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Monica smiled the next morning when she saw a text from Chandler when she turned her cell phone on. It said:
Wow, you broke up with your boyfriend? I don't mean to sound to forward but please let me know when you're ready to date again.
She told him she would and then she got ready for the day. Her mom came and took Rylie to the park, so Monica went to get some grocery shopping done.
"Hey." She smiled at Chandler when she saw him down the cereal aisle.
He returned her smile. "Hey, are you enjoying your two days off?" He remembered her mentioning that to him.
"Yeah but since Pete is gone, I have no one to watch Rylie when she gets out of preschool tomorrow." She said, picking up a box of cheerios and putting it in her cart.
"Well, I get off work at 2 every day. I could watch her." He offered.
She looked at him surprised, "How much would you charge?"
He smiled. "Free of charge. I haven't met her but with a mom like you she must be a great kid."
"Thank you so much Chandler." She hugged him and realized she liked being close to him. She liked the feeling of his strong arms around her small body. She pulled away. "Do you have time for me to show you where her school is and where I live?"
"Yeah I have time." He said, happy to be with her.
She showed him Rylie's preschool and then she showed him her apartment.
"Great place." He said looking around the quite clean apartment.
"Thank you. Rylie is on her way home. Do you want to stay so you can meet her? I don't want to freak her out if you just show up at her school tomorrow." She smiled.
He chuckled. "I'll be glad to meet her."
A couple minutes later, Rylie came in and hugged her mom. Chandler liked watching the two of them together. He loved seeing what a good mom she was to Rylie and how much Rylie clearly loved her mom.
Monica stood up from her daughters embrace and took her small hand. "Rylie honey I want you to meet a friend of mine. He's going to watch you tomorrow when you get out of school."
"Ok mommy." She said shyly.
Chandler bent down to her level. "Hi Rylie. My name is Chandler."
"Hi Chandler." Rylie said shyly. She was hiding somewhat behind her mother's legs.
"We can have fun tomorrow. You know, your mom told me how much you love my little pony. I thought we could watch it together." He winked at Monica who smiled softly at him.
Rylie's eyes lit up. "Really? Ok I would like that."
"Good." He stood up. "I should get going but I'll see you tomorrow."
At 2:30 when Rylie got out of school, Chandler was there to get her. He put her in his car. They went to get an after school snack then went back to her apartment.
"Do you want some hot chocolate?" Chandler asked. They were both trying to get warm.
"Yes Chandler." She ran into the living room. She pulled out a my little pony DVD and put it in.
"It's very hot. Be careful." Chandler told her and sat in on the coffee table.
"Ok." She sat close to him as they watched my little pony.
A couple hours later, Chandler ordered pizza for the two of them for dinner. After that, Rylie got her pajamas on that were of course my little pony. Then they watched some cartoons.
"Mommy." Rylie squealed when Monica walked through the door.
Monica smiled and picked her up. "Did you have fun with Chandler baby?"
Rylie nodded and smiled. "Yes mommy. He is so much fun."
Monica laughed. "That's great." She put her down and walked over to Chandler. "Thank you so much for watching her."
He patted her hand that was on the back of the couch and stood up. "It was no problem. She is a great kid." He walked over to get his jacket. "Have a good night Mon." He kissed her cheek and walked out of the door.