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Overshadowed-5

Chandler gently brushed a strand of hair back behind Monica's ear; he was sat on the floor while she was stretched out asleep on the couch. A quick glance at the clock told him they had only been home an hour after spending another night at the hospital.

He sighed when he felt her damp cheek, from where she'd been crying. He wished there was some way he could have stopped her from feeling the way she did because he knew exactly what she was going through and it was killing him.

He was startled when he heard a key in the front door but then he remember that the others were coming around before they all went off to the hospital; his stomach turned. He pulled the blanket further up over his wife before getting up and meeting them in the hall.

"Hey, man…" Ross greeted cheerfully as everyone followed him in. "We phoned earlier but you didn't answer…"

Before Chandler could reply, Erica ran straight into his legs, giggling as he swung her up in his arms and hugging her tightly. He glanced down when he felt someone tug on his shirt.

"Mommy said we get to see Jonathon today…" Emma said looking up at him. "When are we going?"

He closed his eyes when tears formed in them, not wanting the kids to see him cry. One escaped, rolling slowly down his face and he felt Erica gently put her hand to his cheek, wiping it away.

"Daddy? Why you crying?" She asked, on the verge of tears too; she didn't like it when her mom or dad cried.

"Why don't you guys go and play upstairs…" Chandler dodged her question, placing her on the floor next to Emma.

"Yeah, Ben can you take Lucy too?" Rachel handed over the one year old to her stepson, while looking at Chandler with concern.

"Erm, yeah okay…" Ben replied, slowly following the girls as Jack followed eagerly behind his older cousin.

"What's happened?" Joey asked, once they were out of sight.

"Is Monica okay?" Ross questioned, glancing at her sleeping of the couch over Chandler's shoulder.

"She's asleep…she's didn't want to but the doctor, he said…the doctor said she needed rest…." He rambled quickly, not really sure what to say or do.

"Chandler, slow down…" Rachel stood in front of him.

He looked at her, tears welled in his eyes. He opened his mouth to continue but choked on the words before he could get them out, causing the tears to spill down his face. He collapsed down onto the bottom of the stairs as his legs gave way.

The others glanced at each other with panicked looks as they watched him break down, all kinds of thoughts flashing through their minds.

"What's happened?" Ross asked gently. "Has something happened to Jonathon?"

Chandler could only nod in reply. He quickly rubbed his eyes dry before turning to look at them again.

"He's not responding to the treatment…" He said slowly and calmly.

"Well, what does that mean?"

"That he's going to die…" He mumbled, desperately trying to keep his tears at bay.

There were a collative quiet sobs.

"No…that can't…" Joey shrugged to speak, his words silence by his own emotions.

"There's gotta be something they can do…" Rachel whispered.

"Transplant…" Chandler told them, standing up. "He's on the waiting list…. But they don't think…." He paused, unable to say the words. "The list is too long…"

"But there's still a chance?" Ross asked, hopefully.

Chandler shook his hand slightly, part of him wanted to believe that something would come up and Jonathon would be okay but the other part of him told him not to get his hope up again. Over the last few days, he thought everything was going to okay but then last night his world came collapsing down around him.

"He's on a list…" Chandler repeated with a hint of angry in his voice. "My son is slowly dying…and all they do is put him on a list!!"

"I'm sure they're doing everything they can…" Phoebe tried to comfort him.

Chandler slide down the wall, hugging his knees close to his chest. "The only way my baby can survive is if someone's else's dies…. it's not fair…he's only 3 days old…"

"I know but you gotta have hope…. You need to be strong, for Jonathon…" Rachel said gently, crouching down in front of him.

"What kind of person would I be to hope that someone's baby dies?" He asked weakly, tears blurring his vision.

"The kind that loves their son…."

XxXxX

Monica's eyes fluttered open, she slowly look around, noticing she asleep on the couch.

She saw Chandler sat on the floor next to her but he was facing away.

"Hey…" She whispered, placing a hand on his shoulder, causing him to jump. "Sorry…"

He turned to face her, tears formed in both their eyes as they looked at each other. Chandler pulled her into his arms, holding her tight.

"I'm sorry…" He mumbled through the tears.

She pulled back, looking at him curiously. "What for?"

"I should have done something…I should be able to do something!"

"No! Chandler, this isn't your fault okay?" She held his face with both her hands, making him keep eye contact. "There was nothing you could have done…maybe if I had…"

It was Chandler's turn to shake his head, stopping her in mid sentence.

"If there was nothing I could do, there was nothing you could do…" He said quietly, he pulled her closer, letting her rest her head on his shoulder. "There's nothing neither of us could now… all we can do his be there for him and just have hope…"

Monica never replied, she just tightened her grip on him. Neither of them spoke, they just sat in silence, holding each other. That was all they needed.

"Where are the twins?" Monica broke the silence after 20 minutes.

"Ross and Rachel took them to the park…" He told her. "They didn't want to disturb you…"

She was quiet for a moment, her mind racing. "How are we going to tell them?"

"I don't know…" He replied. "But we'll do it together…okay? Everything…. We'll get through this together."

She nodded her agreement before settling back in her original position in his arms.

