Thanks so much for all of your reviews. It's overwhelming, I never thought I'm gonna get so many of them for this story. :) Oh, and by the way, there's only gonna be one chapter left after this, so you – as well as me – have to start saying goodbye to this story. :( But there is gonna be a lot of Mondler-mush in the last two chapters… ;)

Monica wakes up by someone kissing her cheek. She's still half asleep and doesn't really know what that has to mean. But she knows one thing: No one woke her up like this ever before. She feels two arms around her and a body close to hers. She smiles, her eyes still closed.

"Hey, Mon, it's time to wake up!" This voice sounds like … Chandler. Chandler? Monica opens her eyes straightaway. But when she looks at these blue eyes watching her, everything comes rushing back.

Chandler has a questioning look on his face. "What's wrong? You look shocked!"

"Nothing's wrong." Monica sits up. It's true. It wasn't just a dream. She and Chandler … they really had this talk, they kissed, they fell asleep cuddled up next to each other. And it was the best night ever.

"Didn't you sleep well?"

"I did. I had the best sleep ever. I only thought it was … just a dream. And now I'm really happy it wasn't. Good morning, Chandler."

"Good morning, baby."

Monica starts to wonder at this term of endearment, but she hasn't got the time for that. Chandler presses his lips against hers and Monica is melting away. She never thought she would feel like that kissing her best friend. Why is she not feeling the urge to stop it? It's Chandler after all. But she doesn't ever want to stop it. It feels so good and not at all awkward. Monica puts her arms around Chandler's neck. They sink back onto the bed again.

"Oh, wow, Mon!" Chandler pulls her close and she beds her head on his chest. "You are the most beautiful woman in the morning. I … I mean, you always are, but, wow … I don't know what to say."

"That's alright. I know what you want to say. Right now, I might be the happiest person in the world."

"I don't think that's true."

"It is. Can you think of anyone?"

"Yeah, me. I'm definitely happier."

"I'm sure I am."

"I don't really wanna have our first fight right now, Mon."

Monica grins. "First fight about who's happier. I can live with that."

They lay next to each other silently for a little while. Chandler is drawing little circles on Monica's hair, which gives her goosebumps.

"What are we having for breakfast, Chandler?"

"Well, I have this friend of mine, she makes the best breakfast ever."

"And?"

"How about we sneak over at her place, steal some of her breakfast and come back here again. 'Cause she is a neat freak and also always trying to hit on me. I think she has a little crush on me, it's annoying, but what can I do?"

"How about you stay here and I go over to your friend, tell her what an arrogant idiot you are, become her friend and team up against you?"

"How about we stay here all day and I show you what a great and caring guy I really am?"

"Sounds appealing, but talking about breakfast I got pretty hungry. Come on, get up, you lazy man!"

"Would you stop calling me names?"

"Oh, honey, did I hurt you?"

"Get out of my bed, now!"

"I'd rather stay here…"

"Out!" Chandler springs at Monica and starts to tickle her. Monica jumps out of the bed, giggling all the time. Chandler follows her, catches her and presses a kiss on her cheek.

"Let's go and get some breakfast", Chandler says and takes Monica's hand.

Before he opens the door, Monica holds him back. "Wait. Are we still on the same page? We are not telling the others yet?"

"I would love to shout it from the rooftops. I mean, come on, no one ever expected me to get a girl like you! But I do think it's best we don't tell our friends yet."

"Okay. And, Chandler? I always knew you one day are gonna find the right girl. I always knew that."

"I'm so glad you are it."

When they stand in front of apartment 20 they hear voices.

"Oh no, they are all here…" Monica's a little disappointed.

"So we won't gonna have breakfast in your bed? Too bad."

"Chandler, you gonna have let go of my hand."

"I don't wanna." Chandler grabs her hand even tighter.

Monica smiles. She would love to tell everyone right now just to keep holding his hand. But she still thinks it's best to keep the secret for a little while. If they tell their friends now they won't have a minute for themselves. They are all gonna wanna talk about it and ask question. The girls would want to hear every little detail, Joey would also wanna know everything and Ross … well, she still doesn't know how her brother's gonna react.

"Chandler, the quicker we go in there now the quicker we can take off and be for ourselves again."

"Okay, one last kiss though!" Monica cups his face for a fast kiss.

