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Chapter Seven: I Love You
Monica sat in the cab as it rolled down the streets of Long Island, finally stopping at her parent's house. She needed help, and right now she was desperate for it. She ought to be, because she was turning to her mother for help.
Paying the cabbie and getting out, she peered upon her mother and fathers house. She ran up the walk and rang the doorbell, tears spilling down her bright red cheeks. Judy answered the door a minute later and, to Monica's surprise, took her in her arms and told her that it would be alright, leading her into the house and shutting the door. Judy led her to the couch and they sat and Judy let Monica cry.
"Honey, what's wrong?" Judy asked her daughter once Monica's crying had gotten under control, "Is it Richard?"
"I don't know if I still love him," Monica said, she was so confused, "Chandler left, mom. We figured out that Rachel knew where he was and slipped a tape recorder into her purse, wanting to know why he had left."
"And why did he?" Judy asked sincerely.
"He's in love with me," Monica said, "Rachel said that he spends all his time crying and we heard Chandler telling her on the tape that he wanted to die, because he was so in love with me and has been for years, and that he couldn't take watching me with Richard, or any other guy. Rachel said that his love for me is 'going-to-spend-the-rest-of-my-life-loving-and-taking- care-of-you' love. I've never had that love before."
"And Richard?"
"When Chandler first left a week ago we were all really upset, and Richard got annoyed with how upset we are, he still is annoyed by how upset we are. He said that it was 'only Chandler' and that it didn't matter and we would all forget about him in a couple of months. I was so angry I threw him out. I threw him out, Mom."
"Are you okay?" Judy asked.
"I'm just so confused," Monica said, "I mean, I love him, of course I love him. And I've always had romantic feelings for him; he was the whole reason why I lost all that weight. I just don't know what is going on. I know that staying with Richard isn't going to work out anyways; I've been planning on breaking up with him for a couple of months, he doesn't want marriage and children. On the tape I heard Chandler telling Rachel that he had another dream about us being married with four children, a boy, twin girls and another boy to be specific, and a house in the suburbs. And a dog, mom, we had a dog."
"Honey, is this about you're confusion over what to do about Richard, or your confusion over your feelings for Chandler?"
"I don't know!" Monica cried, "I'm telling Richard today that it's over between us. I've been putting breaking up with him off for months because I kept telling myself that he would change his mind about marriage and children if we stayed together, but I know that he won't. And even if he does, I don't want to spend my life with him." Monica thought about it for a moment, "I'm going to call him now." She got up and went into the kitchen.
Five minutes later she came back out and sat down next to her mother again. "He asked if it was because of Chandler."
"What did you say?"
"I said that I wasn't sure if it was, but there were other reasons behind it that I was sure about." Monica said, "And he said 'so it is about Chandler' and hung up on me."
"Well, Monica, I think that maybe you don't just love Chandler like a friend. You've always told me that Chandler was your very best friend and that you told each other everything," Monica nodded, "I've seen you together, even if there is room on another seat I've seen you sit on Chandler's lap and I've seen you holding hands and him with his arm around you. Whenever I see you and Chandler together I think to myself that you two look like you are a couple. Like you're hopelessly 'going-to-spend-the- rest-of-my-life-loving-and-taking-care-of-you' in love with each other, the kind of love that comes once in a lifetime. I think that you love Chandler more than you realize you do."
Two hours later Monica sat at home. She was looking through picture albums. All of the pictures of her had Chandler in them, too. And they were always hugging, holding hands, had their arms around each other or Monica was sitting on his lap. Then there was that picture of Chandler hugging her tightly when she was only in a towel. Like she would have let anyone other than him hug her when she was only in a towel. It was looking at the pictures and thinking about all the memories that Monica realized something: she was in love with Chandler.
She was still sitting there happy about being in love and looking at the photo albums, deciding on when to go and see Chandler, when Ross, Rachel, Joey and Phoebe came in. They saw her sitting there looking at pictures with a big smile.
"Mon, what's up?" Rachel asked, but she thought she knew: Monica was in love with Chandler.
"I'm in love with my best friend," Monica replied and they all smiled as she jumped up and ran to hug them all. "That's what's up!"
The next day Rachel drove them all in Phoebe's cab to Chandler's mothers place. When they got there Rachel took out her key.
"Okay, now the maid Caroline, the butler Donny and the chef Ben have all promised that they would stay downstairs in the basement while we go and see Chandler. Just in case, you know." She told them putting the key in the lock and turning.
