Chapter 10 – FINN
"Wait what" Monica said standing up.
"I said that Chandler is miss..." Joey said however he was cut off.
"I know what you said Joey" Monica said. "I just spoke to you and you said he was with you."
"Yea he just slipped away" Joey said trying to defend himself.
"How can you let that happen" she said weakly, punching him on the chest.
"Uh… you did Mon" Phoebe said and the look Monica gave her showed her obvious frustration.
"Yea he is really perfecting that" Geoff said sarcastically.
"Shut up Geoff, you don't know him" Ross said finally able to leave his side.
"Just one more thing" Geoff said stopping him. With that Geoff pushed gently on Ross' black eye and smirked at him. Another fight nearly broke out however Joey quickly stepped in, when suddenly the tree house moved slightly.
"Uhh what is the weight limit for this thing" Mike asked desperate for an answer.
With all eyes on Monica she finally spoke "I'm not sure, Chandler made it for the twins when they were younger"
Suddenly everyone dove for the exit, all of them piling down the rope ladder and jumping safely to the ground. From down below everyone could see clearly the damage that had been made as the old structure sat on an obvious lean.
"Great skills your ex has huh?" Geoff said.
"Are you a Jerk out of Jealously or just plain… Jerkiness Geoff?" Phoebe asked him before Monica had a chance to talk however she just rolled her eyes.
"I need to talk to you Geoff" she said walking up to him however her friends lingering closely. "Alone please" she said looking around and everyone finally went inside the house.
"Okay Geoff tell me what your problem is." Monica erupted as soon as her friends disappeared.
"My problem? Monica your ex-husband is back. The man which only last week you told me you still loved. So please, tell me how you expect me to be reacting right now.
Monica stood there shocked from his reaction, tears forming in her eyes. "I just want to know why you were acting so..so unlike you." She finally said.
"At least I have some feelings, your like a god damn robot sometimes Monica." He said frustrated, turning his back to her and running his hand through his hair.
"What's that supposed to mean?" she said raising her voice.
Geoff turned around, taking her hands in his and looked her in the eye, "It means…you have to choose Monica, I'm sorry but it just isn't fair to me or Chandler."
III
"I can't believe they made us leave" Joey said whining as he slammed the door behind him.
"Me either, especially to be with him, ehg, I'm Geoff and I'm a Jerk." She said pulling a face.
"Hey I thought you said we should give Geoff a break Phoebe" Ross said.
"The way he has been acting towards Chandler makes me angry, I can change my mind." She said smiling sweetly back at him.
"Wait what…Phoebe Geoff is our friend, my best friend how can you say that. And of course he is different today isn't everyone?" Mike cut in raising his voice but before anyone could react he was stopped.
"Shhhh" Rachel said waving her hand at them which carefully keeping her ear to the door.
"Rachel, don't spy on them like that" Ross said shocked at her behavior.
"Yea use this glass" Joey cut in handing her a small shot glass which he retrieved from his pocket.
"Wait did you just get that from your pocket? I thought I was the only one" Phoebe said taking one out of her bag. "What?" Phoebe said after seeing the strange looks she was getting. "It's my lucky shot glass for drinking games." She added smiling.
Suddenly Rachel gasped and Joey quickly grabbed the glass from her hand and listened for himself.
"What happened?" Ross asked.
"He told her she had to choose between him and Chandler." She said but everyone just looked at her.
"Yes well that's kinda a given" Mike said rolling his eyes.
"Yea but I know who she wants" Joey said finally taking his head away from the door. Suddenly the door started to open and the all stepped back and looked around suspiciously.
"Oh hey Geoff what's up dude" Rachel said scratching her head.
"Where is Monica" Ross cut in quickly.
"She just went for a walk, a lot on her mind and all" He said with a half smile, "I'm just going to go for a nap; it's been a long day." He added as he headed for the stairs.
III
Chandler sat alone on a park bench where Monica and him often used to go for alone time from the twins after a date or special occasion. The view was amazing and if there was anywhere that could give him answers it was the place to be.
"I knew you would be here" He heard a voice say from behind him.
Turning around suddenly revealed Monica, "Can this still be our spot?" Chandler said.
"This has and always will be our spot Chandler Bing" she said joining him on the bench.
Her voice soothed him, and being alone with her for the first time without the stress of others was comforting. They both genuinely enjoyed each others company.
"So you're getting married huh?" he finally said after minutes of silence.
"Yea" she said looking almost ashamed.
"So how is he? Wanting to bash me aside, is he a great guy for you?" Chandler said trying to be supportive.
"Yes, he is a good man Chandler; you just caught him on a bad day. Not every day that your fiancés ex husband comes back from the dead" she said smiling when her laughter stopped.
"Yea sorry, I could have handled that better" he said smiling.
"Yes you could have" she said bluntly. "Darth Vator? What on earth were you thinking?" she said breaking into laughter again.
"It was Ross' idea" he revealed.
"I figured as much" she said, her expression becoming more serious.
"So uh… I just wanted to let you know that we are still married, part of the reason I was let out I guess, was that they found out you were engaged." He said taking advantage of her serious expression. "I won't fight you for a divorce if that is what you want. All I want for you is for you to be happy Monica."
"There is just one problem with that Chandler" she said finally looking at him.
Chandler looked back blankly unable to speak not because he had nothing to say because questions were flying all around his head but he lost the will to speak. So he just cleared his throat.
"I'm in love with someone else" she said. "I'm still in love with you Chandler, always have been, always will be. How else did I know you would be here?"
"What" he said not believing what he had just heard, and finally a smile broke onto his face. "Are you serious? He pulled her into a hug and squeezed her tightly. "Oh my God Monica you don't know how happy that makes me." He said as he broke away from her. "Wait but what about Geoff" he asked touching her face lightly.
"He will be ok Chandler, I am in love with you, and he has always known that" she said kissing his hand which lay gently on her cheek.
"My God Monica you are still as beautiful as the day I met you" Chandler said pulling her closer and kissing her passionately. "I've missed you so much" he managed to say with his lips still to hers.
"Thank-you so much for coming back to me Chandler, God I forgot the way you make me feel." Monica said, careful not to take her hands away from him.
"I should never have left you." he replied still fixed on what he was doing.
"I feel like I will wake up tomorrow and it will all be a cruel dream" She said breathing heavily.
"I will never leave you ever again, and don't worry I'll sleep right beside you all night" he said stopping briefly enough to give her a slight smile.
"Chandler I'm not sure that…"
"Come on Mon, like it would be the first time, and give a guy a break it has been 8… long… years" he said running his hand up her side.
"I was going to say, I don't want to sleep all night" she said with a smile.
"I love you so much Monica" Chandler said "I promise that I will never leave your side again." He said.
The End.
So there you have it…it is over finally haha sorry the update took so long but I didn't have the time…I hope you liked it after all that time and I hope you still had the effort to read it. Peace out until next time :)