okay believe it or not, after this there's only one more chapter and then a
epilouge...but i won't post them soon unless you review! lol...anyway
thanks for so many kind reviews on part eight...please read and review this
part!
Part Nine
"Hello, is Rachel Geller there?"
"Yes, this is she," Rachel replied, exhausted. After Ross had left so abruptly, she'd been forced to deal with questions from Josh and Gracie, and then she'd finally managed to get them both home. Now all she wanted to do was go to sleep and forget what Ross had just done-left, again.
"This is Beth Israel Hospital. Your husband, Ross Geller was just brought it. He was found unconscious in his hotel room."
Suddenly, every annoyed feeling Rachel had had towards Ross vanished. All she could think about was getting to the hospital.
Rachel paced the waiting room over and over, refusing to sit down for even a second. "Rachel, sweetie," Monica said soothingly, "I'm sure he's fine. He's got cancer, these things happen."
"But what if.what if he dies, Monica? I mean, I know I'm still mad at him, but I don't want him to die now."
"Neither do I," Monica said quietly, "Neither do I." Both Monica and Rachel sat down and began crying. Suddenly, Chandler arrived and quietly pulled both women into his arms.
"Mrs. Geller?"
"Yes, that's me!" Rachel said quickly, jumping up. "Where's Ross? Is he okay?"
"Well," said the doctor slowly, "He's stable, but you know there's nothing we can do for him. He'll have to stay here overnight, and then he can go home tomorrow."
"Thanks," Rachel said softly, "This is his sister and brother- in- law. Can we see him?"
"Sure," said the doctor, "Let me show you his room."
Ross came home the next day and Rachel insisted he stay at her apartment. She moved Josh into Gracie's room and let Ross have Josh's room. For Ross, it was ten times harder because he was now around his son and daughter twenty-four hours a day. For him, the hardest part was hearing them call him Ross instead of Dad. One night, Ross couldn't sleep, so he wandered out to the living room, where he found Rachel sitting on the couch.
"Rach?" he asked quietly.
"What're you doing up?" she asked, jumping up.
"Couldn't sleep," he shrugged.
"Well, me neither."
Ross sighed and sat down on the couch, "Um, thanks for letting me stay here," he said awkwardly.
"Not a problem," she said, "I, uh, didn't want you to be alone if you got sick again."
They sat in silence for a long time, until Ross finally spoke up. "Rach?" he asked quietly, "I, um, kind of wanted to talk to you about something."
"Sure, shoot," Rachel said.
"Well, um, I actually wanted to talk about Josh and Gracie.I was, uh, wondering if when they're older after I'm gone, y'know, if you're gonna tell them who their father is." He steered clear of using the word "Dad" since he knew he wasn't one. Chandler, Joey and Mike were dads, daddies, but Ross certainly was not.
Rachel was silent for a long time. "Ross," she said softly, "You are their father. I'm not going to deprive my children of knowing who they are. So, yeah, when they're older, I'd like them to know. But now.Ross, you have to understand that I can't give them a father and then suddenly pull him away from them. Not after they've waited eight years."
Ross nodded slowly. "I understand that," he said, "and I couldn't do that to them either," he sighed softly, "Do you, um, still have that letter I wrote them?"
Rachel looked straight into his eyes, "Yes," she said, "I read it every year on our anniversary."
Ross twisted his hands in his lap and said, embarrassed, "I'm sorry, Rachel. I can't say that enough. But, um, I'd like maybe, to, y'know, leave another letter for Josh and Gracie. An updated version, sort of."
"If that's what you want to do, Ross, then it's fine with me."
"Thanks, Rach. I just.I want my kids to have some idea of who I am. Even if I'm an asshole."
Rachel ignored his criticism about himself and asked another question. "Ross," she said tentatively, "Have you seen Ben? Since you came back?"
Ross shook his head, "No," he said softly, "Carol and Susan, they, um, wouldn't let me. I'm leaving a letter with them, too, but.they didn't want me to see Ben."
Rachel nodded, "I'm sorry," she said, saying the only thing she could think of.
Ross again shook his head, "Don't be," he said, "I don't deserve to see any of my kids. It's a miracle you're letting me see the twins."
Rachel sighed, "It's hard to explain, Ross, but.I do want my children to have some memory of their father, even if they just remember him as one of my friends."
Ross was already tearing up, "And I can't thank you enough," he choked out, "because seeing my kids before I die.that's all I ever wanted. And to see you, too."
Rachel smiled softly, "I couldn't let you die without seeing you again, Ross. You know that."
