Hey again everyone! Sorry for the wait but my mom and I went to visit my
sister yesterday and she lives quite a ways away so I didn't have time to
post it. Lol, I enjoyed your excited review, Tricia. I can't answer most
of you guys' questions, but I can say that I *never* plan on killing off
any of the friends in a story. I just couldn't do that. I can barely read
a fic where someone dies, let alone write one. =D
Oh, and also, when I said that Phoebe was upset in the last chapter, I meant over having to leave the campground because she had looked forward to the trip so much.
Life tip for everybody: When you have a push-mower which has a bag, ALWAYS make sure the bag on right, otherwise it'll fall off while you're mowing and . . . well, you get the point.
But anyway, yeah, I'm glad people are enjoying, and here's the fourth chapter.
Bad Company Chapter 4: A Familiar Face
Monica woke in the morning to Chandler kissing her lightly on the cheek. She smiled and opened her eyes, "What time is it?"
Chandler glanced at his watch, "Nine-thirty." He was already dressed and looked like he had been awake for a while.
"Wow, that's late for me." Monica sat up and stretched as much as she could in the small confines of the tent.
"What about me?" Chandler asked.
"You? Nah, remember when you were jobless there for a while?"
"Yeah, thanks for reminding me."
Monica grinned and got ready to go outside. "You would sleep until noon then. You've gotten better though."
Outside the tent, the weather had worsened over night. The day was overcast and slightly chilly, and the impending scent of rain clung to the air. The lack of sunlight made it look as if it were still night in the forest.
As she stood up, Monica wrapped her arms around herself and shivered. "Of course, I didn't bring a sweater or jacket."
Phoebe walked up from where she and Joey had started a small campfire. "Wow. You, Monica, who is always prepared?" Phoebe smiled and started off to her tent, "I've got a long sleeved shirt you can wear."
"Thanks, Phoebe." Monica followed Chandler to where Ross and Rachel were sitting near the fire. "How did you guys sleep?"
Ross sighed. "Rachel kept tossing and turning. And in a tent that is five feet wide it was kind of hard for me to get to sleep, also."
Chandler grinned at Ross's sarcasm and asked, "Why couldn't you sleep, Rach?"
"I don't know, I guess I just didn't feel tired. But, Mr. Egotistical over here doesn't seem to be able to understand that." Rachel glared at Ross. The truth was that she hadn't been able to sleep because of the unnerving feelings that kept rushing into her head. She had hoped they would go away as time wore on, but instead they only got stronger.
Rachel didn't want to tell her friends about these feelings because she didn't want to make a big deal out of it. They were most likely nothing, and she knew that especially Monica and Phoebe would make too much of them.
Before Rachel and Ross could start to argue, Joey change dthe subject.
"So guys, I was thinking maybe I would visit the nearest store today. Phoebe said we are running low on food already and that I can use her car. Anyone want to go with me?"
"I'll go!" Rachel jumped up. She was pretty sure that if she got out of this place and back into civilization, just for a small amount of time, she might feel a little better.
"Chandler, if you go can you pick up a few things for me?" Monica asked. "I think I'm going to stay here."
"Sure, whatever you want," Chandler replied. "You trying to get rid of me?" he joked.
Monica smiled, "No, I just don't feel like being social right now."
Everyone immediately turned to her with shocked looks on their faces.
Monica looked around at them, "What?"
"First you didn't bring a sweater, and now you don't feel like being social? I don't think I like what the wilderness is doing to you," Ross stated, only partly joking.
Joey, Rachel, and Chandler left an hour later, and the remaining three sat silently around the fire for a while. Finally, Phoebe broke the silence.
"So what does everyone really think of Chandler?"
"Phoebe!" Monica laughed. "Isn't that the second time you've asked that question?"
"Yeah . . . yeah, it is. Maybe I really want to know!" Phoebe grinned.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
After driving twenty-five miles to the next town, the rest of the gang were separated in a grocery store, each assigned different things to get. Chandler was a bit embarrassed to be in the feminine products aisle, getting the pregnancy test that Monica had asked for. She knew it was a little early to tell, but she had said that she had a good feeling about the previous night.
He was checking out the different types, wondering what the heck the difference was between them all, when he heard a familiar voice behind him.
