(Hospital)
Phoebe and Joey are leaving the waiting room after being examined and
waiting for their test results, They are both extremely upset, Phoebe is
crying.
Joey puts his arm around Phoebe comfortingly, many thoughts were racing through his mind, He has just shattered Phoebe's dreams, and He can never give her the family that she wants so badly. The doctor told them that Joey has an extremely low sperm count and it would be impossible for them to have children.
"I'm so sorry Pheeb's, this is all my fault" said Joey as they left. "I've ruined all your dreams of ever having children, I know that I should have been wearing boxers instead of jocks all my life but I didn't and now my little guys are useless".
"Joey, Stop," said Phoebe as she stopped walking and pulled Joey into an embrace. "Don't blame yourself Ok, the doctor said you were probably just born that way, it's got nothing to do with you not wearing boxers".
Joey sat down on a bench in the hospital foyer and pulled Phoebe down next to him.
"I can't believe this," said Phoebe shaking her head sadly "This is all I've ever wanted, I never really acted like I really wanted a family, but deep down all I've ever wanted was to be married and have a family and to give my kids the life that I never had, and I so wanted to do all that with you Joey".
"I know, I know" said Joey close to tears himself, "And do you know what, I'm not going to bring you down Pheeb's".
"What do you mean," she asked with a worried look on her face.
Joey reached across and dried her tears with his hand.
"I'm not going to ruin your dreams with my bad luck, You're gonna go out there and find someone else who can make you happy, Someone who can give you all the babies you want, I'm not going to stand in the way of your happiness" he said before standing up.
Phoebe pulled him back down on the bench and grabbed his hand.
"What, you're leaving me Joey?" she asked.
"No Babe, I'm not leaving you, I love you more then anything else in this world and I can't imagine my life without you, but I can't give you what you want, I can't fulfil your dreams of having children, so I want you to find someone who can, I want you to have your husband and your children, I want you to have the family you dreamed about" he said as he began to break down.
He put his head in his hands and his tears began to flow freely.
"You stop that Joey Tribbiani, Don't talk like that, did you honestly think I was going to leave you, because we can't have children? I don't want to have children with someone else, I don't want to be someone else's wife, I want to have your children and I want to be your wife, And even though we can't do some of that, I still want to be with you, I wouldn't want to spend my life with anyone else but you" said Phoebe, crying so hard now that she could barely talk.
"I just don't want to stand in the way of your happine." Joey began before Phoebe interrupted him.
"My happiness will be right here, right here with you, And do you know what, we'll adopt Joey, we will adopt lots of babies and we'll have our family" said Phoebe with a determined look on her face.
"You're right," said Joey before kissing Phoebe passionately. "You're so strong Phoebe Buffay and that's why I love you so much".
"I know and I love you too, Now what do you say we go down to the adoption agency and submit our details, We're going to have our family before you know it" said Phoebe, standing up and pulling Joey up with her.
They both composed themselves before heading out the doors of the hospital, Arm in Arm and on a mission.
(Ross and Rachel's Apartment)
Ross is in the kitchen, cooking dinner for Rachel because we all know that Rachel can't even follow a recipe for a dessert let alone a meal. Rachel is sitting in the chair at the kitchen table feeding Isabella, who's in her high chair.
"Come on Baby, Open your mouth nice and wide for Mommy, Look at the airplane coming down" said Rachel trying to coax Bella into eating her dinner.
Isabella whacked the spoon out of Rachel's hand and it splattered food all over Rachel before landing in her lap.
"Isabella Madeline Geller, What was that?" Rachel asked, as she wiped baby food off her clean skirt. "Daddy's home cooked mashed goo can't taste that bad now can it"
Rachel took a spoonful into her mouth and nearly vomited.
"Ross, What the hell is this your making for our daughter? It tastes like crap," she screamed out.
Ross came out of the kitchen, wiping his hands on a tea towel.
"What are you screaming about" he asked.
"What is this stuff you're making for Isabella, It doesn't taste the best and she knows because she just whacked the spoon out of my hand and put baby food all over me when I tried to feed her" Rachel replied.
