Chapter three
Monica went in search of the hot dogs. She picked up some hot dogs when she felt a tap on the shoulder. Monica turned around and dropped the hot dogs at what she saw.
"Rachel?"
"Oh my god! Monica?! Is it really you?" Rachel Green asked excitedly hugging her old friend. Some one giggling behind Monica interrupted them.
"Mommy, you dropped the hock dogs!" Maddy laughed pointing at the hot dogs, which were now lying on the ground. Monica bent over and picked them up and put them in the cart.
"You have a daughter?" Rachel asked surprised.
"Two. And a son." Monica replied. "This is Madison. Maddy this is your Auntie Rachel."
"Well, Rach, it was nice seeing you again. I got to go." Monica said hurriedly and started to push the cart away.
"Wait." Monica turned around slowly. "You have to come visit the gang. We've all missed you and Chandler so much. We let you disappear from our lives once before and we won't let it happen again. Now we at least have the chance to get to see you again. We love you Monica."
Monica sighed. She really missed the guys and she knew Chandler did too. She was just afraid of what their reactions would be. Monica knew they had made the wrong choice by moving to California. She knew her friends would have been supportive of her and Chandler. It was just a stupid mistake. She hoped their friends could forgive them for it.
"Okay. When?" Monica relented.
"Tomorrow night? You should bring your kids. I'm sure everyone would want to meet them. Oh, and I'm not going to tell the gang. I want them to be surprised. Here's my address, come around seven." Rachel hugged Monica one last time before walking off to finish her grocery shopping.
'That didn't go bad. Maybe everyone will just be happy Chandler and I are back.' Monica thought as she pushed the cart to the car. 'Now, I just have to see what Chandler will say.'
After dinner that night Lauren and Maddy were upstairs unpacking more of their stuff, while Chandler and Monica were downstairs unpacking more stuff. They had most of the big stuff already set up like the couch and a chair and a TV.
"Um, Chandler," Monica said quietly. When he looked over at her she continued, "I kinda ran into Rachel today at the store."
"What!? What did she say? Did she recognize you?" Chandler asked in shock.
"Yeah, she recognized me. She wants us to come to dinner tomorrow night at her house."
"What did you tell her?"
"I told her we'd come." Monica said looking down at the ground.
"What!"
"Well, Chandler, I really miss them. Rachel was really happy to see me and I really miss her. We haven't seen our best friends in eight years!" Monica said starting to cry. She thought he'd be happy about seeing their friends again like she was.
"Shh, Monica," Chandler said coming over and hugging her. "I'm sorry. I'm just surprised. I miss them all, too, and I want to go to dinner with them. Who's going to watch the kids? We don't know any body here."
"Rachel said we can bring them with us."
*
The next night, Chandler and Monica pulled into Rachel's driveway. There were a couple cars already in the driveway, so they were pretty sure most of their friends were there already.
Rachel had kept her promise and had not told any one. That was really hard for her, but she wanted to see every one's reactions.
When the doorbell rang, Rachel knew it had to be them because every one else was already there. She made sure she was the one who answered the door.
"Chandler!" She squealed quietly giving him a hug. "Hey Monica. I'm glad you guys decided to come." She smiled. "Come on in."
Rachel smiled as Chandler picked up Maddy and grabbed the other girl's hand. Monica was holding a baby in a baby carrier thing. Rachel led them into the living room where everyone was sitting.
Monica was really nervous. She recognized all her friends plus a two others. There were also a couple kids playing and watching TV.
Rachel cleared her throat, which made everyone, except the kids, look her way. Monica and Chandler watched as their three friends eyes widen in shock.
Chandler had set Maddy on the ground next to Lauren and Monica had set the baby carrier on the ground also.
Joey was the first to speak. He jumped up and hugged Chandler hard. He looked about ready to cry. Next he hugged Monica.
"I can't believe you guys are back! We missed you so much!" Phoebe also jumped up and hugged them both.
"Why did you guys leave? We missed you so much!"
Ross was the last to speak and did not look happy. He got up his face red with anger. "You guys cannot just come waltzing right back into our lives. You left us. It took us a long time to realize that you weren't coming back and then you just do. Maybe you aren't welcome."
Monica was crying and Chandler looking on confused. It had been Rachel's idea that they come, not theirs.