"This wasn't even a kiss, another one, please!" Chandler pulls the face which he knows Monica cannot resist. They kiss again.

"And another one." Kiss number three.

"Okay, that's enough." Monica laughs. As gladly as she would like to keep kissing him, but she's really nervous someone's gonna come out and catch them.

"A last last one?" That smile, Monica isn't able to resist it. Sighing she stands up on her tiptoes and kisses Chandler again. This kiss is longer than the ones before. Monica doesn't even care about someone catching them anymore. So what? After all she's been through she deserves all of that.

Breathing heavenly she breaks away and smiles at Chandler. "Let's go inside", she whispers.

With the door knob in her hands, Chandler turns her around again, presses another quick kiss on her lips and smiles.

"I can't stop, help me, Mon!"

"Oh, I'm gonna help you, baby!", Mon laughs and opens the door to her apartment. She is still laughing out loud and Chandler couldn't help but laugh as well at this beautiful noise out of her mouth.

Four pairs of eyes are looking at them.

"Good morning!", Monica yells, still laughing.

"Wow, you are in a good mood, Mon!", Phoebe says.

"And we were getting worried. Where were you?", Ross asks, worry written all over his face.

"Well … last night I … I went over to Chandler's because I … I needed to talk to him. I must have fallen asleep while talking. I'm sorry. I hope you haven't worried too much, Ross." Monica decides to tell the story with as much truth as possible. She gives Chandler a wink and Ross a hug.

"And where does your good mood comes from?", Rachel asks, curiously.

"Why shouldn't I be happy? It's a great day!"

"Mon, it's raining."

Monica looks at her friends. Four of them are looking at her like she lost her mind. One is smiling at her. He is so cute when he smiles like that. Monica feels butterflies in her stomach. She's gotta be careful. If she keeps on laughing and beaming of joy they might notice something's different. But it's difficult. She can't stop smiling. She feels like her heart is going to overflow. Suddenly Monica begins to question her idea of keeping this thing between them a secret.

Chandler approaches her. "I love how cheerful you are, but you gotta be careful. If you don't stop smiling like that I promise I will kiss you right here in front of all of them."

Monica grins and squeezes his hand.

"I think, what Mon wants to say, is", Chandler begins and places his arm loosely around Monica's shoulder. This gesture makes Monica smile even wider. "that it's a beautiful day, because we are all able to have breakfast together."

"But we always do that", Joey looks at his friend.

"Well, sure. But that's what we should be thankful for. How many people, do you think, are able to enjoy breakfast with their closest friends almost every day? That fact makes this day to the best ever!"

Ross and Joey shake their head while Rachel and Phoebe look at them curiously. Monica looks back at them. There is something in their eyes. Did they already figure out what gives Chandler and Monica the good mood? Possible …

Monica turns around to open her fridge. After a few seconds she closes it again and looks at her friends.

"Oh no, Chandler, can I go over to your place and get some … milk? We are out of it." Chandler raises an eyebrow and chuckles. Monica never lied as bad as just now.

"Sure, Mon, but let me show you the … milk!" He puts a hand on Monica's back and guides her out of the apartment.

As soon as they enter Chandler's apartment Monica throws his arms around him and begins to kiss him.

"What is wrong with them?", Ross asks his friends as soon as Chandler and Monica left the apartment.

"You mean, what's right with them? I haven't seen Mon this happy since … I don't think I ever saw her this happy!"

"But, Rach, it's not only Monica. Chandler was depressed since the … accident and now he's just … beaming", Phoebe wonders.

"They did spend the night together…", Joey mumbles.

Rachel turns to Joey, fast as lightning. "Joey, do you know anything?"

"Well, I promised not to tell anyone …"

"You don't have to say anything. But are they dating?"

"What? Rachel, why?", Ross looks at his girlfriend in shock.

"Could be…", Joey whispers.

"Why?"

"Haven't you seen them?", now also Phoebe's convinced. "They couldn't stop grinning, laughing and they couldn't keep their hands off each other. That gotta mean something!"

"But why? They are friends? That's weird! Friends dating … weird!"

Everyone is now looking at Ross. Rachel clears her throat. "Honey?"

"Yeah, I know, we are dating, but it's Chandler and Monica. They were made to be friends. They are not dating."

