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the faster i post! anyway, this is where you finally get to find out what
happened to Chandler's wife...and i know the reason she's gone is kinda
cliche, but the point of this story really isn't her...you'll see what the
point is next chapter! so anyway, read and review! oh, and if you guys like
this fic, check out my two other ones: A Second Chance, and Making Peace.
Making Peace is done, and I update A Second Chance frequently...so, anyway,
here's part four!
Part Four
Disclaimer: Sorry, not Crane, Bright or Kaufmann.
Monica looked concerned, "Something I should know?"
"Yeah." Chandler took a deep breath, "I'm um, a, uh, a single dad. I've got three kids. A son and two daughters. Tyler's four, Emily and Lauren are two year old twins."
"Wow." Monica said softly, "Wow, wow."
"Surprised?" he asked gently.
"Yeah, a little. You, um, look pretty young."
"Well, how old are you?" he asked.
"Thirty."
"I'm thirty one.I was only twenty seven when Tyler was born. Not to young, but, yeah, I guess I am pretty young for kids. But I've still got 'em."
Monica nodded, trying to take everything in. "You mind if I ask a question?" she asked.
"Nope, shoot."
"Well, uh, who's their mother?"
"The question I knew was coming," Chandler said, nodding his head, "Well, I got married when I was twenty five. To a woman named Caroline. At first.she was really great. Amazing, really. We both wanted kids, or so I thought. We had Tyler and everything was okay with him. But after she got pregnant with the twins.she just kinda lost it. She couldn't handle being a mom anymore. Too much commitment, she said, too much this, too much that. Whatever it was," Chandler shrugged, "She couldn't take it anymore. She left me three days after Lauren and Emily were born. The only time I've heard from her since is when the divorce papers arrived. I've got full custody of all three kids."
"Wow." Monica said, leaning back against the bench.
"Look," Chandler sighed, "If you don't like kids or you're uncomfortable dating a single dad, you can step away right now. I'd be upset, but honestly, I'd understand. You didn't know about my extra baggage."
"No, no," Monica shook her head, "I don't want to step away, Chandler. I love kids, and I've always wanted them. And I'm having such a great time with you. But I'm just.surprised, I guess."
Chandler nodded, "Well, most people are," he smiled slightly, "So you still want that second date?"
Monica nodded and kissed him gently, "Definitely."
There wasn't just a second date between Monica and Chandler, but a third, fourth and fifth. Each time, Chandler enjoyed himself more and more. After just five dates, he strongly felt that he might be falling in love with Monica. When they'd been dating for about a month, he realized it was time for her to meet his kids. He invited her over for a family dinner. Every time he'd gone out on a date with Monica before, Joey and Phoebe had watched his kids and he'd gone into the city to pick up Monica, so she hadn't so much as caught a glimpse of the kids. And Chandler wanted her first impression to be a good one.
He begged Phoebe to come over and help him make his kids look nice. Chandler had just gotten the hang of getting his kids into school clothes and brushing out Lauren and Emily's hair. He had virtually no idea what to do to put their hair in styles or put the kids in dress clothes. Luckily, Phoebe agreed to help him. She French-braided Lauren and Emily's blond hair and dressed them in cute summer dresses she'd bought them. Chandler managed to get Tyler into a baby blue collared shirt and khaki cargo shorts. Tyler's blond hair was cut into a buzz cut to make it easier in the mornings, so Chandler didn't have to worry about his hair. Once the kids were done, Chandler had to admit they all looked pretty cute.
He'd cooked what he felt was a nice dinner. Before he'd had kids, he'd scarcely known how to fry an egg, but once the kids came and he was the only one around to cook for both himself and them, survival skills had taken over and he'd learned to cook. Phoebe left, wishing him luck and Chandler settled the kids on the couch to watch cartoons while he set the table. Monica arrived right on time.
"Hey," he said as he answered the door and leaned in to kiss her gently, "Welcome."
"Thanks for inviting me," Monica said, and stepped inside, "So where're those three kids I hear so much about."
"Mesmerized by cartoons," Chandler laughed and led her into the family, "Guys?" he asked, breaking the cartoon trance, "Daddy wants you to meet somebody." Chandler snapped off the television set and picked up Both Lauren and Emily in his arms. Tyler stood by his side. "Guys, this is Monica. Monica, this is Emily, Lauren and Tyler."
"Are you Daddy's friend?" asked Tyler curiously.
"I sure am," Monica said.
"Daddy likes you," Tyler revealed.
Monica laughed, "Well, I like him too."
"Okay, guys," Chandler said, placing the twins back on the couch, "I'm gonna keep getting dinner ready," he turned the cartoons back on and went into the kitchen, Monica following him.
"Chandler, they're beautiful," she said once they were in the kitchen.
"Thank you," he said, "Thanks for meeting them, too. It really means a lot to me that you'd want to meet them. They're..my life, you know? I honestly don't know what I'd do if I couldn't see Emily's smile or hear Lauren's laugh or hear Tyler call me 'Daddy'."
