Happy easter!
After a few days in the hospital, Monica was able to go home again. She still needs a lot of rest and isn't allowed to work yet, but just being in her own apartment makes her feel better. It's another night where her five friends hang around in her apartment, not really doing anything, but enjoying the time together. The shock after the accident is gone and everyone is back to his former self again. Even Chandler. He and Monica spent a lot of time together the last days and by now it really is like before the accident.
There is something she is still thinking about though. She knows that, right before the accident, she realized something important. But she can't remember anything. The last thing she knows is still all of them sitting right here, eating pizza and discussing why some men want children and some don't. There is something, in the corner of her mind, that happened after that. But what? Maybe it was just a thought of her … The uncertainty drives Monica insane.
"Guys, do you know what happened right before the accident?", she interrupts everyone.
They all look at her in disbelieve. It's like an unwritten rule that they don't really talk about the accident. Except for Chandler no one wants to talk to her about this topic. She did talk to Ross and the girls about the accident, but not about the important stuff. They always seem to avoid this topic.
"What do you mean?" Ross is confused.
"I … I feel like something happened right before the accident, but I just can't remember. It might has just been a thought of mine, but maybe it's something that happened and you know it?"
Monica doesn't miss the look which Phoebe throws at Rachel.
"Girls, do you know anything?"
But both of them shake their head.
"Come on, you guys hang out here all the time. How come you don't get what's going on in my head?"
"Well, we haven't found the key yet!"
Monica rolls her eyes at Chandler. There was something, she knows it and she's gonna find out what. If the others don't want to help her, doesn't matter, she's gonna figure it out all by herself.
Later that night Monica is getting ready to sleep. She still hasn't got a clue what happened before the accident. When she exits the bathroom she sees Rachel sitting on the couch looking at her.
"Hey, Rachel, I thought you're spending the night at Ross's?"
"I kinda wanna talk to you, Mon. Do you wanna sit down for a while?"
Monica is very tired, but Rachel's concern seems urgent, so she sits down next to her friend.
"Is there anything you wanna tell me, Rachel?"
"Well, I've been thinking. About your question earlier. You know, what happened before the accident."
Monica sits up and listens attentively. "Do you know anything?"
"Maybe… You still remember how we all had pizza that night, right?" Monica nods. "And then Chandler left, no idea why! And shortly after that Joey and Ross left as well and it was just us girls."
"What did we do?"
"Just talking, like always."
"So nothing happened?"
"Not really, no. But maybe it'll help you if I tell you what we talked about. We talked about friends dating. About me and Ross. And about you and …"
"Chandler!"
Suddenly Monica remembers everything.
You would make such a cute couple! Phoebe.
And you could do worse than Chandler, Mon! Rachel.
That's it. They talked about her and Chandler dating and suddenly she wasn't even disliking it anymore. That's what she realized that night: It wouldn't be the worst to date Chandler. And she wanted to talk to him about it. She wanted to…
"Mon? Are you alright?"
"Yeah, I think so."
"Did I help you?"
"Ma… maybe."
"Okay, I'm gonna go to bed now, Mon. See you tomorrow!" With that Rachel leaves her alone.
Monica loves Rachel for not asking any questions right now. She has to figure it out all by herself again and then talk to Chandler about all that. She doesn't need Rachel giving her any well-meant advice. With a small smile in her face Monica makes her way to her bedroom.
The next day Monica has a lot of time to think about everything. Everyone she knows is at work, but she is not allowed to work yet. She decided to just talk to Chandler about her thoughts. They always talk about everything, so that shouldn't be a problem. She is a little excited though, because she doesn't know how he is gonna react.
She hasn't seen him the whole day, he wasn't even there at breakfast. So he must have gone to work early and be back by now. Monica takes a deep breath and walks out of her apartment. She opens the door of apartment 19 and bumps into Chandler.
"Oh, hey, Chandler!"
"H-hey Monica. What are you doing here?"
"I wanted to talk to you about something. But you seem like you're about to leave!?"
"N-no, I wanted to get you. I … I have … umm … something to tell you as well."
Chandler's blushing. Why is he blushing? Monica is confused. He looks at the floor instead of her. What is going on?
"So? What's it you wanna tell me?"
"I … There is something in my room. Do you wanna see it?"
"Sure."
They are walking besides each other. Monica's hand brushes Chandler's and he pulls it back. When Chandler opens the door to his room Monica can't believe her eyes. He lit some candles on his nightstand, next to them there are two steaming cups of tea, the scent of her favorite tea everywhere. Monica's eyes get wet.
"Chandler", she mumbles.
She hears Chandler taking a deep breath. "It … I … wanted … I … you … it is …"
"Hey", Monica whispers and puts one of her fingers on Chandler's mouth to stop his stuttering. Then she cups his face in her hands, stands up on tiptoes and slowly approaches his face. When their lips slowly meet Monica can't think straight anymore. Blood is rushing through her body and she loses herself in the kiss.
But suddenly, after only a few seconds, Chandler grabs her shoulders and pushes her away.
