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TOW- Everyone Finds Out The Truth

"It's over?" Judy repeated, looking at her son-in-law. "I know what happened was a terrible thing but Ross has apologised for that."

"It's not that simple." Chandler stated quietly, still looking at Ross.

"What's going on?" Joey looked between the two.

"Monica, tell him not to do this!" Judy said.

"I can't…." Monica told her, her voice shaking slightly.

"Ross is your brother!"

"And Chandler's my husband!"

"Okay, I think we all need to calm down…" Phoebe joined in.

"Yes…" Jack agreed. "We all need to talk about this before it goes any further."

"It's too late for that…" Chandler shook his head.

"Chandler, please…" Ross begged quietly, speaking for the first time.

"I can't…"

"Chandler, you can't do this to him…" Judy exclaimed, grabbing hold of his arm and turning him to face her. "Please…he's got children, think about them!"

"That's what I'm doing!"

"No you're not!" Ross cut in. "You're just thinking about yourself!"

"And why the hell shouldn't I!?" Chandler raised his voice slightly.

"Mr Geller, I think you should come with us…" Officer Cole told him.

"You're just jealous!" Ross continued, walking closer to Chandler. "Jealous that you can't have kids of your own so you're trying to ruin what I have!"

A lump formed in Chandler's throat, threatening to choke him as he heard shocked gasps escape from the rest of his friends.

"Ross…" Monica whispered, this wasn't her brother. This wasn't the brother she had become best friends with over the last 15 years or so. This was someone completely different.

"I'm your brother, Monica!" He spun around to face her, anger and hurt filled inside of him. "Don't let him do this!"

"It's your own fault…" She said tearfully.

"How can you do this to me?!"

"How can you do this to Chandler?" Carol looked at him.

"What?"

"You're acting as if he's betrayed you but in fact he's doing you a huge favour!" She told him. "He could have given in along time ago but he never, he stayed to help you!"

"What's she talking about?" Monica asked, looking at her husband. "Chandler?"

"Mon, don't worry about…" Chandler responded, looking at the door, wondering if he could make a run for it.

"Chandler!" Carol glared at him. "This needs to end!"

"I agree…" Cole stepped in. "Mr Geller come with us, please…"

"Why am I not surprised you're sticking up for him!" Ross said sarcastically to his ex-wife. "Who's next? Rachel?"

"Just what are you getting out?!" Rachel demanded.

"You just can't let it go, can you?" Chandler sighed. "You can't accept that nothing happened!"

"Will someone tell us what the hell is going on?!" Monica insisted.

"Ross, has gotten it into his head that Chandler and I had an affair…" Carol explained.

"What?!"

"I don't see you denying it!" Ross shot back.

"Ross nothing happened!" Chandler yelled.

"Whatever…" He muttered.

"Y'know what, forget it…" Chandler whispered, dropping to the couch. "Just get him out of here…"

The two officers stepped forward, closer to Ross. Cole took his arm and tempted to pull Ross out of the apartment but Ross stood rooted in the same spot. Panicked washed over him; he had taken it to far this time... he needed to do something.

Rachel covered her mouth with her hand, shocked that all this was happening. Ross was being arrested and Chandler was the one pressing charges. So much had happened the last few days; she didn't know if they were all be able to go back to how it use to be.

Monica looked from her brother to her husband, she knew there was something more to all of this but she couldn't work out what it was. The look on Chandler's face told her it was something bad and that scared her.

"Chandler, please…" Ross whispered. "I'll do anything…"

"It's too late…" Carol spoke up when Chandler refused to answer.

"It's not to late…" Judy stepped in. "We can sort this out between us."

"Chandler, what's going on?" Monica moved to his side, taking his hand.

He finally moved his gaze from the floor to look at her, tears in his eyes. "I'm sorry…"

"Sorry for what?" She asked frustrated.

"Sorry for not talking to you…I thought I could handle it…I thought it would go away…" He sobbed, quietly but spoke to only her, forgetting the others were in the room. "I thought I was doing the right thing."

