The crowd screamed their names as they walked down the red carpet hand in hand. Monica wore a green strapless minidress. And Chandler wore a a collared shirt and a sports jacket. Monica and Chandler walked up a platform. "You guys look amazing." Cojo from Entertainment Tonight smiled. "You are not pregnant!" He said as he looked Monica up and down. "You look gorgeous!"
Monica smiled. "Thank you. Well, I won't look like this that much longer."
"Of course. Cause you're going to be even more gorgeous." Chandler pecked Monica on the cheek.
"Awwww...So are you 2 a couple?" Cojo gestured at the holding hands.
"No, we're not. We're just friends." Chandler smiled.
"You 2 look gorgeous together!"
"Thank you." Monica smiled and put her head on Chandler's arm.
"You're just too cute! So I heard this is your first interview tonight."
"It is." Chandler shook his head. "Our first stop is with Cojo. Gotta love it." Chandler nodded.
"All these people are dying to interview you about the baby.. What do you think when people say this is a shocker?"
Chandler looked at Monica.
"Well... I don't know.. I guess it's because we were never really friends and we were never linked together or spotted together and stuff and we just told the world.. I don't know." Monica smiled and shrugged.
"Chandler!" A man called.
"Sorry we have to go. Nice talking to you Cojo." Chandler smiled.
"Bye Cojo." Monica and Cojo kissed and said there good-byes.
Monica held on tighter to Chandler's arm.
"CHANDLER!" Joey Tribianni, Chandler's costar, and best friend called out.
"Joseph! You're back!" Chandler hugged his friend with one arm and held onto Monica with the other.
"Congratulations! I can't believe you didn't tell me!" Joey looked at Monica. "Nice to meet you." Joey extend his hand.
"Nice to meet you too."
"So how was the shoot in.." Chandler started.
"Joey go over there." A lady pointed to an interviewer.
"OK." Joey nodded at her. "I'll talk to you in there man."
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Chandler waved to the audience shook Regis' hand and kissed Kelly.
"How are you?" Regis asked.
"Fantastic!" Chandler smiled.
"You and Monica Gellar are going to have a baby together!" Kelly tucked her hair behind her ears.
"Yes, we are."
"I never saw this coming!" Kelly crossed her legs. "I mean you 2 are gorgeous! The MOST gorgeous people in Hollywood.. In the world.. I'm surprised you 2 haven't been linked to each other before.. You guys are so cute together!"
"Thank you Kelly." Chandler jumped off his stool and kissed Kelly's hand.
"You're baby is going to be gorgeous.. Why do you have to do this to the world?"
Chandler laughed. "I don't know Kel.. you're babies are pretty cute."
"Thank you." Kelly smiled.
"Monica Gellar!" Regis' eyes grew wider. "Gorgeous woman."
"She is. Absolutely."
"So how's Monica?"
"So how's Monica?" Regis took a sip of his coffee.
"She's doing great." Chandler nodded with a smile.
"Are you 2 going out?" Kelly asked.
"No, we're not.. We're just friends.." Chandler sipped his coffee.
"That's what they all say." Regis said to the camera.
They all laughed.
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"Monica! Pizza's here!" Chandler called as he closed the door to Monica's house.
"What kind?" Monica walked down the stairs. Her stomach had grown and you could see a bump.
"Anchovies with tons of mushrooms."
Monica made a face. "Are you lying to me?"
"I might be..." Chandler grinned and put the pizza on the coffee table. In the corner of his eye he could see a vacuum cleaner. He turned his head and looked at the vacuum cleaner. "Monica have you been cleaning again?"
"No why?" Monica came out of the kitchen with 2 plates.
"I don't know.. It's kinda weird that you would use your vacuum cleaner as decoration! Monica! I thought we agreed that you would stop cleaning until the baby comes. That's why we hired the cleaning lady."
"She can't clean!" The doorbell rung and Monica ran to get it. "Hey" Monica smiled.
"Hey." Ross and Rachel said and came in. "Hey Chandler" They both said at the same time.
"Hey" Chandler smiled and walked over to the vacuum cleaner to put it away.
"You got Chandler to vacuum for you? What happened to the cleaning lady?" Rachel grabbed a slice of pizza.
"Rachel plate! And no.. Chandler's just being weird."
"Monica you promised you would stop cleaning and let the cleaning lady do her job cleaning!" Chandler came back still holding the vacuum cleaner.
