Chapter 5 "That Summer"
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Pete hung up the phone for what felt like the billionth time that night. Where was she, he thought as he started dialing Monica's hotel room again. He had tried many, many times before, hearing the same endless ringing over the phone he once again hung up. He then started thinking about the trip Monica had taken. There was some small detail he couldn't put his finger on, something that was familiar, something her mother had brought up at one time about this place she was visiting. She had seemed a little nervous when they had been talking on the phone earlier. Thinking about Monica made him remember how much he loved her; he knew he did with all of his heart. He had to find out what it was about her trip that was bothering her. He thought hard for awhile tell finally he had it. She had had a relationship with a boy there many years ago, Monica's mother and told him all about it. What was his name, he thought, Chester-Charles? Then he thought what if she was with him right now. He wished he had gone with her, he knew that there was no other woman like her in the world. Once again he dialed her number, and once again no answer.
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Monica forced her eyes open; she winced as the sun hit her face. She looked won at what she was wearing; she had on Chandler's T-shirt and jeans. He had given them to her to wear last night, they had been sitting on the porch when rain started to pour soaking her clothes. Chandler's clothes smelled of his aftershave. She smiled remembering everything that had happened the previous night. She sat up and got out of bed. She knew that Chandler was a morning person, and liked to start his days kayaking in the lake about half a mile from his house. She then walked into the bathroom to take her morning's bath before she would head out to Chandler's.
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Chandler sat in his Kayak on the water, many thoughts were running through is mind. His thoughts were mainly about Monica and why she had come, but his mind was also on Pete, what it was about him that Monica loved. He couldn't believe that after all the years he still had these feelings for Monica. What was it about her that made him feel this way. Monica, he realized, she was going to be here very soon. He then grabbed his paddle and started to head back to shore.
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When Monica had finished her bath she went back to her room and got dressed. As she walked down into the hotel lobby ready to go to Chandler's a man at the front desk stopped her.
"Ma'am," he called.
"Yes," Monica said heading towards him.
"You had a few messages last night," he said.
"I did," she asked surprised.
"Yes, all from a Mr. Pete Becker," he said.
"Oh, god," she said. "Was something wrong," she wondered.
"No, he just seemed concerned about you," he said.
"Okay, thank you," she said, then looked won at her watch and saw it was almost noon. "If he calls again can you tell him that I went shopping and will call him as soon as I get back," she asked?
"Sure," the man said and went back to work.
"Monica then started to get worried what if Pete knew why Monica had come. What if somehow he knew she had lied to him and was seeing Chandler, instead of what she had really told him? She then started her car and headed for Chandler's, unaware that as soon as she pulled away, Pete once again called.
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Chandler sat on the porch awaiting Monica's arrival, he could just barely hear and see the sound of her engine at the end of the driveway. He got up and walked down the porch, her car pulled up right in front of him. She got out of the car, she surprised him by coming up to him and kissing him on the cheek.
"Hi," she said, "Where's the surprise," she asked.
Chandler last night before she left had asked her to come over at noon because he had something he wanted to show her.
"Well I've kind of got some bad news," Chandler said.
"What," Monica asked concerned.
"Well, with how the clouds look we are probably going to get soaked," Chandler said.
"So we get wet, big deal I wanna see what this surprise is," Monica said.
Chandler smiled, she had always been the kind of person who was determined to do everything no matter what obstacles there were.
"Alright, I hope you remember that when your about to two miles away from here, wet and cold," he said smiling at her.
"I promise I won't complain," she said.
About half an hour later, Monica and Chandler were sitting in the canoe, Chandler rowing down the crick.
"What do you remember most about our summer together," Monica asked Chandler curious.
"All of it," he said.
"Something in particular," she asked?
"no," he said. "I don't think that I could pick one moment over another," "The whole summer was perfect. In my whole life so far that summer was the best," Chandler said.
"He started at her for a minute, as soon as he was sure she wasn't going to say anything he continued.
"I didn't plan on falling in love with you, and I could never forget one single moment of that summer.
Monica started at him, no one had every said anything like that to her. Never had anyone been so honest, or spoke from the heart to her. Then there was a peaceful silence, but not much later did Chandler break it.
"here we are," he aid helping Monica out of the canoe. "Now close your eyes."
Monica did so, she loved the way Chandler's smooth skin lightly touched hers, guiding her towards the spot.
"Okay," he said stopping her. "Open you eyes."
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End of Chapter 5. I will try to start making these a little bit longer.