"It's pureed Spinach, squash and potato" Ross replied.
"Are you serious, you expect our 8 month old to eat the 2 worst vegetables in the world, I don't even eat them and I'm thirty..something" said Rachel, still trying to clean herself and Isabella, who had managed to pull the bowl of food on top of her, up.
"I used to eat this all the time," Ross said "Mom told me the recipe"
"Well not anymore ok, it tastes disgusting, I'm not going to subject my daughter to such disgusting food," said Rachel pulling Isabella out of her highchair and bouncing her on her hip.
"Spinach will make you have big muscles Isabella" Ross said, playfully tickling Isabella who was giggling madly.
"In case you hadn't noticed honey, we have a baby girl not a boy, we don't want her to have muscles" said Rachel rolling her eyes. "Well I'm gonna have to bath her and myself now, so how long till dinner Hun?"
"About 25 minutes" Ross replied kissing Rachel's forehead.
"Perfect, Just enough time for us to have a bath and Isabella to get into her PJ's" said Rachel beginning to walk towards Isabella's nursery
"Rachel Sweetie" Ross called after her.
"What" she said turning around.
"You may have to wash your hair as well, you've got some pureed Squash in it" he said, laughing.
"Shut up you, Or else you can do the feeding from now on" said Rachel picking up a purple romper suit that was laying on the back of the couch and throwing it at Ross before stalking through to the Nursery.
By the time Rachel through to the kitchen 20 minutes later, fresh from her bath with Isabella crawling behind her in her PJ's, Ross had dinner all ready and the table set with candles and flowers.
"Ross, this smells delicious, a lot better then what Bella was eating I'll tell ya," said Rachel sitting down at the table.
"Anything to keep my beautiful fiancée happy" replied Ross as he picked Isabella up and put her in her playpen before taking his place at the table. "I love Mexican Ross," said Rachel, taking a bite of her Taco "Mmmm this is deluxe"
"Glad you like it Sweetie" said Ross, taking her hand across the table. "I wanted to talk to you about the wedding tonight, just go over a few more details" Ross said before noticing Rachel sitting there with a funny expression on her face, her hand covering her mouth.
"What's the matter Rach?" he asked.
Rachel suddenly jumped up and ran through to the toilet where she was violently ill.
She came back through a few minutes later, looking very pale and worried.
"Umm Ross, Do you remember what the main food was that would always make me throw up when I was pregnant with Isabella?" she asked, looking at Ross strangely.
"No, Not really....." said Ross, thinking hard before exclaiming "NOOO. It was Tacos"
"Yeah, It was tacos and I've just done some maths and it seems that I could be a few days late" said Rachel as she sat down at the table with her head in her hands.
"Oh my god Rachel, You're not pregnant, please don't tell me that you're pregnant, 8 months after our first child, you're gonna tell me you're pregnant with our second aren't you, 7 months before our wedding, you're gonna be pregnant at our wedding, we can't afford two kids and a wedding" said Ross, panicking.
"Calm down Ross for crying out loud" Rachel said. "When did we last have sex? Oh I remember about 4 weeks ago on the kitchen floor, Ross I'm gonna kill you if I'm pregnant, I'm not ready to go through pregnancy and labour again".
"Kill me?" he exclaimed "I'm not the only one at fault here you know, you didn't have to walk into the kitchen, naked after your shower and jump me in the middle of breakfast".
"Whatever" Rachel said walking over and sitting on the couch "We may as well not panic yet, because I'm not even sure, Let's just take a pregnancy test ok, then we will panic"
"Let's go and get one now" said Ross "I want to find out as soon as possible"
Rachel got up and pulled Ross into a hug.
"It's nearly 7pm and Isabella's already in her Pyjama's, it can wait till morning can't it sweetie?"
Ross looked at her with his puppy dog eyes.
"No, Ok then, Come on Beautiful" she said, picking Isabella up out of her playpen and dressing her in her coat and pink beanie hat. "We better keep daddy happy, Coz I don't want to be awake all night with him fidgeting and worrying"
Ross grabbed his and Rachel's coat and put Bella in her stroller before they headed out the front door.
