Hey, thanks for all the reviews!! You asked for this so here it is!
Doggies45, the reason Rachel went with Monica was because Chandler was still in hospital :D.
Llew, you'll be glad to hear that I've already thought of a plot for my next fic :D
Just to warn you, I've had major writer block trying to think up an ending chapter so this is not that good but please review and let me know what you think.
My Family- Epilogue
"I thought you gave up?" A voice startled Chandler as he took his first drag of a cigarette, as she snuck up behind him outside in central park.
"Geez..Rachel the scared the hell out of me…" Chandler turned to face her.
"You shouldn't be up to no good then, should you!" She told him, taking the cigarette from his mouth a stubbed it out.
"Okay, we've been through this a few years ago…" Chandler started, looking at the stubbed out cigarette, "this game is not fun!"
"Chandler, why the hell are you smoking again?" She demanded, crossing her arms across her chest.
"Look, Rach, its not that big of a deal…" He told her, looking to the ground.
"Not that big of a deal?" She repeated, "Can you remember how hard it was for you give up?"
"I haven't smoked in 21 years!!" Chandler exclaimed.
"So why start now?" Rachel asked, "Monica's just to have another baby and you wanna smoke?!"
"No!" Chandler ran his fingers through his hair, "I'm not starting again, I just needed the one, today!"
"Why?"
"I dunno…" He sighed, "I'm just stressed."
"You wanna talk about it?" She asked, sitting down on a bench.
"You going to tell Monica?" He replied.
"Depends on what you have to say…"
"Look, its nothing major…I'm just worried."
"About what?"
"About Mon…about the baby…" Chandler sighed, "I mean, the doctor said because of her age, there could be complications."
"Awww, Chandler don't think about it like that!" Rachel told him softly, "Everything is going to be fine."
"What if its not Rach?" He asked, tears in his eyes, "what if I lose her… or the baby…or both of them… I don't think I could handle that!"
"Chandler that's not going to happen!" She told him again, hugging him.
"You're right…I'm sorry…I know everything's going to be fine." He said, offering her a small smile.
"They will be!" She assured him, "Now no more of this talk again, okay? You've gotta be strong for Mon…"
"Yeah I know…" He nodded and then a grin spread crossed his face, "Wow, I can't believe I'm going to be a father again."
"I know…." Rachel smiled, "Who would have thought, Chandler Bing, married to Monica Geller with 6 kids and another one due any day now."
"Not me!" Chandler admitted, "I never thought I would have any of this."
"You never thought you'd be married and have kids?" Rachel asked.
"Nope…never thought I wanted it all," He told her, "but then I got with Monica and that all changed."
"Aww, that's sweet!"
"I know!" Chandler grinned. "Thanks, Rach…"
"What for?" She frowned.
"For listening…" He said, "And for stopping me smoking!"
"No problem! Just don't tell Mon…"
Rachel laughed, stood up while grabbing his hand and pulling him towards the park's exit.
"Come on, you can buy me a coffee…"
XxXxX
3 days later Chandler sat on the hospital bed next to Monica as she slept. A grin firmly fixed on his face while he had one arm wrapped around his wife and the other holding his newborn baby girl.
Couldn't move his eyes away from her little face, he felt a tear of happiness slide down his face as he watched her yawn slightly and her eyes slowly closing.
He lent down and kissed her forehead before doing the same to Monica.
XxXxX
"What did she have? What did she have?" Becky and Hayley jumped up and down, when Judy put the phone down after speaking to Ross.
She smiled at her Grandchildren, "Congratulations you have another sister!"
"YAY a girl!" Amy cheered.
"Ewww a girl!" Tom said at the same time.
"Is she okay?" Daniel asked, knowing about the complications that could happen.
"Your Father said she's perfect!" Judy told him.
"Yeah but he has to say that cos he's Dad…" Matt quipped.
"I'm sure she is perfect!" Jack added.
"Has she got a name?" Hayley asked.
"Ross didn't know…" Judy said, "Apparently, your father ran out shouting he's got another daughter and then ran back…they haven't seen him again."
"Sounds like Dad.." Daniel rolled his eyes.
XxXxX
"Hey, can we come in?" Rachel asked, poking her head around the door.
"Yeah, sure.." Monica smiled, quickly glancing up from her daughter in her arms."Oh, she soo cute.." Rachel said, looking down at her.
"Yeah, she's looks like Chandler!" Monica replied, tearfully.
"I don't see it…" Ross looked at the baby and then Chandler. "You sure she's his?"
"Ha ha very funny!" Chandler glared at him.
"Anyway, if I was you, I'd be worried about Adam!" Phoebe added, pushing past him to get a closer look at the baby.
"What's that meant to be mean?""Oh come, you can't see?" She asked, looking around the room, seeing all their confused faces, "He's obviously Chandler's."
