A/N….Chloe and I are so sorry for the long delay in this update. Its just that we've both been really busy, and had so many things going on that we couldn't find time to work on this. But please keep reading this story, no matter how long it takes us to update, because we will never just abandon this story without telling our readers. Anyway…hope you enjoy this chapter!
Disclaimer: Friends isn't ours, unfortunately.
There was a long silence.
"I'm what?" Rachel finally choked out. She looked like she was about to faint and sank back into the couch cushions in shock.
"There has to be some mistake," Chandler said. "Why didn't they say anything before?"
"Dr Harland said that the papers somehow got overlooked," Phoebe said. "But Rachel's definitely pregnant…"
"Oh my god, I can't believe this, how could this happen to me!" Rachel cried out. Tears began rolling down her face.
"Rach, its gonna be ok," Monica promised her.
"Yeah, we'll all be here for you," Ross added. All the gang gathered around Rachel and shared a big group hug.
"I really appreciate this you guys." Rachel said, sniffling.
"Don't worry about it, Rach anything you need we'll be there." Chandler said reassuringly.
"How about I fix us all some homemade stew for lunch" Monica said, glaring at Joey in the kitchen, who was stuffing himself with hospital food that he had somehow managed to sneak out of the hospital.
"What?" Joey asked, as everyone stared at him.
"Where did you even get all that food?" Chandler asked.
"Stole it off a cart when a nurse wasn't looking," Joey said, looking very proud of himself.
"Well, I'm going to make some stew," Monica said. "Is that ok for you, Rach?"
"I'm not really hungry Mon, but thanks…I think I'm going to just go lie down for a little while," Rachel replied. She got up off the couch and went into her room, shutting the door behind herself.
"Oh my god," Phoebe said in a hushed voice as soon as Rachel was gone.
"I know!" Monica said. "I can't believe that Rachel's
pregnant!" She looked like she was about to cry.
"But she'll
be ok, we'll all help her through this," Chandler said, putting
his arm around Monica. She sighed and sank into his arms. Then
everyone just sat there in silence for a little while, all thinking
about what had happened. Everyone was in shock about what had
happened, especially Ross. But this time, Ross had a plan. And if it
worked, he would have everything he'd ever dreamed of for his whole
life…
Later that evening, Chandler had asked Monica out to dinner at a Italian restaurant.
"It's nice just the two of us." Monica said looking out at the stars through the window.
"Yeah," Chandler agreed, admiring the unusually bright night sky. The two shared a quiet moment together.
"Monica…", Chandler said, breaking the silence, "Part of the reason I wanted to take you out to dinner tonight was….to ask you… if you'd like to live together." He waited anxiously.
"Chandler! Yes, I'd love to!" Monica cried with happiness and surprise.
"Really?" Chandler asked, with an even bigger smile than Monica's.
"Yeah," Monica said, getting up and going over to Chandler's side of the table, where they began to embrace in a warm hug.
"But wait…what about Rachel?" Monica said nervously, breaking away from the hug.
"Mon I'm sure she'll understand…we can wait a bit to tell her and everyone else until Rachel's had time for all of this to sink in a bit." Chandler said. grasping her hands.
"OK, I guess you're right," Monica said. She gazed into Chandler's eyes before they shared a long and passionate kiss.
