(The next day. The girls are shopping for Wedding Dresses)
Rachel is in the dressing room trying a dress on while Monica and Phoebe relax on the chaise lounge suites. Phoebe sipping wine and Monica sipping water. Isabella is crawling around like a maniac at their feet.
"How are you feeling Mon," asked Phoebe.
"Oh, I'm all right" Monica replied, rubbing her stomach wearily. "I've just got this feeling that it's gonna be soon, they've been kicking madly today"
"The sooner the better don't you think?" said Phoebe "You don't want to go into a week overdue like Rachel did, I don't think I could put up with you whinging like Rachel did if you were overdue".
After saying that, Phoebe bent down to Monica's stomach and said "Come out soon babies before Mommy starts whinging and Aunt Phoebe has to kill her".
"Pheebs!!!" exclaimed Monica "Don't tell my babies things like that. Besides Twins/Triplets always come early anyway so fingers crossed. I am starting to get extremely uncomfortable"
"Here we go," moaned Phoebe.
They sat in silence for a minute before an unmissable English accent boomed out behind them.
"Monica???"
"Yes?" Replied Monica, turning around.
There, standing behind them was Emily. (Remember Emily from England who Ross married but said the wrong name at the altar?)
"Emily!!" exclaimed Monica and Phoebe at the same time.
"Hi, How are you both," said Emily
"Wow Monica! Look at you" she exclaimed, reaching over and touching Monica's stomach. "When are you due?"
"Well Chandler and I are expecting triplet's and I'm due in about a month but enough about me, How have you been" asked Monica
"And what are you doing in a Bridal Shop in New York City?" asked Phoebe.
No one has seemed to notice that Isabella is sitting over the other side of the room chewing on the bottom of a very expensive looking Wedding Dress.
"Well I'm getting married in 3 months to an American man I met in London and I've just moved to New York 2 weeks ago" replied Emily.
"That's great news, Congratulations," said Phoebe.
"I'm very excited," said Emily "He's just a lovely man"
Suddenly Phoebe noticed Isabella in the corner.
"Isabella, NO!" she said. Walking over and picking her up "You're a cheeky little Pumpkin"
"She's adorable," said Emily "Is she yours Phoebe?"
"Um Actually She's R." began Phoebe just as Rachel walked out from the dressing room in a gorgeous strapless white Gown. She looked amazing with her deep tan and her hair flowing down her back.
"Mama" said Isabella, putting her arms towards Rachel.
"This is the one.EMILY!!" said Rachel "What a surprise!"
"Rachel!!! Wow you look amazing," said Emily.
"Yeah, She's Rachel's" Phoebe finished off her sentence and passing Isabella into Rachel's arms.
"Thank you and Yep, This is my Little Pumpkin," said Rachel "Isabella Madeleine"
A moment of uncomfortable silence passed, everybody was thinking about the history between Rachel, Ross and Emily.
"So, You're getting Married?" said Emily, breaking the silence "When's the big day?"
"Valentine's Day, So 6 months away" replied Rachel "What about you, I'm guessing you're getting married too?"
"This might not end pretty," whispered Phoebe to Monica.
"Well, She doesn't know that Rachel's marrying her Ex-Husband yet, so let's wait and see, Rachel looks gorgeous doesn't she?" replied Monica also whispering.
"Oh Absolutely" said Phoebe "She looks amazing"
"3 months from today" said Emily "I just moved to the city, because the man I'm marrying is from New York"
"Well, that's fantastic" said Rachel "Congratulations".
"So How is Ross?" asked Emily. "I haven't spoken to him since the divorce went through".
Another moment of uncomfortable silence passed with Rachel, Monica and Phoebe all looking at one another.
"Ross.. He's great" said Monica "Could not be better, He's actually getting married again"
"Really? That's great," said Emily looking at her feet.
"And he has also become a father again" said Phoebe rubbing it in to Emily. "Yep, He's a proud Daddy to a beautiful little girl"
"Really?" said Emily, repeating herself. "So who has he been impregnating and who is he marrying?"
"Well.that would be me and me," said Rachel holding out her hand to Emily and showing off her engagement ring.
"You're marrying Ross? And this is his daughter?" asked Emily, pointing at Isabella with a surprised look on her face.
"That would be correct," said Phoebe.
"Well, This was unexpected," said Emily "Well actually no it probably wasn't. What am I thinking? Of course you and Ross would end up together after what happened at our Wedding and Isabella is the spitting image of her daddy.
"We only got together like 9 months ago. Just after Bella was born, Ross proposed to me when Isabella was an hour old. We weren't an item when I got pregnant" said Rachel kissing Isabella on the head.
"How Very Romantic. Wow Look at the time, I better be going, I have to meet Jeremy in about.2 hours" said Emily looking at her watch.
"Oh, Ok" said Monica.
"Rachel, Congratulations to you and Ross, I couldn't be happier for you two. Good Luck. Monica, Best of Luck to you and Chandler with the babies. Phoebe, It was great to see you again. I hope we can all catch up sometime," said Emily, all in one sentence before rushing out the store before anyone could say anything.
"Wow" said Rachel putting Isabella down on the floor. "Wasn't that fun?"
"Sure was, did you see the look on her face when she found out that you and Ross were getting married and have a baby? Priceless" said Phoebe with a laugh.
"I know," said Rachel with a laugh "I can't believe she's getting married again, this is like the 3rd time. Wait a second, this is Ross's 4th marriage, we'll just say 3rd ok, No need to count me twice"
"I wonder what happened with the guy that she married basically straight after Ross?" said Pheebs.
"Enough about Emily, We're here for Rachel's big day. Sweetie I never got to tell you how beautiful you look" said Monica
"Aww Thanks. Do you know what, this is the Dress, This is the one that I'm going to get married in, I'm in love with it" said Rachel looking at herself in the full length mirrors.
"You look so amazing," said Phoebe "Oh I wanna be a bride"
"You will Pheeb's, it will happen and I think that it will be sooner then you think," said Rachel. "Don't you agree Monica?..Monica?"
Rachel and Phoebe turned away form the mirror and saw Monica sitting on the lounge clutching her stomach, her face white as a sheet. They ran to her side.
"Mon, What's wrong?" said Phoebe, clutching her hand.
"I don't know, I'm guessing I'm in labour," she said before crying out in pain. "Ohh God. Oh my water just broke, it's starting"
"What do we do? What do we do?" asked Phoebe, panicking.
"Calm down. Monica, Everything's gonna be fine" said Rachel picking Isabella up and putting her in her pram.
"We'll just jump in a cab and get to the hospital, Pheeb's you call Chandler from my Cell phone Ok" said Rachel, helping Monica up off the couch. Monica screamed out in pain as another contraction took over her body.
"Come on, Let's go" said Rachel. They walked towards the door of the shop, Pheeb's pushing Isabella in the pram and Rachel helping Monica.
"Miss, Excuse Me Miss" said the shop owner "What do you think you're doing?"
"My friend is in labour, we have to get her to a hospital" said Rachel.
"Not in one of our dresses you don't" said the assistant.
Rachel looked down at her self and realised she was still wearing the wedding dress.
"Oh Crap, Um.Ok Here's my credit card, I'll just pay for it now" she said, grabbing her card out of her handbag and tossing it at the assistant.
"Ring it up, Come on, Women in labour here, Hurry Up" Rachel snapped at the assistant.
"Owwwwww" cried out Monica, sinking to the floor.
"Would you move it" screamed Pheeb's "Unless you want her to have these 3 babies on your pretty carpet, I would hurry up"
"Ok, Sign here" said the assistant, pushing a piece of paper towards Rachel.
"There" said Rachel "I'll be back for my clothes later"
And they left the Store; it was a funny sight, Rachel running down the street in a wedding dress, pushing Isabella in her pram screaming, "Taxi" while Phoebe and Monica followed, stopping every so often.
Meanwhile, The guys were at Joey and Phoebe's having a Foosball competition when the phone rang. Joey answered.
"What!!!!! Now?? Ok I'll tell Chandler and we'll meet you there" said Joey, hanging up the phone and jumping up and down. Ross was looking at him thinking "What the hell"
Chandler walked through from the bathroom.
