Old Friends, New Feelings
AN: Yay! I got a review! Thank you Lindsay ( . You can expect a lot of
chapters this week, but not so many in the following because I have camp
where there's no computer. Grrrr.
Disclaimer: I do not own Friends, I do not want to own it. I'd rather just rot my brains out watching it
Chapter 2
Monica stared at her reflection in the mirror. It had been a few weeks since the bad news, and she was starting to get better. When Chandler told her he'd seen Richard with another girl, she had felt her heart plummet to her stomach.
Monica smiled now, thinking of how stupid she had been. It wasn't like he wasn't allowed to date, and everyone rebounds differently, she'd just thought that Richard was different then "the guys". The ones that hurt you, or screwed you over without looking back.
She was finally over him. Well not over him, but over thinking about him twenty-four seven. Her friends had helped her, but not as much as her strong nature. Growing up with Judy had toughened her for things like this.
Giving her hair one final stroke, Monica rose. She was going out to dinner with the gang tonight to celebrate her birthday. She had wanted to do something small, but they had insisted on a fancy evening, saying that she never got a fancy party.
"That's because I like to cook my own birthday meals. Then I get what I want" she had insisted, but they refused to back down, and here she was in her short red skirt and a long sleeved black shirt with a built in red undershirt sticking up over the sweetheart neckline.
She sighed and braced herself for a long evening with Rachel trying to pair her up. Since Rachel and Ross were still very much in love, Rachel was living through Monica, setting her up with all the cute guys she herself couldn't flirt with.
~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~At the resteraunt!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!
Chandler squirmed while Monica opened Joey's stuffed dog. The rest of their group had given Monica such casual gifts, and Chandler wondered why he had ever bought her the necklace she was reaching for right now. It seemed way too formal, and he wondered what she would think.
The remains of their dinner lay before them, Monica had certainly got over her post-break up anorexia, for in front of her lay the bones of the flank steak she's had for dinner, stripped clean of all its meat.
She was unwrapping it now and Chandler couldn't bear to watch. He finally raised his eyes just as she saw the present. He caught the amazed look on her face as she glanced towards him, open mouthed.
"Chandler, oh my god, it's beautiful! I thought we were just doing casual gifts!" she exclaimed
"Yah, well, I saw it in some store and I thought you would like it." He had always been a bad liar. In truth, he had spent hours looking for the perfect gift. He knew she'd be missing Richard, and he had hoped this would make up for it. Plus, he had just gotten his paycheck when he went shopping.
"And what store was that?" inquired Rachel.
Chandler sighed, he knew he was going to be asked this question. "Umm, Tiffany's." He muttered quietly, ignoring the collective gasp that fell upon the gang.
"Chandler, my half birthday's coming up and I only want casual" Phoebe said quickly.
"Way to make us look bad man" Joey said, glancing at his large stuffed dog."
The teasing went on for the rest of the night. It wasn't so bad this time however, because Chandler wasn't leading it. What he did deserved so much worse, and Chandler saw how bad his friends were at his "job".
He ended up sharing a cab home with Monica. He had a funny feeling that Rachel, Joey, Ross, and Phoebe had planned this and knew that Mon was thinking the same thing but neither of them voiced their opinions.
"Chandler." Monica was the first to speak. " I really love the necklace, it's beautiful." She said, handling it nervously. "But why did you spend so much on me?"
"First of all, it's not the necklace that's beautiful, you make it beautiful, secondly, it was on sale, and last but not least, I thought you would need some cheering up tonight" He smiled at her. He knew how she felt, he had lost somebody he'd loved also, just not for as long.
It was different with Monica, he knew that, she had broken it off with Richard, while Kathy had cheated on him. They were two totally different breakups, yet the feelings both encountered had been similar.
Monica smiled back at him, and his heart did what seemed like a belly flop. "Probably had too much salt on my fries" he thought, dismissing the weird feelings. They rode the rest of the way back laughing and talking about the weeks new blockbuster hit Shrek. (AN: sorry, I had to put that in, Shrek is the best movie ever!) @#@#@#@#@#@#@#@#@#Later, in Monica and Rachel's apartment#@#@#@#@#@#@#@#@
Monica flopped down on her bed smiling and clutching the stuffed dog. She had had a great time tonight. Her friends were really great and she had loved her presents. Espicially a certain necklace with a heart charm and her initials on it. She had to hand it to Chandler, he was good at picking presents.
Chandler, just thinking about him made her smile even brighter. They had become closer than ever and she could feel a special bond between them. It wasn't love though, that she was sure of. Kind of.
She couldn't be feeling anything for him, he was her best friend. They had both just gotten out of big relationships. No, she decided, they were just best friends, and sometimes best friends share a bond closer then love. She got into her pajamas and fell asleep anticipating another fun day with him and the gang.