"Why are you still holding that?" Monica crossed her arms.
"I don't know where it goes." Chandler shrugged.
"Here give it to me." Monica extended her hand to take the vacuum cleaner.
"No. Just tell me where it is."
"Chandler! Nothing is going to happen! I can clean! It's not going to do anything to me."
"You could get hurt cleaning.. What if the floors wet and your mopping it and you slip on the wet floor?"
"Yea like that's gonna happen."
"Here." Ross took the vacuum cleaner and went to put it away.
"Monica I just don't want you to get hurt OK? I just.. Please." Chandler gave Monica the most adorable face.
"Fine.." Monica turned around and gave Chandler a plate with a slice of pizza.
"So where do you keep the vacuum?" Chandler took a big bite of his pizza.
"In the cleaning closet." Monica bit her pizza.
"Where's that?"
"Across the hall from the powder room."
"Oh.." Chandler nodded. "Hey I'm gonna go get something in my car OK?"
"OK." Monica bit her pizza again. "I can't believe I can't clean!"
"It's OK Monica.. I mean.. You can clean again like in 5 months.." Rachel wiped her hands on a paper napkin.
"Oh my God!" Monica cried. "That's in forever."
"Aww honey." Rachel hugged Monica. "At least you have your cleaner right?"
"SHE SUCKS!" Monica continued to cry. "She doesn't know how to clean the marble.. She can't vacuum. She folds the towels all wrong. She made the white room not white anymore! She has completely destroyed my clean home!"
Rachel rubbed Monica's back. "Aww.. You're home looks really clean OK. The white room looks the same as it did before... Sweetie I think your going crazy."
"Where's Chandler?" Monica wiped her face with a napkin.
"I'm guessing he's still getting something out of his car.." Rachel shrugged.
"Where's Ross?"
"Maybe he's helping Chandler.."
"I wonder what they're getting.." Monica stood up and walked towards the open front doors. Monica's mouth dropped. "CHANDLER BING!! What are you doing?!" Monica ran towards Chandler's BMW.
"Uhh..I don't know.." Chandler closed his trunk immediately.
"That was my vacuum cleaner! And my cleaning stuff!" Monica stomped her foot.
"Hey Chandler you want to help me with these mops?" Ross asked from behind a bunch of mops. "Chandler!" Ross made an opening between the sticks with his head. "CH.." Ross' eyes grew wider. "Hey Monica.. I was just borrowing these.. I gotta ... clean........ Rachel's closet.. It's a mess." Ross smiled.
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"Awww!" Monica gushed and touched the dress. "It's so cute!"
"I know! You have to buy it!"
"We don't even know what it is yet."
"Who cares?" Rachel put the dress with all the other stuff they bought. "You already have a bunch baby clothes. A dress won't hurt."
"True."
"Is this it?" The guy behind the counter asked.
"Yes." Monica smiled.
"Wow. This is a lot of stuff."
"Yep. That baby's going to need another room. I mean the gifts plus the stuff your buying it."Rachel put her sunglasses on.
"Well it has the room at Chandler's house.."
"Yea."
"You're total is $279.54."
Monica gave the guy her credit card and signed the receipt. "Thank you." Monica smiled.
"Thank you. Have a good day."
"You too." Rachel said politely. Before they stepped out of the shop Rachel saw a paparazzi in a yellow hat outside waiting for them. "Paparazzi.." Rachel walked out the door first. The paparazzi guy started shouting their names and taking pictures.
"What did you guys get?" The guy asked.
"Stuff." Monica said trying to walk faster.
"What kinda stuff? Let me see. Hey Rachel wanna rub Monica's stomach for me and the camera??"
"Not really."
"Come on Monica show me what's in the bag!" The yellow hat guy got closer to Monica.
Chandler was across the street. He and Joey had just finished lunch at a restaurant near by. He heard the yellow hat guy and turned his head and saw he was too close to Monica. "Come on." Chandler hit Joey and pointed at Monica. He quickly ran over to Monica and Rachel.
"Come on you know you want to show us." The guy grabbed Monica's wrist.
"Let go of me!" Monica yelled trying to pull away.
"Make me."
"I'll call the police!" Rachel took out her cell phone.
"Let go of her!" Chandler punched the paparazzi and Joey took the camera away. "Don't you dare come near them ever again!" Chandler put his arm around Monica. "You OK?"
Monica nodded.
"Give me my camera back!" He demanded with his hand over his eye.
