There's Only Room For One
Authors: Alely7 and snlgurl
Summary: Richard returns and asks for something very personal. This is mainly about Chandler, Monica and Richard.
Disclaimer: We do not own any of these characters. No profits will be made and this is purely for enjoyment.
Foreword: We think no one has ever done this before, but if someone has, we are sorry and we didn't know it. This is one of our first fics, so it might not be great. This is the last chapter, but if we get enough feedback, we may do an epilogue. Also, pay close attention to the title because it has a few meanings. Lol. Thanks!!
Chapter 5: Only Room For One
"I'm terribly sorry, but you are not able to have the baby Mrs. Bing."
"What? Oh my god! Is something wrong with me? Is it serious?" Monica was very scared now was expecting the worst. Chandler too was afraid that something was wrong with Monica, maybe a disease or sickness or something like that. He reached for her hand to comfort her, but to also comfort himself.
"Yes, actually it is serious," the nurse began but she was cut off by Monica's sobs. Chandler was devastated and was on the verge of crying himself.
"Please, Mrs. Bing, don't worry. You're not dying, you're already pregnant."
Unfortunately, because of her crying, Monica didn't hear what the nurse had just said. Chandler had however and jumped up, hugging Monica tightly. When her crying had still not ceased a few moments later, he suspected that she had not heard.
"Monica! Did you hear what the nurse said about the baby?"
"Yes, and don't rub it in. Richard and Kathy are going to be devastated. But more importantly, there is something seriously wrong with me," Monica cried.
At this point, the nurse thought that it would be best to leave these two alone.
"Sweetie, there is nothing wrong with you. You're already pregnant. We are having a baby! That's why you can't be their surrogate mother.
"We're having a baby?"
"Yes!" At this point Monica wrapped her arms around him and kissed him passionately. She was having a baby with the only man she loves. She couldn't wait and wanted to go shopping for things right now. But also, this meant she would be letting Richard and Kathy down. She felt bad, but there was nothing she could do.
"That explains why I have been feeling a little sick lately," Monica said and Chandler laughed at how lighthearted she was now.
"Let's go home," Chandler started and by the look on Monica's face, he knew he needed to add, "Pr, we could go to that new baby store a few blocks away."
Monica smiled and thanked her husband. They walked out the door and were met by the nurse congratulating them. She told them that this had never happened before, but there was definitely only room for one baby right now. The couple then went to lunch and finally, the baby store. Chandler allowed Monica to buy whatever she wanted because he loved her and this made her very happy. At the checkout counter, Monica squeezed his hand expressing to him just how thankful she was.
Back home, there was a message on the machine waiting for them. It was from Richard and Kathy wondering how the tests went. Chandler could see how bad Monica felt and offered to call them back while she rested. He dialed their number and Kathy answered. The two hadn't spoken at all since their break up even thought all of this had been going on for the past week.
"Hello Kathy, it's Chandler."
"Hey Chandler," it was very awkward.
"I have some bad news," Chandler started and then braced himself for the worst.
"Oh no! Monica can't have the baby, can she?"
"I'm sorry, but unfortunately, no. The nurse said that there was only room for one."
"What?"
"Monica is already pregnant. We are having a baby, and we didn't find out until today."
"Oh, well, I understand. Thanks for trying. And congratulations," Kathy said dejectedly and then she hung up.
Chandler put down the phone and walked into their bedroom. Monica was lying down on the bed, but Chandler knew that she wasn't asleep. Not under these circumstances. He lied down next to her and started stoking her back. She turned around and gave him a questioning glance.
"I told them," he began.
"Oh, how did they take it?"
"Well, they were a little disappointed but wished you congratulations and thanked you for trying." Monica looked very upset, so Chandler added, "Honey, there was nothing you can do. And don't worry. They can always adopt."
"That's true, I guess."
Chandler decided to try and sway the subject, " So, I have some names picked out. Wanna hear them?"
"Yep." Monica was happy that he had already begun to think of these things.
"Okay. Well, for a boy, I like Devyver and Chandler Jr. For a girl, I like Celeste and Corrine."
Monica tried to stifle her laugh. Chandler saw this and looked at her, pretending to be hurt.
"What? You don't like my names?"
"It's not that I don't like them, they are very cute, it's just I would never think that you would think of such names. Our boys are going to be beat up on the playground, aren't they?"
Now, Chandler laughed too. He didn't care what his kids' names were, he was just happy that he and Monica were going to have children.
The End!!! We know that the ending is a little weird, and so are the names, but oh well. We hope that you liked it. Please review and we might write an epilogue. Thanks!!!