(Later that evening-Ross and Rachel's apartment)
Rachel is sitting in the rocking chair in Isabella's Nursery, rocking her to sleep. She is going to take the pregnancy test once Isabella is settled.
Rachel rocked back and forth in the chair, stroking Isabella's face. Her eyes were drooping but every minute or so she would snap them back open and look up into her Mommy's eyes with a smile.
"You're so tired Beautiful, why don't you just close your eyes and go to sleep?" said Rachel looking down at her daughter.
Isabella gurgled and sucked harder on her pacifier, She reached up and took hold of Rachel's silver necklace and started twirling it around her fingers.
"You like Mommy's necklace? I'm going to have to get you one of those little silver charm bracelets, they look so cute on babies" said Rachel, talking to herself basically.
She started humming a little tune, trying to get her to sleep; She had to take this test now to put her and Ross's minds at ease after everything that had happened tonight.
Even though this wasn't the best of times for them to have another child, She was kind of hoping that the test would be positive. She thought how she loved being a Mommy so much and how much she would like to have another child.
Rachel glanced down at Isabella and saw that her eyes were finally closed firmly, She held her there for another few minutes just to make sure before standing up carefully and placing her in her crib and giving her a kiss goodnight. "Night Night Sweetie".
Rachel walked back through to the lounge room where Ross was sitting in the armchair; He had been reading one of his palaeontology books for a lecture tomorrow but was now sound asleep with his head on the back of the chair, mouth wide open.
Rachel had to laugh, he looked so funny sitting there with his mouth open, she walked over to him and sat on his lap, facing him with her legs to either side of his body.
She started tickling him underneath his chin gently, and then she started kissing him gently all over his neck before moving up to his face. She was just about to kiss him on the mouth, when his eyes opened suddenly.
"Are we awake now? Rachel asked him, whilst her hands were roaming his body.
"Mmmm, Most definitely now" he murmured back before pulling her closer to his body and kissing her passionately on the lips.
"Good, I didn't want you to miss the big moment" Rachel said, jumping off his lap and standing in front of him.
"Aww Rach, Come on, you get me excited and then you just jump up, Come back here" Ross said, trying to pull her back onto his lap.
"Ross, were you not the one who dragged me out the streets of Manhattan in the dark before, so I could get a pregnancy test and put YOUR mind at ease?" Rachel asked, standing with her hands on her hips.
"Ok Ok" replied Ross, standing up and following her through to the bathroom.
Minutes later, Ross is standing at the bathroom door waiting for Rachel to come back out with the results.
"Rachel, Why is it taking so long?" he called out.
The door opened and Rachel walked out with the test in her hands.
"What does it say?" Ross asked, going to grab it out of her hands.
"It's negative" she replied, looking at him strangely.
"Negative?" said Ross "It's really negative?"
Ross took the test out of Rachel's hand and looked at it, it really was a big fat negative.
He looked at Rachel's face and saw tears running down it, He pulled her into his arms.
"Honey, what's the matter?" he asked. "You know the situation and how another baby was going to change things".
"I know, I know, but we're not pregnant Ross!! I mean it is good news but I was kinda hoping that it was going to be positive, I do want another baby, I said I'm not ready to go through pregnancy and labour etc but the more I thought about it, the more I thought I was. I want Isabella to have a brother or sister that is close to her age, I'm just really emotional, you know that".
"Rach sweetie, we will have another baby I promise, but just not at this point in time, I want nothing more then to give you all the babies you want but just not right now, I mean do you want to have to wear a Maternity Wedding dress?" said Ross.
"Do Prada make Maternity Wedding Dress's" said Rachel, looking at Ross enquiringly.
He grabbed her hand and pulled her through to Isabella's Nursery, They stood with their arms around each other in front of her crib, looking down at her.
"Look at what we have now Honey, Look at this beautiful baby girl, Yes, another one would be great but let's just enjoy the one we have now, Watch her throughout all her baby milestones and then we'll try for another" said Ross.
"I suppose you're right, But I felt so sure that I was pregnant, My body was giving me symptoms, I guess it knows I want to have a baby, So it's giving me the symptoms or something" replied Rachel.
"Thank you for opening up my eyes Ross, We can't have another baby right now" she said, kissing him firmly on the lips.
"That's ok I love you very much" Ross replied.
"For now, why don't you head through to the bedroom and I'll be there in a second to continue what I started before?" said Rachel with a teasing look on her face.
