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Chapter 6: Ironic
"I'm really sorry" Monica apologized to Chandler, while both stood in front of Monica's couch.
"You couldn't say no?"
"I did, but it was too late. She had already told him yes, and I can't back away now, she really likes this guy"
"I don't get why people are into double dating. Always 'I'll go out with you if you bring a friend', I wish people could find dates for themselves"
"Me too. I'm sorry Chandler, really, I didn't want to go, but I owe her"
"It's ok, it's not like we are something anyway, go and have fun" he said, trying to convince himself that this didn't affect him at all. That any guy could go out with Monica right now and it wouldn't bother him, but he knew it wasn't true.
"Oh..." Monica said. They weren't something? Sure, they had only kissed twice last night and it's not like they had been together for a long time, but Monica had thought it was going somewhere, not that it was just kissing.
"Yeah, so you go and have lots of fun, you tell me how it went later on" he said, really not wanting to know how it had gone, specially not if it went well.
"Yeah, sure, that's what I'll do" she replied, angry at him for messing with her, letting her think they were something, or that they could become something.
"Ok, bye then" Chandler said as he walked out of the apartment, angry at himself for letting her go that easily. At least he could have said he would be waiting for her afterwards, but no, he had to ruin it and say they weren't something.
--
"Monica, this is Matt, Matt this is Monica" Rachel introduced them as they stood in front of each other at the restaurant. "And this is my date, Dave"
"Hi, nice to meet you" Monica said to Matt.
"Like wise" he replied and smiled at her. "Why don't we take a seat?" he suggested.
"Sure" Monica replied as she sat down.
"So, where did you two meet each other?" Dave asked.
"We were really good friends in highschool, and well, we took different paths but at the end we went back to being friends"
"That's nice" Matt said as he smiled at Monica. She smiled back, feeling more comfortable with him as time passed by.
"Thanks for agreeing to come with me" Rachel whispered to Monica.
"No problem, Rach. It seems to be fun"
"Yeah, you'll have a great time. Matt is a really great guy, you'll love him once you get to know him"
'Same you said about Chandler' Monica thought 'And look where I am now'
"Let's order then" Matt said as he looked at the menu and called the waiter.
--
"I had a great time" Matt told Monica as they walked through Central Park, a little behind Rachel and her date.
"Me too, actually" she admitted "I didn't think I would, you know, I'm not really into blind dates and double dates, but it turned out quiet well"
"Yeah, I have to agree" Matt said "I am not much into blind dates either. You never know what may appear, but in this case a wonderful person came"
Monica smiled "You are great too"
"I try" he said as he smiled back. "Would you, umm, like to go out again sometime?"
Monica paused and thought about it. 'What about Chandler? Well, he said they were nothing, so why not?' she looked up at Matt and said "Sure, I would love to"
"Ok, great"
"Well, Dave has Rachel's number, that's the same one as mine, so, you know, ask for it and give me a call"
"Count on it" he said as they kept walking.
--
Monica and Rachel entered Central Perk the next day and found Chandler and Ross sitting on the couch. They each ordered coffee and joined them.
"How did the date go?" Ross asked them.
"It went fine"
"Pretty good" Monica said.
"Oh, are you seeing the guy again?" Rachel asked and Chandler immediately looked at Monica.
"Well, I told him to call me, if he does, I definately will" Chandler's face fell, but he tried to hide it.
"Great! See, I told you you would have fun"
"Yeah, and I really did. Thanks, Rach"
"Oh, no need to thank me. Maybe the four of us can go out again sometime, I'm seeing Dave again too"
"Maybe, though I would like to spend some time alone with Matt next time" Monica joked.
Chandler couldn't take it anymore, so he stood up and said "Excuse me", not even caring to say good bye as he walked out of the coffee shop.
"What's wrong with him?" Ross asked.
"I have no idea" Rachel replied as Monica stayed quiet, thinking she knew why she had left like that. But well, he had asked for it.