(Lower Manhattan Pharmacy)
Ross and Rachel are cruising the aisles after Rachel deciding she needed some cosmetics and Isabella's needed nappies. They've already picked up the pregnancy test.
"Oh, I love this perfume," said Rachel, spraying herself generously, nearly spraying Ross, who was standing behind her, in the eyes.
Suddenly a voice boomed from behind them both.
"What are you guys doing here" It was Monica and Chandler.
Rachel turned around forgetting she was holding the pregnancy test in one hand.
"Hey Guys, What's up?" she said.
Monica and Chandler were both looking at her hands; She quickly realized and whipped her hands behind her back.
"What's behind your back," asked Chandler, his arm around Monica.
"Oh nothing much" replied Ross "But enough about us, Let's talk about you, what are you guys doing here?"
"Heartburn" said Monica, patting her stomach.
"Tell me about it" said Rachel "That's a real bitch isn't it?"
"Yeah, it is, But seriously Rachel, What are you hiding behind your back?" Monica asked.
"Oh my god, If you really must know" said Rachel, bringing her hands in front of her.
"A pregnancy test? Are you pregnant AGAIN?" Monica screamed. "This is so exciting".
"We don't know yet and No it really isn't very exciting," said Ross
"I was just sick tonight when I was eating Taco's" Rachel began.
"Ohh Taco's, Main food that made you sick when you were pregnant with Isabella" interrupted Monica.
"I know, Then I did some period math and I realised that I'm a few days late, So Ross panicked and made me and Isabella leave our nice warm home to come and get a pregnancy test, So here we are" Rachel continued.
"And it's really not very exciting, because we're not ready to have another baby, Isabella's only 8 months old and there is no way we can afford another baby and a wedding, so fingers crossed that she ISN"T pregnant" said Ross.
"Yes and I can see that Ross so badly doesn't want another baby, So I better go and get this test done so I can put him out of his misery, Bye guys" Rachel said before grabbing Isabella's stroller and storming out of the store.
"Ooops, I think I said too much, I better go, cya later guys," Ross said before running out after Rachel.
"Bye, Good Luck" called Monica and Chandler after him.
(Outside the Pharmacy) Rachel is half way up the street, pushing the stroller, Ross runs after her.
"Rachel, Rach stop Ok" called Ross finally catching up to her; He grabbed her arm and pulled her to a stop.
"Ross, just answer me something, what are you gonna do if I am pregnant? You don't want another child so badly, what are you going to do?" she asked.
"You said you weren't ready to have another baby either Rachel" he replied.
"I'm not, But I'm not gonna be crossing my fingers that I'm not pregnant Ross, Children are gifts, think of Phoebe and Joey who may not even be able to have a baby (Ross, Rachel, Monica and Chandler don't know at this point of Phoebe and Joey's discovery that they can't have babies and of their adoption plans) and here you are crossing your fingers that your fiancée isn't having another baby"
"Think about it Sweetie, We can't afford to have another baby, if you are pregnant, You're having your dream wedding in 7 months which by the way is costing nearly $20,000 and it's only half planned, it just wouldn't be the greatest thing to happen to us at this point in time" said Ross.
"Well, Guess what Ross, I know my body and I have been pregnant before and the more I think about it, the more I think that I am pregnant, I may not be but still" Rachel said, beginning to cry.
She sat down on the bench in front of the entrance to Central Park and pulled Isabella out of her pram, into her lap and held her close.
Ross sat down next to her and pulled her and Isabella close to his body
"Rachel, I'm so sorry Babe, I'm a total jerk, I shouldn't have said anything like that, I'm so stupid sometimes, you know that as much as I do," he said. "Yeah, I do know that" Rachel said tearfully.
"Anyway, I'm sorry that I've upset you, And if you are pregnant, We will just have to change our plans a little bit to accommodate another baby, I love you so much Rachel, you know that don't you? No matter how much I act like a jerk, I love you lots"
"I know you do Ross," said Rachel as Ross wiped her tears away "And I love you just as much, now how about we go home and get this tired princess to bed and get this test over and done with?"