"What's going on" Both he and Ross said.
"Monica's water broke at the Bridal Shop, They are on their way to the hospital" exclaimed Joey.
"What, The babies are coming, Oh my god, I'm gonna be a father" said Chandler, going pale in the face and sinkng onto the chair.
"Dude, Get up, We've gotta go to the hospital, Monica's gonna need you there right now" said Ross, pulling Chandler to his feet.
"Ok, Ok, I'm calm, Wait, I need Monica's bag and her pillow, It's in the bedroom" said Chandler.
"I'll get it," said Joey as he ran next door.
"This is so amazing, You and Monica are going to have your babies, I'm going to be an uncle" said Ross as they waited for Joey in the hallway "This is going to be an experience you're never going to forget, It's the most amazing sight, seeing your girl lying there pushing your baby out, Watching the baby that you helped create come out of her body, it's the best"
Chandler was going slightly green in the face, listening to Ross talking; Luckily Joey interrupted them as he burst out the door with the gear.
"Let's go," said Joey.
"Here it goes," said Chandler as they left the building "My life is about to change".
(Hospital)
The girls arrived at the hospital in record time, Pheeb's grabbed a wheel chair form the entrance and Monica sank into it, while Phoebe began to push it. They ran through the doors to the front desk.
"Excuse me, this is Monica Bing, Her water has just broke and she's expecting triplets," said Rachel.
The receptionist looked at her with a smile. "In the middle of the wedding were we?" she asked
"No, Wedding Dress fitting" said Rachel "Come on, Come on"
"Let's get you up to Labour and Delivery Mrs Bing" said the receptionist, motioning for a nurse to come and push the wheelchair.
"Thankyou.. Oww, Contraction" said Monica, her face screwing up in pain.
"Breathe Monica, Remember what I told you, just breathe through every contraction," said Rachel.
"Where's Chandler, I need Chandler" Monica cried out as they entered the lifts to take them up to the ward.
"He's on his way" said Pheebs just as someone yelled out "Stop the Lift"
Chandler, Ross and Joey ran up to the lifts and Joey shoved his foot between the closing doors. They all jumped in just as the doors closed.
"Well, It's a tight squeeze in here," said the Nurse who was pushing the wheelchair.
There was Rachel, Ross, Isabella and her pram, Phoebe, Joey and Monica and Chandler all squeezed in the elevator.
"Chandler" said Monica pulling him into a hug "I'm so glad you're here"
"I'm here now Honey, Let's go have some babies" said Chandler.
The doors opened and the gang followed Monica and her wheelchair up until the doors of Labour Suite number 7.
"Only the father in here right now until Mrs Bing get's examined and settled," said the Nurse. "Ok, Remember what I said Monica" said Rachel "Good Luck Sweetie"
Ross walked up to Monica and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"My little Sister's going to be a Mom" he said "I'm so proud of you Monica"
"Thank you Ross, I love you Big Brother" she replied
"I love you too, now go and have my Niece's and Nephew," said Ross.
Ross patted Chandler on the back and said "Never leave her side Dude, you don't want to miss a second of what's about to happen".
"I won't" said Chandler, smiling from ear to ear.
"We'll see you soon" said Phoebe and Joey each giving her a kiss on the cheek.
Monica waved goodbye as they entered the labour suite.
"I can't believe they are about to have their babies," said Pheeb's.
"This is all Monica's ever wanted, I'm so happy for her and Chandler" said Ross as he pulled Rachel into a hug.
"How are you Babe?" he asked her, before looking down at her body.
None of the guys had noticed in all of the excitement that Rachel was wearing a wedding dress.
"Why do you have a wedding dress on Sweetie?" asked Ross.
"Because Monica started to have contractions when I was in the middle of trying it on and I didn't have time to change so I just paid for this one and we left, Lucky this was the one I wanted" said Rachel.
"Wait, Get away from me Ross, Quick!!!!" Rachel cried out.
"What!!!! Why????" said Ross
"You can't see me in the wedding dress, It's bad luck, Oh my god, Our wedding's going to be plagued be bad luck now" said Rachel sadly.
Ross pulled her into a hug.
"Honey, It's gonna be fine, I think our relationship has already been through all the bad luck it can possible have, we'll be fine. By the way you look Phenomenal, I could just eat you right now" He said, kissing her passionately.
Rachel broke the kiss and began to talk.
"By the way Sweetie, We ran into a certain English person when we were shopping today" said Rachel.
"A certain English perso. EMILY?" said Ross.
"Yes Emily. Turns out she's getting married in 3 months and lives in New York now" Rachel continued.
"Really? Did you tell her about us? Did you tell her we were getting married?" he asked.
"Well, I walked out right in the middle of her conversation with the girls in this dress, She was asking if Isabella was Phoebe's but Bella answered her question by calling out Mama to me, Then she said Congratulations blah blah blah to me on getting married and asked how you were" said Rachel.
"She asked how I was? Since when does she care?" said Ross.
"So Phoebe rubbed it in to her and said that you were great and getting married again and were a proud daddy to a beautiful baby girl and she said, Who has he been impregnating and who is he marrying"
"Who have I been impregnating? Like it's something I do everyday for Christ sake. What did you say?" said Ross.
"I said me and me then held out my hand and showed her the rock," said Rachel before bursting out laughing. "You should of seen the look on her face, it was so good and then she goes on to say how unexpected this was but who was she kidding, that of course we would end up together after what happened at your wedding and that Isabella is the spitting image of you. The she said Congratulations to me and that she couldn't be happier for us and basically ran out the store"
"Well that's good for her, Emily is a chapter in my life that I closed a long time ago and I hope that I never have to see her or open that chapter again, I'm perfectly happy with the two beautiful girls in my life right here" said Ross, picking Isabella out of her pram and hugging her close.
(Middle of the night/Hospital)
It's hours later, The gang have been in and out of Monica's room and are now all waiting because the doctor said it wouldn't be long. She was now 10cm dilated. Phoebe is asleep on Joey who is also asleep shoulder. Rachel, still in her wedding dress, with Ross's coat around her shoulders is feeding Isabella while Ross reads a magazine.
"I can't believe that it's taking so long," said Ross quietly.
"I know but they say that first babies always take ages and I was in labour for 47 hours remember?" replied Rachel.
"Last time I was in there, She was so exhausted and was in tears, I feel so bad for her going through all this pain" said Ross.
"That is something Men will never know, The pain of Childbirth, It is the worst pain you will ever feel in your life but very rewarding in the end" said Rachel looking down at Isabella.
"Absolutely" said Ross. "Chandler was a little freaked out before we got here but I told him that he will never forget this day, That it will be the most amazing thing he will ever see, I can still remember when you were in labour, Watching you push and thinking how beautiful you were and how much I loved you and it was then, When you pushed that final time and the look on your face when you saw our daughter for the first time, that I decided that I was definitely going to propose to you that day, I didn't want to wait any longer"
"Really? I never knew that. I always feel like crying when you talk about that kind of stuff to me. You know all the right things to say. That's one of the many things I love about you, The things you say to me and how you always tell me that you love me, Even if we are arguing or bitching at each other, You always end it with "I love You". That word means so much to me, and I know that when you say it that you really mean it," said Rachel.
"I do mean it, and that's why I say it so often. Because I truly do love you more then anything on this world and I want you to know and never to forget it," said Ross.
"I love you just as much and know that I really mean it too" said Rachel, kissing him on the lips.
Chandler running through the doors interrupted them.
"She's here," he yelled.
Joey and Phoebe both jumped out of their skins and sat up wide-awake.
Ross and Rachel jumped out of their chairs.
"Who's here?" asked Rachel.
"Emma Madison is here, 5lb, 3oz" said Chandler
"Congratulations" came the replies.
"I have to get back in there," he said before running back to the delivery suite.
"Wow, We have a Niece," said Joey, with his arm around Phoebe.
Seconds later Chandler burst through the door.
"Riley Daniel, 5lb 5oz" he yelled before running back through the doors.
"And a nephew" said Phoebe
"I wonder how Monica's doing?" said Rachel "I can't wait to see these babies"
They waited and waited, expecting Chandler to come running through the door any second.
