Wrong Side of the Tracks
The wedding was only hours away. Monica stared at her invitation with a thin layer of tars covering her soft blue eyes. She had cried enough. She was done mourning. In fact, she thought she had mourned one too many times on Chandler. She just didn't know whether or not she was going to the wedding.
She could stay home and mourn some more. She knew if she was left alone that's what would have happened. She knew that she would be alone because all of her friends would be at the wedding, including Phoebe and Amelia who were going as guests to Joey.
Her other option is to go. She wanted to go. She wanted some miracle to take place and for a movie climax to appear. She wanted to run in during the wedding and stop it right at the right moment. But she knew that that wasn't going to happen. At least going she would get closure. Monica finally set the invitation in her purse and went into the bathroom to get ready. Chandler was her friend, and he would want her to be there on his special day.
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Erica pulled the veil in front of the mirror and stared at herself. In just a few hours she would be joining Chandler in a lifetime of happiness. She still didn't know what to do about the baby. Thoughts crossed her mind as to of what to do. Since John, the father, didn't want anything to do with the baby, maybe Chandler would adopt it. They would be a family.
The door opened and Rachel walked in. Rachel didn't have a particular part in the service, but she arrived early with Ross to be the bride/groom messenger. She set her corsage on the table and stared at Erica. Erica was a very pretty woman, but Rachel saw right through her. She didn't want Chandler to be with her. Maybe it was only because she knew deep down inside that Chandler and Monica were meant to be, but she didn't care how the reasons were. She just didn't like Erica.
"Chandler asked if we could hold the ceremony off for about 10 minutes, he is rehearsing his vows and hasn't even gotten dressed." Rachel asked quickly. Erica turned to her.
"Rachel, I know we don't know each other very well, but can I talk to you?" Erica asked with a bit of urgency in her voice. As a reflex, Rachel said yes. She regretted it. The last things that she wanted to do are sit and listen to Erica's problems.
"Yea, what's up?" She asked again. Erica pulled a chair close to Rachel's.
"I just- I did something very horrible to Chandler, and I just don't know what to do to make things right again. He's been so distant ever since it happened." Erica said with a slight whine in her tone. Rachel just looked at her for a moment then away.
"Yea, what you did was very horrible. But honestly, if this marriage is going to work, you need to give him all the time he wants. You are lucky he even forgave you and agreed to still marry you." Rachel said rather bluntly. Erica sighed.
"I know. I know. I just wish that there was something I could do." She paused. "Oh, is Monica going to make it?" She asked changing the subject.
"I don't know. She never told me." Rachel said standing and shrugging.
"Well, thank you for your time." Erica said walking back over to the mirror, admiring herself again.
"Yea, no problem." Rachel said leaving. Once the door was closed, Rachel cursed under her breath as she made it aver to the grooms room. She realized that Erica never answered her question, but didn't plan on going back. She simply walked into the room to see Chandler pacing, now fully clothed. His tie was loose and his shoes untied. He was reading his vows. He glanced up and half smiled at Rachel.
"Hey, what'd she say?" He asked.
"Yea, sure." Rachel said improvising. She walked over and fixed Chandler's tie as he began mumbling his vows again. Rachel smiled. "I want you to know I think it is very noble of you to stick with Erica even after she made a mistake." Rachel said nodding. She paused, as if there was more but went against her better judgment and shut up.
"But?" Chandler asked, sensing this as well.
"But are you sure you made the right decision?" Rachel asked tilting her head in a sympathetic way. Chandler looked at her and looked down.
"Yea. I mean, Erica and I are totally compatible, and we care about one another. We share our feelings..."
"But is there love?" Rachel asked puzzled. Chandler paused.
"Yea. She loves me." Chandler said settling.
"Do you love her?"
"Would I be marrying her if I didn't?" Chandler said in somewhat of an annoyed tone. Rachel looked down. "I'm sorry. I'm just going through a lot of feelings right now."
"I know. I am only looking out for you...and Monica." Rachel finished. Chandler looked at her and shook his head.
"Monica still has nothing to do with this."
"But Chandler, you love her." She said in almost a whisper.
"No, I thought it was love. It was in reality a place to go for comfort. It was a subconscious decision." He said nodding. Rachel half smiled.
"Whatever you say. I'll see you in the Chapel. We start the ceremony in fifteen."
