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Rachel ran into the apartment sobbing hysterically. She
threw herself onto the couch trying to catch her breath. She curled herself up and cried into a pillow as Joey walked in and ran to her side. "Oh my God, Rachel, what's wrong?", he shouted, scared and concerned.
"Joey, I'm having twins", she panted. "I don't know
what I'm going to do. With Ross in Seattle, there's no way I can do this on my own. I'm so scared."
"Oh, my God. Rach, I am so sorry. I'm sure Ross can
transfer back, he wouldn't do that to you. He wouldn't just leave you alone with two kids."
"No, I told him I didn't want him to be a part of the
baby's life and I can't ask him to come back because I need the support money", she whimpered. "I've ruined this. I can't believe this is happening, and it's all my fault", she cried.
*2 months earlier*
"What?!?" Rachel shouted in utter disbelief. "You're
just going to pack up and leave me here with a baby and go to Seattle for a job?"
"I didn't say that", he retorted. "I got the news today. If I don't take it I'm fired. Tell me what to do, Rach. Just tell me and I'll do it. You know I love that baby and…"
"What, do you expect me to leave my friends and my
family and go to Seattle?"
"I don't know. We can't just be thinking of ourselves.
We have to decide what is best for our child. You know you can't support a child with your job and I certainly can't support one staying here without a job, so…"
"I can't believe you just said that. You don't think I
am capable of raising my own child? Is that it? You think I can't do this without you?", she screamed, now breaking down into tears, deeply scarred by his assumption. "Well you're wrong. I don't need you. I am going to do this by myself!"
"Rachel, you know you can't do that, this is my baby too, and I have the right to be a parent to it just as much as you do", he argued, terrified that she might actually want to take his child away from him.
"I think the fact that you have been married and divorced 3 times within the past 10 years can waver the decision of the court", she suggested. His jaw dropped open in astonishment of her cruelty.
"Rachel, please don't do this to me", he pleaded just above a whisper.
"You hurt me, Ross", she cried, with tears streaming down her face. "This baby is the most important thing in this world to me right now, and you're telling me I can't handle it. Well, guess what I can, and I will. So you go to Seattle, sign off your rights to this child, and leave me alone", she said coldly, wiping the tears from her cheek as she stormed out of the apartment furiously.
She came back the next day to find Ross' apartment empty. She later found out from Chandler that he left for Seattle.
"I came over last night to see what happened between you two and he could barely get the words out without breaking down into tears. He threw everything into suitcases and left, said he'd call, and that was it", he explained solemnly. "Rach, please don't do this to him, he's sorry, he really is, but..."
"I know, you're right. I was just so angry and..", she said, holding back the tears. Chandler hugged her.
"I know, it's okay", he comforted.
"I'm just going to give him a few weeks to cool off and I'll try to work things out", she smiled meekly. "Thank-you, Chandler", she said sincerely.
She eagerly and apprehensively went to Chandler's every day, hoping and praying he had called, knowing with each passing day, she was coming closer and closer to receiving the horrifying news that Ross was officially gone out of her life and her baby's...forever.She had been waiting for over a month and a half now for Ross to call Chandler as promised so she could talk to him, but still no word from him. Her friends tried to comfort her, and finally, she was almost convinced that everything would turn out just the way they were supossed to. Ross would live just across the street and their child could have two loving parents. Him and Rachel would be best friends again, everything would be perfect.
"Hey Joey", she cheerfully said as she walked into the apartment.
"Hey", he replied, his eyes glued to the television, as usual.
As she did eveyday she began to look through her mail. "Bill, junk, bill, magazine", she reported. Suddenly she dropped the pizza she had picked up for her and Joey. "Oh my God!", she said, panting heavily as she read the last letter.
"Oh, that's okay,I don't mind", Joey said, picking up a piece off the floor.
"Ross signed over his rights to the baby", she said, raging into a hysterical fit of tears.
"What", he inquired with his mouth full. After a long silence he commented, "Just call him and explain that you..."
"No! No. I can't. After all I've done to him, I can't just ask him to change his life around again,not after all I've put him through", she said as her stomach turned as she contemplated her situation.
*Back to present*
Joey wrapped his arms around her tightly. "It's going to be okay, I'm here for you",he consoled her softly.
"Really", she asked, pulling form his embrace to look into his eyes.
"Of course, I am", he smiled. She smiled back at him gratefully and crawled back into his arms, releasing a sigh of relief. "I always will be", he assured her as he held her stoking her hair soothingly.
