Hey, I'm back (back again, Ally's back. Tell a friend) Here are a few notes
just in case you don't understand since I'm bringing in the year and age
factor. Chandler is 33 now and so are the rest of the gang(again, no idea
when their birthdays are so bear with me) let's just figure that Ross
almost married Emily 5 years ago, okay? That was I believe 1998 so this
would be taking place in 2003. Everyone still with me? Good. Let's continue
DISCLAIMER: I don't own em and I never will.
Just Friends?
Chapter 4: The One with Chandler's confession and Rachel's acceptance (Part 2 of 2)
When we last left our Friends. . .
'I hope she feels the same way. I don't want to ruin a friendship, but I need to tell her.' Chandler approached the door with roses in hand. He had given it a lot of thought, he decided to tell Rachel how he felt, and maybe they could fix it. He sighed and put his key in the door.
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"Oh! He's here, quick! The lights!" whispered Rachel, frantically. She wanted the make Chandler happy since he was being so nice. She admitted now that she kind of had a crush on him but now that Ross was here, she felt weird about it now. It just made her think about how she felt on the plane to England that one time. Arg! This is so damn confusing. Maybe this will make her feel better. . .
Now back to your regularly scheduled programming . . .
Chandler opened the door and it was dark. He didn't seem to notice that Ross' bunny ears were sticking out from behind the couch. Oh, no he was too intent to talk to Rachel. "Um? Who turned out the light? Rachel? Are you here? We need to talk?" he said, fumbling for a light switch. Once he found it, he switched it on . . .
" SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHANDLER!" screamed Rachel, Joey, Monica, Batgirl, and a big blue bunny.
"Jesus Christ! It's a bunny and Batgirl!" yelped Chandler, jumping about 3 feet in the air. 'Batgirl' giggled and ran over to Chandler, giving him a huge hug. "Happy Birthday!" she said. Chandler now recognized who this was . . . and who was cutting off his circulation. "Hey Pheebs, long time no see," he gasped. She just grinned in her own goofy manner.
After everyone had said their "hellos," and "happy birthday Chandlers," they sat down around the turkey, which was on the coffee table. You see, Joey was getting "turkey pains."
"Wow. How long had it been since we were all together in the same room?" asked Monica, pulling out a knife to cut the turkey with. Joey shook his head and drooled over the turkey. "It was 5 years ago. To this day actually. The day before Joey left for L.A," said Rachel. Chandler looked up from his sandwich. "We were together on my birthday? Gee, I don't remember that." "I remember," said Monica, shooting a look at Chandler. 'Ah. Now I remember. That was the day Monica told me that we weren't gonna happen and that she was leaving.
::FLASHBACK TO AUGUST 19th, 1998::
"Happy 27th Chandler!" said Rachel with her arm around Ross. The two had reconciled after the whole Emily fiasco. Chandler was incredibly happy. Everyone was happy. He had found a woman he had always loved and hoped it would last . . .or so he thought.
"Chandler. Can I talk to you, in private?" said Monica, softly. Chandler, with a look of confusion, nodded as Monica led him into the bedroom.
"What is it Mon?" "Chandler, I know what we did in London was amazing but we can't have a regular relationship," said Monica, not looking at him. Chandler's heart dropped into his stomach. "Why . . .why not?" "I got a wonderful job offer in Seattle and I'm going to take it," said Monica, shifting uncomfortably.
It was silent once again as Chandler took in what he was hearing. "When do you leave?" he whispered as he moved closer to her spot on the bed. He sat down beside her. Monica felt this and froze. "In 3 weeks."
His eyes never leaving the back of Monica's head, he traced his fingertips along her arms. He felt her shiver. His eyes softened as he pulled her to him. Monica, leaving the Earth let this happen and sighed. "We'll just have to make it count," whispered Chandler, kissing her neck. Monica closed her eyes and let him ravish her until the sharp realization of what was really going on, hit her.
"NO! No Chandler. We can't do this. I can't do this. I don't want you or me to get hurt by my leaving. It stings. I don't want to get involved," she said, jumping away from him, off the bed.
Chandler sat there, in shock. The only woman he had ever truly loved, his best friend, other than Joey, was telling him that they were never going to happen. It was official. He was a broken man. 'Happy birthday to me. Happy birthday to me . . .'