"Say no more" Ross said, before kissing her and running through to the bedroom.
Rachel stood there for a second, looking at the test in her hand. It was for the better, being 7 months before their wedding and all that. She thought to herself just how lucky she was; She had the best fiancé and a Beautiful Little Baby.
She leaned forward and picked Isabella up and put her up the right end of her crib before tucking her back under her covers, She always manages to end up at the other end of her crib with the covers to the side. She kissed her gently on her forehead, and then headed through to her and Ross's bedroom.
(The next day at Central Perk. The gang were gathering for a morning cup of Coffee, but Phoebe and Joey hadn't arrived yet)
"I wonder where they are, Ross said, sitting on the couch with his arm around Rachel.
"Maybe they're still practicing their baby making skills," said Chandler with a laugh as he sat there with his hand on Monica's bulging stomach.
"Well, I haven't spoken to either of them since their doctors appointment" said Rachel "It's kind of strange that none of us have spoken to them yet. They haven't left the apartment since the appointment so I hope it wasn't bad news".
"Well, they will be here soon so no doubt we will find out then," said Monica.
"God Mon, Look at your Belly, Have you got three watermelon's in there or something, said Ross.
"I know, I'm huge" Monica replied. "Don't make me feel any fatter ok".
"I think you look great Monica, I love pregnant bellies, but I was tiny when I was pregnant with Bella compared to you" said Rachel.
"I think you look incredibly sexy Honey," said Chandler, before giving Monica a kiss.
"Oh Rachel I forgot to ask, what was the verdict with the pregnancy test?" said Monica suddenly.
"Yeah.well it was negative" Rachel replied, a little sad.
"Oh, I'm sorry Honey," said Monica reaching over and patting Rachel's hand.
"You know what, It's really not that bad, I mean I was disappointed that it was negative but after all the tears and drama Ross and I talked and he made me realise how it's just not practical for us to have another baby with a wedding in 6 months, So I'm really Ok with it now" said Rachel.
"I promised her that we can make all the babies she wants after the wedding is over, 3, 5, 10 babies, It doesn't bother me" said Ross.
Just then Phoebe and Joey walked through the doors, Hand in Hand.
"Hey Pheebs Hey Joey, How are you guys?" said everyone at once, anxious to know what happened at the doctors.
Ross and Rachel scooted over on the couch to make room for Pheeb's and Joey to sit down, and they did still clutching each others hand.
"We're going to come straight out everyone and tell you what happened at the doctors, you've probably all been wondering," said Joey.
"Well, yeah I mean this was probably the first time in 8 years that we haven't all seen each other everyday, You guys seemed to lock yourselves away in your apartment after the appointment" Monica replied.
"What happened? Please don't let it be bad news," said Rachel reaching over and grabbing Phoebe's spare hand comfortingly.
"Whatever your news was, we are all going to be here for you know matter what," said Ross.
"Absolutely/Of course" came the replies from Monica, Chandler and Rachel.
"Well, it definitely was not good news," said Phoebe, her eyes beginning to well up straight away.
"Phoebe, Don't cry," said Monica, hauling her big body off the couch to give her a hug.
"We can't have babies," Joey blurted out.
"What, that's terrible news. Why" exclaimed everyone at once.
"It's all my fault," said Joey sadly, looking down at his hands. "My Little Guys are useless".
"Joey has an extremely low sperm count so it will be impossible for us to have children," said Pheebs. "But that's not going to stop us is it Joey?"
"What are you gonna do" asked Monica, feeling almost guilty because she was about to be blessed with three healthy children.
"We've decided that we're going to adopt," said Joey grabbing hold of Phoebe's hand tightly.
"We have already submitted our forms and we should know by next week wether or not they have accepted us," continued Phoebe.
"That's great news/We're so happy for you guys" came various replies.
"The agency said that they can't say it on the record but basically we've been accepted and that there is a teen mom from Brooklyn on their books who is contemplating adopting out her baby that is due within 2 weeks so if that was to happen we would be the first people they call" said Joey.
"I never thought I'd be sitting her listening to Joey Tribbiani talking about babies and adopting, wonders never cease," said Chandler.
"I know, me neither" said Ross and Monica.
"Well I've changed a lot these past few months," said Joey proudly "I've realised that there's a lot more to live then women, porn and Die Hard"
"Dude, More to life then Die Hard?" exclaimed Chandler.