"Ross, what's happening?" Joey turned to him when no one could make sense of what Chandler was saying.

"Chandler, I'm sorry…I'm so so sorry…" Ross moved from Cole's gripped and closer to his best friend. "Please, I'll do anything…just please give me another chance…"

"Ross, don't do this…" Chandler looked at him.

"Anything it takes, I'll do it…" Ross pleaded. "I see how bad it is now…I took it too far, please…"

"Mr Geller…" Cole stepped forwards, knowing if they didn't do something soon Chandler may change his mind.

"You have to go…" Chandler whispered, looking away again.

"I won't be able to handle it, Chandler!" Ross stated, tearfully. "Please, you know I won't…I'm not like you…I'm not strong…"

Chandler head snapped up to face him again. "You think I'm strong? Well, I'm not…. I'm wasn't strong enough to finish this when it started!"

Monica stepped back to stand next to Rachel, looking questionably at her friends, wondering if they had any idea but they looked as confused as her, all except Carol.

"You are strong, Chandler…." Ross told him. "You've dealt with this on your own… and you've managed to make something of your life…"

"That's why I need to do this…"

"No, you don't!" He insisted. "We can get through this together…. We can go back to normal…I promise…"

"You've made a lot of promises…" Chandler stated. "How do you know you're going to keep this one?"

"Because I've realised I've got so much to lose…" He replied. "My children, my sister, my friends…. You…"

Chandler sighed and rubbed his eyes, maybe this time it would work. Maybe if everyone knew they would be able to help. He slowly looked up at him again, wondering if he could trust him. The apartment was silent for a few minutes, while Chandler made his decision. Ross looked pleading at him, his eyes silently asking for forgiveness. Carol watched the pair closely, worried Ross would get his own way while everyone else in the room looked on curiously and anxious about what was happening.

"Okay…" He whispered.

"What?"

"Okay…we'll sort this together…."

"Really?" Ross asked shocked, he thought it would be to late to sort.

"Chandler, what are you doing?" Carol asked.

"Thank you, thank you so much!" Ross replied.

"Mr Bing, I think we should talk before you make any decisions…" Cole said.

"I've already made my mind up." Chandler shook his head. "I'm sorry, I wasted your time."

"Mr Bing, will you reconsider just thinking about it?"

"I've already have." He told him. "Thank you for everything."

The officers sighed in defeat and headed towards the door.

"Well, now we've gotten that sorted…" Judy started cheerfully once they had left.

"We've got along way to go before it's sorted…" Chandler muttered.

"Are you going to tell us whats going on now then?" Monica asked.

Chandler looked at her, suddenly feeling guilty for not including her into this before.

"Oh, Mon…I'm so sorry…" He exclaimed. "I didn't mean to leave you out…"

She nodded but didn't say anymore, scared of what actually was happening.

"Maybe we should talk alone…" Chandler suggested, he didn't know if he'd be able to speak about everything with the room filled with people.

"She…she doesn't need to know, does she?" Ross panicked slightly, knowing his sister would hate him.

"You need help Ross…" Chandler told him quietly. "I need to help."

"I thought we were doing this together?!"

"We can't!" Chandler said in frustration. "We been trying that for the last 17 years!! It doesn't work!"

"What if I don't want to get some help!" Ross said stubbornly.

"The police are only a phone call away…" Chandler replied calmly.

"So is that it now, is it?" Ross asked. "Every time I don't want to do something you do you'll call the police?!"

Chandler let out a short laugh, not being able to believe what he was hearing and began to pace around the room

"Maybe Chandler's right…" Joey stepped in, not wanting anything to happen. "Maybe its best if we leave…"

"So he can turn my sister against me! I don't think so!" Everything Ross had promised was now forgotten, he didn't know why he was treating Chandler like this again but he couldn't stop himself.

"Ross, are you listening to yourself?!" Carol exclaimed. "For some reason, Chandler's given you another chance, you need to sort yourself out!"

