Well, it's me again. The writing bug got me again. :) I hope you enjoy this little story, it'll probably not be very long, but we'll see. ;)

„Alright, get a room!" Phoebe mumbles.

Phoebe, Monica, Ross, Rachel and Joey are standing on Monica's balcony and watching Chandler and Kathy kiss. Joey has just released Chandler from the box. Monica doesn't really know what that was about. Something about showing Joey how much he means to him.

"Uh, they should really get a room now!"

Hearing Rachel's words Monica turns away in disgust and climbs back inside. She really doesn't want to see Chandler and this Kathy kiss and … well, do even more stuff in public. She doesn't need that. Buried in thoughts she begins to clean the table. Cleaning always helps her. Even though it's a bit difficult with that eye patch. Stupid ice. She remembers the pain vividly. Normally she isn't oversensitive to pain, but getting ice in her eye hurt so much, she thought she's gonna pass out. Fortunately Chandler was by her side right away. He didn't even think about it, he was just there, right next to her. It was only when she grabbed his hand for comfort when she realized what she'd secretly been thinking for quite a while now: How she likes Chandler. Not only likes him, but … Well, she'd always liked him, her best friend who would do anything for her. But in the last few weeks there was something in his behavior which made her think. He being there for her when her eye hurt terribly was only the last straw that broke the camel's back. The gesture which showed her that her premonition was in fact true: She has a crush on her friend. Kissing Richard's son was terrible. Not only because it reminded her of his father, but also because all she could think of, was Chandler in this stupid box. Monica sighs. It's got her pretty badly.

"Hey, Mon, you're alright?"

Monica is startled when she hears Rachel's voice.

"Yeah! Of course."

"You've washed this plate for almost ten minutes now. I think by now it must be more than Monica-clean!"

"Okay" Monica puts the plate away and stares into the distance.

"Are you sure everything's okay?" Rachel asks again.

"Yes, don't worry, Rach!"

Later, when she's lying in bed, Monica thinks about the day. It was a crazy day, but then again, Thanksgiving is always crazy with her friends. But also her feelings went crazy, that's for sure. She has to stop having a crush on Chandler immediately. Nothing good can come from one friend having a crush on another. Especially when this friend already has a girlfriend. And Kathy is a great woman for Chandler, everyone knows and sees that. They fit perfectly and … No, that's not true! Chandler is making a mistake. Kathy already cheated on Joey, who knows when she's gonna cheat on Chandler? Even though Monica wants this relationship to stop as soon as possible, she doesn't want to see Chandler getting hurt. Everything is so complicated. Confused Monica falls into a light sleep.


"Good morning, people!" Chandler bursts into apartment 20 with a big smile on his face.

Monica is the only one in the room, making breakfast already. She looks at Chandler and his smile. She loves this smile. Last night she got nowhere. She still doesn't know what to do about her changing feelings towards Chandler, but decides to just play normal.

"Great to see you, Chandler. Can you set the table, please?"

"Of course!" He walks over to the kitchen counter where Monica is standing, gives her a kiss on the cheek and grabs a few plates.

"Wow, you're in a good mood." Monica laughs, her cheek still burning where his lips touched her.

"I am, I truly am!"

"I guess so. But where is the reason for it now?"

"Kathy had to go to work early, so I decided to come over and see you."

"So I'm only your second choice?"

"Oh, Mon, come on, don't be jealous, you know you're always my first!"

Monica's heart skips a beat. She loves it when he says things like that.

"So, what happened with you and Richard's son yesterday?"

"You don't really want to know…"

"I do. I didn't get anything, because I was sitting in this stupid box! Oh, please don't tell Joey I said that. The box was a great idea!"

"In fact, the box was stupid!"

"Yeah, I know. But please can we keep that between the two of us? Now, tell me, did you not like Tim?"

"Yeah… no! it was too weird."

"Was it? I'm sorry, Mon."

"It's okay. I think I might stop searching for the right guy."

"What?"

"There is no man on this planet who wants to be with me, so I decided I might as well stop looking."

"Monica, I hope you are joking! Every man …"

Just then Rachel comes out of her bedroom. "Good morning!" she mumbles.

A few minutes later also Ross, Phoebe and Joey join them.

"Take a seat, breakfast is almost ready!"

Chandler looks at Monica, confused. Why is she acting normally again? Sometimes she tells him something she wouldn't tell anyone else. But almost always they get interrupted by someone. Chandler hates this situation. Monica seems to have a problem and he can't stand the fact. He feels strangely protective over Monica.

Chandler decides to stay with her until all of their friends leave. He helps her clean the table.

"Alright, thanks Chandler, I really need to go now!", Monica says, grabbing her jacket.

Chandler touches her arm. "Hey, Mon, wait!"

Monica turns back to him. "What?"

"We got interrupted by Rachel earlier. I … I just wanted to tell you something: I truly believe that you will find your Mr. Right soon. Every man will be lucky to have you, believe me."

Monica smiles. "I know. Chandler, I was in a bad mood earlier. You don't have to cheer me up!"

"But I want to. 'cause you're one of the greatest women I know and I don't want you to feel sad."

Monica's heart skips a beat again. Chandler's always being so cute to her. She only hopes Kathy appreciates this and knows what a great boyfriend she has. But if she really thinks about it, Monica doesn't even want Chandler to be like that with Kathy. She wants to be the only girl he tells stuff like that to.

"Thanks, Chandler", Monica sighs and hugs him tightly. She takes a deep breath and holds on to him. Chandler strokes her hair and Monica wishes for the world to stop.

After a while Chandler moves a bit. "Mon?"

"Yeah?"

"You wanted to go to work!"

"I know", Monica whispers but doesn't move a bit.

"You are going to be late!"

"I know."

Chandler grabs her shoulders and pushes her away softly. "Are you alright, Mon?"

"Yeah, I am."

Chandler looks at her insecure of what to do now. Then he shrugs and gives her a kiss on the forehead.

"Have a great day, Mon. See you later!"

With that Chandler leaves the apartment and Monica sinks down on a chair. What is she going to do?