"What's taking so long?" said Ross
"Maybe Little Lily doesn't want to come out," said Joey.
Rachel handed Bella to Phoebe and went and peeked through the glass on the door.
"I can see Monica and Chandler's up at her head holding her hand, Monica's pushing still, Oh the poor thing, She looks exhausted. Wait hang on.Lily's here, The doctor just held her up and Monica's crying and Chandler's crying too" said Rachel before coming back and sitting down.
"They've got three babies, I can't believe it" said Phoebe.
"I know, My Little Sister's a Mom, It seems to weird to think of Monica as a Mom for some reason, She's going to be a great mom though" said Ross.
"She will be a great Mom, I've seen how great she is with Isabella. Lily, Emma and Riley are lucky to have her as their Mom" said Rachel.
15 minutes later Chandler came out of the delivery suite, drying his eyes but smiling widely.
"They're all here, Safe and Healthy. Emma, Riley and Lily who is 5lb 2oz" said Chandler. "I can't believe I'm a dad"
"Congratulations" said everyone at once.
"How's Monica doing?" asked Rachel.
"She's great" said Chandler "I'm so proud of her but she had a bit of trouble pushing Lily out, She was just too tired and needed a rest first so that's why she was born 5 minutes later. You should see the babies, they're so beautiful. We just had a cuddle with them before the nurse took them to the Nursery"
"When can we come in and see them?" asked Joey
"Once the doctors have finished with Monica and she has had a shower. The babies had to go over to the Nursery to be checked properly because they are 4 weeks early" replied Chandler.
"So you were all right in there Chandler?" asked Ross
"Oh it was so amazing, I'm on the biggest high after watching Monica do that, I am so so proud of her, She's the best" said Chandler.
"I told you, the most amazing thing you will ever see," said Ross.
"I know" said Chandler "Anyway I've got to get back in there with Monica, Thanks for being here through this guys, It means a lot to Monica, the babies and I"
"It means a lot to us, being here," said Phoebe pulling Chandler into a hug.
Ross, Rachel and Joey all leaned in and put their arms around Chandler.
(An hour later, Monica's hospital Room)
Monica is settled in her room with Chandler. They are waiting for the Nurse's to bring the babies in.
"Honey, I'm so proud of you, I love you so much," said Chandler.
"Aww Thanks sweetie, I'm proud of me too" replied Monica with a laugh.
"We've finally got our family, we've got 3 kids, Can you believe it?" said Chandler
"Just wait until we get home, Then reality will hit, We will have 3 babies on our hand" said Monica "I'm looking forward to it though"
She moved around in her bed trying to get comfortable, wincing in pain because she was a little tender.
"Are you Ok?" asked Chandler with a worried look on his face.
"I'm fine, just a little bit sore down below," said Monica. "When are they bringing the babies in, I wanna see them?"
"Soon Hon, they are just checking to make sure that they are all perfectly healthy" said Chandler just as 3 nurses entered, pushing the babies in their little beds.
"Here they are" said Nurse 1.
"Aww, Here's my babies," said Monica. She could not wipe the smile off her face; this was the happiest day of her life.
Chandler moved a pillow in front of Monica to prepare her to hold the babies.
"Here is Lily," said the Nurse placing a little bundle with a purple hat on in Monica's arms.
"Hey there Lily Rose, You are so beautiful," said Monica.
Chandler leant down and placed a kiss on Lily's head, "She's so tiny isn't she?"
Monica moved Lily to one side to make room for the next baby.
"And here is Riley" said the Nurse, putting him in Monica's arms next to Lily. He had a tiny blue hat on his head.
"There's my boy," said Chandler "What a little Stud, Just like his Daddy"
"And last but not least Emma" said the Nurse. Emma had a little pink hat on
Monica finally had all 3 babies in a row in front of her. Their hats were the only things that made it easy to tell them apart. They all looked the same besides the obvious difference with Riley and the girls.
"Hi my little one's" said Monica, her eyes misting up. "I'm your mommy and your Daddy and I love you all very much"
Chandler sat on the edge of the bed and put his arm around Monica, looking down at his daughter's and son. A proud father all ready.
"I bought a little surprise for them" said Chandler "I got them last week".
"You are such a sweetie," said Monica "What did you get them?"
Chandler reached behind him and pulled 2 little jewellery boxes and one bigger box from Monica's bag.
"Well this one is for Lily" said Chandler as he opened the box and pulled out a tiny silver bracelet with the words Lily Rose on one side and Love Mommy and Daddy on the other side. He placed the bracelet gently around the sleeping babies wrist.
"It's beautiful," said Monica.
"And this one is for Emma" said Chandler. Her bracelet was inscribed with Emma Madison on one side and Love Mommy and Daddy on the other just like Lily's.
He placed it around Emma's wrist and then pulled out Riley's box.
"What did you get for him?" asked Monica "Not a bracelet?"
"No, Not a bracelet" said Chandler with a grin. He pulled a Little Blue badge out of the box with the words KNICKS RULE on it and pinned it to Riley's top.
"Get them while they're young I say, this boy is going to be a Knicks fan just like his daddy" said Chandler proudly.
"Oh that's so sweet Chandler," said Monica.
Just as Chandler leaned over and kissed her, they heard a knock on the door and saw 4 heads peek around.
"Can we come in?" asked Joey. "Of course you can," said Chandler.
The gang all entered the room.
"Wow" said Rachel, leaning over Monica to look at the babies. "Oh my god, they're amazing"
Rachel lifted Isabella out of her Pram and lifted her up to look at the babies. "Isabella these are your cousins Lily, Riley and Emma" said Rachel "Now you always have to be nice to them even though you're a whole 9 months or so older then them"
Isabella, who as babies do, didn't understand a word of what Rachel, said pointed to the babies and said "Dada"
Everyone started laughing.
"Dada's over here" said Ross with a smile. He still got a major rush whenever he heard her call him Dada.
Rachel put Isabella onto the floor and she immediately began exploring.
"It's nice to finally meet my Niece's and Nephew, They're gorgeous," said Ross
"Chandler help me out here" said Monica "Who want's a cuddle".
"Oh Me" said Phoebe straight away.
He passed Lily into Rachel's arms, Emma into Phoebe's and Riley into Ross's.
"Hi Emma" said Phoebe, looking down at her face. "She's gorgeous," said Joey who was staring over Phoebe's shoulder.
"Hey Riley, I'm Uncle Ross" said Ross, talking to his nephew.
"What does that say on Riley's badge," asked Joey, walking over for a closer look. "Knicks Rule!!" "Right on there Buddy" Joey said, taking hold of Riley's little hand.
"Rachel, You're still in your wedding dress," said Monica. "Why didn't you go home and change?"
"I didn't want to miss anything, I wanted to be here when Chandler ran through the doors and said he had a son/daughter" said Rachel, standing in the corner and rocking Lily.
"How do you feel Monica?" asked Phoebe
"Well, too be honest I'm exhausted and in a bit of pain but it was all worth it" said Monica happily "I've got my babies now and they make up for any pain".
"And how's Dad doing?" said Joey.
"Dad is absolutely great, On Cloud Nine," said Chandler.
"Hey Ross, Look over there" said Chandler, nodding over the where Rachel was standing, staring dreamily into Lily's face.
"I think we've got a clucky one over there," said Pheeb's.
"Oh God, Not again..Rachel!!" said Ross.
"What?" she asked.
"I know that you're very clucky and want another baby but we've already had this conversation Honey," said Ross.
"Ross, I'm not thinking about having another baby Ok, I'm just bonding with my Niece if that's all right with you" replied Rachel.
"That's fine Sweetie," said Ross. "See, She's not clucky" he said to everyone else.
Isabella crawled over to Rachel, wrapped her arms around her legs and started wailing, She was jealous that her Mommy was paying attention to another baby.
"Ok Ok Sweetie" said Rachel, She placed Lily into Chandler's arms and picked Isabella up "What's the matter with my Princess? Mommy still loves you just as much as before"
Emma began to cry that sweet little Newborn cry in Phoebe's arms.
"What did I do, what's wrong with her?" said Phoebe.
She quickly gave her back to Monica who began to breast feed her.
