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Chapter 13
Her door opened slowly once again. This time it was
Chandler. He walked over and embraced her. "What is
it?" Chandler asked. If only he knew... .
"Nothing....honey I'm just....really tired...." Monica replied
slightly above a whisper.
"I just....honey...what am I doing wrong?" Chandler said
with tears in his eyes. Monica stared at him for a
moment, looking at his soft face. She felt her heart
being wrenched out of her chest and thrown on the
ground. What the hell had she done??? Here she was,
the one who had CHEATED ON HIM and....Chandler was
blaming himself....
"Oh...Chandler, baby it's not you....I swear it's not
you....it's all me....I just...." Monica broke into tears.
"You....you what??"
"I'm....I'm p-pregnant!!" she cried out in agony.
Chandler looked at her in a puzzled manner until his
lips turned up in a smile.
"Honey! That's great! Why would that upset you at
all? I thought we were planning on this?" he asked
sentimentally.
"Chandler....you have to understand, I-"
Just then Rachel and Ross walked into the room.
"Monica! Honey....I was so worried about you!" Rachel
cried, running over with her arms open. Both she and
Ross' cheeks were stained with tears.
"And we have a LOT to tell you Mon...." Ross said,
looking at Rachel and clearing his throat. He nodded
his head at her.
"What?" Rachel asked, looking at Chandler.
"Fine....fine do I have to be the storyteller for
everything?" Chandler said, "Joey had a baby."
"He WHAT??" Monica, Rachel, and Ross all said in
unison.
"I mean....he had....ok he had a one-night-stand with some
woman from Days, she got pregnant, had the baby, died
and....now....Joey's a father."
"What? You gotta be kidding me!" Monica laughed,
trying to cover her mouth.
"Um....actually no....Phoebe's out in the lobby putting him
in the carrier now." Ross said.
"You mean putting Joey in the carrier? Because he can
hardly care for himself let alone a newborn child!"
Monica said, practically outraged.
"Monica....meet....Drake Jacob Tribbiani." Rachel said as
Joey walked in the room holding a baby carrier. Phoebe
followed him, smiling.
******************************
"So....Joey....I still don't understand how this happened...."
Monica said, after everyone but he and Drake had left
the room.
"I'm not sure if I understand how it happened
either....everything's just going by so fast....I feel
like....one day I was just some naïve, immature actor and
now....I'm a naïve, immature actor with a baby!" he
replied, looking down at his son.
"Yeah....I can't say I don't agree with you....about both
the everything going by fast and the naïve,
immaturity." Monica laughed.
"But, Monica....how are you doing? This whole time
you've been playing therapist to me while you're the
one with the....problems going on."
"I'm a big girl Joey....I can take care of myself." She
said, choking back a river of tears. She wanted just
to break down and cry but she wouldn't let herself.
Come one Monica, she thought, you're a strong girl....you
can get through this.
"Monica....you guys are....you're Chandler and Monica....The
Bings....The Perfect Couple....you guys will get through
this." He squeezed her hand and watched as tears began
to roll down her face.
"Thanks Joey...." she said softly. Just then, Chandler
walked into the room.
"Hey Joe....can I have a moment with Monica?" he asked.
Monica's heart skipped a beat. She knew she had to
tell him now, or she never would. She wanted to opt
for the latter but it was so wrong. She would have to
live in the shadow of her conscious for the rest of
her life. Joey walked out of the room, nodding at
Monica, silently urging her to tell him the truth.
"Chandler....honey....I have something to tell you..." Monica
whispered, tears streaming down her cheeks.
"What is it, baby?" he asked, fearing the worst.
"I....Me and....Me and Richard....well we...."
"Honey I told you I don't CARE if you and Richard are
still friends! I was just being stupid." He laughed.
"No Chandler! I'M the stupid one! I did something so
stupid that....I know you'll never forgive me....but I have
to get it off my chest....Chandler I---"
"Monica....your mom called and told me you were in the
hospital...." came a very familiar yet unwanted voice.
At the door stood Richard, with a dozen roses in his
hand.
