1022 - TOW Monica's Secret Part III
Monica was getting Katie's bed ready. The couch pulled out into a bed to make it more comfortable. Monica brought blankets out from the closet for her fourteen-year-old daughter.
Katie: Thanks for doing this Monica.
Monica: You're welcome. You're my daughter. You're welcome here.
Katie smiled and pulled the covers over her. Monica turned the lights out.
Monica: Good night, Katie.
Katie: Night, Monica.
Monica went into her bedroom and closed the door. She sat down on her bed and sighed heavily. She ran everything through her mind. She had a fourteen-year-old daughter who was pregnant. There were custody papers that she had to sign to gain custody of the girl she gave up fourteen years ago. Then there was Chandler. What was Chandler going to have to say about it?
Monica got up and paced around her room for a few minutes. She knew Chandler might not be home that night. She was so scared she was going to lose him and she knew it was all her own fault.
Before she knew it, Monica was in a deep sleep, having a nightmare that she and Chandler would never be able to fix their relationship.
*~*
In the morning, Monica woke up without her husband by her side. She got dressed and went into the living room to find Katie folding up the blankets. The bed was already folded back into the couch. Monica raised her eyebrows.
Katie: Did I forget to mention that I wake up early? I always clean up after myself. I can't stand things to be dirty.
Monica: You definitely are my daughter.
Katie laughed and put the folded blankets up in the closet where Monica had got them the night before.
Monica: You shouldn't do that.
Katie: I've been doing this forever. It's not gonna hurt my baby girl.
Monica: I can't believe you're pregnant . . .
Katie: I know . . .It just happened and I really don't want to talk about that just yet.
Monica: Okay . . .
Phoebe came walking in with four-month-old Draven in her arms. He was sucking on a pacifier as Phoebe held him.
Phoebe: Morning.
Katie: Good morning.
Monica: Good morning, Pheebs.
Phoebe: Any sign of Chandler?
Monica: Not yet.
Phoebe: Just give him time. He'll be back.
Monica: I know.
Draven started to whimper.
Katie: Can I?
Phoebe smiled.
Phoebe: Here.
Phoebe handed Draven to Katie and Katie smiled.
Katie: He's so cute.
Phoebe: I know.
Monica: Katie, be careful with him.
Katie: I know, Monica. I need practice.
Phoebe looked at Monica with wide eyes. Monica nodded. Phoebe sighed and shook her head slowly.
Katie: I can't wait till my little girl is born. It's going to be hard, but I will make sure she's happy and healthy. I'm going to get a job at Central Perk. The guy who runs it said I could wash dishes for him.
Monica: That's great!
Katie: He's gonna pay me five bucks an hour for just washing dishes. I think it's a pretty good deal.
Phoebe: Terry is a jerk! He won't let me work anymore! I hate Central Perk! Oh . . .sorry, déjà vu, huh?
Monica laughed and Katie handed Draven back to Phoebe.
Phoebe: Monica, do you want to go with Rachel and me? We're going for her last girl's day out until after the triplets are born. Ross and Joey are going for a guy's day out too.
Monica: I would, but I need to wait on Chandler.
Katie: Can I go? I haven't been on a girl's day out before.
Phoebe: It's up to your mom.
Katie: Monica, can I go? Please?
Monica: Sure.
Katie: Thank you!
Monica smiled and Phoebe shifted Draven into her other arm.
Phoebe: Go get the twin stroller. I'll bring your two with me. I'll push Draven and Katie can push the twins.
Monica: Alright. Thanks.
Monica went to get the twins in their stroller and then a few minutes later, she was alone again.
Monica sat down on the couch and sighed. Had she ruined her whole relationship with Chandler?
*~*
An hour later, the door opened and Chandler walked in. Monica got up quickly.
Monica: Hey.
Chandler: Hey.
Monica: You . . .You didn't come home last night. I was really worried about you.
Chandler: Yeah . . .I was up all night thinking.
Monica: We really need to talk.
Chandler: Oh really? I hadn't noticed.
Monica: Chandler! Be serious.
Chandler: Serious? I am being serious.
Monica: I am so, so sorry Chandler.
Chandler: I know.
Monica: I didn't know I'd ever see her again. I just thought that things would be how they have been.
