Finally, another chapter. Sorry that this one took so long but I couldn't
seem to find the time or the inspiration to work on it. I'm going to busy
for the next couple weeks but after that I should, hopefully, have some
more free time so that I can possibly finish this story and perhaps some
others I've been working on. You know what I think would probably motivate
me to finish this up? Lots and lots of reviews. The future of this fic is
now in your hands. Mwah-hah-haaa. (This message will self-destruct in 5,
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The kiss took Chandler by surprise to say the least but even more surprising were the words he heard coming out of his mouth next.
"I love you."
The silence that followed made Chandler dizzy as he held his breath, terrified of what she might say next. But she didn't say anything, she just cried.
"Well, not exactly the response I was looking for, but at least you're still here." 'Great Chandler,' he thought, 'always quick with the sarcasm.' She gave him a halfhearted smile; even in her sorry state she was polite enough to smile at his pathetic comment.
"I'm sorry," she managed to choke out between sobs, "I just.I just.I don't know what to do anymore; I don't know what to think; I don't know what to feel. I just wish."
"What?"
"I just wish."
"What?"
"I don't know.I don't know. When did it all get so hard? I had a plan: fall in love, get married, have kids, be happy. I thought that's what I was doing, but I just don't know any more. Chandler, what do I do?
As Monica broke down again for millionth time that night Chandler took a deep breath. The words he spoke were words he had said many times before but never out loud and never to her. "Monica, I don't know what the right thing is to say or do anymore. It breaks my heart to see you in pain and I wish that I could give you answers but I'm lost too.
"I love Joe, he, he's like a brother to me, but I see the way he treats you and it's just not right. You are such an amazing woman, Monica and you deserve to be loved and appreciated. I may not be the sexiest man alive or the world's greatest lover, but I know that I can give you everything you want and deserve. I love you, Monica, I've loved you since the first day I met you and I will do absolutely anything it takes to be with you. Please, let me give you the love you deserve."
Monica had to close her eyes to stop the room from spinning. He had just offered her everything she wanted, everything she needed. She wanted more than anything to tell him yes. But she knew she couldn't or shouldn't, not yet at least. But she was so tired and as she looked into his eyes, trying to find the right words to explain to him all of the thoughts and emotions that were running through her body at that moment, he leaned in to kiss her. She didn't pull away. She was too tired.
She told herself that if it got too intense she would stop him, but when he began to undo the buttons on her shirt she didn't stop him because for the first time in a long time something felt right and if what Chandler said was true then she deserved this. She deserved him.
***
The next morning the sunlight crept through the slits of the venetian blinds to find two bodies intertwined on the laundry-covered couch. Their breathing had synchronized and their hearts beat as if they were one but the dreams and the thoughts playing through their minds were worlds apart.
A knock at the door woke Monica up though she didn't know it at first. As she stirred against him Chandler opened his eyes and smiled at her. He knew that what they had done and what they had started was far from simple but he wished so much that it were. He was afraid of what she might say or do next to end what in his mind was a perfect moment. He inhaled, awakening his senses with the smell of her and began to speak but the words he was about to articulate left his mind as he heard knocking.
"Chandler? Are you there? It's me, Joe, I really need to talk to you."
"Oh my God," he whispered. "Umm, umm, just a minute, Joe, I'll be right there." He turned to her and saw the fear in her eyes. "Don't worry, just, here, take your clothes and go into my room and shut the door. I'll take care of him."
"Please don't."
"Don't worry, I won't say anything, I promise. Now go."
After Monica closed the door to the bedroom Chandler pulled on his pants and a shirt and opened the front door. "H-h-hey Joe, what's up?"
"It's Monica," Joe told him as he walked past Chandler and sat on the couch. It was exactly what Chandler had expected him to say though he wished he hadn't. As Joe sat down he cocked his head to the side and Chandler's knees went week. 'He knows, I don't know how but he knows.'
"Something smells so gre--, what is that? It, it, it smells like Monica, like that perfume she always wears." As Joe stood up and took a deep breath in Chandler was pretty sure that he must be able to smell fear too and he braced himself for what was coming next. But when Joe turn toward him Chandler saw that his eyes were not filled with anger, they were filled with tears. "God, I love that smell. I guess it must be pretty popular, huh?"
"W-w-well, yeah. A lot of the girls I date wear that perfume." Chandler didn't know what to do, he'd never seen Joe cry before. He wanted to get him out of his apartment but he didn't know how. He thought of all the shitty stuff that Joe had done to Monica, tried to channel his anger and let it build so that he could see past the tears in the monster's eyes, but the only person he could manage to be angry at was himself for being so stupid. He'd made a complicated situation even more complex. People were getting hurt badly, including him, and somehow he was going to have to fix it. But how? Chandler closed his eyes and tried to think but the words that came next out of Joe's mouth made that impossible.
"Chandler, she's pregnant?"
"Who? Amy?"
"No. Monica. She told me last night and I acted like such an ass hole. I yelled at her and."
Joe kept talking but Chandler couldn't seem to concentrate on the words. His whole body felt numb. Monica was pregnant.