"No not really, but there is more to life then lots of women and porn you know, I've grown up a lot and it's all because of this beautiful women sitting next to me, I owe it to her" said Joey, kissing Phoebe gently.
"That's so sweet Joey, Marry me?" said Rachel jokingly.
"Hey" said Ross, swiping her across the arm playfully.
"I'm just kidding sweetie, Marry me?" said Rachel with a smile on her face.
"Love to" replied Ross, hugging her tightly.
"Well we better be going," said Chandler standing up and helping Monica up.
"The nursery furniture got delivered today and we're going home to set up the Nursery," said Monica. "Any one wanna help?"
"No way" said Ross. "I nearly threw all Isabella's furniture out the window when we set up her Nursery, All that Baby stuff is so complicated"
"He did, I'm a witness to that" said Rachel. "Ross does not have the patience for anything like that, you won't either Monica".
"I'm gonna be relaxing, Chandler can set all the furniture, I'm carrying the litter for Christ sake" replied Monica as they headed out the door.
"We better be going to," said Rachel. "We have to pick Bella up from Jack and Judy's house, they were having a bit of Grandma and Grandpa time"
"Is that the time already" said Ross looking at his watch.
"Yeah, We're gonna go home as well, Just wait by the phone for a little while" said Phoebe standing up quickly. "Eww, Head Rush"
"Aww, We're so happy for you guys" said Rachel pulling Phoebe and Joey into a hug with Ross joining in.
"We knew that we would have your support," said Joey.
"Of Course, You guys have been there for all of us through out everything," said Rachel. "God, Look at me getting a little bit weepy"
"Come on Sweetie," said Ross, leading Rachel out the door "Bye guys"
"I'm so excited Joey" said Phoebe "I want this baby so bad, I can't wait until that phone call".
"Me neither" said Joey as he put his arm around her "I meant what I said before Phoebe, You've changed me in so many ways, I love you for it".
"It wasn't all me" said Pheebs "But yeah, I'll take the credit for it"
They headed out the door of Central Perk, to go home and wait for the call that would change their life forever.
(Monica and Chandlers Apartment)
They are in the triplets Nursery, Chandler is reading instructions on how to set up the change table, while Monica is trying to paint her toenails but can't reach because of her stomach. The walls of the Nursery have already been painted a light airy yellow colour with baby blue around the edges and Pooh Bear wallpaper borders. It was a perfect unisex Nursery.
"Chandler, Can you paint my toenails for me? I can't reach because my stomach is too big," asked Monica.
"Monica, I'm trying to set up the change table here, it's half done but these instructions may as well be in Chinese coz they make no sense to me at all" replied Chandler.
"Don't worry Honey, You managed to set up the cribs fine, so you'll be able to do the change table.
"I know" said Chandler looking proudly over to one side of the room where the three cribs stood. "Aren't they beautiful?"
"They sure are honey," said Monica, pulling herself up slowly and walking over to the cribs where she ran her hands over the smooth wooden rungs. She reached into each crib and fixed up the blankets, made sure they were all smooth and neat then placed a Little Teddy Bear in each one, One Pink, One Mauve and One Blue.
"Ah Huh, There you go" said Chandler triumphantly.
"See I told you, you could do it" said Monica pulling Chandler into an embrace.
"So now we just need to arrange everything, move all the accessories in and we're set," said Chandler.
"Well except for 3 more things" said Monica.
"And what would they be?" asked Chandler
"Lily, Riley and Emma" answered Monica.
"Oh how could I forget Lily, Riley and Em. who the hell is Emma?" said Chandler. "What happened to Ella?"
"I changed my mind," said Monica "You had your heart set on Ella didn't you? I'm sorry Honey but I have always loved Emma and you decided on Lily so I thought that it was maybe ok if I changed it a teensy little bit"
"Monica Relax, Whatever you want, I want besides I love Emma. What's our little Emma's middle name?"
"Well I thought that you could decide on her middle name," said Monica
"Ok, how about Emma Madison? Emma Madison Bing sounds nice don't you think?"
"Sounds perfect," said Monica, turning her back to Chandler and he wrapped his arms around her and their babies.
"Now I just can't wait for them to be in here," said Monica. "Do you realise that we've only got 1 month to go, One month till our babies are going to be in this Nursery. I'm so excited, I could just jump up and down"
"Me too" said Chandler.