Chandler: I know this happened a long time ago. I trust you, Monica. I'm just disappointed that you never told me.
Monica: Are we going to be okay?
Chandler: I . . . I think so.
Monica smiled.
Monica: There's something we need to talk about.
Chandler: And what's that?
Monica: Katie wants to live here.
Chandler: Well . . . that's completely up to you. She's your daughter. Plus, I'm sure that you need to catch up.
Monica: You really don't mind?
Chandler: But she has to sleep on the couch, doesn't she?
Monica: She said she doesn't mind.
Chandler: Well, if that's what she wants to do . . .
Monica: Wait . . . Ross and Rachel have like, two extra rooms now that they're turning one room into a nursery for the triplets. I'm sure Katie could use those two extra rooms. One for her and one . . . one for her baby.
Chandler: What?!
Monica: Did I forget to mention that Katie is pregnant?
Chandler: You're a grandma?
Monica: Well, I will be . . .
Chandler: You're 33!
Monica: I know!
*~*
Monica was fixing dinner as Chandler was getting dressed in the bedroom after a big make-up session.
Phoebe came through the door with Katie, Ally, Alex, and Draven. Monica took the kids out of the stroller and yawned.
Phoebe: Tired?
Monica: Yeah. But, Chandler and I are okay now!
Phoebe: That's good!
Rachel: Yeah! It is!
Rachel came waddling into the apartment with Hannah behind her.
Monica: Hey Rachel. Oh! I have to talk to you about something. Katie, you need to hear this too.
Katie: What's it about?
Monica: Well, Katie told you she's pregnant, right Rachel?
Rachel: Yeah.
Monica: Would it be okay if Katie stayed with you and Ross since there are two extra rooms? It's just till she's eighteen. I know it's four years, but then she could get her own place.
Rachel: It's fine with me. I'm sure Ross won't mind. Katie?
Katie: I like that too! Monica, you're really going to adopt me! You're going to be my mother again?!
Monica: Of course! And, I expect you over here everyday!
Katie: Oh, I promise.
Monica hugged Katie and the mother-daughter reunion was complete.
Monica was getting Katie's bed ready. The couch pulled out into a bed to make it more comfortable. Monica brought blankets out from the closet for her fourteen-year-old daughter.
Katie: Thanks for doing this Monica.
Monica: You're welcome. You're my daughter. You're welcome here.
Katie smiled and pulled the covers over her. Monica turned the lights out.
Monica: Good night, Katie.
Katie: Night, Monica.
Monica went into her bedroom and closed the door. She sat down on her bed and sighed heavily. She ran everything through her mind. She had a fourteen-year-old daughter who was pregnant. There were custody papers that she had to sign to gain custody of the girl she gave up fourteen years ago. Then there was Chandler. What was Chandler going to have to say about it?
Monica got up and paced around her room for a few minutes. She knew Chandler might not be home that night. She was so scared she was going to lose him and she knew it was all her own fault.
Before she knew it, Monica was in a deep sleep, having a nightmare that she and Chandler would never be able to fix their relationship.
*~*
In the morning, Monica woke up without her husband by her side. She got dressed and went into the living room to find Katie folding up the blankets. The bed was already folded back into the couch. Monica raised her eyebrows.
Katie: Did I forget to mention that I wake up early? I always clean up after myself. I can't stand things to be dirty.
Monica: You definitely are my daughter.
Katie laughed and put the folded blankets up in the closet where Monica had got them the night before.
Monica: You shouldn't do that.
Katie: I've been doing this forever. It's not gonna hurt my baby girl.
Monica: I can't believe you're pregnant . . .
Katie: I know . . .It just happened and I really don't want to talk about that just yet.
Monica: Okay . . .
Phoebe came walking in with four-month-old Draven in her arms. He was sucking on a pacifier as Phoebe held him.
Phoebe: Morning.
Katie: Good morning.
Monica: Good morning, Pheebs.
Phoebe: Any sign of Chandler?
Monica: Not yet.
Phoebe: Just give him time. He'll be back.
Monica: I know.
Draven started to whimper.
Katie: Can I?
Phoebe smiled.
Phoebe: Here.
