Wow! I actually wrote something! The truth is that I had no time during the year to write any fanfiction, and I had started losing interest in the show. I got myself back to loving it again, so here I am. This is only chapter to remember, and a lot more is going to happen. Think of this as the rough start. So anyway, please read and tell me what you think. Oh, and I will try to continue Love Me Still in the future because I had so many ideas for that fic, but it's been a really hard year for me. Anyway, I should really stop rambling.



Chapter 2

Monica put on the last finishing touches to her make-up. She had to admit, she looked great although her looks did not reflect what she was feeling in her heart. Her outward appearance was almost a foil to her feelings; however, this had to be done. As much as she loves Chandler, he just does not make her feel special. The relationship feels too awkward and boring. She wanted that rush again of being with someone new. She knew she was acting completely selfish, but she didn't know what else to do. She stared at herself again examining her appearance. She wanted to look perfect. It was nice getting all dressed up again. Softly, she sighed letting out all of her guilty emotions and walked into Phoebe's and Rachel's living room. "How do I look?" she asked smiling.

"You look great, Mon." Rachel commented; however what she wanted to ask was whether this worth throwing away the love of her life.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Phoebe asked.

"I'm sure,"Monica smiled, but she was anything but sure. Before she could continue to analyze the situation further, there was a soft knock on the door. "This is it," Monica mumbled to herself.

When Greg walked inside, he grinned. Phoebe noticed this, and she wasn't very happy about it. He really liked Monica, and when she looked back to see Monica's eyes, she saw the same. All she could think about was Chandler's face when he sees this, and he will see this. Knowing Monica, this date wasn't a way to escape for a night, it was a way to move on in life. She wondered what Chandler would feel.


Chandler walked into the bar and saw Melissa with a few friends sitting in a booth. Immediately, she caught his eye and walked up to him. "What are you doing here?" She asked smiling at him.

"No one was home, so I figured I would come by and see what's going on," Chandler smiled. Why didn't he joke? Usually he would have a quirk to a line like that, for it was the perfect set up. Maybe he was just too tired to care.

"I am starved! Do you wanna go get something to eat?" Melissa asked while pulling him out of the bar.

"Well, how can I say no?" Chandler asked grinning.


Monica and Greg were seated at a nice table enjoying their dinner thoroughly. They talked about their jobs, their lives, and any little thing they may have seen. They clicked, and Monica knew this. When she was with him, she couldn't help but listen to him; however, none of the feelings she had were romantic. She felt like she was just having dinner with a good friend. She didn't know whether she was relieved or not, and she didn't know whether this would turn into more. All she knew at this very second was that Greg was great company, and he was interesting. Suddenly a song began to play, "Can't Help Falling In Love", but it was just the instrumental of the song. Monica went through the words in her mind. She thought about when she first realized she loved Chandler, this song was on, and it made the love she felt for him stronger because the song communicated exactly what she had felt.


Chandler walked into a random restaurant with Melissa on his arm. They had just been laughing about Chandler walking into the stop sign. Soon they were told to quite down by a few of the waiters who where serving other customers. As soon as they were shown to their table, Chandler noticed the song in the background,"Can't Help Falling In Love". He remembered Monica tell him this was the song that she had heard when she realized she loved him. He smiled at the melody, but then had waken up to reality when Melissa started talking about her Hamster's love for Seinfeld.


"Would you like to dance, Monica?" asked Greg politely.

"Can we wait until the next song?" she asked and then continued, "I would just like to finish my dinner first." It was a lie, but if she danced with him to this song, it would be like saying all of her love to Chandler had drifted, and she knew that was not true.


Chandler scanned the room, and he noticed Monica smiling and laughing with another man. He could not say that he was completely shocked, for this explained her distant behaviour. He was hurt. Very hurt. "Can you excuse me for a second, Melissa?" Chandler asked while standing.

"Oh yeah, don't be too long," she smiled.

Chandler avoided Monica's table and walked to the mens room.


"Can you excuse me for a second, Greg? I need to go to the washroom." Monica stated and rose from her seat.

As Monica headed toward the bathroom she noticed a man exiting from the mens room. When she got a second glance at him, she realized who it was. "Chandler..." she whispered.

"Hi," replied Chandler in a small whisper.

"W-W-What are you doing here?" asked Monica nervously.

"I am here with a friend," He said and pointed at Melissa's figure.

"A woman friend?"Monica asked a little jealous.

"Oh no, nothing like that. We were just hungry. I met her yesterday at the bar with Joey." Chandler reassured. He didn't feel anything for Melissa past friendship, right? "I see you're here on a date," Chandler said softly avoiding eye contact. "You look great."

There was no lying to him, "His name is Greg."

"So this is why you've been so distant, you've been cheating on me." Chandler accused still not looking at her.

"No!.."

"Look, I don't want you to make excuses," Chandler cut in, " I see the way you look at him! I have been so blind haven't I? Your distant behaviour should have told me. I have to get out of here. I can't even look at you right now!" Chandler spat out quickly. He was hurting, and he couldn't deal with it, not here.

"Chandler!" Monica called out with tears in her eyes.

"Just.. Don't!" With that, Chandler walked to his table, said something to his woman friend, and was gone. Monica looked at the woman. She seemed a little hurt; however she saw some other man and began talking to him. Chandler wasn't on a date.

"Monica, are you ok?" Greg asked.

"No," Monica answered. "Will you please excuse me?" With that, she was gone.


When Monica entered her and Chandler's apartment, she noticed the bedroom light on. He was there.

"Chandler..." Monica whispered like she had done at the restaurant. "You've been crying."

"It's not everyday the woman you love cheats on you," Chandler chuckled. "I should have expected this. A great woman like you wanting a pathetic guy like me. It was too good to be true."

"Chandler! I didn't cheat on you..." Monica admitted. "He and I have never even kissed."

"Then why were there?" Chandler asked as he started packing.

"I-I- was on a date to see if I felt anything for him," Monica admitted starting to cry.

"Do you?" Chandler asked.

At this point the tears in Monica's eyes were streaming down her cheeks, and she made no attempt to push them away. "I don't know."

"You don't know?! That's just great! So what the hell am I supposed to do, Monica?! Wait and see if you feel something for him?!"

Monica continued to cry, "I am so sorry, Chandler. We were getting too routine, and I couldn't stand it."

"So you just go out and find someone else."

"It's not like that! He was a customer at the restaurant, and we just clicked."

"I don't want to hear this. Maybe it's better if we just end it here before we actually do start cheating." Chandler said not believing that such words could escape his mouth.

"Break up? Chandler I don't.." Monica started to say but chose a different approach. "I love you."

"Don't... I can't do this right now." Chandler said while exiting the room; however, Monica chased after him.

"Is this it?" Monica asked crying.

"For now," replied Chandler with tears in his eyes. "I don't know what to do anymore. I love you, Mon, and you are bored with me. I can't believe you could do this to me. . . I have to get out off here" He then left the apartment and left Monica who ran to the couch and broke down.

At that moment the door opened and Rachel walked in. "Hey, Mon, I was wondering if I could borrow..." She then saw Monica on the couch sobbing. "Mon, honey? What's wrong?"

"It's over," Monica replied within sobs.


TBC- yes, it's short, I know. :p Anyway, please read and review. And everyone who's mad about the cnm break up.. Remember I am a huge CnM fan too, so I wouldn't get mad yet :p