Love-mail

A/N Hi got to work on this as soon as I could. Right, this chapter leaves Rachel and basically introduces Gunther and tells you his history. Enjoy! Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in my story they belong to the rich people at Warner bros.

Gunther's Story!

Gunther appeared to be a simple man with not much to tell and no personality. He however was really quite different. In High School he'd always wanted to be one of the popular kids, he'd hang around them always wishing he was in their gang. Much like now, he saw Ross, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Phoebe and Joey as the popular kids and he just wanted to be 'in' with them. He believed if he was in the gang, people might like him, make that, Rachel might fall for him. It was his dream. Five years ago, he thought he'd actually found love, true love and it wasn't with Rachel. It was with Francesca. They'd met through his sister, Jasmine; she'd double booked their massage appointments. He'd given his appointment to her and she asked him to go to dinner because of his kindness. They had a wonderful night; Fran (as she liked to be called) knew a little fish restaurant tucked away in the quiet part of town. The night was so special and the two connected. They carried on seeing each other, they were inseparable, and they could tell each other everything. Then, 4 months into their relationship they got a shock. Fran was pregnant. Gunther realised how serious their relationship was, he realised he wasn't ready for this. He didn't want to settle down and have a family yet. But he knew he couldn't abandon Fran. Fran felt the same; she wanted her baby but didn't want to marry Gunther. They both realised they weren't in love, but they made fantastic friends. Gunther promised Fran he'd always be there for her and their baby no matter what. As the months passed into the fourth week of pregnancy, they went for the first scan with Doctor Sutherland. "Very healthy!" The doctor announced, "Wait a minute." "Omigod, what's wrong" asked Fran. "Well.I think, we're expecting twins!" the doctor smiled. "You're kidding?!" Exclaimed Gunther. "No, its right, there!" the doctor showed them the 2 little shapes on the monitor, Fran grabbed Gunther's hand as they looked at their babies. "Would you like to know the sex?" asked the doctor. "Yes" they replied in unison. "You're having a boy and a girl! Congratulations!" Gunther and Fran could only smile. They were so happy.

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5 Months on, in the hospital holding the new twins.

Gunther held his little boy in his hand. He'd never been prouder. He looked across to his little girl, they were perfect! They had decided on the names, finally! Terra Jasmine and Zak Gunther.

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Five years on (today)

Gunther and Fran had remained friends, he saw them at the weekends. They were five now and every time he saw them, he loved them more! In the week they lived with Fran and her husband Jerry who loved the kids like his own. Over this period Gunther realised he still loved Rachel and although he was trained to be solicitor, he remained working at Central Perk, so he could see Rachel.
Now, he'd sent her e-mails after talking to her in that chatroom. He had to make his feelings known to her finally. When she'd been going out with Ross that had nearly killed him. They weren't together now though, this was his chance, and she was single. He decided he would ask her to meet him or just come out with it one day whilst she was alone in Central Perk.