"Ross!" Rachel said glaring at him. She couldn't believe he was acting this way.
"No, Rach. I'm gonna go take a walk." Ross said walking out the door and slamming it shut behind him.
"He's just surprised. He really missed you guys. He took your leaving really hard, I mean you were his best friend," Rachel motioned at Chandler, "and you were his sister. He just couldn't believe you would leave." Rachel said trying to explain Ross.
Monica just nodded wiping away her tears.
"Um, let me introduce you to everyone." Rachel said turning to a nice looking man with brown hair. "This is Phoebe's husband Mike." She then turned to a pretty lady with blonde hair, "This is Jennifer. She's Joey's wife. Guy's this is Monica and Chandler."
Monica could tell by their expressions that they had heard about them.
She turned to the kids who were now watching the adults. They had all wondered what had happened when Ross had started yelling and stormed out.
She pointed to the oldest one a girl about seven or eight. "This is mine and Ross' daughter, Emma. She's eight." Emma smiled politely although confused as to why these strangers, in her house, made her dad so mad. "This is our son, Ryan, he's six. And this is our youngest son Colin. He's two."
Phoebe jumped in next wanting to introduce her own kids. Rachel had talked enough. "This is mine and Mike's son Andrew, who's five and this is our three year old daughter Sidney."
Then Joey took over to introduce his kids. "That is Megan, she's four and Jen is holding Jake, who's one. Everyone this is your auntie Monica and uncle Chandler. Can you say hi?" All the kids said hi and then turned back to what they were doing.
"Mommy, this is boring!" Maddy whined tugging on Monica's shirt. Chandler picked her up again and took the liberty of introducing his kids since Monica didn't.
"Okay, guys, this is Madison, she's almost three." He then took Lauren's hand and pulled her in front of him. She was hiding behind him because she was a little shy around people she didn't know. "This is Lauren, she's six." Monica who had picked up Matthew then interrupted him, "And this is Matthew, he's two months."
Chandler and Monica finished introducing them to their "aunts" and "uncles" and "cousins". They got along great with the kids, while Monica and Chandler sat down to talk to their old friends.
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Monica went in search of the hot dogs. She picked up some hot dogs when she felt a tap on the shoulder. Monica turned around and dropped the hot dogs at what she saw.
"Rachel?"
"Oh my god! Monica?! Is it really you?" Rachel Green asked excitedly hugging her old friend. Some one giggling behind Monica interrupted them.
"Mommy, you dropped the hock dogs!" Maddy laughed pointing at the hot dogs, which were now lying on the ground. Monica bent over and picked them up and put them in the cart.
"You have a daughter?" Rachel asked surprised.
"Two. And a son." Monica replied. "This is Madison. Maddy this is your Auntie Rachel."
"Well, Rach, it was nice seeing you again. I got to go." Monica said hurriedly and started to push the cart away.
"Wait." Monica turned around slowly. "You have to come visit the gang. We've all missed you and Chandler so much. We let you disappear from our lives once before and we won't let it happen again. Now we at least have the chance to get to see you again. We love you Monica."
Monica sighed. She really missed the guys and she knew Chandler did too. She was just afraid of what their reactions would be. Monica knew they had made the wrong choice by moving to California. She knew her friends would have been supportive of her and Chandler. It was just a stupid mistake. She hoped their friends could forgive them for it.
"Okay. When?" Monica relented.
"Tomorrow night? You should bring your kids. I'm sure everyone would want to meet them. Oh, and I'm not going to tell the gang. I want them to be surprised. Here's my address, come around seven." Rachel hugged Monica one last time before walking off to finish her grocery shopping.
'That didn't go bad. Maybe everyone will just be happy Chandler and I are back.' Monica thought as she pushed the cart to the car. 'Now, I just have to see what Chandler will say.'
After dinner that night Lauren and Maddy were upstairs unpacking more of their stuff, while Chandler and Monica were downstairs unpacking more stuff. They had most of the big stuff already set up like the couch and a chair and a TV.
"Um, Chandler," Monica said quietly. When he looked over at her she continued, "I kinda ran into Rachel today at the store."
"What!? What did she say? Did she recognize you?" Chandler asked in shock.
"Yeah, she recognized me. She wants us to come to dinner tomorrow night at her house."