Phoebe handed Draven to Katie and Katie smiled.
Katie: He's so cute.
Phoebe: I know.
Monica: Katie, be careful with him.
Katie: I know, Monica. I need practice.
Phoebe looked at Monica with wide eyes. Monica nodded. Phoebe sighed and shook her head slowly.
Katie: I can't wait till my little girl is born. It's going to be hard, but I will make sure she's happy and healthy. I'm going to get a job at Central Perk. The guy who runs it said I could wash dishes for him.
Monica: That's great!
Katie: He's gonna pay me five bucks an hour for just washing dishes. I think it's a pretty good deal.
Phoebe: Terry is a jerk! He won't let me work anymore! I hate Central Perk! Oh . . .sorry, déjà vu, huh?
Monica laughed and Katie handed Draven back to Phoebe.
Phoebe: Monica, do you want to go with Rachel and me? We're going for her last girl's day out until after the triplets are born. Ross and Joey are going for a guy's day out too.
Monica: I would, but I need to wait on Chandler.
Katie: Can I go? I haven't been on a girl's day out before.
Phoebe: It's up to your mom.
Katie: Monica, can I go? Please?
Monica: Sure.
Katie: Thank you!
Monica smiled and Phoebe shifted Draven into her other arm.
Phoebe: Go get the twin stroller. I'll bring your two with me. I'll push Draven and Katie can push the twins.
Monica: Alright. Thanks.
Monica went to get the twins in their stroller and then a few minutes later, she was alone again.
Monica sat down on the couch and sighed. Had she ruined her whole relationship with Chandler?
*~*
An hour later, the door opened and Chandler walked in. Monica got up quickly.
Monica: Hey.
Chandler: Hey.
Monica: You . . .You didn't come home last night. I was really worried about you.
Chandler: Yeah . . .I was up all night thinking.
Monica: We really need to talk.
Chandler: Oh really? I hadn't noticed.
Monica: Chandler! Be serious.
Chandler: Serious? I am being serious.
Monica: I am so, so sorry Chandler.
Chandler: I know.
Monica: I didn't know I'd ever see her again. I just thought that things would be how they have been.
Chandler: I know this happened a long time ago. I trust you, Monica. I'm just disappointed that you never told me.
Monica: Are we going to be okay?
Chandler: I . . . I think so.
Monica smiled.
Monica: There's something we need to talk about.
Chandler: And what's that?
Monica: Katie wants to live here.
Chandler: Well . . . that's completely up to you. She's your daughter. Plus, I'm sure that you need to catch up.
Monica: You really don't mind?
Chandler: But she has to sleep on the couch, doesn't she?
Monica: She said she doesn't mind.
Chandler: Well, if that's what she wants to do . . .
Monica: Wait . . . Ross and Rachel have like, two extra rooms now that they're turning one room into a nursery for the triplets. I'm sure Katie could use those two extra rooms. One for her and one . . . one for her baby.
Chandler: What?!
Monica: Did I forget to mention that Katie is pregnant?
Chandler: You're a grandma?
Monica: Well, I will be . . .
Chandler: You're 33!
Monica: I know!
*~*
Monica was fixing dinner as Chandler was getting dressed in the bedroom after a big make-up session.
Phoebe came through the door with Katie, Ally, Alex, and Draven. Monica took the kids out of the stroller and yawned.
Phoebe: Tired?
Monica: Yeah. But, Chandler and I are okay now!
Phoebe: That's good!
Rachel: Yeah! It is!
Rachel came waddling into the apartment with Hannah behind her.
Monica: Hey Rachel. Oh! I have to talk to you about something. Katie, you need to hear this too.
Katie: What's it about?
Monica: Well, Katie told you she's pregnant, right Rachel?
Rachel: Yeah.
Monica: Would it be okay if Katie stayed with you and Ross since there are two extra rooms? It's just till she's eighteen. I know it's four years, but then she could get her own place.
Rachel: It's fine with me. I'm sure Ross won't mind. Katie?
Katie: I like that too! Monica, you're really going to adopt me! You're going to be my mother again?!
Monica: Of course! And, I expect you over here everyday!
Katie: Oh, I promise.
Monica hugged Katie and the mother-daughter reunion was complete.