Everyone was amazed at the spectacular house. They seemed in a daze at how beautiful it was as they climbed the stairs behind Rachel. When they got to the top they followed Rachel down the hall to the very last room on the right side and when she opened it, they saw their friend for the first time in a week and a half. He was sitting on his bed reading something, his eyes red from crying, and his face tear streaked, but he wasn't crying. It broke everyone's heart to see him like this, especially Monica, who held tightly onto Joey's hand to keep herself from falling.
"Hey sweetie," Rachel said and Chandler looked up. He was clearly really surprised to see all his friends in the doorway looking at him. He looked at Monica, who had let go of Joey's hand and was now standing fine, and got up quickly.
"Hey," he gave Rachel a 'what-are-they-doing-here' look and Monica stepped forward.
"Chandler," she said, and Chandler locked eyes with her, immediately turning his eyes away. She walked up to him and took his hands in hers, causing him to look up at her again. "When you left it broke my heart. And I only just figured out why."
Chandler looked confused, but stayed silent as she spoke.
"I'm in love with you, Chandler," she said and Chandler's eyes widened at the shock, "I'm so incredibly in love with you that I can't ever see myself living without you. When I think about you I can't help but smile and I want more than anything for you to come back to us, Chandler, come back to me."
Chandler looked skeptical, "Are you just saying this just to get me to come back?"
"I hope you do," Monica said, "Because I can't live without you any longer and I want nothing more to kiss you and to wake up every morning in your arms. It took me a while to realize why I could ever get so close to you, closer than anyone, why even if there were other seats to sit on I liked just sitting in your lap. But I did realize it, and now I want nothing more than to spend the rest of my life trying to make you feel the same way."
Chandler had tears in his eyes, and so did Monica and everyone else. He put his hands on Monica's hips and pulled her towards him.
"I already do," he told her with a smile, "I love you so much, Monica."
"I love you, too, Chandler," Monica put her hands on either side of Chandler's face and pulled his face down for a soft kiss that was flowing with electricity. They broke apart and smiled, before sharing another passion infused kiss, but one that was definitely not their last.
THE END
Well that story is finished thank you so much for reviewing for it. If you guys want I can write an epilogue but I'll wait for your reviews on whether I should or not before I start it. Thanks so much again for reading and I hope that you all liked it and liked how I finally got Monica and Chandler together at the end.
Chapter Seven: I Love You
Monica sat in the cab as it rolled down the streets of Long Island, finally stopping at her parent's house. She needed help, and right now she was desperate for it. She ought to be, because she was turning to her mother for help.
Paying the cabbie and getting out, she peered upon her mother and fathers house. She ran up the walk and rang the doorbell, tears spilling down her bright red cheeks. Judy answered the door a minute later and, to Monica's surprise, took her in her arms and told her that it would be alright, leading her into the house and shutting the door. Judy led her to the couch and they sat and Judy let Monica cry.
"Honey, what's wrong?" Judy asked her daughter once Monica's crying had gotten under control, "Is it Richard?"
"I don't know if I still love him," Monica said, she was so confused, "Chandler left, mom. We figured out that Rachel knew where he was and slipped a tape recorder into her purse, wanting to know why he had left."
"And why did he?" Judy asked sincerely.
"He's in love with me," Monica said, "Rachel said that he spends all his time crying and we heard Chandler telling her on the tape that he wanted to die, because he was so in love with me and has been for years, and that he couldn't take watching me with Richard, or any other guy. Rachel said that his love for me is 'going-to-spend-the-rest-of-my-life-loving-and-taking- care-of-you' love. I've never had that love before."
"And Richard?"
"When Chandler first left a week ago we were all really upset, and Richard got annoyed with how upset we are, he still is annoyed by how upset we are. He said that it was 'only Chandler' and that it didn't matter and we would all forget about him in a couple of months. I was so angry I threw him out. I threw him out, Mom."
"Are you okay?" Judy asked.
"I'm just so confused," Monica said, "I mean, I love him, of course I love him. And I've always had romantic feelings for him; he was the whole reason why I lost all that weight. I just don't know what is going on. I know that staying with Richard isn't going to work out anyways; I've been planning on breaking up with him for a couple of months, he doesn't want marriage and children. On the tape I heard Chandler telling Rachel that he had another dream about us being married with four children, a boy, twin girls and another boy to be specific, and a house in the suburbs. And a dog, mom, we had a dog."
"Honey, is this about you're confusion over what to do about Richard, or your confusion over your feelings for Chandler?"
