New Friends, New Family, New Forever

A Dozen Lasagnas: Part 1

Sarah's POV:

Everyone's hanging out in the living room while Monica's pulling out a bunch of lasagnas from the oven as she talks to her Aunt Syl over the phone.

Monica: "Aunt Syl, stop yelling! All I'm saying is that if you had told me vegetarian lasagna, I would have made vegetarian lasagna.-*pauses*-Well, the meat's only every 3rd layer, maybe you could scrape."

Meanwhile, Ross, Joey, and Phoebe are reading his baby books to prepare for when Carol has the baby.

Me: "Ross, did you really read all these baby books? I mean, I barely got through my assigned reading for law school by graduation."

Ross: "Yep! You could plunk me down in the middle of any woman's uterus, no compass, and I can find my way out of there-*snaps his fingers*- like that!"

Phoebe: "Ooh, this is cool. It says in some parts of the world, people actually eat the placenta."

Joey grimaces as Chandler sets his yogurt onto the coffee table.

Chandler: "And, we're done with the yogurt."

Monica: "Aunt Syl, I did this as a favor, I am not a caterer. What do you want me to do with a dozen lasagnas?-*pauses with a shocked look*-Nice talk, Aunt Syl. You kiss Uncle Freddie with that mouth?"

Joey: "Hey Ross, listen, you know that right now, your baby's only this big?-*holds thumb and forefinger 2 inches wide*-This is your baby.-*high-pitched voice*-Hi, Daddy."

I laugh as Ross waves with a smile.

Joey: *high-pitched voice* "How come you don't live with Mommy? How come Mommy lives with that other lady?"

Ross' smile drops as Joey starts smiling himself.

Joey: *high-pitched voice* "What's a lesbian?"

Rachel walks into the apartment with Paolo, which doesn't help to improve Ross' mood any.

Rachel: "Honey, you can say it, Poconos, Poconos, it's like-*pokes his nose*-Poc-o-nos."

Paolo: *pokes Rachel's nose* "Ah, poke a nose."

The two rub their noses before passionately kissing while the guys and I mock him. Nonetheless, I walk over to stand in the middle of the room to hear both sides of the following conversation.

Monica: "So, did I hear Poconos?"

Rachel: "Yes, my sister's giving us her place for the weekend."

Phoebe: "Whoo-hoo, first weekend away together!"

Monica: "Yeah, that's a big step."

Rachel: "I know."

Meanwhile, with the guys...

Chandler: *to Ross* "Ah, it's just a weekend, big deal!"

Ross: "Wasn't this supposed to be just a fling, huh? Shouldn't it be flung by now?"

Rachel: "I mean, we are way past the fling thing, I mean, I am feeling things that I've only read about in Danielle Steele books, you know? I mean, when I'm with him, I'm totally, totally-"

Ross: "Nauseous, I'm physically nauseous. What am I supposed to do, huh? Call immigration?-*pauses*-I could call Immigration. Sarah, you know anybody?"