"Let's go," said Ross grabbing her hand and they walked home holding hands with Rachel pushing the stroller with her spare hand.
Joey puts his arm around Phoebe comfortingly, many thoughts were racing through his mind, He has just shattered Phoebe's dreams, and He can never give her the family that she wants so badly. The doctor told them that Joey has an extremely low sperm count and it would be impossible for them to have children.
"I'm so sorry Pheeb's, this is all my fault" said Joey as they left. "I've ruined all your dreams of ever having children, I know that I should have been wearing boxers instead of jocks all my life but I didn't and now my little guys are useless".
"Joey, Stop," said Phoebe as she stopped walking and pulled Joey into an embrace. "Don't blame yourself Ok, the doctor said you were probably just born that way, it's got nothing to do with you not wearing boxers".
Joey sat down on a bench in the hospital foyer and pulled Phoebe down next to him.
"I can't believe this," said Phoebe shaking her head sadly "This is all I've ever wanted, I never really acted like I really wanted a family, but deep down all I've ever wanted was to be married and have a family and to give my kids the life that I never had, and I so wanted to do all that with you Joey".
"I know, I know" said Joey close to tears himself, "And do you know what, I'm not going to bring you down Pheeb's".
"What do you mean," she asked with a worried look on her face.
Joey reached across and dried her tears with his hand.
"I'm not going to ruin your dreams with my bad luck, You're gonna go out there and find someone else who can make you happy, Someone who can give you all the babies you want, I'm not going to stand in the way of your happiness" he said before standing up.
Phoebe pulled him back down on the bench and grabbed his hand.
"What, you're leaving me Joey?" she asked.
"No Babe, I'm not leaving you, I love you more then anything else in this world and I can't imagine my life without you, but I can't give you what you want, I can't fulfil your dreams of having children, so I want you to find someone who can, I want you to have your husband and your children, I want you to have the family you dreamed about" he said as he began to break down.
He put his head in his hands and his tears began to flow freely.
"You stop that Joey Tribbiani, Don't talk like that, did you honestly think I was going to leave you, because we can't have children? I don't want to have children with someone else, I don't want to be someone else's wife, I want to have your children and I want to be your wife, And even though we can't do some of that, I still want to be with you, I wouldn't want to spend my life with anyone else but you" said Phoebe, crying so hard now that she could barely talk.
"I just don't want to stand in the way of your happine." Joey began before Phoebe interrupted him.
"My happiness will be right here, right here with you, And do you know what, we'll adopt Joey, we will adopt lots of babies and we'll have our family" said Phoebe with a determined look on her face.
"You're right," said Joey before kissing Phoebe passionately. "You're so strong Phoebe Buffay and that's why I love you so much".
"I know and I love you too, Now what do you say we go down to the adoption agency and submit our details, We're going to have our family before you know it" said Phoebe, standing up and pulling Joey up with her.
They both composed themselves before heading out the doors of the hospital, Arm in Arm and on a mission.
(Ross and Rachel's Apartment)
Ross is in the kitchen, cooking dinner for Rachel because we all know that Rachel can't even follow a recipe for a dessert let alone a meal. Rachel is sitting in the chair at the kitchen table feeding Isabella, who's in her high chair.
"Come on Baby, Open your mouth nice and wide for Mommy, Look at the airplane coming down" said Rachel trying to coax Bella into eating her dinner.
Isabella whacked the spoon out of Rachel's hand and it splattered food all over Rachel before landing in her lap.
"Isabella Madeline Geller, What was that?" Rachel asked, as she wiped baby food off her clean skirt. "Daddy's home cooked mashed goo can't taste that bad now can it"
Rachel took a spoonful into her mouth and nearly vomited.
"Ross, What the hell is this your making for our daughter? It tastes like crap," she screamed out.
Ross came out of the kitchen, wiping his hands on a tea towel.
"What are you screaming about" he asked.
"What is this stuff you're making for Isabella, It doesn't taste the best and she knows because she just whacked the spoon out of my hand and put baby food all over me when I tried to feed her" Rachel replied.
"It's pureed Spinach, squash and potato" Ross replied.
