TOW the Fake Break Up

All you need to know is that Chandler and Monica are married; nothing else about the finale is in here. Also, I don't own these characters.


[Scene: Joey and Rachel's apartment, Joey, Rachel, Ross and Phoebe are there]

Phoebe: I can't believe Monica and Chandler are in France, right now. [everyone smiles and nods]

Joey: Something feels not right.

Rachel: Yeah, something's missing.

Ross: [obvious] Monica and Chandler?

Joey: No something feels weird.

Phoebe: Do you guys think it's that they're a married couple and we're all just a bunch of singles?

Rachel: Maybe that's it.

Ross: [opens fridge] You guys are all out of beer.

Joey: Maybe Chandler and Monica have some. [They all exit the apartment]

Ross: [tries the door, but it's locked] Does anyone have a key? [everyone shakes their head, no]

Rachel: Well, they're always home. We don't need a key.

Joey: [whines] I'm scared, this is too unreal! I hate change! Change is so not cool!

Phoebe: [puts her arm around Joey] Don't worry, nothing's really changing. Monica and Chandler will tell you that, when they come home. I'm sure they don't want things to change.

[cut to Monica and Chandler, seated on a balcony, sipping champagne in France]

Monica: [way overly excited] I can't believe we're on our honeymoon!

Chandler: [happily] I know! I can't believe it either, you know this changes everything!

Monica: [still excited] I know! Isn't it great? I love change. [they clink glasses]


Opening Credits


[Scene: Central Perk, Joey, Phoebe and Rachel, reading, are sitting on the couch]

Joey: [a waitress hands him a cup, and he takes a drink] Eww, this isn't coffee.

Rachel: [looks at Joey] No, Joe, that's my herbal tea.

Joey: Why would you drink that?

Rachel: Because it's good and relaxing.

Phoebe: Wow, I don't think any of us have had a the wrong drink since Rachel quit working here.

Rachel: [shocked] What? Wrong drinks? I was a good waitress!

Phoebe: [turns to Joey, ignores Rachel] So, Joey, you don't like herbal tea? [Joey shakes his head rapidly]

Ross: [entering] Hey guys. [sits down] I just called the airline and Monica and Chandler's plane is coming in later tonight. I talked to them this morning, they want us just to meet them back at home.

Rachel: I wonder what they brought us back from France. [excited] Hopefully something really cool.

Joey: Yeah, like the Eiffel Tower.

Ross: Joey, you can't bring back the Eiffel Tower.

Joey: Fine. [waitress walks by] One herbal tea, please. [she nods]

Phoebe: Now you want herbal tea? You said you hated it!

Joey: It's good and relaxing, weren't you listening to Rachel?


[Scene: the hallway between apartments, Chandler and Monica enter up the stairs, carrying their bags]

Monica: That was the best honeymoon ever.

Chandler: You've been on one before?

Monica: You know what I mean. [kisses him] Thank you.

Chandler: [smiles] For?

Monica: Marrying me, then taking me to France, and now, for the rest of my life.

Chandler: Well you're welcome. But, I must warn you, we've been married for a week,
I've still got like 60 years to screw up. [pulls out key, unlocks door]

Monica: We should go tell the others we're back.

[cut to inside Joey and Rachel's apartment: Rachel, Joey, Phoebe and Ross are sitting, with their backs to the door]

Phoebe: I can't stop thinking about how everything is changing.

Rachel: Me neither, I mean, I am happy for Chandler and Monica, but I just don't know.

Ross: I agree.

Joey: I said it once and I'll say it again: I hate change! [picks up his mug] Ahh, herbal tea.

[Chandler and Monica open the door and walk in smiling, but the others don't notice]

Rachel: I feel guilty, but maybe I'm starting to wish they never even got married.

[Chandler and Monica look shocked]

Phoebe: Maybe I wish they never even got engaged.

