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Overshadowed - 3
Ross glanced at Chandler sitting a few chairs down from the rest of them. He hadn't said a word to none of them since he returned from talking to the doctor.
He sighed and moved down to the seat next to him, placing a reassuring hand on his best friend's shoulder.
"Chandler, it's going to be okay…" He said gently.
"How can you be so sure?" Chandler whispered back, refusing to turn his glaze and look at him.
"Because I know Mon, she won't give up without a fight," he told him, "and this baby is mixture of both of you…it's going to so strong."
"Life doesn't work like that…" Chandler muttered quietly.
Ross opened his mouth to reply but stopped himself when he noticed Chandler's eyes
transfixed on his wedding ring as he twisted it around his finger; he probably wouldn't hear a thing he said anyway.
He quickly glanced back the others, Rachel, Joey and Phoebe sat close together while his parents were clutching onto to each other's hand tightly, all listening and watching close.
Again, he put his hand back on Chandler's shoulder, hoping to be some sort of comfort.
"Y'know when we got married, I thought I was through with screwing things up…" Chandler admitted, breaking the silence.
"You've done nothing wrong…" Rachel moved to the other side of him and took his hand, stopping him from playing with his ring.
He finally allowed himself to look up; his eyes filled with unshed tears. "I'm meant to protect her, I should have done something."
"There was nothing you could have done to prevent this from happening…"
"Chandler, you haven't done anything!"
"I shouldn't have signed the form…."
"They needed to do the operation, okay?" Rachel reached for his hand again, "If they didn't, the baby would die."
"He can still die…" He whispered, "and so could Mon…"
"He?" Ross repeated.
Chandler shrugged, "I have a feeling it's going to be a boy…"
"Okay, your son his going to be fine…" Ross told him, "and so is Monica…"
"What if they're not?" Chandler asked, turning to face Ross and for the first noticing the others were all listening.
"Chandler, stop thinking like that!" Phoebe spoke for the first time.
"What if he dies?" He ignored her, "How am I meant to explain to Mon… how am I going to tell her I signed the form that killed him?!"
"Chandler…."
"Or if Mon dies…" He stood up and began to pace, "I can't tell Jack and Erica that they're never going to see her again…how am I going to cope with not seeing her again…I can't…I can't do it!"
"You're not going to have to do it…. She'll be fine!" Ross said again as Chandler dropped back into his seat, placing his head in his hands. "You'll see, everything will work out…"
"What if she can never have children?" He said, almost unheard.
"What?"
"The Doctor said that there was a chance that they may have to re-move her womb…." He told them.
"Oh…"
"I shouldn't have signed those damn papers!"
"You have no choice!" Rachel said.
"It's her dream to have kids… I've ruined that!"
"Chandler, no one can make a right or wrong decision on something like this…" Ross tried to assured him.
"Monica could…" He said quietly. "She's always right…"
They all watched sadly as Chandler got up once more and moved away from them all to sit father down the corridor on his own.
No one spoke after that, they all just waited in silence and kept glancing down at Chandler trying to figure away to help him out. Mike had arrived but never spoke, just took and seat next to Phoebe and joined the silence.
Chandler jumped when he saw Dr Gorman approaching then; he quickly walked over to him with the gang right behind him.
"How's Monica?" Chandler asked straight away.
"The operation went pretty well…" The doctor told him. "Your wife is recovering…she'll be out for a while."
"And my Baby?"
The Doctor paused, looking at his friends stood behind him and then at the other people walking up and down the corridor.
"Maybe it be best if you come with me…" He suggested, "then I can explain everything that's going on."
Chandler gave him a slight nodded before shooting Ross a panicked looked.
"Okay, follow me…"
The others looked around at each other as Chandler walked off with the Doctor.
"You don't think that the baby has…." Rachel started but found she couldn't get the rest of the sentence out.They glanced at each other again, hoping someone would be able to assure them but no one spoke.
Chandler sat down opposite the doctor; his hand admittedly went back to his ring as he waited for news on his baby.
"You have a son, Mr Bing…." He told him, with a slight smile.
Chandler felt his heart beat increase and tears spring in his eyes, "Is…is he okay…?"
"Like I said, the operation went pretty well…" He started to explain; "we've managed to save both of them just in time."
"Oh my god…." Chandler whispered, as relief washed over him. "So, he's going to be okay?"
