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Part Five

Disclaimer: Don't own 'em

That night, after dinner, Chandler asked Monica if she'd like to help him put his kids to bed. She nodded eagerly and he led her up to the bedrooms. After getting all three kids in their pajamas and brushing their teeth, Chandler settled them all down on Tyler's bed. "Which story is it gonna be tonight, guys?" he asked all three kids.

"The rabbit, Daddy, the rabbit!" Lauren said excitedly and Tyler and Emily both nodded happily.

Chandler glanced at Monica, "She means The Velveteen Rabbit. It's their favorite book," he got off the bed and produced the book and began to read.

By the time Chandler finished, all three kids had fallen asleep. And, Chandler noticed happily, Emily had fallen asleep in Monica's lap. Monica smiled at Chandler. He put a finger to his lips and gently picked up Lauren and Monica did the same with Emily. They brought the twins to their room and Chandler tucked both girls into bed and kissed them good-night. Then he went back to Tyler's room and repeated the process.

"Wow." Monica said to Chandler once they were down in the family room again. "You are so lucky that you get to do that every night."

"I guess I am," said Chandler, "I never really thought about it."

"You are an amazing dad," Monica said softly.

"I do my best." Chandler said, "Sometimes I think it's not enough."

"It is," said Monica, "Chandler, those kids are perfect."

"Thank you," said Chandler, "That means a lot to me."

"Do you ever regret having them?"

Chandler was silent for a long time and finally, he shook his head, "No, I don't regret having kids..though sometimes I regret marrying Caroline. She broke my heart. But.I can't ever regret my kids because I love them so much. Without them.I wouldn't have a life at all. But sometimes I do regret Caroline."

"Did you love her?"

Chandler shrugged, "I thought I did.and maybe I did. I don't anymore, though. When she left.I kind of had to get over her pretty quickly. I had three kids to take care of. No time to focus on me."

"I can't believe you've raised them by yourself," she said softly.

"You learn to cope," he shrugged.

Monica was silent for a long time, "Chandler," she finally whispered, "Everything here.you, those kids.that's all I ever want. I want to be a part of this, Chandler."

Chandler looked at her tenderly, "I want you to be a part of this, too," he whispered. He leaned in to kiss her. Soon, the kiss became an incredibly passionate kiss and they found themselves working their way up to Chandler's bedroom. "What about the kids?" Monica whispered as they entered his room.

"I've got baby monitors," he breathed, "I'll hear them if they get up."

"Then continue," Monica said smiling.

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