XxXxX

Ben stood outside the classroom door, leaning against the wall. He sighed loudly, he had been sent out because he wasn't paying attention to the teacher. He's mind was on his aunt and uncle and baby cousin. He wished there was something he could to help them but everyone kept saying there wasn't, that there wasn't nothing no one could do except pray and hope.

The bell rang, signalling the end of the lesson and he watched as he classmates file out the room. Matt smiled at him as he walked out, just about to ask what was going on with him when their teacher ordered Ben back into the room.

He took a seat at the front of the class, as his English teacher Mrs Eddie closed the door before turning to him.

"I expect my students to listen in this classroom, you are no exception…" she started, sternly.

"I know, I'm sorry…." Ben said quickly, hoping if she knew the reason why he was distracted, he wouldn't be in as much trouble. "Its just there's been a few problems at home…"

"What sort of problems?" She frowned, her voice changing to a sofa tone.

"My Aunt just had a baby…. But he's ill…"

"Oh, I'm sorry…" She said. "But I'm sure he'll be okay…"

Ben shook his head, remembering what his Dad and Rachel had told him yesterday.

"He's needs a heart transplant or something…but they don't think he's going to last long enough to get it…"

"Well, I now understand why you've acted distant the last few days…" She sighed. "You should have said something sooner…"

"I know, I just wished there was something I could do to help him…" Ben leant back in his chair in defeat.

XxXxX

Chandler and Monica were cuddle up to each other, waiting for Ross and Rachel to bring the kids back. The decided today they were going to tell them about Jonathon, they didn't know how much they would understand but they needed to know.

The TV was on but neither of them were paying attention to it, they just stared at that the screen, deep in their own thoughts.

They shot each other a look when they heard the front door opening and the familiar chatter of Jack and Erica as they walked in. They both got up to greet them, forcing smiles.

"Hey, guys…" Chandler said, as Monica kneeled on the floor, allowing them to run into her arms.

"You two been good for your Aunt and Uncle?" She asked, once she let go of them. She couldn't help a small smile as she saw Erica ran straight to get a hug of her Dad.

"They were great…" Ross told her.

There was silence; no one knew what to say. The twins kept looking from adult to adult sensing that something was up.

"Hey, why don't we go get some cookies…" Chandler suggested. They both seem to forget their concerned as they agreed enthusiastically, letting Chandler pick them both up and carry them into the kitchen.

As soon as they left, Ross engulfed his sister into a tight hug.

"I'm so sorry, Mon…" He said tearfully.

Monica held tightly onto him, fighting her own tears.

He stepped back but still kept one arm around, while Rachel took her hand.

"If there anything we can do…you just name it, okay…" She told her. "If you want us to keep the twins again…"

Monica cut her off by shaking her head. "I think we need them here at the moment…"

"Yeah….oh course.."

"But anytime, you just call us…" Ross added. "Or if there's anything else…"

"Thanks, guys…you don't know how much that means to us…" She managed to give them a small smile.

"So, you going to tell the twins today?" Rachel asked, after a few seconds of silence.

"Yeah…" She nodded, drying her eyes. "Then Mom is coming around to be with them while we go to the hospital…"

"You're not taking them with you?"

"No, we figured today it would be just me and Chandler with him…tomorrow, we'll take them…" She told them. "Also, Emma, Lucy and Ben…. They haven't met him yet."

"Okay, well you ring us later…let us know what time and stuff…" Ross said, giving her another hug before moving to allow Rachel to do the same.

"And remember we're only a phone call away…"

"Yeah, thanks guys…" She smiled one more time as they walked out the house.

Chandler appeared again when he heard the door close. He immediately wrapped his arms around her.

"You okay?" He asked softly. She nodded. "You ready to talk to them?"

She sniffed and slowly stepped back. "Yeah, better get it over with…"

He reached out for her hand, gripping it tightly as they walked side by side over to their children, who were sat watching cartoons.

"Guys, come here a sec…" Chandler said, sitting down next to Monica.

They both got up from their place on the floor to join their parents on the couch. Monica placed Erica on her lap while Chandler picked up Jack.

"Okay…there's something we need to talk to you guys about…" He said slowly, trying to decide the best way to tell them. "Right, okay…remembered when you came to hospital to see Mommy and Jonathon?"

They nodded; both had worried looks on their faces.

"Mommy got better and come home… and you said Jonathon is getting better too…" Jack said, repeating what his father had told them the other day.

"Is Jonathon coming home?" Erica asked.

Chandler looked over at Monica, noticing her eyes threatened to overspill. His stomach twisted and turned as Jack and Erica looked up at expectedly.

"No, honey…he's still very ill…" Chandler told them slowly, knowing he had to strong for all of their sakes.

"Oh…" She frowned slightly. "When is he coming home?"

"We don't know…"

They were both quiet, looking at the parents, worried about the sad looks on their faces.

"Will he come home?" Jack asked.

Chandler looked at him, he was worried that they wouldn't understand what was going on, which was expectable from three years old but he wondered if they somehow knew already.

"We don't know…" Chandler repeated, not expecting the question.

"But if he doesn't come home, where will he go?" Erica questioned.

