Hiya all! Thanks for the great feedback... it makes me so happy to know you
guys read this!!! I actually have another story in the works and it is not
about Chandler!!! Loud audible gasp So look out for that once I get more
into this. Thanks!
Three days later
Chandler was sitting in his chair, watching Baywatch with Joey when the door opened and Ross stormed in.
"Chandler! We need to talk!" Joey looked behind him at Ross then shrugged at Chandler who suddenly had gotten pale.
"What'd you do now?" he whispered. Chandler glared at Joey and he nodded, pointing to his head then at his roommate.
"Gotcha."
"Chandler!" Ross yelled again, his hands in fists at his sides. He turned in his chair, shutting off the tv with the remote.
"Hey! It was getting to the good part!" Joey protested.
"You'll live. What's up Ross?" he said casually.
"You got my sister PREGNANT?"
"Dammit! Who told him?" Joey asked quietly.
"Look I know that it sounds-"
"How... why... You're my best friend! And it's my little sister! How could you take advantage of her like that, you ignorant bastard!" Ross suddenly lunged at Chandler and swung at him, his fist connecting with Chandler's chin, knocking him backwards in his chair. Joey leapt up and stood in front of Chandler, holding his hands up to keep Ross back.
"Hey! Back off, man!"
"I can't believe you! She's pregnant and alone and it's because of YOU!" Ross pushed Joey aside and jumped on Chandler, pulling him from his chair and punching him in the face again, this time hitting his nose with a painful crunch. Chandler yelped in pain, crumpling to the floor, holding both of his hands over his face. Ross stood over him, taking deep breaths and swinging his arms at his sides. Joey pushed Ross against the wall and forcefully held him there, looking back at Chandler.
"What the hell is your deal Ross? Enough with the punching! Look what you did to him!"
"Look what he did to my sister! You are dead Chandler!" Monica ran in the doorway and saw Joey fighting to keep Ross away from Chandler and then to Chandler who sat on the ground, blood trailing down his face and neck and seeping into his shirt.
"Oh my God Chandler," she sighed, hurrying over and crouching down to help him, glaring at Ross.
"What the hell is the matter with you! I knew you'd get upset but I never thought you'd do this!"
"He won't even defend himself! He just took the blow!" Joey struggled to keep him as far away as possible while making sure his buddy was okay. Chandler wiped the blood from his face and looked up at Ross.
"I know. I'm not going to fight you Ross. It was a mistake... I'm sorry, okay?"
"Sorry isn't good enough Chandler! Monica has to take care of this baby on her own and it's because of you!" Monica stood up and went over to her brother, standing with her hands on her hips.
"You think it's only his fault? So your saying he had the drinks, took complete advantage of me, got me pregnant, and will have nothing to do with it?"
"Yeah! Joey let me go!"
"Not until you calm down! You really hurt him Ross!" Joey said with a slight hint of panic.
"Ross, you are so wrong. I was also drunk. I went to his apartment on my own! He didn't force me or anything; this is as much of my responsibility as it is his!" Ross began to stop struggling and quieted down to listen to his sister. Chandler slowly stood up and reached for a towel to stop his nose from bleeding.
"And you know what? I'm not going to raise the baby by myself, Chandler will be here. He wants to be a father. If you let him explain rather than attacking him... maybe you'd understand this better." Ross looked at Chandler and was hit with guilt for the way he acted on impulse and what he did to his friend. Joey carefully let go of his hold on him and Ross carefully went over to Chandler.
"Oh my God, man... I am so sorry for what I did."
"No... I knew it was coming."
"I shouldn't have hit you... twice."
"Maybe not... I think you might have broken my nose."
"Oh Chandler I am so sorry. I mean I'm not thrilled about the situation with Monica but I shouldn't have acted like that." Chandler nodded, his face throbbing. Ross looked at Monica and held his face in his hands.
"I made a complete ass of myself."
"No, that would include you using a kara-tay move on me."
"Oh man... I'm sorry, really. Do you want me to take you to the emergency room?" Chandler pulled the towel away and carefully felt his nose.
"No it's not broken. You just have a really strong punch," he laughed. Ross patted his arm, looking at the blood on his shirt and deciding against a hug.
"I'm not totally okay with this now, but if she's happy and you're there for her... It will be okay."
"Oh she's happy," Monica smiled. Joey put his arm around her and grinned.
"These are the moments, huh?"
"Oh yeah. My brother beating the hell out of my baby's father then them making up... good times."
"Are we okay?" Ross asked.
"Are you going to hit me again?" he asked back, noticing the blood had stopped.
"No... unless you have something else to tell me."
"I... sleep with a nightlight because I'm afraid of the monster under my bed." Ross laughed and nodded to humor him, hugging Monica tightly.
"So we're okay?"
"We are. But you hurt him again... I'll kick your ass."
"So how did you find out anyways?" Joey asked.
"Rachel."
"Dammit!" Monica yelled.
"She can't keep a secret at all."
"No... so when is the baby due? Chandler's going with you to the doctor appointments and stuff right?" Ross asked, looking at him.
"Yeah. Every one," he smiled.
"November," Monica grinned.
"So everyone knows?" Ross asked.
"Yeah. Mom and dad know. And Chandler's parents know," Monica said.
