This story takes place in the near future. Chandler and Monica have been married for about 2 years and are trying to have a baby. Ross and Rachel are engaged. Emma is about 5 months old. Joey and Phoebe are living together.



Disclaimer: All Friends characters belong to Warner Bros., and NBC. The Falconers, Christina, and Dr. Sheffield are mine.


Title: When We Were Young

Summery: Monica and Chandler have a secret, and Monica has one of her own.



Chapter 9: Fitting In




Christina was adjusting to living with the Bings. She still thought about her patents alot and once and while she'd have a nightmare about the accident. She still got to see Courteney. Sometimes she'd stay the night at Courteney's and sometimes Courteney would stay the night at the Bings. The only problem Christina had adjusting to was her new school and her new classmates.




Christina sighed as she carried her lunch tray to the empty lunch table. A group of girls sat at the table next to her. A girl with long blonde hair looked at Christina and rolled her eyes. "Hey guys check out the new girl" she said loudly to her friends. Another girl with shorter blonde hair nodded. "Yeah my mom works with her mother" she told them. The girl with long blonde hair laughed "I hear her mother is a whore" she replied. "It's true Mandy" the girl with shorter blonde hair said. "My mom said she once dated a man old enough to be her father and that alot of guys come to the restaurant to see her" she added. Mandy laughed "You know I heard she was the product of a one night stand" she laughed pointing at Christina. "And then her mother threw her away like yesterday's garbage." she added. A third girl with dark hair giggled. "I've seen her mother and she's pregnant" she said. Mandy giggled. "She's probably such a whore she doesn't even know who the father is" All three girls laughed.





Christina heard everything they said she sat there crying and pushing the food around on her tray she didn't feel like eating anymore. She spent the rest of the day avoiding those girls. She opened the door to her apartment. She saw Chandler sitting on the couch talking to a blonde woman she'd never seen before. Christina walked quickly past them and to her room. She heard Chandler calling her but she ignored him. She sat down on her bed and burst into tears. There was a soft knock on the door. She quickly wiped her face as Chandler walked in.





Chandler sat down beside her. "Christina what's wrong did something happen at school today." he asked. "No school was fine" she lied. Chandler could tell something was bothering her but he didn't pressure her. He hoped she'd tell him about it at her own time. "Okay" he said. "Come on I want you to meet someone" he told her. She nodded and followed him to the living room. "Christina this is Nora Bing my mother, mom this is Christina" he said. "Hi darling" Nora said softly. Christina gave her a small smile. "Hi" she whispered. "You look like the lady that does all those Old Navy commercials" she said softly.




Nora giggled. "I get that alot" she told her. "Chandler told me about your parents , it must be really hard having to adjust to new surroundings" she said gently. "It is" Christina whispered. "But Chandler and Monica are nice they've helped alot" she said. Nora smiled. "Yes I'm very proud of my little boy" she said patting Chandler's knee. "He's grown up to be a wonderful young man despite his awful childhood" she said. Chandler smiled a little. "Come on mom there were some good points" he assured her. Christina smiled. "Well I have homework to do but it was nice meeting you Mrs. Bing" she said softly. Nora smiled. "Please call me Nora" she said "And it was nice meeting you too" she added.




Christina went to her room. She heard to Chandler and his mom talk awhile before she left. She sighed softly. She wanted to tell Chandler about the girls at school but for now she wouldn't.




For the next several days Mandy and her crew constantly picked on Christina and talked about Monica and Chandler. Christina would come home every day race to her room and burst into tears. Chandler watched this go on for nearly a week and he was worried about her.



Chandler knocked on the door before walking in Christina was curled up on the bed with Bingabear in her arms crying into her pillow. Chandler sat down beside her and stroked her hair. "Christina honey what's going on you've been coming home in tears all week" he whispered. Christina slowly sat up and looked at him. "I hate school and I hate Mandy and her two stupid friends" she cried. "Why sweetie" he asked. "They've been teasing me all week so today I punched Mandy" she said softly. "You didn't have to hit her honey" Chandler said softy. "Yes I did Chandler" she cried "Why" he asked. "Because the were talking about Monica" she whispered.




Chandler looked at her. "They were" he asked. "Yeah they called her a whore" she whispered. "Mandy's friend Ashley her mom works with Monica so Ashley said that her mom said all these guys come to see Monica at work and that she dated a guy old enough to be her father" she cried. "They said you never loved Monica that the night I was conceived was a one night stand and you guys threw me away like yesterdays garbage" she whimpered. "They said Monica's such a whore she doesn't know who the father of her baby is" she finished.




Monica had come in to the apartment and she heard them. She stood there listening to them. She stepped into the bedroom. Christina and Chandler looked up to see her standing there with tears in her eyes. "Christina sweetie I'm sorry for being the root of your problems at school" Monica whispered. Christina looked at her. "None of it is true is it Monica" she asked. "Well the only guys to come to see me at work are Chandler, Joey, and Ross., I did date a guy older than me but it didn't last" Monica told her. "This baby" she said placing her hand on her stomach "is Chandler's" she added as she sat down next to Chandler.



"What about the night I was conceived" Christina asked. Chandler looked at her and then Monica. "I've loved Monica since the moment I met her she was so special with a big heart she went out of her way to please me a guy she just met" he said softly. "How" she asked. Chandler smiled. "I hate Thanksgiving food so Monica made me Macaroni and Cheese" he told her. "The night we made you was very special to me I never regretted a single moment of it" he added. Monica smiled "I feel the same way, it was always my dream for my first time to be with the man I was going to marry and I did even though I didn't know that back then and I never regretted a single moment of that night either" she said softly. "I loved you more than anything Christina I never threw you away you were taken from me" she added.




Christina smiled a little. "Chandler's your lobster" she said. Chandler rolled his eyes. "Someone's been hanging out with Phoebe" he giggled. He looked at her. "Christina I'm proud of you for sticking up for Monica but next time don't fight tell us what's going on okay" he told her. Christina nodded. "Okay, I'm sorry Chandler I wanted to tell you the day I met your mom but I was too afraid to" she whispered. "You never have to be afraid to tell us anything Christina" he said as he hugged her.



Chapter 10: Make Room For Baby...Monica has her baby. Will it cause problems for Christina...Coming Soon!


Author's Note: Okay another Chapter done. I hope its good. I for one don't know. I sorta got stuck but the next chapter should be better Monica has her baby. Christina meets the Gellers and the baby may cause problems between Christina and the Bings. Well as always please read and review! Thanx!