This fic takes place in the near future. Ross and Rachel are newlyweds,
Emma is two years old and Rachel is seven months pregnant. Chandler and
Monica have been married for three years they have a one year old daughter
and Monica is four months pregnant. Joey and Phoebe live together in Joey's
apartment.
Disclaimer: All Friends characters belong to Warner Bros. and NBC. Although I wished I owned Chandler! Hannah Muriel Bing and Dr. Halliwell are mine.
Title: I'll Be There For You
Rated PG
Summery: Rachel is seven months pregnant and happy but she gets news that could change her and the gang's lives
Chapter 2: This Wasn't Suppose To Happen
The doctor looked at the couple before her. "Mr. and Mrs. Geller I'm afraid I have some bad news" she said gently. "What is...is it" Rachel whimpered as she squeezed Ross's hand. "Do you see this dark spot right here behind the fetus" the doctor asked. They both nodded. "Its a tumor" the doctor said softly. "Cancer!?" Rachel cried "Are you saying I have cancer" Dr. Halliwell looked at the frightened young woman "I'm not one hundred percent sure but most likely yes" she answered. "Oh my God Ross" she said breaking down in sobs.
Ross who's eyes were watery with tears looked at the doctor. "She's gonna be okay though she...she can beat this right" The doctor sighed softly. "If we remove the tumor and she starts chemo and radiation right away she has a seventy five percent chance" he told them. "But the baby" Rachel said placing her trembling hand on her belly. "We'd have to deliver the baby by c section" she told them. "I still have eight weeks its too soon" Rachel whimpered. "Yes its soon but babies born at twenty eight weeks tend to do very well" she assured her. "What if she waits" Ross asked. "I'm afraid the tumor would grow putting the baby in distress and lesson your wife's chances"
Rachel pulled Ross down to her and clung to him as she sobbed. The doctor just sat quietly giving the couple a few minutes. Rachel finally pulled away "When will I have the c section" she asked. "I can seclude it for tonight" Dr. Halliwell told her. Rachel nodded. The doctor left to make the arrangements. "Ross go get the guys" she whispered. "Are...are you sure" he asked. "Yes I'm sure those four people out there mean more to me than my own family" she cried. Ross nodded. He felt the same way. "Speaking of family did you want me to call your parents or sisters" he asked. "No" she whispered. "Not yet but can you call your parents" she asked. "Okay" he said as he placed a soft kiss on her lips. "I love you" he said as he left to get their friends. "I love you too" she whispered to the empty room as tears slid silently down her face.
Ross walked out to the waiting area. Monica was curled up in Chandler's arms her head resting on his shoulder as she slept and his hand rested on her small stomach and Joey was sitting with his arm around Phoebe. He sighed softly as he approached his friends. "Guys" he whispered. Chandler gently nudged Monica. "What" she whispered sleepily. She then saw Ross and sat up. "Is Rach okay" she asked. "Umm she wants to see you guys" he whispered. Monica could tell by Ross's eyes that something was wrong but she didn't say anything. Chandler helped her to her feet and the foursome followed their friend back to Rachel's room.
Rachel quickly brushed away her tears when she heard the door open. When she saw the faces of the five people she loved most in the world she realized just hard this was gonna be. "Hey" she whispered. "Hey Rach" Phoebe said.
"What's wrong" she asked. "Umm nothing" she lied. "Rachel Karen Green Geller I know something's wrong your aura is all floopy" she said. Hearing that brought tears to her eyes once again. Ross went over to her and hugged her. "Okay what's going you're freaking me out" Phoebe whispered.
"Its now or never" Rachel thought. She took a deep breath. "Guys there is something wrong" she whispered. "Ah ha! I knew it" Phoebe giggled. She stopped when she saw the look on Ross and Rachel's faces. Rachel looked at her friends, her family. "I...I have cancer" she whimpered as she broke down in tears again. "Cancer" Phoebe whispered. "No that's not suppose to happen" she said as she began to cry. "You can't have cancer" Joey whispered. "Hot people don't get sick" he said as tears filled his eyes. "I do have cancer Joe" she whispered. "Rach is gonna have a c section later tonight and their gonna remove the tumor and start her on chemo and radiation" Ross told them. "and then you...you'll be okay" Chandler asked. "I don't know" Rachel whispered. "but while I'm here could you and Mon help Ross with Emma" she asked.
Chandler walked over to her and hugged her. "Of course we will you just concentrate on getting better okay" he whispered. "Thank you Chandler" she whimpered. She looked over at Monica who stood there not saying anything. "Mon" she whispered. Monica ran from the room. Rachel started to cry more Monica is her bestfriend they'd been friends since they were six and she needed her now more than ever. Chandler ran after his wife. He caught up with her grabbing her arm and gently pulling her to him. "Mon" he whispered. She looked at him. "Why is this happening" she cried. "Why Chandler" she cried as she collapsed into his arms. He just stood there holding her letting her cry it out.
