There's Only Room For One
Authors: Alely7 and snlgurl
Summary: Richard returns and asks for something very personal. This is mainly about Chandler, Monica and Richard.
Disclaimer: We do not own any of these characters. No profits will be made and this is purely for enjoyment.
Foreword: We think no one has ever done this before, but if someone has, we are sorry and we didn't know it. This is one of our first fics, so it might not be great. And we know that this is short, but there will be several chapters, hopefully in quick succession. Also, pay close attention to the title because it has a few meanings. Lol. Thanks!!
Chapter 2: The Proposal
"Oh My God Richard! What the hell are you doing here?" Monica was in complete shock, she hadn't really wanted to see Richard after the whole proposal incident. Now he was here, in her apartment, and soon Chandler would be home to see. Oh god, she thought, I have to get him out of here. Monica may have been surprised to see him, but when the door opened a little wider, she couldn't believe it. There she was, the woman who broke Chandler's heart four years ago. What was this, like a reunion?
"Kathy, what are you doing here?" Monica asked.
"Wait, Mon, you know her?"
"Um, yea! She was the one who cheated on Chandler. She is Kathy!! We all hate her. How do you know her?" Monica was growing worried and she was a little mad that they were both here.
"Kathy is my wife. And that leads us to why we are here. We need to ask you for a major favor."
"Holy crap. Wait a sec. This is a lot to comprehend." Monica didn't know what to think and she certainly wasn't prepared for what came next.
"Well, Mon, Kathy and I met around two years ago right after, well you know. And a year later we were married. Well, for the past year, we have been trying to have children."
"You have been trying to have children? I thought you never wanted any more children. What are you? Almost 70?" Monica was bitter. Richard wanted to have babies, but Monica didn't care that much because she loved Chandler one hundred times more. Still, he was such a hypocrite.
"I know Mon, I am so sorry. But please, let me continue."
"Fine," Monica said very unenthusiastically.
This time Kathy talked, for the first time since she had walked in. "Well, Monica, we haven't had any luck so far. We recently met with a specialist and we found out that I am unable to carry a baby in my womb. So, you know what? I am just going to say this. Will you please be a surrogate mother for us?"
"What?!?!?! I am married now. To Chandler!!! There is no way he would want me to do this. I don't want to do this. Both of you hurt us in the past. Why the hell would we do something so life altering for two horrible people?"
"Please Monica, just think about this." Richard looked at her with hope in his eyes, causing Monica to feel rather bad about what she had just said. But come on, this was so unreasonable. It was not even like they were friends. She hadn't seen Richard since that time he proposed, and she hadn't seen Kathy for four years. Why did they choose her? She needed to know before she made her final decision.
"But why ME?" Monica was becoming dizzy and nauseous again.
"Well, Monica, it is because we know that you are an extremely nice person. And you are responsible too, so we know that you would take good care of the baby. We thought that you would at least consider this and we hoped that you would help us. We know that it is a lot to ask, but you don't know how much this means to us."
"I do know, because I want a baby myself. This is just so much to ask of someone you haven't seen for over two years."
At this moment, Phoebe chose an extremely awkward point to barge in announced. She did this everyday, and Monica hadn't minded before, but now she didn't want Phoebe to assume something untrue. The scene unfolding was certainly interesting and if Phoebe blabbed to Chandler, all hell would run loose.
"Oh my god!! What is going on here Monica? You know what? I'll just be leaving now." Then she mouthed to Monica, "Explain later!" Great, Monica thought, another problem to deal with, her nosy friends.
"Richard, Kathy, I think the only fair thing for me to say is that I will think about, and talk to Chandler, but I can't promise you anything. I have a lot going on in my life right now, and I can't just agree to something this long term without thinking it over for a few days first."
At this point, Monica didn't know what happened, but she just completely broke down in tears. She had been very emotional lately and this was just too much for her to handle. The tears just started to flow freely from her eyes onto her face. Obviously, Richard felt very bad about making the woman he used to love cry. He pulled her into a hug and tried to console her. Maybe this wasn't the best idea, he thought. He looked at his wife, Kathy, and sent her a questioning look. What would they do? Monica was their last chance for a baby and it didn't look good for them. They were still hugging several minutes later, and her tears had not yet slowed down.
"Hey sweetie, I'm ho…" Chandler stopped in his tracks when he opened the door completely to reveal them all. There was his wife, the love of his life, crying and in the arms of her ex-boyfriend. The one who had proposed to her two years ago. Why was he there? And why was that damn tree hugging her? But why was she hugging him back? He thought he lost her, just like that. He had left to get him food, and he came back to find everything was changed.
Monica looked up, quickly dried her tears, and pulled away from Richard. That must have looked bad. What was she going to say to Chandler? He would be crushed, and mad too.
"Chandler, wait! It is not what it seems," Monica began.
"It is exactly like it seems. You are getting back together with Richard." Chandler's voice was harsh, but he was also holding back tears.
"No it isn't Chandler! Just let me explain," Monica pleaded. She knew this wasn't going to be easy.
"No. I do not want to hold you back. You can run away with him, fine by me!!" And with that, he turned for the door.
"Chandler!"
"No Mon, I am leaving. I need to get away from you for a little while. Please don't look for me." Chandler opened the door and left.
"Noooooooooooo!" Monica cried and the tears stared to pour again. She looked at Richard with a look of hatred and shouted at him, "Look what you did! My husband thinks I don't love him. Why do you keep coming back into my life and ruining everything?!?!?"
**What will Monica decide? And will Chandler come back so they can sort everything out?**
Chapter 3, The Toughest Choice, is coming soon. Please review because it will cause us to write faster-lol. Thanks!!