(Ross and Rachel's)
It's nighttime and Ross and Rachel are in bed with Isabella sleeping in between them.
"Ross I think that it's time we discussed some wedding plans don't you?" said Rachel reaching over and grabbing the palaeontology book Ross was reading out of his hands.
"What, Hey I was reading that" replied Ross.
"Wedding Plans Ross, We're getting married in 6 months in case you've forgotten and don't want to marry me anymore"
"Of course I haven't forgotten and how could I ever not want to marry you, you're the girl of every mans dreams, And that Body of yours, my god I could just live on it" said Ross.
"Oh that's why you're marrying me, Because of my hot body? Which I might just add isn't even that hot anymore since I pushed this baby out of it"
"No, I'm marrying you because I love you more then anything and you're the mother of my Little Princess," replied Ross before saying under his breath "And for that HOT body"
"Hey, I'm serious, 6 months to go Ross, We haven't even booked the venue or anything, you promised me the Plaza on Valentine's Day Ross"
"And the Plaza on Valentine's Day you're going to get. Have I ever broken a promise I made to you? He asked.
"Well there was that one time when you." started Rachel before being interrupted.
"Never Mind, I promised you the Plaza and you're gonna get it, I'm going to do everything I can to make this day perfect for you Rach, Better then that Las Vegas Wedding we had" said Ross with a laugh.
"You're such a sweet talker, No wonder you got 3 women to marry you including me once before" said Rachel leaning over Isabella to hug him tightly.
"Ok, Wedding Plans. Well I thought that I might go with Monica and Phoebe tomorrow and look at some wedding dresses" started Rachel.
"I think all we need to worry about at this moment is booking and you finding the perfect wedding dress because I know how long it will take you to pick one, We can worry about caterers/flowers/Bands etc in about 2 months time" said Ross.
"Ohh Flowers, Lots of Lilies definitely, my favourite flower. I was thinking a mid after noon ceremony, Like 5:00pm with the reception in one of the Plaza's Ballrooms after" said Rachel excitedly.
"Well I'll call and book the Plaza tomorrow, all you worry about now is finding a dress to put that hot body in," said Ross.
"Shut up ok" said Rachel a little too loudly as Isabella began stirring underneath the covers. She opened her eyes and began to cry.
Ross picked her up and held her close trying to rock her back to sleep.
"She's definitely her mothers daughter," he said looking down at Isabella.
"How do you mean?" Rachel asked.
"She is exactly like you Rachel, Not a morning person at all and if she's woken from her sleep there's all hell to pay," said Ross, trying to quieten Isabella who was still whimpering in his arms.
"Maybe she's hungry, I'll just give her some milk to get her back to sleep, Pass her here" said Rachel, reaching her arms out to Ross.
"Can you still breast feed an 8 month old?" asked Ross as he handed her over. "She's eating solids and stuff now"
"Yes, But she still needs some milk every day and you can breastfeed until whenever you want, She mainly has bottles anyway, My boobs are just available right now so that's what she's having" replied Rachel.
"Hi Baby Girl.Oh what's wrong with my little princess hey?" said Rachel as she lifted up her nightie and brought Isabella to her breast to feed.
"Hey, there's that body again," said Ross teasingly.
"Ross, Would you shut up and go and make me a cup of Coffee please?" snapped Rachel.
"Ok Sweetie, Whatever makes you happy" said Ross, getting out of bed and heading for the kitchen.
"Your daddies funny isn't he sweetie," said Rachel to Isabella as she suckled furiously. "You are thirsty aren't you?"
"Here's your coffee Honey," said Ross as he entered the room and jumped back into bed. "Man it's cold out there".
He snuggled up to Rachel and watched Isabella.
"Some one's dropping back to sleep," said Rachel looking down and noticing that Isabella's eyes were closed although she was still making occasional sucking noises.
Rachel just left her where she was and her and Ross watched her until she was sound asleep again.
"I'm just gonna put her in her room" said Rachel pulling her nightie back down and getting out of bed carefully.
Ross leaned over and kissed Bella on the forehead before kissing Rachel on the lips. "Night Night Sweetie"
Rachel walked through and put Isabella back in her own crib where she slept on soundly.
She watched her for a moment before running back through to her and Ross's bedroom and jumping into bed to escape the cold. She snuggled into Ross's arms and began to drift off.
"I love you," she said.
"I love you too" said Ross sleepily.