"It's very early days…his heart failed second after he was born but we managed to re-start it again…"
"So…what does that mean?" Chandler could barely bring himself to ask.
"The next few days are very important…if he can survive them, then there's a really good chance everything will be okay…" The doctor told him.
"And Monica?" Chandler asked, after a few seconds to take everything he was told in. "Is she okay?"
"Yes, there should be no problems…" The doctor said confidently, "she just needs a lot of rest."
"Thank god…" Chandler muttered, almost silently.
"Would you like to see your son?"
"What? Really?"
"Yes, I'll take you up now…" He offered him a small smile, "But I'm afraid that at the moment, we can only let in you and your wife to see him."
Chandler nodded silently, he knew he should probably go and let everyone know what was going on but he couldn't, he just followed the doctor towards the baby care unit.
He was made to wear protective clothing before he entered. There was only one nurse in the room and she shot him a sympathetic smile before leaving him alone with his son.
He inched slowly forward; afraid any sudden movement may harm him. His eyes rested on the nameplate above him, Baby Boy Bing as soon as he read it, his heart filled with love. He had another son, seeing that gave him the courage to like at him for the first time.
Chandler was shocked at the amount of wires and machines around him, keeping him alive. His stomach turned and his heart ached as he watched him just lying, not moving at all. Tears filled his eyes but he refused to let him fall, today was meant to be happy. Chandler gently placed his hand against the glass, where his son's hand lay on the opposite side.
"He's a fighter…" Dr Gorman said gently as he approach them.
Chandler didn't reply or move his glaze.
"Have you chosen a name out yet?"
"No…" Chandler whispered.
He nodded slightly, slipping into a comfortable silence as he watched the father and son. It was always hard when a baby was ill but he felt especially sympathetic toward this family. He had read up on their case, they had tried for years to have a baby but then found out there was very little chance of it happening. After nearly 4 years of trying they finally got their wish only for something like this to happen.
"I'm sorry but we need to run a few tests…" He told Chandler, hating having to take him away.
"Tests?" Chandler repeated, slightly panicked, "Why?"
"It's just routine…we just need to check on how well his organs are working…" The doctor explained.
"Is it going to hurt him?"
"No, it won't…" He assured him. "If you like I could take you down to see your wife."
Chandler nodded slowly before looking back at the baby, bending down, bringing him face to face with him.
"Okay, buddy… I'll be back soon…" He whispered through the glass, "Don't go anywhere okay?"
He slowly stood up straight, his eyes never leaving him as he walked out the room. His body shook as he followed the doctor towards Monica's room. He didn't know what to tell her. Would she be angry with him for signing the forms? She always had that she wanted to have a natural birth but he didn't have a choice, did he?
"She still under a heavy sedation and she has been drifting in and out of consciousness…." The doctor warned before pushing the door open for him. "I'll give you some privacy…"
"Thank you…" Chandler gave him a small smile before stepping into the room. He walked over to the bed and sat down, taking her hand as he did.
"Chandler?" She stirred.
"Yeah, I'm right here…" He said, holding back the tears.
"The Baby?" She questioned, looking at him despairingly.
"He's being taken care of…" He whispered, leaning over and brushing her hair back.
"He?"
"Yeah, Mon, we have a son…" He smiled.
"You seen him?" She asked.
"Yeah… he's so tiny…." He told her, "but don't worry… the doctors are doing everything they can for him…he's a fighter…"
"Just like his Daddy."
Chandler smiled and kissed her lips softly, "I love you so much, you know that right?"
"I know…" She nodded, looking into his eyes "and I love you too…"
"Our son needs a name…" Chandler said, grinning slightly.
"We never had chance to discuss them, did we?" She replied sadly.
Chandler squeezed her hand, reassuringly. "How about Jonathon?"
"I like it…" She smiled after a few seconds of thinking of it.
"It means Gift of God…" He told her, "I think it suits him."
"It does…" She said, deep in thoughts, "Jonathon…Chandler…."
"Yeah?"
"No, I mean he should be called Jonathon Chandler…"
"Really?"
"Yeah, its beautiful…"
"Thank you…" He said quietly before kissing her again.
"Jack, Erica and Jonathon…." She said drowsily, a smile on her face as she thoughts about her family.
"Perfect…" He whispered, watching as she drifted off to sleep.
TBC
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