Monica's tears finally slowed down. She looked up into her husband's loving blue eyes. "I can't do this Chandler" she whispered. "Can't do what" he asked. "She's my bestfriend she's always been there" she whispered. "She was there when we got engaged, when we got married and when we were told we may never have a family she...she said we'd...we'd always have Emma" she cried. "I...I can't just sit around and watch my bestfriend die" she said starting to cry again. "Mon, honey I know how hard this is but she needs us right now and you don't know that she'll die" he said softly. "Look at Mark Greene he had cancer and he died" Chandler laughed a little "Honey that was on ER that's tv" he told her. "So" she whispered. "You get cancer you die" she cried.
Chandler sighed softly. "Okay what about Viki Davison she had breast cancer but she didn't die" he said referring to a character on Monica's favorite soap opera One Life To Live. "and there's my mom too" he said softly. "What" she said looking up at him. "After I was born she learned she had uterine cancer she had to have a hysterectomy followed by chemo and radiation and she's been cancer free for thirty years" he whispered. "That's why I'm an only child" he added.
Monica looked at him unsure of what to say. She'd known Nora Bing almost as long as she's known Chandler and she never would have guessed that, that strong but somewhat wild woman had once had cancer. "Your mom really had cancer" she finally whispered. Chandler nodded. "Yeah" he whispered. "No wonder she lives the way she does" She chuckled thinking about her mother in law writing erotic novels, jet setting around the world and carrying on with men half her age. Chandler shrugged "Yeah I guess" he said. "Are you ready to talk to Rachel now" he asked gently. Monica still had her fears about Rachel but she knew her friend needed her. "Okay" she whispered taking Chandler's hand. They headed back to Rachel's room together.
Chapter 3: I'll Stand By You....Monica talks to Rachel, little Samuel Geller is born...Coming Soon!!
Author's Note: Hello children here's the second chapter. I hope this is good. I have alot of experience with cancer. My grandmother died several years ago of ovarian cancer, my bestfriend of 13 years died 6 years ago of lung cancer and my bestfriend of 7 years lost both her brother and mother to liver cancer and I spent alot of time helping her while her brother was sick. So I'm going to use alot of my emotional experience for Monica since Rach is her bestfriend and since I spent alot of time on the cancer ward with my bestfriend while her brother was sick that will help alot with this too. Okay now that everyone knows my sad history of cancer! LOL As for Rachel I have yet to decide her fate! Anyway please read and review Thanx!
Disclaimer: All Friends characters belong to Warner Bros. and NBC. Although I wished I owned Chandler! Hannah Muriel Bing and Dr. Halliwell are mine.
Title: I'll Be There For You
Rated PG
Summery: Rachel is seven months pregnant and happy but she gets news that could change her and the gang's lives
Chapter 2: This Wasn't Suppose To Happen
The doctor looked at the couple before her. "Mr. and Mrs. Geller I'm afraid I have some bad news" she said gently. "What is...is it" Rachel whimpered as she squeezed Ross's hand. "Do you see this dark spot right here behind the fetus" the doctor asked. They both nodded. "Its a tumor" the doctor said softly. "Cancer!?" Rachel cried "Are you saying I have cancer" Dr. Halliwell looked at the frightened young woman "I'm not one hundred percent sure but most likely yes" she answered. "Oh my God Ross" she said breaking down in sobs.
Ross who's eyes were watery with tears looked at the doctor. "She's gonna be okay though she...she can beat this right" The doctor sighed softly. "If we remove the tumor and she starts chemo and radiation right away she has a seventy five percent chance" he told them. "But the baby" Rachel said placing her trembling hand on her belly. "We'd have to deliver the baby by c section" she told them. "I still have eight weeks its too soon" Rachel whimpered. "Yes its soon but babies born at twenty eight weeks tend to do very well" she assured her. "What if she waits" Ross asked. "I'm afraid the tumor would grow putting the baby in distress and lesson your wife's chances"
Rachel pulled Ross down to her and clung to him as she sobbed. The doctor just sat quietly giving the couple a few minutes. Rachel finally pulled away "When will I have the c section" she asked. "I can seclude it for tonight" Dr. Halliwell told her. Rachel nodded. The doctor left to make the arrangements. "Ross go get the guys" she whispered. "Are...are you sure" he asked. "Yes I'm sure those four people out there mean more to me than my own family" she cried. Ross nodded. He felt the same way. "Speaking of family did you want me to call your parents or sisters" he asked. "No" she whispered. "Not yet but can you call your parents" she asked. "Okay" he said as he placed a soft kiss on her lips. "I love you" he said as he left to get their friends. "I love you too" she whispered to the empty room as tears slid silently down her face.
