Mahaba Ni Tongo

Chapter Three: A Joyful Reunion

By Shantayna Nezazi, Casey Lewis and Josie Lewis

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Author's Notes: Hey everyone here is the third chapter of Mahaba Ni Tongo and I am now on summer vacation. Casey and Josie are in a private school in Mombasa so they finish tomorrow. Anyway I am going to write this one up because I am not at a private school but I do live in the middle of a national park so it's a lot easier for me to write up the fics. Anyway enough of me rambling on, let's get on with the fic J

Disclaimer: I write this not for profit but for entertainment, the Friends characters are the property of Bright, Kauffman and Crane]

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Rachel and Daniela were sitting in their apartment while Ross was on the phone.

"..this is so unexpected," said Ross into the phone. "Sure I can do it. When do we leave? Okay that's fine."

He put the phone down and looked at Rachel.

"What's the matter sweetie?" asked Rachel.

"Well I don't know if this will be good news but I have been asked to go on a dig near the Tanzanian border," said Ross. "You and Danni can come."

"Which border?" asked Rachel.

"The one with Kenya," said Ross.

"Wait this is good news we can see Monica and Chandler again," realised Rachel. 

"Exactly what I thought," smiled Ross.

Rachel kissed him and they hugged. He then picked up Daniela.

"Hear that Danni you're going to Africa with Daddy," he said to her.

"Africa!" she said in her baby voice.

"That's right sweetie we're all going to Africa," said Rachel. "To see auntie Monica and uncle Chandler."

Meanwhile 7 hours ahead of New York at 9:00pm Monica and Chandler were having a barbecue on the veranda with Mary and Adeleke and Mary's husband Abdul and their son Talib and other daughter Kofi. Kofi and Adeleke were actually twins while Talib was their big brother. Monica was four months pregnant and was showing a little bit. Chandler never ceased to amaze her. The previous night he had bought her flowers and some yellow shoes for the baby. The African heat sometimes got to her but she relaxed in the pool they had or went for a walk at the waterhole. Chandler worried when she was out alone but knew Monica was a tough cookie.

"Sweetheart I don't feel so good. I'm gonna lie down," Monica told her husband.

"Okay, Will you excuse me for 5 minutes?" asked Chandler to the family that was eating hotdogs.

Mary nodded. Chandler and Monica went inside and went up to their bedroom. Monica got changed into a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt with the words 'Don't worry be happy' embroidered across it. Chandler tucked her in and kissed her forehead.

"You get some sleep sweetie and I'll clear up outside," he said.

"Okay. I'll see you in a minute," said Monica.

He smiled and went back downstairs. Mary, Abdul, Talib, Kofi and Adeleke were finishing up their dinner.

"Hey," said Chandler.

"Listen we're gonna go home now cos the kids have school in the morning. Tell Monica the soup was lovely and we'll see you tomorrow," said Mary.

"I will. Thank-you for coming over," said Chandler.

Mary smiled and the family soon left. Chandler quickly cleared up and then went upstairs where he found Monica standing on the balcony with a blanket wrapped around her watching the sunset.

"Hey I thought you were gonna get some sleep," he said.

"I couldn't sleep without watching the sunset," she replied.

Chandler smiled and went and stood next to her. He put his arm around her shoulders and she leaned her head on his chest. She thought she was in heaven. She was pregnant, married to the most loving guy she had ever known and she was in complete paradise in Kenya. It was something dreams were made of. Suddenly she flinched.

"Oh my," she whispered.

"What, what is it?" asked Chandler.

"The baby just kicked," replied Monica.

"Really?" asked Chandler.

He beamed and put his hand on her stomach and felt the baby kick again. Then he kissed her softly on the lips and they went to bed together.

Back in New York Joey was still flirting outrageously with their new neighbour Donna. She kept turning him down and warned him that she would tell her husband. Sometimes Joey didn't believe her but she had a manipulative way about her.  For example during the Knicks game one night Joey was watching the game with Donna who was a huge Knicks fan the same as Joey. She kept flirting with him and making passes at him and when her husband Sam came in, Donna told him that Joey wouldn't stop flirting with her. Sam had threatened Joey until Donna told him to calm down. Joey couldn't help flirting with her, she was gorgeous!

In Kenya the next morning Chandler and Monica decided they wanted to find a housekeeper to help around the house because Chandler didn't want Monica doing everything while he was at work. As if by fate they found A'sharia' Kitambo again. She was looking for work after she left the Masai Mara Game Park to search for pastures new. Her son Moshoeshoe accompanied her for a while but then he got a job in Kampala, Uganda as a bank manager. A'sharia' knocked on the door of the house and waited while Chandler came and answered the door.