::BACK TO AUGUST 19th, 2003::
Rachel noticed that Chandler's eyes were glazed over. He looked incredibly sad. 'I wonder what's the matter?' she thought. "Chandler? Chandler why don't you open a present or two?" she said, hoping he would snap out of it.
Chandler heard Rachel talking to him. His eyes fell onto her beautiful face. She looked like an angel. Almost as if she had been sent there to help him. Rachel was his angel. 'Stop it. She's a friend. You don't want to hurt her. How could I be feeling this way after living with her for what 3 days?' he thought, his brain overtaking his heart. It was obviously a power struggle between the two. If only he knew which one to pick.
Joey, oblivious to Chandler's angst, shoved his present at him. "Open mine first!" he said, grinning. Chandler had to smile at Joey's innocence. "Okay Joe," he said to his best friend, grinning
He took the present from Joey and opened it, knowing what it was. Joey had always gotten him the same thing and this year wasn't any different. "A signed picture and porn. Joe, I never would've guessed." Joey just grinned wider, anything to bring his friend up from whatever he was feeling. "I'll put this in the Joey closet otherwise known as the porn closet," said Chandler, sarcastically. Rachel giggled. It was nice to have the old Chandler back.
**A bunch a hours later**
"We better get going," said Ross, looking at the clock. The others murmured in agreement. They were all a little drunk and needed to be getting to their respected hotels. Chandler, who was the most drunk out of all of them, looked at Ross and laughed.
"Dude, you look funny in that bunny costume. You'll never catch me in one of those, not even a pink one," he giggled. Ross groaned and walked out the door, followed by the rest.
Rachel, who had been smart and not drank everything in sight, sat beside Chandler, who turned to her. "Whatcha thinking Rach?" he slurred. She smiled and shrugged. "Nothing in particular Chandler. Just thanking the lucky stars that you are here with me." Chandler looked at her for a long time. Rachel began to wonder what was going on in his drunken mind. He smiled again. "You wanna know a secret?" he whispered. Rachel decided to play along and nodded.
"I think I'm falling in love with you. Only I can't tell you because I know you'll never want me cause of the bunny man," he said, laughter dancing in his eyes. Rachel froze and wondered what he meant.
"Chandler. You drunk. You don't mean those things," she said, sadly wishing it were true. Chandler shook his head, violently. "There's roses for you and there's a letter for you," he said, pointing at the counter where the roses lay.
Rachel approached them and sure enough there was a letter. She hesitated, wondering if it was right for her to look at this. I mean, Chandler was drunker than drunk. She bit her lip and opened the envelope to find a letter addresses to her.
Dearest Rachel,
I hope you do not think any less of me by this letter. I have been holding this in ever since I saw you at the coffeehouse that day. This is hard for me I will do this no matter what. I'm trying to confess that I think I'm falling in love with you. I hope you know that I am just as confused as you are probably now. I'm afraid Rachel. I'm afraid of this feeling and of Ross. That is the main reason I am writing this letter now. I am afraid you will choose Ross because I guarantee that he will try to win you over and I can't compete with him, because you loved him at one time as well. I can't compete with him. I have always been the funny guy but I hope this one time you'll look over that and accept that I am seeing you as much more than a friend. I hope this will at least let you consider me. If you decide you know where to find me.
Always,
Chandler
Rachel put her hand to her mouth as her heart exploded with joy. 'But Ross will try to win me back. He was flirting with me the entire party,' she thought, as she gazed at Chandler. He had fallen asleep on the couch. Rachel walked over to him and sat down next to him. He looked so peaceful. She leaned over and brushed the hair out of his eyes. It was then Rachel made up her mind. A decision that would change everything.
She leaned and kissed Chandler full on the lips, knowing full well that he would never know. She curled up next to him and placed his arms around her. She felt warm once again. It was nice. She was happy She slowly drifted off into space. She would worry about Ross later. He was going to go back to Peru after all.
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"Dr. Geller. Your work had been outstanding. Are you sure you would like to go back to the museum in New York?" came a voice from the other end of the phone. "Yes, process my transfer. It's been a pleasure working for you Dr. Donovon."
