Authors Note - Well I hope you enjoyed the last chapter. This one will
probably be longer, I'm not sure yet, depends how much I can write about
it. I know it's been a bit choppy and crap for the last few chapters and I
hope * fingers crossed * that this one will be better. And yes Monica's
reaction was a little OTT, but it was all for a reason. Oh! And
CatNamedZane Cold Feet is a British comedy-drama thing. It's kinda like
British Friends but more mature, and less sitcom-ish. It was the last ever
episode last week and I couldn't stop crying for days!!! Right now I'm not
sure exactly why Chandler left, I have a few ideas but I've not definitely
decided!!
"Ella you nearly ready? He'll be here soon" Monica drew in her breath in a last ditch attempt to prepare herself. Over the past two weeks she had tried so hard to accept that Ella was going to meet Chandler but she was still finding it hard. This man had effectively ruined her life. At the time she had needed him most he had gone. She couldn't bear the thought that Ella might actually like him. She had always been like her dad. Her and Chandler used to joke that they hadn't got children they'd got two clones. Ella was Chandler down the last hair, and Georgia was Monica's little angel. If Ella got on with Chandler God knows what she would do.
"How do I look?" Ella asked nervously coming out of her room. She was dressed in the pants and t-shirt Joey had gotten her for Christmas. She looked amazing.
"Fine" Monica replied glancing behind her. It hurt her to see her all dressed up to see her dad. She never dressed up for Monica. Monica knew she was being ridiculous but she still couldn't shake the feeling. "You better hurry" she said brusquely, "He'll be waiting" Monica could see the hurt in her daughter's eyes as she walked out of the door, but at that moment she didn't care.
Monica walked as fast as she could over to the sofa. She didn't want to think about Chandler and Ella right now. She just wanted some good old made- for-TV movie about some kid with cancer.
Two hours later Monica was just putting the Kleenex away when Joey walked in. Monica acknowledged his presence with a small smile.
"I thought you were on set all day today?" she asked him
"Yeah, but I figured my Mon needed me more!" he joked. Monica smiled and whispered a faint 'Thank you'. "So how long you been sitting here crying?" he asked her nodding in the direction of the Kleenex. Monica looked puzzled until she realised.
"Oh I wasn't crying over him!" she replied, "I was watching 'Wit' on the TV. So sad"
Joey smiled and sat on the sofa. He loved living with Monica, and Ella. He couldn't understand how someone could ever leave them. He picked up the remote and casually started to flick through the channels. He finally settled on a repeat of an old Cold Feet episode * sorry I just love that show!! ~Friends Babe~ * on BBC America. He knew Monica loved the show and always maintained that Helen Baxendale looked just like Ross' ex Emily. After a few minutes Monica sat down and joined him. She placed her head in the crook of his neck and for the first time in weeks truly relaxed. They sat like that for the next hour, quietly enjoying the feel of friendship. An hour later Joey woke up and for a moment wondered where he was. Then he felt Monica's warm presence beside him and realized that they must have fallen asleep. The TV in the background was still on, playing some old film. Joey softly removed his arm from Monica's shoulder and gently picked her up, carrying her to her room. He kicked the door open with his foot and placed her down on the bed, sitting beside her. He watched her sleeping and for the first time in his life realized how truly beautiful she was. He smiled ruefully and bent down planting a small kiss on her forehead. Just then she awoke and their eyes met. Before Joey could pull away she had guided his face down to hers and kissed him sweetly.
Joey didn't understand what was happening, but the feel on her lips on his stopped him from breaking the kiss. He allowed his hands to wander through her hair and began to relax and allowed the kiss to become deeper. He moved his lips down to her neck and trailed soft kisses down to her collarbone.
Monica moaned, "Chandler.."
And Joey froze.
Authors Note - OOOOOOOO!!!!!!! What's gonna happen?!?!?!?! I couldn't figure out how to get Monica to admit if she had any feelings so I had to do this!! Sorry if you hate M&J! And sorry for all the references to Cold Feet! I just have to keep the memory alive now it's gone, (and Helen Baxendale who was Emily in Friends played Rachel in Cold Feet in case you were confused!) I hope you like this, and as always please review!!!
"Ella you nearly ready? He'll be here soon" Monica drew in her breath in a last ditch attempt to prepare herself. Over the past two weeks she had tried so hard to accept that Ella was going to meet Chandler but she was still finding it hard. This man had effectively ruined her life. At the time she had needed him most he had gone. She couldn't bear the thought that Ella might actually like him. She had always been like her dad. Her and Chandler used to joke that they hadn't got children they'd got two clones. Ella was Chandler down the last hair, and Georgia was Monica's little angel. If Ella got on with Chandler God knows what she would do.
"How do I look?" Ella asked nervously coming out of her room. She was dressed in the pants and t-shirt Joey had gotten her for Christmas. She looked amazing.
"Fine" Monica replied glancing behind her. It hurt her to see her all dressed up to see her dad. She never dressed up for Monica. Monica knew she was being ridiculous but she still couldn't shake the feeling. "You better hurry" she said brusquely, "He'll be waiting" Monica could see the hurt in her daughter's eyes as she walked out of the door, but at that moment she didn't care.
Monica walked as fast as she could over to the sofa. She didn't want to think about Chandler and Ella right now. She just wanted some good old made- for-TV movie about some kid with cancer.
Two hours later Monica was just putting the Kleenex away when Joey walked in. Monica acknowledged his presence with a small smile.
"I thought you were on set all day today?" she asked him
"Yeah, but I figured my Mon needed me more!" he joked. Monica smiled and whispered a faint 'Thank you'. "So how long you been sitting here crying?" he asked her nodding in the direction of the Kleenex. Monica looked puzzled until she realised.
"Oh I wasn't crying over him!" she replied, "I was watching 'Wit' on the TV. So sad"
Joey smiled and sat on the sofa. He loved living with Monica, and Ella. He couldn't understand how someone could ever leave them. He picked up the remote and casually started to flick through the channels. He finally settled on a repeat of an old Cold Feet episode * sorry I just love that show!! ~Friends Babe~ * on BBC America. He knew Monica loved the show and always maintained that Helen Baxendale looked just like Ross' ex Emily. After a few minutes Monica sat down and joined him. She placed her head in the crook of his neck and for the first time in weeks truly relaxed. They sat like that for the next hour, quietly enjoying the feel of friendship. An hour later Joey woke up and for a moment wondered where he was. Then he felt Monica's warm presence beside him and realized that they must have fallen asleep. The TV in the background was still on, playing some old film. Joey softly removed his arm from Monica's shoulder and gently picked her up, carrying her to her room. He kicked the door open with his foot and placed her down on the bed, sitting beside her. He watched her sleeping and for the first time in his life realized how truly beautiful she was. He smiled ruefully and bent down planting a small kiss on her forehead. Just then she awoke and their eyes met. Before Joey could pull away she had guided his face down to hers and kissed him sweetly.
Joey didn't understand what was happening, but the feel on her lips on his stopped him from breaking the kiss. He allowed his hands to wander through her hair and began to relax and allowed the kiss to become deeper. He moved his lips down to her neck and trailed soft kisses down to her collarbone.
Monica moaned, "Chandler.."
And Joey froze.
Authors Note - OOOOOOOO!!!!!!! What's gonna happen?!?!?!?! I couldn't figure out how to get Monica to admit if she had any feelings so I had to do this!! Sorry if you hate M&J! And sorry for all the references to Cold Feet! I just have to keep the memory alive now it's gone, (and Helen Baxendale who was Emily in Friends played Rachel in Cold Feet in case you were confused!) I hope you like this, and as always please review!!!