Ross: That they never even got together. [Chandler and Monica's mouths are wide open, in complete shock, they just quietly exit the apartment]

[cut to: Chandler and Monica entering their apartment]

Monica: [mad] I hate our friends! They are no longer our friends!

Chandler: Why would they wish that?

Monica: [crosses arms] They're just jealous!

Chandler: Maybe we should give them a taste of their own medicine.

Monica: What? I'm not jealous of them!

Chandler: No, like pretend we're splitting up.

Monica: Oh, I like it. So evil. You'll do fine as my husband.

Chandler: [reacts the that comment, then continues] And they'll see just what it'd be like
if we weren't together.

Monica: Good plan, but before we start messing with our friends heads-

Chandler: I thought they weren't our friends anymore.

Monica: [correcting herself] Okay, but before we start messing with our ex-friends heads, can we please unpack? [Chandler smiles and nods]


[Scene: hallway, Joey and Phoebe are exiting]

Phoebe: Joey, why are we going to the coffee house? It's 9:30 at night.

Joey: For some more herbal tea. [Phoebe rolls her eyes] [Joey points to Monica and Chandler's door] Look!

Phoebe: [confused] A door?

Joey: No, there is light coming from underneath it. [excited] They must be home! [opens door, Joey and Phoebe enter the apartment]

Monica: [sitting on the couch] Hey guys.

Joey: Hey! Where's Chandler?

Monica: [angry] I don't know!

Phoebe: What? Is everything okay?

Monica: [stands up and starts pacing] We had a fight! Chandler and I are over!

Joey: This is crazy [moves into the kitchen] Lets just sit down and have some herbal tea,
it'll relax everyone.

Phoebe: Monica, are you kidding?

Monica: As of now, everything goes back to how it was before Chandler and I ever got together!

Phoebe: [loudly] Monica, are you forgetting that you are married?

Joey: Yeah, marriage and divorce isn't something that happens everyday. [pause] Unless you're Ross.

Monica: I need a walk. [exits the apartment]

Joey: This is just what the rest of us were talking about before!

Phoebe: [confused] Walking?

Joey: No, Monica and Chandler not being together!

Phoebe: Oh, right, we should find Ross and Rachel.


[cut to: Chandler is sitting in Central Perk, Ross and Rachel enter]

Ross: [glad to see Chandler] Chandler! You guys are back?

Chandler: [not so happy] Yeah, we're home from stupid France.

Rachel: Why? What's the matter?

Chandler: Monica and I broke up.

Ross: [confused] In France?

Chandler: Yeah, it's over. I'm officially sleeping on the couch.

Rachel: Are you moving out?

Chandler: [gets idea] Sure.

Ross: Come on, maybe you guys just need to talk, this is crazy!

Chandler: Nope, I should of never married her.

[Ross and Rachel gasp at the same time]

Chandler: I'm leaving, see you guys later. [leaves]

Rachel: Oh my god! This is awful!

Ross: [slightly confused] I thought this is what we wanted.

Rachel: No, now I have to move back into Monica's apartment. Living with Joey is so
much fun.

Joey: [runs into the coffee house with Phoebe] Guys!

Rachel: Did you hear about Monica and Chandler? [starts crying]

Phoebe: yeah, it's awful!

Ross: Okay, we need to get them back together.

Joey: [triumphant] A plan!

Phoebe: Okay, Rachel you- [sees Rachel crying] What's the matter with you?

Rachel: I just am so sad for them. Divorce is awful.

Ross: We've been divorced.

Rachel: [starts crying even louder, Joey puts his arm around her]


[Scene: Joey and Rachel's apartment, Chandler is asleep on the couch, Monica quietly enters]

Monica: Chandler.

Chandler: [wakes up, quickly] What?

Monica: Hi.

Chandler: [smiles when he sees her] Hey.

Monica: Ross is staying with me, and it took him hours to fall asleep.

Chandler: Whoa, all this sneaking around, totally deja-vu.