"Oh, my, god!"
Chandler turned slowly around. Why did this always happen? "Janice!"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Monica nervously paced back and forth in front of the tents. "Why are they so late? What if something happened to them?"
"Calm down, Mon, I'm sure there was just a long line at the store or something. Everything's fine-" Phoebe was cut off when they saw Chandler, Joey, and Rachel walking up.
After jogging over to meet Chandler, Monica looked him up and down. "Oh, you're okay!" Then she slapped him on the arm. "Where were you?!?"
"Ouch! Hey, it's not my fault. I ran into Janice."
"For two hours??"
"Yeah, believe it or not. She insisted on telling each of us individually how her and her husband just got a divorce. Then, she asked me if I wanted to get back together." Chandler grinned, walking past Monica to hand grocery bags to Phoebe.
Monica looked horrified. "Well, what did you say?"
"Oh, I told her yes. I'm pretty sure I can make time for the both of you," he paused, waiting for her reaction, but when she just stared at him he continued. "What are you, kidding? Of course I told her no!" He grinned and walked back over to Monica. "She insisted that we could make it work, and I kept reminding her that I was married, then finally she just got pissed off and would only talked to Joey and Rachel."
Rachel watched the two, smiling slightly. It turned out that getting away from the campground had helped. Only the feelings returned when they had pulled back into the small parking lot. She wished she had someway to explain them to her friends.
~*~*~*~*~*~
11:23pm
Monica smiled contentedly and she watched Chandler's sleeping form. She kissed him lightly on the cheek, then reached over to a corner of the tent and retrieved the pregnancy test. She had decided that she would take it tonight, and since the camp's owner never seemed to sleep, she would use his bathroom.
She quietly left the tent and headed to the office.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Clark Binder watched the woman approaching his cabin. He didn't know what she wanted, but he did know that this was his chance to finally follow through with the things he had been planning. He took a deep breath and stood by the door, waiting to answer it.
~*~*~*~*~*~ 2:56am
Chandler woke up slightly and went to put his arm around Monica, but felt that she wasn't there. He opened his eyes and looked around the tent. Then he unzipped the tent entry and stood up outside, checking the campsite.
"Monica?"
But she was nowhere in sight.
Okay, that's it for chapter four! I appreciated all the great reviews, and please r&r this chapter, let me know what you thought. Thanks!!
Oh, and also, when I said that Phoebe was upset in the last chapter, I meant over having to leave the campground because she had looked forward to the trip so much.
Life tip for everybody: When you have a push-mower which has a bag, ALWAYS make sure the bag on right, otherwise it'll fall off while you're mowing and . . . well, you get the point.
But anyway, yeah, I'm glad people are enjoying, and here's the fourth chapter.
Bad Company Chapter 4: A Familiar Face
Monica woke in the morning to Chandler kissing her lightly on the cheek. She smiled and opened her eyes, "What time is it?"
Chandler glanced at his watch, "Nine-thirty." He was already dressed and looked like he had been awake for a while.
"Wow, that's late for me." Monica sat up and stretched as much as she could in the small confines of the tent.
"What about me?" Chandler asked.
"You? Nah, remember when you were jobless there for a while?"
"Yeah, thanks for reminding me."
Monica grinned and got ready to go outside. "You would sleep until noon then. You've gotten better though."
Outside the tent, the weather had worsened over night. The day was overcast and slightly chilly, and the impending scent of rain clung to the air. The lack of sunlight made it look as if it were still night in the forest.
As she stood up, Monica wrapped her arms around herself and shivered. "Of course, I didn't bring a sweater or jacket."
Phoebe walked up from where she and Joey had started a small campfire. "Wow. You, Monica, who is always prepared?" Phoebe smiled and started off to her tent, "I've got a long sleeved shirt you can wear."
"Thanks, Phoebe." Monica followed Chandler to where Ross and Rachel were sitting near the fire. "How did you guys sleep?"
Ross sighed. "Rachel kept tossing and turning. And in a tent that is five feet wide it was kind of hard for me to get to sleep, also."
Chandler grinned at Ross's sarcasm and asked, "Why couldn't you sleep, Rach?"