"Hey A'sharia'," said Chandler.

"Hujambo Mr Bing," replied A'sharia'.

"How come you're around here?" asked Chandler.

"Weather got bad as did the tours, the gods were telling me to move on because what I was doing was not right," said A'sharia'.

Back in New York Ross and Rachel was busy packing for the trip to the Tanzanian border with their 2-year-old daughter Daniela. They were going out for about 5 months. They had yet to phone Chandler and Monica but were sure they were going to be pleased to see them. Ross phoned Monica and Chandler but A'sharia' answered.

"Hello Bing residence, A'sharia' Kitambo speaking," said A'sharia' in a rehearsed manner.

"Hi can I speak to Monica? It's her brother Ross," said Ross.

"Yes one moment please," said A'sharia'. "Monica it's your brother!"

Monica came down the stairs with a broad smile on her face. It had been a month since he had phoned and she really missed talking to him. She took the phone from A'sharia' who went back to her cleaning.

"Hey Ross," said Monica with excitement in her voice.

"Hey Mon. Sounds like you are living in the lap of luxury there," he remarked.

"Kinda. That's the housekeeper, A'sharia'. So what's up?" she asked.

"Well Rachel and I are coming over," said Ross.

"Oh my God that's fantastic!" said Monica, even more excited than before.

"Well I was wondering if Rachel and Danni can stay with you," said Ross.

"Of course they can," said Monica. "When are you coming over?"

"In three days time," said Ross. "Sorry it's such short notice."

"That's okay," said Monica. "Say why are you coming to Kenya?"

"What can't I even see my favourite sister anymore?" he joked.

"Just curious," she replied.

"It's a dig on the Tanzanian border only the thing is I won't get to be able to come home until the weekends," said Ross. "But anyway I had better go now because the phone bill is gonna be a bit high this month."

"Okay call me as soon as you get to Dar-Es-Salaam airport," said Monica.

"I will," said Ross. "Bye, bye."

Monica put the phone down and she could hardly contain her excitement. Just then Chandler came in from work in a good mood. He had just gotten all his work done for the day and decided to take the rest of the day off. He saw his wife looking over the moon about something.

"Hey Mon, why are you so excited?" asked Chandler.

"Ross, Rachel and Danni are coming!" she said.

"Hey that's fantastic. Now calm down Mon," he said. "All this excitement isn't good for the baby."

"Okay sorry. It's just been months since I have seen Ross and Rachel and Danni for that matter. I mean sure they call and e-mail but I just want to hear Ross complain about something or Rachel say something about Danni," said Monica who then looked a little depressed.

"Hey one day we will go back to America," said Chandler. "I thought you loved it here."

"I do. I just miss my family.  I mean I even miss my mom," she said

"Wow," he replied. "Look I promise we'll go back for a few weeks when the baby is born."

Monica smiled at him and kissed him on the cheek. He put his arms around her waist and gave her a hug. Just then A'sharia' Kitambo came back into the room and saw the happy couple.

"Mr and Mrs. Bing may I take the rest of the day off?" asked A'sharia'

"I don't see why not," replied Chandler.

"Thank-you so much," replied A'sharia'. "I have to go and see my son in Kampala."

"Okay see you tomorrow," said Monica.

She quickly left and Chandler and Monica went to their bedroom to have a look at the view which was breathtaking.

Three days later Ross and Rachel's plane touched down in Dar-Es-Salaam. Danni, who had been awake throughout the whole trip, woke her mom and dad. 

"Mommy! Daddy! Wake up! We're here," she said excitedly.

"Hmm what's that?" asked Ross as he woke up.

"We're in Africa. We're with the lions and tiger," said Danni.

"Really?" said Ross. "Rach, Rach wake up!"

Rachel woke up and looked at her daughter and husband.

"What," she asked.

"We're here. We're in Africa," said Ross, excitedly.

Meanwhile at Chandler and Monica's house, the couple were getting ready to go for another check up and sonogram. They decided they wanted to find out the sex of their baby because they wanted to get started on decorating the nursery and thinking of names. Monica had started reading a book about a Kenyan girl who had made a fortune in America. It was about her early years and what she had gone through.

"Chandler what do you think of the name Kenya Asali for a girl?" asked Monica as she sat on a chair while he put his shoes on.