***
Have any of you ever seen the show "Cold Feet," not the American knock off but the original British one? It's like "Friends" but it's more about relationships and much more dramatic and the actress who played Emily on "Friends" is actually in it. I just saw it for the first time on Bravo and I really liked it. Anyone know if there's a regular time that they always show it at?
Well, that's all for now. Let me know what you think!
***
The kiss took Chandler by surprise to say the least but even more surprising were the words he heard coming out of his mouth next.
"I love you."
The silence that followed made Chandler dizzy as he held his breath, terrified of what she might say next. But she didn't say anything, she just cried.
"Well, not exactly the response I was looking for, but at least you're still here." 'Great Chandler,' he thought, 'always quick with the sarcasm.' She gave him a halfhearted smile; even in her sorry state she was polite enough to smile at his pathetic comment.
"I'm sorry," she managed to choke out between sobs, "I just.I just.I don't know what to do anymore; I don't know what to think; I don't know what to feel. I just wish."
"What?"
"I just wish."
"What?"
"I don't know.I don't know. When did it all get so hard? I had a plan: fall in love, get married, have kids, be happy. I thought that's what I was doing, but I just don't know any more. Chandler, what do I do?
As Monica broke down again for millionth time that night Chandler took a deep breath. The words he spoke were words he had said many times before but never out loud and never to her. "Monica, I don't know what the right thing is to say or do anymore. It breaks my heart to see you in pain and I wish that I could give you answers but I'm lost too.
"I love Joe, he, he's like a brother to me, but I see the way he treats you and it's just not right. You are such an amazing woman, Monica and you deserve to be loved and appreciated. I may not be the sexiest man alive or the world's greatest lover, but I know that I can give you everything you want and deserve. I love you, Monica, I've loved you since the first day I met you and I will do absolutely anything it takes to be with you. Please, let me give you the love you deserve."
Monica had to close her eyes to stop the room from spinning. He had just offered her everything she wanted, everything she needed. She wanted more than anything to tell him yes. But she knew she couldn't or shouldn't, not yet at least. But she was so tired and as she looked into his eyes, trying to find the right words to explain to him all of the thoughts and emotions that were running through her body at that moment, he leaned in to kiss her. She didn't pull away. She was too tired.
She told herself that if it got too intense she would stop him, but when he began to undo the buttons on her shirt she didn't stop him because for the first time in a long time something felt right and if what Chandler said was true then she deserved this. She deserved him.
***
The next morning the sunlight crept through the slits of the venetian blinds to find two bodies intertwined on the laundry-covered couch. Their breathing had synchronized and their hearts beat as if they were one but the dreams and the thoughts playing through their minds were worlds apart.
A knock at the door woke Monica up though she didn't know it at first. As she stirred against him Chandler opened his eyes and smiled at her. He knew that what they had done and what they had started was far from simple but he wished so much that it were. He was afraid of what she might say or do next to end what in his mind was a perfect moment. He inhaled, awakening his senses with the smell of her and began to speak but the words he was about to articulate left his mind as he heard knocking.
"Chandler? Are you there? It's me, Joe, I really need to talk to you."
"Oh my God," he whispered. "Umm, umm, just a minute, Joe, I'll be right there." He turned to her and saw the fear in her eyes. "Don't worry, just, here, take your clothes and go into my room and shut the door. I'll take care of him."
"Please don't."
"Don't worry, I won't say anything, I promise. Now go."
After Monica closed the door to the bedroom Chandler pulled on his pants and a shirt and opened the front door. "H-h-hey Joe, what's up?"
"It's Monica," Joe told him as he walked past Chandler and sat on the couch. It was exactly what Chandler had expected him to say though he wished he hadn't. As Joe sat down he cocked his head to the side and Chandler's knees went week. 'He knows, I don't know how but he knows.'
"Something smells so gre--, what is that? It, it, it smells like Monica, like that perfume she always wears." As Joe stood up and took a deep breath in Chandler was pretty sure that he must be able to smell fear too and he braced himself for what was coming next. But when Joe turn toward him Chandler saw that his eyes were not filled with anger, they were filled with tears. "God, I love that smell. I guess it must be pretty popular, huh?"
"W-w-well, yeah. A lot of the girls I date wear that perfume." Chandler didn't know what to do, he'd never seen Joe cry before. He wanted to get him out of his apartment but he didn't know how. He thought of all the shitty stuff that Joe had done to Monica, tried to channel his anger and let it build so that he could see past the tears in the monster's eyes, but the only person he could manage to be angry at was himself for being so stupid. He'd made a complicated situation even more complex. People were getting hurt badly, including him, and somehow he was going to have to fix it. But how? Chandler closed his eyes and tried to think but the words that came next out of Joe's mouth made that impossible.
"Chandler, she's pregnant?"
"Who? Amy?"
"No. Monica. She told me last night and I acted like such an ass hole. I yelled at her and."
Joe kept talking but Chandler couldn't seem to concentrate on the words. His whole body felt numb. Monica was pregnant.
***
Have any of you ever seen the show "Cold Feet," not the American knock off but the original British one? It's like "Friends" but it's more about relationships and much more dramatic and the actress who played Emily on "Friends" is actually in it. I just saw it for the first time on Bravo and I really liked it. Anyone know if there's a regular time that they always show it at?
Well, that's all for now. Let me know what you think!