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Monica couldn't roared in laughter as she unlocked her apartment door with Chandler in tow.
"So you actually fired her or what" Monica replied
"Well after what I did I think it's safe to say she didn't want to work with me when she found out" Chandler replied.
"So you are an evil boss then" Monica teased
"no I actually get on well with my employees, But what can I say I was 24 and I didn't know how to fire anyone." Chandler defended himself.
Monica flicked the switch on the kettle and checked her voice mail.
"Ross mustn't be home yet" she said aloud" so I'm free for a while more." She laughed.
"how do you keep everything afloat" Chandler mused Monica had told him over the past four hours about how hard her life could be with Darren's demands, classes and simply the fact he was a four year old boy.
"I have no other choice and its amazing what you can cope with if you love someone plus all the gang have been pretty good since Jeff left" Monica replied.
"Yeah Joey told me about him, sounds like your better of without him""
" I am how about a lonely hearts club in this building" Monica suggested referring to what Chandler had told her earlier about his disastrous love life.
As she poured her tea Monica heard a knock at the door a smile spread across her face as she ran over to answer it.
"Darren" She exclaimed while signing to him.
"Hey Chandler" Ross and Rachel said in unison.
"How are you finding New York"
"oh great in fact Monica has been showing me around today, we saw central park, fifth avenue and even statue of liberty and I had coffee at the famous central perk."Chanler offered. He tried not to notice that Rachel was nudging Ross in the side.
"God so ye had a fun day" Rachel smirked
"Yeah Monica should set up a business helping people to settle into cities when they arrive,id be lost without her tips"
"That's what neighbours are for" Monica said looking up from Darren who was signing to her all about his day at the zoo.
"Oh Ross Joey has got our tickets for the knicks,look at me I have known ye a week and I feel like I'm gatecrashing your group"
"Hey man don't be like that" Ross replied "It's a time honoured tradition that whoever lives in your apartment is part of our group"
"Yeah Monica makes them so many casseroles welcoming then that even if they hate us they stay for the food"Rachel laughed.
"Hey"Monica said laughing "So Rachel what is in the Macys bag" Monica said balancing Darren on her hip as she got down a packet of chocolate buttons from the kitchen unit.
"It is my dress for the Halloween ball, we collected our tickets and the confirmed venue is the Waldorf Astoria and it is black tie" Rachel said enthusiastically.
"Rachel that dress is gorgeous, your going to look beautiful at it as usual" Monica sighed.
"Hey what matters is not how I look but who you are bringing there is a few eligible guys from my office who have all commented on you in the past in a very positive manner" Rachel said.
"Actually I already have a date Rachel" Monica said uneasily glancing at Chandler.
"Who" Rachel and Ross inquired curious as to who Monica could have kept from them.
"Chandler" Monica said quietly." I mean as friends not romantically, just friends because we are both so hopeless with members of the opposite sex,isn't that right Chandler friends"
"Yeah friends" was Chandlers reply that even Monica suspected might be tinged with disappointment.
"As Chandler was going to get up he noticed that Darren was signing something at him.
"Monica is he trying to say something"
"Oh I hope you don't mind but he wants to know if he can play that basketball game with you" Monica said embarrassed.
"Oh of course he can, tell him to come with me will you, wanna join us Ross"
"Sure man" Ross said following Chandler and Darren out.
Rachel screamed as Ross and Chandler left with Darren.
"Monica and Chandlers first date lalallala" Rachel sang.
"Rach it seemed to me when he asked me he wanted to be nothing more than just friends so please drop it"
"Please Monica he sounded like he had about two months to live when you kept on saying we are going as friends" Rachel practically shouted.
"Do you think I went overboard on the whole friends thing now he will think I'm have no interest"
"So your admitting you like him" Rachel asked
Rolling her eyes up to heaven Monica exhaled "Ok I like him ok, but nothing is going to happen we are just friends I think that's how he wants besides he could get any girl he wanted he'd have to be crazy to go after me with my baggage."
"Monica you are way more special than you think you are" Rachel said gently "Please realise that, anyways come on me and Ross have reservations at eight so we have to collect those boys from the joys of basketball."
Monica smiled as she saw Ross and Chadnler running around Darren who was squealing with delight playing basketball.
"Sorry to break this up but Ross we have reservations at 8"
"Oh right" Ross said waving goodbye to Darren who whimpered when he saw Ross leaving but soon picked up when Chadnler helped him out to another slam dunk.
"We better get going chandler he has an appointment tomorrow at the children's hospital so I want him to be fresh and perky and if I'm being honest I'm exhausted" Monica laughed.
