Chandler's Secret
Authors note: Hiya everyone, I got this idea when I was watching Friends the other day and I was reading the back of the video case and it said that Ross saw Chandler sneaking out of a male strip club but it DIDN'T happen in the show (TOW Joey's Award, series 7 episodes 17-20)! So I decided to write my own version. It might not seem like its going anywhere in the middle of this but it is, I promise. And I'm also sorry if I don't update this as often as some people may wish but I'm in my final year at school and totally behind in my school work and as writing is just a hobby I don't have that much time to write, even though I want to. Enjoy :-) BTW this is in series seven at the time of TOW Joey's award but some of the events in the show don't happen here, please comment if you notice any mistakes and I'll correct them ASAP.
One more thing. PLEASE REVIEW :-) it really means a lot to me. Thanx, I'll get on with the story now.
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, they belong to their creators at Warner Brothers studios.
© Vixie Bing 2003
Ross smiled as he began to walk home from the university. It wasn't far to his apartment and it was a warm March afternoon so he didn't bother getting a cab. He was excited about his sisters and best friends upcoming wedding, the two people who he cared most about in the world were declaring their love to the world and promising to love, cherish and protect each other for the rest of their lives. He was a little surprised, not to say relived that Chandler hadn't freaked out yet, although Monica was doing that enough for the two of them. They suited each other, both neurotic and obsessive. He smiled as he thought of what their children would look like.
He crossed over the street after thinking of his own son for a block or two. As he walked past the traffic waiting anxiously for the lights to change he thought he saw someone familiar out of the corner of his eye. As he reached the sidewalk he paused momentarily to look around but saw no-one he knew or recognized. He began to walk again when he felt it once more, the familiarity of someone in the crowd. He looked around again at the shops nearby. The bakers that he was planning and intending to walk in to to buy his afternoon snack, a bookshop, a drycleaners, a male strip club and a video store. There was a blonde woman pushing a pram with twins in it, an old man walking his dog, a large person which he couldn't tell if it was a man or woman and a man standing outside the strip club. Ross carried on walking, his gaze fixed on the man outside the club. He was tall, medium build with short brown hair. He smiled to himself when he realised what had seemed so familiar, the man outside the strip club did strike a resemblance to his future brother-in-law Chandler.
He purchased his snack and stepped back outside. As he walked past the male strip club he tried to look out for the brother in law look-alike but he wasn't there anymore, instead there was a badly dressed transvestite and the person that Ross couldn't decide whether it was male of female.
He carried on walking and decided to walk another block to Central Park to eat his snack before visiting Ben. As he reached the gates of the park he opened the paper bag and pulled out what appeared to be a cheese bagel.
'This isn't what I ordered!' Ross exclaimed to absolutely no-one. A woman holding on to the tiny hand of her small daughter glance quickly at Ross before quickening their pace. Ross smiled apologetically at their retreating backs and began to walk back to the bakers to get the cinnamon log he had ordered. As he walked past the strip club again somebody clumsily knocked in to him as he hurriedly left, leaving the doors swinging shut, withholding once more the swaying music, jeers of half drunken men and dim lights.
'Sorry.' Came an all too familiar voice as the person grabbed Ross to stop him from falling and, without even so much as glancing at Ross he hurried away again, round the corner and then he was out of sight. But no way out of Ross' mind.
The owner of the all too familiar voice had without a single doubt been Chandler. Ross stood on the sidewalk forcing bustling, irritated pedestrians to walk around him as he wondered what the hell his future brother in law and best friend had been doing in a all male strip club just a couple of months before his wedding.
Ross walked in to the coffee house later that evening. Monica and Phoebe were having a discussion about the bridesmaids dresses for the wedding, Chandler was sitting next to Monica, his arm around her waist, reading a newspaper and Rachel was sitting at the table near the bar reading a book, squirming in her seat and grimacing every few seconds with a pale, sickened look on her face. Ross walked over to the bar and got his coffee and then walked back over to the gang.
'Hey guys.' He said putting one hand on Rachels shoulder.
'Agghh!!!' Rachel yelped, jumping up and spilling her coffee and causing the entire coffee house to stare at her. She smiled back at them. 'Again, nothing to worry about. Seriously.' She added to Ross.
'Rache, that's like the third time you've yelled out like that. The book cant be that bad!' Chandler stated gesturing towards the novel in her hands. Ross was handed his coffee and he went to sit down in the single chair.
