Best Friends

*Okay, here's the next chapter! Thanks mncali for the help with this one! More will be posted soon!*

Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters....except Joshua :)

He wanted nothing more than to kiss her, she wanted nothing more than to kiss him, all of the sudden he started to lean in and so did she and just before they could catch themselves from making a big mistake....something happened that neither of them ever expected......there was a knock at the door. "I'll get it"
Monica got up and ran to the door to see who it was, wondering who could be coming over at this time, but as she looked through the peep hole, she couldn't believe who stood on the other side....it was Joshua.

"Who is it?"

"It's....it's Joshua"

"Are you going to answer it?"

"I don't know"

She didn't know what to do. She was about to kiss the one guy that she trusts and the one on the other side of that door was the guy who she once trusted with her heart and got crushed. But there must be some reason why he would be knocking on her door, so she opened it. "Joshua..."

"Hey Mon"

"What...what are you doing here?"

"I, uh...I was kinda hopin' that we could, uh, maybe, um...talk for a little bit"

He peered inside only to see Chandler sitting patiently on the couch waiting for all of this to be over. He couldn't believe that Monica was seeing someone else, of all people...him. "Oh, I see you have company"

"I'm not much of company, I was just having a friendly little visit with her, if you want, I can leave and leave you two to talk"

"NO Chandler, don't leave...Josh, if you have something to say, you can say it infront of the both of us...now what do you have to say?!?"

"I just came here to say...what I wanted to tell you was....I still love you"

Monica couldn't believe what he was saying. The guy who claimed he loved her 3 years ago but wanted to explore other options, leaving her behind like that..."oh, I have to leave you behind but I still love you" what a friggin' JERK!!!

"Well...it's too late now"

"Yeah, I kinda noticed that when I saw him sitting on the couch..."

"Oh, Chandler? No no, you know he's my best friend, he's always over here, there's nothing going on with us"

Chandler looked at her suprised. How could she lie about us. There IS something there, before he walked in they were about to kiss...I think that at least counts for SOMETHING.

"Oh...well, I just had to tell you this because I feel horrible about what I did"

"And you waited 3 years to tell me this?"

"No, I had no choice....do you really want to know why I left 3 years ago?"

"I thought it was b/c you wanted to explore other options"

"No, that's not why. I never told you this, but....I have a daughter....or should I say, had."

"Do what?!?!"

"Yes Monica, I had a daughter in Chicago. It all happened a long time ago, before I ever met you, and I guess I just never wanted to tell you about her b/c I know how much you love children and you would of wanted to have her here with us...but the fact of the matter is, I didn't leave things very good with her mother, Patricia, after she was born and after I moved to New York, I never talked to her again....until 3 years ago she called me and told me that Haven was diagnosed with cancer and only had 3 months left so I had to go....well I went, and I spent what little time I had left with her until she passed. I stayed there in Chicago for 2 and half more years and helped with the grieving process...now I had to come back and tell you this."

Monica was shocked. She couldn't believe that Joshua had a little girl and never told her about it. This was all too much for her to take in at the moment and she didn't want to talk to him, or anyone for that matter, except Chandler...he was the one who'd comfort her, but wait...her and Chandler were up to something before she opened that door, could she really expect him to be here for her now when she just left things up in the air with him?

"Joshua...I don't know what to say, I mean, I missed you so much while you were gone and the only one here for me was Chandler, and all I can say is that...I'm not in a place right now where I want a relationship"

This statement made Chandler wonder what the hell she was talking about. She was just about to kiss him....how could she say this?

"Oh, well I understand, I just had to tell you that. I couldn't live the rest of my life w/o you knowing that"

"Okay...now I know"

"Well, I think I'm going to go now...hope you have a great life"

"You too...g'bye"

"Bye"

Monica shut the door behind him. She couldn't believe all this was happening. Why did she have to go and say those things to Joshua and let Chandler hear them. Now he probably thinks that she's just going to play him or something. She had to fix things fast, and REALLY fast.

"Look, Chandler...about what I said to Joshua...."

"Mon, it's okay, I understand....it's just, why would you almost kiss me then tell him that you're not looking for a relationship?"

"I meant a relationship with him....I couldn't just put myself out there like that again and get hurt by the person that broke my heart once before. He's not who I'm meant to be with..."

"Oh....who do you think you're meant to be with?"

Monica looked deeply into Chandler's eyes. It was now or never, and she had to show him that he was the one that she wanted to spend the rest of her life with....so she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him into one of the most passionate kisses she'd ever had. Chandler was suprised by this, but reluctantly kissed back. All of the sudden she pulled away from him.

"Does that answer your question?"

*And that's the end of chapter 3! Hope you all liked it! Please send me some reviews and I'll get the 4th chapter posted up soon! Thanks!!!*