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, Samuel Ross Geller, Daniel Chandler 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
(AN: Fast forwards a few months) Chapter 15: A Wish And A Prayer
Rachel sighed softly as she gazed at her husband over the candle light. It was her birthday and they were at the Plaza having a romantic dinner with Ross. Besides Javu it was her favorite restaurant but she just couldn't seem to enjoy herself. Ross gazed at her and saw the hint of sadness in her eyes. "Rach" he said softly reaching for her hand. "Its your birthday, smile" he said. "Yeah and it could be my last" she whispered. "Now I though we agreed no talk of illness, doctors, or hospitals tonight" he said. "But Ross what if" He stopped her. "Only birthday talk tonight" he insisted. She nodded and looked down at her hands. He gently lifted her face. "Hey its gonna be okay" he assured her. "Now how about a dance Mrs. Geller" he grinned. She smiled and took his hand letting him lead her to the dance floor.
Ross wrapped his arms around her waist and she wrapped her arms around his neck and laid her head on his shoulder as they slowly swayed to a Celine Dion song that Rachel loved. "I love this song" Rachel murmured. "Its from Up Close And Personal" she added. "Oh that chick flick where Robert Redford marries Michele Phifer and then dies in some war torn country on live tv" he mumbled. "Yuh huh" she whispered. "Listen to the words honey" she whispered. "Its how I feel about you" she said. Ross nodded and listened to the words of the song.
For all those times you stood by me
For all the truth that you made me see
For all the joy you brought to my life
For all the wrong you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I found in you
I'll be forever thankful baby
You're the one who held me up
Never let me fall
You're the one who saw me through it all
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am because you love
You gave me wings and made me fly
You touched my hand, I could touch the sky
I lost my faith you gave it back to me
You said no star was out of reach
You stood by me and I stood tall
I had your love I had it all
I'm grateful for each day you gave me
Maybe I don't know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am because you love
You were always there for me
The tender wind that carried me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
You've been my inspiration
Through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am because you love
Ross smiled and looked at Rachel as the last line of the song faded out. "I'm everything I am because you love me too" he said softly. They went back to the table where Ross had a beautiful birthday cake waiting for her. "Happy Birthday Rach" he said softly. She smiled as she sat down "Thank you Ross" she said. He pulled out a small rectangle box and handed it to her. "What's this" she asked. "Your present" he grinned. She opened the box and lifted out a delicate silver bracelet with charms dangling on it. She looked at the charms. There was a little dinosaur, a lobster, two baby bottles, a star, a heart, a shopping bag, and a coffee cup. "Oh Ross its beautiful" she whispered her eyes misty with tears.
Ross took the bracelet and fastened it around her small wrist. "The dinosaur of course represents me" he said with a grin. "The lobster well that's what Phoebe calls us" he giggled. "The baby bottles are for Emma and Sammy" he said. "The star that's for our first date at the planetarium" he grinned "Do you remember what we did that night" he asked. "Of course I do" she giggled "and it was well worth the wait" she added. "The heart is for the love I have for you" he told her "The coffee cup that's for Central Perk where we met again after all those years, and the shopping bag is because you love to shop" he said with a wink. "I love it Ross" she whispered "But why the extra places for charms" she asked. "For the future" he said.
Rachel started to cry. "What if there isn't a future for us" she whimpered. "There will be" he whispered as he reached over and gently brushed away her tears.
After dinner they went to Chandler and Monica's where the guys had a small surprise party for her. She spent the remainder of the evening with her friends eating a delicious cake that Monica had baked for her and opening presents. She cried when she saw the scrap book Monica and Phoebe made for her. The cover was decorated and it said BFF in big bold letters and around it was all six of their names. Inside it was filled with pictures and memories she'd shared with the gang. Joey gave her a scrapbook too containing an autographed photo of all his Days costars plus a special autographed photo of himself. When she got to Chandler's gift she opened the card expecting to find another Happy Birthday Grandma card but it wasn't. It said Happy Birthday Lil Sis. It made more tears come. He had given her a beautiful little porcelain castle that played Music Of My Heart.