Rachel ran into the apartment sobbing hysterically. She
threw herself onto the couch trying to catch her breath. She curled herself up and cried into a pillow as Joey walked in and ran to her side. "Oh my God, Rachel, what's wrong?", he shouted, scared and concerned.
"Joey, I'm having twins", she panted. "I don't know
what I'm going to do. With Ross in Seattle, there's no way I can do this on my own. I'm so scared."
"Oh, my God. Rach, I am so sorry. I'm sure Ross can
transfer back, he wouldn't do that to you. He wouldn't just leave you alone with two kids."
"No, I told him I didn't want him to be a part of the
baby's life and I can't ask him to come back because I need the support money", she whimpered. "I've ruined this. I can't believe this is happening, and it's all my fault", she cried.
*2 months earlier*
"What?!?" Rachel shouted in utter disbelief. "You're
just going to pack up and leave me here with a baby and go to Seattle for a job?"
"I didn't say that", he retorted. "I got the news today. If I don't take it I'm fired. Tell me what to do, Rach. Just tell me and I'll do it. You know I love that baby and…"
"What, do you expect me to leave my friends and my
family and go to Seattle?"
"I don't know. We can't just be thinking of ourselves.
We have to decide what is best for our child. You know you can't support a child with your job and I certainly can't support one staying here without a job, so…"
"I can't believe you just said that. You don't think I
am capable of raising my own child? Is that it? You think I can't do this without you?", she screamed, now breaking down into tears, deeply scarred by his assumption. "Well you're wrong. I don't need you. I am going to do this by myself!"
"Rachel, you know you can't do that, this is my baby too, and I have the right to be a parent to it just as much as you do", he argued, terrified that she might actually want to take his child away from him.
"I think the fact that you have been married and divorced 3 times within the past 10 years can waver the decision of the court", she suggested. His jaw dropped open in astonishment of her cruelty.
"Rachel, please don't do this to me", he pleaded just above a whisper.
"You hurt me, Ross", she cried, with tears streaming down her face. "This baby is the most important thing in this world to me right now, and you're telling me I can't handle it. Well, guess what I can, and I will. So you go to Seattle, sign off your rights to this child, and leave me alone", she said coldly, wiping the tears from her cheek as she stormed out of the apartment furiously.
She came back the next day to find Ross' apartment empty. She later found out from Chandler that he left for Seattle.
"I came over last night to see what happened between you two and he could barely get the words out without breaking down into tears. He threw everything into suitcases and left, said he'd call, and that was it", he explained solemnly. "Rach, please don't do this to him, he's sorry, he really is, but..."
"I know, you're right. I was just so angry and..", she said, holding back the tears. Chandler hugged her.
"I know, it's okay", he comforted.
"I'm just going to give him a few weeks to cool off and I'll try to work things out", she smiled meekly. "Thank-you, Chandler", she said sincerely.
She eagerly and apprehensively went to Chandler's every day, hoping and praying he had called, knowing with each passing day, she was coming closer and closer to receiving the horrifying news that Ross was officially gone out of her life and her baby's...forever.She had been waiting for over a month and a half now for Ross to call Chandler as promised so she could talk to him, but still no word from him. Her friends tried to comfort her, and finally, she was almost convinced that everything would turn out just the way they were supossed to. Ross would live just across the street and their child could have two loving parents. Him and Rachel would be best friends again, everything would be perfect.
"Hey Joey", she cheerfully said as she walked into the apartment.
"Hey", he replied, his eyes glued to the television, as usual.
As she did eveyday she began to look through her mail. "Bill, junk, bill, magazine", she reported. Suddenly she dropped the pizza she had picked up for her and Joey. "Oh my God!", she said, panting heavily as she read the last letter.
"Oh, that's okay,I don't mind", Joey said, picking up a piece off the floor.
"Ross signed over his rights to the baby", she said, raging into a hysterical fit of tears.
"What", he inquired with his mouth full. After a long silence he commented, "Just call him and explain that you..."
"No! No. I can't. After all I've done to him, I can't just ask him to change his life around again,not after all I've put him through", she said as her stomach turned as she contemplated her situation.
*Back to present*
Joey wrapped his arms around her tightly. "It's going to be okay, I'm here for you",he consoled her softly.
"Really", she asked, pulling form his embrace to look into his eyes.
"Of course, I am", he smiled. She smiled back at him gratefully and crawled back into his arms, releasing a sigh of relief. "I always will be", he assured her as he held her stoking her hair soothingly.
