This is a Mondler story. It's another way for the couple to get together. It starts in the season 3 opener (instead of The One With The Princess Leia Fantasy) and Ross and Rachel are of course together. Chandler never got back together with Janice, in my version.
Disclaimer: I certainly do not own Friends, or any of the characters. Not that I would mind though.
Take a Chance on Me – Chapter I
Monica was coming out from her bedroom, looking totally bummed. Rachel, Ross, Joey and Chandler were sitting by the kitchen table.
"Honey, you need to get some sleep." Rachel said when she saw her.
"I need to get some Richard." Monica replied, completely paralyzed.
She grabbed a bottle of juice in the fridge and went back to her bedroom.
"She's really bummed about the Richard thing, huh?" Chandler asked.
"Yeah, tell me about it. It's been going on all summer." Ross said.
"You guys, don't be so judgemental, she really loved Richard." Rachel said.
"Come on, she's been mourning over him for three month!" Joey said.
"Guys can just be so unsentimental sometimes." Rachel concluded.
"Sorry, I know what it's like… or actually I don't, but I feel bad for her." Chandler said.
"Oh Chandler, you're so sweet." Rachel said.
"Okay, I'm sorry, too. Gotta go to work, sweetie. See you tonight." Ross said, kissing Rachel goodbye.
"Bye bye, honey." Rachel replied.
"What's going on tonight." Joey asks in his 'how are you doin'-way.
"We're going out, what's weird about that? He's my boyfriend and it's Saturday." Rachel replied thoughtfully.
"Oh yeah, boring. But I have a date with this girl I've been trying to get a date with like… forever."
"Good for you, Joe." Rachel said.
"Yeah, poor Joey. It's so hard for him to find girls to go out with." Chandler said sarcastically.
It was in the middle of the night, and Monica was waking up. She felt really bummed, like every night and started crying about Richard, and asked herself why she ever broke up with him. She went to Rachel's room, to see if she was there.
"Rachel? Are you there?" Monica yelled and knocked at the door. Finally she opened the door, and entered an empty room.
"When I for once need her, she's at my stupid brother's." Monica cries. Then she went over to the guys' apartment, because she really needed someone to talk to. She walked in the front door, that's always open. Joey would probably be with his date, so she decided to knock at Chandler's door.
"Chandler…" she whispered out loud, as she knocked silently at the door.
"… are you there?" she continued. Chandler opened the door looking very tired.
"Well, hello Mon." he said, surprised.
"What are you doing here?"
"I… I just needed someone to talk to… about my love life, you know... Rachel is not home." Monica sobbed.
"Oh Mon, of course I'll talk to you. Come here." Chandler said, as she pushed her gently into the living room. He went to the kitchen to get her a glass of water.
"Here you go, Mon." he said, giving it to her.
"Thanks." she said, with a little smile on her lips, but still with tears running down her cheeks.
"I'll get you some tissues, too." he said with a little smile.
"Here you go."
"Thanks, Chandler. You're kind of good at comforting." she smiled.
"Okay, so why are you crying?" he asked curiously.
"Uhm, I got to think of how much I miss Richard. The nights are the worst." she began.
"Uh, you know… yeah, I know. Take it from a guy, who's alone like… every night." Chandler said.
"That's not the same." she said, as she punched him playfully.
"Really?" he said, laughing. They were sitting on the couch talking about nothing and everything until, of course, they both fell asleep. Monica was lying with her head rested on Chandler's shoulder, and Chandler had his arm around Monica. Then Monica woke up, to discover she was sitting next to Chandler in the guys' apartment. When she discovered, she made a little scream.
"Oh my God, what is that noise?" Chandler asked kind of grumpy. Then he turned his head, and saw Monica.
"Monica? Hello." he said, pulling his arm back.
"I'm sorry I screamed, I just got, you know… surprised." she said nervously.
"Thanks for a good night of talking, it really helped me out." Monica continued.
"You are welcome… always… my pleasure." Chandler said politely though insecurely.
"So I'm gonna take of… see you later." Monica says, as she left the apartment.
"Hey Mon, I'm just here to pick up my wallet, I'll leave for work in 10 minutes." Rachel said, coming in from the front door.
"Well okay. Why weren't you and Ross spending the night here as usual?" Monica asked.
"Well. I thought you hated that Ross is here all the time?" Rachel wondered.
"I do. Believe me! But I needed to talk to you. I was upset last night." Monica said.
"Honey, you cry every night, please stop doing that to yourself." Rachel said worryingly.
"I know!" Monica exclaimed.
"So who talked to you then?"
"I went over to talk to Chandler." Monica replied.
"Interesting… I gotta take of, see you later Mon." she said, and walked out the door.
"What's interesting about that? Chandler is my best male friend." Monica yelled after her.
'Gee, the minute I talk about him, she thinks we've got something going on.' Monica thought to herself.
"Hey Mon." Phoebe said, coming in from the front door.
"Hi Phoebs." Monica replied.
"So, why do you seem so weird? I sense something unusual going on." Phoebe exclaimed.
"What? What are you talking about?"
"Like a new love in your life or something…"
"Would everybody just, please, stop? Chandler comforted me, he is my friend. Chandler is my friend." Monica yelled.
"Wow. Relax Mon. I'm sorry. But really? Chandler?"
"No, nothing about Chandler, okay?" she yelled.
"Oh, sorry. I guess you know best who is your love or… who is not…" Phoebe said, walking out of the apartment.
"Phoebe? Why are you all acting like that?" Monica yelled, kind of annoyed.