"But if they date? Wouldn't that be awesome? I mean, have you just seen them? I've never seen any of them as happy as just now."

"I'm sure they're not dating."

"We'll see." Rachel gets up, walks to the fridge and opens the door. She puts a package of milk on the table.

"How? But … She said she needs milk!" Ross seems confused.

Rachel gives him a quick peck on the lips, sits down again and smiles.

When Monica and Chandler reenter apartment 20, Monica tries to hide her smile a little. It's not working though.

"So, Mon, did you find any milk?", Rachel asks.

Monica looks down. Oh no, she totally forgot to bring the milk. But with Chandler's lips on hers she kinda forgot everything.

"Umm… the guys were out of milk, too. I really have to buy some today!"

"Well, thank God I found some in our fridge, Mon!", Rachel grins.

Monica blushes.

"So, Mon, tell me …"

"Are you two dating for real?", Joey bursts out with the question they've all been secretly thinking.

Monica blushes even more and looks at Chandler. He shrugs, then puts his arms around Monica and nods.

"Well …", Monica begins. "Yes. Did we not hide it well enough?"

Rachel and Phoebe jump up from their chairs, screaming of joy and hugging Monica tightly. Joey gets up, too, and pats on Chandler's shoulder.

"Congratulations!" Joey gives his best friend a wink.

"Why?", they suddenly hear Ross's voice behind them. He is still sitting on his chair.

Monica walks over and leans down to him. "We … it happened last night. We talked and talked and suddenly, fortunately, we realized that we've both been thinking about … this and so …"

"But you're my little sister", Ross whispers, then jumps up as well and points at Chandler. "She is my sister!" He walks towards Chandler, his finger raised. "If you do anything to hurt my little sister, I swear to you, I'll …"

"Ross", Monica tries to hold him back, but can't.

"Ross", Chandler says. "I won't hurt Monica. I would never do that. Come on, she is the most important person to me in the world. I would never ever hurt her, believe me. I could never do that."

Ross snorts. "I thought, Richard would never hurt my little sister and we all knew what happened!"

"Ross", Rachel shouts out loud. "You can't compare Chandler to Richard. I mean, don't you see them together? They fit perfectly."

"That's right, Rach. Ross, look, there is no one I care as much about as Monica. And I'm pretty sure there isn't a man out there who cares about her more than me. Believe me!"

"I do believe you. I mean, of course I do, I have eyes, I can see how you look at each other. I might just need some time to get used to it."

"That's alright. As long as you're still my friend?"

"Sure. " Now Ross gets up as well and hugs Chandler.

"If we hadn't figured out the milk trick, would you have told us?"

"Not yet …", Chandler mumbles. "We thought about keeping it as a secret for a little while. We wanted to figure things out by ourselves first."

"Did you really think we wouldn't notice your good mood, the constant looks you gave each other, your urge to be near each other? Come on, how dumb you think we are?" Joey laughs.

"We don't think you're dumb. We just thought we would be a little better at hiding it. But I don't mind that you know now. At least I gotta show everyone just how much she means to me!" Chandler turns around to kiss Monica, but she isn't there anymore. She is sitting on the couch, her back showing to them.

While he makes his way over to her, he hears Rachel whispering: "Did you think Chandler could ever be sweet like this?"

"I always thought that if anyone brings out this side of Chandler, it gotta be Mon. He always had a soft spot for her", Phoebe responds immediately.

Chandler smiles until he sees Monica sitting on the couch, with tears in her eyes. He rushes over to her and knees down in front of her. With his fingers he wipes away her tears.

"Hey, hey, honey, what's wrong with you?"

"I'm … I'm just really happy right now!" Monica sniffs. Chandler looks at her and she can feel the love he has for her. He pulls her up and directly in his arms.

Patting her back he whispers: "I'm even happier, Mon, I really am!"

Monica's eyes tear up again and she smiles. She knows that she loves this man. She has never loved anyone as much as him. She also knows that it might take a while until he is ready to use these words. But she doesn't need to hear it right now. She knows he feels the same way. She has seen it in his eyes, the look he gave her right before he pulled her in his arms. Saying it can wait. Him being there for her every day is enough for now. And she knows one thing for sure: When he is ready to say these words out loud, it would mean a hundred times more to her.