Chandler could tell she was confused by it. "You said you were jealous of Princess Caroline because she had her own castle well now you have your own castle too" he told her. "and the song I remembered you girls dragged us to the movies to see The Music Of My Heart and you really loved that song" he added with a small smile. She hugged Chandler thanking him with tear filled eyes.
They also each gave her a charm to go on the bracelet Ross had given her. Phoebe's was a guitar, Monica's was a little chef's hat, Joey's was a little duck, and Chandler's was a little jester. She hugged all of her friends. "Thank you guys for the best birthday ever" she whimpered
It really had been the best birthday Rachel could remember having. It was almost as if they knew something she didn't. She prayed that she got the answer she wanted when she went for her doctor's visit the next morning.
The next morning came too quick for Rachel. She sat in the same doctor's office she'd sat in when she was told the cancer was back again. "What will she say today" Rachel thought. "That I'm dying like tomorrow or something" she whispered. Ross sat beside her with her hand in his. He sensed her nervousness and gave her hand a gentle squeeze. "It's gonna be okay Rach" he whispered. Dr. Halliwell came into the office and smiled at the nervous couple. "Hello Rachel, Ross" she greeted warmly. "I've looked over Rachel's latest test results" she started. "I'm dying right" Rachel said in a small voice.
Dr. Halliwell smiled "No Rachel the news is good" she said. "I'm happy to tell you there's no sign of cancer" Rachel began to cry. "Really you're not pulling my leg are you" she asked. "Nope" the doctor said. "You Rachel are in remission " she said. "Is, is it good for gone or will it come back" she asked. "Well there's only a five percent chance of a reoccurrence" Dr. Halliwell" told her.
Rachel threw her arms around the doctor. "Thank you" she whispered. "Thank you" she said again. Dr. Halliwell smiled. "You're welcome dear" she said. "I'm glad I was able to give you the news you wanted to hear" she added. Rachel then looked at her husband. "Oh my God Ross I...I'm really okay" she cried falling into his arms. Ross held her. He kissed the top of her head. "Yes, yes you're really okay" he whispered. They held on to each other cried but this time they were happy tears. They both silently thanked God for giving them the miracle they both prayed for. Rachel glanced down at the silver charm bracelet on her wrist. "We're gonna have a future after all" she thought with a smile.
Chapter 16: The Epilogue...Coming Soon!!
Authors Note: Hello Children. Here's the next chapter. Rosie I can just see you cheering ! LOL. Well I caved I let Rach live! Soo many of you wanted her to live and as one of my readers pointed out I've saved Monica and Chandler from alot worse! Heehee. I wasn't gonna do an epilogue but I decided the story needed it and so did my readers so its coming soon. About the charms Chandler's is a jester like a court jester that tells jokes to make the king laugh and Chandler is the joker of the group so I thought it fit. And the others well I hope they'd be obvious! LOL. Guitar Pheebs loves hers and plays it all the time. "Touch my guitar again and I'll have to pound on you a little bit"(TOW Monica's Thunder) ( The duck well "Joey lives with a duck" (TOW Vegas...Rach was drunk at the time Heehee) Chef's hat well Mon's a chef. "You should be a chef" (TOW All The Thanksgivings) and there's the charms! The song in this chapter is Because You Love Me. By: Celine Dion. I love her! And Music of My Heart is sung by Nysnc and Gloria Estafon. I like that song. Okay enough of my babble already. LOL. Oh wait one more thing. Mitch Lawrence has gone completely physco and totally mental!!! I so hope he DIES AND BURNS IN HELL!!! Okay now that I've got my OLTL rage out if I haven't bored you to death by now LOL Please read and review. Thanx!