Once Rachel had left, Chandler had some time to think. He didn't know if this was the right decision, but he wasn't going to let it pass him up if it was. He thought that running into Monica and seeing her again was all a test. A test to see how much he loved Erica. Although he thought that he had won, really he had lost. He knew that he loved Monica, and especially with Erica's deceitfulness. He wanted to marry her though. He owed it to himself.
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The wedding process began. Monica was nowhere in sight. Monica hadn't shown up. Phoebe sat with Amelia leaning against herself. Joey stood farthest from Chandler, making funny faces at Amelia. Ross stood smiling back in forth with Rachel. Rachel sat in the front pew on the groom's side next to Chandler's dad whom she had begun to like very much. Chandler, however, stood next to Ross, making a fist, searching for someone. Someone who wasn't there.
"Who are you looking for?" Ross asked leaning in towards Chandler. Chandler, being caught off guard by Ross' question, began to stumble over his words.
"Uh, Eddie. He's supposed to be right next to you." Right on cue, Eddie hurried in to the end of the aisle, and Chloe took a seat in the last pew.
"Here he is." Ross said obviously. Chandler smiled and kept searching. Soon, the music began.
Everyone stood as two of Erica's friends began down the aisle over the pink flower peddles. Soon Erica, arm in arm with her father, began down the aisle. She smiled at everyone as she walked in a slow pace, and stood at the end.
"Who gives this woman to be married?" The priest asked.
"Her family and I do." Her father said. In doing so, both turned towards one another and he lifted her veil, kissing her cheek. Erica smiled and walked up to Chandler. As the priest began to speak, Chandler looked around. No one really noticed, and soon Monica entered at the end of the chapel. Chandler smiled and Monica waved a little bit.
The wedding ceremony went by relatively quickly, and by 4:00 pm, Chandler and Erica were now the Bings. Yes, Chandler had gone through with the wedding. The reception was just as gorgeous as the wedding, and Monica somewhat enjoyed herself. She actually thought that if she went, fate would see in her way and she WOULD have been able to stop the wedding, but she didn't. She sat next to Ross, Rachel, Phoebe and Amelia and Joey. The music started as Erica and Chandler danced their first dance as a couple.
But it didn't seem to get to Monica. For some reason, she still had faith....
XOXOElizabethXOXO
Final Chapter coming up!!! HAPPY ENDING!!!
The wedding was only hours away. Monica stared at her invitation with a thin layer of tars covering her soft blue eyes. She had cried enough. She was done mourning. In fact, she thought she had mourned one too many times on Chandler. She just didn't know whether or not she was going to the wedding.
She could stay home and mourn some more. She knew if she was left alone that's what would have happened. She knew that she would be alone because all of her friends would be at the wedding, including Phoebe and Amelia who were going as guests to Joey.
Her other option is to go. She wanted to go. She wanted some miracle to take place and for a movie climax to appear. She wanted to run in during the wedding and stop it right at the right moment. But she knew that that wasn't going to happen. At least going she would get closure. Monica finally set the invitation in her purse and went into the bathroom to get ready. Chandler was her friend, and he would want her to be there on his special day.
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Erica pulled the veil in front of the mirror and stared at herself. In just a few hours she would be joining Chandler in a lifetime of happiness. She still didn't know what to do about the baby. Thoughts crossed her mind as to of what to do. Since John, the father, didn't want anything to do with the baby, maybe Chandler would adopt it. They would be a family.
The door opened and Rachel walked in. Rachel didn't have a particular part in the service, but she arrived early with Ross to be the bride/groom messenger. She set her corsage on the table and stared at Erica. Erica was a very pretty woman, but Rachel saw right through her. She didn't want Chandler to be with her. Maybe it was only because she knew deep down inside that Chandler and Monica were meant to be, but she didn't care how the reasons were. She just didn't like Erica.
"Chandler asked if we could hold the ceremony off for about 10 minutes, he is rehearsing his vows and hasn't even gotten dressed." Rachel asked quickly. Erica turned to her.
"Rachel, I know we don't know each other very well, but can I talk to you?" Erica asked with a bit of urgency in her voice. As a reflex, Rachel said yes. She regretted it. The last things that she wanted to do are sit and listen to Erica's problems.
"Yea, what's up?" She asked again. Erica pulled a chair close to Rachel's.
"I just- I did something very horrible to Chandler, and I just don't know what to do to make things right again. He's been so distant ever since it happened." Erica said with a slight whine in her tone. Rachel just looked at her for a moment then away.