"So, you two are seeing the guys again. Finally a date that worked"
Both Rachel and Monica smiled, it had really worked.
--
It was 2am and Chandler still hadn't arrived home, and Monica was very worried.
'Where the hell could he be?' she asked herself as she stood outside his apartment door.
"Monica?" she heard a voice call her name, so she turned around.
"Chandler! Finally, I've been looking for you all day. I called at your office and they said you hadn't returned after lunch break, I called here and no one picked up. Where the hell have you been?!" she asked, suddenly angry at him for dissapearing like that.
"I was... outside"
"Oh, go figure" she said sarcastically "Why did you leave like that?"
"Since when do you care?"
Monica looked surprised "What's wrong with you?"
"Why?" he asked innocently.
"Why? Look how you are acting towards me" she replied.
"Oh, I'm sorry, should I hug you for your great date?"
"What does the date have to do with any of this?"
"Everything!"
"Everything?"
"Yeah" he said softly, calming down a bit.
"Explain that"
"What do I have to explain? Isn't it obvious that I'm not really fond of the idea of you going out with other guys?"
"You said you were just fine when we talked about it"
"Yeah, and I lied"
"Why? You could have said you didn't like the idea"
"I thought it was a bit obvious, Mon. If you knew me just a little bit you would know I don't just go and kiss people I don't really like, y'know"
"Well, I thought I knew you enough to know you would tell me exactly how you feel instead of lying!"
"Oh, right, so now it's all my fault! Of course, it's all my fault, I'm always the one to screw up"
"Well, if you had said something in the first place..."
"So what, now I have to tell you I don't want you to go out with anyone because supposedly we are heading somewhere? I thought it was pretty obvious that when two people are going out, or are about to start something, it's not a good idea to go out with other people"
"Well, if you had said we were heading somewhere in the beginning maybe I wouldn't have said anything!"
"Ah, so now I have to tell you that we are going somewhere for you not to go out again with another guy? If you really felt something for me you wouldn't have agreed to go out again with him in the first place"
"I was confused, ok? I didn't know what you wanted, I didn't know if we were going some where, I--"
"Well, even if I had really meant what I said, don't you care enough to try to fight me? To try to change my mind?"
She was losing the battle, he was totally right, she had had no right to go out with Matt again if she really wanted something with Chandler. She could have given up, but she couldn't let Chandler know she knew she was wrong, so she said the first thing that crossed her mind "Well, I'm going out with him again anyway, no matter what you say"
"Uh huh, would be lying if I said it surprises me" he said as he opened the door to his apartment "Have a happy life with him, really" he said, as he walked into the apartment and closed the door on her face before she could say anything.
"Dammit!" Chandler said as he threw the keys on the table. What the hell had happened to what they had had at some point? Why had everything gone to hell when it seemed to be so good?
Ironic, isn't it? How you think things are going really good, they turn around and go really bad. When you think things couldn't get any worse, they do. They just had.
--
Meanwhile Monica stood outside Chandler's door, looking at it not knowing what to do, if to knock again and say she was sorry or leave and pretend she didn't care at all. She wanted to do the first one, knock and tell Chandler she was really sorry, that she was going to cancel on Matt and go back to him. But her pride could better than that, so she turned around and left the building.
What had she done?
An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day
It's a black fly in your Chardonnay
It's a death row pardon two minutes too late
And isn't it ironic...dontcha think
It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought...it figures
Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
And as the plane crashed down he thought
"Well isn't this nice..."
And isn't it ironic...dontcha think
It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought...it figures
Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everything's okay and everything's going right
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up
In your face
A traffic jam when you're already late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
It's meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife
And isn't it ironic...dontcha think
A little too ironic...and yeah I really do think...
It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought...it figures
Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out
Helping you out
Ironic, © Alanis Morissette.
To be Continued...
Sorry this part took a bit longer than the others, but I only got to writing it now. Plrease review!
