Someone To Watch Over Me
Disclaimer: I don't own them- trust me. Cuz if I did, well, let's just say prime time TV would be a whole lot sappier. LOL. And I took the title from the Gershwin song, which is also used in the story. I don't own that either.
Takes place after Monica and Richard broke up, but Chandler never met Janice on the internet, so they never got back together.
Scene: Monica and Rachel's. Rachel is out with Ross, and Monica is on the sofa watching Mr. Holland's Opus (it's one of my all time favorite movies). It's at the part where they find out that Cole is deaf, and Monica is crying. Chandler enters and sees her on the sofa crying. He goes over and hugs her.
"Don't cry Mon," he says, "Richard doesn't deserve you."
"I'm not crying over him anymore." She laughs and motions to the TV. "I always cry when I watch this movie."
"Oh. Well in that case, cry your little heart out" He sits down with her. "What movie is this anyway?"
"You call yourself one of my best friends and you've never seen Mr. Holland's Opus? It's only one of my favorite movies of all time. It's right up there with Sleepless in Seattle and When Harry Meet Sally."
"Ahhh… So where's Meg Ryan?"
"Shut up or leave"
"Okay, okay. I'm shutting up." There is a slight pause as she gets comfortable against him. "How are you doing?"
"Pretty good, you know, all things considered. My mom called to nag me about keeping a boyfriend and to give me grief about never giving her any grandchildren. Sometimes I just get so sick of her. Everything I do is always wrong and everything Ross does is always right, even if it's marrying a lesbian."
"In your heart, do you think that you made the right decision?"
"Yes. I want kids. I know I do." She thinks for a second. "Maybe I should go to a sperm bank," she suggests.
"I don't remember this being in the book of prepared friends speeches at orientation."
"I'm serious Chandler. What if I never find love? What if I never find that someone like they sing about?"
"You will. I know you will. The rest of the world just needs to wise up and listen. Your someone is probably waiting just around the corner, and you'll trip over him tomorrow morning on your way to get the paper."
"You know perfectly well that my paper is delivered to the apartment just like yours is Chandler."
"Go with me, I'm going somewhere. As I was saying, you're beautiful and sexy and smart. There's gotta be a line of great guys just waiting to go out with you, you've just gotta figure out where this line of guys is. And if it's any consolation, I'll always be here for you."
"You know, you really are a great friend Chandler."
"Thanks, cuz guys just can't hear that enough."
"Shhh! This is one of the best parts."
Rowena is singing "Someone To Watch Over Me" (I know I'm skipping a lot in the movie, but hey, it's my story so…). Chandler puts a wisp of Monica's hair behind her ear and watches her face intently throughout the song, scared of the new feelings that he has developed within himself.
There's a saying old, says that love is blind
Still we're often told, "seek and ye shall find"
So I'm going to seek a certain lad I've had in mind
Looking everywhere, haven't found him yet
He's the big affair I cannot forget
Only man I ever think of with regret
I'd like to add his initial to my monogram
Tell me, where is the shepherd for this lost lamb?
There's a somebody I'm longin' to see
I hope that he, turns out to be
Someone who'll watch over me
I'm a little lamb who's lost in the wood
I know I could, always be good
To one who'll watch over me
Although he may not be the man some
Girls think of as handsome
To my heart he carries the key
Won't you tell him please to put on some speed
Follow my lead, oh, how I need
Someone to watch over me
Won't you tell him please to put on some speed
Follow my lead, oh, how I need
Someone to watch over me
Someone to watch over me
When the song had finished, Chandler noticed that she had fallen asleep. Not wanting to disturb her, he gently lifted her head off of his shoulder and put a pillow under it as her laid her head back down on the couch. He got a blanket out of the closet and covered her up. He turned the TV off, kissed her forehead, and left the apartment. He leaned against the door once he was in the hallway and groaned. "Oh God," he thought. "What have I gotten myself into?"
*******
The next morning, Monica woke up as Rachel walked out of her bedroom.
"Someone fell asleep on the couch last night," Rachel smiled at her friend. "It's a wonderful morning to be alive."
"Who are you and what did you do with Rachel?"
"What? Can't a girl be happy when she wakes up?"
"Not if that girl is you…" Monica shakes her head and sighs. "You were out late last night."
"We had to go to a later movie because we got held up at dinner."
Monica goes into her room as Ross comes out of Rachel's. They start kissing, and Monica groans as she comes out of her room wearing her robe.