"She's just hungry, See look at her," said Monica "Oh this feels really strange"
"It feels strange at first doesn't it, but then it feels wonderful" said Rachel "Man, how are you going to feed three kids, You'll have 2 feeding, then one will start screaming. It's time's like that when you're gonna be wishing you had three boobs"
Monica's looking a little bit scared.
Suddenly Joey's Cell Phone began to ring. He grabbed it out of his pocket and answered.
"Hello" he said. "Yes this is Joey Tribbiani"
"Who is it Joe?" asked Phoebe.
"Sshhh" he replied, listening intently to what the caller was saying.
"Are you serious, is she absolutely sure about this?" he said into the phone. "Ok, We'll be there in an hour" he said before hanging up the phone.
He turned around and pulled Phoebe into his arms and squeezed her tight.
"We've got a baby, we've got a baby," he yelled.
"What? Who?" said Phoebe, stunned.
"That teenage mom from Brooklyn, She gave birth to a Baby Boy last night and decided that she wants the best for him so she's giving him up for adoption. The agency already decided on us and we have to get to Beth Israel as soon as possible to meet our SON" said Joey.
"Oh my god" said everyone at once.
Phoebe burst into tears "We've got a son? Are you sure?"
"Of course I'm sure," said Joey "He is ours"
"Congratulations Guys" said Rachel/Chandler/Ross/Monica.
"Our Babies are going to be one day apart, how great is that going to be," said Monica.
"You've finally got what you wanted," said Rachel "This is great news"
"Now Riley's got a boy playmate," said Ross.
"Wait, Monica I'm so sorry," said Phoebe.
"What, What are you sorry for?" asked Monica.
"We're stealing you and Chandler's thunder," said Phoebe "Our news is taking away from your special day, I'm so sorry"
"What, That's ridiculous Phoebe, now our day is even more special because our babies have 2 cousins to play with now" said Monica. "You are not stealing our thunder at all".
"Really, Are you sure" said Phoebe "Because I didn't want to go through the whole thing that happened when you guys got engaged"
"Of course we are sure," said Chandler.
"Now, Go and Meet your Little Boy," said Monica.
"Ok, Let's go" said Phoebe. She grabbed Joey's hand and they ran out the room excitedly.
"Isn't this amazing?" said Rachel.
"What?" asked Ross
"This..Us, I can't believe how our lives have turned out! I never would have thought 9 years ago that Phoebe and Joey would be together, That Monica and Chandler would be married and have a family, but I think I always knew in my heart that you and I would end up together," said Rachel.
"I agree, it's weird the way our lives turned out," said Chandler. "We all have families now, everything is going to change"
"No, No it's not going to change now because we all have families, Nothing will change except that instead of relaxing over coffee at Central Perk, We will all be running around after our children" said Monica, now feeding Lily on one breast and Riley on the other. "Hey, look at this. It takes a lot of Talent to be able to do this"
"I don't want things to change at all, you guys now how badly I react to change," said Chandler. "I need a cigarette"
"Excuse me!!" said Monica "Chandler you better not start that filthy habit up again or you're not coming any where near me or our babies, Do you understand what I'm saying?"
"Yes I understand what you're saying," said Chandler before turning around to Ross and saying "See, an hour after birth and she's back to the same old Monica"
"They get worse, trust me. Women can be so domineering sometimes. You should hear Rachel. "Do this Ross" "Change the baby Ross" "Rub my feet Ross" "Why do you have to be such an asshole Ross" It's even worse when they are PMS'ing"
"Ross, Do you want to be sleeping on the couch tonight?" said Rachel, having heard everything he just said. "Because believe me, A domineering bitch like me will do just that, so I'd keep your mouth shut ok Honey?"
"Rachel wear the pants in your relationship too?" asked Chandler sympathetically.
"Definitely" replied Ross.
(Beth Israel Hospital)
Phoebe and Joey have just pulled up in a cab and are about to go and meet their son.
"Joey, Wait," said Phoebe, pausing at the door.
"What?" he asked turning around to face her.
"I don't know that I can do this, Babies don't like me very much, you saw what Emma did when I was holding her" said Phoebe. "God, I'm just so nervous"
"Relax, This baby is gonna be ours so it won't be like any of the others, you're gonna be his Mommy and you'll be the one who will be able to comfort him when he's upset" said Joey putting his arm around her shoulder. "You will be fine and plus I'm very experienced, I've got 7 sisters remember"
Phoebe took a deep breath and then exhaled slowly "Ok, I'm ready"
The grasped each other's hands and entered the hospital to go and meet their Little Boy.
They entered the lifts that would take them up to the Maternity Ward. They first had to meet with the Social Workers, and then they would get to meet their little boy who was resting in the Nursery.
Once they reached the Maternity Ward, they walked up to the desk and spoke to the receptionist.
"Hi, We're Joey Tribbiani and Phoebe Buffay. We are here to meet with Joanna Linley, the social worker," said Joey.
"You're the soon to be adoptive parents of Baby Boy Rodriguez? Asked the receptionist.
"We sure are" said Phoebe.
"Ok, Well follow me to one of our offices, Ms Linley is waiting for you" said the receptionist, leaving her desk and walking towards a number of small offices next to the Nursery.
Phoebe and Joey followed her, taking a peek in the Nursery as they went past.
"Which one do you think he is?" said Phoebe.
"I don't know," replied Joey "But they are all cute"
They entered the office and saw the social worker waiting for them with a smile on her face. She stood up and introduced herself.
"Hi, Joanna Linley, It's lovely to meet you both"
"Joey Tribbiani and this is Phoebe Buffay," said Joey, shaking her hand.
"Ok, Let's get down to business, Take a seat" said Joanna. "Firstly let me tell you about your baby boy, He was born last night at 8:08pm weighing 7lb 8oz, perfectly healthy. He has already had all the necessary checks etc and is pretty much perfect to be taken home"
"Sounds like a big, strong boy" said Joey.
"Really, Oh that's great news" said Phoebe.
"His mother has already signed all the necessary papers and forms so all that needs to be done now is for you two to sign the adoption papers and basically he is yours, except for we have to go to court and get his name changed legally, Get him registered as your child etc but you don't have to worry about any of that. We will take care of it," said Joanna.
"Wait, We aren't really set up to take a baby home yet, we haven't got any of the equipment like a crib and clothes etc," said Phoebe.
"Not to worry, He can stay here in the Nursery until you are ready, it would probably be good for him to be monitored for another day or so" continued Joanna.
"We will definitely be prepared for him to come home within 24 hours, we just need to do a bit of shopping, We just weren't expecting this news today" said Joey.
"We've been at NYC General all night. Two of our best friends just had triplets this morning so he will have a little boy playmate to tumble around with" said Pheeb's.
"That's excellent" said Joanna "Now just sign here and then I will take you to meet your little boy"
"No problems" said Joey, signing his name where he was supposed too.
"Here Sweetie" he said, handing the pen to Phoebe.
Phoebe signed her name underneath Joey's. Her hands were shaking so much her signature was all wobbly.
"Ok, Now are you ready to meet your son?" asked Joanna.
"Oh definitely" said Joey. "We've been waiting for this day to come"
He and Phoebe stood up and followed Joanna into the Nursery, She led them over to one of the beds where a gorgeous little boy lay, sleeping soundly.
"Meet your son," said Joanna.
She picked him up out of the bed gently and placed him in Phoebe's arms.
"Oh my god" said Phoebe and promptly burst into tears. "He's so beautiful"
"Oh he's perfect," said Joey, staring down at his son. "I can't believe he is ours"
The baby opened his eyes wide and stared up at the two smiling faces looking down at him. His first look at his Mommy and Daddy.
"Hello, Baby Boy Tribbiani" said Phoebe.
"Do you have a name yet?" asked Joanna.
"No not yet, But I'm sure we will come up with one" answered Joey. He couldn't take his eyes of his son.
"Dylan Joseph Tribbiani" said Phoebe. She passed the baby into Joey's arms. "That's his name"
"Well in that case, Hey Dylan it's your daddy here" said Joey.
He planted a kiss gently on the baby's head and wrapped his spare arm around Phoebe. They both just stood there entwined, watching their baby. Not even noticing that Joanna had left the room.
