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Without Him- Monica Geller
"Look, I'll just show you Monica's…this will prove everything…"
"Okay, if this will prove everything…why didn't you show it me first and all this could be over with?"
Tony stared at him at him for a moment. "Oh shut up!"
Monica sighed and dropped down onto the couch, flicking through the TV channels. Another Friday night alone, no friends, no date, no one. The only time she seemed to go out was to work, she was just glad she loved her job otherwise she didn't know what she would do.
She glanced at the phone, wondering if she should ring Rachel. Maybe they could meet up and check up. No, that wouldn't work. Rachel's husband did like her; he made that perfectly clear when they first met. He was probably the reason why Monica wasn't invited to their wedding. Rachel and her use to be so close growing up and they had planned their wedding days years ago, both promising to each other they could bridesmaids, but who wants a fat bridesmaid?
Monica looked down at the tub of ice cream in her hand and slammed it down on the table.
She returned her glaze back to the phone, wondering if there was anyone else she could phone. Ross? Nah, she never got a long with her geeky brother, never has never will.
She thought about her neighbour, Kip; when she first moved in she fancied him straight away but knew she didn't have a chance. He was the perfect guy; smart, good looking, funny and she was…well not. She decided that maybe they could be friends, maybe she could just be the person he came to talk to about his problems but when she had tried talking to him, he just ignored her or would laugh at her. Now she differently didn't like him.
The only guy that had only really been nice to her was Kip's roommate. An actor, Joe, Jerry, John or something… they had met in the hall a couple of days after he had moved in and Monica had offered him to come over anytime for dinner or something and he seemed really happy about it. He never came though and then she found out he moved out of Kip's apartment.
"I can't believe Kip would do something like that!" Chandler exclaimed. "God! What a jerk!"
"Yeah, well…"
"I'm going to kick his arse!" Chandler stood up.
"Alright, calm down Rambo!" Tony said. "Number one, this never happened and number two, you're Dead!"
"Yeah, well maybe I should go and haunt his house or something!" Chandler responded.
"Yeah, do whatever but we gotta finish here first!"
"Alright, fine!" Chandler dropped back in his chair.
"Anyway, you can't talk! You called her fat to!"
"What?! I never!"
"Yes, you did! Thanksgiving 1987!"
"Oh god! She heard that!" Chandler gasped, the screen turning to the scene in the kitchen that thanksgiving.
"All right, it's cool you can stay here. My parents won't mind…" Ross said, drying some plates.
"No, it's not that, I just don't want to be stuck here all night with your fat sister." Chandler replied, not noting Monica how was stood behind them run out the room.
"Hey!" Ross glares at him slightly.
"Only joking, Man.." Chandler patted him on the back. "You go and have fun with Rachel."
"Nah, I think I'll stay here and keep an eye on you…"
"Geez, Ross! I was joking!" Chandler said
"You're not going to upset my sister?" Ross asked him wary.
"You think I'm that cruel?" Chandler asked. "Come on, man… she's your little sister."
"Exactly!"
"Alright, fine…I'll go to bed and not speak to anyone." Chandler sighed, putting down the last plate and heading for the door.
"I didn't mean that!" Ross followed him. "You shouldn't have to spend Thanksgiving night alone…look we'll go out somewhere…"
"Nah, buddy you go get your girl…" Chandler told him. "I don't like Thanksgiving anyway…I'm just going have an early night."
"You sure you'll be alright?" Ross asked.
"I'll be fine…I always am." Chandler smiled, heading for the guestroom.
"See, you even liked her then!" Tony pointed to the screen.
"What?!"
"Alright, maybe not but at least you're not the jerk Rachel and Monica thought you were…"
"Oh yeah, I guess that's good!" Chandler said sarcastically.
"Okay, now this is where it gets interesting!" Tony grinned and turned back to the TV. "Monica and Chandler: The unnoticed love affair."
"Oh just play the clip!" Chandler rolled his eyes.
Chandler was stood looking out over the New York skyline standing on the roof of his apartment building, deep in thoughts.
"Hey, what you doing up here?" Monica asked, appearing at door. "There's 50 odd people in my apartment for your birthday party and you're hiding up here."
Chandler gave her a small smile before looking back to the city. "Sorry, I just needed some time to think…"
"Is everything okay?" She stepped closer to him in concern.
"Yeah…I love it up here…" Chandler said, a smile playing on his lips. "Helps me forget."
"Forget what?" Monica asked, placing a hand on his arm.
"Forget that it's my 25th birthday and neither of my parents remembered…" Chandler admitted, the smile disappearing.
"Oh Chandler, I'm so sorry!" She wrapped her arms around. "Why didn't you say anything earlier?"
"What? Admit to everyone that my own parents don't even care enough to send a lousy card or can't even bother to pick up the phone and say a quick happy birthday."
"I'm sure they do care…." Monica started.
"I gave up thinking they cared when I was 10 and spent more time with the maid then either of them put together…" Chandler stepped away from her, his eyes firmly on the ground.
"Chandler, don't let this get you down." Monica whispered. "Don't push us away."