AN- This chapter will be continued in about a week : )
Rachel is sitting in the rocking chair in Isabella's Nursery, rocking her to sleep. She is going to take the pregnancy test once Isabella is settled.
Rachel rocked back and forth in the chair, stroking Isabella's face. Her eyes were drooping but every minute or so she would snap them back open and look up into her Mommy's eyes with a smile.
"You're so tired Beautiful, why don't you just close your eyes and go to sleep?" said Rachel looking down at her daughter.
Isabella gurgled and sucked harder on her pacifier, She reached up and took hold of Rachel's silver necklace and started twirling it around her fingers.
"You like Mommy's necklace? I'm going to have to get you one of those little silver charm bracelets, they look so cute on babies" said Rachel, talking to herself basically.
She started humming a little tune, trying to get her to sleep; She had to take this test now to put her and Ross's minds at ease after everything that had happened tonight.
Even though this wasn't the best of times for them to have another child, She was kind of hoping that the test would be positive. She thought how she loved being a Mommy so much and how much she would like to have another child.
Rachel glanced down at Isabella and saw that her eyes were finally closed firmly, She held her there for another few minutes just to make sure before standing up carefully and placing her in her crib and giving her a kiss goodnight. "Night Night Sweetie".
Rachel walked back through to the lounge room where Ross was sitting in the armchair; He had been reading one of his palaeontology books for a lecture tomorrow but was now sound asleep with his head on the back of the chair, mouth wide open.
Rachel had to laugh, he looked so funny sitting there with his mouth open, she walked over to him and sat on his lap, facing him with her legs to either side of his body.
She started tickling him underneath his chin gently, and then she started kissing him gently all over his neck before moving up to his face. She was just about to kiss him on the mouth, when his eyes opened suddenly.
"Are we awake now? Rachel asked him, whilst her hands were roaming his body.
"Mmmm, Most definitely now" he murmured back before pulling her closer to his body and kissing her passionately on the lips.
"Good, I didn't want you to miss the big moment" Rachel said, jumping off his lap and standing in front of him.
"Aww Rach, Come on, you get me excited and then you just jump up, Come back here" Ross said, trying to pull her back onto his lap.
"Ross, were you not the one who dragged me out the streets of Manhattan in the dark before, so I could get a pregnancy test and put YOUR mind at ease?" Rachel asked, standing with her hands on her hips.
"Ok Ok" replied Ross, standing up and following her through to the bathroom.
Minutes later, Ross is standing at the bathroom door waiting for Rachel to come back out with the results.
"Rachel, Why is it taking so long?" he called out.
The door opened and Rachel walked out with the test in her hands.
"What does it say?" Ross asked, going to grab it out of her hands.
"It's negative" she replied, looking at him strangely.
"Negative?" said Ross "It's really negative?"
Ross took the test out of Rachel's hand and looked at it, it really was a big fat negative.
He looked at Rachel's face and saw tears running down it, He pulled her into his arms.
"Honey, what's the matter?" he asked. "You know the situation and how another baby was going to change things".
"I know, I know, but we're not pregnant Ross!! I mean it is good news but I was kinda hoping that it was going to be positive, I do want another baby, I said I'm not ready to go through pregnancy and labour etc but the more I thought about it, the more I thought I was. I want Isabella to have a brother or sister that is close to her age, I'm just really emotional, you know that".
"Rach sweetie, we will have another baby I promise, but just not at this point in time, I want nothing more then to give you all the babies you want but just not right now, I mean do you want to have to wear a Maternity Wedding dress?" said Ross.
"Do Prada make Maternity Wedding Dress's" said Rachel, looking at Ross enquiringly.
He grabbed her hand and pulled her through to Isabella's Nursery, They stood with their arms around each other in front of her crib, looking down at her.
"Look at what we have now Honey, Look at this beautiful baby girl, Yes, another one would be great but let's just enjoy the one we have now, Watch her throughout all her baby milestones and then we'll try for another" said Ross.
"I suppose you're right, But I felt so sure that I was pregnant, My body was giving me symptoms, I guess it knows I want to have a baby, So it's giving me the symptoms or something" replied Rachel.
"Thank you for opening up my eyes Ross, We can't have another baby right now" she said, kissing him firmly on the lips.
"That's ok I love you very much" Ross replied.
"For now, why don't you head through to the bedroom and I'll be there in a second to continue what I started before?" said Rachel with a teasing look on her face.