"Yea, what you did was very horrible. But honestly, if this marriage is going to work, you need to give him all the time he wants. You are lucky he even forgave you and agreed to still marry you." Rachel said rather bluntly. Erica sighed.
"I know. I know. I just wish that there was something I could do." She paused. "Oh, is Monica going to make it?" She asked changing the subject.
"I don't know. She never told me." Rachel said standing and shrugging.
"Well, thank you for your time." Erica said walking back over to the mirror, admiring herself again.
"Yea, no problem." Rachel said leaving. Once the door was closed, Rachel cursed under her breath as she made it aver to the grooms room. She realized that Erica never answered her question, but didn't plan on going back. She simply walked into the room to see Chandler pacing, now fully clothed. His tie was loose and his shoes untied. He was reading his vows. He glanced up and half smiled at Rachel.
"Hey, what'd she say?" He asked.
"Yea, sure." Rachel said improvising. She walked over and fixed Chandler's tie as he began mumbling his vows again. Rachel smiled. "I want you to know I think it is very noble of you to stick with Erica even after she made a mistake." Rachel said nodding. She paused, as if there was more but went against her better judgment and shut up.
"But?" Chandler asked, sensing this as well.
"But are you sure you made the right decision?" Rachel asked tilting her head in a sympathetic way. Chandler looked at her and looked down.
"Yea. I mean, Erica and I are totally compatible, and we care about one another. We share our feelings..."
"But is there love?" Rachel asked puzzled. Chandler paused.
"Yea. She loves me." Chandler said settling.
"Do you love her?"
"Would I be marrying her if I didn't?" Chandler said in somewhat of an annoyed tone. Rachel looked down. "I'm sorry. I'm just going through a lot of feelings right now."
"I know. I am only looking out for you...and Monica." Rachel finished. Chandler looked at her and shook his head.
"Monica still has nothing to do with this."
"But Chandler, you love her." She said in almost a whisper.
"No, I thought it was love. It was in reality a place to go for comfort. It was a subconscious decision." He said nodding. Rachel half smiled.
"Whatever you say. I'll see you in the Chapel. We start the ceremony in fifteen."
Once Rachel had left, Chandler had some time to think. He didn't know if this was the right decision, but he wasn't going to let it pass him up if it was. He thought that running into Monica and seeing her again was all a test. A test to see how much he loved Erica. Although he thought that he had won, really he had lost. He knew that he loved Monica, and especially with Erica's deceitfulness. He wanted to marry her though. He owed it to himself.
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The wedding process began. Monica was nowhere in sight. Monica hadn't shown up. Phoebe sat with Amelia leaning against herself. Joey stood farthest from Chandler, making funny faces at Amelia. Ross stood smiling back in forth with Rachel. Rachel sat in the front pew on the groom's side next to Chandler's dad whom she had begun to like very much. Chandler, however, stood next to Ross, making a fist, searching for someone. Someone who wasn't there.
"Who are you looking for?" Ross asked leaning in towards Chandler. Chandler, being caught off guard by Ross' question, began to stumble over his words.
"Uh, Eddie. He's supposed to be right next to you." Right on cue, Eddie hurried in to the end of the aisle, and Chloe took a seat in the last pew.
"Here he is." Ross said obviously. Chandler smiled and kept searching. Soon, the music began.
Everyone stood as two of Erica's friends began down the aisle over the pink flower peddles. Soon Erica, arm in arm with her father, began down the aisle. She smiled at everyone as she walked in a slow pace, and stood at the end.
"Who gives this woman to be married?" The priest asked.
"Her family and I do." Her father said. In doing so, both turned towards one another and he lifted her veil, kissing her cheek. Erica smiled and walked up to Chandler. As the priest began to speak, Chandler looked around. No one really noticed, and soon Monica entered at the end of the chapel. Chandler smiled and Monica waved a little bit.
The wedding ceremony went by relatively quickly, and by 4:00 pm, Chandler and Erica were now the Bings. Yes, Chandler had gone through with the wedding. The reception was just as gorgeous as the wedding, and Monica somewhat enjoyed herself. She actually thought that if she went, fate would see in her way and she WOULD have been able to stop the wedding, but she didn't. She sat next to Ross, Rachel, Phoebe and Amelia and Joey. The music started as Erica and Chandler danced their first dance as a couple.
But it didn't seem to get to Monica. For some reason, she still had faith....
XOXOElizabethXOXO
Final Chapter coming up!!! HAPPY ENDING!!!