"I like it Kenya Asali Bing. It has a nice ring to it," replied Chandler.

"You do know if it's a boy I want to call him Simba," said Monica. "But will you pick out the middle name?"

"Okay how about Thomas?" suggested Chandler.

"Simba Thomas Bing. That sounds really nice," said Monica. "So we're going with either Kenya Asali or Simba Thomas?"

"Yep," replied Chandler with a broad smile on his face.

They went out to the car and drove to Royal Oak Medical Centre (A/N: it don't exist it's in a book I am reading – Shani) They arrived half an hour before their appointment and sat down. Monica laid her head on Chandler's shoulder and sighed. She was so happy it was unbelievable but there was a part of her that wanted to go home. She missed the USA terribly but at last was going to get to see her brother and his wife. Soon they were called in and they waited in a small room until the doctor came in. She was a short white doctor with a smile on her face and a heavy South African accent.

"Hello Mr and Mrs Bing," said the doctor. "I am Dr. Young."

"Hi," said Monica.

The doctor examined Monica and got the machine that did the sonogram.

"Before we start do you want to know the sex of your baby?" asked Dr. Young.

"Yes we do," said Chandler.

"Okay then let's begin," said Dr. Young.

She put that jelly stuff on Monica's stomach and began the sonogram. When Monica and Chandler saw their baby on screen they were in awe.

"Oh my God," whispered Monica. "Is that really our baby?"

"Yep it is a little girl," said Dr. Young.

"Oh Chandler did you hear that, we're having a daughter," said Monica, who had tears streaming down her eyes.

"Yeah I heard it," said Chandler as he kissed his wife on the forehead.

Dr. Young smiled at the happy couple and printed the picture. Monica and Chandler looked at it, still in awe at the life inside Monica. Nothing had filled them with so much joy since their wedding day. They went outside and hugged each other.

"Our daughter, Kenya Asali Bing," said Monica.    

As they went out to the car they decided to drive down to South Nairobi where it lead to the wild savannah and to the Tanzanian border. Chandler stopped the car at the border and got out. He helped Monica out and they sat on the bonnet enjoying the fresh sunshine and the general atmosphere. Chandler looked over at Monica who smiled. Then Monica saw a car coming up the path beside them and couldn't believe her eyes. In the car were Ross, Rachel and Danni. Monica quickly ran to the driver's seat and sounded the horn. The car stopped and Rachel got out. She was ecstatic to see Monica. She ran out and hugged Monica.

"Oh my God! It's so great to see you!" she said.

"Yeah you too," replied Monica with a smile on her face.

Ross came out and went and hugged his sister. He looked down at her stomach and his jaw dropped.

"Oh my God!" he gasped. "You're really pregnant?"

"Yep," beamed Monica. "I think it's been about 4 months since I last saw you and Rachel."

"So you're about five months pregnant?" asked Ross.

"Yep," said Monica.

"Congratulations you guys," said Ross as he hugged his sister again.  

Chandler smiled at his brother-in-law and stood next to his wife.

"Hey listen can you guys take Rachel and Danni to your house while I go to Dar-Es-Salaam Museum of Natural History to find out what I am doing," said Ross.

"Sure," replied Chandler. "I was planning to go grocery shopping before we go home though."

"Okay," said Ross. "I'll see you two later."

He kissed Rachel on the cheek and Danni on the forehead. His daughter looked up at him and looked like she was about to cry.

"Daddy going?" she asked.

"Aww sweetie I'll be back later I promise," he said. "Hey how about we all go to dinner tonight?"

"Well we could or I could do a barbecue for us all," said Chandler.

With that they all agreed to meet back at Chandler and Monica's house for the barbecue.

Back in New York Joey was watching a movie with his neighbour's sons Danny and Nathan. They were watching Die Hard. The boys were only 7 but their mom didn't mind what they watched. Just then Donna, the boys mom, knocked on the door and pulled Joey into the hall, slamming the door behind him. She did something that he wasn't expecting; she kissed him really passionately on the lips! He had a surprised look on his face but Donna knew what she was doing.

"What the hell was that?!" he yelled

"Something I know you've been wanting," she replied.

 TO BE CONTINUED….

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Author's Notes: Well I know that was complete crap compared to the other chapters but hey that's what you get when you are working on your own :p

Anyway the other 2 chapters will be up as soon as possible and there will be a big surprise ending ;)

E-mail any comments to me Shani shantayna_nezazi@email.com or leave a review but please, please be nice :D

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