"Say no more" Ross said, before kissing her and running through to the bedroom.
Rachel stood there for a second, looking at the test in her hand. It was for the better, being 7 months before their wedding and all that. She thought to herself just how lucky she was; She had the best fiancé and a Beautiful Little Baby.
She leaned forward and picked Isabella up and put her up the right end of her crib before tucking her back under her covers, She always manages to end up at the other end of her crib with the covers to the side. She kissed her gently on her forehead, and then headed through to her and Ross's bedroom.
(The next day at Central Perk. The gang were gathering for a morning cup of Coffee, but Phoebe and Joey hadn't arrived yet)
"I wonder where they are, Ross said, sitting on the couch with his arm around Rachel.
"Maybe they're still practicing their baby making skills," said Chandler with a laugh as he sat there with his hand on Monica's bulging stomach.
"Well, I haven't spoken to either of them since their doctors appointment" said Rachel "It's kind of strange that none of us have spoken to them yet. They haven't left the apartment since the appointment so I hope it wasn't bad news".
"Well, they will be here soon so no doubt we will find out then," said Monica.
"God Mon, Look at your Belly, Have you got three watermelon's in there or something, said Ross.
"I know, I'm huge" Monica replied. "Don't make me feel any fatter ok".
"I think you look great Monica, I love pregnant bellies, but I was tiny when I was pregnant with Bella compared to you" said Rachel.
"I think you look incredibly sexy Honey," said Chandler, before giving Monica a kiss.
"Oh Rachel I forgot to ask, what was the verdict with the pregnancy test?" said Monica suddenly.
"Yeah.well it was negative" Rachel replied, a little sad.
"Oh, I'm sorry Honey," said Monica reaching over and patting Rachel's hand.
"You know what, It's really not that bad, I mean I was disappointed that it was negative but after all the tears and drama Ross and I talked and he made me realise how it's just not practical for us to have another baby with a wedding in 6 months, So I'm really Ok with it now" said Rachel.
"I promised her that we can make all the babies she wants after the wedding is over, 3, 5, 10 babies, It doesn't bother me" said Ross.
Just then Phoebe and Joey walked through the doors, Hand in Hand.
"Hey Pheebs Hey Joey, How are you guys?" said everyone at once, anxious to know what happened at the doctors.
Ross and Rachel scooted over on the couch to make room for Pheeb's and Joey to sit down, and they did still clutching each others hand.
"We're going to come straight out everyone and tell you what happened at the doctors, you've probably all been wondering," said Joey.
"Well, yeah I mean this was probably the first time in 8 years that we haven't all seen each other everyday, You guys seemed to lock yourselves away in your apartment after the appointment" Monica replied.
"What happened? Please don't let it be bad news," said Rachel reaching over and grabbing Phoebe's spare hand comfortingly.
"Whatever your news was, we are all going to be here for you know matter what," said Ross.
"Absolutely/Of course" came the replies from Monica, Chandler and Rachel.
"Well, it definitely was not good news," said Phoebe, her eyes beginning to well up straight away.
"Phoebe, Don't cry," said Monica, hauling her big body off the couch to give her a hug.
"We can't have babies," Joey blurted out.
"What, that's terrible news. Why" exclaimed everyone at once.
"It's all my fault," said Joey sadly, looking down at his hands. "My Little Guys are useless".
"Joey has an extremely low sperm count so it will be impossible for us to have children," said Pheebs. "But that's not going to stop us is it Joey?"
"What are you gonna do" asked Monica, feeling almost guilty because she was about to be blessed with three healthy children.
"We've decided that we're going to adopt," said Joey grabbing hold of Phoebe's hand tightly.
"We have already submitted our forms and we should know by next week wether or not they have accepted us," continued Phoebe.
"That's great news/We're so happy for you guys" came various replies.
"The agency said that they can't say it on the record but basically we've been accepted and that there is a teen mom from Brooklyn on their books who is contemplating adopting out her baby that is due within 2 weeks so if that was to happen we would be the first people they call" said Joey.
"I never thought I'd be sitting her listening to Joey Tribbiani talking about babies and adopting, wonders never cease," said Chandler.
"I know, me neither" said Ross and Monica.
"Well I've changed a lot these past few months," said Joey proudly "I've realised that there's a lot more to live then women, porn and Die Hard"
"Dude, More to life then Die Hard?" exclaimed Chandler.
