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enjoy what I write... didn't think I'd get a review just because the
prologue.... once again... a big THANK YOU :).
This chapter takes place 10 years after the prologue... this story is written in a different way than my previews one... or than any other fic... you'll see... it may look confusing at first, but you'll catch up ;)
One last thing.... this characters don't belong to me :(, they belong to BKC... but you already knew that, please keep on reviewing... I love getting your feedbacks... and here Carol (as in Ross ex wife) was never a lesbian... you'll know later why she is important here.
~~~Overcoming the lonelyness - Chapter 1 (Nowdays)~~~
The phone started to ring and ring just when Monica was entering to her apartment with both hands filled with packages and shopping bags. Christmas was coming and she already had bought all the presents for all of her friends. Luckyly her fiance wasn't home yet, so she would be able to hide them all really quick so he or any of their friends, who had the damn tradition of looking for them, wouldn't find them.
"Damn Chandler!" she said when she realized Chandler had unplugged the answering machine and forgot to plugg it in again, as usual "I wonder who was it.... nah... if it's important they'll call again"
Monica quickly started sorting all the presents by wich ones were for whom. She had bought a big robot for her nephew. 4 years old Ben Geller loved robots as much as his father loved dinosaurs. Monica smiled, Ross was a wonderful father, everything had been a bit hard for him the past year, but things were finally getting better, and they will keep on getting even better than they were now, she was sure about it.
The phone ringed again. Monica quickly picked up "Hello?" she said
"Hello... Mon?" said a woman's voice from the other side of the line
"Oh my God Rachel!!"
"Hey Mon... what's up?"
"I just came back from Christmas shopping"
"Mon... is November"
"I know... I know... but you know I like making my shopping earlier. That's why you always get your present on time... not like other people"
"You know I barely have time for shopping... that's why I make them just a couple of days before... you always got your present anyway... you can't complain"
"I got it in March Rach"
"But still.... the intention is what counts, right?"
"Yeah... you are right I guess... but hey.... what's up with you?... we haven't talked in months.... how are you?"
"Tired... but great... and how is EVERYBODY over there?" Rachel remaked the 'everybody' word
"Well... we are all pretty good and Ross is getting better, you know how that is. Thanks for asking anyway"
"Is he really? And how's little Ben?"
"Getting bigger day by day... he's the cuttest little boy"
"I bet he is, he was the cutest little baby"
"You haven't seen him since the day he was born, right?"
"Yeah... it's been 4, 5 years... right?"
"4 years Rach. You haven't been here in 4 years" replied Monica with a sad voice, although Rachel had been calling her all this years at least once a month, she missed her friend like crazy
"Wow... that's a.... that's a long long time"
"I know... if it wasn't for the pics you sent me the other day I wouldn't have a clue how my friend looks like" Monica started to cry, she knew how diffucult coming back to New York would be for her friend, emotionally specially. After her father passed out 5 years ago Rachel just came back to New York once, and it hadn't been nice... it hadn't been nice at all. Monica missed hanging out with her friend and having those girly talks they used to have when they were teenagers and a little bit after that, when Rachel came to spend the summer with her father.
"Stop it Mon or you're gonna make me cry too.... I actually have good news for you" Rachel tried to clam Monica
"Unless is you're coming back here I can't think of anything else" replied Monica like a little girl
"Well then.... BINGO... I'm going to New York... actually I'm moving back"
"Are you messing with me?.... you should not joke with this kind of things Rachel Karen Green"
Rachel laugh, Monica's reactions were always amuzing for her "I'm not joking Mon... I'm actually moving back there"
"Really?"
"Yeah"
"So... you are not joking?"
"Nop"
"OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD!!" yelled Monica excited just when Chandler entered the apartment. Noticing the Christmas presents on the coffee table
"I'm also very happy to see you honey" said Chandler looking weirdly at his fiance
"RACHEL IS MOVING HERE!! RACHEL IS MOVING HERE!!" she kept on yelling
"Honey, you are yelling" Chandler took the phone from Monica's hand who was still dancing out of happyness "I guess I'll get the good loving tonight, thank you for that Rach" he said to Rachel over the phone
"Hey Chandler!.... how are you?!"