Chapter 6: Ironic
"I'm really sorry" Monica apologized to Chandler, while both stood in front of Monica's couch.
"You couldn't say no?"
"I did, but it was too late. She had already told him yes, and I can't back away now, she really likes this guy"
"I don't get why people are into double dating. Always 'I'll go out with you if you bring a friend', I wish people could find dates for themselves"
"Me too. I'm sorry Chandler, really, I didn't want to go, but I owe her"
"It's ok, it's not like we are something anyway, go and have fun" he said, trying to convince himself that this didn't affect him at all. That any guy could go out with Monica right now and it wouldn't bother him, but he knew it wasn't true.
"Oh..." Monica said. They weren't something? Sure, they had only kissed twice last night and it's not like they had been together for a long time, but Monica had thought it was going somewhere, not that it was just kissing.
"Yeah, so you go and have lots of fun, you tell me how it went later on" he said, really not wanting to know how it had gone, specially not if it went well.
"Yeah, sure, that's what I'll do" she replied, angry at him for messing with her, letting her think they were something, or that they could become something.
"Ok, bye then" Chandler said as he walked out of the apartment, angry at himself for letting her go that easily. At least he could have said he would be waiting for her afterwards, but no, he had to ruin it and say they weren't something.
--
"Monica, this is Matt, Matt this is Monica" Rachel introduced them as they stood in front of each other at the restaurant. "And this is my date, Dave"
"Hi, nice to meet you" Monica said to Matt.
"Like wise" he replied and smiled at her. "Why don't we take a seat?" he suggested.
"Sure" Monica replied as she sat down.
"So, where did you two meet each other?" Dave asked.
"We were really good friends in highschool, and well, we took different paths but at the end we went back to being friends"
"That's nice" Matt said as he smiled at Monica. She smiled back, feeling more comfortable with him as time passed by.
"Thanks for agreeing to come with me" Rachel whispered to Monica.
"No problem, Rach. It seems to be fun"
"Yeah, you'll have a great time. Matt is a really great guy, you'll love him once you get to know him"
'Same you said about Chandler' Monica thought 'And look where I am now'
"Let's order then" Matt said as he looked at the menu and called the waiter.
--
"I had a great time" Matt told Monica as they walked through Central Park, a little behind Rachel and her date.
"Me too, actually" she admitted "I didn't think I would, you know, I'm not really into blind dates and double dates, but it turned out quiet well"
"Yeah, I have to agree" Matt said "I am not much into blind dates either. You never know what may appear, but in this case a wonderful person came"
Monica smiled "You are great too"
"I try" he said as he smiled back. "Would you, umm, like to go out again sometime?"
Monica paused and thought about it. 'What about Chandler? Well, he said they were nothing, so why not?' she looked up at Matt and said "Sure, I would love to"
"Ok, great"
"Well, Dave has Rachel's number, that's the same one as mine, so, you know, ask for it and give me a call"
"Count on it" he said as they kept walking.
--
Monica and Rachel entered Central Perk the next day and found Chandler and Ross sitting on the couch. They each ordered coffee and joined them.
"How did the date go?" Ross asked them.
"It went fine"
"Pretty good" Monica said.
"Oh, are you seeing the guy again?" Rachel asked and Chandler immediately looked at Monica.
"Well, I told him to call me, if he does, I definately will" Chandler's face fell, but he tried to hide it.
"Great! See, I told you you would have fun"
"Yeah, and I really did. Thanks, Rach"
"Oh, no need to thank me. Maybe the four of us can go out again sometime, I'm seeing Dave again too"
"Maybe, though I would like to spend some time alone with Matt next time" Monica joked.
Chandler couldn't take it anymore, so he stood up and said "Excuse me", not even caring to say good bye as he walked out of the coffee shop.
"What's wrong with him?" Ross asked.
"I have no idea" Rachel replied as Monica stayed quiet, thinking she knew why she had left like that. But well, he had asked for it.
