Monica was running around the house as she tried to keep up with the day. Jack and Erica, both nine, had the day off school which meant, so did Monica. Whenever they didn't have school Monica never seemed to find a babysitter who was available; causing her to take the day off as well.

Chandler was always hard at work these last few months, trying to bring in that little bit more cash for bills and savings. He should be home in a couple minutes. Monica had to start cooking dinner as she had very little day light left. Erica and Jack were running around the house screaming which was driving her insane. She needed Chandler home to control his kids so she could focus on the meal to prepare.

"Ahhhh!" Jack and Erica ran in the kitchen screaming as they chased each other with a couple of sticks they found outside. "Mom his is bigger than mine!" Erica complained as she still chased her slightly older brother.

"You two need to stop anyway. Your dad's going to be home soon and-"

"Ahh!" They continued to scream and run around Monica as she tried to spread out the dough for biscuits.

She sighed in frustration while her two kids started to fight with their sticks. "Stop!" She yelled

Jack and Erica stopped what they were doing immediately. They knew once their mom yelled they pushed her too far.

"Don't swing those sticks around in the house." She warned

"Can we play with them outside?" Jack asked as he ran out of the house with Erica close on his heels. Neither of them waited for an answer.

"Don't kill each other!" Monica yelled before the door shut.

Chandler walked in the house and went straight to the kitchen. "Hey honey." He kissed his wife on the cheek as her hands were busy smashing the dough.

"Hey." Monica sighed

"Where are the munchkins?" He asked setting his briefcase down on the table and taking off his suit jacket.

Monica motioned outside "If they are still alive." She joked

Chandler nodded "Do you have a minute because I kind of need to talk to you?" He asked as he stood beside her.

Monica muttered "Umm..." As she was a little preoccupied at the moment "Can it wait a minute?" She asked as she put the dough in the oven and started on the spaghetti.

"Yeah." He nodded before wiping some flower off Monica's forehead.

"Thanks." She mumbled

"Ahhh!"

They heard Erica's yelling coming from outside.

Monica sighed once again and put down her spoon as she looked out the window.

"I'll get them." Chandler said walking out the door.

"Please." Monica went back to stirring the sauce.

Chandler came back in seconds later with Jack and Erica "Go wash up, it's almost time for dinner." He instructed

Monica got down the plates, that were just above her and handed them over to Chandler to set the table along with the forks and glasses.

Chandler took them from her and started to set the table that was behind him. "So have they been this rambunctious all day?"

"Yes, but the store was the best part of the day." She said sarcastically

Chandler smiled "When did you get to become sarcastic?" He asked walking back over to her side

"When I married you." She smiled

"And I love you every day because of it." He kissed her cheek "So what happened at the store?" He asked

Monica put the spoon down and shut off the burner "Why don't you go ask your son." She said walking away.

"Oh no." He followed her "That bad?"

Monica walked over to the stairs and yelled for them to come back down because dinner was ready. "Yeah." She wrapped her arms around him "But now you're here to watch them." She smiled resting her head on his shoulder.

Chandler's smile dropped "Mon, that's what I needed to talk to you about."

Monica sat up and looked into his eyes "What do you mean?" She asked, preparing herself for the worst.

Jack and Erica came bounding down the stairs and ran to the kitchen.

"I'll tell you later." He said taking her hand and walking to the kitchen as well.

All through dinner Monica couldn't focus. She had the feeling whatever Chandler had to tell her wasn't good. Why did he say that he wouldn't be there? Was he having an affair? Did he find another place to live? Whatever the cause may be, Monica wasn't sure if she wanted to know.

"Mon?" Chandler called out her name "You okay?" He asked

"Yeah," She nodded out of her trance.

