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: Sorry this has taken so long, but we have had so much homework lately! Ughhh lol Oh, by the way, when Monica said Richard was 70, she was being sarcastic. Sorry if anyone thought she was serious because we know that he is nowhere near 70-haha. 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 chapter is really short, but there will be several chapters more, hopefully in quick succession. This is mainly to set up for what happens next. Also, pay close attention to the title of the whole fic because it has a few meanings. Lol. Thanks!!
Chapter 3: The Toughest Choice
Chandler couldn't believe what had just happened. He was very hurt and automatically assumed that Monica wanted to get back together with Richard. He should have seen this coming, especially after the whole proposal fiasco. What would he do? He had thought that his life was going great and nothing could go wrong. Now, all of the sudden, he was left alone. He would never be able to face Monica again and was intent on moving away, maybe to Yemen. Chandler had been so upset and hurt, that he had neglected to see Kathy, his ex-girlfriend, standing there beside Richard. He hadn't even allowed Monica to explain, and after a few hours, he felt as though maybe he should have let her try. This whole time, Chandler had been in his old room, on top of the covers, softly crying. He didn't like to let any one see him cry, and Monica was the only one he had ever really expressed his feelings to. He sincerely hoped that Joey would not come in looking for him, or any others from the gang for that matter. He especially did not want to see Monica, not now, not after what happened. He decided that he would spend a few days back at this apartment to try to sort all of his emotions out.
Monica was shocked. Chandler had left.
"Richard, Kathy, get out of my apartment!!! Now!!!!" Monica was extremely upset and was still crying several minutes after Chandler had stormed out.
Richard was hesitant in leaving Monica in this state. Chandler had left her, and two years ago, Richard would have followed through with such a great opportunity and tried to ask her out. But now, he just felt bad. Monica was happily married until he and Kathy had come along. But he also knew that Monica was his last hope for having a baby. He definitely felt hypocritical for asking, because, after all, the reason he and Monica had spilt many years ago was because he did not want to have more children. Now he was doing all that he could do in order to have one. He tried to comfort Monica for a little while longer, but when she wouldn't open up to him, he decided to leave.
"Okay, fine Monica. We are leaving." Richard said, disappointed that the chances of her agreeing were so very slim.
"But please think about this and let us know," Kathy added. As soon as she had said it, she felt very guilty about it. That was a very selfish thing to say after Chandler walked out on Monica, and it was a lot to ask. Although, Kathy couldn't help but notice that history seemed to be repeating itself. Chandler was very insecure. Just as he had accused her of cheating on him, he was now accusing Monica. Maybe he was so extremely vulnerable that it was his natural response. Anyway, she certainly hoped that Monica and Chandler would make up and that they would to decide to help herself and her husband out. Two years ago, Kathy would have gladly tried to get back together with Chandler, and she had often thought of him after their break-up. She used to wonder if she had made the biggest mistake of her life when she had cheated on him and let him go so easily. But now she was with Richard, and she was very happy. She wanted Chandler to be happy too.
Monica was appalled at how Kathy was only thinking of herself right now and was very happy when they had both left. She couldn't believe that Chandler had not even allowed her to explain the situation. But she didn't blame him; she blamed Richard and Kathy. Wouldn't Chandler have thought it was weird for Kathy to be here too? Or maybe he didn't see her. Monica knew that Chandler would most likely be at his old apartment across the hall, but she decided to obey him for now and not go and find him. She would tomorrow after he had gotten a chance to cool off. She would check in with Joey later to make sure that he was indeed there, but tomorrow she intended to tell him everything. That included the fact that she wasn't going to carry their baby. Sure, Monica felt bad because she was going to ruin their chances and she knew that she was their last hope, but she couldn't do it. Not if her life with her husband would be strained. And especially not since Chandler left. She loved Chandler so much that she couldn't jeopardize what they have together. Monica decided to skip dinner and went to call Joey to make sure Chandler was okay and that he was over there. He was, and feeling somewhat relieved, she went directly to bed, hoping that she had made the right choice and that everything was going to work out between herself and Chandler. Unfortunately, this was her first night sleeping alone since they had been married and she couldn't fall asleep without being in his arms. She even tried sleeping on his side of the bed, but this made it worse because his pillow was redolent of him.
Chandler also skipped dinner and tried to fall asleep, but to no avail. He and Monica hadn't slept in separate beds since they were married, and it felt so strange to be alone in this bed. Many times he stuck out his arms, half expecting her to be there. But he only came up with air. He would have never thought that he wouldn't be able to sleep with sleeping space. With all of his other girlfriends, he needed it. But with Monica, his wife, he couldn't be without her. He was even like this when they were just going out. He was worried about Monica and was afraid that he had jumped to conclusions. He had done that many times before, and Monica certainly didn't like it. Maybe there was a rational explanation for all of this. He tossed and turned for several hours and didn't really sleep at all for the entire night. Little did he know, that Monica was also unable to sleep, and they were both upset and alone in separate beds.
Chapter 4, Do What You Think Is Right, is coming VERY soon!! Probably tomorrow! So please review because feedback is always great!!!! Thanks!