"No not really, but there is more to life then lots of women and porn you know, I've grown up a lot and it's all because of this beautiful women sitting next to me, I owe it to her" said Joey, kissing Phoebe gently.
"That's so sweet Joey, Marry me?" said Rachel jokingly.
"Hey" said Ross, swiping her across the arm playfully.
"I'm just kidding sweetie, Marry me?" said Rachel with a smile on her face.
"Love to" replied Ross, hugging her tightly.
"Well we better be going," said Chandler standing up and helping Monica up.
"The nursery furniture got delivered today and we're going home to set up the Nursery," said Monica. "Any one wanna help?"
"No way" said Ross. "I nearly threw all Isabella's furniture out the window when we set up her Nursery, All that Baby stuff is so complicated"
"He did, I'm a witness to that" said Rachel. "Ross does not have the patience for anything like that, you won't either Monica".
"I'm gonna be relaxing, Chandler can set all the furniture, I'm carrying the litter for Christ sake" replied Monica as they headed out the door.
"We better be going to," said Rachel. "We have to pick Bella up from Jack and Judy's house, they were having a bit of Grandma and Grandpa time"
"Is that the time already" said Ross looking at his watch.
"Yeah, We're gonna go home as well, Just wait by the phone for a little while" said Phoebe standing up quickly. "Eww, Head Rush"
"Aww, We're so happy for you guys" said Rachel pulling Phoebe and Joey into a hug with Ross joining in.
"We knew that we would have your support," said Joey.
"Of Course, You guys have been there for all of us through out everything," said Rachel. "God, Look at me getting a little bit weepy"
"Come on Sweetie," said Ross, leading Rachel out the door "Bye guys"
"I'm so excited Joey" said Phoebe "I want this baby so bad, I can't wait until that phone call".
"Me neither" said Joey as he put his arm around her "I meant what I said before Phoebe, You've changed me in so many ways, I love you for it".
"It wasn't all me" said Pheebs "But yeah, I'll take the credit for it"
They headed out the door of Central Perk, to go home and wait for the call that would change their life forever.
(Monica and Chandlers Apartment)
They are in the triplets Nursery, Chandler is reading instructions on how to set up the change table, while Monica is trying to paint her toenails but can't reach because of her stomach. The walls of the Nursery have already been painted a light airy yellow colour with baby blue around the edges and Pooh Bear wallpaper borders. It was a perfect unisex Nursery.
"Chandler, Can you paint my toenails for me? I can't reach because my stomach is too big," asked Monica.
"Monica, I'm trying to set up the change table here, it's half done but these instructions may as well be in Chinese coz they make no sense to me at all" replied Chandler.
"Don't worry Honey, You managed to set up the cribs fine, so you'll be able to do the change table.
"I know" said Chandler looking proudly over to one side of the room where the three cribs stood. "Aren't they beautiful?"
"They sure are honey," said Monica, pulling herself up slowly and walking over to the cribs where she ran her hands over the smooth wooden rungs. She reached into each crib and fixed up the blankets, made sure they were all smooth and neat then placed a Little Teddy Bear in each one, One Pink, One Mauve and One Blue.
"Ah Huh, There you go" said Chandler triumphantly.
"See I told you, you could do it" said Monica pulling Chandler into an embrace.
"So now we just need to arrange everything, move all the accessories in and we're set," said Chandler.
"Well except for 3 more things" said Monica.
"And what would they be?" asked Chandler
"Lily, Riley and Emma" answered Monica.
"Oh how could I forget Lily, Riley and Em. who the hell is Emma?" said Chandler. "What happened to Ella?"
"I changed my mind," said Monica "You had your heart set on Ella didn't you? I'm sorry Honey but I have always loved Emma and you decided on Lily so I thought that it was maybe ok if I changed it a teensy little bit"
"Monica Relax, Whatever you want, I want besides I love Emma. What's our little Emma's middle name?"
"Well I thought that you could decide on her middle name," said Monica
"Ok, how about Emma Madison? Emma Madison Bing sounds nice don't you think?"
"Sounds perfect," said Monica, turning her back to Chandler and he wrapped his arms around her and their babies.
"Now I just can't wait for them to be in here," said Monica. "Do you realise that we've only got 1 month to go, One month till our babies are going to be in this Nursery. I'm so excited, I could just jump up and down"
"Me too" said Chandler.
