Rachel awoke early that morning to one of the kids crying. She was still on the couch and turned to find Joey next to her. Even though nothing happened, the wind caught in her chest, overwhelmed by this amazing feeling. She remembered talking halfway through the night with Joey. Telling him how scared she was.
"I just don't know how to handle this", she sobbed. "It seems like just yesterday I was just a normal 30 year old woman and now I'm a mother. I'm so scared I'm going to screw this up. I just love those kids so much and I…"
"Rach, that's all that matters. If you love them that much then you have nothing to worry about. You'll be a great mom, I know you will." She remembered falling asleep with his arms around her as he comforted her.
She looked at him now, trying to figure out how to get up without stepping on Joey. The sound of the baby's cry soon awoke him too. "Hey, Rach." He smiled, still half asleep. "Are you feeling better?"
"Yeah, thanks." She smiled. Cole let out another shriek of hunger and Rachel tried to pry herself out from under the blanket.
"I'll get it", Joey offered, hopping up.
~~~1 year later~~~
"Mamaca", Sydney smiled brightly.
"Chandler!", Monica bellowed picking up the toddler. "Sydney just said my name!" She screamed, beginning to cry blissfully as she kissed the child. He ran into the room grinning and baby talked her and tickled her until she was blue with laughter. Chandler had fallen in love with those kids. He actually looked forward to Joey calling and begging him to baby-sit while he and Rachel went out. He hated to admit it, but he actually wanted a baby of his own.
Things were going great with Joey and Rachel. They went out practically every weekend, and were completely head over heels. It was perfect. They both loved the kids and each other. Ross was doing great with his job, and moved into the building so he could see the kids every day, and he and Rachel were as close as they ever were.
Joey had rented a yacht for the night where they had a romantic candle lit dinner. As they finished eating, they moved out onto the deck hand in hand. "It's such a beautiful night." Rachel exclaimed wistfully. "It's so clear you can see every star in the sky."
"Rach, I've been seeing things more clearly for a while now." He said looking into her eyes, stroking her hand gently. "I love you so much. You and Sydney and Cole are more important than anything in the world to me, and I don't ever want to lose that." He said solemnly. He looked at her for a moment, her long hair, gently waving in the summer breeze and she began to well up with tears, speechless.
He then kneeled down on one knee. As he began to speak, Rachel interrupted.
"Yes!" She shouted, excitedly. He looked at her lovingly with a soft grin on his face and jumped into her arms and kissed her warmly and compassionately. He slipped the ring onto her finger.
"It fits", she whispered, smiling.
They came home to find Chandler and Monica asleep on the couch. "Hey, guys. Wake up." They shook them until they came to.
"Monica, look at my hand, look at my hand!" She giggled excitedly.
"Oh, my God!" She hugged her best friend. "Joey, why didn't you tell us?"
"Remember what happened when Chandler told us he was going to propose?" They laughed.
"I am so happy for you guys!" She began to cry.
"Thanks. Hey, uhhh, can you guys…go?" Joey requested. "We…have…uhh…stuff to do." He smiled as Chandler nodded.
"Oh, yeah, sorry. Us too." He winked.
A few weeks later, Chandler and Joey took the twins out to the park so Rachel and Monica could have some time to make wedding plans without the kids grabbing at the papers. "Oh, I can't believe we're getting married in two weeks." Rachel smiled.
"I know. You two are so perfect for each other." She said, distracted. Rachel disregarded it and continued with the plans.
~~~The Wedding~~~
Monica stood next to Rachel during the ceremony, holding back the sobs of joy. She was so happy for them. "I now pronounce you man and wife." The minister preached. "You may kiss the bride." Joey hastily took advantage of that opportunity. They were so cute together. That was the moment Rachel knew this was how life was supposed to be. This was as good as it was going to get, and she couldn't have hoped for anything else. She had two beautiful, healthy babies, Ross was home again, and she was in love, and with one of her best friends. It was perfect.
At the reception Monica hugged Rachel tightly. They sat down to talk. "Monica, I'm sorry if you've been a little neglected lately. I realized the other day you and I haven't talked in a while. I just forgot with the wedding plans and the kinds and…"
"It's okay I completely understand." She smiled.
"So…how have you and Chandler been?" She tried to initiate a conversation.
"Well, there's something I've been wanting to tell you for a while, but I didn't want it to interfere with your wedding. It's really big and you're my best friend so I'm just going to tell you." She began hesitantly as Rachel looked at her curiously.
"Rachel, I'm pregnant."
"Oh, my God! Monica! You should have told me!" She gasped, embracing her.
They told the rest of the gang who were ecstatic. Chandler put his arms around her and kissed her warmly.
This was the best day of Rachel's life, and she knew it would only get better from here when he kissed he as they danced their first dance as man and wife to "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston. "I love you." She whispered into his ear. He smiled.