"No, I didn't," he said softly, "You're an amazing person, Rachel. Absolutely amazing."
Two Words: PLEASE REVIEW!
Part Nine
"Hello, is Rachel Geller there?"
"Yes, this is she," Rachel replied, exhausted. After Ross had left so abruptly, she'd been forced to deal with questions from Josh and Gracie, and then she'd finally managed to get them both home. Now all she wanted to do was go to sleep and forget what Ross had just done-left, again.
"This is Beth Israel Hospital. Your husband, Ross Geller was just brought it. He was found unconscious in his hotel room."
Suddenly, every annoyed feeling Rachel had had towards Ross vanished. All she could think about was getting to the hospital.
Rachel paced the waiting room over and over, refusing to sit down for even a second. "Rachel, sweetie," Monica said soothingly, "I'm sure he's fine. He's got cancer, these things happen."
"But what if.what if he dies, Monica? I mean, I know I'm still mad at him, but I don't want him to die now."
"Neither do I," Monica said quietly, "Neither do I." Both Monica and Rachel sat down and began crying. Suddenly, Chandler arrived and quietly pulled both women into his arms.
"Mrs. Geller?"
"Yes, that's me!" Rachel said quickly, jumping up. "Where's Ross? Is he okay?"
"Well," said the doctor slowly, "He's stable, but you know there's nothing we can do for him. He'll have to stay here overnight, and then he can go home tomorrow."
"Thanks," Rachel said softly, "This is his sister and brother- in- law. Can we see him?"
"Sure," said the doctor, "Let me show you his room."
Ross came home the next day and Rachel insisted he stay at her apartment. She moved Josh into Gracie's room and let Ross have Josh's room. For Ross, it was ten times harder because he was now around his son and daughter twenty-four hours a day. For him, the hardest part was hearing them call him Ross instead of Dad. One night, Ross couldn't sleep, so he wandered out to the living room, where he found Rachel sitting on the couch.
"Rach?" he asked quietly.
"What're you doing up?" she asked, jumping up.
"Couldn't sleep," he shrugged.
"Well, me neither."
Ross sighed and sat down on the couch, "Um, thanks for letting me stay here," he said awkwardly.
"Not a problem," she said, "I, uh, didn't want you to be alone if you got sick again."
They sat in silence for a long time, until Ross finally spoke up. "Rach?" he asked quietly, "I, um, kind of wanted to talk to you about something."
"Sure, shoot," Rachel said.
"Well, um, I actually wanted to talk about Josh and Gracie.I was, uh, wondering if when they're older after I'm gone, y'know, if you're gonna tell them who their father is." He steered clear of using the word "Dad" since he knew he wasn't one. Chandler, Joey and Mike were dads, daddies, but Ross certainly was not.
Rachel was silent for a long time. "Ross," she said softly, "You are their father. I'm not going to deprive my children of knowing who they are. So, yeah, when they're older, I'd like them to know. But now.Ross, you have to understand that I can't give them a father and then suddenly pull him away from them. Not after they've waited eight years."
Ross nodded slowly. "I understand that," he said, "and I couldn't do that to them either," he sighed softly, "Do you, um, still have that letter I wrote them?"
Rachel looked straight into his eyes, "Yes," she said, "I read it every year on our anniversary."
Ross twisted his hands in his lap and said, embarrassed, "I'm sorry, Rachel. I can't say that enough. But, um, I'd like maybe, to, y'know, leave another letter for Josh and Gracie. An updated version, sort of."
"If that's what you want to do, Ross, then it's fine with me."
"Thanks, Rach. I just.I want my kids to have some idea of who I am. Even if I'm an asshole."
Rachel ignored his criticism about himself and asked another question. "Ross," she said tentatively, "Have you seen Ben? Since you came back?"
Ross shook his head, "No," he said softly, "Carol and Susan, they, um, wouldn't let me. I'm leaving a letter with them, too, but.they didn't want me to see Ben."
Rachel nodded, "I'm sorry," she said, saying the only thing she could think of.
Ross again shook his head, "Don't be," he said, "I don't deserve to see any of my kids. It's a miracle you're letting me see the twins."
Rachel sighed, "It's hard to explain, Ross, but.I do want my children to have some memory of their father, even if they just remember him as one of my friends."
Ross was already tearing up, "And I can't thank you enough," he choked out, "because seeing my kids before I die.that's all I ever wanted. And to see you, too."
Rachel smiled softly, "I couldn't let you die without seeing you again, Ross. You know that."
"No, I didn't," he said softly, "You're an amazing person, Rachel. Absolutely amazing."
Two Words: PLEASE REVIEW!