Desperate Times and Desperate Measures
"A whole week?" Chandler asked. He didn't quite understand what he was supposed to do. "You should ask Joey. He's the actor." Chandler coaxed nervously.
"No, it has to be you. Please, Chandler, I will do anything."
"So, you want me to go to your brother's wedding as an imaginary boyfriend of yours named Chad?" He asked flatly. Monica winced and nodded, scrunching her face as if he was going to slap it. He sighed and stared at her for a long moment before a small smile broke across his face. "Alright. I'll do it."
"You will?" Monica shrieked happily. "I could kiss you!" She said after she had embraced him. Chandler gave her a weird look. "But I won't." Was her response.
"Okay, well, we'd better get packing. You can explain the rest, because oh boy do I want to hear it, on the plane." Chandler said. He smiled. "You're all right." He added.
"Hey, well, you're not too bad yourself." Monica said with a soft smile before going back across the hall to her apartment.
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The airport was packed, and Monica was thankful to get two tickets on a low- cost flight to LAX. Monica waited patiently as Chandler's bags were checked, and both got onto the plane. Once they were up in the air, Chandler smiled.
"Okay. Spill. What's the whole situation with you? Sibling rivalry?" He asked. Monica fake laughed.
"Good one." She said. Chandler narrowed his eyes. "Okay. Well, my brother Ross, who's getting married, well, he has always been the "Golden Child." Monica air quoted. "My parents have cherished that boy like he was next in line to be king. And after years upon years upon years of my mother's constant nagging about me not being married at 29-"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait." Chandler said pointing a finger towards her. "You're 29?" He raised his eyebrows. Monica nodded.
"Why, is that weird?" She asked.
"No, I just never would have guessed. I thought you were so much younger." He said. Monica laughed.
"If this wasn't strictly business I would so be in your pants right now." Monica said, but paused after she saw a nun two seats ahead of her give her a disapproving glair.
"What, there's no perks to this job?" Chandler asked jokingly. Monica never answered that.
"Like I was saying, after all the nagging I guess I kind of made up my own boyfriend to impress her." Monica said. "Is that pathetic or what?" She laughed at herself.
"No...Okay, yeah it is." Chandler teased and Monica playfully hit his arm.
"What about you?" Monica asked. Chandler sighed.
"To start things off, my dad is gay. My mom is a writer. And I was an only child." He said simply. Monica laughed.
"Bad combination?" She asked.
"I don't know, you tell me." Chandler stopped laughing and looked her straight in the eyes. Monica kept his glance and smiled whole-heartedly.
"What?" She asked hopefully.
"Well, one more thing about your brother." Chandler began. Monica nodded. "He had to be one helluva guy to be compared to you."
'Why doesn't he just ask me out?' Monica's mind raced. 'Should I do it?' Then Monica remembered where they were headed, and pondered as she stared out the window.
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"Ladies and gentlemen-" the intercom rung, pulling Monica out of her slumber. She yawned and stretched, glimpsing over at Chandler, who was reading his magazine for the fiftieth time. She smiled.
"Are we landing soon?" She asked. Chandler looked at his watch.
"Not unless we're early. We still have 30 minutes." He said. "While you're up, I have a few questions about what all I'm doing."
"I wish I knew. All I know, is you have to be the ideal guy, and we have to break up." Monica shared. Chandler gasped.
"You're breaking up with Chad? It's like a soap opera!" He said humorously. Monica sighed.
"Yea. At first I figured that I could call my mom and say Chad and I broke up, which is what I should have done a long time ago. But it would be a lot more dramatic if we broke up in front of everyone." Chandler looked puzzled.
"W-why didn't you do it?" He asked. Monica shrugged.
"Do what?" She asked.
"Why didn't you just tell your mom you and Chad broke up?"
"I don't know I-" Monica paused. "I guess I just really liked Chad." She smiled embarrassed. In fact, Chandler saw the hint of red appear across her velvety cheeks.
"What does Chad do?" Chandler asked.
"He's a doctor." Monica nodded.
"Wow. I'm a doctor." Chandler said happily. "Chandler Bing: MD" Monica cleared her through.
"No, Chad Derricks: MD." Monica corrected. "Chandler, you really need to BE Chad."
"Okay, I can BE Chad." Chandler laughed. "I'll work on it."
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"Monica!" Shrieked an overly excited Rachel. Monica extended her arms to greet her long lost friend, while Ross and Chandler shook hands. "It's been so long! I can't believe you're here!" Rachel gushed.
"I know. It has been a long time." Monica smiled back.
"You must be Chad." Rachel greeted as she shimmied over to Chandler and extended her hand, and Chandler reacted by taking it and kissing her knuckles.
"Congratulations." He smiled charmingly. Rachel laughed.
'Just like something Chad would do.' Monica thought with a smile.
"Why thank you." Rachel and Ross said in unison. Ross put an arm around Monica.
"And just think, maybe soon we'll be getting together for YOUR wedding." Ross smiled teasingly. Monica's stomach turned.
"M-Maybe." She smiled weakly.
"Okay! Well, let's get you guys to the beach house. We've still got so much to do," Rachel smiled, before pulling Ross' face down and planting a plane kiss on his lips. Monica smiled.
"A lot of explaining too. I would like to know just how you guys came to be." Chandler said. Ross and Rachel seemed happy to share. Monica smiled. This was really going to work.
