These characters are the property of BKC Productions. The wedding planner laid the fabrics across the table. Rachel turned to Monica since she was the expert. She couldn't believe she was finally getting married. Oh it wasn't her first wedding, there was the ill fated marriage to Dr. Barry Farber, and then there was the drunken wedding . The funny thing was that she was marrying quite possibly the only man that she ever loved and the one who ever really loved her.
"Now there is salmon and mauve ,and then there is the puice." The wedding planner had spread out the swatches so Rachel could pick which ones would cover the tables. The dresses were already taken care of , since there was going to be four bridesmaids. Her mother had insisted on Amy and Jill , even though she was very adamant that she only wanted her best friends as her bridesmaids. Monica had to be maid of honor. Rachel had originally promised that to Phoebe that she would be her maid of honor. This was after Monica was Phoebe's and Rachel was Monica's. But then just as Phoebe backed down as Monica's, she backed down as Rachel's. ……..
Rachel remembered when Monica told her about the conversation between her and Phoebe.
"But when I got married , you were mine." Phoebe argued. "And I wanted to kill you." Monica gave her a dirty look. "I only wanted your wedding to be special, since you deserved it for the crummy life you had." Monica hated to say that, but she was mad at her friend.
"I don't care what you were promised. I should be Rachel's maid of honor. I have known her forever and she is marrying my brother." Monica argued. The two kept arguing back and forth until Phoebe realized that just as it meant a lot for Rachel, it meant the same for her. Phoebe came over and put her hand on Monica's shoulder. "We are all happy for them, but I think that you should be the matron of honor. Rachel and you have a very special bond and that bond is that you are like sisters. Now she will be your sister." Monica wiped her eyes and hugged her friend. "Thank you Phoebe ," she whispered.
"Here is the dress." Rachel was returned to the present from her reverie. The seamstress came out with Sandra walking with her. "I have been working on the alterations. So I hope that they are to your specifications." Rachel took the dress and walked into the dressing room. There was a full length gold leaf mirror and she took off her capris and tank top. With her mother's help, she pulled the many yards of chiffon over head as she was wrapped in the Vera Wang creation. Pulling her hair in a clip, she secured the veil to her own head. Monica came in and peaked. "Well let's see. " Rachel waltzed out of the dressing room. Monica was speechless. Phoebe clapped her hands. "You look gorgeous dear." Sandra said as she stood behind her daughter. Monica got behind her as well. "You are going to make a beautiful bride." Rachel began to go back in time again.
"Monica, some guy at your building that was swinging a big hammer said you might be here and you are , you are." Rachel squealed excited. Her hair was plastered to her head and her dress was soak and wet. She had to get away. She did not love him. But where should she go? There was her old friend , Monica , who lived in the city, maybe she could go there.
This is Joey, This is Chandler , This is Phoebe , and you remember my brother Ross….Rachel tried to remember him. She knew Monica had an older brother and he had always been nice to her. He seemed to look a lot different then she remembered him.
Rachel stared at herself in the mirror. She saw a beautiful woman who was approaching middle age , but still very attractive. Her hair still had the same golden glow , her eyes seemed to sparkle, and she smiled the biggest smile. Emma came over and peaked through the folds of the dress. "You look pretty mommy." She smiled. Rachel started to tear up. "Thank you honey." She picked up the tiny toddler and held her in her arms. She still remembered the day this piece of heaven came into her and Ross' life. She couldn't imagine life without her.
Monica took out the large book that she had made when she heard that Ross had proposed. Chandler shook his head and patted his brother in law when he informed him that the next six months were going to be torture. Monica had made a wedding check list .
"Okay we have the tables covered. Napkins, the dress, the flowers, " she moved the pen across the page. Rachel put back on her clothes and then grabbed her purse .
"Come on , we are meeting the guys at Central Perk." Monica said as she pushed the stroller with her two one year olds in it. Rachel walked out with Emma trailing behind her. Phoebe pulled herself up from the chair since she was now eight months pregnant. Mike and her had finally succeeded and she was going to get to have her own baby.
"I'll see you later." Sandra said as she kissed her daughter and then leaned down for a hug from her granddaughter. Then she was off.
Chandler and Ross sat on the orange couch as Mike brought them over their drinks. "I told you , that woman is obsessed." Chandler said to Ross and Mike.
"You don't have to tell me anything, remember , I lived with her for eighteen years." Ross said as he sipped his coffee.
"Yeah but there is something about weddings that makes her crazy." Chandler started to say until he saw the girls coming. "Oh hi sweetie." He said as Monica came in the coffee shop. Monica took out her book. "Now you guys have your tux fittings tomorrow." She announced with feeling.
"Hi darling." Rachel said as she sat down and kissed her fiancée. Emma ran up and jumped in her father's lap. "Hi Daddy." She screeched. Ross bent down and gave her a kiss. "Did you and Mommy have fun?" Emma nodded her little head.
"Can you even start a thought without mentioning this wedding?" Chandler sighed as he kissed his wife. Erica was eating her blanket and Jack was playing with the plastic flowers. "Oh look honey." Monica said as she noticed her son waving the flowers around. Chandler got up and ripped them from his hands. "I will not have my son acting like that."
"Even if his father does get pedicures and enjoys bubble baths?" laughed Monica.
Phoebe had Mike sit her down on the couch. Then he walked over and got her some herbal tea. "Keep that up Mike and we are going to ask Gunther to hire you as a waiter." Chandler laughed. Mike sat down and patted her hand. "Anything for my little mommy to be."
"Honey, everything is taken care of, we are going to have the most beautiful wedding and nothing is going to go wrong." Rachel cooed.
"I still can't believe you are having nothing to do with this wedding." Mike said as he rubbed Phoebe's back.
"I learned my lesson ,the best way to handle this wedding stuff is to leave it up to the women." Ross said.
"Yeah and it took him three tries to finally learn it." Laughed Chandler."Now I am hungry so let's get some dinner."
"You've been hanging around Joey so much that now you are starting to sound like him." Giggled Monica.
"And you have been married to him for so long, now you are making wisecracks." Said Phoebe.
"I'm scared." Said Rachel. "And why is that honey?" Ross said as he put his arm around . "Does this mean that I am going to start talking about dinosaurs ?"
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