"Excited by the news, although not as much as Monica... who, by the way, is now yelling at the balcony"
Rachel laugh "that's so Monica"
"I know... do you want to talk to her again? Or you prefer having a nice chat with her charming fiance?"
Rachel laugh again "Let's give Mon another minute to get it out of her system, I don't want to be deaf before turning 26... so I guess the charming fiance is ok... can you put him on the line please?" she joked
"Really, really funny" replied Chandler "so... why are you moving here... I thought you were an anti-New York person"
"I'm not anti-New York... I just.... don't like painfull memories, that's all... and because of my job, I recived a HUGE job offer I couldn't turn down from Ralph Lauren NY to be one of the people in charge of this year's line. I couldn't say no to that, it's much more money and I'll get to see you guys"
"This is grea..... hey!!" Chandler couldn't finnish talking to Rachel when Monica took the phone from his hands
"It's me again.... when are you getting here?" asked Monica, still very excited
"Ok Mon.... first of all.... breath... and second of all.... in two weeks"
"This is GREAT!! You'll be here to help me with the wedding!!"
"Yeah well..."
"We are gonna have so much fun... just like when we were kids!"
"Mon... Mon... please... slow it down... you are giving me a headache"
"Ok... ok.... I'm calm.... I'm just so happy"
"I know you are sweety, I'm really happy I'll be seeing you soon... I gotta go now... I have an early meeting with my boss tomorrow and it's already 11 pm over here"
"Ok honey... take care... and call me soon to know at what time do you want me to pick you up"
"Ok sweety... bye... and say goodbye to Chandler for me"
"Sure honey... bye bye" said Monica before hanging on the phone. She kept smiling for a while with the phone in her hands. She finally would have her best friend by her side again. Ever since they met on that plane almost 10 years ago, Monica had felt a special thing for Rachel, they had an special conection wich, in spite of all the distance and everything that had happened since they met, had only grow stronger
"You are happy...huh?" asked Chandler as he looked lovingly at Monica
"You bet I am"
"Are you planning on telling Ross? Or are you gonna wait until she gets here so he can see her, have a stroke and ... well... you know.... die"
"I don't know" replied nervously Monica "should I tell him?"
"I think you should... after all this time... she's still Rachel, you know"
"Yeah... I know... but maybe... maybe she should tell him"
"Mon... they haven't talked to each other since Ben was born"
"You are right... ok... ok... I'm going to tell him then... I have to warn him... so he can decide if he wants to see her or not". Monica approached to the door, took her keys, her coat and opened the door "you are coming with me though"
"Me?... why?... why?... why?"
"I'm not leaving you here all alone with the Christmas presents"
"But I'm not..."
"Come on!!"
"Yes sweetheart"
*~*
"Daddy, daddy... I'm hungry"
"Alright champion, give me a minute and I'll make you dinner. I just have to check this papers and I'll do it"
"But I'm hungry now!"
"I know little one, but I really have to finnish this"
"But daddy... I want it now!!"
"Ben, buddy... what have I told ya' about my work?"
"I don't know... I can't remember.... but I'm hungry"
Ross took his son by his waist and sitted him on his knees to be face to face with him "Daddy's work is very important because it's what bring us money to buy food, cothes all those robots you have in your room"
Ben looked down and nodded. He was a smart little boy. Ross knew that, he was also a wonderful son. Everything he had gone through forced him to grow up faster than a normal kid. Sometimes he acted like a 7 years old, although he was only 4. Ross felt a bit guilty about that, at the end of the day, he had been the one putting on his little son's shoulders more responsabilities than he should.