"And good morning to you too," she says. "As much as I'm happy for you guys, I think I'm gonna be sick." When they don't stop, she continues even though they aren't listening to her. "Don't mind me, I'll just go outside and get the paper…"
She opens the door and bends down to get the newspaper, but she doesn't see Chandler walking towards her apartment to get breakfast. He's too busy worrying about how to act towards her with his newfound feelings to be watching where he's going. Just as she bends down to get the paper, she trips over Chandler as he approaches her door. Within seconds, Ross and Rachel rush out into the hall to find their friends on the floor with Chandler on top of Monica. Joey poked his head out of the door to apartment 19 to see what all the commotion was about.
"You know, if you were more careful, this kind of catastrophe could be avoided," Joey said.
"Catastrophe? You know, Chandler, you really should lay off that word of the day toilet paper," Monica joked. "And, if you wouldn't mind, would you please stop crushing me?"
"Not a problem." He got up, and then he helped her up. "Are you okay?"
"As much as I'm going to be." She rubbed her side. "Don't worry, no permanent damage done." She smiled reassuringly.
Phoebe walked up the stairs and into the hall. "What's this? Why are we all in the hall?" She thinks for a second. "Hey cool! That rhymed!"
"Wow Phoebes!" Joey exclaims. "You should be a poet. You would be a marvelous poet."
Ross, Rachel, and Monica all glare at Chandler, who shrugs as Phoebe says, "I would, wouldn't I? I would be a good poet. I just didn't know it. Hey! I rhymed again!"
"Okay, so I think I'm gonna go get dressed now…" Monica says, making the quickest escape that she could.
It was only when she was in her room alone when she remembered Chandler's comment from the night before. "What was it that he said," she wondered to herself, and then it came to her. "Your someone is probably waiting just around the corner, and you'll trip over him tomorrow morning on your way to get the paper."
"The question is," she thought to herself, "What does it mean?"
And that's gonna do it for now… I might continue it, I'm not sure yet. It depends on what you think of it. Should I continue it? Yes? No? PLEASE REVIEW. I would appreciate any feedback that you have on this because it's my first fanfic, but please don't nag me about spelling or grammar because I already know that I can't do either one right. Any ideas or suggestions will be taken into consideration. Thanks ~Audrey
Disclaimer: I don't own them- trust me. Cuz if I did, well, let's just say prime time TV would be a whole lot sappier. LOL. And I took the title from the Gershwin song, which is also used in the story. I don't own that either.
Takes place after Monica and Richard broke up, but Chandler never met Janice on the internet, so they never got back together.
Scene: Monica and Rachel's. Rachel is out with Ross, and Monica is on the sofa watching Mr. Holland's Opus (it's one of my all time favorite movies). It's at the part where they find out that Cole is deaf, and Monica is crying. Chandler enters and sees her on the sofa crying. He goes over and hugs her.
"Don't cry Mon," he says, "Richard doesn't deserve you."
"I'm not crying over him anymore." She laughs and motions to the TV. "I always cry when I watch this movie."
"Oh. Well in that case, cry your little heart out" He sits down with her. "What movie is this anyway?"
"You call yourself one of my best friends and you've never seen Mr. Holland's Opus? It's only one of my favorite movies of all time. It's right up there with Sleepless in Seattle and When Harry Meet Sally."
"Ahhh… So where's Meg Ryan?"
"Shut up or leave"
"Okay, okay. I'm shutting up." There is a slight pause as she gets comfortable against him. "How are you doing?"
"Pretty good, you know, all things considered. My mom called to nag me about keeping a boyfriend and to give me grief about never giving her any grandchildren. Sometimes I just get so sick of her. Everything I do is always wrong and everything Ross does is always right, even if it's marrying a lesbian."
"In your heart, do you think that you made the right decision?"
"Yes. I want kids. I know I do." She thinks for a second. "Maybe I should go to a sperm bank," she suggests.
"I don't remember this being in the book of prepared friends speeches at orientation."
"I'm serious Chandler. What if I never find love? What if I never find that someone like they sing about?"
"You will. I know you will. The rest of the world just needs to wise up and listen. Your someone is probably waiting just around the corner, and you'll trip over him tomorrow morning on your way to get the paper."
"You know perfectly well that my paper is delivered to the apartment just like yours is Chandler."
"Go with me, I'm going somewhere. As I was saying, you're beautiful and sexy and smart. There's gotta be a line of great guys just waiting to go out with you, you've just gotta figure out where this line of guys is. And if it's any consolation, I'll always be here for you."
