Chandler sulked back to his apartment after Phoebe made him leave. He
swung open the door and threw his jacket onto the floor carelessly.
Noticing no one was there, he was glad to be alone. He needed that time to
think. Phoebe had insisted he left when Monica woke up. It was just as
well, he didn't know what to say anyways. "Hey! We're going to be
parents!" just didn't seem it would work.
A father. He was going to be a dad. It was a secret fear that he had, that once he had a child he'd become like his own father. Monica was pregnant with his child and he was scared to death. Chandler sat at a barstool and rested his forehead against the countertop, wondering what he would do now.
He heard the door being opened and didn't bother to look up.
"Chan! You're here! Guess what?!" Joey excitedly asked, jumping up and down.
"What."
"Monica's pregnant!" Chandler's head shot up.
"What?! How do you know that?"
"I overheard Phoebe and Monica talking! I was going to go get a couple of beers but when I opened the door I heard them saying Mon was pregnant! And she seemed excied! Isn't that cool? She's gonna have a baby!" Joey beamed, unnoticed to Chandler's look of shock.
"Excited? Are you sure?"
"Yeah! Mon was saying she wanted a baby and now she was gonna have one. Uhm... Oh! Pheebs was also saying that they might go in labor together because they're both one month pregnant. Funny, huh?" Joey grinned. Chandler nodded slowly, waiting for it to click in Joey's head.
"Yeah... riot. Remember how a month ago Pheobe was planted and then Monica and I got drunk and slept with each other?"
"Yeah... So?" Chandler narrowed his eyes and stared at him.
"Anytime Joe." Joey paused and suddenly his eyes widened, mouth falling open.
"You think the baby is yours?" he gasped.
"I know it's mine."
"What? How?"
"I stupidly never used a condom. And she hadn't had sex around that time so it has to be mine."
"Unless she went to the clinic and got planted on the same day and never told us," Joey added hopefully.
"Which she didn't... Oh man... This is not good." Joey sat on the stool next to his friend and sighed.
"Well it's good for Monica. She has the baby she wanted... It's not good for you because you, Mr. Afraid of commitment, including having a baby for cryin' out loud! Y'know?... Holy shit, what about Ross?"
"Ross. Oh my God."
"You knocked up his sister!" Joey yelled. Chandler glared at him and he quieted down, looking at the counter.
"Ross is going to hate me. What am I going to do?"
"What about Jack and Judy? They might not be too thrilled."
"Would you knock it off already?" The door opened and Monica walked in. The boys froze when they saw her and she looked at Chandler before seeing Joey's expression.
"What?"
"So Mon... What's new?" Joey asked, trying to act casual.
"I know you overheard. You opened the door, saw us, then shut the door a minute later." Joey looked shocked and angry at her, pointing his finger at her.
"You're a pain in my ass Geller." Monica glared at him and Joey squirmed in his seat before sliding off of it and heading to the door.
"So... I'm leaving. Really. No foolin' around this time... Okay. See ya guys," he said, pulling on a jacket and closing the door behind him. Chandler waited a moment and nodded his head to the door. Monica looked at him then smiled, opening the door to see Joey standing there then quickly bolt down the hall and down the stairs.
"What a goof," Chandler laughed. She nodded and leaned against the door.
"Chandler listen-"
"No wait, I have something to say first. I'm... I'm sorry. This is my fault... Uhm, But I want to be a part of this... really. And if I seem freaked... I kind of have this thing about becoming my father... I know that sounds crazy but... y'know... It's a possibility." Monica let out a small laugh and walked over to him, holding his hands.
"You are never going to be your father. You're no where near what he is sweetie. I mean... Can you see yourself in drag, doing live shows, hitting on men?" Chandler laughed and shook his head.
"In nightmares... but reality...no."
"Good. You're a good person Chandler. Really, you are. And I think you'd make a great father... You certainly take care of Joey enough," she grinned.
"Hey!" They heard Joey yell from behind the door. Chandler got up and swung the door open to see Joey standing with his arms crossed over his chest. He frowned at Monica, narrowing his eyes.
"That was not nice."
"It's true Joe." Joey thought it over and nodded with a slight smile.
"Now go for the love of God before I actually DO get angry!" Joey laughed and took off, running down the steps. Chandler swung the door shut and laughed, shaking his head. Monica smiled and took a deep breath, looking at him.
"You wanted to say something?" Chandler asked, hands in his pockets.
"Yeah... Uhm... Remember how when Ben was born I really wanted a baby?" Chandler nodded and she continued.
"Well that never went away... And after the shock and the fear of this... I'm excited. I mean, I'll have someone to take care of... You know, someone who needs me. I want that Chandler, I really do."
"So you're okay with this?" Chandler smiled.
"More than okay. And... I thought about doing this alone, leaving you out of it so it wouldn't be your responsibility... But after what you said... I want you to be a part of this." He grinned and pulled her to him for a hug.
"I'd love to."
"Good... Good," Monica smiled broadly.
"So doctor visits, nursery, buying lots of stuff, the whole shebang?"
"The whole shebang."
"Great... I think you should tell Ross though."
"Why?"
"He'll KILL me." Monica nodded with a laugh and she pulled back to look at him. He had never seen her happier.
