Hi! Please read this and review. Monica and Chandler have never met in this fic, Rachel is Monica's friend. Ross is still her brother, and Phoebe and Joey are Chandler's friends.

Disclaimer: They're not mine. Although, Nick and Julie belong to me. Anyway, they belong to their creators.

"We're late," Monica Burke ran around the house grabbing last minute things. She still had to drop her daughter Juliana at the babysitter's. "Come on Jules." She picked up her two-year-old. The little girl smiled at her mother.

"Mama," she said. "We're late."

"I know," Monica told Juliana laughing as she closed the door and locked it behind them. She placed Juliana in the car and drove to Mrs. Walters, the babysitter.

Chandler Bing grabbed an apple and a poptart for his son Nicholas. Nick was two. Chandler was technically late, but he didn't mind as he grabbed Nick's stuff and headed out the door. He had to drop Nick off at the babysitter's. He had been going to Mrs. Walter's since Nick was born. Nick was right now the only kid going. All the other kids were now old enough to be in school. Mrs. Walters had told him that a new little girl was going to be there. Juliana Burke. She was Nick's age and everything. When he arrived at the house, there was a mini-van parked in the driveway. A beautiful dark haired woman was climbing out. She opened the back door and pulled out an adorable little girl who looked just like her.

"That must be Juliana," Chandler told his son. Nick just smiled at him. Nick couldn't say much, but the doctor said that that was normal. He knew certain words. Chandler got him out and followed her up the walkway. When she rang the doorbell she noticed him standing there.

"Hi," Chandler said.

"Hi," she smiled. She had dimples, Chandler had always swooned over dimples. Her eyes were bright blue.

"I'm Chandler Bing and this is my son Nicholas," he introduced.

"I'm Monica Burke and this is my daughter Juliana," she said. He smiled.

"Nice to meet you Monica, and Juliana," he said.

"You too," Monica smiled. The door opened.

"You must be Dr. Burke," Mrs. Walters said. Monica nodded. Chandler thought in his head, Mrs., of course she's married you idiot! He just smiled and walked in behind her. "And this must be Juliana!" Chandler set Nick down. "Hi Nick," Mrs. Walters said smiling. "Why don't you take Juliana and show her the playroom?" Nick took Juliana's hand and led her into the large toy room.

"Bye darling," Monica told Juliana kneeling down to hug her before she disappeared into the room.

"Bye Momma," Juliana said back.

"See you kiddo," Chandler said to Nick, who gave him a hug and ran off.

"Dr. Burke, like I said over the phone, its just Nick and Julie," Mrs. Walters said. Monica smiled and nodded.

"I'll pick her up at five. You have my number at work," she said waving to Julie and leaving the house.

"Poor woman," Mrs. Walters commented.

"Why?" Chandler asked curiously.

"Her husband died a few weeks ago," Mrs. Walters said. "Apparently he was much older then she was and he died of a heart attack. They had been together for five years. Married for four, and of course Juliana is two. Poor little girl. Anyway, Dr. Burke moved here to be closer to her best friend and brother. She's a psychiatrist like my Danny." (Author's note: I made her a lawyer, because its my story and I'm mixing it up a bit, and I just saw the movie "The Shrink is In"). Chandler smiled and slipped out the door. He was the editor of a newspaper, and he was late as it was. (Author's note: See, mixing it up). When he walked in the door, his friend and coworker Joey, was there. Joey was a photographer.

"Hey man," he said. "You're late."

"I know," Chandler said. "But I left late." Joey laughed.

"Hey I know this girl," Joey started.

"No," Chandler said right away.

"You aren't even going to let me finish?" Joey asked.

"Nope," Chandler told him making his way back to his office.

"But! Her name is Joyce, and she's really great," Joey told him.

"No," Chandler said again. "No, no, no." Joey made a face at him and told him again how wonderful this woman was.

"Why don't you just give her a shot?" Joey asked.

"No Joe," Chandler said. That was the last time he would say no, this both of them knew. "I met this woman today."

"Oh?" Joey asked.

"Yeah, she brings her daughter to the same babysitter that I take Nicky to," Chandler said.

"Is she married?"

"Widowed," Chandler said.

"Is she hot?" Chandler smiled and nodded slowly. "Really that hot?"

"Oh yeah," Chandler said. "Now leave so I can do my work." Joey smiled and left the office.

"Hi Dr. Burke," a patient said. Monica smiled.

"Hi Louise, how are you today?"

"I'm okay," Louise said. "I dreamt I was a fish again last night."

"Really?"

"What does that mean?" Monica almost smiled.

"It could mean many different things, it could be something deep and your subconscious could be telling you something, or it could just mean that you want to buy a fish." Louise took this deep into consideration.

"I could just want a fish," she said. Monica nodded.

"Why don't you buy one and see how that works out," she told her.

"What kind should I buy?" Louise asked.

"What kind are you in your dream?" Monica asked.

"A pretty purple one."

"Then get a pretty purple one," Monica told her. Her mind started to wander at that point. She thought about Chandler. He was cute, she wondered if he was married. Or did he think that she was? She was certainly not. Her husband, Richard, had been much older then her. He was a friend of her parent's. They had met again when she catered a party for him. Actually for his girlfriend. How many times had her brother warned her that he didn't like Richard, that what did it tell you that he started dating you behind his girlfriend's back? He had technically lied to Monica. He told her that he had broken up with his girlfriend, when in fact he hadn't. She shook the thoughts out of her head. She couldn't believe that she was a widow at thirty. She had started dating Richard when she was twenty-five. She sighed out loud.