"Us?" He looked questionable at her.
"Me, Kip, Ross, Carol, Pheebs…"
"Mon, I'm not pushing you away!" Chandler sighed, running his fingers through his hair. "I'm just have a crappy day, that's all…I hate my birthday."
"No one hates their birthday!"
"I do!"
"Look, why don't we just go back to the party?" Monica said, reaching for his hand.
"I think I'll stay here for a bit longer." Chandler told her quietly.
"Fine, I will to."
"You don't have to."
"No one should spend their birthday alone."
Chandler never replied, he just continued to stare at her. He wondered what he did to deserve such a great friend. She was probably the most important person in his life, of course he cared a lot about his other friends but there was something different about Monica. Kip was a lucky guy…
'Whoa, where'd that thought come from… oh who the hell am I kidding, you know I have a insanely huge crush on her! Why did I never tell her?! Now she was with Kip, his best friend…
Chandler swallowed and licked his dry lips, noticing how close they were standing and how they had yet to break eye contact.
"Kip will be wondering where you are…" Chandler said slowly.
"Yeah…" Monica replied, but not moving.
Chandler let his glaze drop down, to see their hands still linked together.
"Chandler?"
He looked up when he heard her say his name, their lips centimetres apart. Neither of them spoke, they just continued to stare at each other. Chandler took a step back when he saw Monica slowly beginning to move forward slightly.
"Y'know I think we should get back before they send a search party…" He said, looking at his shoe.
"Yeah, you're probably right…" Monica nodded, moving backwards, wrapping her arms around her body.
"Okay…" Chandler headed towards the door.
"You're an idiot!" Tony exclaimed, hitting him with the remote.
"HEY!" Chandler rubbed his head. "She had a boyfriend! Who happened to be my best friend! Plus my other best friend is her older brother!"
"SO?! She's Monica!"
"Exactly!! My best friend!"
"No! The love of your life!"
"What?!" Chandler scrawled.
"You saw the clip!"
"Well, that was years ago! Things change!"
"Oh okay then! What about when Ben was born and you offered to have a baby with her when you're 40?"
"That was just to cheer her up and plus she's never going to be single when she's 40 so it doesn't matter!"
"Fine! What about when she and Richard broke up?"
"What about it?"
"Oh just watch!"
"Hey, Mon…how you feeling?" Chandler asked, stepping into her room. "Rach, told me about you and Richard. I'm sorry."
"Thanks…" She forced a smile, drying her eyes. "I'll be fine."
"Yeah, I don't believe that for a second." Chandler stated, sitting down on her bed next to her.
"No seriously… I will be." She insisted. "I mean, it was me who broke up with him."
"So, that doesn't make it any less painful does it?" Chandler asked, softly.
"No, its doesn't…" Monica admitted, as more tears fell from her eyes.
"Aw, Mon…it'll get better…I promise." He wrapped his arms around her, hugging her tightly.
"How can you be so sure?" She whimpered.
"Because I know you." Chandler stated. "I know that you're too good to be single."
"You've gotta say that cause you're my best friend…" Monica said.
"No, I mean it. Look, at you. You're gorgeous… you're funny, smart…. Anyone would be a foul not to want you."
"Even you?" She leaned back to look up at him.
"Wh..what?" He stuttered.
"Are you a foul, too?"
"Well…Mon…you're my best friend…" He told her, caught of guard by the question.
"Is that why you never asked me out?" She raised an eyebrow. "Because I'm your best friend."
"Well, I guess…I dunno…" Chandler frowned. "You've always been my friend."
"So, you've never thought it…about us?"
"Us? I…not…I've…" Chandler struggled to find the words. He paused and laughed slightly at the state he was in. "Look, Mon…you're my best friend, I don't think I would be able to do anything to risk losing you…"
"You think if we had a relationship it would end badly?"
"Anyway relationship involving me ends badly." Chandler joked; he reached over and placed a hand on her cheek. "You're my best friend and I love you but you've just broke up with someone you were in love with, maybe we should have this conversation when neither of us are vulnerable…"
"I didn't mean anything by it!" She smiled slightly at him. "It was just a question."
Chandler laughed and shook his head. "Okay then…right, I gotta go but do you wanna go for a coffee later?"
"Yeah sounds good." She nodded.
"Okay, I'll see you later then." He kissed her cheek before moving towards her door.
"Hey Chandler?" She called after him; he stopped by the door and looked at her. "Your offer still stands for when we're 40?"
He grinned at her. "I got it marked on my calendar…."
She laughed as he winked at her and walked out.
"I got it marked on my calendar…" Tony mocked. "How corny is that?"
"Made her feel better didn't it?" Chandler shrugged.
"So, you still denying you're in love with her?" Tony asked.
"Alright, I might have had some kinda of feelings for her in the past…."
"Oh for the love of god!" Tony stood up and grabbed his arm. "Come on!"
"Where we going?" Chandler asked as he was pushed out the room.
"I'm going to knock some sense into you!"
"Dead people can't feel pain…right?" Chandler asked nervously.
TBC
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