(Ross and Rachel's)
It's nighttime and Ross and Rachel are in bed with Isabella sleeping in between them.
"Ross I think that it's time we discussed some wedding plans don't you?" said Rachel reaching over and grabbing the palaeontology book Ross was reading out of his hands.
"What, Hey I was reading that" replied Ross.
"Wedding Plans Ross, We're getting married in 6 months in case you've forgotten and don't want to marry me anymore"
"Of course I haven't forgotten and how could I ever not want to marry you, you're the girl of every mans dreams, And that Body of yours, my god I could just live on it" said Ross.
"Oh that's why you're marrying me, Because of my hot body? Which I might just add isn't even that hot anymore since I pushed this baby out of it"
"No, I'm marrying you because I love you more then anything and you're the mother of my Little Princess," replied Ross before saying under his breath "And for that HOT body"
"Hey, I'm serious, 6 months to go Ross, We haven't even booked the venue or anything, you promised me the Plaza on Valentine's Day Ross"
"And the Plaza on Valentine's Day you're going to get. Have I ever broken a promise I made to you? He asked.
"Well there was that one time when you." started Rachel before being interrupted.
"Never Mind, I promised you the Plaza and you're gonna get it, I'm going to do everything I can to make this day perfect for you Rach, Better then that Las Vegas Wedding we had" said Ross with a laugh.
"You're such a sweet talker, No wonder you got 3 women to marry you including me once before" said Rachel leaning over Isabella to hug him tightly.
"Ok, Wedding Plans. Well I thought that I might go with Monica and Phoebe tomorrow and look at some wedding dresses" started Rachel.
"I think all we need to worry about at this moment is booking and you finding the perfect wedding dress because I know how long it will take you to pick one, We can worry about caterers/flowers/Bands etc in about 2 months time" said Ross.
"Ohh Flowers, Lots of Lilies definitely, my favourite flower. I was thinking a mid after noon ceremony, Like 5:00pm with the reception in one of the Plaza's Ballrooms after" said Rachel excitedly.
"Well I'll call and book the Plaza tomorrow, all you worry about now is finding a dress to put that hot body in," said Ross.
"Shut up ok" said Rachel a little too loudly as Isabella began stirring underneath the covers. She opened her eyes and began to cry.
Ross picked her up and held her close trying to rock her back to sleep.
"She's definitely her mothers daughter," he said looking down at Isabella.
"How do you mean?" Rachel asked.
"She is exactly like you Rachel, Not a morning person at all and if she's woken from her sleep there's all hell to pay," said Ross, trying to quieten Isabella who was still whimpering in his arms.
"Maybe she's hungry, I'll just give her some milk to get her back to sleep, Pass her here" said Rachel, reaching her arms out to Ross.
"Can you still breast feed an 8 month old?" asked Ross as he handed her over. "She's eating solids and stuff now"
"Yes, But she still needs some milk every day and you can breastfeed until whenever you want, She mainly has bottles anyway, My boobs are just available right now so that's what she's having" replied Rachel.
"Hi Baby Girl.Oh what's wrong with my little princess hey?" said Rachel as she lifted up her nightie and brought Isabella to her breast to feed.
"Hey, there's that body again," said Ross teasingly.
"Ross, Would you shut up and go and make me a cup of Coffee please?" snapped Rachel.
"Ok Sweetie, Whatever makes you happy" said Ross, getting out of bed and heading for the kitchen.
"Your daddies funny isn't he sweetie," said Rachel to Isabella as she suckled furiously. "You are thirsty aren't you?"
"Here's your coffee Honey," said Ross as he entered the room and jumped back into bed. "Man it's cold out there".
He snuggled up to Rachel and watched Isabella.
"Some one's dropping back to sleep," said Rachel looking down and noticing that Isabella's eyes were closed although she was still making occasional sucking noises.
Rachel just left her where she was and her and Ross watched her until she was sound asleep again.
"I'm just gonna put her in her room" said Rachel pulling her nightie back down and getting out of bed carefully.
Ross leaned over and kissed Bella on the forehead before kissing Rachel on the lips. "Night Night Sweetie"
Rachel walked through and put Isabella back in her own crib where she slept on soundly.
She watched her for a moment before running back through to her and Ross's bedroom and jumping into bed to escape the cold. She snuggled into Ross's arms and began to drift off.
"I love you," she said.
"I love you too" said Ross sleepily.
AN- This chapter will be continued in about a week : )