Chapter 4 of looking deep
A/N: Thank you to "the-kalphite-of-FF-has-emerged" for the idea for this chapter
Disclaimer: Here is a magic spell to own Friends: Close your eyes count to three stand on one leg as steady as can be, hop 7 times just to be sure and Friends will be yours for ever more. I do all this and surprise surprise I don't own Friends and I'm down £50.
It was 2 months since the police officer had come to the door, but to Monica it felt like she was still hearing the news over & over again. Erika & Jack had just started school so she had to find time and energy in the afternoons to pick them up. Thankfully, they had just moved to a much bigger apartment so the kids all had space to play when they got home. Unfortunately, buying the apartment had used up quite a bit of the lottery money.
Monica often left the kids with Rachel when she went shopping, like she was today, because she just didn't have the energy to put up with Connor wailing, Mia wanting to be carried, and the twins wanting everything they saw. Just as she was walking down the cereal aisle she saw a man with his back turned to her. This man reminded her of Chandler quite a bit, and when he turned around her heart nearly stopped beating because she saw that it WAS him! Monica started to walk, then run, towards him. She couldn't find her voice so she was calling out silently, begging him not to go. Chandler looked her straight in the eye and said, " I'm sorry Monica but I have to go" then turned round and walked a few paces before disappearing.
The next thing Monica saw was a white ceiling and the anxious face of her brother leaning over her. "Monica, Mon can you hear me?" said Ross. " What happened?" asked Monica. "Honey you fainted" "What? When? Are the kids okay? How did you know?"asked Monica frantically. " Monica slow down. You fainted ½ an hour ago and someone used your cell to call me and the kids are still with Rach." Said Ross slowly and calmly trying not to upset her." Okay" said Mon her voice catching in her throat because she hadn't fainted since she was last pregnant. " Ross I think I hit my head on the shelf when I fainted" "Mon, want me to take you to the hospital to make sure everything is okay" said Ross. "Yes please," said Monica who was now crying.
A few hours, and lots of talking, later, Monica was looking into the twins' bedroom where they were sleeping peacefully after a long game of tag with Emma, earlier. The doctor had said she was fine but maybe she should take it easy for a few days. Monica had decided to keep working at her job because it gave her something to do in the day. The rest of the gang thought she was mad because the lottery money would let her live quite comfortably for a very long time. Monica called her boss to tell her that she wasn't feeling well, and that the doctor had said to take it easy, so she wouldn't be coming in for a few days. Monica worked at a beautiful restaurant where she was quickly working towards being the head chef. She hated taking time off work, but her friends would be checking up on her to see if she was doing as the doctor ordered so she decided to make the most of it.
Monica logged on to her email to see if Phoebe had sent her some wacky message, but was surprised to see a message from "a secret admirer". The email said that at 9:30 that night some flowers would be left at her door. Monica glanced at the clock; it was 9:28 so she wouldn't have to wait long to find out if it was her friends playing a joke, or if this "secret admirer" was for real. A few minutes later there was a knock at the door. Monica opened it to find a huge bunch of roses and a poem. She put the flowers in some water, then sat down on the couch to read the poem. There were no clues in the poem. Even after mulling it over, she still had no idea who the mystery person was. She decided to go to bed to mull it over. Who could have emailed her then sent the flowers and poem?