'Sorry, but Donna and Julie just went down to the basement of the wax museum alone and the owner of it has just been murdered.' Rachel shuddered. 'and you tapped me on the shoulder just as one of the wax models started to move and we already know that the Sons of Midnight are down there searching for the Grimoire as well!' Rachel exclaimed, receiving blank stares from the rest of the gang apart from Chandler who was smiling.
'So it's interesting then?' Chandler asked. Rachel nodded eagerly.
'It's SO graphic as well! But really gross, I mean there was a bit a minute a go when this woman stabbed a mans hand, impaling it on to the window ledge and he just ripped his hand away, leaving the knife in the ledge!' Rachel finished, she Monica and Phoebe all grimaced and squirmed, almost in unison at the comment.
'So Joey would have buried that book deep in the freezer by now then.' Chandler said. Ross looked at him. it was definatly him that had run in to him outside the male strip club. But why! Why was he there in the first place? The gang had used to tease him about being gay but Ross never thought that he actually was. But what other reason was there for him to be there? Ross sat there, deep in thought whilst the others were talking about their favourite books. But quarter of an hour later he was no nearer to finding out the answer then before. Maybe he should just come right out and ask him whether or not he was gay. He suddenly became angry. Even if he was gay how dare he go behind his sisters back and go to male strip clubs! If he would prefer to do that then why didn't he just come out and admit it instead of hiding in the security of the engagement to Monica. He was going to do some serious damage to Chandler if he ever hurt her.
Ross suddenly got up and left the coffee house without another word to his friends. Rachel, Phoebe Monica and Chandler stared after him as he slammed the door on his way out.
'What's his problem?' Phoebe asked. 'You think we need to send him to another anger management class?' Chandler wondered aloud. They stared at the door for another moment before resuming their conversation.
It was the next morning and Monica was in the kitchen, beginning to make breakfast. She felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her waist and a face began nuzzling her neck. She stopped what she was doing to enjoy the feeling. She turned around to face her fiancé and their lips met in a tender kiss. time seemed to melt away as they held each other.
The didn't hear the door open and their friends walk in for their breakfast.
'Sorry guys.' Joey said as he noticed the couple. 'Do you want us to go.' Chandler and Monica pulled apart and smiled at their friends.
'Nah, I was meant to be doing the breakfast anyway.' Monica told them.
'Sorry was I distracting you?' Chandler joked, smiling at her. Monica grinned back and then went back to doing the breakfast.
Ross looked at them and began to wonder if what he had been brooding on all last night was even close to the truth or not. He seemed to really love Monica and would never do anything to hurt her. He could have been hiring a stripper for her bacholerette party anyway, even if it was Rachels job.
'Hey, what's everyone doing today?' Joey asked half way through breakfast. Monica and Ross said that they were going to have lunch with their parents, Chandler said he had a meeting, Phoebe was babysitting the triplets she had once surrogated and Rachel didn't answer, she was reading that book again. 'Rachel!' Joey said, annoyed at having to keep calling her because of that book.
'Mmm yeah?' she responded, still not even paying attention.
'Ross just admitted that you guys weren't on a break.'
'That's great honey.' Rachel replied. Everyone but Ross and Rachel smiled at each other.
'Rachel' Joey said.
'Put The Book Down!' everyone yelled.
'Fine!' She yelled, slamming the book down on the counter. She carried on as normal for a moment before: 'Oh but they just went in to the house and the walls were breathing and bleeding and everything.' Once more receiving blank looks from the gang.
'So anyway, what are you doing today?' Joey asked.
'Nothing really, why'd you ask?'
'I have and audition today and I wanted one of you to come with me, you know, for moral support.'
Rachel nodded, she didn't have anything to do today so why not? 'What's the part?'
'I wanted to audition in this part on Will and Grace. I'm gunna play this mail man that comes to Grace's office and she falls in love with him but somehow Jack messes it up.'
'Wow that's a good part.' Chandler said before getting up and grabbing his briefcase. 'Good luck with that man I hope you get it.' He patted Joey on the back and then said to Monica 'I'll be in a meeting all afternoon sweetie so I wont be home until tonight.'
'Didn't you just have a meeting yesterday?' Monica asked frowning. Chandler looked blankly for a moment, looking to Ross as if trying to think an explanation.
'Yeah but we're closing a deal with another company and so we're doing to have a lot of meetings.' He hurriedly explained, he then gave Monica a kiss on the cheek, said goodbye to his friends and walked out.