"I don't know!" Monica cried, "I'm telling Richard today that it's over between us. I've been putting breaking up with him off for months because I kept telling myself that he would change his mind about marriage and children if we stayed together, but I know that he won't. And even if he does, I don't want to spend my life with him." Monica thought about it for a moment, "I'm going to call him now." She got up and went into the kitchen.
Five minutes later she came back out and sat down next to her mother again. "He asked if it was because of Chandler."
"What did you say?"
"I said that I wasn't sure if it was, but there were other reasons behind it that I was sure about." Monica said, "And he said 'so it is about Chandler' and hung up on me."
"Well, Monica, I think that maybe you don't just love Chandler like a friend. You've always told me that Chandler was your very best friend and that you told each other everything," Monica nodded, "I've seen you together, even if there is room on another seat I've seen you sit on Chandler's lap and I've seen you holding hands and him with his arm around you. Whenever I see you and Chandler together I think to myself that you two look like you are a couple. Like you're hopelessly 'going-to-spend-the- rest-of-my-life-loving-and-taking-care-of-you' in love with each other, the kind of love that comes once in a lifetime. I think that you love Chandler more than you realize you do."
Two hours later Monica sat at home. She was looking through picture albums. All of the pictures of her had Chandler in them, too. And they were always hugging, holding hands, had their arms around each other or Monica was sitting on his lap. Then there was that picture of Chandler hugging her tightly when she was only in a towel. Like she would have let anyone other than him hug her when she was only in a towel. It was looking at the pictures and thinking about all the memories that Monica realized something: she was in love with Chandler.
She was still sitting there happy about being in love and looking at the photo albums, deciding on when to go and see Chandler, when Ross, Rachel, Joey and Phoebe came in. They saw her sitting there looking at pictures with a big smile.
"Mon, what's up?" Rachel asked, but she thought she knew: Monica was in love with Chandler.
"I'm in love with my best friend," Monica replied and they all smiled as she jumped up and ran to hug them all. "That's what's up!"
The next day Rachel drove them all in Phoebe's cab to Chandler's mothers place. When they got there Rachel took out her key.
"Okay, now the maid Caroline, the butler Donny and the chef Ben have all promised that they would stay downstairs in the basement while we go and see Chandler. Just in case, you know." She told them putting the key in the lock and turning.
Everyone was amazed at the spectacular house. They seemed in a daze at how beautiful it was as they climbed the stairs behind Rachel. When they got to the top they followed Rachel down the hall to the very last room on the right side and when she opened it, they saw their friend for the first time in a week and a half. He was sitting on his bed reading something, his eyes red from crying, and his face tear streaked, but he wasn't crying. It broke everyone's heart to see him like this, especially Monica, who held tightly onto Joey's hand to keep herself from falling.
"Hey sweetie," Rachel said and Chandler looked up. He was clearly really surprised to see all his friends in the doorway looking at him. He looked at Monica, who had let go of Joey's hand and was now standing fine, and got up quickly.
"Hey," he gave Rachel a 'what-are-they-doing-here' look and Monica stepped forward.
"Chandler," she said, and Chandler locked eyes with her, immediately turning his eyes away. She walked up to him and took his hands in hers, causing him to look up at her again. "When you left it broke my heart. And I only just figured out why."
Chandler looked confused, but stayed silent as she spoke.
"I'm in love with you, Chandler," she said and Chandler's eyes widened at the shock, "I'm so incredibly in love with you that I can't ever see myself living without you. When I think about you I can't help but smile and I want more than anything for you to come back to us, Chandler, come back to me."
Chandler looked skeptical, "Are you just saying this just to get me to come back?"
"I hope you do," Monica said, "Because I can't live without you any longer and I want nothing more to kiss you and to wake up every morning in your arms. It took me a while to realize why I could ever get so close to you, closer than anyone, why even if there were other seats to sit on I liked just sitting in your lap. But I did realize it, and now I want nothing more than to spend the rest of my life trying to make you feel the same way."
Chandler had tears in his eyes, and so did Monica and everyone else. He put his hands on Monica's hips and pulled her towards him.
"I already do," he told her with a smile, "I love you so much, Monica."
"I love you, too, Chandler," Monica put her hands on either side of Chandler's face and pulled his face down for a soft kiss that was flowing with electricity. They broke apart and smiled, before sharing another passion infused kiss, but one that was definitely not their last.
THE END
Well that story is finished thank you so much for reviewing for it. If you guys want I can write an epilogue but I'll wait for your reviews on whether I should or not before I start it. Thanks so much again for reading and I hope that you all liked it and liked how I finally got Monica and Chandler together at the end.