Disclaimer: All Friends characters belong to Warner Bros. and NBC. Although I wished I owned Chandler! Hannah Muriel Bing, Samuel Ross Geller, Daniel Chandler 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
(AN: Fast forwards a few months) Chapter 15: A Wish And A Prayer
Rachel sighed softly as she gazed at her husband over the candle light. It was her birthday and they were at the Plaza having a romantic dinner with Ross. Besides Javu it was her favorite restaurant but she just couldn't seem to enjoy herself. Ross gazed at her and saw the hint of sadness in her eyes. "Rach" he said softly reaching for her hand. "Its your birthday, smile" he said. "Yeah and it could be my last" she whispered. "Now I though we agreed no talk of illness, doctors, or hospitals tonight" he said. "But Ross what if" He stopped her. "Only birthday talk tonight" he insisted. She nodded and looked down at her hands. He gently lifted her face. "Hey its gonna be okay" he assured her. "Now how about a dance Mrs. Geller" he grinned. She smiled and took his hand letting him lead her to the dance floor.
Ross wrapped his arms around her waist and she wrapped her arms around his neck and laid her head on his shoulder as they slowly swayed to a Celine Dion song that Rachel loved. "I love this song" Rachel murmured. "Its from Up Close And Personal" she added. "Oh that chick flick where Robert Redford marries Michele Phifer and then dies in some war torn country on live tv" he mumbled. "Yuh huh" she whispered. "Listen to the words honey" she whispered. "Its how I feel about you" she said. Ross nodded and listened to the words of the song.
For all those times you stood by me
For all the truth that you made me see
For all the joy you brought to my life
For all the wrong you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I found in you
I'll be forever thankful baby
You're the one who held me up
Never let me fall
You're the one who saw me through it all
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am because you love
You gave me wings and made me fly
You touched my hand, I could touch the sky
I lost my faith you gave it back to me
You said no star was out of reach
You stood by me and I stood tall
I had your love I had it all
I'm grateful for each day you gave me
Maybe I don't know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am because you love
You were always there for me
The tender wind that carried me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
You've been my inspiration
Through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am because you love
Ross smiled and looked at Rachel as the last line of the song faded out. "I'm everything I am because you love me too" he said softly. They went back to the table where Ross had a beautiful birthday cake waiting for her. "Happy Birthday Rach" he said softly. She smiled as she sat down "Thank you Ross" she said. He pulled out a small rectangle box and handed it to her. "What's this" she asked. "Your present" he grinned. She opened the box and lifted out a delicate silver bracelet with charms dangling on it. She looked at the charms. There was a little dinosaur, a lobster, two baby bottles, a star, a heart, a shopping bag, and a coffee cup. "Oh Ross its beautiful" she whispered her eyes misty with tears.
Ross took the bracelet and fastened it around her small wrist. "The dinosaur of course represents me" he said with a grin. "The lobster well that's what Phoebe calls us" he giggled. "The baby bottles are for Emma and Sammy" he said. "The star that's for our first date at the planetarium" he grinned "Do you remember what we did that night" he asked. "Of course I do" she giggled "and it was well worth the wait" she added. "The heart is for the love I have for you" he told her "The coffee cup that's for Central Perk where we met again after all those years, and the shopping bag is because you love to shop" he said with a wink. "I love it Ross" she whispered "But why the extra places for charms" she asked. "For the future" he said.
Rachel started to cry. "What if there isn't a future for us" she whimpered. "There will be" he whispered as he reached over and gently brushed away her tears.
After dinner they went to Chandler and Monica's where the guys had a small surprise party for her. She spent the remainder of the evening with her friends eating a delicious cake that Monica had baked for her and opening presents. She cried when she saw the scrap book Monica and Phoebe made for her. The cover was decorated and it said BFF in big bold letters and around it was all six of their names. Inside it was filled with pictures and memories she'd shared with the gang. Joey gave her a scrapbook too containing an autographed photo of all his Days costars plus a special autographed photo of himself. When she got to Chandler's gift she opened the card expecting to find another Happy Birthday Grandma card but it wasn't. It said Happy Birthday Lil Sis. It made more tears come. He had given her a beautiful little porcelain castle that played Music Of My Heart.
