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Part 4
"What?" Ross replied in a state of disbelief. He looked toward his sister and then to Chandler who were linked by hands. Chandler kept close to Monica partly for comfort and partly fearful of Ross' actions.
"What? You? YOU slept with MY wife?" It all felt like a dream to Ross, as though perhaps Chandler and Monica hadn't come to Ross' apartment that night and Chandler hadn't admitted on cheating with Carol.
"Ross it was right before you too broke up and we were drunk..." Chandler began frantically trying to make it seem innocent.
"No Chandler there are NO excuses..."
"I know I am SO sorry... Ross the reason me and Carol never told you was because we knew how much it would hurt you. I mean your marriage was over anyway..."
"Oh right that makes it OK then." Ross said in bitter sarcasm.
"No, not at all."
"God Chandler you were my best friend how could you have ever done this too me?"
"Like you slept with that Xerox girl... It just happened it was a mistake. You never wanted to hurt Rachel but you did and you regret it now."
Ross sat down on his couch shaking his head. How could his friend deceive him in such a way? Sure their marriage was over but was that really an excuse? Chandler watched as Ross sat down, if he had been so deeply effected by hearing just that Chandler didn't want to think about how he'd take the next bit of news.
"Why now Chandler?" Ross asked, "If you thought it was better I was treated like a fool and kept in the dark, why did you feel the need to tell me this now?"
Chandler looked to Monica knowing that he'd have to tell him about Ben.
"Chandler go home I'll talk to Ross," Monica said.
"No Mon, this is my problem." Chandler stared at her and almost forgot where he was and what he was doing, all he could focus on was Monica. She meant everything to him and here he was about to destroy her brother and the rest of her family and she stood by him throughout.
"Go Chandler, please it will be better coming from me." Monica pushed Chandler to the door and he reluctantly left a little relieved that the pressure was off of him but still afraid of how Ross would take it. When Chandler left, Monica sat beside Ross and took a deep breathe.
"Monica when I found out you and Chandler were dating I was so happy because I never thought that Chandler would hurt you. But I was wrong."
"No Ross you're wrong, Chandler would never hurt me," Monica said and she knew it was true.
"Monica I was his best friend back then and he slept with my wife."
"I know but they were both upset and drunk."
"What so if Chandler cheated on you you'd let him off if he was 'drunk'?"
The thought that Chandler would cheat on her effected Monica to deeply, she decided to ignore the fact Ross had even asked her.
"Ross, there is a reason why Chandler told you this now."
"What do'ya mean?"
"Carol has been keeping something from you. Well from all of us. Um well..." Monica didn't want to be the one to have to tell her brother this, would it have been better coming from her as she first thought. No, it would be better if it wasn't true at all. Monica continued searching for the right words, "She thinks that there's a chance that well Ben might be... Well might not be yours."
Ross stared at her in total shock for a few seconds, then stood up pacing the floor in anger.
"What the hell?" He shouted.
"Chandler never had a clue Ross not till last week, that's why he told you now." Monica tried hard to calm him down.
"CAROL KNEW THIS... SHE KNEW AND SHE NEVER TOLD ME?"
"Yes she was the only one. But Ross this doesn't change anything. Ben will always be your son no matter what."
"No Monica this changes EVERYTHING, Ben might really be the product of a sleazy one night stand with my so-called friend."
"Chandler had no idea Ross, he feels awful he has been through hell this week he feels so guilty that Ben..."
"NO Monica Ben is MY son he is MINE don't ever say he's Chandler's because he isn't and he never will be."
"I know, Ben is yours everyone knows that."
"Go Monica."
"No, I want to stay here. I can't leave you alone like this."
"GO MONICA PLEASE, I need some time please just leave me alone. Go back to HIM."
Monica was afraid of Ross for the first time. She left quickly crying from the pain that Ross was feeling.
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The knock on the door had caused Chandler to jump. He looked toward Monica as she got up from the couch and headed to answer it. It had been a week after they had revealed everything to Ross. No one had heard from him and he had called in sick to work. She hoped that it was him.
"We are getting Ben tested," Ross said emotionless entering the room, "I have got to prove to all of you that Ben is mine."
"Ben is yours Ross you don't need proof." Monica said looking worried at her brother.
"No we are getting this done whether you or Carol like it or not." Ross said pointing to Chandler.
"Anything you want Ross." Chandler said calmly but he swallowed hard from the realisation that he might be a father.
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Chandler knew Monica was sobbing. He knew she had been for a good minute. He carried on the pretence that he was asleep not knowing what the reason for her tears was. His curiosity got the better of him, that and his urge to comfort Monica.
"Mon, honey, what's the matter why are you crying?" He said gently.
"It's nothing. I'm just being... Being selfish."
"Mon tell me please."
"Well it's everything really. The fact the Ross hates me and you right now, the fact my family will hate you if Ben's yours and... And..."
"What Monica? Please tell me."
"I guess I just thought that me and you would have a baby one day and that it would be our first child... I know it sounds stupid..."
"No Mon, it doesn't... Come here." Chandler pulled her into a hug. She was shivering not from the cold but from the shock of the whole situation.
"I'm sorry Chandler, you've got enough to worry about, I'm being stupid and totally selfish,"
"No you're not being selfish at all. I don't think I could have survived this without you."
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Monica came back from the shops she was looking tired and depressed. The whole incident had taken it out of everyone. Chandler was sick with worry and Ross still refused to return his or Monica's calls. Monica felt guilty almost as thought she was siding with Chandler and not her own family. She walked into the lobby to collect the mail. Hoping the letter that they were anticipating had arrived. There it was. Monica picked it up and went upstairs quickly.
Chandler stared at the letter scared. The letter that would reveal if he was Ben's dad or not. Monica hugged him.
"Well sweetie are you gonna open it?"
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