Authors Note - Thanks for reviewing! At the moment I'm not sure if Monica
will get back with Chandler or not. I'll talk to my 'creative consultants'
or as they prefer to be know Beckie and Rachael. This is just basically
about the others reactions to Chandler appearing again. It won't be that
good, it's just really here to lead me on to the next part. Ok!! Here
goes!..
"That was quick!" she said as she opened it. Just then she froze.
"Can I come in?" Chandler asked.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Monica looked at Chandler, her eyes wide. She could not believe he was here. She stared at him, in shock, before the anger that had been bubbling inside her for the past 7 years finally came to the surface. Chandler took a step forward, towards her, but before he knew what was happening she had lunged for him pounding at his chest.
"DON'T YOU DARE COME ANYWHERE NEAR ME!" she yelled
"YOU STAY AWAY FROM MY FAMILY AND MY FRIENDS!"
"I just wanted to.." he tried
"YOU BASTARD!! YOU TOTAL BASTARD! HOW DARE YOU?! HAVEN'T YOU DONE ENOUGH!!"
"Monica I'm." he started to say
"YOU'RE WHAT?" She shouted back, "YOU'RE SORRY? WELL THAT'S OK THEN! CHANDLER'S SORRY EVERYTHING'S FINE!! WHERE WERE YOU 7 YEARS AGO!!" she continued screaming, everything she had hidden over the last 7 years finally coming to the top.
"I HATE YOU!!" She yelled, "I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU, I hate you" she said softer before he legs gave way and she fell to the floor in tears.
Chandler started to walk towards her but before he got near her she whispered.
"Just go. Please. Go"
~~~~~~
Joey was walking up the stairs towards his apartment. He'd tried to get here as fast as he could. He never liked leaving Monica. Just as he reached his floor he saw the apartment door was open. He ran towards it praying to God that Monica was OK.
"Monica" he asked timidly as he entered his apartment. "Are you here?" He felt his heart catch in his throat as his eyes fell on the back of the sofa. Where Monica was lying in a heap, sobs escaping from her.
"Monica?" he asked stepping closer to her, "are you OK? What happened here?" In response all he heard were his best friends sobs. He knelt beside her and enveloped her a hug.
"Sshh" he whispered soothingly, "you're safe now. You wanna tell me what happened?" he asked gently while rocking her back and forth.
Monica slowly released herself from Joey's embrace and took a deep breath in. Seeing Chandler again after all these years had really shaken her. After trying desperately to put everything behind her she had finally succeeded. And now, when she was finally feeling better and more positive he had shown up. She took another deep breath and whispered so quietly, Joey almost couldn't hear it..
"He's back Joey. Chandler's back"
~~~~~~~
Joey couldn't believe what he had just been told. Chandler was back. 6 years ago he'd have given anything to hear those words. But not any more. That man had screwed up the lives of the two people who were most important to him. He felt his cell phone vibrate in his pocket and confused, reached it and answered it.
It was Rachel.
"Joey!" she asked down the phone, "Where the hell are you and Monica? We've been waiting for nearly an hour, we can't hold this table forever you know!"
'Shit' thought Joey. Amongst all the crying and swearing of the past few hours he had completely forgotten dinner. He tried desperately to come up with an excuse, not sure if Monica wanted them to make the fuss they obviously would when they heard.
"Well?" Rachel asked from the other end of the phone, "I'm waiting"
"You have to promise me that when I tell you this you will not freak out OK?" Rachel mumbled a faint yes, a curious not tinged to her voice. Joey took a deep breath. "Chandler's back. He went to see Monica today"
~~~~~~~
Monica looked at the clock. Ella would be home soon. Monica was sitting on the couch. Her legs resting on a pile of cushions on the coffee table. She couldn't believe the nerve of Chandler. He hadn't even sent Ella a birthday or Christmas card in the last 7 years. What right did he to just walk back into their lives! Monica couldn't believe how much she could hate the man she had once promised to love forever. Monica heard the door click open and looked up to great her daughter.
"Hey mom!" she called through, "sorry I'm late"
"It doesn't matter sweetheart" she told her. It was then that Ella noticed the tears in her mothers eyes.
"Mom" she asked, concerned, "Is everything ok? Is it Joey? Uncle Ross? Phoebe?."
"No baby, they're all fine"
"Then what's."
Monica took a deep breath. "Your father came here today" Ella began to speak but Monica silenced her with a wave, "I didn't give him chance to say much, but I'm guessing he wants to see you. Now this is totally up to you. If you want to meet him I deal with it. If you don't that's fine. OK?"
Ella looked up at her mother. For the past few years she had been trying to build up a picture of her father from the blurred images in her head. And now she was being offered the chance to meet him. She looked at her mother, fresh tears in her eyes. She knew how much he had hurt her mom, but she had to do this. She needed to know who her dad was.
She faced her mother and pulled her into a hug. "I need to see him" she whispered, "I'm sorry"
Monica merely smiled and continued to hug her daughter, feeling her heart break.
Authors Note - Woohoo!! I've finally finished chapter 5!!! Yay!! Sorry it took so long but I watched the final episode of Cold Feet the other night and I didn't stop crying for ages. I can't believe they killed Rachel!!! And when Adam picked Matthew up I was in floods!! Did anyone else (who saw it) just want to give Adam a hug when she died, everyone else was coupled off, and there was no one to hug Adam!!!! Sorry, that was my emotional moment for the day. Well, as usual pls review, and be kind, Rachel's just died and Cold Feet's finished so I'm not very happy at the moment!!!!
