This fic is how I'd like to see the season premiere and season 10 to turn out. So everything is how it is on the show at least for now!

Disclaimer: All Friends characters belong to Warner Bros. and NBC. Paige and Dennis are mine.

Title: The Way It Should Be

Rated PG

Summery: My version of the season 10

Chapter 13: TOW They Work On The Nursery

The gang were sitting around Chandler and Monica's living room. "I'm bored" Joey complained. "Where's Paige" Rachel asked. "She's in Jersey for the weekend visiting her brother" he pouted. "Aww poor Joey" Phoebe teased. "Where's Mike" Joey asked. Phoebe frowned. "He had to work" Chandler yawned "Could I be more bored" Rachel laughed "Yeah you could if Ross was talking about dinosaurs or fossils" she giggled. "Isn't my wife sweet" Ross joked.

Monica smiled "Hey guys I know what we could do" she said excitedly. "I'm not cleaning" Rachel stated. "No not cleaning we could work on the nursery" she said with a sparkle in her eyes. "Aww Mon come on you still have four months before the baby comes" Joey whined. "Joey if we work on the nursery we can order the Joey special afterwards" Monica told him. Joey grinned "Yeah baby"

The gang groaned as they got up and headed to Rachel's old room. "Man Mon you do always win" Chandler stated. "I know!" she exclaimed as she walked into the bedroom. "Okay Rach you and Pheebs can start putting her clothes in the closet" Monica said handing Rachel several bags. "Wow she's not even born and she has more clothes than me" Rachel giggled. "Joey you and Chandler can set up the crib" Monica instructed. "Do I have to" Joey whined "Well no but you did such a great job with that entertainment center I thought you'd be an expert at cribs" she answered. "Well in that case come on Chandler" he grinned.

Monica turned to Ross. "You and I are gonna paint" she said handing him a paint brush. "and no dinosaurs" she added. "Fine" Ross whined. "Start with the trim" she told him. "Light pink" he mumbled dipping the brush in the paint. "So girlie" he added. "Well she is a girl" Monica smiled rubbing her belly.

Chandler and Joey stood back and admired their work. "Think Mon will approve" Joey whispered. "Approve of what" Monica asked. Chandler laughed "What's so funny" she asked. "you have paint on your nose" he said lightly touching her nose. "Oh" she giggled. "So you finished the crib" she said. He nodded and stepped aside so she could see it. Monica gazed at it. It was beautiful. The bumper and the blanket were light pink like the paint. There was a little teddy bear wearing a chef's hat, a couple dinosaurs and two little pillows one said *Daddy's little girl* and the other had Our baby on it and a place for her name and birthdate. "Oh Chandler" Monica whispered "Its...its beautiful" she said with tears in her eyes. She hugged him and then Joey.

Rachel and Phoebe finished hanging up the baby's clothes and went to work on something else. When they were done they called Chandler and Monica over. "What" they asked. "Well Pheebs and I finished with the clothes so we did this" Rachel said. Phoebe moved from in front of the small dresser in the room. "Surprise" she giggled raising her arms in the air.

They had painted the dresser light pink and on top was a little pink lamp that had the word baby on it, a baby monitor and an assortment of pictures. Monica's framed sonogram was in the middle and around it were pictures of Chandler and Monica, both of their parents, Emma and Ben, and a group shot of the gang. "Aww you guys" Monica whispered. Rachel smiled "We thought she should have her family around her while she's sleeping" she said. "That...that's so sweet" Chandler sniffed. "Why Chandler Bing are you crying" Phoebe giggled. "Uh no there's something in my eye" he said wiping his eyes. "Oh yeah sure" Phoebe joked.

Ross put the finishing touches on the walls. He stood back and looked at his work. He smiled. "Mon I'm done" he called out. Everyone turned to look at Ross. Monica gasped when she saw the walls of the nursery. Ross had painted cute little angel bears and dinosaurs. "I know you said no dinosaurs but" he was stopped by Monica hugging him. "Its okay they're cute I love it" she whimpered. "Really" Ross asked. "Yuh huh cute little bears and dinosaurs with little angel wings and halos they're adorable" she said with a smile. "There's one more thing" he said. "Turn off the light" he instructed. "Why" she asked. "Just do it or I'll kick your butt" he joked. "Hey I may be five months pregnant but I could still kick your ass" she giggled as she turned off the light.

Once the room was dark the walls and ceiling glowed with lots of little painted stars. "Pretty cool huh her own planetarium" Ross giggled. "Ross its...its beautiful" Monica whispered. "Isn't it Chandler" she added "Its amazing" he answered. "Our baby sure is lucky" he added as she set his hand on Monica's stomach. "So are we" Monica said sighing softly as she set her head on Chandler's shoulder and gazed at the glowing little stars.

"Okay can we order the Joey special now I'm hungry" Joey whined breaking the silence. "Joey!" everyone giggled.

Chapter 14: TOW Richard...Monica gets a surprise visit from Richard...Coming Soon!!

Author's Note: Hello all. Here's the next chapter/episode! I know it doesn't really end the way a Friends eppy would but oh well! Don't worry Richard's visit in the next one won't wreck things for C&M! Me destroy C&M's beautiful love story never!! No Richard will make Chandler nervous and stuff though! "The big tree!" LOL. Anyway please read and review. Thanx!