Chandler could tell she was confused by it. "You said you were jealous of Princess Caroline because she had her own castle well now you have your own castle too" he told her. "and the song I remembered you girls dragged us to the movies to see The Music Of My Heart and you really loved that song" he added with a small smile. She hugged Chandler thanking him with tear filled eyes.
They also each gave her a charm to go on the bracelet Ross had given her. Phoebe's was a guitar, Monica's was a little chef's hat, Joey's was a little duck, and Chandler's was a little jester. She hugged all of her friends. "Thank you guys for the best birthday ever" she whimpered
It really had been the best birthday Rachel could remember having. It was almost as if they knew something she didn't. She prayed that she got the answer she wanted when she went for her doctor's visit the next morning.
The next morning came too quick for Rachel. She sat in the same doctor's office she'd sat in when she was told the cancer was back again. "What will she say today" Rachel thought. "That I'm dying like tomorrow or something" she whispered. Ross sat beside her with her hand in his. He sensed her nervousness and gave her hand a gentle squeeze. "It's gonna be okay Rach" he whispered. Dr. Halliwell came into the office and smiled at the nervous couple. "Hello Rachel, Ross" she greeted warmly. "I've looked over Rachel's latest test results" she started. "I'm dying right" Rachel said in a small voice.
Dr. Halliwell smiled "No Rachel the news is good" she said. "I'm happy to tell you there's no sign of cancer" Rachel began to cry. "Really you're not pulling my leg are you" she asked. "Nope" the doctor said. "You Rachel are in remission " she said. "Is, is it good for gone or will it come back" she asked. "Well there's only a five percent chance of a reoccurrence" Dr. Halliwell" told her.
Rachel threw her arms around the doctor. "Thank you" she whispered. "Thank you" she said again. Dr. Halliwell smiled. "You're welcome dear" she said. "I'm glad I was able to give you the news you wanted to hear" she added. Rachel then looked at her husband. "Oh my God Ross I...I'm really okay" she cried falling into his arms. Ross held her. He kissed the top of her head. "Yes, yes you're really okay" he whispered. They held on to each other cried but this time they were happy tears. They both silently thanked God for giving them the miracle they both prayed for. Rachel glanced down at the silver charm bracelet on her wrist. "We're gonna have a future after all" she thought with a smile.
Chapter 16: The Epilogue...Coming Soon!!
Authors Note: Hello Children. Here's the next chapter. Rosie I can just see you cheering ! LOL. Well I caved I let Rach live! Soo many of you wanted her to live and as one of my readers pointed out I've saved Monica and Chandler from alot worse! Heehee. I wasn't gonna do an epilogue but I decided the story needed it and so did my readers so its coming soon. About the charms Chandler's is a jester like a court jester that tells jokes to make the king laugh and Chandler is the joker of the group so I thought it fit. And the others well I hope they'd be obvious! LOL. Guitar Pheebs loves hers and plays it all the time. "Touch my guitar again and I'll have to pound on you a little bit"(TOW Monica's Thunder) ( The duck well "Joey lives with a duck" (TOW Vegas...Rach was drunk at the time Heehee) Chef's hat well Mon's a chef. "You should be a chef" (TOW All The Thanksgivings) and there's the charms! The song in this chapter is Because You Love Me. By: Celine Dion. I love her! And Music of My Heart is sung by Nysnc and Gloria Estafon. I like that song. Okay enough of my babble already. LOL. Oh wait one more thing. Mitch Lawrence has gone completely physco and totally mental!!! I so hope he DIES AND BURNS IN HELL!!! Okay now that I've got my OLTL rage out if I haven't bored you to death by now LOL Please read and review. Thanx!