*Yeah, nice try Chandler Bing * Ross thought *I'll find out what you're up to *
Authors note: Hiya everyone, I got this idea when I was watching Friends the other day and I was reading the back of the video case and it said that Ross saw Chandler sneaking out of a male strip club but it DIDN'T happen in the show (TOW Joey's Award, series 7 episodes 17-20)! So I decided to write my own version. It might not seem like its going anywhere in the middle of this but it is, I promise. And I'm also sorry if I don't update this as often as some people may wish but I'm in my final year at school and totally behind in my school work and as writing is just a hobby I don't have that much time to write, even though I want to. Enjoy :-) BTW this is in series seven at the time of TOW Joey's award but some of the events in the show don't happen here, please comment if you notice any mistakes and I'll correct them ASAP.
One more thing. PLEASE REVIEW :-) it really means a lot to me. Thanx, I'll get on with the story now.
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, they belong to their creators at Warner Brothers studios.
© Vixie Bing 2003
Ross smiled as he began to walk home from the university. It wasn't far to his apartment and it was a warm March afternoon so he didn't bother getting a cab. He was excited about his sisters and best friends upcoming wedding, the two people who he cared most about in the world were declaring their love to the world and promising to love, cherish and protect each other for the rest of their lives. He was a little surprised, not to say relived that Chandler hadn't freaked out yet, although Monica was doing that enough for the two of them. They suited each other, both neurotic and obsessive. He smiled as he thought of what their children would look like.
He crossed over the street after thinking of his own son for a block or two. As he walked past the traffic waiting anxiously for the lights to change he thought he saw someone familiar out of the corner of his eye. As he reached the sidewalk he paused momentarily to look around but saw no-one he knew or recognized. He began to walk again when he felt it once more, the familiarity of someone in the crowd. He looked around again at the shops nearby. The bakers that he was planning and intending to walk in to to buy his afternoon snack, a bookshop, a drycleaners, a male strip club and a video store. There was a blonde woman pushing a pram with twins in it, an old man walking his dog, a large person which he couldn't tell if it was a man or woman and a man standing outside the strip club. Ross carried on walking, his gaze fixed on the man outside the club. He was tall, medium build with short brown hair. He smiled to himself when he realised what had seemed so familiar, the man outside the strip club did strike a resemblance to his future brother-in-law Chandler.
He purchased his snack and stepped back outside. As he walked past the male strip club he tried to look out for the brother in law look-alike but he wasn't there anymore, instead there was a badly dressed transvestite and the person that Ross couldn't decide whether it was male of female.
He carried on walking and decided to walk another block to Central Park to eat his snack before visiting Ben. As he reached the gates of the park he opened the paper bag and pulled out what appeared to be a cheese bagel.
'This isn't what I ordered!' Ross exclaimed to absolutely no-one. A woman holding on to the tiny hand of her small daughter glance quickly at Ross before quickening their pace. Ross smiled apologetically at their retreating backs and began to walk back to the bakers to get the cinnamon log he had ordered. As he walked past the strip club again somebody clumsily knocked in to him as he hurriedly left, leaving the doors swinging shut, withholding once more the swaying music, jeers of half drunken men and dim lights.
'Sorry.' Came an all too familiar voice as the person grabbed Ross to stop him from falling and, without even so much as glancing at Ross he hurried away again, round the corner and then he was out of sight. But no way out of Ross' mind.
The owner of the all too familiar voice had without a single doubt been Chandler. Ross stood on the sidewalk forcing bustling, irritated pedestrians to walk around him as he wondered what the hell his future brother in law and best friend had been doing in a all male strip club just a couple of months before his wedding.
Ross walked in to the coffee house later that evening. Monica and Phoebe were having a discussion about the bridesmaids dresses for the wedding, Chandler was sitting next to Monica, his arm around her waist, reading a newspaper and Rachel was sitting at the table near the bar reading a book, squirming in her seat and grimacing every few seconds with a pale, sickened look on her face. Ross walked over to the bar and got his coffee and then walked back over to the gang.
'Hey guys.' He said putting one hand on Rachels shoulder.
'Agghh!!!' Rachel yelped, jumping up and spilling her coffee and causing the entire coffee house to stare at her. She smiled back at them. 'Again, nothing to worry about. Seriously.' She added to Ross.
'Rache, that's like the third time you've yelled out like that. The book cant be that bad!' Chandler stated gesturing towards the novel in her hands. Ross was handed his coffee and he went to sit down in the single chair.
