Hey all, I'm back after an incredibly long wait and I'm not surprised if I
lost the few readers I had, oh well. I'm trying to finish this up. I'm
thinking one more chapter and then an epilogue. I'm sorry but there's no
Joey, Ross, or Phoebe in this chapter. They will be in the next one so have
no fear! Please review and again I am so sorry about keeping y'all waiting
. . . enjoy!
DISCLAIMER: Yeah I don't own them
Just Friends?
Chapter 10: The One with "I love you"
"Your father's has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's disease," said Mrs. Green.
"What does it do?" asked Rachel, her voice quivering. Chandler sat down beside her and held her close. Rachel seemed close to the breaking point. 'She's been so good. All through the car ride she prevented herself from breaking down totally but I assume that its now just too much,' he thought.
"According to the doctors, it has been progressing in Leonard's system for awhile now. The disease attacks the nerve that causes muscle movement and it slowly deteriorates. Unfortunately, we didn't catch it early enough and so . . . your father doesn't have much . . . time left," finished Rachel's mom, hesitating. "Exactly how much time does he have?" said Rachel. Sandra Green stood and walked over to her daughter, dreading these words.
"We don't know sweetie but the doctors give him at the most two more weeks. It seems that from all of his smoking and drinking he successfully hurt his body into weakening it even more . . ." she said until another voice interrupted her. "Mom, the doctor said that it was very unlikely that the reason was that."
The others turned to see Rachel's younger sister, Jill leaning in the doorway. Rachel stood and crossed the room to her little sister. When she reached her, Rachel's enveloped her in a hug. It had appeared she had reached the breaking point. "Jill, I need to see him, is he in his room?" Rachel blubbered. Jill nodded as tears silently ran down her own face. Rachel rushed past her sister and into the house.
The room fell silent. "Rachel will be alright. Just give her time, after all she is one of the more stronger Greens," said Sandra, trying to lift the mood a little bit. It didn't work.
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Rachel stood outside her father's door. 'Why can't I handle this?' she thought, leaning against the door. She could hear him coughing and it broke her heart. Never could she ever remember her father actually bedridden. If he were sick he would still walk around thus causing everyone else to get his disease. It was a wonder why they were still healthy.
Rachel laughed softly. Taking every last but of strength, Rachel grabbed the door handle and opened the door. She entered the huge room and walked slowly up to the large sleigh bed. "Who's there?" rasped Leonard Green's voice.
"Daddy, it's me Rachel," she said, kneeling next to her father. Leonard sat up and reached for his glasses. "Rachel? Sweet pea is that you?" he said, leaning in for a hug. Rachel grasped her father and the tears began to flow once more. Leonard felt this and pulled away. "Hey, hey, Greens don't cry. Sweetie, it's alright," he said, wiping away her tears.
"Daddy, aren't you afraid of dying?" asked Rachel. Mr. Green smiled slightly. "Rachel, to me death is going to be the biggest adventure for me. I'm not afraid at all." Rachel smiled.
"But Rachel, honey, the reason why I wanted to see you is to say something that I have needed to say for a long time now. I know how I have probably messed up your life by trying to force you and Barry together and trying to keep the men out of you life after that. But all I want to say, sweetheart is that I'm sorry and hope you forgive me for my cold attitude towards everything."
Rachel looked taken aback. This above everything else she had not been expecting. "Daddy, I'm not mad at you."
"I'm glad about that but still it has plagued me. I mean did I break you and Wethead . . .I mean Ross . . . Miller up?"
Rachel giggled. "Geller Dad and no, you didn't break us up. That was a completely different story. Speaking of which, I've been going out with another guy recently. You know Chandler right?" she said.
"Chuckles?"
Rachel laughed once more. "Tell me, do you love him?" asked her father. Rachel was at a loss for words. 'Do I love Chandler? As a friend, yes but . . . do I love him?' thought Rachel quickly for she knew her dad wanted an answer. She opened her heart and somehow she knew what that answer was. "Yes. I do love him."
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Monica stood outside the door. She had come to find Rachel and next she overheard Rachel telling her father that she loved Chandler. Had she heard right? 'Chandler and Rachel? Sure she was fine with them dating but in love? Love could end with them getting married and then they could have children. Am I ready for that feeling?' Monica asked herself. She peeked into Mr. Green's room and saw the soft glow Rachel had post "I love Chandler."
'I don't think I would be cruel and try and steal him away but Rachel looks so happy. I've never seen her look like that, not even with Ross.' Monica smiled and walked off to find Phoebe.
Little did she know that one other person had heard Rachel's statement, Chandler came from the shadows with a look of utter disbelief on her face. "Rachel loves me?" he said aloud. He stood against a wall and stared into space. 'Somebody loves me?'
It was a little hard to comprehend for Chandler Bing, that only in a few short months, Rachel could've fallen. Had he fallen in love as well? Is it possible to fall in love and not even realize it? 'Do I love Rachel?' he thought, desperate to find the answer.
"This can't be too hard can it?" he said. He closed his eyes and thought of the way he felt every time he was around her. He could see her laying in his bed next to her. When he was with her he felt so . . . even he couldn't describe it . . .