"It's ok buddy... I'm going to make you dinner.... work can wait"
"Really?" asked the little boy with a grin on his face
"Yes, sure... why not" replied Ross grinning too. He liked to spoil his little son from time to time, and what was putting his work aside to give his soon a good dinner an hour earlier
The door bell ringed "Go get that one while I go into the kitchen. Ask who it is before opening the door" said Ross as he put Ben back on his feet and he stood up from the chouch
"I know that daddy" replied the little kid as he headed to the door "who is it?" he asked
"Is auntie Monica and uncle Chandler honey" replied Monica from the other side of the door
"Hold on" yelled back Ben and run to his room to get his tiny chair, he was too small to reach the knob so he had to clim over something to do so
"Who is it Ben?" asked Rpss from the kitchen
"Aunt Monica and Uncle Chandler daddy" replied the kid as he got over the chair "hi" he said grinning to his aunt and uncle when he finally opened the door
"Hello little one" greeted Chandler taking the kid by his waist and putting him over his shoulders
"Where's your daddy sweetheart?" asked Monica
"Here I am" replied Ross emerging from the kitchen "I was making differ for this little fella"
"yeah I'm starving"
"He's starting to sound like Joey" joked Ross
"Actually Ross... I need to talk to you about something"
"Ok sis... shoot"
"Ok... let's go into the kitchen"
"Wow... this sounds serious" joked again Ross smiling. Monica just gave him a look and his smile disapear "ok, now I'm worried"
Ross and Monica entered to the kitchen and closed the door, leaving Chandler and Ben alone in the livingroom. "So.... wanna play?" asked Chandler
"Yeah.... I got a new robot... is a transformer... wanna see it?"
"Sure!"
*~*
"Ok, what happened Mon... you are really freaking me out"
"Well.... it's.... it's nothing to be worried about.... it's more like.... a news"
"A news?... ok... now I'm confused"
"It's about.... it's about Rachel"
"Ra.... Rachel?!" asked Ross, taken off guard by that name. He hadn't heard it in such a long time... not even in his head... he didn't allow himself to think about her anymore "what's up... what's up with Rachel?"
"She's coming to New York again"
"That's.... that's great" replied Ross with a fake smile
"To stay"
To be continue...
That's it for now... I know... I know... cliffchanger.... you people hate it.... but it makes the story more interesting....
Just so you know... the next chapter will take after the prologue.... please review :). Ow... and I can promise you the next chapters will be longer than this first two ;)
This chapter takes place 10 years after the prologue... this story is written in a different way than my previews one... or than any other fic... you'll see... it may look confusing at first, but you'll catch up ;)
One last thing.... this characters don't belong to me :(, they belong to BKC... but you already knew that, please keep on reviewing... I love getting your feedbacks... and here Carol (as in Ross ex wife) was never a lesbian... you'll know later why she is important here.
~~~Overcoming the lonelyness - Chapter 1 (Nowdays)~~~
The phone started to ring and ring just when Monica was entering to her apartment with both hands filled with packages and shopping bags. Christmas was coming and she already had bought all the presents for all of her friends. Luckyly her fiance wasn't home yet, so she would be able to hide them all really quick so he or any of their friends, who had the damn tradition of looking for them, wouldn't find them.
"Damn Chandler!" she said when she realized Chandler had unplugged the answering machine and forgot to plugg it in again, as usual "I wonder who was it.... nah... if it's important they'll call again"
Monica quickly started sorting all the presents by wich ones were for whom. She had bought a big robot for her nephew. 4 years old Ben Geller loved robots as much as his father loved dinosaurs. Monica smiled, Ross was a wonderful father, everything had been a bit hard for him the past year, but things were finally getting better, and they will keep on getting even better than they were now, she was sure about it.
The phone ringed again. Monica quickly picked up "Hello?" she said
"Hello... Mon?" said a woman's voice from the other side of the line
"Oh my God Rachel!!"
"Hey Mon... what's up?"
"I just came back from Christmas shopping"
"Mon... is November"
"I know... I know... but you know I like making my shopping earlier. That's why you always get your present on time... not like other people"
"You know I barely have time for shopping... that's why I make them just a couple of days before... you always got your present anyway... you can't complain"
"I got it in March Rach"
"But still.... the intention is what counts, right?"
"Yeah... you are right I guess... but hey.... what's up with you?... we haven't talked in months.... how are you?"