'Sorry, but Donna and Julie just went down to the basement of the wax museum alone and the owner of it has just been murdered.' Rachel shuddered. 'and you tapped me on the shoulder just as one of the wax models started to move and we already know that the Sons of Midnight are down there searching for the Grimoire as well!' Rachel exclaimed, receiving blank stares from the rest of the gang apart from Chandler who was smiling.
'So it's interesting then?' Chandler asked. Rachel nodded eagerly.
'It's SO graphic as well! But really gross, I mean there was a bit a minute a go when this woman stabbed a mans hand, impaling it on to the window ledge and he just ripped his hand away, leaving the knife in the ledge!' Rachel finished, she Monica and Phoebe all grimaced and squirmed, almost in unison at the comment.
'So Joey would have buried that book deep in the freezer by now then.' Chandler said. Ross looked at him. it was definatly him that had run in to him outside the male strip club. But why! Why was he there in the first place? The gang had used to tease him about being gay but Ross never thought that he actually was. But what other reason was there for him to be there? Ross sat there, deep in thought whilst the others were talking about their favourite books. But quarter of an hour later he was no nearer to finding out the answer then before. Maybe he should just come right out and ask him whether or not he was gay. He suddenly became angry. Even if he was gay how dare he go behind his sisters back and go to male strip clubs! If he would prefer to do that then why didn't he just come out and admit it instead of hiding in the security of the engagement to Monica. He was going to do some serious damage to Chandler if he ever hurt her.
Ross suddenly got up and left the coffee house without another word to his friends. Rachel, Phoebe Monica and Chandler stared after him as he slammed the door on his way out.
'What's his problem?' Phoebe asked. 'You think we need to send him to another anger management class?' Chandler wondered aloud. They stared at the door for another moment before resuming their conversation.
It was the next morning and Monica was in the kitchen, beginning to make breakfast. She felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her waist and a face began nuzzling her neck. She stopped what she was doing to enjoy the feeling. She turned around to face her fiancé and their lips met in a tender kiss. time seemed to melt away as they held each other.
The didn't hear the door open and their friends walk in for their breakfast.
'Sorry guys.' Joey said as he noticed the couple. 'Do you want us to go.' Chandler and Monica pulled apart and smiled at their friends.
'Nah, I was meant to be doing the breakfast anyway.' Monica told them.
'Sorry was I distracting you?' Chandler joked, smiling at her. Monica grinned back and then went back to doing the breakfast.
Ross looked at them and began to wonder if what he had been brooding on all last night was even close to the truth or not. He seemed to really love Monica and would never do anything to hurt her. He could have been hiring a stripper for her bacholerette party anyway, even if it was Rachels job.
'Hey, what's everyone doing today?' Joey asked half way through breakfast. Monica and Ross said that they were going to have lunch with their parents, Chandler said he had a meeting, Phoebe was babysitting the triplets she had once surrogated and Rachel didn't answer, she was reading that book again. 'Rachel!' Joey said, annoyed at having to keep calling her because of that book.
'Mmm yeah?' she responded, still not even paying attention.
'Ross just admitted that you guys weren't on a break.'
'That's great honey.' Rachel replied. Everyone but Ross and Rachel smiled at each other.
'Rachel' Joey said.
'Put The Book Down!' everyone yelled.
'Fine!' She yelled, slamming the book down on the counter. She carried on as normal for a moment before: 'Oh but they just went in to the house and the walls were breathing and bleeding and everything.' Once more receiving blank looks from the gang.
'So anyway, what are you doing today?' Joey asked.
'Nothing really, why'd you ask?'
'I have and audition today and I wanted one of you to come with me, you know, for moral support.'
Rachel nodded, she didn't have anything to do today so why not? 'What's the part?'
'I wanted to audition in this part on Will and Grace. I'm gunna play this mail man that comes to Grace's office and she falls in love with him but somehow Jack messes it up.'
'Wow that's a good part.' Chandler said before getting up and grabbing his briefcase. 'Good luck with that man I hope you get it.' He patted Joey on the back and then said to Monica 'I'll be in a meeting all afternoon sweetie so I wont be home until tonight.'
'Didn't you just have a meeting yesterday?' Monica asked frowning. Chandler looked blankly for a moment, looking to Ross as if trying to think an explanation.
'Yeah but we're closing a deal with another company and so we're doing to have a lot of meetings.' He hurriedly explained, he then gave Monica a kiss on the cheek, said goodbye to his friends and walked out.
*Yeah, nice try Chandler Bing * Ross thought *I'll find out what you're up to *