Rachel is in the dressing room trying a dress on while Monica and Phoebe relax on the chaise lounge suites. Phoebe sipping wine and Monica sipping water. Isabella is crawling around like a maniac at their feet.
"How are you feeling Mon," asked Phoebe.
"Oh, I'm all right" Monica replied, rubbing her stomach wearily. "I've just got this feeling that it's gonna be soon, they've been kicking madly today"
"The sooner the better don't you think?" said Phoebe "You don't want to go into a week overdue like Rachel did, I don't think I could put up with you whinging like Rachel did if you were overdue".
After saying that, Phoebe bent down to Monica's stomach and said "Come out soon babies before Mommy starts whinging and Aunt Phoebe has to kill her".
"Pheebs!!!" exclaimed Monica "Don't tell my babies things like that. Besides Twins/Triplets always come early anyway so fingers crossed. I am starting to get extremely uncomfortable"
"Here we go," moaned Phoebe.
They sat in silence for a minute before an unmissable English accent boomed out behind them.
"Monica???"
"Yes?" Replied Monica, turning around.
There, standing behind them was Emily. (Remember Emily from England who Ross married but said the wrong name at the altar?)
"Emily!!" exclaimed Monica and Phoebe at the same time.
"Hi, How are you both," said Emily
"Wow Monica! Look at you" she exclaimed, reaching over and touching Monica's stomach. "When are you due?"
"Well Chandler and I are expecting triplet's and I'm due in about a month but enough about me, How have you been" asked Monica
"And what are you doing in a Bridal Shop in New York City?" asked Phoebe.
No one has seemed to notice that Isabella is sitting over the other side of the room chewing on the bottom of a very expensive looking Wedding Dress.
"Well I'm getting married in 3 months to an American man I met in London and I've just moved to New York 2 weeks ago" replied Emily.
"That's great news, Congratulations," said Phoebe.
"I'm very excited," said Emily "He's just a lovely man"
Suddenly Phoebe noticed Isabella in the corner.
"Isabella, NO!" she said. Walking over and picking her up "You're a cheeky little Pumpkin"
"She's adorable," said Emily "Is she yours Phoebe?"
"Um Actually She's R." began Phoebe just as Rachel walked out from the dressing room in a gorgeous strapless white Gown. She looked amazing with her deep tan and her hair flowing down her back.
"Mama" said Isabella, putting her arms towards Rachel.
"This is the one.EMILY!!" said Rachel "What a surprise!"
"Rachel!!! Wow you look amazing," said Emily.
"Yeah, She's Rachel's" Phoebe finished off her sentence and passing Isabella into Rachel's arms.
"Thank you and Yep, This is my Little Pumpkin," said Rachel "Isabella Madeleine"
A moment of uncomfortable silence passed, everybody was thinking about the history between Rachel, Ross and Emily.
"So, You're getting Married?" said Emily, breaking the silence "When's the big day?"
"Valentine's Day, So 6 months away" replied Rachel "What about you, I'm guessing you're getting married too?"
"This might not end pretty," whispered Phoebe to Monica.
"Well, She doesn't know that Rachel's marrying her Ex-Husband yet, so let's wait and see, Rachel looks gorgeous doesn't she?" replied Monica also whispering.
"Oh Absolutely" said Phoebe "She looks amazing"
"3 months from today" said Emily "I just moved to the city, because the man I'm marrying is from New York"
"Well, that's fantastic" said Rachel "Congratulations".
"So How is Ross?" asked Emily. "I haven't spoken to him since the divorce went through".
Another moment of uncomfortable silence passed with Rachel, Monica and Phoebe all looking at one another.
"Ross.. He's great" said Monica "Could not be better, He's actually getting married again"
"Really? That's great," said Emily looking at her feet.
"And he has also become a father again" said Phoebe rubbing it in to Emily. "Yep, He's a proud Daddy to a beautiful little girl"
"Really?" said Emily, repeating herself. "So who has he been impregnating and who is he marrying?"
"Well.that would be me and me," said Rachel holding out her hand to Emily and showing off her engagement ring.
"You're marrying Ross? And this is his daughter?" asked Emily, pointing at Isabella with a surprised look on her face.
"That would be correct," said Phoebe.
"Well, This was unexpected," said Emily "Well actually no it probably wasn't. What am I thinking? Of course you and Ross would end up together after what happened at our Wedding and Isabella is the spitting image of her daddy.
"We only got together like 9 months ago. Just after Bella was born, Ross proposed to me when Isabella was an hour old. We weren't an item when I got pregnant" said Rachel kissing Isabella on the head.
"How Very Romantic. Wow Look at the time, I better be going, I have to meet Jeremy in about.2 hours" said Emily looking at her watch.
"Oh, Ok" said Monica.
"Rachel, Congratulations to you and Ross, I couldn't be happier for you two. Good Luck. Monica, Best of Luck to you and Chandler with the babies. Phoebe, It was great to see you again. I hope we can all catch up sometime," said Emily, all in one sentence before rushing out the store before anyone could say anything.
"Wow" said Rachel putting Isabella down on the floor. "Wasn't that fun?"
"Sure was, did you see the look on her face when she found out that you and Ross were getting married and have a baby? Priceless" said Phoebe with a laugh.
"I know," said Rachel with a laugh "I can't believe she's getting married again, this is like the 3rd time. Wait a second, this is Ross's 4th marriage, we'll just say 3rd ok, No need to count me twice"
"I wonder what happened with the guy that she married basically straight after Ross?" said Pheebs.
"Enough about Emily, We're here for Rachel's big day. Sweetie I never got to tell you how beautiful you look" said Monica
"Aww Thanks. Do you know what, this is the Dress, This is the one that I'm going to get married in, I'm in love with it" said Rachel looking at herself in the full length mirrors.
"You look so amazing," said Phoebe "Oh I wanna be a bride"
"You will Pheeb's, it will happen and I think that it will be sooner then you think," said Rachel. "Don't you agree Monica?..Monica?"
Rachel and Phoebe turned away form the mirror and saw Monica sitting on the lounge clutching her stomach, her face white as a sheet. They ran to her side.
"Mon, What's wrong?" said Phoebe, clutching her hand.
"I don't know, I'm guessing I'm in labour," she said before crying out in pain. "Ohh God. Oh my water just broke, it's starting"
"What do we do? What do we do?" asked Phoebe, panicking.
"Calm down. Monica, Everything's gonna be fine" said Rachel picking Isabella up and putting her in her pram.
"We'll just jump in a cab and get to the hospital, Pheeb's you call Chandler from my Cell phone Ok" said Rachel, helping Monica up off the couch. Monica screamed out in pain as another contraction took over her body.
"Come on, Let's go" said Rachel. They walked towards the door of the shop, Pheeb's pushing Isabella in the pram and Rachel helping Monica.
"Miss, Excuse Me Miss" said the shop owner "What do you think you're doing?"
"My friend is in labour, we have to get her to a hospital" said Rachel.
"Not in one of our dresses you don't" said the assistant.
Rachel looked down at her self and realised she was still wearing the wedding dress.
"Oh Crap, Um.Ok Here's my credit card, I'll just pay for it now" she said, grabbing her card out of her handbag and tossing it at the assistant.
"Ring it up, Come on, Women in labour here, Hurry Up" Rachel snapped at the assistant.
"Owwwwww" cried out Monica, sinking to the floor.
"Would you move it" screamed Pheeb's "Unless you want her to have these 3 babies on your pretty carpet, I would hurry up"
"Ok, Sign here" said the assistant, pushing a piece of paper towards Rachel.
"There" said Rachel "I'll be back for my clothes later"
And they left the Store; it was a funny sight, Rachel running down the street in a wedding dress, pushing Isabella in her pram screaming, "Taxi" while Phoebe and Monica followed, stopping every so often.
Meanwhile, The guys were at Joey and Phoebe's having a Foosball competition when the phone rang. Joey answered.
"What!!!!! Now?? Ok I'll tell Chandler and we'll meet you there" said Joey, hanging up the phone and jumping up and down. Ross was looking at him thinking "What the hell"
Chandler walked through from the bathroom.
"What's going on" Both he and Ross said.