AN: Okay, well it was a little longer chapter this time, but still nothing huge. I think I'm going to stick to short chapters. Do you think things are moving too fast? PLEASE read and review!!!!
Disclaimer: I do not own Friends, I do not want to own it. I'd rather just rot my brains out watching it
Chapter 2
Monica stared at her reflection in the mirror. It had been a few weeks since the bad news, and she was starting to get better. When Chandler told her he'd seen Richard with another girl, she had felt her heart plummet to her stomach.
Monica smiled now, thinking of how stupid she had been. It wasn't like he wasn't allowed to date, and everyone rebounds differently, she'd just thought that Richard was different then "the guys". The ones that hurt you, or screwed you over without looking back.
She was finally over him. Well not over him, but over thinking about him twenty-four seven. Her friends had helped her, but not as much as her strong nature. Growing up with Judy had toughened her for things like this.
Giving her hair one final stroke, Monica rose. She was going out to dinner with the gang tonight to celebrate her birthday. She had wanted to do something small, but they had insisted on a fancy evening, saying that she never got a fancy party.
"That's because I like to cook my own birthday meals. Then I get what I want" she had insisted, but they refused to back down, and here she was in her short red skirt and a long sleeved black shirt with a built in red undershirt sticking up over the sweetheart neckline.
She sighed and braced herself for a long evening with Rachel trying to pair her up. Since Rachel and Ross were still very much in love, Rachel was living through Monica, setting her up with all the cute guys she herself couldn't flirt with.
~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~At the resteraunt!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!
Chandler squirmed while Monica opened Joey's stuffed dog. The rest of their group had given Monica such casual gifts, and Chandler wondered why he had ever bought her the necklace she was reaching for right now. It seemed way too formal, and he wondered what she would think.
The remains of their dinner lay before them, Monica had certainly got over her post-break up anorexia, for in front of her lay the bones of the flank steak she's had for dinner, stripped clean of all its meat.
She was unwrapping it now and Chandler couldn't bear to watch. He finally raised his eyes just as she saw the present. He caught the amazed look on her face as she glanced towards him, open mouthed.
"Chandler, oh my god, it's beautiful! I thought we were just doing casual gifts!" she exclaimed
"Yah, well, I saw it in some store and I thought you would like it." He had always been a bad liar. In truth, he had spent hours looking for the perfect gift. He knew she'd be missing Richard, and he had hoped this would make up for it. Plus, he had just gotten his paycheck when he went shopping.
"And what store was that?" inquired Rachel.
Chandler sighed, he knew he was going to be asked this question. "Umm, Tiffany's." He muttered quietly, ignoring the collective gasp that fell upon the gang.
"Chandler, my half birthday's coming up and I only want casual" Phoebe said quickly.
"Way to make us look bad man" Joey said, glancing at his large stuffed dog."
The teasing went on for the rest of the night. It wasn't so bad this time however, because Chandler wasn't leading it. What he did deserved so much worse, and Chandler saw how bad his friends were at his "job".
He ended up sharing a cab home with Monica. He had a funny feeling that Rachel, Joey, Ross, and Phoebe had planned this and knew that Mon was thinking the same thing but neither of them voiced their opinions.
"Chandler." Monica was the first to speak. " I really love the necklace, it's beautiful." She said, handling it nervously. "But why did you spend so much on me?"
"First of all, it's not the necklace that's beautiful, you make it beautiful, secondly, it was on sale, and last but not least, I thought you would need some cheering up tonight" He smiled at her. He knew how she felt, he had lost somebody he'd loved also, just not for as long.
It was different with Monica, he knew that, she had broken it off with Richard, while Kathy had cheated on him. They were two totally different breakups, yet the feelings both encountered had been similar.
Monica smiled back at him, and his heart did what seemed like a belly flop. "Probably had too much salt on my fries" he thought, dismissing the weird feelings. They rode the rest of the way back laughing and talking about the weeks new blockbuster hit Shrek. (AN: sorry, I had to put that in, Shrek is the best movie ever!) @#@#@#@#@#@#@#@#@#Later, in Monica and Rachel's apartment#@#@#@#@#@#@#@#@
Monica flopped down on her bed smiling and clutching the stuffed dog. She had had a great time tonight. Her friends were really great and she had loved her presents. Espicially a certain necklace with a heart charm and her initials on it. She had to hand it to Chandler, he was good at picking presents.
Chandler, just thinking about him made her smile even brighter. They had become closer than ever and she could feel a special bond between them. It wasn't love though, that she was sure of. Kind of.
She couldn't be feeling anything for him, he was her best friend. They had both just gotten out of big relationships. No, she decided, they were just best friends, and sometimes best friends share a bond closer then love. She got into her pajamas and fell asleep anticipating another fun day with him and the gang.
AN: Okay, well it was a little longer chapter this time, but still nothing huge. I think I'm going to stick to short chapters. Do you think things are moving too fast? PLEASE read and review!!!!