"What did you tell her?"
"I told her we'd come." Monica said looking down at the ground.
"What!"
"Well, Chandler, I really miss them. Rachel was really happy to see me and I really miss her. We haven't seen our best friends in eight years!" Monica said starting to cry. She thought he'd be happy about seeing their friends again like she was.
"Shh, Monica," Chandler said coming over and hugging her. "I'm sorry. I'm just surprised. I miss them all, too, and I want to go to dinner with them. Who's going to watch the kids? We don't know any body here."
"Rachel said we can bring them with us."
*
The next night, Chandler and Monica pulled into Rachel's driveway. There were a couple cars already in the driveway, so they were pretty sure most of their friends were there already.
Rachel had kept her promise and had not told any one. That was really hard for her, but she wanted to see every one's reactions.
When the doorbell rang, Rachel knew it had to be them because every one else was already there. She made sure she was the one who answered the door.
"Chandler!" She squealed quietly giving him a hug. "Hey Monica. I'm glad you guys decided to come." She smiled. "Come on in."
Rachel smiled as Chandler picked up Maddy and grabbed the other girl's hand. Monica was holding a baby in a baby carrier thing. Rachel led them into the living room where everyone was sitting.
Monica was really nervous. She recognized all her friends plus a two others. There were also a couple kids playing and watching TV.
Rachel cleared her throat, which made everyone, except the kids, look her way. Monica and Chandler watched as their three friends eyes widen in shock.
Chandler had set Maddy on the ground next to Lauren and Monica had set the baby carrier on the ground also.
Joey was the first to speak. He jumped up and hugged Chandler hard. He looked about ready to cry. Next he hugged Monica.
"I can't believe you guys are back! We missed you so much!" Phoebe also jumped up and hugged them both.
"Why did you guys leave? We missed you so much!"
Ross was the last to speak and did not look happy. He got up his face red with anger. "You guys cannot just come waltzing right back into our lives. You left us. It took us a long time to realize that you weren't coming back and then you just do. Maybe you aren't welcome."
Monica was crying and Chandler looking on confused. It had been Rachel's idea that they come, not theirs.
"Ross!" Rachel said glaring at him. She couldn't believe he was acting this way.
"No, Rach. I'm gonna go take a walk." Ross said walking out the door and slamming it shut behind him.
"He's just surprised. He really missed you guys. He took your leaving really hard, I mean you were his best friend," Rachel motioned at Chandler, "and you were his sister. He just couldn't believe you would leave." Rachel said trying to explain Ross.
Monica just nodded wiping away her tears.
"Um, let me introduce you to everyone." Rachel said turning to a nice looking man with brown hair. "This is Phoebe's husband Mike." She then turned to a pretty lady with blonde hair, "This is Jennifer. She's Joey's wife. Guy's this is Monica and Chandler."
Monica could tell by their expressions that they had heard about them.
She turned to the kids who were now watching the adults. They had all wondered what had happened when Ross had started yelling and stormed out.
She pointed to the oldest one a girl about seven or eight. "This is mine and Ross' daughter, Emma. She's eight." Emma smiled politely although confused as to why these strangers, in her house, made her dad so mad. "This is our son, Ryan, he's six. And this is our youngest son Colin. He's two."
Phoebe jumped in next wanting to introduce her own kids. Rachel had talked enough. "This is mine and Mike's son Andrew, who's five and this is our three year old daughter Sidney."
Then Joey took over to introduce his kids. "That is Megan, she's four and Jen is holding Jake, who's one. Everyone this is your auntie Monica and uncle Chandler. Can you say hi?" All the kids said hi and then turned back to what they were doing.
"Mommy, this is boring!" Maddy whined tugging on Monica's shirt. Chandler picked her up again and took the liberty of introducing his kids since Monica didn't.
"Okay, guys, this is Madison, she's almost three." He then took Lauren's hand and pulled her in front of him. She was hiding behind him because she was a little shy around people she didn't know. "This is Lauren, she's six." Monica who had picked up Matthew then interrupted him, "And this is Matthew, he's two months."
Chandler and Monica finished introducing them to their "aunts" and "uncles" and "cousins". They got along great with the kids, while Monica and Chandler sat down to talk to their old friends.
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