Thanks for all the Reviews, please keep them coming.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters or the story "The Notebook"
Pete hung up the phone for what felt like the billionth time that night. Where was she, he thought as he started dialing Monica's hotel room again. He had tried many, many times before, hearing the same endless ringing over the phone he once again hung up. He then started thinking about the trip Monica had taken. There was some small detail he couldn't put his finger on, something that was familiar, something her mother had brought up at one time about this place she was visiting. She had seemed a little nervous when they had been talking on the phone earlier. Thinking about Monica made him remember how much he loved her; he knew he did with all of his heart. He had to find out what it was about her trip that was bothering her. He thought hard for awhile tell finally he had it. She had had a relationship with a boy there many years ago, Monica's mother and told him all about it. What was his name, he thought, Chester-Charles? Then he thought what if she was with him right now. He wished he had gone with her, he knew that there was no other woman like her in the world. Once again he dialed her number, and once again no answer.
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Monica forced her eyes open; she winced as the sun hit her face. She looked won at what she was wearing; she had on Chandler's T-shirt and jeans. He had given them to her to wear last night, they had been sitting on the porch when rain started to pour soaking her clothes. Chandler's clothes smelled of his aftershave. She smiled remembering everything that had happened the previous night. She sat up and got out of bed. She knew that Chandler was a morning person, and liked to start his days kayaking in the lake about half a mile from his house. She then walked into the bathroom to take her morning's bath before she would head out to Chandler's.
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Chandler sat in his Kayak on the water, many thoughts were running through is mind. His thoughts were mainly about Monica and why she had come, but his mind was also on Pete, what it was about him that Monica loved. He couldn't believe that after all the years he still had these feelings for Monica. What was it about her that made him feel this way. Monica, he realized, she was going to be here very soon. He then grabbed his paddle and started to head back to shore.
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When Monica had finished her bath she went back to her room and got dressed. As she walked down into the hotel lobby ready to go to Chandler's a man at the front desk stopped her.
"Ma'am," he called.
"Yes," Monica said heading towards him.
"You had a few messages last night," he said.
"I did," she asked surprised.
"Yes, all from a Mr. Pete Becker," he said.
"Oh, god," she said. "Was something wrong," she wondered.
"No, he just seemed concerned about you," he said.
"Okay, thank you," she said, then looked won at her watch and saw it was almost noon. "If he calls again can you tell him that I went shopping and will call him as soon as I get back," she asked?
"Sure," the man said and went back to work.
"Monica then started to get worried what if Pete knew why Monica had come. What if somehow he knew she had lied to him and was seeing Chandler, instead of what she had really told him? She then started her car and headed for Chandler's, unaware that as soon as she pulled away, Pete once again called.
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Chandler sat on the porch awaiting Monica's arrival, he could just barely hear and see the sound of her engine at the end of the driveway. He got up and walked down the porch, her car pulled up right in front of him. She got out of the car, she surprised him by coming up to him and kissing him on the cheek.
"Hi," she said, "Where's the surprise," she asked.
Chandler last night before she left had asked her to come over at noon because he had something he wanted to show her.
"Well I've kind of got some bad news," Chandler said.
"What," Monica asked concerned.
"Well, with how the clouds look we are probably going to get soaked," Chandler said.
"So we get wet, big deal I wanna see what this surprise is," Monica said.
Chandler smiled, she had always been the kind of person who was determined to do everything no matter what obstacles there were.
"Alright, I hope you remember that when your about to two miles away from here, wet and cold," he said smiling at her.
"I promise I won't complain," she said.
About half an hour later, Monica and Chandler were sitting in the canoe, Chandler rowing down the crick.
"What do you remember most about our summer together," Monica asked Chandler curious.
"All of it," he said.
"Something in particular," she asked?
"no," he said. "I don't think that I could pick one moment over another," "The whole summer was perfect. In my whole life so far that summer was the best," Chandler said.
"He started at her for a minute, as soon as he was sure she wasn't going to say anything he continued.
"I didn't plan on falling in love with you, and I could never forget one single moment of that summer.
Monica started at him, no one had every said anything like that to her. Never had anyone been so honest, or spoke from the heart to her. Then there was a peaceful silence, but not much later did Chandler break it.
"here we are," he aid helping Monica out of the canoe. "Now close your eyes."
Monica did so, she loved the way Chandler's smooth skin lightly touched hers, guiding her towards the spot.
"Okay," he said stopping her. "Open you eyes."
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End of Chapter 5. I will try to start making these a little bit longer.