Betrayal
Part 9~ Water Runs Dry
Thanks so much for the reviews : ) At the end, I meant that I wasn't sure if I wanted Monica to want him to leave, not that I didn't know what she wants. Hm. That's confusing, lol. So apparently when you're trying to get your parents to make your curfew later, a good argument isn't "well that's the city curfew so the city obviously thinks I should be able to stay out that late." Yeah, they don't buy it, they just laugh. Just some advice : ) But anyway, here we go, the song "Water Runs Dry" is by Boyz II Men, so I obviously don't own it.
Taking a deep, shaky breath, Chandler looked Monica in the eye. "Do you want me to leave?"
Monica looked back. It was a simple question. Yes or no. Yes, he screwed up, leave. No, stay, there's too much to just leave. And both sides in her head had a convincing argument.
"I want so badly to be able to say 'yes' to that and just have this be over with," she started. "But…I can't. We've been married for 15 years…We met 11 years before that…That's 26 years, Chandler. You have to expect a couple of crappy years in there somewhere. And I am not saying that what you did was okay or that you had an excuse…But the past couple of years have been hell. We don't even talk anymore…that's part of the problem. And when we do talk, it's to fight, and I feel like we just…"
"Fight for the sake of fighting," Chandler finished her sentence.
Monica nodded, smiling slightly at his ability to still read her mind, to still know exactly what she was thinking.
We don't even talk anymore
And we don't even know what we argue about
Don't even say I love you no more
Cause sayin' how I feel is no longer allowed
Some people will work things out
And some just don't know how to change
"So where do we go from here?"
Monica shrugged. "I'm actually kind of hungry, we could go-"
"No jokes, I'm serious, Mon."
"I know," Monica snapped back, "but I don't know, Chandler. Do I throw away 26 years because of one mistake? Because you sure as hell didn't think twice about throwing away 26 years for ten minutes of pleasure."
Chandler turned red, looking down.
Monica sighed, "But my point is I can't make this decision by myself…Because if I say that I'll give us another chance, we're going to have to work at it. Seriously work at it. Both of us. And if I'm willing to, have to know that you're willing to, also."
"I am."
"But how can I trust that, Chandler? How can I trust you?" she looked at him. "I mean, I just…I can't trust you."
"So is that a yes, then?" Chandler sighed.
"A yes to what?" Monica looked at him, confused.
"You never answered me when I asked if I should leave," he paused, looking up at her. "Should I leave?"
Monica sighed, knowing that with one word, their entire world would change.
Let's don't wait till the water runs dry
We might watch our whole lives pass us by
Let's don't wait till the water runs dry
We'll make the biggest mistake of our lives
Don't do it, baby
To
Be
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Ah, yes, I am evil, I still didn't answer his question…please review : )