"Are you serious, you expect our 8 month old to eat the 2 worst vegetables in the world, I don't even eat them and I'm thirty..something" said Rachel, still trying to clean herself and Isabella, who had managed to pull the bowl of food on top of her, up.
"I used to eat this all the time," Ross said "Mom told me the recipe"
"Well not anymore ok, it tastes disgusting, I'm not going to subject my daughter to such disgusting food," said Rachel pulling Isabella out of her highchair and bouncing her on her hip.
"Spinach will make you have big muscles Isabella" Ross said, playfully tickling Isabella who was giggling madly.
"In case you hadn't noticed honey, we have a baby girl not a boy, we don't want her to have muscles" said Rachel rolling her eyes. "Well I'm gonna have to bath her and myself now, so how long till dinner Hun?"
"About 25 minutes" Ross replied kissing Rachel's forehead.
"Perfect, Just enough time for us to have a bath and Isabella to get into her PJ's" said Rachel beginning to walk towards Isabella's nursery
"Rachel Sweetie" Ross called after her.
"What" she said turning around.
"You may have to wash your hair as well, you've got some pureed Squash in it" he said, laughing.
"Shut up you, Or else you can do the feeding from now on" said Rachel picking up a purple romper suit that was laying on the back of the couch and throwing it at Ross before stalking through to the Nursery.
By the time Rachel through to the kitchen 20 minutes later, fresh from her bath with Isabella crawling behind her in her PJ's, Ross had dinner all ready and the table set with candles and flowers.
"Ross, this smells delicious, a lot better then what Bella was eating I'll tell ya," said Rachel sitting down at the table.
"Anything to keep my beautiful fiancée happy" replied Ross as he picked Isabella up and put her in her playpen before taking his place at the table. "I love Mexican Ross," said Rachel, taking a bite of her Taco "Mmmm this is deluxe"
"Glad you like it Sweetie" said Ross, taking her hand across the table. "I wanted to talk to you about the wedding tonight, just go over a few more details" Ross said before noticing Rachel sitting there with a funny expression on her face, her hand covering her mouth.
"What's the matter Rach?" he asked.
Rachel suddenly jumped up and ran through to the toilet where she was violently ill.
She came back through a few minutes later, looking very pale and worried.
"Umm Ross, Do you remember what the main food was that would always make me throw up when I was pregnant with Isabella?" she asked, looking at Ross strangely.
"No, Not really....." said Ross, thinking hard before exclaiming "NOOO. It was Tacos"
"Yeah, It was tacos and I've just done some maths and it seems that I could be a few days late" said Rachel as she sat down at the table with her head in her hands.
"Oh my god Rachel, You're not pregnant, please don't tell me that you're pregnant, 8 months after our first child, you're gonna tell me you're pregnant with our second aren't you, 7 months before our wedding, you're gonna be pregnant at our wedding, we can't afford two kids and a wedding" said Ross, panicking.
"Calm down Ross for crying out loud" Rachel said. "When did we last have sex? Oh I remember about 4 weeks ago on the kitchen floor, Ross I'm gonna kill you if I'm pregnant, I'm not ready to go through pregnancy and labour again".
"Kill me?" he exclaimed "I'm not the only one at fault here you know, you didn't have to walk into the kitchen, naked after your shower and jump me in the middle of breakfast".
"Whatever" Rachel said walking over and sitting on the couch "We may as well not panic yet, because I'm not even sure, Let's just take a pregnancy test ok, then we will panic"
"Let's go and get one now" said Ross "I want to find out as soon as possible"
Rachel got up and pulled Ross into a hug.
"It's nearly 7pm and Isabella's already in her Pyjama's, it can wait till morning can't it sweetie?"
Ross looked at her with his puppy dog eyes.
"No, Ok then, Come on Beautiful" she said, picking Isabella up out of her playpen and dressing her in her coat and pink beanie hat. "We better keep daddy happy, Coz I don't want to be awake all night with him fidgeting and worrying"
Ross grabbed his and Rachel's coat and put Bella in her stroller before they headed out the front door.
