This story takes place in the beginning of season 9. Chandler and Monica have been married for little over a year. Chandler is working in Tulsa and they've just started trying to have a baby. Rachel is still living with Joey but she is dating Ross. Emma is a few months old. Joey and Phoebe are single.

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Title: You Are Not Alone

Summery: Monica's life is changed in a matter of minutes.

Rated PG-13 for violence and mild cursing

Chapter 9: Finding Out

Monica sat in a waiting room surrounded by pregnant women. Rachel sat beside her. "You okay Mon" she asked "No I'm not okay I..I can't do this I..I'm going home" she started to stand up but Rachel stopped her. "You can't keep avoiding this Mon its been almost a week since you got sick at the restaurant plus you've been sick other times you need to know why " she pointed out " I..I don't want to know Rach I..I don't want to know that a part of the monster who hurt me may be growing inside me" she began to cry softly "Oh sweetie you can't be sure of that it might be Chandler's" she hugged her.

Before Monica could respond Dr. Lewis came out. "Hello Monica" she greeted her. "Lets get you to an exam room shall we" Rachel gaveher bestfriend's hand a gentle squeeze as they both stood up and followed the doctor to an exam room. Monica was sitting on the exam table "So you think you may be pregnant" Dr. Lewis asked gently. She nodded "I..I've been having alot of na..nausoua an..and I've been really tired and moody lately" she whispered "Well those are all symptoms of pregnancy so I'll take some blood and run a simple blood test so we'll know for sure" She went on to prick her skin drawing a little blood she handed it to the nurse assisting her to take to the lab.

The nurse returned ten minutes later with the results she handed them to the doctor she looked at it then at her patient. "Its positive" she said softly "N..no!" Monica cried "No! I..I can't be pregnant I..I can't have a monster's baby" she sobbed "Well there's a chance the baby is your husband's" she pointed out. Monica looked at her "Ho..how" she asked "When you came in after your attack you told me you'd had sex with your husband the night before" she explained . This made Monica think "Is..is there any way to uh, to take a paternity test I..I need to know" she whispered

"We'd have to find out how far along you are first with a sonogram" the doctor told her "Just lay back" Monica nodded doing as she was told. Dr. Lewis brought a machine over, she lifted Monica's gown putting some jelly on her belly and gently rubbed the wand along it getting an image of the baby. Monica refused to look. "You're almost 5 weeks along Monica" the doctor informed her "and prenatal paternity tests can't be performed untl you're 12 to 14 weeks along" she said

"Is..isn't that too late" Monica asked "For what?" the doctor questioned " an abor...abortion" she whispered "No but I wouldn't recommend it abortions done later in pregnancy are cruel I've seen cases where the fetus is aborted alive and then left to die or killed by the doctor" Tears filled Monica's eyes as she listened to the doctor. "Th..thats awful" she whimpered "I..I'd never be able to..to do that" she whispered "I..I guess I'm having a baby" she said uneasily "Bu..but I still want the paternity test" Dr. Lewis nodded "I'll schedule it for 8 weeks from now" She handed her two slips of paper "This is your appointment and a prescription for prenatal vitamins" she explained

Monica and Rachel were left alone in the room "I..Im gonna change" Monica whispered starting to get up "Mon are you going to tell Chandler about the baby" Rachel asked "No" she whispered "N..not until I know if its his" she said "So you're going to hide it from him for 2 months he'll know Mon he loves you, he'll know something's wrong" she pointed out "I..I can't tell him Rach wh..what if its not his do..do you really think he..he'll want to stay with me.. to raise a monster's baby" she cried. "Okay but you won't be able to hide it forever you'll have to tell him eventually" Rachel replied gently "I..I know" she whispered in reply. She knew this would be the hardest two months of her life she prayed she was carrying Chandler's baby because just the thought of it being that monster's baby made her sick.

Chapter 10: Keeping A Secert...Monica is keeping her pregnancy a secret from Chandler will he find out what her secret is?...Coming Soon!

Author's Note: Hello Children here's the next chapter! I hope you guys like it! I researched Abortions and prenatal parternity testing so it would be correctin my fic.The stuff about abortions in later pregnancy is true I found it kinda disturbing I'm prolife but if an abortion has to be done it should be done early that's jus my opinon on the matter. Anyway readand review please! Thanx!