Meet the Parents…..why?
The gang had congratulated them. Now it was time to start planning a wedding. There seemed to be a problem with what kind of wedding to have. Since Ross had two big weddings, should he have another big one.? On the other hand Rachel, ran from her wedding so her parents never got to have Rachel's dream wedding. Luckily there was no need to get a wedding planner, they had Monica. Monica and Rachel decided the best thing to do was have both sets of parents sit down and then decide what to do. Ross, of course, didn't want to have any part of it, but whatever Rachel wants Rachel gets.
They decided to have the meeting in Monica and Chandler's living room. Ever the gracious hostess, Monica had h'or derves and coffee waiting. The meeting seemed more like a staring contest as Leonard Green just kept eyeing Jack Geller. Ross knew that look too well. He saw his father have that same look in London.
"I think this is just a total waste of time," Leonard said.
"Leonard, please." Sandra calmly said.
"I mean it, I can't believe my pumpkin is marrying this loser." Leonard replied.
"Are you calling my son a loser?" said Jack as he rose out of the chair.
"Yes I am calling your three time divorced, wouldn't marry my daughter when he knocked her up son a loser." said Leonard.
"Daddy we went through this," Rachel sighed. "I didn't feel we were in the same place."
"Well at least my son stays at his weddings, unlike other people." accused Jack.
"Barry was going to leave Rachel to be with another woman., oh wait a minute, isn't that what Ross' first wife did too." snickered Leonard.
Chandler watched from the kitchen. He couldn't believe this scene at all.
"Now aren't you glad we didn't tell my parents until the last minute, " said Chandler.
"Yep, " agreed Monica.
"Because if your father said half those things, my father would have hit him with his beaded purse."snickered Chandler.
"Your precious daughter has been a tramp from way back." added Jack.
Judy could feel what was coming next, "Jack remember your blood pressure."
" And your son is a thirty five year old man who still plays with dinosaurs." Leonard screamed.
" Spoiled brat." Jack screamed.
"Monkey lover." Leonard yelled. At that point the two men started to beat each other up. Punching and hitting. Sandra tried to pull her ex husband off of Jack Geller and Judy tried to do the same thing with her husband, but it was to no avail.
Rachel got up from the couch and ran over to her father, " Daddy." she cried.
At the very same time , Ross got up and walked in the middle of the dueling fathers.'" "You know Rachel and I are not perfect, we have both made mistakes. Now we are all adults here and should act like adults. And Adults talk they don't use their fists." Ross said.
"Uh son he said that Carol became a lesbian because you couldn't satisfy her in bed." Jack quietly said.
Ross looked at his future father in law with a glare in his eye. "Kick his ass Dad, I'll help." Rachel immediately got in the middle of the fight and screamed, "Stop it! Stop it! I will not have this kind of behavior . I would rather have no wedding at all than this."
Leonard got off of Jack "But pumpkin, you didn't get to have your dream wedding . Your mother and I want to give this to you." He walked over to Rachel and hugged her.
"None of it matters Daddy , unless you accept once and for all the man that I love. I have known Ross for almost thirty years and he has been my friend, my boyfriend, the father of my child , and he has always been there for me. So the best gift you can give me is to accept Ross."
Leonard knew what he had to do,he quietly walked over to Ross and spoke to him, "Son maybe I have had so much trouble accepting you because you will the man to take my place in my Rachel's eyes. I get jealous very easily and very protective of the people I love.If it gets me in trouble, I'm sorry."
Ross looked at Rachel's father,"I guess that is a trait that you and I share, Even when Rachel and I weren't together, I still felt the need to protect her." he quietly said.
"Then Ross I would be glad to give you my daughter's hand in marriage." smiled Leonard.
Rachel rolled her eyes, "Daddy I'm almost 40 and I have a daughter."
Leonard walked over and put his arms around Rachel, "But you will always be my little pumpkin. I'll send a check over tomorrow. Have the best and most beautiful wedding on me." said Leonard.
"And we'll contribute too," added Jack. "But let this be your last one , okay son?"
At that point , Monica ran out of the kitchen, "Hold it! Hold it! When Chandler and I got married there was no Monica wedding fund and no money. And now Mr. Three Times Married gets to have another wedding paid for. It's so not fair." Ross just rolled his eyes.
Chandler put his arm around Monica and whispered, "Hon, they were the ones to put the down payment on the house. No one was supposed to know."
Monica smiled ,"Well I did get the Porsche." She crossed her arms and looked over at her brother.