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Dun, dun, dun, DUN! Ross is staying in New York. How will this affect Chandler and Rachel? Will the rest of the gang stay as well? What will happen when Monica finds out? Will she fight for Chandler? Review and I'll answer these questions.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own em and I never will.
Just Friends?
Chapter 4: The One with Chandler's confession and Rachel's acceptance (Part 2 of 2)
When we last left our Friends. . .
'I hope she feels the same way. I don't want to ruin a friendship, but I need to tell her.' Chandler approached the door with roses in hand. He had given it a lot of thought, he decided to tell Rachel how he felt, and maybe they could fix it. He sighed and put his key in the door.
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"Oh! He's here, quick! The lights!" whispered Rachel, frantically. She wanted the make Chandler happy since he was being so nice. She admitted now that she kind of had a crush on him but now that Ross was here, she felt weird about it now. It just made her think about how she felt on the plane to England that one time. Arg! This is so damn confusing. Maybe this will make her feel better. . .
Now back to your regularly scheduled programming . . .
Chandler opened the door and it was dark. He didn't seem to notice that Ross' bunny ears were sticking out from behind the couch. Oh, no he was too intent to talk to Rachel. "Um? Who turned out the light? Rachel? Are you here? We need to talk?" he said, fumbling for a light switch. Once he found it, he switched it on . . .
" SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHANDLER!" screamed Rachel, Joey, Monica, Batgirl, and a big blue bunny.
"Jesus Christ! It's a bunny and Batgirl!" yelped Chandler, jumping about 3 feet in the air. 'Batgirl' giggled and ran over to Chandler, giving him a huge hug. "Happy Birthday!" she said. Chandler now recognized who this was . . . and who was cutting off his circulation. "Hey Pheebs, long time no see," he gasped. She just grinned in her own goofy manner.
After everyone had said their "hellos," and "happy birthday Chandlers," they sat down around the turkey, which was on the coffee table. You see, Joey was getting "turkey pains."
"Wow. How long had it been since we were all together in the same room?" asked Monica, pulling out a knife to cut the turkey with. Joey shook his head and drooled over the turkey. "It was 5 years ago. To this day actually. The day before Joey left for L.A," said Rachel. Chandler looked up from his sandwich. "We were together on my birthday? Gee, I don't remember that." "I remember," said Monica, shooting a look at Chandler. 'Ah. Now I remember. That was the day Monica told me that we weren't gonna happen and that she was leaving.
::FLASHBACK TO AUGUST 19th, 1998::
"Happy 27th Chandler!" said Rachel with her arm around Ross. The two had reconciled after the whole Emily fiasco. Chandler was incredibly happy. Everyone was happy. He had found a woman he had always loved and hoped it would last . . .or so he thought.
"Chandler. Can I talk to you, in private?" said Monica, softly. Chandler, with a look of confusion, nodded as Monica led him into the bedroom.
"What is it Mon?" "Chandler, I know what we did in London was amazing but we can't have a regular relationship," said Monica, not looking at him. Chandler's heart dropped into his stomach. "Why . . .why not?" "I got a wonderful job offer in Seattle and I'm going to take it," said Monica, shifting uncomfortably.
It was silent once again as Chandler took in what he was hearing. "When do you leave?" he whispered as he moved closer to her spot on the bed. He sat down beside her. Monica felt this and froze. "In 3 weeks."
His eyes never leaving the back of Monica's head, he traced his fingertips along her arms. He felt her shiver. His eyes softened as he pulled her to him. Monica, leaving the Earth let this happen and sighed. "We'll just have to make it count," whispered Chandler, kissing her neck. Monica closed her eyes and let him ravish her until the sharp realization of what was really going on, hit her.
"NO! No Chandler. We can't do this. I can't do this. I don't want you or me to get hurt by my leaving. It stings. I don't want to get involved," she said, jumping away from him, off the bed.
Chandler sat there, in shock. The only woman he had ever truly loved, his best friend, other than Joey, was telling him that they were never going to happen. It was official. He was a broken man. 'Happy birthday to me. Happy birthday to me . . .'
::BACK TO AUGUST 19th, 2003::
Rachel noticed that Chandler's eyes were glazed over. He looked incredibly sad. 'I wonder what's the matter?' she thought. "Chandler? Chandler why don't you open a present or two?" she said, hoping he would snap out of it.