"Tired... but great... and how is EVERYBODY over there?" Rachel remaked the 'everybody' word
"Well... we are all pretty good and Ross is getting better, you know how that is. Thanks for asking anyway"
"Is he really? And how's little Ben?"
"Getting bigger day by day... he's the cuttest little boy"
"I bet he is, he was the cutest little baby"
"You haven't seen him since the day he was born, right?"
"Yeah... it's been 4, 5 years... right?"
"4 years Rach. You haven't been here in 4 years" replied Monica with a sad voice, although Rachel had been calling her all this years at least once a month, she missed her friend like crazy
"Wow... that's a.... that's a long long time"
"I know... if it wasn't for the pics you sent me the other day I wouldn't have a clue how my friend looks like" Monica started to cry, she knew how diffucult coming back to New York would be for her friend, emotionally specially. After her father passed out 5 years ago Rachel just came back to New York once, and it hadn't been nice... it hadn't been nice at all. Monica missed hanging out with her friend and having those girly talks they used to have when they were teenagers and a little bit after that, when Rachel came to spend the summer with her father.
"Stop it Mon or you're gonna make me cry too.... I actually have good news for you" Rachel tried to clam Monica
"Unless is you're coming back here I can't think of anything else" replied Monica like a little girl
"Well then.... BINGO... I'm going to New York... actually I'm moving back"
"Are you messing with me?.... you should not joke with this kind of things Rachel Karen Green"
Rachel laugh, Monica's reactions were always amuzing for her "I'm not joking Mon... I'm actually moving back there"
"Really?"
"Yeah"
"So... you are not joking?"
"Nop"
"OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD!!" yelled Monica excited just when Chandler entered the apartment. Noticing the Christmas presents on the coffee table
"I'm also very happy to see you honey" said Chandler looking weirdly at his fiance
"RACHEL IS MOVING HERE!! RACHEL IS MOVING HERE!!" she kept on yelling
"Honey, you are yelling" Chandler took the phone from Monica's hand who was still dancing out of happyness "I guess I'll get the good loving tonight, thank you for that Rach" he said to Rachel over the phone
"Hey Chandler!.... how are you?!"
"Excited by the news, although not as much as Monica... who, by the way, is now yelling at the balcony"
Rachel laugh "that's so Monica"
"I know... do you want to talk to her again? Or you prefer having a nice chat with her charming fiance?"
Rachel laugh again "Let's give Mon another minute to get it out of her system, I don't want to be deaf before turning 26... so I guess the charming fiance is ok... can you put him on the line please?" she joked
"Really, really funny" replied Chandler "so... why are you moving here... I thought you were an anti-New York person"
"I'm not anti-New York... I just.... don't like painfull memories, that's all... and because of my job, I recived a HUGE job offer I couldn't turn down from Ralph Lauren NY to be one of the people in charge of this year's line. I couldn't say no to that, it's much more money and I'll get to see you guys"
"This is grea..... hey!!" Chandler couldn't finnish talking to Rachel when Monica took the phone from his hands
"It's me again.... when are you getting here?" asked Monica, still very excited
"Ok Mon.... first of all.... breath... and second of all.... in two weeks"
"This is GREAT!! You'll be here to help me with the wedding!!"
"Yeah well..."
"We are gonna have so much fun... just like when we were kids!"
"Mon... Mon... please... slow it down... you are giving me a headache"
"Ok... ok.... I'm calm.... I'm just so happy"
"I know you are sweety, I'm really happy I'll be seeing you soon... I gotta go now... I have an early meeting with my boss tomorrow and it's already 11 pm over here"
"Ok honey... take care... and call me soon to know at what time do you want me to pick you up"
"Ok sweety... bye... and say goodbye to Chandler for me"
"Sure honey... bye bye" said Monica before hanging on the phone. She kept smiling for a while with the phone in her hands. She finally would have her best friend by her side again. Ever since they met on that plane almost 10 years ago, Monica had felt a special thing for Rachel, they had an special conection wich, in spite of all the distance and everything that had happened since they met, had only grow stronger
"You are happy...huh?" asked Chandler as he looked lovingly at Monica
"You bet I am"
"Are you planning on telling Ross? Or are you gonna wait until she gets here so he can see her, have a stroke and ... well... you know.... die"
"I don't know" replied nervously Monica "should I tell him?"