"Y'know its funny how quick you are to back him up…" He turned to his ex-wife. "And you wonder why I think there something going between you!"

"It's all I your head!" Chandler snapped. "And by the sounds of things there's nothing much else there!"

"What did you just say?!"

"Alright, calm down!" Joey said, standing between the two.

"Yeah, I think that's best…I'm going home…" Carol reached for her bag. "And Ross, don't think you're going anywhere near Ben before you get help!"

"What?!" Ross forced his attention from Chandler to her. "You can't do that!"

"Yes, I can!! And I'd advice Rachel to do the same!" He replied, slamming the door behind her as she left.

"I've already decided that…" Rachel whispered.

"You can't do that!" Ross repeated. "Chandler, tell them…tell them I wouldn't hurt my children!"

"He wouldn't hurt them…" Chandler said, causing everyone to look at him questionable. "Until Ben doesn't go to the school he chooses.."

"What?!"

"Or Emma has a boyfriend, he doesn't approve of…"

"What the hell are you doing?" Ross asked, quietly. "You know I wouldn't hurt them, I've never have…I never will…"

"You don't know what you would do in the future…" Chandler told him. "What if I wasn't here….what if all those years I took those job offers and moved….who would it have been then?!"

The apartment fell silent as everyone slowly started to work out what was going on.

"You've…..you've…." Monica couldn't find the words she was looking for. "This…this has happened before?"

Still, no one spoke; Chandler stared at Ross who was looking guilty at the floor.

"Ross, what's going on?" Judy asked her son, unconvinced that he was capable of what everyone was thinking.

"Nothing…" Ross stated, calmly. "Everyone's just overreacting."

"Overreacting?!" Chandler exclaimed, loudly.

"Chandler, listen…" Ross started but got cut off.

"No you listen!" Chandler snapped, he needed to end this now before he changed his mind. "I'm talking and for once you're going to listen!"

"I know what you're going to say…" Ross continued, ignoring his statement.

"You haven't got a clue! Now sit down and shut up!" Chandler pushed him down to the couch.

Ross looked up at him shocked; he'd never seen Chandler like this before. He swallowed as he realised that Chandler probably felt 10 times what he feeling now in the past.

"All these years, I thought I could handle this!" Chandler looked down at him, his voice shook with emotion. "I thought every time would be the last…I thought it would go away on it's own."

"Chandler…" Monica whispered, moving closer to her husband as he revealed secrets that she should have known….she should have guessed.

"But it didn't and I was stupid to think it would…" Chandler didn't looked at her, he forgot anyone else was in room; he just kept his focus on Ross. "But I can't do that anymore, I can't live like that…"

Monica placed a hand on his shoulder as his body shook with a mixture of nervous, fear and anguish. Her actions made him look at her, seeing the tears in her eyes made his own well up as he silently questioned himself for the reason why he didn't talk to her before.

The couple stared at each other for what seemed like a lifetime, Chandler got lost in her eyes, everything forgotten as he concentrated on fighting the tears that threatened to fall.

"I'm sorry…." Monica whispered, breaking the silence.

"What?"

"I should have known…I should have seen it…" She cried, silently.

"No, no…it's my fault…" He told her, allowing the tears slip down his face. "I should have never let it get this far…"

She cried harder as he pulled her into his arms, holding her tightly to him as she sobbed into his chest. He saw Phoebe and Rachel holding onto each other, tears streaming from their eyes. Joey stood dead still, staring straight ahead in shock trying to make sense of what was being said. He couldn't believe it, he didn't want too. How could he let his best friend go through this? How could he not have known….not have seen it?

"Ross…." His mother turned to him. "Tell me he's making it up…tell me it's not true…"

Her statement caused everyone to look at Ross, waiting to see what his reply would be although they all knew the truth.

He didn't say anything, he just adverted his eyes, refusing to look at anyone.

"How could you?" Judy cried. "How could you do something so terrible?!"

"Mom, I'm sorry…" He finally said, looking up at her. "I didn't mean it….I never meant to do it….it just happened."