"So, you two are seeing the guys again. Finally a date that worked"
Both Rachel and Monica smiled, it had really worked.
--
It was 2am and Chandler still hadn't arrived home, and Monica was very worried.
'Where the hell could he be?' she asked herself as she stood outside his apartment door.
"Monica?" she heard a voice call her name, so she turned around.
"Chandler! Finally, I've been looking for you all day. I called at your office and they said you hadn't returned after lunch break, I called here and no one picked up. Where the hell have you been?!" she asked, suddenly angry at him for dissapearing like that.
"I was... outside"
"Oh, go figure" she said sarcastically "Why did you leave like that?"
"Since when do you care?"
Monica looked surprised "What's wrong with you?"
"Why?" he asked innocently.
"Why? Look how you are acting towards me" she replied.
"Oh, I'm sorry, should I hug you for your great date?"
"What does the date have to do with any of this?"
"Everything!"
"Everything?"
"Yeah" he said softly, calming down a bit.
"Explain that"
"What do I have to explain? Isn't it obvious that I'm not really fond of the idea of you going out with other guys?"
"You said you were just fine when we talked about it"
"Yeah, and I lied"
"Why? You could have said you didn't like the idea"
"I thought it was a bit obvious, Mon. If you knew me just a little bit you would know I don't just go and kiss people I don't really like, y'know"
"Well, I thought I knew you enough to know you would tell me exactly how you feel instead of lying!"
"Oh, right, so now it's all my fault! Of course, it's all my fault, I'm always the one to screw up"
"Well, if you had said something in the first place..."
"So what, now I have to tell you I don't want you to go out with anyone because supposedly we are heading somewhere? I thought it was pretty obvious that when two people are going out, or are about to start something, it's not a good idea to go out with other people"
"Well, if you had said we were heading somewhere in the beginning maybe I wouldn't have said anything!"
"Ah, so now I have to tell you that we are going somewhere for you not to go out again with another guy? If you really felt something for me you wouldn't have agreed to go out again with him in the first place"
"I was confused, ok? I didn't know what you wanted, I didn't know if we were going some where, I--"
"Well, even if I had really meant what I said, don't you care enough to try to fight me? To try to change my mind?"
She was losing the battle, he was totally right, she had had no right to go out with Matt again if she really wanted something with Chandler. She could have given up, but she couldn't let Chandler know she knew she was wrong, so she said the first thing that crossed her mind "Well, I'm going out with him again anyway, no matter what you say"
"Uh huh, would be lying if I said it surprises me" he said as he opened the door to his apartment "Have a happy life with him, really" he said, as he walked into the apartment and closed the door on her face before she could say anything.
"Dammit!" Chandler said as he threw the keys on the table. What the hell had happened to what they had had at some point? Why had everything gone to hell when it seemed to be so good?
Ironic, isn't it? How you think things are going really good, they turn around and go really bad. When you think things couldn't get any worse, they do. They just had.
--
Meanwhile Monica stood outside Chandler's door, looking at it not knowing what to do, if to knock again and say she was sorry or leave and pretend she didn't care at all. She wanted to do the first one, knock and tell Chandler she was really sorry, that she was going to cancel on Matt and go back to him. But her pride could better than that, so she turned around and left the building.
What had she done?
An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day
It's a black fly in your Chardonnay
It's a death row pardon two minutes too late
And isn't it ironic...dontcha think
It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought...it figures
Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
And as the plane crashed down he thought
"Well isn't this nice..."
And isn't it ironic...dontcha think
It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought...it figures
Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everything's okay and everything's going right
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up
In your face
A traffic jam when you're already late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
It's meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife
And isn't it ironic...dontcha think
A little too ironic...and yeah I really do think...
It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought...it figures
Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out
Helping you out
Ironic, © Alanis Morissette.
To be Continued...
Sorry this part took a bit longer than the others, but I only got to writing it now. Plrease review!