We got the afternoon , You got this room for two,
One thing I've left to do,
Discover me,
Discovering you.
One mile to every inch of,
Your skin like porcelain,
One pair of candy lips and,
Your bubblegum tongue.
Cause if you want love,
We'll make it,
Swim in a deep sea,
Of blankets , Take all your big plans,
And break 'em,
This is bound to be a while.
Your body is a wonderland,
Your body is a wonder (I'll use my hands),
Your body is a wonderland.
Something 'bout the way the hair falls in your face,
I love the shape you take when crawling towards the pillowcase,
You tell me where to go and,
Though I might leave to find it,
I'll never let your head hit the bed,
Without my hand behind it.
You want love,
We'll make it,
Swim in a deep sea,
Of blankets,
Take all your big plans,
And break 'em,
This is bound to be a while.
Your body is a wonderland,
Your body is a wonder (I'll use my hands),
Your body is a wonderland.
Damn baby,
You frustrate me,
I know you're mine, all mine, all mine
But you look so good it hurts sometimes.
Your body is a wonderland,
Your body is a wonder (I'll use my hands),
Your body is a wonderland,
Your body is a wonderland.
Chandler slowly opened his eyes and he got this almost glazed look in his eyes. "I love her."
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Rachel left her father, as he was appearing to be getting weaker and weaker. It broke her heart but deep down she knew that if it was his time then it was his time. 'Why? Why now? After I actually had a good conversation without him acting like he used to.'
She opened the door to find Chandler leaning against the wall with an extremely bizarre look on his face. "Chandler?" she asked, approaching him slowly. He looked at her.
"Rachel?"
"Yes?" she said, now officially confused. Chandler pulled her to him and got his face incredibly close to hers. Her pretty eyes half closed in the moment. For a minute, Chandler held her and believe me, Rachel wasn't complaining either. Finally, he chose to speak.
"Rachel, I've been thinking and I've come to a conclusion," he whispered. She nodded. "Rachel Green, I love you." After all the years of ducking out of relationships, commitment-phobic Chandler M. Bing was the first to say, "I love you" to his girlfriend. The surprising part was that he didn't feel the least bit scared, in fact he felt as though he could say it over and over again. He wanted to shout it to the world. It felt absolutely fabulous.
"You do? Oh, oh Chandler, I love you too!" said Rachel, kissing him. They stood there and kissed in Rachel's parent's house for a couple more seconds before they moved to the living room with the others, hand in hand.
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The song was "Your Body is a Wonderland" by John Mayer
Ok, I think there's gonna be one more chapter and then an epilogue. Again I'm soooo sorry about the long wait. I'll be back as soon as I can because I really wanna finish this and start a new idea! (
~Ally~
Just Friends?
Chapter 10: The One with "I love you"
"Your father's has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's disease," said Mrs. Green.
"What does it do?" asked Rachel, her voice quivering. Chandler sat down beside her and held her close. Rachel seemed close to the breaking point. 'She's been so good. All through the car ride she prevented herself from breaking down totally but I assume that its now just too much,' he thought.
"According to the doctors, it has been progressing in Leonard's system for awhile now. The disease attacks the nerve that causes muscle movement and it slowly deteriorates. Unfortunately, we didn't catch it early enough and so . . . your father doesn't have much . . . time left," finished Rachel's mom, hesitating. "Exactly how much time does he have?" said Rachel. Sandra Green stood and walked over to her daughter, dreading these words.
"We don't know sweetie but the doctors give him at the most two more weeks. It seems that from all of his smoking and drinking he successfully hurt his body into weakening it even more . . ." she said until another voice interrupted her. "Mom, the doctor said that it was very unlikely that the reason was that."
The others turned to see Rachel's younger sister, Jill leaning in the doorway. Rachel stood and crossed the room to her little sister. When she reached her, Rachel's enveloped her in a hug. It had appeared she had reached the breaking point. "Jill, I need to see him, is he in his room?" Rachel blubbered. Jill nodded as tears silently ran down her own face. Rachel rushed past her sister and into the house.
The room fell silent. "Rachel will be alright. Just give her time, after all she is one of the more stronger Greens," said Sandra, trying to lift the mood a little bit. It didn't work.
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Rachel stood outside her father's door. 'Why can't I handle this?' she thought, leaning against the door. She could hear him coughing and it broke her heart. Never could she ever remember her father actually bedridden. If he were sick he would still walk around thus causing everyone else to get his disease. It was a wonder why they were still healthy.
Rachel laughed softly. Taking every last but of strength, Rachel grabbed the door handle and opened the door. She entered the huge room and walked slowly up to the large sleigh bed. "Who's there?" rasped Leonard Green's voice.
"Daddy, it's me Rachel," she said, kneeling next to her father. Leonard sat up and reached for his glasses. "Rachel? Sweet pea is that you?" he said, leaning in for a hug. Rachel grasped her father and the tears began to flow once more. Leonard felt this and pulled away. "Hey, hey, Greens don't cry. Sweetie, it's alright," he said, wiping away her tears.