"Just happened?!" Joey repeated angrily. "Being late for work, just happens…. Dropping a plate, just happens…. Forgetting to give someone a phone message, just happens….Beating the crap out of your best friend for 17 years does not just happen!!!"

"What would you know about it?!" Ross jumped up defensively.

"What? You're going to hit me too?!" Joey yelled, standing up straighter. "Because I'm not like Chandler, at this moment in time I don't give a damn about you! I will fight back!"

"Go on then!" Ross challenged. "Hit me…make me pay!"

Joey thought back to when they were in the hospital and Ross had told him the same thing but he refused to lay a finger on him. Now it was different. He drew his hand back, balling it up into a fist but before he had chance to bring it to Ross' face Chandler jumped in pushing Joey away.

"No, no stop it!" He exclaimed, holding Joey back as he made another move towards Ross.

"What are you doing?!" Joey asked his best friend. "How can you do this after everything he's done!?"

"Because he's one of my best friends!" Chandler stated. "He's my wife's brother, he's my godchildren's father….he's going to be my children's uncle!"

"You seriously want him near your children?!" Rachel asked shocked.

"Yes…and like I said we're going to get through this…all of us."

"You want us to forgive and forgot?!" Joey exclaimed.

"No, I want you to support him and me too…" Chandler told him. "I want you to help him…you promised you'd do anything I asked!"

"But what he did…" Phoebe started.

"What he did was wrong…" Chandler interrupted. "But it's illness….he needs our help…"

"Why should we?" Joey asked stubbornly.

"Because that's what friends do!" He claimed. "That's what families do!"

"Chandler…" Monica tried to talk.

"And we are all family!" Chandler continued. "We have been for over 10 years….we can't throw that away…"

Ross listened to what Chandler was saying but kept his eyes on his friends, trying to read their faces. He was shocked to see Chandler standing up for him; he thought he was just going to leave him to be alone.

"He needs help…" Chandler said quietly, turning to look at Ross. "He needs to sort his life out…. So he's going to need us…all of us…."

Ross didn't say anything; the two of them just stared at each other.

"Okay…" Monica whispered, nodding her agreement as she slipped one arm around her husband's waist. "I'll do it…"

Chandler moved his gaze from Ross to his wife, putting an arm around to her too and kissing her head softly before looking at his friends and in-laws questionable.

Jack and Judy nodded straight away, eager to help their marvel child while Phoebe and Rachel both reluctantly agreed.

"Joe?" Chandler asked after a few seconds of silence.

Joey looked at him, torn between the choices he had, he didn't know if he was able to forgive Ross for what he has done but he knew he had to do it for Chandler.

"Okay…" He slowly said. "But if he steps on foot out of line…"

"Yeah, okay…" Chandler cut him off, knowing what he was going to say.

Chandler moved away from them all and over to one of the kitchen draws as they all watched him curiously. He picked something from out of it and walked back over to stand in front of Ross, he took an involuntary step back.

"What is it?" Ross frowned as Chandler held a small white card out to him.

"It's a number for a therapist…" Chandler told him. "I've already made an appointment for myself."

"A shrink?" Ross questioned doubtfully. "I don't know…"

"Ross, look around…" Chandler told him simply. "You've got your friends and your family who are willing to help you…"

"I know but…"

"No buts…you have two choices, you can either refuse to do this and walk away from away from everyone who ever cared about you or you can get the help you need with all us there to support you…" Chandler told him calmly, still holding the card out. "It's your choice…"

Ross looked around the room, his parents watching in unbelief of what they've been told, Monica and Phoebe silently pleading with him to make the right choice. He couldn't read Rachel's face; she had a mixture of emotions, hate, sadness, concern and confusion. While Joey was still staring hatefully at him.

Chandler wore a blank expression, this was it….this was the end of it all. If Ross choose to walk away then he would let him, he had, had enough.

Ross sighed loudly as he debated with his decision….

TBC

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have asked, the reason for Ross' behaviour will soon be revealed and I hope it's a

convincing one!!