"That was quick!" she said as she opened it. Just then she froze.
"Can I come in?" Chandler asked.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Monica looked at Chandler, her eyes wide. She could not believe he was here. She stared at him, in shock, before the anger that had been bubbling inside her for the past 7 years finally came to the surface. Chandler took a step forward, towards her, but before he knew what was happening she had lunged for him pounding at his chest.
"DON'T YOU DARE COME ANYWHERE NEAR ME!" she yelled
"YOU STAY AWAY FROM MY FAMILY AND MY FRIENDS!"
"I just wanted to.." he tried
"YOU BASTARD!! YOU TOTAL BASTARD! HOW DARE YOU?! HAVEN'T YOU DONE ENOUGH!!"
"Monica I'm." he started to say
"YOU'RE WHAT?" She shouted back, "YOU'RE SORRY? WELL THAT'S OK THEN! CHANDLER'S SORRY EVERYTHING'S FINE!! WHERE WERE YOU 7 YEARS AGO!!" she continued screaming, everything she had hidden over the last 7 years finally coming to the top.
"I HATE YOU!!" She yelled, "I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU, I hate you" she said softer before he legs gave way and she fell to the floor in tears.
Chandler started to walk towards her but before he got near her she whispered.
"Just go. Please. Go"
~~~~~~
Joey was walking up the stairs towards his apartment. He'd tried to get here as fast as he could. He never liked leaving Monica. Just as he reached his floor he saw the apartment door was open. He ran towards it praying to God that Monica was OK.
"Monica" he asked timidly as he entered his apartment. "Are you here?" He felt his heart catch in his throat as his eyes fell on the back of the sofa. Where Monica was lying in a heap, sobs escaping from her.
"Monica?" he asked stepping closer to her, "are you OK? What happened here?" In response all he heard were his best friends sobs. He knelt beside her and enveloped her a hug.
"Sshh" he whispered soothingly, "you're safe now. You wanna tell me what happened?" he asked gently while rocking her back and forth.
Monica slowly released herself from Joey's embrace and took a deep breath in. Seeing Chandler again after all these years had really shaken her. After trying desperately to put everything behind her she had finally succeeded. And now, when she was finally feeling better and more positive he had shown up. She took another deep breath and whispered so quietly, Joey almost couldn't hear it..
"He's back Joey. Chandler's back"
~~~~~~~
Joey couldn't believe what he had just been told. Chandler was back. 6 years ago he'd have given anything to hear those words. But not any more. That man had screwed up the lives of the two people who were most important to him. He felt his cell phone vibrate in his pocket and confused, reached it and answered it.
It was Rachel.
"Joey!" she asked down the phone, "Where the hell are you and Monica? We've been waiting for nearly an hour, we can't hold this table forever you know!"
'Shit' thought Joey. Amongst all the crying and swearing of the past few hours he had completely forgotten dinner. He tried desperately to come up with an excuse, not sure if Monica wanted them to make the fuss they obviously would when they heard.
"Well?" Rachel asked from the other end of the phone, "I'm waiting"
"You have to promise me that when I tell you this you will not freak out OK?" Rachel mumbled a faint yes, a curious not tinged to her voice. Joey took a deep breath. "Chandler's back. He went to see Monica today"
~~~~~~~
Monica looked at the clock. Ella would be home soon. Monica was sitting on the couch. Her legs resting on a pile of cushions on the coffee table. She couldn't believe the nerve of Chandler. He hadn't even sent Ella a birthday or Christmas card in the last 7 years. What right did he to just walk back into their lives! Monica couldn't believe how much she could hate the man she had once promised to love forever. Monica heard the door click open and looked up to great her daughter.
"Hey mom!" she called through, "sorry I'm late"
"It doesn't matter sweetheart" she told her. It was then that Ella noticed the tears in her mothers eyes.
"Mom" she asked, concerned, "Is everything ok? Is it Joey? Uncle Ross? Phoebe?."
"No baby, they're all fine"
"Then what's."
Monica took a deep breath. "Your father came here today" Ella began to speak but Monica silenced her with a wave, "I didn't give him chance to say much, but I'm guessing he wants to see you. Now this is totally up to you. If you want to meet him I deal with it. If you don't that's fine. OK?"
Ella looked up at her mother. For the past few years she had been trying to build up a picture of her father from the blurred images in her head. And now she was being offered the chance to meet him. She looked at her mother, fresh tears in her eyes. She knew how much he had hurt her mom, but she had to do this. She needed to know who her dad was.
She faced her mother and pulled her into a hug. "I need to see him" she whispered, "I'm sorry"
Monica merely smiled and continued to hug her daughter, feeling her heart break.
Authors Note - Woohoo!! I've finally finished chapter 5!!! Yay!! Sorry it took so long but I watched the final episode of Cold Feet the other night and I didn't stop crying for ages. I can't believe they killed Rachel!!! And when Adam picked Matthew up I was in floods!! Did anyone else (who saw it) just want to give Adam a hug when she died, everyone else was coupled off, and there was no one to hug Adam!!!! Sorry, that was my emotional moment for the day. Well, as usual pls review, and be kind, Rachel's just died and Cold Feet's finished so I'm not very happy at the moment!!!!