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"Never?" Alana breathed, "Not even at my mom's funeral?"
Rachel sighed, "Monica and I went to your mom's funeral, but we didn't see your dad."
"Wait a sec." said Alana, "How come you don't talk to Chandler and Monica anymore, then?"
"Well." Rachel said slowly, "I sort of sided with Monica on the whole thing, and we stayed roommates for a little while. Then I got married, and moved out, and we really did sort of drift apart."
"But.I found you by the name of Rachel Green. Did you keep your last name?"
"No," Rachel said quietly, "I'm divorced."
"Oh." Alana said, wishing she hadn't said anything, "I'm sorry."
"It's all right," Rachel said, "Getting married was a mistake, just like loosing touch with Chandler and Grace was. Let me tell you, Alana, loosing touch with your parents is one of the biggest regrets I have in my life."
"Even after what he did to Monica?" Alana asked, suddenly filled with anger towards her father.
"Alana, I really don't want to say anything bad against your dad." Rachel drifted off.
"Say anything," Alana said, "I'm a bit mad at him for doing that myself."
"Well, it's just.what your dad did was, well, human. It was wrong, I know, but it was wrong, and he didn't follow his heart and all that, but he was scared. He didn't do it to hurt Monica. I know he'd never want to hurt her. A part of me is still mad at him, but.not so mad that I don't regret losing his friendship."
For a few seconds, Alana was silent, her brain trying hard to process all the information she'd just learned. "Rachel." she finally said, "I need.some time to think this all over. But would-would you mind if I called you back some time?"
"Not at all," Rachel said and Alana smiled.
"Thanks.and thanks for telling me the story."
"You're welcome. Though," Rachel's voice turned grim, "a part of me argued I shouldn't tell you the story.that it's Monica and Chandler's business, but.well, Alana, I agree with you. I think they should still be friends, at the very least."
Alana nodded, to herself, and finally said good-bye to Rachel, and hung up. "Wow." she muttered to herself, falling back onto her bed. She wasn't really sure how to feel. She loved her father, and hated feeling resentful towards him, but at the same time, Alana had taken a liking to Monica already. Monica's freuquent e-mails were helping Alana in ways she never expected-and they never failed to put a smile on her face. And she could see Monica's side of the story. But though some things weren't clear to Alana-one thing was. Her father had been without love for many years now, and from what Rachel had said, Alana realized why. All these years she'd wondered why he never had dated or anything, and now the answer was clear. Her father was still in love with Monica. Alana wasn't sure how Monica felt, but a part of her told her the answer was obvious. Monica had never married, didn't have a boyfriend, rarely dated. And from where Alana was standing, only one solution was visible-she had to get them to reconcile.
TBC....
by the way, thanks for putting up w/ this series long enough for me to reveal the problem, i know it took awhile! anyway, thanks for reviewing...PLEASE keep reviewing!
"Never?" Alana breathed, "Not even at my mom's funeral?"
Rachel sighed, "Monica and I went to your mom's funeral, but we didn't see your dad."
"Wait a sec." said Alana, "How come you don't talk to Chandler and Monica anymore, then?"
"Well." Rachel said slowly, "I sort of sided with Monica on the whole thing, and we stayed roommates for a little while. Then I got married, and moved out, and we really did sort of drift apart."
"But.I found you by the name of Rachel Green. Did you keep your last name?"
"No," Rachel said quietly, "I'm divorced."
"Oh." Alana said, wishing she hadn't said anything, "I'm sorry."
"It's all right," Rachel said, "Getting married was a mistake, just like loosing touch with Chandler and Grace was. Let me tell you, Alana, loosing touch with your parents is one of the biggest regrets I have in my life."
"Even after what he did to Monica?" Alana asked, suddenly filled with anger towards her father.
"Alana, I really don't want to say anything bad against your dad." Rachel drifted off.
"Say anything," Alana said, "I'm a bit mad at him for doing that myself."
"Well, it's just.what your dad did was, well, human. It was wrong, I know, but it was wrong, and he didn't follow his heart and all that, but he was scared. He didn't do it to hurt Monica. I know he'd never want to hurt her. A part of me is still mad at him, but.not so mad that I don't regret losing his friendship."
For a few seconds, Alana was silent, her brain trying hard to process all the information she'd just learned. "Rachel." she finally said, "I need.some time to think this all over. But would-would you mind if I called you back some time?"
"Not at all," Rachel said and Alana smiled.
"Thanks.and thanks for telling me the story."
"You're welcome. Though," Rachel's voice turned grim, "a part of me argued I shouldn't tell you the story.that it's Monica and Chandler's business, but.well, Alana, I agree with you. I think they should still be friends, at the very least."
Alana nodded, to herself, and finally said good-bye to Rachel, and hung up. "Wow." she muttered to herself, falling back onto her bed. She wasn't really sure how to feel. She loved her father, and hated feeling resentful towards him, but at the same time, Alana had taken a liking to Monica already. Monica's freuquent e-mails were helping Alana in ways she never expected-and they never failed to put a smile on her face. And she could see Monica's side of the story. But though some things weren't clear to Alana-one thing was. Her father had been without love for many years now, and from what Rachel had said, Alana realized why. All these years she'd wondered why he never had dated or anything, and now the answer was clear. Her father was still in love with Monica. Alana wasn't sure how Monica felt, but a part of her told her the answer was obvious. Monica had never married, didn't have a boyfriend, rarely dated. And from where Alana was standing, only one solution was visible-she had to get them to reconcile.
TBC....
by the way, thanks for putting up w/ this series long enough for me to reveal the problem, i know it took awhile! anyway, thanks for reviewing...PLEASE keep reviewing!