"No he won't. This is the most excited I've ever been in my entire life. I've looked forward to this for years. Even under our circumstances... He'll understand." Chandler hugged her again and smiled to himself. He was going to be a dad.
This will take a turn... beware!!!
A father. He was going to be a dad. It was a secret fear that he had, that once he had a child he'd become like his own father. Monica was pregnant with his child and he was scared to death. Chandler sat at a barstool and rested his forehead against the countertop, wondering what he would do now.
He heard the door being opened and didn't bother to look up.
"Chan! You're here! Guess what?!" Joey excitedly asked, jumping up and down.
"What."
"Monica's pregnant!" Chandler's head shot up.
"What?! How do you know that?"
"I overheard Phoebe and Monica talking! I was going to go get a couple of beers but when I opened the door I heard them saying Mon was pregnant! And she seemed excied! Isn't that cool? She's gonna have a baby!" Joey beamed, unnoticed to Chandler's look of shock.
"Excited? Are you sure?"
"Yeah! Mon was saying she wanted a baby and now she was gonna have one. Uhm... Oh! Pheebs was also saying that they might go in labor together because they're both one month pregnant. Funny, huh?" Joey grinned. Chandler nodded slowly, waiting for it to click in Joey's head.
"Yeah... riot. Remember how a month ago Pheobe was planted and then Monica and I got drunk and slept with each other?"
"Yeah... So?" Chandler narrowed his eyes and stared at him.
"Anytime Joe." Joey paused and suddenly his eyes widened, mouth falling open.
"You think the baby is yours?" he gasped.
"I know it's mine."
"What? How?"
"I stupidly never used a condom. And she hadn't had sex around that time so it has to be mine."
"Unless she went to the clinic and got planted on the same day and never told us," Joey added hopefully.
"Which she didn't... Oh man... This is not good." Joey sat on the stool next to his friend and sighed.
"Well it's good for Monica. She has the baby she wanted... It's not good for you because you, Mr. Afraid of commitment, including having a baby for cryin' out loud! Y'know?... Holy shit, what about Ross?"
"Ross. Oh my God."
"You knocked up his sister!" Joey yelled. Chandler glared at him and he quieted down, looking at the counter.
"Ross is going to hate me. What am I going to do?"
"What about Jack and Judy? They might not be too thrilled."
"Would you knock it off already?" The door opened and Monica walked in. The boys froze when they saw her and she looked at Chandler before seeing Joey's expression.
"What?"
"So Mon... What's new?" Joey asked, trying to act casual.
"I know you overheard. You opened the door, saw us, then shut the door a minute later." Joey looked shocked and angry at her, pointing his finger at her.
"You're a pain in my ass Geller." Monica glared at him and Joey squirmed in his seat before sliding off of it and heading to the door.
"So... I'm leaving. Really. No foolin' around this time... Okay. See ya guys," he said, pulling on a jacket and closing the door behind him. Chandler waited a moment and nodded his head to the door. Monica looked at him then smiled, opening the door to see Joey standing there then quickly bolt down the hall and down the stairs.
"What a goof," Chandler laughed. She nodded and leaned against the door.
"Chandler listen-"
"No wait, I have something to say first. I'm... I'm sorry. This is my fault... Uhm, But I want to be a part of this... really. And if I seem freaked... I kind of have this thing about becoming my father... I know that sounds crazy but... y'know... It's a possibility." Monica let out a small laugh and walked over to him, holding his hands.
"You are never going to be your father. You're no where near what he is sweetie. I mean... Can you see yourself in drag, doing live shows, hitting on men?" Chandler laughed and shook his head.
"In nightmares... but reality...no."
"Good. You're a good person Chandler. Really, you are. And I think you'd make a great father... You certainly take care of Joey enough," she grinned.
"Hey!" They heard Joey yell from behind the door. Chandler got up and swung the door open to see Joey standing with his arms crossed over his chest. He frowned at Monica, narrowing his eyes.
"That was not nice."
"It's true Joe." Joey thought it over and nodded with a slight smile.
"Now go for the love of God before I actually DO get angry!" Joey laughed and took off, running down the steps. Chandler swung the door shut and laughed, shaking his head. Monica smiled and took a deep breath, looking at him.
"You wanted to say something?" Chandler asked, hands in his pockets.
"Yeah... Uhm... Remember how when Ben was born I really wanted a baby?" Chandler nodded and she continued.
"Well that never went away... And after the shock and the fear of this... I'm excited. I mean, I'll have someone to take care of... You know, someone who needs me. I want that Chandler, I really do."
"So you're okay with this?" Chandler smiled.
"More than okay. And... I thought about doing this alone, leaving you out of it so it wouldn't be your responsibility... But after what you said... I want you to be a part of this." He grinned and pulled her to him for a hug.
"I'd love to."
"Good... Good," Monica smiled broadly.
"So doctor visits, nursery, buying lots of stuff, the whole shebang?"
"The whole shebang."
"Great... I think you should tell Ross though."
"Why?"
"He'll KILL me." Monica nodded with a laugh and she pulled back to look at him. He had never seen her happier.
"No he won't. This is the most excited I've ever been in my entire life. I've looked forward to this for years. Even under our circumstances... He'll understand." Chandler hugged her again and smiled to himself. He was going to be a dad.
This will take a turn... beware!!!