"WHAT!" Both Monica and Ross yelped.
"Excuse me?" Chandler asked.
"Say that again!" Rachel insisted.
"Alright, alright…" She held her hands up in defeat, "Just making a observation."
"Phoebe, Adam is Ross' son!" Rachel told her.
"Oh yeah, then who does he get his sense of humour from?" She asked, "He's sarcastic and always telling jokes!"
"I happen to think me and Adam share the same sense of humour!" Ross informed them.
"Yeah, you gotta share it…" Chandler added, "Because you haven't got one…"
The others laughed and Ross opened his mouth to come back with something smart and funny but he couldn't think of anything, so instead did 'The Geller Fist knock.'
Chandler rolled his eyes and turned his attention back to his baby girl, his eyes lighting up when he looked at her.
"Can I hold her?" Rachel asked, after a few seconds of silence, all of them just looking her, sleeping peacefully in her mother's arms.
"Sure…" Monica said, carefully placing her in Rachel's arms.
"What's her name?"
"Esther Gabrielle Bing," Monica told her.
"Aww, that's so pretty!" Phoebe said, as Rachel passed the baby to her "How did you come up with that!?"
"Chandler thought of it…" Monica frowned and looked at her husband, "How did you come up with that?"
"Esther means 'Star' and Gabrielle means 'Hero of God'…" He shrugged, "I thought it fitted her."
"It does…" Monica nodded in agreement.
"Why Star?" Ross asked, as he looked down at his new niece as she began to stir.
"Because she's my little Star…" Chandler informed them, taking her off Ross and kissing her on the forehead, "and Gabrielle because while I was stuck in the back of that van, I kept telling myself I couldn't miss out on seeing my child… she saved me…she's my hero."
"Aww, that's so sweet!" Rachel started cry, which set of both Monica and Phoebe.
"Women!" Ross muttered, shyly trying to wipe away the tears in his eyes.
"Are you crying?" Rachel asked him.
"No! I've just go something in my eye!" He insisted.
Chandler looked around at them all and grinned, holding his daughter closer to him, as she drifted back off to sleep.
XxXxX
2 Days later, they all sat around the sitting room in The Bing family's house. Chandler stood in the doorway, with a bottle of beer in his hand, looking around.
Monica sat next to Rachel and Phoebe, talking. Daniel sat in an armchair, with Esther in his arms, he had grown very close to everyone in the family over the last couple of days and tried to hold Esther as much as he could, he even offered to change her and feed her. Chandler expected it was because he was nervous about leaving and going to college after the summer. He couldn't believe his son was going to college already, he still remember the day that they had brought him home hospital.
Ross, Matt and Adam sat around the coffee table playing scrabble. Ross couldn't work out was why he was losing to his 14 year old nephew and his 15 year old son. What he didn't know was that the boys were passing each other letters, under the table without Ross noticing.
Tom, Amy and Kaydan sat with Mike watching the lion king for the 3rd time that day, while the twins, Emma and Ryan all sat quietly in the corner talking amongst themselves.
Chandler eyes fell on a picture just above the fireplace. It was one that was taken on Christmas years ago; it was just of him and Joey. They both had their arms wrapped around each other.
Chandler couldn't help but smile at the memory of that Christmas. It was the year they had gone with Phoebe to meet her Dad and never had time to go Christmas shopping, ending having to buy everyone's presents from the gas station. They were so displeased with their gifts that they all refused to have their picture taken with them. They didn't care, that it just them though, they were best friends.
"Hey, what you doing over here on your own?" Monica asked, wrapping her arms around his neck.
"Just thinking…"
"About?"
He looked around the room again, "My family…"
She smiled and then kissed him softly.
"What was that for?" He asked.
"For everything…" She replied, "for giving me a family…"
"Well, I guess I better thank you too then.." Chandler replied, then leaned down and kissed her.
"Oh get a room!" Phoebe yelled over.
"Excuse me, this is my house!" Chandler stated.
"Yeah, and she's my Mom!" Daniel added.
"And my sister!" Ross called over.
"So?" He looked innocently at them all, "Esther actually told me earlier that she wanted a little baby brother or sister…so…you know…"
Chandler had to quickly dive out the way as various objects were thrown at him.
"What?!" He asked them.
"I think they're trying to tell you that 7 kids are enough." Monica pointed out as she walked back over the Rachel and Phoebe.
"Yeah, maybe we do have a big enough family…" Chandler nodded still grinning.
They all looked at him for a moment, slightly confused by his behaviour before tuning back to what they were doing.
"And I wouldn't change it for the world!" He muttered and looked back at the picture of him and Joey. He raised his bottle in a silent toast to Joey before heading over and joining Monica.
XxX--The End--XxX
That's it, it's finally finished. Please review.