"Daddy, aren't you afraid of dying?" asked Rachel. Mr. Green smiled slightly. "Rachel, to me death is going to be the biggest adventure for me. I'm not afraid at all." Rachel smiled.
"But Rachel, honey, the reason why I wanted to see you is to say something that I have needed to say for a long time now. I know how I have probably messed up your life by trying to force you and Barry together and trying to keep the men out of you life after that. But all I want to say, sweetheart is that I'm sorry and hope you forgive me for my cold attitude towards everything."
Rachel looked taken aback. This above everything else she had not been expecting. "Daddy, I'm not mad at you."
"I'm glad about that but still it has plagued me. I mean did I break you and Wethead . . .I mean Ross . . . Miller up?"
Rachel giggled. "Geller Dad and no, you didn't break us up. That was a completely different story. Speaking of which, I've been going out with another guy recently. You know Chandler right?" she said.
"Chuckles?"
Rachel laughed once more. "Tell me, do you love him?" asked her father. Rachel was at a loss for words. 'Do I love Chandler? As a friend, yes but . . . do I love him?' thought Rachel quickly for she knew her dad wanted an answer. She opened her heart and somehow she knew what that answer was. "Yes. I do love him."
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Monica stood outside the door. She had come to find Rachel and next she overheard Rachel telling her father that she loved Chandler. Had she heard right? 'Chandler and Rachel? Sure she was fine with them dating but in love? Love could end with them getting married and then they could have children. Am I ready for that feeling?' Monica asked herself. She peeked into Mr. Green's room and saw the soft glow Rachel had post "I love Chandler."
'I don't think I would be cruel and try and steal him away but Rachel looks so happy. I've never seen her look like that, not even with Ross.' Monica smiled and walked off to find Phoebe.
Little did she know that one other person had heard Rachel's statement, Chandler came from the shadows with a look of utter disbelief on her face. "Rachel loves me?" he said aloud. He stood against a wall and stared into space. 'Somebody loves me?'
It was a little hard to comprehend for Chandler Bing, that only in a few short months, Rachel could've fallen. Had he fallen in love as well? Is it possible to fall in love and not even realize it? 'Do I love Rachel?' he thought, desperate to find the answer.
"This can't be too hard can it?" he said. He closed his eyes and thought of the way he felt every time he was around her. He could see her laying in his bed next to her. When he was with her he felt so . . . even he couldn't describe it . . .
We got the afternoon , You got this room for two,
One thing I've left to do,
Discover me,
Discovering you.
One mile to every inch of,
Your skin like porcelain,
One pair of candy lips and,
Your bubblegum tongue.
Cause if you want love,
We'll make it,
Swim in a deep sea,
Of blankets , Take all your big plans,
And break 'em,
This is bound to be a while.
Your body is a wonderland,
Your body is a wonder (I'll use my hands),
Your body is a wonderland.
Something 'bout the way the hair falls in your face,
I love the shape you take when crawling towards the pillowcase,
You tell me where to go and,
Though I might leave to find it,
I'll never let your head hit the bed,
Without my hand behind it.
You want love,
We'll make it,
Swim in a deep sea,
Of blankets,
Take all your big plans,
And break 'em,
This is bound to be a while.
Your body is a wonderland,
Your body is a wonder (I'll use my hands),
Your body is a wonderland.
Damn baby,
You frustrate me,
I know you're mine, all mine, all mine
But you look so good it hurts sometimes.
Your body is a wonderland,
Your body is a wonder (I'll use my hands),
Your body is a wonderland,
Your body is a wonderland.
Chandler slowly opened his eyes and he got this almost glazed look in his eyes. "I love her."
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Rachel left her father, as he was appearing to be getting weaker and weaker. It broke her heart but deep down she knew that if it was his time then it was his time. 'Why? Why now? After I actually had a good conversation without him acting like he used to.'
She opened the door to find Chandler leaning against the wall with an extremely bizarre look on his face. "Chandler?" she asked, approaching him slowly. He looked at her.
"Rachel?"
"Yes?" she said, now officially confused. Chandler pulled her to him and got his face incredibly close to hers. Her pretty eyes half closed in the moment. For a minute, Chandler held her and believe me, Rachel wasn't complaining either. Finally, he chose to speak.
"Rachel, I've been thinking and I've come to a conclusion," he whispered. She nodded. "Rachel Green, I love you." After all the years of ducking out of relationships, commitment-phobic Chandler M. Bing was the first to say, "I love you" to his girlfriend. The surprising part was that he didn't feel the least bit scared, in fact he felt as though he could say it over and over again. He wanted to shout it to the world. It felt absolutely fabulous.
"You do? Oh, oh Chandler, I love you too!" said Rachel, kissing him. They stood there and kissed in Rachel's parent's house for a couple more seconds before they moved to the living room with the others, hand in hand.
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The song was "Your Body is a Wonderland" by John Mayer
Ok, I think there's gonna be one more chapter and then an epilogue. Again I'm soooo sorry about the long wait. I'll be back as soon as I can because I really wanna finish this and start a new idea! (
~Ally~