could be named maybe Catherine and Brhett."
"Well, I like that, but you're right, we'll have to discuss it with Joey."
"Oh, yeah, another thing, don't forget we have a doctor's appointment tomorrow."
"I know, everyone's coming too, huh?"
"Yup."
"Good."
The next day, the six of them walked into the doctor's office for the second sonogram. They were all so excited! Monica broke into tears when she heard the heartbeats, and Rachel and Phoebe did when they saw the pictures on the television screen. The doctor's report was a good one, and both Rachel and her babies were fine.
The next week Rachel spent most of her time with Monica and Phoebe, just planning away for her big events. One night in particular though, Phoebe seemed more chipper than usual. Rachel bombarded her with questions, and realized that her suspicions were right: Joey and Phoebe were an item, and a hot one at that. Phoebe was so excited, and they just talked for hours while they went over colors of dresses, flowers, candles, and cakes. But their excitement was cut short by a telephone call that none of them had expected. It was Ross, and he demanded to Monica to let him talk to Rachel. So Monica handed her the phone, and she watched her eyes grow wide, and her face went expressionless.
Ross was saying, "Rachel, we have a little problem here."
Rachel replied, "What is it Ross?"
"Is Monica around?"
"Well, yeah, she's right here."
"Okay, don't scream! Okay? Promise me."
"I promise."
"You know how me, Chandler, and Joey go out and about while you girls are planning?"
"Well, yeah."
"Well, tonight we went to the store to pick up some food and some movies when...."
"When what?"
"When a man came into the store, with a gun, and held it up. I was already outside waiting, but Chandler and Joey were still in there."
"Oh no!"
"Yeah, well, I'm not sure what happened, but Joey's more than a little upset, he's freaking out, and they won't let me in to see him."
"Where are you?"
"The hospital.... Rachel, Chandler was shot, and the doctor's aren't sure if he's going to make it yet. They said he might, but they don't know yet."
"OH NO!"
Ross broke into tears, but continued, "Honey, there's more.... The doctor's and police have reason to believe that every person that was in that store tonight had a chance of being molested. And from the way Joey's acting, I think he was one of them."
Rachel forced herself to be strong, and she shakily said, "Okay, honey we'll be right down."
She looked from Monica to Phoebe, and knew that what she was about to tell them would be hardest thing she would ever have to tell anybody. She choked back her tears, and calmly told them that they were going to the hospital, that there was an accident, and that they'd see how serious it was when they got there. Phoebe and Monica assumed that Ross was the one who had been hurt, and Rachel was thankful for it, she knew it would be hard enough once they got there, and she prayed that things would start to look up. If not for her sake, but for her two best friends.
Okay, flame if you like! But as Phoebe would say, "I write for me." I don't write for anyone but me. I also realize that this story has focused a lot on the other characters as well as Rachel, but as I get more into it, it will be more Rachel than anyone.
Rachel, Ross, and Joey looked at the doctor in total disbelief. Rachel said, "Twins? You have got to be kidding! I can't be pregnant with TWINS!" She was a little hysterical, and the doctor got a scared look on his face and said, "I'm sorry, but you are. Don't worry, you'll make a fine mother." The three left the doctor's office that day with more stress than ever.
Phoebe was also in shock when she heard about it. But, being Phoebe, she laughed and said, "Haha! Now Monica really will think you're trying to steal her thunder. This will be sooo funny! Can I watch when you tell her?" Rachel just shot her a look, and as if by magic, the phone rang. Rachel walked over, and answered it, "Hello. Chandler and Monica's old place, Joey's new one." They all watched her as her face screwed up into a look of pure panic. She kept saying things like, "Yeah, uh-huh, nice. Sounds great. Oh, sure." She calmed down, and handed the phone to Ross, she said, "It's for you! It's your sister!" Then it was Ross's turn to look panicked. Phoebe was holding back her laughter. Ross put Monica on the speakerphone, and told her that he and Rachel had some very big news. Rachel walked over and they explained to her about how Rachel was pregnant, and was the "bitch who left her pregnancy test in your bathroom" and how the baby may not be Ross's. And how the baby was now twins.
Monica was stunned. She had wanted a baby all of her life, and to be married at that. And now she finally got half of it, and Rachel was getting both parts at once! And Rach was getting two babies! She didn't know whether to be happy or just royally angry. So she just calmly gave them her congratulations, and told them that Chandler was waiting for her. And she hung up.
Monica had a lot of things on her mind, that Chandler knew, but he couldn't help but worry about her. It was their honeymoon, and she just seemed terribly depressed. He finally decided it was time to confront her about it, so he walked over to the chair in which she was sitting and initiated conversation.
"Monica, honey, are you okay?"
"Chandler, I'm fine, just a little hurt, I guess. Ross and Rachel just told me that Rachel is pregnant."
"Well, that's great!! Aren't you happy for them?"
"I guess, but it still stings. Here I am, the first one in our group to be married, well besides you, and let's not forget Ross's failed marriages and I always just assumed that we would be the first to concieve as well."
"Honey, we will. It's not a contest to see who can have the most children first, it should be done out of love and affection."
"But it isn't fair! Here I am, dying to be a mother, and Rachel gets to be one. I wouldn't ever deny her of being one, but Ross! Oooh! He makes me so mad!"
"What did Ross do?"
"He had Ben!"
"Okay, I think even I knew that, but I thought you loved your little nephew!"
"I do."
"Okay, and...?"
"And instead of him having a son and waiting, he had to go and get Rachel pregnant, so now instead of having one child, he gets three!"
"THREE?!?"
"Oh, yeah, I forgot to tell you, Rachel's having twins! Oh wait!"
"What?"
"I also forgot, the babies may be Joey's!"
"JOEY'S?!? But HOW?"
