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The next morning...
Rachael woke up the next morning still in Joey's arms. She smiled at him and poked him in the chest to wake him up. He just moaned and started to snore. Rachael started to laugh and said quietly, "Joey, get up it's morning," and she kissed him gently. He started to wake up and she said, "Good morning,"
He rubbed his eyes and said, "Yes it is," he smiled and kissed her neck. "You know what? I think I'm going to enjoy waking up like this every morning." He then rolled then over so that Rachael was on her back and kissed her. She wrapped her arms around his neck and sunk her fingers into his hair.
They didn't even notice when some people walked into the room.
It wasn't until someone coughed really loudly that tore the two apart.
Joey sat up on the edge of the bed as Rachael propped herself up on her elbows and with a very happy face said, "Morning all."
"Morning, hun," Monica said and went over to hug her friend.
Before Monica could say anything Rachael blurted out, "We're getting married!" And showed them her ring.
Monica gasped, "You and Joey?" she asked.
"Yeah," Rachael said happily.
Monica was happy for her friend and said, "Congratulations!" and gave her a big hug.
"Hey congratulations man," Chandler shook Joey's hand.
"Who would of guessed," she shrugged and then said more excited, "Congratulations!!" and the two friends hugged. Joey sat back on the bed and put his arm around her and held her close.
"Where's Ross?" Rachael asked.
"He's getting Emma," Monica answered.
At that moment Ross came in with a nurse who allowed Ross to bring Emma to Rachael.
Everyone froze and just stared at him.
Ross went over to Rachael kissed her on the cheek and said, "Congratulations Rach."
"How did you know?"
"I heard the excitement all the way down the hall."
The nurse handed Emma over to Rachael gently.
After passing her around for about 15 minutes the nurse said, "I have to bring the little one back now and the doctor is coming in to check in on Rachael, so I need you all to leave."
Everyone said their 'good-byes' to Rachael and left the room. When Joey was the last one in the room he got off from the bed and Rachael grabbed his hand, "I'm going to talk to Ross to make sure that everything's all right." He kissed her gently on the lips, grabbed Ross's jacket and the ring, which was still in the room and left.
Everyone was getting ready to leave the hospital and go back home when Joey caught up with Ross and grabbed his arm.
"Um... Ross, I think we need to talk."
Ross turned around, "Sure Joey, about what?"
"Well, the whole me and Rachael thing. I mean, I do love her and I do want to marry her, but I just want to make sure that we can still be friends."
"Yeah Joey. I know that and she loved you too, you can tell just by looking at her."
"Really?" Joey smiled.
"Yeah man, but just... uh... give me a while to allow this to sink all in."
"Yeah, sure." The two friends gave each other a quick bear hug and Joey handed him his jacket, "You left this in the room yesterday."
"Thanks," Joey started to walk back to Rachael's room, "Hey Joey?!" Ross called out and Joey turned around, "What ring did you use?"
"Oh yeah," he took Ross's ring box out of his jean pocket and threw it towards him, "My own." And he kept on walking.
Ross caught the ring box and opened it up. His Grandmothers ring was still in there.
TO BE CONTINUED...
The next morning...
Rachael woke up the next morning still in Joey's arms. She smiled at him and poked him in the chest to wake him up. He just moaned and started to snore. Rachael started to laugh and said quietly, "Joey, get up it's morning," and she kissed him gently. He started to wake up and she said, "Good morning,"
He rubbed his eyes and said, "Yes it is," he smiled and kissed her neck. "You know what? I think I'm going to enjoy waking up like this every morning." He then rolled then over so that Rachael was on her back and kissed her. She wrapped her arms around his neck and sunk her fingers into his hair.
They didn't even notice when some people walked into the room.
It wasn't until someone coughed really loudly that tore the two apart.
Joey sat up on the edge of the bed as Rachael propped herself up on her elbows and with a very happy face said, "Morning all."
"Morning, hun," Monica said and went over to hug her friend.
Before Monica could say anything Rachael blurted out, "We're getting married!" And showed them her ring.
Monica gasped, "You and Joey?" she asked.
"Yeah," Rachael said happily.
Monica was happy for her friend and said, "Congratulations!" and gave her a big hug.
"Hey congratulations man," Chandler shook Joey's hand.
"Who would of guessed," she shrugged and then said more excited, "Congratulations!!" and the two friends hugged. Joey sat back on the bed and put his arm around her and held her close.
"Where's Ross?" Rachael asked.
"He's getting Emma," Monica answered.
At that moment Ross came in with a nurse who allowed Ross to bring Emma to Rachael.
Everyone froze and just stared at him.
Ross went over to Rachael kissed her on the cheek and said, "Congratulations Rach."
"How did you know?"
"I heard the excitement all the way down the hall."
The nurse handed Emma over to Rachael gently.
After passing her around for about 15 minutes the nurse said, "I have to bring the little one back now and the doctor is coming in to check in on Rachael, so I need you all to leave."
Everyone said their 'good-byes' to Rachael and left the room. When Joey was the last one in the room he got off from the bed and Rachael grabbed his hand, "I'm going to talk to Ross to make sure that everything's all right." He kissed her gently on the lips, grabbed Ross's jacket and the ring, which was still in the room and left.
Everyone was getting ready to leave the hospital and go back home when Joey caught up with Ross and grabbed his arm.
"Um... Ross, I think we need to talk."
Ross turned around, "Sure Joey, about what?"
"Well, the whole me and Rachael thing. I mean, I do love her and I do want to marry her, but I just want to make sure that we can still be friends."
"Yeah Joey. I know that and she loved you too, you can tell just by looking at her."
"Really?" Joey smiled.
"Yeah man, but just... uh... give me a while to allow this to sink all in."
"Yeah, sure." The two friends gave each other a quick bear hug and Joey handed him his jacket, "You left this in the room yesterday."
"Thanks," Joey started to walk back to Rachael's room, "Hey Joey?!" Ross called out and Joey turned around, "What ring did you use?"
"Oh yeah," he took Ross's ring box out of his jean pocket and threw it towards him, "My own." And he kept on walking.
Ross caught the ring box and opened it up. His Grandmothers ring was still in there.
TO BE CONTINUED...