Monica: [smiling] I know. Except this time, we're married. [hear shuffling from Joey's room]

Chandler: Oh no. [Joey enters from his room]

[Chandler and Monica stand up quickly]

Monica: [to Chandler, angrily] I want those divorce papers tomorrow!

Chandler: [realises what's she's doing] Fine! You'll get them, you - you - controlling
freak!

Monica: [trying not to smile] Well you're a - a - maniac.

Joey: Whoa, guys, calm down.

Rachel: [enters from her room] What's going on?

Joey: They're fighting.

Chandler: You're a nasty, vicious, cruel hag.

Monica: You're a crazed, demented, uncontrolled lunatic! [punches him in the arm]

Chandler: Ouch! [gives her a light push]

Monica: [hits him hard in the face, Chandler falls over, she storms out]

Joey: Whoa, are you okay? [helps him up]

Rachel: [runs to the fridge] Do you want some ice? Joey, is there any ice?

Joey: I don't know, but I think we have one of those cooling pads.

Rachel: We have a cooling pad? Why?

Joey: [puzzled] I don't know. [opens a cupboard and tons of herbal tea packets fall out]

Chandler: I can't believe she hit me. I'm glad we're not together anymore. [touches head] I think I'm bleeding.

Rachel: This is absolutely insane! What happened?

Chandler: [needs an idea] She cheated on me.

Joey/ Rachel: What?!

Chandler: Yeah with some French guy.

Rachel: That doesn't sound like Monica.


[Scene: Monica and Chandler's apartment, Ross and Phoebe storm in, Monica is sitting
alone at the table]

Monica: Hey guys.

Phoebe: You cheated on Chandler?

Monica: [confused] What?

Ross: That's what Rachel said he said.

Monica: [realises] Oh, yeah I did, but only because he cheated on me with another woman.

Ross: This is just like some soap opera. Like when Antonio cheated on Samantha because she cheated on- [Monica and Phoebe are looking at him weird]

Phoebe: What?

Ross: I don't watch soaps.

Phoebe: Come on Ross, lets go tell Rachel and Joey. [they leave]

[Monica starts cleaning away some dishes, Chandler enters, has a bandage on his head]

Monica: Where have you been, I've been looking for you all day.

Chandler: I went and picked us up divorce papers, to you know throw the others off.

Monica: Good plan. [notices his head] What's with your face?

Chandler: I had to get stitches.

Monica: [Shocked] Why? What happened.

Chandler: You punched me remember.

Monica: How did I cut you?

Chandler: [takes her hand and holds it up to his head, pulls off bandage] See the indent on
my face, matches the size of your wedding ring.

Monica: [laughs] Oh my god, I'm so sorry.

Chandler: Okay, this has gone too far.

Monica: Especially now since everyone thinks we cheated on each other.

Chandler: Each other? You cheated on me.

Monica: Not what I told them. [pause] So I'm a hag?

Chandler: I'm a lunatic?

Monica: Sorry. [laughs]

Chandler: I don't like not living with you anymore.

Monica: I know, it sucks.

Chandler: You know if we were still [makes hand quotes] "together" I would kiss you.

Monica: I'd kiss you back. Then I'd take your shirt off.

Chandler: I'd take yours off. [edges closer to her]

Monica: [edges closer] If we were still "together" I'd like that.

Chandler: Okay, screw that. [grabs her and passionately kisses her]


[Scene: Hallway, Phoebe, Ross, Rachel and Joey enter from the stairs]

Ross: Okay, so the plan is that we force them to stay in the apartment with us until they're back together?

Rachel: Who came up with this plan?

Joey: I saw it once on All In The Family.

Phoebe: Do you hear that?

Rachel: [pause, turns to Joey] Joey, not again!

Joey: What! It wasn't me.

Ross: I think she means the noise coming from Monica and Chandler's apartment. [all put there ears against the door]

Rachel: Oh my god! Monica's cheating on Chandler again.