"I don't know, and don't really care! Let's just get back to our honeymoon, maybe I'll get lucky and go home pregnant."
"May-be, Mrs. Bing."
They walked over to the bed, and well, you know!
Ross and Rachel on the other hand, took Chan and Mon's honeymoon time, as a time to relax and keep to themselves. They needed the quality time, and it seemed to be good for them. They started pondering over baby names, and they kept Phoebe and Joey involved. And they knew that once Chandler and Monica were back, they'd involve them as well, as long as Monica didn't try to kill them first.
Rachel kept doubly busy though. She was planning her wedding, and she was bound and determined to make it the event of a lifetime, especially since her rich daddy offered to pay for it. So she spent hour after hour pouring over the flowers, materials, dresses, limos, cakes, etc. But she wasn't even close to getting it settled, and she was thankful that they had decided to wait until after the twins were born. Rachel also had to start buying baby things, after all she was almost two months along, but at least Ross and Joey were there to help her with that. She had insisted, though, that Ross let her do ALL the planning for the wedding, and he was only too happy to oblige. Because even he knew not to mess with a pregnant woman.
A couple weeks later, after Chandler and Monica got home, the planning really started to take shape, as did Rachel's pregnancy. She learned pretty fast that morning sickness was not just a morning occurence, and it drove her crazy! She was having trouble balancing her career with her life, so much that her boss gave her an ultimatum. Either quit, or take her social workload down a few notches, which would include postponing the wedding.
She didn't dare discuss it with Ross, after all, her career is what screwed them up the first time. She knew that her career was very important to her, and she had worked extremely hard to get to where she was, but she also knew that she had to follow her heart, and put her pride aside. So Rachel walked into her boss's office three days after she was given her ultimatun, with her head held high, and handed her boss her two week's notice. And she wordlessly walked out. Her mind was telling her that she had given up on something that she had worked for, for 7 1/2 years. However, her heart had never felt so joyous and light. She gained a new prance in her step that day, as she headed toward her's and Ross's apartment.
After a loooong talk with Ross about what happened, and he agreed with her by the way, they began to discuss the wedding and the babies.
Rachel started off with, "Where do you think we should get married at? A church or what?"
Ross replied, "Wherever you want, honey."
"Ooookay. Good. Because I was actually kinda hoping that we could get married at my father's beach house."
Ross's eyes widened a bit, but then he grinned and said, "That would be beautiful, Rach. You discuss it with your father."
"Okay, Oh yeah, who's going to be your best man?"
"Joey, because I was Chandler's."
"Yeah, Phoebe is my maid of honor."
"I know. Ben's going to be in the wedding, isn't he?"
"Of course, silly! He's going to be our ring-bearer."
"Okay, good."
They sat there in silence for a few minutes, when Ross spoke up again.
"What do you think we should name the babies?"
"Well, first we'll have to ask Joey, but I was kinda thinking maybe that they could be named maybe Catherine and Brhett."
"Well, I like that, but you're right, we'll have to discuss it with Joey."
"Oh, yeah, another thing, don't forget we have a doctor's appointment tomorrow."
"I know, everyone's coming too, huh?"
"Yup."
"Good."
The next day, the six of them walked into the doctor's office for the second sonogram. They were all so excited! Monica broke into tears when she heard the heartbeats, and Rachel and Phoebe did when they saw the pictures on the television screen. The doctor's report was a good one, and both Rachel and her babies were fine.
The next week Rachel spent most of her time with Monica and Phoebe, just planning away for her big events. One night in particular though, Phoebe seemed more chipper than usual. Rachel bombarded her with questions, and realized that her suspicions were right: Joey and Phoebe were an item, and a hot one at that. Phoebe was so excited, and they just talked for hours while they went over colors of dresses, flowers, candles, and cakes. But their excitement was cut short by a telephone call that none of them had expected. It was Ross, and he demanded to Monica to let him talk to Rachel. So Monica handed her the phone, and she watched her eyes grow wide, and her face went expressionless.
Ross was saying, "Rachel, we have a little problem here."
Rachel replied, "What is it Ross?"
"Is Monica around?"
"Well, yeah, she's right here."
"Okay, don't scream! Okay? Promise me."
"I promise."
"You know how me, Chandler, and Joey go out and about while you girls are planning?"
"Well, yeah."
"Well, tonight we went to the store to pick up some food and some movies when...."
"When what?"
"When a man came into the store, with a gun, and held it up. I was already outside waiting, but Chandler and Joey were still in there."
"Oh no!"
"Yeah, well, I'm not sure what happened, but Joey's more than a little upset, he's freaking out, and they won't let me in to see him."
"Where are you?"
"The hospital.... Rachel, Chandler was shot, and the doctor's aren't sure if he's going to make it yet. They said he might, but they don't know yet."
"OH NO!"
Ross broke into tears, but continued, "Honey, there's more.... The doctor's and police have reason to believe that every person that was in that store tonight had a chance of being molested. And from the way Joey's acting, I think he was one of them."
Rachel forced herself to be strong, and she shakily said, "Okay, honey we'll be right down."
She looked from Monica to Phoebe, and knew that what she was about to tell them would be hardest thing she would ever have to tell anybody. She choked back her tears, and calmly told them that they were going to the hospital, that there was an accident, and that they'd see how serious it was when they got there. Phoebe and Monica assumed that Ross was the one who had been hurt, and Rachel was thankful for it, she knew it would be hard enough once they got there, and she prayed that things would start to look up. If not for her sake, but for her two best friends.
Okay, flame if you like! But as Phoebe would say, "I write for me." I don't write for anyone but me. I also realize that this story has focused a lot on the other characters as well as Rachel, but as I get more into it, it will be more Rachel than anyone.