XOXOELIZABETHXOXO
"A whole week?" Chandler asked. He didn't quite understand what he was supposed to do. "You should ask Joey. He's the actor." Chandler coaxed nervously.
"No, it has to be you. Please, Chandler, I will do anything."
"So, you want me to go to your brother's wedding as an imaginary boyfriend of yours named Chad?" He asked flatly. Monica winced and nodded, scrunching her face as if he was going to slap it. He sighed and stared at her for a long moment before a small smile broke across his face. "Alright. I'll do it."
"You will?" Monica shrieked happily. "I could kiss you!" She said after she had embraced him. Chandler gave her a weird look. "But I won't." Was her response.
"Okay, well, we'd better get packing. You can explain the rest, because oh boy do I want to hear it, on the plane." Chandler said. He smiled. "You're all right." He added.
"Hey, well, you're not too bad yourself." Monica said with a soft smile before going back across the hall to her apartment.
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The airport was packed, and Monica was thankful to get two tickets on a low- cost flight to LAX. Monica waited patiently as Chandler's bags were checked, and both got onto the plane. Once they were up in the air, Chandler smiled.
"Okay. Spill. What's the whole situation with you? Sibling rivalry?" He asked. Monica fake laughed.
"Good one." She said. Chandler narrowed his eyes. "Okay. Well, my brother Ross, who's getting married, well, he has always been the "Golden Child." Monica air quoted. "My parents have cherished that boy like he was next in line to be king. And after years upon years upon years of my mother's constant nagging about me not being married at 29-"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait." Chandler said pointing a finger towards her. "You're 29?" He raised his eyebrows. Monica nodded.
"Why, is that weird?" She asked.
"No, I just never would have guessed. I thought you were so much younger." He said. Monica laughed.
"If this wasn't strictly business I would so be in your pants right now." Monica said, but paused after she saw a nun two seats ahead of her give her a disapproving glair.
"What, there's no perks to this job?" Chandler asked jokingly. Monica never answered that.
"Like I was saying, after all the nagging I guess I kind of made up my own boyfriend to impress her." Monica said. "Is that pathetic or what?" She laughed at herself.
"No...Okay, yeah it is." Chandler teased and Monica playfully hit his arm.
"What about you?" Monica asked. Chandler sighed.
"To start things off, my dad is gay. My mom is a writer. And I was an only child." He said simply. Monica laughed.
"Bad combination?" She asked.
"I don't know, you tell me." Chandler stopped laughing and looked her straight in the eyes. Monica kept his glance and smiled whole-heartedly.
"What?" She asked hopefully.
"Well, one more thing about your brother." Chandler began. Monica nodded. "He had to be one helluva guy to be compared to you."
'Why doesn't he just ask me out?' Monica's mind raced. 'Should I do it?' Then Monica remembered where they were headed, and pondered as she stared out the window.
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"Ladies and gentlemen-" the intercom rung, pulling Monica out of her slumber. She yawned and stretched, glimpsing over at Chandler, who was reading his magazine for the fiftieth time. She smiled.
"Are we landing soon?" She asked. Chandler looked at his watch.
"Not unless we're early. We still have 30 minutes." He said. "While you're up, I have a few questions about what all I'm doing."
"I wish I knew. All I know, is you have to be the ideal guy, and we have to break up." Monica shared. Chandler gasped.
"You're breaking up with Chad? It's like a soap opera!" He said humorously. Monica sighed.
"Yea. At first I figured that I could call my mom and say Chad and I broke up, which is what I should have done a long time ago. But it would be a lot more dramatic if we broke up in front of everyone." Chandler looked puzzled.
"W-why didn't you do it?" He asked. Monica shrugged.
"Do what?" She asked.
"Why didn't you just tell your mom you and Chad broke up?"
"I don't know I-" Monica paused. "I guess I just really liked Chad." She smiled embarrassed. In fact, Chandler saw the hint of red appear across her velvety cheeks.
"What does Chad do?" Chandler asked.
"He's a doctor." Monica nodded.
"Wow. I'm a doctor." Chandler said happily. "Chandler Bing: MD" Monica cleared her through.
"No, Chad Derricks: MD." Monica corrected. "Chandler, you really need to BE Chad."
"Okay, I can BE Chad." Chandler laughed. "I'll work on it."
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"Monica!" Shrieked an overly excited Rachel. Monica extended her arms to greet her long lost friend, while Ross and Chandler shook hands. "It's been so long! I can't believe you're here!" Rachel gushed.
"I know. It has been a long time." Monica smiled back.
"You must be Chad." Rachel greeted as she shimmied over to Chandler and extended her hand, and Chandler reacted by taking it and kissing her knuckles.
"Congratulations." He smiled charmingly. Rachel laughed.
'Just like something Chad would do.' Monica thought with a smile.
"Why thank you." Rachel and Ross said in unison. Ross put an arm around Monica.
"And just think, maybe soon we'll be getting together for YOUR wedding." Ross smiled teasingly. Monica's stomach turned.
"M-Maybe." She smiled weakly.
"Okay! Well, let's get you guys to the beach house. We've still got so much to do," Rachel smiled, before pulling Ross' face down and planting a plane kiss on his lips. Monica smiled.
"A lot of explaining too. I would like to know just how you guys came to be." Chandler said. Ross and Rachel seemed happy to share. Monica smiled. This was really going to work.
XOXOELIZABETHXOXO