Chandler then turned and looked at his son "So mom tells me something happened at the store..." Chandler waited for him to explain

Jack looked down as Erica's smile got bigger "Somebody's in trouble." She sang

"Erica." Monica warned

Jack shoved his sister slightly and put his elbow on the table as he started to move around his food "I don't wanna talk about it." He mumbled

"You need to tell me Jack." Chandler ordered "What did you do?"

"It wasn't my fault." He looked up at his dad "I was just handing them back." He tried to argue

"Handing what back?"

Jack went to the same state before and put his chin in his hand "Nothing..."

"Jack Geller-Bing, tell me now." Chandler warned

"The cigarettes." He muttered

"What were you doing with cigarettes?" He asked his nine year old son

"I found them on the floor and picked them up." He told his father "I just wanted to see what was inside. That's when mom saw me."

Chandler looked at Monica then back at Jack "Did you take any?" He asked

Jack looked down "No, I didn't take any. I gave them back to the man in front of me."

"As long as you didn't take any I'm not mad." He said as they continued to eat their dinner.

After dinner Chandler had cleaned up the dishes and put Jack and Erica in their rooms to give him and Monica some time to talk.

Monica walked over to the couch. "What was it you wanted to tell me?" She asked as he sat down next to her.

Chandler moved a pillow aside so he could sit down "Today at work. I was offered a raise." He told her

A huge grin appeared on Monica's face and she immediately hugged him "Honey, that's incredible!" She kissed his lips. Monica saw that Chandler didn't seem as thrilled and questioned it "What?"

"I only get the raise when I transfer."

Monica shook her head slightly confused "Where too?"

"Tulsa." He answered

She thought about this for a while before speaking up. They needed the money. They already talked about the possibility of adding onto their family of four. She knew that he has been working really hard for this raise and she knows that he deserves it. "I think you should take it." She told him softly

Chandler finally met her eyes "What?"

Monica nodded "I know how much this means to you and you've worked really hard for it."

Chandler moved closer and took her hands "Sweetie, I don't think you are thinking through all the risks we will be taking if I do sign on this offer. The kids are have friends here, you have an amazing job. It's not just me we are talking about. I have to think about you and the kids." He said softly "Yeah it's money and yeah we need it. But I can't take it. I would much rather stay here with the three of you and struggle than live in a 3 bedroom house with benefits."

"Honey what about the baby?" She asked. Just a few months back they decided to put their names back on an adoption list. They have yet to get a call.

"That's the point Mon, when we do get that call, if we do, I want to know this neighborhood is safe and that it's where all our kids should grow up." He told her softly "And who knows, you might not find a job down there right away. Causing you and the kids to stay here in New York while I'm gone most of the week?" He argued

Monica shook her head "We'll figure that out when the time comes. After I quit and do some job hunting online."

Chandler ignored her, still thinking of the possibility of their family being in two different states. "They were loud and crazy today. What if they get that way when I'm gone and you are taking care of the baby or cooking dinner. You would still have to put the baby down and make sure the twins did their homework and bathed, all by yourself." He shook his head "I know I would be bouncing off the walls if that was me." He laughed

Monica chuckled "Chandler, we are all going to Tulsa together. We are a family, we stick together." "We will make this work. We will call Nancy and sell the house and you could go down a couple days sooner to check out schooling for the kids." She told him like this is all that's crossed her mind in the few minutes he was blabbering.

Chandler shrugged "I don't know. What about our friends?"

"We could make new friends. We will always come back on holidays and visit them."

As Chandler started to think about this it didn't sound like that bad of an idea. "Are you sure you want to do this?" He asked

Monica hesitated but eventually nodded "I think I do. And if we don't like it, or if it wasn't worth it. We could always move back." She said

"What if we don't get the house back?" He asked knowing it was her dream house.

"We could buy a different house. Chandler this is what I want. I want you to be happy and if that means traveling, then I'll do it."

He smiled and kissed her "Are you sure?"

"Positive."

This was meant to be a one shot but if you want me to continue let me know and I'll see what I can do :) Maybe add one more chapter.