"I don't know, I guess I just didn't feel tired. But, Mr. Egotistical over here doesn't seem to be able to understand that." Rachel glared at Ross. The truth was that she hadn't been able to sleep because of the unnerving feelings that kept rushing into her head. She had hoped they would go away as time wore on, but instead they only got stronger.
Rachel didn't want to tell her friends about these feelings because she didn't want to make a big deal out of it. They were most likely nothing, and she knew that especially Monica and Phoebe would make too much of them.
Before Rachel and Ross could start to argue, Joey change dthe subject.
"So guys, I was thinking maybe I would visit the nearest store today. Phoebe said we are running low on food already and that I can use her car. Anyone want to go with me?"
"I'll go!" Rachel jumped up. She was pretty sure that if she got out of this place and back into civilization, just for a small amount of time, she might feel a little better.
"Chandler, if you go can you pick up a few things for me?" Monica asked. "I think I'm going to stay here."
"Sure, whatever you want," Chandler replied. "You trying to get rid of me?" he joked.
Monica smiled, "No, I just don't feel like being social right now."
Everyone immediately turned to her with shocked looks on their faces.
Monica looked around at them, "What?"
"First you didn't bring a sweater, and now you don't feel like being social? I don't think I like what the wilderness is doing to you," Ross stated, only partly joking.
Joey, Rachel, and Chandler left an hour later, and the remaining three sat silently around the fire for a while. Finally, Phoebe broke the silence.
"So what does everyone really think of Chandler?"
"Phoebe!" Monica laughed. "Isn't that the second time you've asked that question?"
"Yeah . . . yeah, it is. Maybe I really want to know!" Phoebe grinned.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
After driving twenty-five miles to the next town, the rest of the gang were separated in a grocery store, each assigned different things to get. Chandler was a bit embarrassed to be in the feminine products aisle, getting the pregnancy test that Monica had asked for. She knew it was a little early to tell, but she had said that she had a good feeling about the previous night.
He was checking out the different types, wondering what the heck the difference was between them all, when he heard a familiar voice behind him.
"Oh, my, god!"
Chandler turned slowly around. Why did this always happen? "Janice!"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Monica nervously paced back and forth in front of the tents. "Why are they so late? What if something happened to them?"
"Calm down, Mon, I'm sure there was just a long line at the store or something. Everything's fine-" Phoebe was cut off when they saw Chandler, Joey, and Rachel walking up.
After jogging over to meet Chandler, Monica looked him up and down. "Oh, you're okay!" Then she slapped him on the arm. "Where were you?!?"
"Ouch! Hey, it's not my fault. I ran into Janice."
"For two hours??"
"Yeah, believe it or not. She insisted on telling each of us individually how her and her husband just got a divorce. Then, she asked me if I wanted to get back together." Chandler grinned, walking past Monica to hand grocery bags to Phoebe.
Monica looked horrified. "Well, what did you say?"
"Oh, I told her yes. I'm pretty sure I can make time for the both of you," he paused, waiting for her reaction, but when she just stared at him he continued. "What are you, kidding? Of course I told her no!" He grinned and walked back over to Monica. "She insisted that we could make it work, and I kept reminding her that I was married, then finally she just got pissed off and would only talked to Joey and Rachel."
Rachel watched the two, smiling slightly. It turned out that getting away from the campground had helped. Only the feelings returned when they had pulled back into the small parking lot. She wished she had someway to explain them to her friends.
~*~*~*~*~*~
11:23pm
Monica smiled contentedly and she watched Chandler's sleeping form. She kissed him lightly on the cheek, then reached over to a corner of the tent and retrieved the pregnancy test. She had decided that she would take it tonight, and since the camp's owner never seemed to sleep, she would use his bathroom.
She quietly left the tent and headed to the office.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Clark Binder watched the woman approaching his cabin. He didn't know what she wanted, but he did know that this was his chance to finally follow through with the things he had been planning. He took a deep breath and stood by the door, waiting to answer it.
~*~*~*~*~*~ 2:56am
Chandler woke up slightly and went to put his arm around Monica, but felt that she wasn't there. He opened his eyes and looked around the tent. Then he unzipped the tent entry and stood up outside, checking the campsite.
"Monica?"
But she was nowhere in sight.
Okay, that's it for chapter four! I appreciated all the great reviews, and please r&r this chapter, let me know what you thought. Thanks!!