Chapter 13
Her door opened slowly once again. This time it was
Chandler. He walked over and embraced her. "What is
it?" Chandler asked. If only he knew... .
"Nothing....honey I'm just....really tired...." Monica replied
slightly above a whisper.
"I just....honey...what am I doing wrong?" Chandler said
with tears in his eyes. Monica stared at him for a
moment, looking at his soft face. She felt her heart
being wrenched out of her chest and thrown on the
ground. What the hell had she done??? Here she was,
the one who had CHEATED ON HIM and....Chandler was
blaming himself....
"Oh...Chandler, baby it's not you....I swear it's not
you....it's all me....I just...." Monica broke into tears.
"You....you what??"
"I'm....I'm p-pregnant!!" she cried out in agony.
Chandler looked at her in a puzzled manner until his
lips turned up in a smile.
"Honey! That's great! Why would that upset you at
all? I thought we were planning on this?" he asked
sentimentally.
"Chandler....you have to understand, I-"
Just then Rachel and Ross walked into the room.
"Monica! Honey....I was so worried about you!" Rachel
cried, running over with her arms open. Both she and
Ross' cheeks were stained with tears.
"And we have a LOT to tell you Mon...." Ross said,
looking at Rachel and clearing his throat. He nodded
his head at her.
"What?" Rachel asked, looking at Chandler.
"Fine....fine do I have to be the storyteller for
everything?" Chandler said, "Joey had a baby."
"He WHAT??" Monica, Rachel, and Ross all said in
unison.
"I mean....he had....ok he had a one-night-stand with some
woman from Days, she got pregnant, had the baby, died
and....now....Joey's a father."
"What? You gotta be kidding me!" Monica laughed,
trying to cover her mouth.
"Um....actually no....Phoebe's out in the lobby putting him
in the carrier now." Ross said.
"You mean putting Joey in the carrier? Because he can
hardly care for himself let alone a newborn child!"
Monica said, practically outraged.
"Monica....meet....Drake Jacob Tribbiani." Rachel said as
Joey walked in the room holding a baby carrier. Phoebe
followed him, smiling.
******************************
"So....Joey....I still don't understand how this happened...."
Monica said, after everyone but he and Drake had left
the room.
"I'm not sure if I understand how it happened
either....everything's just going by so fast....I feel
like....one day I was just some naïve, immature actor and
now....I'm a naïve, immature actor with a baby!" he
replied, looking down at his son.
"Yeah....I can't say I don't agree with you....about both
the everything going by fast and the naïve,
immaturity." Monica laughed.
"But, Monica....how are you doing? This whole time
you've been playing therapist to me while you're the
one with the....problems going on."
"I'm a big girl Joey....I can take care of myself." She
said, choking back a river of tears. She wanted just
to break down and cry but she wouldn't let herself.
Come one Monica, she thought, you're a strong girl....you
can get through this.
"Monica....you guys are....you're Chandler and Monica....The
Bings....The Perfect Couple....you guys will get through
this." He squeezed her hand and watched as tears began
to roll down her face.
"Thanks Joey...." she said softly. Just then, Chandler
walked into the room.
"Hey Joe....can I have a moment with Monica?" he asked.
Monica's heart skipped a beat. She knew she had to
tell him now, or she never would. She wanted to opt
for the latter but it was so wrong. She would have to
live in the shadow of her conscious for the rest of
her life. Joey walked out of the room, nodding at
Monica, silently urging her to tell him the truth.
"Chandler....honey....I have something to tell you..." Monica
whispered, tears streaming down her cheeks.
"What is it, baby?" he asked, fearing the worst.
"I....Me and....Me and Richard....well we...."
"Honey I told you I don't CARE if you and Richard are
still friends! I was just being stupid." He laughed.
"No Chandler! I'M the stupid one! I did something so
stupid that....I know you'll never forgive me....but I have
to get it off my chest....Chandler I---"
"Monica....your mom called and told me you were in the
hospital...." came a very familiar yet unwanted voice.
At the door stood Richard, with a dozen roses in his
hand.