"I love you too." He said lovingly as he pulled her close, and he knew he would never let her go.
"I just don't know how to handle this", she sobbed. "It seems like just yesterday I was just a normal 30 year old woman and now I'm a mother. I'm so scared I'm going to screw this up. I just love those kids so much and I…"
"Rach, that's all that matters. If you love them that much then you have nothing to worry about. You'll be a great mom, I know you will." She remembered falling asleep with his arms around her as he comforted her.
She looked at him now, trying to figure out how to get up without stepping on Joey. The sound of the baby's cry soon awoke him too. "Hey, Rach." He smiled, still half asleep. "Are you feeling better?"
"Yeah, thanks." She smiled. Cole let out another shriek of hunger and Rachel tried to pry herself out from under the blanket.
"I'll get it", Joey offered, hopping up.
~~~1 year later~~~
"Mamaca", Sydney smiled brightly.
"Chandler!", Monica bellowed picking up the toddler. "Sydney just said my name!" She screamed, beginning to cry blissfully as she kissed the child. He ran into the room grinning and baby talked her and tickled her until she was blue with laughter. Chandler had fallen in love with those kids. He actually looked forward to Joey calling and begging him to baby-sit while he and Rachel went out. He hated to admit it, but he actually wanted a baby of his own.
Things were going great with Joey and Rachel. They went out practically every weekend, and were completely head over heels. It was perfect. They both loved the kids and each other. Ross was doing great with his job, and moved into the building so he could see the kids every day, and he and Rachel were as close as they ever were.
Joey had rented a yacht for the night where they had a romantic candle lit dinner. As they finished eating, they moved out onto the deck hand in hand. "It's such a beautiful night." Rachel exclaimed wistfully. "It's so clear you can see every star in the sky."
"Rach, I've been seeing things more clearly for a while now." He said looking into her eyes, stroking her hand gently. "I love you so much. You and Sydney and Cole are more important than anything in the world to me, and I don't ever want to lose that." He said solemnly. He looked at her for a moment, her long hair, gently waving in the summer breeze and she began to well up with tears, speechless.
He then kneeled down on one knee. As he began to speak, Rachel interrupted.
"Yes!" She shouted, excitedly. He looked at her lovingly with a soft grin on his face and jumped into her arms and kissed her warmly and compassionately. He slipped the ring onto her finger.
"It fits", she whispered, smiling.
They came home to find Chandler and Monica asleep on the couch. "Hey, guys. Wake up." They shook them until they came to.
"Monica, look at my hand, look at my hand!" She giggled excitedly.
"Oh, my God!" She hugged her best friend. "Joey, why didn't you tell us?"
"Remember what happened when Chandler told us he was going to propose?" They laughed.
"I am so happy for you guys!" She began to cry.
"Thanks. Hey, uhhh, can you guys…go?" Joey requested. "We…have…uhh…stuff to do." He smiled as Chandler nodded.
"Oh, yeah, sorry. Us too." He winked.
A few weeks later, Chandler and Joey took the twins out to the park so Rachel and Monica could have some time to make wedding plans without the kids grabbing at the papers. "Oh, I can't believe we're getting married in two weeks." Rachel smiled.
"I know. You two are so perfect for each other." She said, distracted. Rachel disregarded it and continued with the plans.
~~~The Wedding~~~
Monica stood next to Rachel during the ceremony, holding back the sobs of joy. She was so happy for them. "I now pronounce you man and wife." The minister preached. "You may kiss the bride." Joey hastily took advantage of that opportunity. They were so cute together. That was the moment Rachel knew this was how life was supposed to be. This was as good as it was going to get, and she couldn't have hoped for anything else. She had two beautiful, healthy babies, Ross was home again, and she was in love, and with one of her best friends. It was perfect.
At the reception Monica hugged Rachel tightly. They sat down to talk. "Monica, I'm sorry if you've been a little neglected lately. I realized the other day you and I haven't talked in a while. I just forgot with the wedding plans and the kinds and…"
"It's okay I completely understand." She smiled.
"So…how have you and Chandler been?" She tried to initiate a conversation.
"Well, there's something I've been wanting to tell you for a while, but I didn't want it to interfere with your wedding. It's really big and you're my best friend so I'm just going to tell you." She began hesitantly as Rachel looked at her curiously.
"Rachel, I'm pregnant."
"Oh, my God! Monica! You should have told me!" She gasped, embracing her.
They told the rest of the gang who were ecstatic. Chandler put his arms around her and kissed her warmly.
This was the best day of Rachel's life, and she knew it would only get better from here when he kissed he as they danced their first dance as man and wife to "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston. "I love you." She whispered into his ear. He smiled.
"I love you too." He said lovingly as he pulled her close, and he knew he would never let her go.