[cut back into the apartment, Chandler and Monica are making out on the kitchen table, they're fully clothed, except Monica's missing her shirt (she's still got her bra on, geez) , and so is Chandler. Nothing they wouldn't show us on regular TV *rolls eyes*]

Monica: [breaking the kiss] Okay, I think I hear someone in the hall.

Chandler: [ignores her] Who cares. [goes to kiss her again, but she moves, he falls] Ouch, my head. [pause] Again.

Monica: [looks through peephole] Oh god, it's everyone. [looks around] Where's my shirt?

Chandler: [gets up] I don't know. I'll hide in the bedroom. [enters the bedroom]

Monica: [still looking for her shirt] ok.

[cut back to the hallway]

Rachel: Okay, I think we should go in there and catch her in the act.

Ross: [taken aback] Eww, no! That's my sister.

Joey: [walks up to door, upset] Dude, that's our best friends wife! This is like adultery!

Rachel: Joey, that's a difficult word for you.

Phoebe: [to Rachel] You think that Joey of all people doesn't know what adultery is?

Joey: [opens door] Monica! [the rest of them follow him]

Monica: Ahh! [shocked, grabs Chandler's shirt from floor and covers her top with it] What the hell?

Ross: You're cheating on Chandler!

Rachel: And we've come to stop it!

Monica: [angry] Do you see another person in here?

Joey: Whose shirt is that?

Monica: [looks at it] Uh, well -

Ross: I bet he's in the bedroom. [they all go over to it, open it, Chandler steps out]

Joey: Hey, man! Monica's cheating on you!

Rachel: Joey, you moron! Chandler's who she was making out with.

Joey: Oh. But you guys are like separated.

Chandler: No we weren't.

Monica: We heard you guys talking about us being split up so we pretended we were.

Rachel: We're sorry, we should have never said that.

Ross: Yeah, so you guys are okay?

Monica: We're fine [goes over to Chandler and kisses him]

Phoebe: Then why'd you punch him?

Monica: No one calls me a hag.

Joey: [smiling] So now, what you guys going to do?

Chandler: [not impressed] Ask you guys to leave.

Ross: [quickly] Yeah, we're leaving. [they all leave]

Monica: [sighs, puts her arms around Chandler's neck] I'm so glad we're back together.

Chandler: Me too, we can now live like a regular married couple. [smiles] You can boss me around, and I can be lazy and you can cook me food and be all "Hi honey" when I come home.

Monica: We did that before.

Chandler: But now, we're husband and wife.

Monica: [kisses him] Plus I can introduce you as my husband, Chandler Bing.

Chandler: And I can introduce you as my wife, Monica Bing.

Monica: Aww.

Chandler: Can you believe I actually picked us up divorce papers to fool them, and now we have no use for them.

Monica: Just put them in the drawer, you never know.

Chandler: [shocked] What?

Monica: [smiles] I'm kidding! We'll rip them up. [pause] Or save them for Ross.


Ending Credits


[Scene: Joey and Rachel's apartment, Ross, Phoebe, Rachel and Joey are eating breakfast]

Rachel: I'm glad everything with Chandler and Monica has sorted out.

Joey: Well I'd still be mad, they cheated on each other.

Ross: No they didn't.

Phoebe: Joey, that was a lie.

Joey: [feels dumb] Oh, I know.

Monica: [entering with Chandler] Hey guys. [all reply; hey]

Chandler: So, everyone I'd like you to meet my wife, Monica Bing.

Ross: What are you doing?

Monica: He's practicing.

Rachel: Aww, that's so cute.

Monica: [kisses Chandler] I know. COme on, honey, we've got places to be. [they leave]

Phoebe: [sarcastic] Newly married couples. Get me a bucket.

Ross: Yeah, everything's so different.

Joey: Sometimes I wish they never got together . . . [everyone else groans] What? [pause] You guys seemed stressed; let me make you some tea.

THE END

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