"Joey! Joey!" Phoebe yelled, hammering on the front door of Ross and Rachel's house. "Joseph, you answer the door right now!"

Rachel opened the door. "Phoebe? What…?"

Phoebe pushed past Rachel. "Sorry, Rachel, but I need to speak with Joey. It's urgent."

"It's also eleven-thirty," Rachel replied. "Ben, Emily, and Julia are all in bed. Ross and I were going as well."

"Yeah, yeah, great," Phoebe said, impatiently. "Is Joey in? It's really important."

"I'll get him," Rachel sighed. "Oh, and do come in," she added, sarcastically.

"Thanks."

In a few seconds, Joey and Phoebe were seated on a couch in the living room, with Rachel peeking round the doorframe. As Ross came to move her away, she swatted at his hand. "Don't! I think this is important. If she's going to break up with him, we need to know, so we can comfort him."

That was all that it took to convince Ross to listen in. "Yeah. Good idea, Rach!"

Phoebe and Joey were oblivious to all this. "What's up, Pheebs?" Joey asked, worried. "I only just got in from my play."

"Sorry, I know, I didn't mean to worry you, or to wake up the kids," Phoebe apologised. "It's just… I need to speak to you, urgently."

"Well, I'm here now," said Joey, comfortingly, rubbing her arm. "Don't worry. Tell me, Phoebe. Whatever it is, it'll be okay."

"It'll change everything," Phoebe whispered. "And – I don't know what you'll think."

"Have you cheated on me?" Joey asked, standing up and looking annoyed.

"No, no!" Phoebe said, shocked. "I'm having a baby, that's all."

"Having a baby?" repeated Joey. "As in, like, pregnant? My baby? Oh my God, Phoebe, this is – this is wonderful!"

"You're sure?" Phoebe said, weakly, her eyes filling with tears. Outside, Ross and Rachel were looking at each other with amazed faces.

"How could I be anything else?" Joey demanded. "The woman I love is having my baby… it's scary, sure, but we'll cope."

"Oh…" Phoebe murmured. She hugged Joey, who hugged back for a few moments, then pulled away.

"I have to go tell everyone!" he announced, excitedly. "Oh my God, I can't believe it! I have to tell everyone. Ross! Rachel!" He shouted these last words, and the Gellers rushed into the room to hush him.

"The kids are sleeping," Ross informed him.

"Phoebe's pregnant!" Joey yelled, ignoring Ross totally.

"Oh my God, congratulations, you guys," Rachel enthused.

"Yeah, well done, guys," added Ross.

"I have to ring Chandler!" Joey said, wearing a smile a mile wide. He dialled Monica's number, and sighed when he received no answer. "No one's in. I think I'll go visit them – or no! I've gotta ring my mom!"

"Isn't it like 3 a.m. over there?" Ross pointed out.

"So?" Joey demanded. "She'll be so happy that I'm having a baby that she won't care. I'm 34, she'd given up all hope of me ever having kids."

"Tell her I'm nice," Phoebe pleaded, as Joey dialled.

"Mama? Hey, it's Joey… yeah, sorry it's a weird time, mama," Joey said, smiling at Phoebe. "Sorry mama… mama, look, I have some big news, can you hold the lecture for a moment? Thanks, mama… yeah, sure… I promise… look, do you want to hear my news or not?" he demanded, as Rachel turned away to hide her laughter. "Mama, just stop – stop talking for a second, please… Ok, ah, my girlfriend, Phoebe, she's great, nice," he added, shooting Phoebe a look, "She's having my baby, mama. She's pregnant." His smile grew as he said those words. "Thanks mama… yeah, I know… No, we are not engaged, mama… why should we be? Ok, mama, I gotta go, I'll talk to you later, ok… yeah, same, sure, bye!" He put the phone down.

"Mama says she's really happy for us," he informed the gathering. "And now, I'm off to tell my brother the news. Phoebe, you coming?"

"Sure, yeah, I mean, I live there," Phoebe replied, getting up. "See ya, Ross, Rach. Sorry to wake the kids up, but I needed to." They just laughed at her plaintive expression, and Phoebe and Joey left.

* * *

In the meantime, Chandler and Monica were in Monica's room. After the conversation about their relationship, they turned to other things. The radio was on, quietly, so as not to wake Kendra, who slept two doors down. As a new song came on, Monica sat up suddenly. "Oh my God… Chandler!"

"What?" he asked, bewildered.

"This song," she whispered, amazed.

"What about it?"

"It's the song that was playing in the club that night," she told him. "Remember? The night we – the night Kendra was conceived."

"Oh my God," he murmured.

"I love this song…" Monica said, softly. "Love it."

"I remember," Chandler said. "I love this song too."

"It always reminded me of you," Monica said, shyly.

"It reminded me of you," Chandler countered.

You ask me if I love you
And I choke on my reply
I'd rather hurt you honestly
Than mislead you with a lie
And who am I to judge you
On what you say or do?
I'm only just beginning to see the real you

And sometimes when we touch
The honesty's too much
And I have to close my eyes and hide
I wanna hold you til I die
Til we both break down and cry
I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides

Romance and all its strategy
Leaves me battling with my pride
But through the insecurity
Some tenderness survives
I'm just another writer
Still trapped within my truth
A hesitant prize fighter
Still trapped within my youth

And sometimes when we touch
The honesty's too much
And I have to close my eyes and hide
I wanna hold you til I die
Til we both break down and cry
I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides

At times I'd like to break you
And drive you to your knees
At times I'd like to break through
And hold you endlessly

At times I understand you
And I see how hard you've tried
I've watched while love commands you
And I've watched love pass you by

At times I think we're drifters
Still searching for a friend
A brother or a sister
But then the passion flares again

And sometimes when we touch
The honesty's too much
And I have to close my eyes and hide
I wanna hold you til I die
Til we both break down and cry
I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides

As the song finished, the door burst open.

"Chandler, guess what?" Joey yelled, before realising what was happening in front of him. "Oh my God…"

"Chandler and Monica!" Phoebe shouted. "Oh, my eyes! Chandler and Monica!"

The two lovers broke apart instantly.

"What the hell are you doing?" Joey demanded.

DISCLAIMER: This chapter features the song 'Sometimes When We Touch' by Dan Hill. I do not own this song.