Joey and phoebes baby!

Ch. 3

Joey just sat there, his whole body shaking. He didn't know what to do. Moments ago he was happier than he had ever been in his life, and now, he just felt so scared and helpless, knowing he couldn't do anything for phoebe. It was killing him not knowing what was happening or whether or not she was going to be ok. He just wanted her to be ok so they could take their baby home and be a family, like they were supposed to.

"Joey!"

Hearing his name, Joey looked up, seeing Monica, Chandler, Rachel, and Ross coming towards him from down the hall. They all looked exited, expecting happy news. He didn't know what to tell them.

"So how'd it go, man?" Chandler asked. Joey just stared down at the ground, unable to answer him. Their smiles disappeared when they noticed the state he was in.

"Joey?" Rachel said, sounding concerned. "Honey, what's wrong? Is the baby ok?"

After a moment, Joey swallowed hard and wiped his eyes as he slowly rose to his feet.

"The baby's fine.. I think. We, um... we had a girl. But phoebes...she's..." Joey took a shaky breath. "I don't know what's going on... she had to have a c-section, and... and something went wrong, and they... they won't tell me what's going on, they just sent me out here and.. I just.." he stopped himself as he started to choke up.

No one said anything for a moment or two. They had never seen him so upset before. Rachel put her arms around joeys shoulders. "Oh, sweetie.. its ok!" She said, giving him a hug.

One by one, they all gathered around him in a group hug. They just stood in the hall like that for a minute or two, not saying anything. Every one of them was scared for Joey and the baby. Scared that they might lose one of their closest friends. Even so, Joey was glad they were there, and that he didn't have to go through this alone right now. It was times like this he was really grateful to have such close friends. A moment later, Joey saw phoebes doctor came around the corner, and he rushed over to talk to him. "Dr. turner! How is she!?"

"Mr. Tribbiani, I'm afraid your wife lost a lot of blood during the operation.." Dr. turner began. "She's very weak right now. We've given her a blood transfusion, which could stabilize her condition, if her body doesn't reject it, but the next few hours are going to be critical. We're doing everything we can at this time.."

Joey shook his head. He wasn't satisfied with the doctors answer, and knowing that he was going to have to wait even longer to know if phoebe was going to pull through.

"Look... that woman means the world to me. And.. and we have a baby now! If she..." Joey paused, trying not to break down again. "Dr. turner, you cannot let anything happen to her!"

"I promise that we're doing absolutely everything we can for her." The doctors said again. "This is a common complication with Caesarian section births, and I can assure you she's in good hands."

Joey let out a sigh, knowing that all he could do now is wait. These next few hours were going to be hell to get through.

"What about the baby?" He asked.

"She's doing fine." Dr. turner assured him. "From what I'm told, shes very healthy. You can see her if you'd like."

Joey nodded. "Yeah, I would."

"Alright, I'll have the nurses bring her to your room, and I'll be sure to keep you updated on your wife's condition. I'll let you know if there are any changes."