Ross walked out to the waiting area. Monica was curled up in Chandler's arms her head resting on his shoulder as she slept and his hand rested on her small stomach and Joey was sitting with his arm around Phoebe. He sighed softly as he approached his friends. "Guys" he whispered. Chandler gently nudged Monica. "What" she whispered sleepily. She then saw Ross and sat up. "Is Rach okay" she asked. "Umm she wants to see you guys" he whispered. Monica could tell by Ross's eyes that something was wrong but she didn't say anything. Chandler helped her to her feet and the foursome followed their friend back to Rachel's room.
Rachel quickly brushed away her tears when she heard the door open. When she saw the faces of the five people she loved most in the world she realized just hard this was gonna be. "Hey" she whispered. "Hey Rach" Phoebe said.
"What's wrong" she asked. "Umm nothing" she lied. "Rachel Karen Green Geller I know something's wrong your aura is all floopy" she said. Hearing that brought tears to her eyes once again. Ross went over to her and hugged her. "Okay what's going you're freaking me out" Phoebe whispered.
"Its now or never" Rachel thought. She took a deep breath. "Guys there is something wrong" she whispered. "Ah ha! I knew it" Phoebe giggled. She stopped when she saw the look on Ross and Rachel's faces. Rachel looked at her friends, her family. "I...I have cancer" she whimpered as she broke down in tears again. "Cancer" Phoebe whispered. "No that's not suppose to happen" she said as she began to cry. "You can't have cancer" Joey whispered. "Hot people don't get sick" he said as tears filled his eyes. "I do have cancer Joe" she whispered. "Rach is gonna have a c section later tonight and their gonna remove the tumor and start her on chemo and radiation" Ross told them. "and then you...you'll be okay" Chandler asked. "I don't know" Rachel whispered. "but while I'm here could you and Mon help Ross with Emma" she asked.
Chandler walked over to her and hugged her. "Of course we will you just concentrate on getting better okay" he whispered. "Thank you Chandler" she whimpered. She looked over at Monica who stood there not saying anything. "Mon" she whispered. Monica ran from the room. Rachel started to cry more Monica is her bestfriend they'd been friends since they were six and she needed her now more than ever. Chandler ran after his wife. He caught up with her grabbing her arm and gently pulling her to him. "Mon" he whispered. She looked at him. "Why is this happening" she cried. "Why Chandler" she cried as she collapsed into his arms. He just stood there holding her letting her cry it out.
Monica's tears finally slowed down. She looked up into her husband's loving blue eyes. "I can't do this Chandler" she whispered. "Can't do what" he asked. "She's my bestfriend she's always been there" she whispered. "She was there when we got engaged, when we got married and when we were told we may never have a family she...she said we'd...we'd always have Emma" she cried. "I...I can't just sit around and watch my bestfriend die" she said starting to cry again. "Mon, honey I know how hard this is but she needs us right now and you don't know that she'll die" he said softly. "Look at Mark Greene he had cancer and he died" Chandler laughed a little "Honey that was on ER that's tv" he told her. "So" she whispered. "You get cancer you die" she cried.
Chandler sighed softly. "Okay what about Viki Davison she had breast cancer but she didn't die" he said referring to a character on Monica's favorite soap opera One Life To Live. "and there's my mom too" he said softly. "What" she said looking up at him. "After I was born she learned she had uterine cancer she had to have a hysterectomy followed by chemo and radiation and she's been cancer free for thirty years" he whispered. "That's why I'm an only child" he added.
Monica looked at him unsure of what to say. She'd known Nora Bing almost as long as she's known Chandler and she never would have guessed that, that strong but somewhat wild woman had once had cancer. "Your mom really had cancer" she finally whispered. Chandler nodded. "Yeah" he whispered. "No wonder she lives the way she does" She chuckled thinking about her mother in law writing erotic novels, jet setting around the world and carrying on with men half her age. Chandler shrugged "Yeah I guess" he said. "Are you ready to talk to Rachel now" he asked gently. Monica still had her fears about Rachel but she knew her friend needed her. "Okay" she whispered taking Chandler's hand. They headed back to Rachel's room together.
Chapter 3: I'll Stand By You....Monica talks to Rachel, little Samuel Geller is born...Coming Soon!!
Author's Note: Hello children here's the second chapter. I hope this is good. I have alot of experience with cancer. My grandmother died several years ago of ovarian cancer, my bestfriend of 13 years died 6 years ago of lung cancer and my bestfriend of 7 years lost both her brother and mother to liver cancer and I spent alot of time helping her while her brother was sick. So I'm going to use alot of my emotional experience for Monica since Rach is her bestfriend and since I spent alot of time on the cancer ward with my bestfriend while her brother was sick that will help alot with this too. Okay now that everyone knows my sad history of cancer! LOL As for Rachel I have yet to decide her fate! Anyway please read and review Thanx!