"Monica's water broke at the Bridal Shop, They are on their way to the hospital" exclaimed Joey.
"What, The babies are coming, Oh my god, I'm gonna be a father" said Chandler, going pale in the face and sinkng onto the chair.
"Dude, Get up, We've gotta go to the hospital, Monica's gonna need you there right now" said Ross, pulling Chandler to his feet.
"Ok, Ok, I'm calm, Wait, I need Monica's bag and her pillow, It's in the bedroom" said Chandler.
"I'll get it," said Joey as he ran next door.
"This is so amazing, You and Monica are going to have your babies, I'm going to be an uncle" said Ross as they waited for Joey in the hallway "This is going to be an experience you're never going to forget, It's the most amazing sight, seeing your girl lying there pushing your baby out, Watching the baby that you helped create come out of her body, it's the best"
Chandler was going slightly green in the face, listening to Ross talking; Luckily Joey interrupted them as he burst out the door with the gear.
"Let's go," said Joey.
"Here it goes," said Chandler as they left the building "My life is about to change".
(Hospital)
The girls arrived at the hospital in record time, Pheeb's grabbed a wheel chair form the entrance and Monica sank into it, while Phoebe began to push it. They ran through the doors to the front desk.
"Excuse me, this is Monica Bing, Her water has just broke and she's expecting triplets," said Rachel.
The receptionist looked at her with a smile. "In the middle of the wedding were we?" she asked
"No, Wedding Dress fitting" said Rachel "Come on, Come on"
"Let's get you up to Labour and Delivery Mrs Bing" said the receptionist, motioning for a nurse to come and push the wheelchair.
"Thankyou.. Oww, Contraction" said Monica, her face screwing up in pain.
"Breathe Monica, Remember what I told you, just breathe through every contraction," said Rachel.
"Where's Chandler, I need Chandler" Monica cried out as they entered the lifts to take them up to the ward.
"He's on his way" said Pheebs just as someone yelled out "Stop the Lift"
Chandler, Ross and Joey ran up to the lifts and Joey shoved his foot between the closing doors. They all jumped in just as the doors closed.
"Well, It's a tight squeeze in here," said the Nurse who was pushing the wheelchair.
There was Rachel, Ross, Isabella and her pram, Phoebe, Joey and Monica and Chandler all squeezed in the elevator.
"Chandler" said Monica pulling him into a hug "I'm so glad you're here"
"I'm here now Honey, Let's go have some babies" said Chandler.
The doors opened and the gang followed Monica and her wheelchair up until the doors of Labour Suite number 7.
"Only the father in here right now until Mrs Bing get's examined and settled," said the Nurse. "Ok, Remember what I said Monica" said Rachel "Good Luck Sweetie"
Ross walked up to Monica and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"My little Sister's going to be a Mom" he said "I'm so proud of you Monica"
"Thank you Ross, I love you Big Brother" she replied
"I love you too, now go and have my Niece's and Nephew," said Ross.
Ross patted Chandler on the back and said "Never leave her side Dude, you don't want to miss a second of what's about to happen".
"I won't" said Chandler, smiling from ear to ear.
"We'll see you soon" said Phoebe and Joey each giving her a kiss on the cheek.
Monica waved goodbye as they entered the labour suite.
"I can't believe they are about to have their babies," said Pheeb's.
"This is all Monica's ever wanted, I'm so happy for her and Chandler" said Ross as he pulled Rachel into a hug.
"How are you Babe?" he asked her, before looking down at her body.
None of the guys had noticed in all of the excitement that Rachel was wearing a wedding dress.
"Why do you have a wedding dress on Sweetie?" asked Ross.
"Because Monica started to have contractions when I was in the middle of trying it on and I didn't have time to change so I just paid for this one and we left, Lucky this was the one I wanted" said Rachel.
"Wait, Get away from me Ross, Quick!!!!" Rachel cried out.
"What!!!! Why????" said Ross
"You can't see me in the wedding dress, It's bad luck, Oh my god, Our wedding's going to be plagued be bad luck now" said Rachel sadly.
Ross pulled her into a hug.
"Honey, It's gonna be fine, I think our relationship has already been through all the bad luck it can possible have, we'll be fine. By the way you look Phenomenal, I could just eat you right now" He said, kissing her passionately.
Rachel broke the kiss and began to talk.
"By the way Sweetie, We ran into a certain English person when we were shopping today" said Rachel.
"A certain English perso. EMILY?" said Ross.
"Yes Emily. Turns out she's getting married in 3 months and lives in New York now" Rachel continued.
"Really? Did you tell her about us? Did you tell her we were getting married?" he asked.
"Well, I walked out right in the middle of her conversation with the girls in this dress, She was asking if Isabella was Phoebe's but Bella answered her question by calling out Mama to me, Then she said Congratulations blah blah blah to me on getting married and asked how you were" said Rachel.
"She asked how I was? Since when does she care?" said Ross.
"So Phoebe rubbed it in to her and said that you were great and getting married again and were a proud daddy to a beautiful baby girl and she said, Who has he been impregnating and who is he marrying"
"Who have I been impregnating? Like it's something I do everyday for Christ sake. What did you say?" said Ross.
"I said me and me then held out my hand and showed her the rock," said Rachel before bursting out laughing. "You should of seen the look on her face, it was so good and then she goes on to say how unexpected this was but who was she kidding, that of course we would end up together after what happened at your wedding and that Isabella is the spitting image of you. The she said Congratulations to me and that she couldn't be happier for us and basically ran out the store"
"Well that's good for her, Emily is a chapter in my life that I closed a long time ago and I hope that I never have to see her or open that chapter again, I'm perfectly happy with the two beautiful girls in my life right here" said Ross, picking Isabella out of her pram and hugging her close.
(Middle of the night/Hospital)
It's hours later, The gang have been in and out of Monica's room and are now all waiting because the doctor said it wouldn't be long. She was now 10cm dilated. Phoebe is asleep on Joey who is also asleep shoulder. Rachel, still in her wedding dress, with Ross's coat around her shoulders is feeding Isabella while Ross reads a magazine.
"I can't believe that it's taking so long," said Ross quietly.
"I know but they say that first babies always take ages and I was in labour for 47 hours remember?" replied Rachel.
"Last time I was in there, She was so exhausted and was in tears, I feel so bad for her going through all this pain" said Ross.
"That is something Men will never know, The pain of Childbirth, It is the worst pain you will ever feel in your life but very rewarding in the end" said Rachel looking down at Isabella.
"Absolutely" said Ross. "Chandler was a little freaked out before we got here but I told him that he will never forget this day, That it will be the most amazing thing he will ever see, I can still remember when you were in labour, Watching you push and thinking how beautiful you were and how much I loved you and it was then, When you pushed that final time and the look on your face when you saw our daughter for the first time, that I decided that I was definitely going to propose to you that day, I didn't want to wait any longer"
"Really? I never knew that. I always feel like crying when you talk about that kind of stuff to me. You know all the right things to say. That's one of the many things I love about you, The things you say to me and how you always tell me that you love me, Even if we are arguing or bitching at each other, You always end it with "I love You". That word means so much to me, and I know that when you say it that you really mean it," said Rachel.
"I do mean it, and that's why I say it so often. Because I truly do love you more then anything on this world and I want you to know and never to forget it," said Ross.
"I love you just as much and know that I really mean it too" said Rachel, kissing him on the lips.
Chandler running through the doors interrupted them.
"She's here," he yelled.
Joey and Phoebe both jumped out of their skins and sat up wide-awake.
Ross and Rachel jumped out of their chairs.
"Who's here?" asked Rachel.
"Emma Madison is here, 5lb, 3oz" said Chandler
"Congratulations" came the replies.
"I have to get back in there," he said before running back to the delivery suite.
"Wow, We have a Niece," said Joey, with his arm around Phoebe.
Seconds later Chandler burst through the door.
"Riley Daniel, 5lb 5oz" he yelled before running back through the doors.
"And a nephew" said Phoebe
"I wonder how Monica's doing?" said Rachel "I can't wait to see these babies"
They waited and waited, expecting Chandler to come running through the door any second.
