A/N - WOW! I haven't updated this in SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO long! Sorry and if anyone who was reading this is still reading it then please review! It would mean a lot and again sorry it took so long. But as of June 18th I no longer go to school, even for exams so all I've got to fill my days is shopping, Alton Towers, reading Harry Potter and updating!

~*Nina*~

Monica looked up at Chandler, the man who only yesterday she was wishing to spend more time with. The man she had felt such a connection with. She couldn't give him an answer. All today she had been giving herself excuses. She wasn't ready. She panicked. She didn't know what to do. But now that he was here none of them seemed appropriate.

"Why?" Chandler repeated, "I thought we were getting on?"

Monica looked at him suddenly, "We were!" she almost shouted, "We really were"

"So then why did you leave? You didn't leave a number of anything. I don't even know your last name"

Monica struggled to find the words to explain to him how she felt. To tell him the thoughts that were inside her head, to tell him how she felt whenever she so much as thought of him. No words could ever compare to that.

"I'm sorry" she whispered, "I'm really sorry I just. . . . Well I. . . . . . " Monica struggled to finish, feeling the tears welling up inside her eyes. Feeling she could no longer control them she let them fall, each one sliding silently down her face as she sobbed. As she cried she felt a pair of arms reach out for her, she fell into them and continued to sob - all the emotions of the past year leaving her.

After Monica had finished crying she stayed in Chandler's arms. She felt so warm and protected in them that she didn't want to leave. Eventually Chandler pushed her gently away from his arms and planted a small kiss on her forehead, "You OK?" he asked gently

"I'm fine. I don't even know why I was crying!"

Chandler laughed slightly. "Listen" he began, "Why don't we start over? Pretend the last 24 hours didn't happen. OK?"

"That sounds like the best idea I've heard all year"

"OK then" Chandler took a deep breath and cleared his throat, "Hi. My names Chandler Bing. I'm an actor, I live in LA but every so often I go home to New York"

Monica smiled and began hers, "Hi Chandler. My names Monica Geller. I'm a wardrobe chief, but I used to be a chef. I've only lived in LA for a year"

"It's nice to meet you" Chandler said smiling

"Ditto"

The pair stared at each other. That force that seemed to connect them whenever they stared into each other's eyes started again. Neither of them wanted the moment to end, but both knew it had to. It was Monica, who eventually spoke,

"Well I've only just got this promotion and my boss isn't going to be too impressed if I send the lead out naked so I think we'd better get a move on"

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Monica was idly walking around hers and Rachel's kitchen, trying to think of something to cook for their dinner. Jesus! There was nothing in their kitchen! She reached for the phone, while absently mindedly leafing through the take-out menus with her left hand. Suddenly the phone rang. And Monica screamed. Gaining her composure she picked it up of the floor and answered it.

"Hello"

"Hi Mon it's Chandler"

Monica smiled at the sound of his voice. She and Chandler had been dating for almost a month now and it had been the best month of her life. She just couldn't believe she could feel so much for one person. It was unbelievable.

"Hey" she replied, "So what's up?"

"Nothing, I just wondered if you wanted to come over for dinner tonight?"

"Sure, sounds great"

Chandler sounded visibly relieved; "Hey!" he added almost as an afterthought, "Why don't you bring Rachel?"

"Sure. Why?"

"Cos my roommate will be round later and we can pair them off"

Monica laughed as she and Chandler arranged to meet. She couldn't believe how happy she was with him. It was almost too good to be true.

20 minutes later Monica and Rachel were in Chandler's living room, waiting for his roommate to return home so that they could eat. Monica was starving, she hadn't had a decent meal in ages. Rachel was constantly teasing her about how Monica Geller 'Wonder Chef' now lived off leftovers and take-outs. Monica turned to Rachel and mouthed

"God! I'm hungry! Where is this guy?"

Rachel smiled and shrugged before turning back to the TV.

Eventually Chandler walked in with a relieved look on his face. "OK crises over! He's here!"

Monica giggled and stood up, walking over to Chandler and wrapping her arms around his waist, kissing him lightly before they walked into the kitchen. As soon as she did she wished she had stayed in the living room, or better yet stayed at home. The person in that kitchen was the one person she had come all this way to forget about. The one person, well one of the four people she wanted to never see again. Chandler didn't seem to notice when she tensed, or when she reached for his hand. He did notice when Rachel walked in and had to stifle a scream. He shrugged it off though and simply continued to the introductions.

"Monica, Rachel this is my roommate"

"Joey this is Monica and Rachel. My best fashion buddies and the love of my life"

None of them spoke, or offered the other their hand. They just stood there until Chandler was forced to ask

"Hey, what's going on?"