"Fine." Joey threw the camera at the guy.
"Come on." Chandler took the bags that Monica was holding and rubbed her arm.
"My car is on the other side."
"Oh.. OK." Chandler himself and Monica around and saw the paparazzi guy leave.
"I'll take Rachel home." Joey nodded. "Here." Joey gave them a roll of film which was now worth nothing because it was ruined.
"Thanks Joe." Chandler smiled and took the roll of film. "See you guys later."
"Bye." Rachel put her sunglasses on the top of her head and they walked away.
They walked to Monica's black Mercedes. Monica gave Chandler the keys and he drove. "So how did you know we were there?"
"Me and Joey just finished having lunch across the street. And I saw you."
"I hate paparazzi!"
"Me too."
"I'm sorry we ruined your guys' day."
"It's all right. Don't worry about it." Chandler smiled.
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Monica put a piece of chocolate cake into her mouth. "Ross this cake is amazing!" Monica put her fork down.
"Thanks.. I bought it." Ross smiled.
Phoebe laughed. Phoebe's cell phone began to ring. "Sorry." Phoebe picked it up. "Hello? Hey Sandra. Yea... uh huh.. yea! Yup no problem. Ok he's right here actually.. ok. hold on. It's for you Chandler." Phoebe gave Chandler the phone.
Chandler took the phone. "Hey Sandra. Great. Yea.... nope. Not a problem. Sounds fantastic! Ok.. I'll pick you up at 6:30 tomorrow then. Bye." He hung up and closed the flip phone and gave it back to Phoebe. "Thanks Pheebs."
"Who was that?" Ross asked.
"Sandra Wood." Chandler sipped his wine.
"Sandra Wood?" Rachel put her fork down. "Are you guys gonna go out on a date or something?" Rachel wiped her mouth.
"Yep. We were supposed to go out on a date a while ago but she had to go to England to shoot Permanent."
"She shot that like a year ago." Joey put a big piece of cake into his mouth.
"I know.." Chandler ran his hand through his hair.
"Isn't it weird how people are saying that either Monica or Sandra is gonna win the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a leading role this year." Rachel sipped her wine. "I mean Monica is carrying Chandler's baby and Sandra is going on a date with Chandler."
"Rachel nominations are a week away. And we don't even know if I'm going to be nominated." Monica drank her water.
"You are definitely going to get nominated! Like I said you were flawless in Drops of Water."
"Thank you." Monica smiled. "Why did Sandra call Phoebe's cell phone if she wanted to talk to you?"
"Because Phoebe was the one who set us up in the first place." Chandler nodded.
"Yea and she doesn't know his number."Phoebe added.
"Oh.." Monica took another sip of her water. "Are you really gonna go out with her?"
"Yep." Chandler yawned.
"What if I told you I didn't want you to go?" Monica put her napkin on the table.
"What?"
"I don't want you to go.."
"What? Why not?"
"Because I don't!"
"Well I don't care I'm going out with her."
"No you're not." Monica gave him a face.
"Yea I am."
"I'll be really mad at you if you go."
Chandler stood up and threw his napkin on the table. "It doesn't matter because I'm already mad at you. Monica do you have any idea how long I've waited to go out with her?"
"No. I don't care."
"Give me a good reason why I shouldn't go out with her."
"Fine. I say you should stay home with me."
"I do that every day!"
"That's why you should keep doing it!" Monica stood up.
"This is stupid. I'm going home. Thanks for dinner." He said to Rachel and Ross.
"Bye." They said looking uncomfortable.
"Are you walking away?"
"Yea I am! Come on Joey! You're driving me home!" Chandler walked out.
"Bye. Thanks you guys." Joey got up and flew out the door.
"Can you believe that?! He didn't listen to me! " Monica sat in her chair.
"Monica why don't you want him to go?" Phoebe asked.
"Why does he have to go?"
"Because he's been waiting for a long time." Rachel sipped her wine. "Monica you were really unfair to him."
"I was unfair to him?"
"Yea." All 3 of them nodded.
"Well is it fair that he can drink and party and do whatever the hell he wants to and I can't because I'm carrying his child? Is it fair that he can drink coffee and wine and I can't? I can't do things that I like to do. I can't clean I can't cook. I can't do anything! I can't even go on dates and I can't go out with other people because they all get to go to really cool places where people smoke and drink and do all that stuff. I had give to up my life. Is that fair?" Monica's eyes filled with tears.
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