"What's taking so long?" said Ross
"Maybe Little Lily doesn't want to come out," said Joey.
Rachel handed Bella to Phoebe and went and peeked through the glass on the door.
"I can see Monica and Chandler's up at her head holding her hand, Monica's pushing still, Oh the poor thing, She looks exhausted. Wait hang on.Lily's here, The doctor just held her up and Monica's crying and Chandler's crying too" said Rachel before coming back and sitting down.
"They've got three babies, I can't believe it" said Phoebe.
"I know, My Little Sister's a Mom, It seems to weird to think of Monica as a Mom for some reason, She's going to be a great mom though" said Ross.
"She will be a great Mom, I've seen how great she is with Isabella. Lily, Emma and Riley are lucky to have her as their Mom" said Rachel.
15 minutes later Chandler came out of the delivery suite, drying his eyes but smiling widely.
"They're all here, Safe and Healthy. Emma, Riley and Lily who is 5lb 2oz" said Chandler. "I can't believe I'm a dad"
"Congratulations" said everyone at once.
"How's Monica doing?" asked Rachel.
"She's great" said Chandler "I'm so proud of her but she had a bit of trouble pushing Lily out, She was just too tired and needed a rest first so that's why she was born 5 minutes later. You should see the babies, they're so beautiful. We just had a cuddle with them before the nurse took them to the Nursery"
"When can we come in and see them?" asked Joey
"Once the doctors have finished with Monica and she has had a shower. The babies had to go over to the Nursery to be checked properly because they are 4 weeks early" replied Chandler.
"So you were all right in there Chandler?" asked Ross
"Oh it was so amazing, I'm on the biggest high after watching Monica do that, I am so so proud of her, She's the best" said Chandler.
"I told you, the most amazing thing you will ever see," said Ross.
"I know" said Chandler "Anyway I've got to get back in there with Monica, Thanks for being here through this guys, It means a lot to Monica, the babies and I"
"It means a lot to us, being here," said Phoebe pulling Chandler into a hug.
Ross, Rachel and Joey all leaned in and put their arms around Chandler.
(An hour later, Monica's hospital Room)
Monica is settled in her room with Chandler. They are waiting for the Nurse's to bring the babies in.
"Honey, I'm so proud of you, I love you so much," said Chandler.
"Aww Thanks sweetie, I'm proud of me too" replied Monica with a laugh.
"We've finally got our family, we've got 3 kids, Can you believe it?" said Chandler
"Just wait until we get home, Then reality will hit, We will have 3 babies on our hand" said Monica "I'm looking forward to it though"
She moved around in her bed trying to get comfortable, wincing in pain because she was a little tender.
"Are you Ok?" asked Chandler with a worried look on his face.
"I'm fine, just a little bit sore down below," said Monica. "When are they bringing the babies in, I wanna see them?"
"Soon Hon, they are just checking to make sure that they are all perfectly healthy" said Chandler just as 3 nurses entered, pushing the babies in their little beds.
"Here they are" said Nurse 1.
"Aww, Here's my babies," said Monica. She could not wipe the smile off her face; this was the happiest day of her life.
Chandler moved a pillow in front of Monica to prepare her to hold the babies.
"Here is Lily," said the Nurse placing a little bundle with a purple hat on in Monica's arms.
"Hey there Lily Rose, You are so beautiful," said Monica.
Chandler leant down and placed a kiss on Lily's head, "She's so tiny isn't she?"
Monica moved Lily to one side to make room for the next baby.
"And here is Riley" said the Nurse, putting him in Monica's arms next to Lily. He had a tiny blue hat on his head.
"There's my boy," said Chandler "What a little Stud, Just like his Daddy"
"And last but not least Emma" said the Nurse. Emma had a little pink hat on
Monica finally had all 3 babies in a row in front of her. Their hats were the only things that made it easy to tell them apart. They all looked the same besides the obvious difference with Riley and the girls.
"Hi my little one's" said Monica, her eyes misting up. "I'm your mommy and your Daddy and I love you all very much"
Chandler sat on the edge of the bed and put his arm around Monica, looking down at his daughter's and son. A proud father all ready.
"I bought a little surprise for them" said Chandler "I got them last week".
"You are such a sweetie," said Monica "What did you get them?"
Chandler reached behind him and pulled 2 little jewellery boxes and one bigger box from Monica's bag.
"Well this one is for Lily" said Chandler as he opened the box and pulled out a tiny silver bracelet with the words Lily Rose on one side and Love Mommy and Daddy on the other side. He placed the bracelet gently around the sleeping babies wrist.
"It's beautiful," said Monica.
"And this one is for Emma" said Chandler. Her bracelet was inscribed with Emma Madison on one side and Love Mommy and Daddy on the other just like Lily's.
He placed it around Emma's wrist and then pulled out Riley's box.
"What did you get for him?" asked Monica "Not a bracelet?"
"No, Not a bracelet" said Chandler with a grin. He pulled a Little Blue badge out of the box with the words KNICKS RULE on it and pinned it to Riley's top.
"Get them while they're young I say, this boy is going to be a Knicks fan just like his daddy" said Chandler proudly.
"Oh that's so sweet Chandler," said Monica.
Just as Chandler leaned over and kissed her, they heard a knock on the door and saw 4 heads peek around.
"Can we come in?" asked Joey. "Of course you can," said Chandler.
The gang all entered the room.
"Wow" said Rachel, leaning over Monica to look at the babies. "Oh my god, they're amazing"
Rachel lifted Isabella out of her Pram and lifted her up to look at the babies. "Isabella these are your cousins Lily, Riley and Emma" said Rachel "Now you always have to be nice to them even though you're a whole 9 months or so older then them"
Isabella, who as babies do, didn't understand a word of what Rachel, said pointed to the babies and said "Dada"
Everyone started laughing.
"Dada's over here" said Ross with a smile. He still got a major rush whenever he heard her call him Dada.
Rachel put Isabella onto the floor and she immediately began exploring.
"It's nice to finally meet my Niece's and Nephew, They're gorgeous," said Ross
"Chandler help me out here" said Monica "Who want's a cuddle".
"Oh Me" said Phoebe straight away.
He passed Lily into Rachel's arms, Emma into Phoebe's and Riley into Ross's.
"Hi Emma" said Phoebe, looking down at her face. "She's gorgeous," said Joey who was staring over Phoebe's shoulder.
"Hey Riley, I'm Uncle Ross" said Ross, talking to his nephew.
"What does that say on Riley's badge," asked Joey, walking over for a closer look. "Knicks Rule!!" "Right on there Buddy" Joey said, taking hold of Riley's little hand.
"Rachel, You're still in your wedding dress," said Monica. "Why didn't you go home and change?"
"I didn't want to miss anything, I wanted to be here when Chandler ran through the doors and said he had a son/daughter" said Rachel, standing in the corner and rocking Lily.
"How do you feel Monica?" asked Phoebe
"Well, too be honest I'm exhausted and in a bit of pain but it was all worth it" said Monica happily "I've got my babies now and they make up for any pain".
"And how's Dad doing?" said Joey.
"Dad is absolutely great, On Cloud Nine," said Chandler.
"Hey Ross, Look over there" said Chandler, nodding over the where Rachel was standing, staring dreamily into Lily's face.
"I think we've got a clucky one over there," said Pheeb's.
"Oh God, Not again..Rachel!!" said Ross.
"What?" she asked.
"I know that you're very clucky and want another baby but we've already had this conversation Honey," said Ross.
"Ross, I'm not thinking about having another baby Ok, I'm just bonding with my Niece if that's all right with you" replied Rachel.
"That's fine Sweetie," said Ross. "See, She's not clucky" he said to everyone else.
Isabella crawled over to Rachel, wrapped her arms around her legs and started wailing, She was jealous that her Mommy was paying attention to another baby.
"Ok Ok Sweetie" said Rachel, She placed Lily into Chandler's arms and picked Isabella up "What's the matter with my Princess? Mommy still loves you just as much as before"
Emma began to cry that sweet little Newborn cry in Phoebe's arms.
"What did I do, what's wrong with her?" said Phoebe.
She quickly gave her back to Monica who began to breast feed her.
