'You love me?' Phoebe asked, astonished to say the least. Joey turned away from her, looking out of his window that showed nothing but the wall of the apartment building next door. He thought it might have been easier to face her rejection if he didn't see the look on her face.

It was all he could think about while she was away, telling her his feelings for her, but most of all her returning the feelings. But her silence was worrying him, making him believe that it wasn't going to happen.

Finally he felt the silence was too much, she may not love him and he could never have her in that way, but they could still be friends right? He turned around to admit it, feeling his heart almost shatter in to pieces.

'Phoebe-' He began, but he was cut off by Phoebe grabbing his face and pulling him in for a deep, passionate kiss.

It seemed to last forever and neither of them wanted it to end, but like all good things it eventually did.

'I love you too Joey.' Phoebe whispered, her lips still brushed against his. She felt his lips curve in to a smile that was echoed in his eyes.

'Really?' He asked, although the look in her eyes gave him no reason to doubt it. Phoebe smiled too and nodded. The looked each other deep in the eyes and leaned in for another kiss.

'Well isn't this sweet?' A sinister voice spoke beside them. They pulled out of the kiss and looked round.

Gareth was standing by the door with a gun in his hand, pointed at the couple standing still entwined in each others arms in the middle of the bedroom. 

'What the hell are you doing Gareth?' Joey asked bewildered. He still had no idea that Gareth was anything but a normal person.

'I'm serious this time Phoebe, where's the money?'

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Chandler stood with one hand on the door handle to Monica's bedroom. He had to convince her he loved her. He couldn't bare to lose her.

'Monica?' He called as he opened her bedroom door. Monica spun around to face away from him quickly, she didn't want him to now she had been crying, she never showed her weaknesses.

'What do you want?' She asked bitterly. Chandler looked at her, wondering why she wouldn't face him, this wasn't going well at all.

'I want you.' He answered honestly. She crossed her arms and walked over to the window, staring out of it the same way Joey was at that moment.

'Then why don't I believe you?'

If it were any other time Chandler would have made a joke to try and lift the heavy atmosphere that was in the room, but this was too serious.

'Monica, the money doesn't matter to me, only you do. I don't care what happens to the money now, I just want to be with you, and if that means giving up the money then ok! I don't want the money if it means I cant be with you.'

Monica slowly turned around, considering whether he was really telling the truth this time.

'Do you really mean that?' She asked. Chandler nodded, his eyes never leaving hers. She could tell he meant it, she had never seen him this serious before. Although it was a little intimidating it was also extremely reassuring.

'I've never meant anything more in my life, apart from every time I say I love you.' He whispered and walked over to her, pulling her into a kiss.

As they pulled apart a thought ran through Monica's head.

'What about the others?' She asked.

'What about them?'

'Well… do you think they're going?'

'I don't know. Shall we go and find out?' He asked her. Monica considered it, wanting to go and see what their friends had decided but wanting to spend more time with Chandler again. She smiled when she realised she had all the time in the world to spend with Chandler.

'Ok then.' She agreed and they headed out the door.

They walked over to Joey's apartment and walked in, so used to not having to ever knock to dissuade them from the habit.

What they saw before them shocked them. Joey and Phoebe were sitting in a Barca lounger each, Gareth standing above them with a gun in his hands.

'Well well.' He said as he saw Monica and Chandler enter the apartment. 'Chandler, maybe you could help?'

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

'It's ok Rachel, just breath!' Ross commanded as he started to gather up anything Rachel might need at the hospital.

'I AM breathing Ross! See the air going in and coming out of my mouth? That's breathing ok!'

'Ok just calm down!' Ross yelled, not realising he was the one who was panicking. Rachel stared at him and sat down on the couch, all of the commotion was too much for her.

'Ok I think I have everything.' Ross told her a minute later. Rachel nodded slightly, and it was then that Ross noticed she was in the middle of another contraction. 'Are you ok?'

'Yeah Ross.' Rachel answered gritting her teeth. 'It's just like having someone trying to squeeze my stomach open but sure!' The contraction ended and Rachel breathed normally, trying to calm down. She looked back up at Ross. 'Have you got the tapes?'

'What tapes?'

'The relaxation tapes!' Rachel yelled, not believing Ross would forget them.

'It's ok, they're just at Monica's, I'll go get them and you get in the car ok?' He said hurriedly, helping her out of the door and down to the hired car they had rented out for the month surrounding Rachel's due date.

Rachel sat in the car and winced as another contraction started up. Ross ran as fast as he could to Monica's apartment, frowning when he found it empty. Monica had made the tapes and Ross had no idea where they would be.

There was a sound from Joey's apartment and Ross figured they might be there. He opened the door and got two steps in before he felt a sharp pain in the back of his head and his world went black.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Rachel sat in the car looking at the clock on the dashboard. Ross had been up at Monica's for five minutes, what was he doing; making the tape?

She reached over and beeped the horn hoping it would make Ross hurry up.

Another two minutes passed and Ross still didn't turn up. Rachel sighed agitatedly and struggled to get out of the car. She walked over to the intercom and buzzed Monica's apartment. There was no answer.

Rachel began to worry. Surely Ross should be back by now, and if not there should be some answer up there.

After another minute Rachel decided to go up there to see what was holding him up. Pausing on the stairs as another contraction hit Rachel began to worry even more. The contractions were very close together meaning the baby wasn't going to wait long.

She got up to Monica's apartment and, like Ross, found no-one there. She too heard a noise from Joey's apartment and went over to see if they were there.

Ok Llew I did leave it on a cliff hanger, but my excuse is that it's a trademark of all great writers! Well that's my story and I'm sticking to it lol!

Please leave a review to get me off my butt and write the next chapter! This is nearing the end now, just a couple more chapters.

I have to go right now and revise, I have a maths and English exam, wish me luck! (I'll need it in maths lol) ((Seriously)).