"So I was last?"
"We were kind of dreading you finding out... Can't imagine why."
Three days later
Chandler was sitting in his chair, watching Baywatch with Joey when the door opened and Ross stormed in.
"Chandler! We need to talk!" Joey looked behind him at Ross then shrugged at Chandler who suddenly had gotten pale.
"What'd you do now?" he whispered. Chandler glared at Joey and he nodded, pointing to his head then at his roommate.
"Gotcha."
"Chandler!" Ross yelled again, his hands in fists at his sides. He turned in his chair, shutting off the tv with the remote.
"Hey! It was getting to the good part!" Joey protested.
"You'll live. What's up Ross?" he said casually.
"You got my sister PREGNANT?"
"Dammit! Who told him?" Joey asked quietly.
"Look I know that it sounds-"
"How... why... You're my best friend! And it's my little sister! How could you take advantage of her like that, you ignorant bastard!" Ross suddenly lunged at Chandler and swung at him, his fist connecting with Chandler's chin, knocking him backwards in his chair. Joey leapt up and stood in front of Chandler, holding his hands up to keep Ross back.
"Hey! Back off, man!"
"I can't believe you! She's pregnant and alone and it's because of YOU!" Ross pushed Joey aside and jumped on Chandler, pulling him from his chair and punching him in the face again, this time hitting his nose with a painful crunch. Chandler yelped in pain, crumpling to the floor, holding both of his hands over his face. Ross stood over him, taking deep breaths and swinging his arms at his sides. Joey pushed Ross against the wall and forcefully held him there, looking back at Chandler.
"What the hell is your deal Ross? Enough with the punching! Look what you did to him!"
"Look what he did to my sister! You are dead Chandler!" Monica ran in the doorway and saw Joey fighting to keep Ross away from Chandler and then to Chandler who sat on the ground, blood trailing down his face and neck and seeping into his shirt.
"Oh my God Chandler," she sighed, hurrying over and crouching down to help him, glaring at Ross.
"What the hell is the matter with you! I knew you'd get upset but I never thought you'd do this!"
"He won't even defend himself! He just took the blow!" Joey struggled to keep him as far away as possible while making sure his buddy was okay. Chandler wiped the blood from his face and looked up at Ross.
"I know. I'm not going to fight you Ross. It was a mistake... I'm sorry, okay?"
"Sorry isn't good enough Chandler! Monica has to take care of this baby on her own and it's because of you!" Monica stood up and went over to her brother, standing with her hands on her hips.
"You think it's only his fault? So your saying he had the drinks, took complete advantage of me, got me pregnant, and will have nothing to do with it?"
"Yeah! Joey let me go!"
"Not until you calm down! You really hurt him Ross!" Joey said with a slight hint of panic.
"Ross, you are so wrong. I was also drunk. I went to his apartment on my own! He didn't force me or anything; this is as much of my responsibility as it is his!" Ross began to stop struggling and quieted down to listen to his sister. Chandler slowly stood up and reached for a towel to stop his nose from bleeding.
"And you know what? I'm not going to raise the baby by myself, Chandler will be here. He wants to be a father. If you let him explain rather than attacking him... maybe you'd understand this better." Ross looked at Chandler and was hit with guilt for the way he acted on impulse and what he did to his friend. Joey carefully let go of his hold on him and Ross carefully went over to Chandler.
"Oh my God, man... I am so sorry for what I did."
"No... I knew it was coming."
"I shouldn't have hit you... twice."
"Maybe not... I think you might have broken my nose."
"Oh Chandler I am so sorry. I mean I'm not thrilled about the situation with Monica but I shouldn't have acted like that." Chandler nodded, his face throbbing. Ross looked at Monica and held his face in his hands.
"I made a complete ass of myself."
"No, that would include you using a kara-tay move on me."
"Oh man... I'm sorry, really. Do you want me to take you to the emergency room?" Chandler pulled the towel away and carefully felt his nose.
"No it's not broken. You just have a really strong punch," he laughed. Ross patted his arm, looking at the blood on his shirt and deciding against a hug.
"I'm not totally okay with this now, but if she's happy and you're there for her... It will be okay."
"Oh she's happy," Monica smiled. Joey put his arm around her and grinned.
"These are the moments, huh?"
"Oh yeah. My brother beating the hell out of my baby's father then them making up... good times."
"Are we okay?" Ross asked.
"Are you going to hit me again?" he asked back, noticing the blood had stopped.
"No... unless you have something else to tell me."
"I... sleep with a nightlight because I'm afraid of the monster under my bed." Ross laughed and nodded to humor him, hugging Monica tightly.
"So we're okay?"
"We are. But you hurt him again... I'll kick your ass."
"So how did you find out anyways?" Joey asked.
"Rachel."
"Dammit!" Monica yelled.
"She can't keep a secret at all."
"No... so when is the baby due? Chandler's going with you to the doctor appointments and stuff right?" Ross asked, looking at him.
"Yeah. Every one," he smiled.
"November," Monica grinned.
"So everyone knows?" Ross asked.
"Yeah. Mom and dad know. And Chandler's parents know," Monica said.
"So I was last?"
"We were kind of dreading you finding out... Can't imagine why."