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Love Is All
Around
Chapter 3 –
Love is a tricky thing
I never went back
home that night. Chandler and Joey left me to sleep in the chair, not wanting
to disturb me. They covered me in a blanket and put a pillow underneath my
head, so I was perfectly comfortable.
The next morning I
awoke quite early. I could hear distant snores coming from Joey's bedroom, but
apart from that everything was so quiet. I crept out of the apartment and went
across the hall. I could hear loud voices coming from inside and as I listened,
I recognised the tones of mom and Chandler.
"I don't see what
business it is of yours about who I go out with and what time I come back," I
heard mom say. She sounded angry.
"It is my
business when you come home drunk in the middle of the night, making a noise
which could have woke Jenny!" Chandler retorted.
"Daniel and I went
to a party. I couldn't be the guest who left early."
"And as Monica
says, it's really none of your business. I'm sure Jenny felt fine without her
mom." I heard another voice say. It was Daniel.
"You've only know
Jenny from a quick 'hello'!" Chandler shouted at him. "I've known her all her
life, so don't you dare try to predict her feelings!"
"I think you
should go Chandler," My mom said quietly.
"Fine. Get over
your hangover with Mr. Bigshot here. See if I care. Meanwhile, I'm going to
look after your daughter."
The door opened
and I saw Chandler walk out, slamming the door behind him. He saw me and smiled
at me sadly.
"I guess you heard
all that?" he asked me. I nodded. He walked over and hugged me. "I didn't mean
to yell at your mom," he explained, sighing. "I was just worried about her,
that's all."
I didn't say
anything. I just followed him back into his apartment.
****
I went back to mom
a few hours later. Daniel was still around, sitting on my favourite spot on the
couch. He had his feet up on the table, drinking coffee. I walked over to him
and folded my arms.
"I usually sit
there," I told him bluntly.
Daniel looked up
at me and smiled. It wasn't the kind of smile that Uncle Ross, Chandler or Joey
did. It was forced and his eyes had a cool look about them.
"Sorry kid," he
drawled, "but I'm sitting here right now. There's enough room on the
couch for both of us."
"But you're
sitting in my favourite spot," I protested.
"Jenny!" I heard
my mom call from the kitchen area, "Sit down and don't be a baby."
I sat down on one
of the chairs and grabbed a book from the table. I wasn't about to start a
conversation with this man.
****
I went back to
school today. In a way, I was kind of relieved. It had been a month since
Daniel first arrived and he was spending more and more time over at our place.
My mom seemed to like him, but I didn't. He would keep mom out all night, and
sometimes I would hear them come home drunk.
One day, I arrived
home from school to see mom and Rachel arguing. I had obviously interrupted
them, so I went straight to my room not even saying 'hello'.
"Straight to her
room without a smile or a hello," I heard Rachel say, "She never used to
do that."
"Maybe she had a
bad day at school," my mom suggested hesitantly.
"No Mon," Rachel
sighed. "She's like that everyday. Chandler tells me she doesn't seem
interested in doing anything anymore. How can he know about your daughter more
than you do?"
"I don't know," my
mom replied. "She doesn't speak to me anymore."
"Of course not!"
Rachel shouted, "You're out all night with Daniel. You don't spend any time
with her. If it's not Chandler who's giving her dinner, it's Ross and I! Or
Joey and Phoebe! This isn't you Monica. I'm worried about you. We all are."
"There's no need
to be," my mom said, the strain coming out of her voice. I could tell she
was about to cry. "Am I not allowed to have a life?"
"Of course you are
Monica, but not when it starts to affect your twelve year old daughter.
Daniel's changing you Mon…and for the worst." I heard Rachel storm out of the
apartment, slamming the door behind her.
I heard a couple
of taps on my bedroom door and my mom calling out, "Come out Jenny. I need to
talk to you."
I didn't answer to
her pleas. I didn't want to. I lay down on my bed, burying my head into the
pillow.
"Please
Jenny," My mom continued, "Tell me what's wrong. You don't talk to me anymore."
*****
After that, Mom
didn't go out as much. Daniel was still around; still ignoring me, still
thinking the apartment was his. The more I got to know him, the less I liked
him.
A week later I
came home from school and saw, for the first time in weeks, Chandler at the
kitchen table. He had been avoiding my mom since they had that fight, so it was
a surprise to see him. Mom was sitting opposite him and they were playing a
game of scrabble. My mom's head was thrown back, laughing hard. Chandler was
laughing too.
"You can't use that
word," my mom objected, giggling. "What if Joey saw it?" She saw me at the
door. "Hello sweetie," she greeted.
"Hi. Are you two
friends again?"
Chandler smiled
and nodded. "Yes," he replied, looking over at my mom. She smiled back at him.
For a second, they looked like they had forgotten I was in the room.
The door swung
open behind me and I turned to see Daniel. He glanced at me briefly, and then
he looked over at Chandler. "Hello," he greeted stiffly, "I haven't seen you
here in a while."
The smile
disappeared from Chandler's face. "Well, I'm here now." He said back.
I watched Daniel
adopt that fake smile again and he turned to my mom. "Hi babe. I've had a
really hard day. Could you make me a coffee?" His eyes moved over to the
scrabble set on the table. "It looks like you two have been having fun," he
observed.
Mom smiled
nervously at Daniel. "We're just playing a game." She said quietly.
"You never play
games with me." Daniel accused.
It was clear that
Daniel was jealous. He gave Chandler a spiteful look.
Chandler stood up
and walked over to the door. "I'll see you later Monica," he said softly. He
turned to me and grinned. "See you later Jenny. Remember to get that homework
done."
I grinned back and
he left.
"Is Chandler over
here regularly when I'm at work?" Daniel asked mom.
Mom frowned at
Daniel. "Not all the time," she replied.
I went to my room.
I wasn't about to get involved in the frightful fight that was about to follow.
Love is a tricky thing. I'm getting more confused about it as the days go by. I
don't know why mom would choose to be with Daniel when it was so obvious she
was in love with somebody else.
*****
Later on, I had a
look on the scrabble set at the word that had made my mom and Chandler laugh so
hard at. It said 'omnipotent'. What the hell? What's so funny about that? And
what did Joey have to do with it? When those two are together, mom and Chandler
are so crazy.
END OF CHAPTER THREE
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