Chandler heard Rachel talking to him. His eyes fell onto her beautiful face. She looked like an angel. Almost as if she had been sent there to help him. Rachel was his angel. 'Stop it. She's a friend. You don't want to hurt her. How could I be feeling this way after living with her for what 3 days?' he thought, his brain overtaking his heart. It was obviously a power struggle between the two. If only he knew which one to pick.
Joey, oblivious to Chandler's angst, shoved his present at him. "Open mine first!" he said, grinning. Chandler had to smile at Joey's innocence. "Okay Joe," he said to his best friend, grinning
He took the present from Joey and opened it, knowing what it was. Joey had always gotten him the same thing and this year wasn't any different. "A signed picture and porn. Joe, I never would've guessed." Joey just grinned wider, anything to bring his friend up from whatever he was feeling. "I'll put this in the Joey closet otherwise known as the porn closet," said Chandler, sarcastically. Rachel giggled. It was nice to have the old Chandler back.
**A bunch a hours later**
"We better get going," said Ross, looking at the clock. The others murmured in agreement. They were all a little drunk and needed to be getting to their respected hotels. Chandler, who was the most drunk out of all of them, looked at Ross and laughed.
"Dude, you look funny in that bunny costume. You'll never catch me in one of those, not even a pink one," he giggled. Ross groaned and walked out the door, followed by the rest.
Rachel, who had been smart and not drank everything in sight, sat beside Chandler, who turned to her. "Whatcha thinking Rach?" he slurred. She smiled and shrugged. "Nothing in particular Chandler. Just thanking the lucky stars that you are here with me." Chandler looked at her for a long time. Rachel began to wonder what was going on in his drunken mind. He smiled again. "You wanna know a secret?" he whispered. Rachel decided to play along and nodded.
"I think I'm falling in love with you. Only I can't tell you because I know you'll never want me cause of the bunny man," he said, laughter dancing in his eyes. Rachel froze and wondered what he meant.
"Chandler. You drunk. You don't mean those things," she said, sadly wishing it were true. Chandler shook his head, violently. "There's roses for you and there's a letter for you," he said, pointing at the counter where the roses lay.
Rachel approached them and sure enough there was a letter. She hesitated, wondering if it was right for her to look at this. I mean, Chandler was drunker than drunk. She bit her lip and opened the envelope to find a letter addresses to her.
Dearest Rachel,
I hope you do not think any less of me by this letter. I have been holding this in ever since I saw you at the coffeehouse that day. This is hard for me I will do this no matter what. I'm trying to confess that I think I'm falling in love with you. I hope you know that I am just as confused as you are probably now. I'm afraid Rachel. I'm afraid of this feeling and of Ross. That is the main reason I am writing this letter now. I am afraid you will choose Ross because I guarantee that he will try to win you over and I can't compete with him, because you loved him at one time as well. I can't compete with him. I have always been the funny guy but I hope this one time you'll look over that and accept that I am seeing you as much more than a friend. I hope this will at least let you consider me. If you decide you know where to find me.
Always,
Chandler
Rachel put her hand to her mouth as her heart exploded with joy. 'But Ross will try to win me back. He was flirting with me the entire party,' she thought, as she gazed at Chandler. He had fallen asleep on the couch. Rachel walked over to him and sat down next to him. He looked so peaceful. She leaned over and brushed the hair out of his eyes. It was then Rachel made up her mind. A decision that would change everything.
She leaned and kissed Chandler full on the lips, knowing full well that he would never know. She curled up next to him and placed his arms around her. She felt warm once again. It was nice. She was happy She slowly drifted off into space. She would worry about Ross later. He was going to go back to Peru after all.
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"Dr. Geller. Your work had been outstanding. Are you sure you would like to go back to the museum in New York?" came a voice from the other end of the phone. "Yes, process my transfer. It's been a pleasure working for you Dr. Donovon."
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Dun, dun, dun, DUN! Ross is staying in New York. How will this affect Chandler and Rachel? Will the rest of the gang stay as well? What will happen when Monica finds out? Will she fight for Chandler? Review and I'll answer these questions.