"She's just hungry, See look at her," said Monica "Oh this feels really strange"
"It feels strange at first doesn't it, but then it feels wonderful" said Rachel "Man, how are you going to feed three kids, You'll have 2 feeding, then one will start screaming. It's time's like that when you're gonna be wishing you had three boobs"
Monica's looking a little bit scared.
Suddenly Joey's Cell Phone began to ring. He grabbed it out of his pocket and answered.
"Hello" he said. "Yes this is Joey Tribbiani"
"Who is it Joe?" asked Phoebe.
"Sshhh" he replied, listening intently to what the caller was saying.
"Are you serious, is she absolutely sure about this?" he said into the phone. "Ok, We'll be there in an hour" he said before hanging up the phone.
He turned around and pulled Phoebe into his arms and squeezed her tight.
"We've got a baby, we've got a baby," he yelled.
"What? Who?" said Phoebe, stunned.
"That teenage mom from Brooklyn, She gave birth to a Baby Boy last night and decided that she wants the best for him so she's giving him up for adoption. The agency already decided on us and we have to get to Beth Israel as soon as possible to meet our SON" said Joey.
"Oh my god" said everyone at once.
Phoebe burst into tears "We've got a son? Are you sure?"
"Of course I'm sure," said Joey "He is ours"
"Congratulations Guys" said Rachel/Chandler/Ross/Monica.
"Our Babies are going to be one day apart, how great is that going to be," said Monica.
"You've finally got what you wanted," said Rachel "This is great news"
"Now Riley's got a boy playmate," said Ross.
"Wait, Monica I'm so sorry," said Phoebe.
"What, What are you sorry for?" asked Monica.
"We're stealing you and Chandler's thunder," said Phoebe "Our news is taking away from your special day, I'm so sorry"
"What, That's ridiculous Phoebe, now our day is even more special because our babies have 2 cousins to play with now" said Monica. "You are not stealing our thunder at all".
"Really, Are you sure" said Phoebe "Because I didn't want to go through the whole thing that happened when you guys got engaged"
"Of course we are sure," said Chandler.
"Now, Go and Meet your Little Boy," said Monica.
"Ok, Let's go" said Phoebe. She grabbed Joey's hand and they ran out the room excitedly.
"Isn't this amazing?" said Rachel.
"What?" asked Ross
"This..Us, I can't believe how our lives have turned out! I never would have thought 9 years ago that Phoebe and Joey would be together, That Monica and Chandler would be married and have a family, but I think I always knew in my heart that you and I would end up together," said Rachel.
"I agree, it's weird the way our lives turned out," said Chandler. "We all have families now, everything is going to change"
"No, No it's not going to change now because we all have families, Nothing will change except that instead of relaxing over coffee at Central Perk, We will all be running around after our children" said Monica, now feeding Lily on one breast and Riley on the other. "Hey, look at this. It takes a lot of Talent to be able to do this"
"I don't want things to change at all, you guys now how badly I react to change," said Chandler. "I need a cigarette"
"Excuse me!!" said Monica "Chandler you better not start that filthy habit up again or you're not coming any where near me or our babies, Do you understand what I'm saying?"
"Yes I understand what you're saying," said Chandler before turning around to Ross and saying "See, an hour after birth and she's back to the same old Monica"
"They get worse, trust me. Women can be so domineering sometimes. You should hear Rachel. "Do this Ross" "Change the baby Ross" "Rub my feet Ross" "Why do you have to be such an asshole Ross" It's even worse when they are PMS'ing"
"Ross, Do you want to be sleeping on the couch tonight?" said Rachel, having heard everything he just said. "Because believe me, A domineering bitch like me will do just that, so I'd keep your mouth shut ok Honey?"
"Rachel wear the pants in your relationship too?" asked Chandler sympathetically.
"Definitely" replied Ross.
(Beth Israel Hospital)
Phoebe and Joey have just pulled up in a cab and are about to go and meet their son.
"Joey, Wait," said Phoebe, pausing at the door.
"What?" he asked turning around to face her.
"I don't know that I can do this, Babies don't like me very much, you saw what Emma did when I was holding her" said Phoebe. "God, I'm just so nervous"
"Relax, This baby is gonna be ours so it won't be like any of the others, you're gonna be his Mommy and you'll be the one who will be able to comfort him when he's upset" said Joey putting his arm around her shoulder. "You will be fine and plus I'm very experienced, I've got 7 sisters remember"
Phoebe took a deep breath and then exhaled slowly "Ok, I'm ready"
The grasped each other's hands and entered the hospital to go and meet their Little Boy.
They entered the lifts that would take them up to the Maternity Ward. They first had to meet with the Social Workers, and then they would get to meet their little boy who was resting in the Nursery.
Once they reached the Maternity Ward, they walked up to the desk and spoke to the receptionist.
"Hi, We're Joey Tribbiani and Phoebe Buffay. We are here to meet with Joanna Linley, the social worker," said Joey.
"You're the soon to be adoptive parents of Baby Boy Rodriguez? Asked the receptionist.
"We sure are" said Phoebe.
"Ok, Well follow me to one of our offices, Ms Linley is waiting for you" said the receptionist, leaving her desk and walking towards a number of small offices next to the Nursery.
Phoebe and Joey followed her, taking a peek in the Nursery as they went past.
"Which one do you think he is?" said Phoebe.
"I don't know," replied Joey "But they are all cute"
They entered the office and saw the social worker waiting for them with a smile on her face. She stood up and introduced herself.
"Hi, Joanna Linley, It's lovely to meet you both"
"Joey Tribbiani and this is Phoebe Buffay," said Joey, shaking her hand.
"Ok, Let's get down to business, Take a seat" said Joanna. "Firstly let me tell you about your baby boy, He was born last night at 8:08pm weighing 7lb 8oz, perfectly healthy. He has already had all the necessary checks etc and is pretty much perfect to be taken home"
"Sounds like a big, strong boy" said Joey.
"Really, Oh that's great news" said Phoebe.
"His mother has already signed all the necessary papers and forms so all that needs to be done now is for you two to sign the adoption papers and basically he is yours, except for we have to go to court and get his name changed legally, Get him registered as your child etc but you don't have to worry about any of that. We will take care of it," said Joanna.
"Wait, We aren't really set up to take a baby home yet, we haven't got any of the equipment like a crib and clothes etc," said Phoebe.
"Not to worry, He can stay here in the Nursery until you are ready, it would probably be good for him to be monitored for another day or so" continued Joanna.
"We will definitely be prepared for him to come home within 24 hours, we just need to do a bit of shopping, We just weren't expecting this news today" said Joey.
"We've been at NYC General all night. Two of our best friends just had triplets this morning so he will have a little boy playmate to tumble around with" said Pheeb's.
"That's excellent" said Joanna "Now just sign here and then I will take you to meet your little boy"
"No problems" said Joey, signing his name where he was supposed too.
"Here Sweetie" he said, handing the pen to Phoebe.
Phoebe signed her name underneath Joey's. Her hands were shaking so much her signature was all wobbly.
"Ok, Now are you ready to meet your son?" asked Joanna.
"Oh definitely" said Joey. "We've been waiting for this day to come"
He and Phoebe stood up and followed Joanna into the Nursery, She led them over to one of the beds where a gorgeous little boy lay, sleeping soundly.
"Meet your son," said Joanna.
She picked him up out of the bed gently and placed him in Phoebe's arms.
"Oh my god" said Phoebe and promptly burst into tears. "He's so beautiful"
"Oh he's perfect," said Joey, staring down at his son. "I can't believe he is ours"
The baby opened his eyes wide and stared up at the two smiling faces looking down at him. His first look at his Mommy and Daddy.
"Hello, Baby Boy Tribbiani" said Phoebe.
"Do you have a name yet?" asked Joanna.
"No not yet, But I'm sure we will come up with one" answered Joey. He couldn't take his eyes of his son.
"Dylan Joseph Tribbiani" said Phoebe. She passed the baby into Joey's arms. "That's his name"
"Well in that case, Hey Dylan it's your daddy here" said Joey.
He planted a kiss gently on the baby's head and wrapped his spare arm around Phoebe. They both just stood there entwined, watching their baby. Not even noticing that Joanna had left the room.