(Lower Manhattan Pharmacy)
Ross and Rachel are cruising the aisles after Rachel deciding she needed some cosmetics and Isabella's needed nappies. They've already picked up the pregnancy test.
"Oh, I love this perfume," said Rachel, spraying herself generously, nearly spraying Ross, who was standing behind her, in the eyes.
Suddenly a voice boomed from behind them both.
"What are you guys doing here" It was Monica and Chandler.
Rachel turned around forgetting she was holding the pregnancy test in one hand.
"Hey Guys, What's up?" she said.
Monica and Chandler were both looking at her hands; She quickly realized and whipped her hands behind her back.
"What's behind your back," asked Chandler, his arm around Monica.
"Oh nothing much" replied Ross "But enough about us, Let's talk about you, what are you guys doing here?"
"Heartburn" said Monica, patting her stomach.
"Tell me about it" said Rachel "That's a real bitch isn't it?"
"Yeah, it is, But seriously Rachel, What are you hiding behind your back?" Monica asked.
"Oh my god, If you really must know" said Rachel, bringing her hands in front of her.
"A pregnancy test? Are you pregnant AGAIN?" Monica screamed. "This is so exciting".
"We don't know yet and No it really isn't very exciting," said Ross
"I was just sick tonight when I was eating Taco's" Rachel began.
"Ohh Taco's, Main food that made you sick when you were pregnant with Isabella" interrupted Monica.
"I know, Then I did some period math and I realised that I'm a few days late, So Ross panicked and made me and Isabella leave our nice warm home to come and get a pregnancy test, So here we are" Rachel continued.
"And it's really not very exciting, because we're not ready to have another baby, Isabella's only 8 months old and there is no way we can afford another baby and a wedding, so fingers crossed that she ISN"T pregnant" said Ross.
"Yes and I can see that Ross so badly doesn't want another baby, So I better go and get this test done so I can put him out of his misery, Bye guys" Rachel said before grabbing Isabella's stroller and storming out of the store.
"Ooops, I think I said too much, I better go, cya later guys," Ross said before running out after Rachel.
"Bye, Good Luck" called Monica and Chandler after him.
(Outside the Pharmacy) Rachel is half way up the street, pushing the stroller, Ross runs after her.
"Rachel, Rach stop Ok" called Ross finally catching up to her; He grabbed her arm and pulled her to a stop.
"Ross, just answer me something, what are you gonna do if I am pregnant? You don't want another child so badly, what are you going to do?" she asked.
"You said you weren't ready to have another baby either Rachel" he replied.
"I'm not, But I'm not gonna be crossing my fingers that I'm not pregnant Ross, Children are gifts, think of Phoebe and Joey who may not even be able to have a baby (Ross, Rachel, Monica and Chandler don't know at this point of Phoebe and Joey's discovery that they can't have babies and of their adoption plans) and here you are crossing your fingers that your fiancée isn't having another baby"
"Think about it Sweetie, We can't afford to have another baby, if you are pregnant, You're having your dream wedding in 7 months which by the way is costing nearly $20,000 and it's only half planned, it just wouldn't be the greatest thing to happen to us at this point in time" said Ross.
"Well, Guess what Ross, I know my body and I have been pregnant before and the more I think about it, the more I think that I am pregnant, I may not be but still" Rachel said, beginning to cry.
She sat down on the bench in front of the entrance to Central Park and pulled Isabella out of her pram, into her lap and held her close.
Ross sat down next to her and pulled her and Isabella close to his body
"Rachel, I'm so sorry Babe, I'm a total jerk, I shouldn't have said anything like that, I'm so stupid sometimes, you know that as much as I do," he said. "Yeah, I do know that" Rachel said tearfully.
"Anyway, I'm sorry that I've upset you, And if you are pregnant, We will just have to change our plans a little bit to accommodate another baby, I love you so much Rachel, you know that don't you? No matter how much I act like a jerk, I love you lots"
"I know you do Ross," said Rachel as Ross wiped her tears away "And I love you just as much, now how about we go home and get this tired princess to bed and get this test over and done with?"
"Let's go," said Ross grabbing her hand and they walked home holding hands with Rachel pushing the stroller with her spare hand.