Monica shook her head, "So that's what it's like to be a parent, huh?"
"Yeah, pretty much," Chandler smiled and kissed her.
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Part Four
Disclaimer: Sorry, not Crane, Bright or Kaufmann.
Monica looked concerned, "Something I should know?"
"Yeah." Chandler took a deep breath, "I'm um, a, uh, a single dad. I've got three kids. A son and two daughters. Tyler's four, Emily and Lauren are two year old twins."
"Wow." Monica said softly, "Wow, wow."
"Surprised?" he asked gently.
"Yeah, a little. You, um, look pretty young."
"Well, how old are you?" he asked.
"Thirty."
"I'm thirty one.I was only twenty seven when Tyler was born. Not to young, but, yeah, I guess I am pretty young for kids. But I've still got 'em."
Monica nodded, trying to take everything in. "You mind if I ask a question?" she asked.
"Nope, shoot."
"Well, uh, who's their mother?"
"The question I knew was coming," Chandler said, nodding his head, "Well, I got married when I was twenty five. To a woman named Caroline. At first.she was really great. Amazing, really. We both wanted kids, or so I thought. We had Tyler and everything was okay with him. But after she got pregnant with the twins.she just kinda lost it. She couldn't handle being a mom anymore. Too much commitment, she said, too much this, too much that. Whatever it was," Chandler shrugged, "She couldn't take it anymore. She left me three days after Lauren and Emily were born. The only time I've heard from her since is when the divorce papers arrived. I've got full custody of all three kids."
"Wow." Monica said, leaning back against the bench.
"Look," Chandler sighed, "If you don't like kids or you're uncomfortable dating a single dad, you can step away right now. I'd be upset, but honestly, I'd understand. You didn't know about my extra baggage."
"No, no," Monica shook her head, "I don't want to step away, Chandler. I love kids, and I've always wanted them. And I'm having such a great time with you. But I'm just.surprised, I guess."
Chandler nodded, "Well, most people are," he smiled slightly, "So you still want that second date?"
Monica nodded and kissed him gently, "Definitely."
There wasn't just a second date between Monica and Chandler, but a third, fourth and fifth. Each time, Chandler enjoyed himself more and more. After just five dates, he strongly felt that he might be falling in love with Monica. When they'd been dating for about a month, he realized it was time for her to meet his kids. He invited her over for a family dinner. Every time he'd gone out on a date with Monica before, Joey and Phoebe had watched his kids and he'd gone into the city to pick up Monica, so she hadn't so much as caught a glimpse of the kids. And Chandler wanted her first impression to be a good one.
He begged Phoebe to come over and help him make his kids look nice. Chandler had just gotten the hang of getting his kids into school clothes and brushing out Lauren and Emily's hair. He had virtually no idea what to do to put their hair in styles or put the kids in dress clothes. Luckily, Phoebe agreed to help him. She French-braided Lauren and Emily's blond hair and dressed them in cute summer dresses she'd bought them. Chandler managed to get Tyler into a baby blue collared shirt and khaki cargo shorts. Tyler's blond hair was cut into a buzz cut to make it easier in the mornings, so Chandler didn't have to worry about his hair. Once the kids were done, Chandler had to admit they all looked pretty cute.
He'd cooked what he felt was a nice dinner. Before he'd had kids, he'd scarcely known how to fry an egg, but once the kids came and he was the only one around to cook for both himself and them, survival skills had taken over and he'd learned to cook. Phoebe left, wishing him luck and Chandler settled the kids on the couch to watch cartoons while he set the table. Monica arrived right on time.
"Hey," he said as he answered the door and leaned in to kiss her gently, "Welcome."
"Thanks for inviting me," Monica said, and stepped inside, "So where're those three kids I hear so much about."
"Mesmerized by cartoons," Chandler laughed and led her into the family, "Guys?" he asked, breaking the cartoon trance, "Daddy wants you to meet somebody." Chandler snapped off the television set and picked up Both Lauren and Emily in his arms. Tyler stood by his side. "Guys, this is Monica. Monica, this is Emily, Lauren and Tyler."
"Are you Daddy's friend?" asked Tyler curiously.
"I sure am," Monica said.
"Daddy likes you," Tyler revealed.
Monica laughed, "Well, I like him too."
"Okay, guys," Chandler said, placing the twins back on the couch, "I'm gonna keep getting dinner ready," he turned the cartoons back on and went into the kitchen, Monica following him.
"Chandler, they're beautiful," she said once they were in the kitchen.
"Thank you," he said, "Thanks for meeting them, too. It really means a lot to me that you'd want to meet them. They're..my life, you know? I honestly don't know what I'd do if I couldn't see Emily's smile or hear Lauren's laugh or hear Tyler call me 'Daddy'."
Monica shook her head, "So that's what it's like to be a parent, huh?"
"Yeah, pretty much," Chandler smiled and kissed her.
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