"I think you should... after all this time... she's still Rachel, you know"
"Yeah... I know... but maybe... maybe she should tell him"
"Mon... they haven't talked to each other since Ben was born"
"You are right... ok... ok... I'm going to tell him then... I have to warn him... so he can decide if he wants to see her or not". Monica approached to the door, took her keys, her coat and opened the door "you are coming with me though"
"Me?... why?... why?... why?"
"I'm not leaving you here all alone with the Christmas presents"
"But I'm not..."
"Come on!!"
"Yes sweetheart"
*~*
"Daddy, daddy... I'm hungry"
"Alright champion, give me a minute and I'll make you dinner. I just have to check this papers and I'll do it"
"But I'm hungry now!"
"I know little one, but I really have to finnish this"
"But daddy... I want it now!!"
"Ben, buddy... what have I told ya' about my work?"
"I don't know... I can't remember.... but I'm hungry"
Ross took his son by his waist and sitted him on his knees to be face to face with him "Daddy's work is very important because it's what bring us money to buy food, cothes all those robots you have in your room"
Ben looked down and nodded. He was a smart little boy. Ross knew that, he was also a wonderful son. Everything he had gone through forced him to grow up faster than a normal kid. Sometimes he acted like a 7 years old, although he was only 4. Ross felt a bit guilty about that, at the end of the day, he had been the one putting on his little son's shoulders more responsabilities than he should.
"It's ok buddy... I'm going to make you dinner.... work can wait"
"Really?" asked the little boy with a grin on his face
"Yes, sure... why not" replied Ross grinning too. He liked to spoil his little son from time to time, and what was putting his work aside to give his soon a good dinner an hour earlier
The door bell ringed "Go get that one while I go into the kitchen. Ask who it is before opening the door" said Ross as he put Ben back on his feet and he stood up from the chouch
"I know that daddy" replied the little kid as he headed to the door "who is it?" he asked
"Is auntie Monica and uncle Chandler honey" replied Monica from the other side of the door
"Hold on" yelled back Ben and run to his room to get his tiny chair, he was too small to reach the knob so he had to clim over something to do so
"Who is it Ben?" asked Rpss from the kitchen
"Aunt Monica and Uncle Chandler daddy" replied the kid as he got over the chair "hi" he said grinning to his aunt and uncle when he finally opened the door
"Hello little one" greeted Chandler taking the kid by his waist and putting him over his shoulders
"Where's your daddy sweetheart?" asked Monica
"Here I am" replied Ross emerging from the kitchen "I was making differ for this little fella"
"yeah I'm starving"
"He's starting to sound like Joey" joked Ross
"Actually Ross... I need to talk to you about something"
"Ok sis... shoot"
"Ok... let's go into the kitchen"
"Wow... this sounds serious" joked again Ross smiling. Monica just gave him a look and his smile disapear "ok, now I'm worried"
Ross and Monica entered to the kitchen and closed the door, leaving Chandler and Ben alone in the livingroom. "So.... wanna play?" asked Chandler
"Yeah.... I got a new robot... is a transformer... wanna see it?"
"Sure!"
*~*
"Ok, what happened Mon... you are really freaking me out"
"Well.... it's.... it's nothing to be worried about.... it's more like.... a news"
"A news?... ok... now I'm confused"
"It's about.... it's about Rachel"
"Ra.... Rachel?!" asked Ross, taken off guard by that name. He hadn't heard it in such a long time... not even in his head... he didn't allow himself to think about her anymore "what's up... what's up with Rachel?"
"She's coming to New York again"
"That's.... that's great" replied Ross with a fake smile
"To stay"
To be continue...
That's it for now... I know... I know... cliffchanger.... you people hate it.... but it makes the story more interesting....
Just so you know... the next chapter will take after the prologue.... please review :). Ow... and I can promise you the next chapters will be longer than this first two ;)