"He would go to heaven…" Monica said softly, lightly playing with her daughter's hair.

"Why?"

Monica and Chandler looked at each other. Monica closed her eyes, preventing the tears from falling from her eyes.

"Because…umm…" Chandler shrugged to find the words. He couldn't understand it himself, how were they meant to understand. "Because he would…"

"Will we be able to see him, still?" Jack questioned.

"No buddy, we won't…" Chandler said softly.

"But he's our brother…" Jack stated, his bottom lip quivering.

"I know…I know…" Chandler pulled him closer to him, letting him cry in his arms.

He shifted closer to Monica, when he heard both her and Erica start to cry to. He put one arm around his wife, while his other held his children close to him.

XxXxX

Ross, Rachel, Joey and Phoebe sat around in the Geller/Green house. Un-touched takeaway meals littered the coffee table. Ben was with Carol and Susan while Judy and Jack were watching Emma and Lucy as well as the twins, hoping they would help take the news of their bother of Jack's and Erica's mind.

Ross and Rachel decided to invite their 2 friends over, simply so that could be together, even though they had been sat in silence most of the night. All their thoughts with Monica and Chandler, praying and hoping Jonathon would be okay.

Joey yawned, rubbing his tired eyes, he had stayed up most of the night doing research on the Internet. Trying to find out if there were anyway Jonathon could be helped, he was sure he could find a way and decided no matter how much it cost he would pay for it. He knew Monica and Chandler had spent most of their saving on the house and buying stuff for the twins. Chandler had been good to him over the years, paying for rent, food, head shots, classes… he wanted to pay him back but there was nothing that could be done.

"I think I'm going to take off…" Joey said standing up.

"You sure?"

"Yeah, I need some sleep or something.." He smiled slightly. "I'll see you guys in the morning."

Joey walked to short distant from their place to the small apartment that he was rent while he stayed in New York. He decided to head straight for bed and just as he reached his bedroom, the phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Joey…it's me…" He heard Chandler's voice. "Listen, I know it's late but can you stop by the hospital?"

"Umm, yeah...sure.." Joey suddenly forgot about his tiredness. "I'll be there as soon as…"

He hung up and pulled his jacket back on, leaving the apartment. He figured Chandler had rung because they had all asked if it would be okay to drop by and see the baby but they had polity told them 'no' saying that they wanted to be alone with their son for tonight. Joey predicted earlier that they both would change their mind, feeling guilty. He didn't blame them for saying no; it just that they had only seen him once and that was before they found out the news.

Rachel, Ross and Phoebe walked quickly down the corridor, excitedly. Chandler had called them to and they all thought it was because of the same reason Joey did.

"Hey, Joey…where's Mon and Chandler?" Ross said, when he saw Joey sat in the corridor alone.

"They're talking to the doctor.." Joey whispered.

"Oh right…" Ross thought nothing of it. "So, they letting us see him again?"

"No…" Joey said simply, still in a state of shock.

"What?" Rachel frowned.

"We're too late…"

"For what?"

"They phoned because they wanted us to say goodbye…" Joey tried to explain, his eyes never leaving the floor. "But we got here to late…. he's gone…"

"Gone?" Rachel choked on her emotions.

"No…that can't be right…" Ross shook his head. "You sure, he hasn't just gone to another hospital…y'know to have an operation…"

"Yeah, maybe they found a heart for him…" Phoebe backed up Ross' theory up. "And then he'll be okay…"

"No! He's gone…he's dead!" Joey snapped before sinking back in his chair, while sobs shock his body.

Rachel and Phoebe moved to hug him, both of them in tears to while Ross stood still, staring straight ahead.

His nephew's life was over before it had even begun. He started to think about his own children, feeling relieved it wasn't one of them. He felt a stab of guilt through his heart. He couldn't believe he was even thinking that when his sister and best friend was going through this nightmare.

He thought back to when Monica was rushed in and Jonathon was born. All those promises he made to Chandler, telling him that everything was going to be just fine but it wasn't. Chandler had tried to tell them this would happen but he had convinced him that it wouldn't and everything would be fine. He got his hopes up and now this has happened.

"Have you seen them?" Ross managed to ask Joey.

He nodded his slightly, rubbing his eyes.

"Yeah, when I got here… they didn't speak to me…they didn't look…they just cried and cried…" Joey closed his eyes but quickly when the image of his best friends flash up. He couldn't stand seeing the look of complete, unbearable heartbreak on their faces.

"The nurse explained…" He added. "He died 10 minutes ago…"

They hung around the hospital, hoping to see their friends, needing to see them. For what seemed like hours, they just sat hugging each other until Joey finally gave up waiting and went on search for them, leaving the others to follow him.

The four stood side by side, looking through the glass window. None of them could speak, none of them could move. They just watched the scene through the window, helplessly.

Monica was sat in the chair, for the first time holding her son. She clutched his lifeless body to her chest. Chandler was kneeled down in front of them, his arms gently wrapped around the two of them as his head was buried in Monica's shoulder while her head was resting against the side of his.

They both cried for the lose of their baby boy for hours, just the two of them and Jonathon for the last time…

TBC

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