"You know, you really are a great friend Chandler."
"Thanks, cuz guys just can't hear that enough."
"Shhh! This is one of the best parts."
Rowena is singing "Someone To Watch Over Me" (I know I'm skipping a lot in the movie, but hey, it's my story so…). Chandler puts a wisp of Monica's hair behind her ear and watches her face intently throughout the song, scared of the new feelings that he has developed within himself.
There's a saying old, says that love is blind
Still we're often told, "seek and ye shall find"
So I'm going to seek a certain lad I've had in mind
Looking everywhere, haven't found him yet
He's the big affair I cannot forget
Only man I ever think of with regret
I'd like to add his initial to my monogram
Tell me, where is the shepherd for this lost lamb?
There's a somebody I'm longin' to see
I hope that he, turns out to be
Someone who'll watch over me
I'm a little lamb who's lost in the wood
I know I could, always be good
To one who'll watch over me
Although he may not be the man some
Girls think of as handsome
To my heart he carries the key
Won't you tell him please to put on some speed
Follow my lead, oh, how I need
Someone to watch over me
Won't you tell him please to put on some speed
Follow my lead, oh, how I need
Someone to watch over me
Someone to watch over me
When the song had finished, Chandler noticed that she had fallen asleep. Not wanting to disturb her, he gently lifted her head off of his shoulder and put a pillow under it as her laid her head back down on the couch. He got a blanket out of the closet and covered her up. He turned the TV off, kissed her forehead, and left the apartment. He leaned against the door once he was in the hallway and groaned. "Oh God," he thought. "What have I gotten myself into?"
*******
The next morning, Monica woke up as Rachel walked out of her bedroom.
"Someone fell asleep on the couch last night," Rachel smiled at her friend. "It's a wonderful morning to be alive."
"Who are you and what did you do with Rachel?"
"What? Can't a girl be happy when she wakes up?"
"Not if that girl is you…" Monica shakes her head and sighs. "You were out late last night."
"We had to go to a later movie because we got held up at dinner."
Monica goes into her room as Ross comes out of Rachel's. They start kissing, and Monica groans as she comes out of her room wearing her robe.
"And good morning to you too," she says. "As much as I'm happy for you guys, I think I'm gonna be sick." When they don't stop, she continues even though they aren't listening to her. "Don't mind me, I'll just go outside and get the paper…"
She opens the door and bends down to get the newspaper, but she doesn't see Chandler walking towards her apartment to get breakfast. He's too busy worrying about how to act towards her with his newfound feelings to be watching where he's going. Just as she bends down to get the paper, she trips over Chandler as he approaches her door. Within seconds, Ross and Rachel rush out into the hall to find their friends on the floor with Chandler on top of Monica. Joey poked his head out of the door to apartment 19 to see what all the commotion was about.
"You know, if you were more careful, this kind of catastrophe could be avoided," Joey said.
"Catastrophe? You know, Chandler, you really should lay off that word of the day toilet paper," Monica joked. "And, if you wouldn't mind, would you please stop crushing me?"
"Not a problem." He got up, and then he helped her up. "Are you okay?"
"As much as I'm going to be." She rubbed her side. "Don't worry, no permanent damage done." She smiled reassuringly.
Phoebe walked up the stairs and into the hall. "What's this? Why are we all in the hall?" She thinks for a second. "Hey cool! That rhymed!"
"Wow Phoebes!" Joey exclaims. "You should be a poet. You would be a marvelous poet."
Ross, Rachel, and Monica all glare at Chandler, who shrugs as Phoebe says, "I would, wouldn't I? I would be a good poet. I just didn't know it. Hey! I rhymed again!"
"Okay, so I think I'm gonna go get dressed now…" Monica says, making the quickest escape that she could.
It was only when she was in her room alone when she remembered Chandler's comment from the night before. "What was it that he said," she wondered to herself, and then it came to her. "Your someone is probably waiting just around the corner, and you'll trip over him tomorrow morning on your way to get the paper."
"The question is," she thought to herself, "What does it mean?"
And that's gonna do it for now… I might continue it, I'm not sure yet. It depends on what you think of it. Should I continue it? Yes? No? PLEASE REVIEW. I would appreciate any feedback that you have on this because it's my first fanfic, but please don't nag me about spelling or grammar because I already know that I can't do either one right. Any ideas or suggestions will be taken into consideration. Thanks ~Audrey