"Are you okay Dr. Burke?" Louise asked with concern. If her the person in charge of her mental health couldn't get it together, how was she supposed to? Monica smiled at the woman and nodded.

"I'm fine, I just remembered that I forgot to take my daughter her favorite bear," she said covering.

"How is your daughter?"

"She's good, thanks," Monica said smiling. Her daughter could always bring a smile to her face. She thought about her instead of all the things that had gone wrong in her life.

"I have to go children," Chandler stood up and walked out of the coffee shop where he and his two friends were having coffee.

"Give Nicky a kiss from me," Phoebe said.

"Will do," Chandler yelled behind his shoulder. He got into his car and drove out of the city. As he pulled up, Monica pulled up behind him. He watched as she hopped out.

"Hi," he said.

"Hi," she smiled. He felt his heart jump. It was official, he had met her twice and he had a major crush on her.

"How was your day?" He asked.

"Oh, it was okay, I went fish shopping," she told him.

"Fish?"

"My patient keeps having dreams that she's a fish, so we went out and bought fish. I bought one for Juliana," Monica explained. He laughed.

"I see." He rang the doorbell. Mrs. Walters opened it and smiled at them.

"Juliana? Nicholas? Your parents are here," she yelled into the playroom. The kids came running into the hallway. Monica scooped her daughter up and kissed her.

"Were you good for Mrs. Walters?" She asked. The little girl nodded. "Was she?"

"She was an angel," Mrs. Walters said.

"Oh good," Monica said.

"What about Nick?"

"Perfect as usual," Mrs. Walters answered. She handed both their stuff and then closed the door.

"Bye," Juliana said to Nick.

"Bye Julie," Nick said. Chandler was so proud at that moment.

"Listen," he said to Monica. "Why don't we have a playdate with our kids on Saturday?"

"That sounds great," she said. "Here's my address."

"Thanks," he told her and put Nick in the car and drove off happily. She put Juliana into her car seat and smiled at the little girl.

"I got you a fish," she said. Julie clapped her hands together.

"I thought you might like that," she said laughing. Then she drove home thinking of Chandler.

"This is the house?" Joey asked.

"Yep," Chandler said parking the car. They were parked in front of a large brick house. Large wasn't quite the word for it. It was huge.

"I guess she makes a pretty good living," Joey commented.

"That and she probably got all of her husband's money," Chandler said. He got Nick out and all of his stuff and rang the doorbell. Monica opened the door and smiled.

"Hi," she said.

"Hi," Chandler said. "Oh this is my friend Joey."

"How you doin'?" Joey asked. Chandler elbowed him. Monica smiled and led them inside. "You didn't say that she was that hot!" Chandler just shrugged. They walked into a large kitchen. Another woman was sitting at the table.

"Oh, this is my friend Rachel," Monica said.

"Nice to meet you," Chandler said. Juliana came in from the playroom and took Nick by the hand and led him into the room with her.

"Want a tour of the house?" Rachel asked jumping up.

"Sure," Chandler answered. Monica nodded and led them back through the hall.

"We can start upstairs," she said. "Rachel? Can you take them on the tour, and I'll watch the kids?"

"I'll stay with you," Joey said.

"Sure," Rachel said. "I can do that." She smiled and took Chandler upstairs. Once they were out of earshot of Monica she turned to him. "Listen you," she said. Chandler looked surprised. "If I know Monica, and I think that I do, she likes you." He smiled. "And I think that you like her too, but if you hurt her in anyway, rest assured that her brother and I will hurt you even worse. She doesn't need men who will treat her like Richard treated her." This sparked Chandler's curiosity.

"How did he treat her?"

"Let Monica tell you the story," Rachel said. She changed the subject and led him through the house and back downstairs.

Monica and Chandler decided to take the kids to the park. Joey and Rachel had gone to the coffee place.

"Want some ice cream?" He asked the kids and Monica. Monica nodded along with Nick and Julie. "Come on then." He picked up both Julie and Nick and carried them over. He was so good with her, Monica thought trailing behind. When they got to the ice cream stand, Chandler set them down.

"Can I help you?" The woman asked.

"We would like four small twists with chocolate sprinkles," he said. The woman rang up the sale and Chandler paid her before Monica had a chance to give him any money. The woman handed them their ice cream.

"I don't normally say this," she said. "But you make the cutest family!" There was a moment of awkward silence.

"Thank you," Monica finally said. They walked away. "I thought that it would just be easier that way," Monica explained. Chandler nodded. They all sat down to eat. Nick was getting it all over his face.

"Nick," Chandler said laughing. He had it on his nose and in his hair.

"I got it," Monica said pulling out a wetnap and wiping his face clean. She continued to do Julie. She laughed. "You might need one too," she told Chandler.

"Oh really?" He licked around his lip. "Aw man, I was even careful!" She laughed at him trying to get it off. She finally leaned forward and wiped off his face too. They were inches away from each other. He was so caught up in the moment that he leaned forward and kissed her passionately. To his surprise, and even her own, she kissed right back. Julie and Nick smiled and clapped jolting their parents out of the moment and into the real world.

"Wow," Chandler said.

"I know," she said. Before she could say another thing, he leaned over again and kissed her.

To be continued.....

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