"I hope I didn't tire you out today maybe I should have let you relax" Chandler fumbled.
Seeing how flustered he was becoming Monica put her hand out to touch him on the arm reassuring him
"Chadnler I really enjoyed my day, it was fun being in total adult company for once"
"I really enjoyed my day too" Chandler said gazing into her eyes and realising they were only inches apart, chandler had almost forgotten Darren was there until he started making noise indicating he was bored.
"Oh I better get going" Monica said wondering what would have happened if Darren had not started.
"Yeah" Chadnler replied quietly
"Breakfast" Monica said abruptly
"What"
"Breakfast everyone is coming over again tomorrow you should come I would like it"
"8 o clock?" chandler gave her a knowing smile.
"Seeya then" Monica replied taking Darren by the hand. Just as she pulled the door open Darren ran from her arms back to Chandler and put his arms around his legs in a hug.
"Woahh" Chandler laughed rubbing Darren's head "This guy really likes basketball; we must take him to a real court sometime"
"Sorry kids who are deaf are really physically affectionate because it's the only way that they can really communicate if a person can't sign"
"Hey no problem we have great fun don't we Darren"
Chandler awoke later that night to hear thunder enveloping the sky and lightening filtering through his windows. He tried to turn on the light but realised that they didn't work as it registered that there was a power outage. Chandler walked into the kitchen where he retrieved two torch lights from the cupboard. And stumbled across the hall. He knocked lightly on Monica door he senses that the lightening would have scared Darren and that Monica might be worried about electricity or the lack of it.
Monica was sitting on the couch trying to calm Darren down situations like this really upset him as he felt out of control and Monica found it hard to explain through signage what it was. Especially when he was in this agitated state. She got a fight hearing the door being knocked on but when she realised it was Chandler after looking through the peep hole she felt much better and released the chains.
"Hey I though your electricity might be gone, so I brought over some torches" he said flicking the torches on and off jokingly.
"Thanks Darren is pretty agitated this always happens whenever there is lightening, he doesn't understande"Monica explained.
Chadnler sat down on the couch beside Darren who smiled upon seeing chandler enter he immediately brightened up. Chandler waved at him and Darren climbed over to where Chandler sat with the torch. After messing with the torch for a half hour with Chandler, Darren fell asleep with his head in Chandlers lap.
Chandler moved his head to talk to Monica only to realise that she too was asleep on the other side of the couch. Chandler said he would wait a while to wake her up as she looked so peaceful.
As he watched her he couldn't help but think about whether they would have kissed earlier if Darren hadn't interrupted. Chandler never liked to admit when he liked a woman but this was different and he knew he had a serious crush, even the thought of a kid didn't deter him, in fact he was beginning to feel great affection for a kid he knew barely a week.
"I'm starving" Joey shouted as he walked in with Ross, Rachel and Phoebe in tow.
"Well, well well, what do we have here "Phoebe said
"Well don't they like to play happy families" Rachel said.
Rachel laughed at the sight before her on the couch was Chandler asleep with Darren on his lap while Monica was lying lengthways across the couch with her legs poking into Chandlers back.
Chandler awoke to see a kid sleeping on his lap, and four very amused looking people staring at him.
"AHHH" he shouted, Chandler then registered what had happened the night before.
"I must have fallen asleep" he said looking at the group apologetically.
"You sure did" Phoebe said laughing.
"No the storm last night our electricity went so I came over to see if they were ok and I brought some torches and Darren fell asleep, then Monica and it looks like I did too" He explained.
"What's going on" Monica screamed as she woke up "Oh" she said remembering the night before.
"Chandler did you not go home"
"No I fell asleep, Sorry"
"No don't apologise, lets just get this guy into bed he cans still do with some more sleep, thank god it's a Sunday" Monica said
"Guys sit down I'll serve breakfast in a few minutes" Monica said irritated at the smug faces of her four friends.
Chandler had never felt more uncomfortable in his whole life eating his breakfast he as in a pair of pyjamas with racing cars all over it and they were flannellette and Phoebe and Rachel seemed to have great fun at making innuendo about Chandler spending the night.
"So Ross its not every day you come over and find that your sister has had some guy over is it" Joey said trying to rise Chandler.
"No, No we saw what happened the last time, poor guy" Ross said playing along.
After everyone had left earlier than usual (to let Monica talk to chandler she suspected), Monica tried to apologise to Chandler.
"I'm sorry about that" Monica said sitting on the couch beside Chandler
"They would make fun of me if a castrated priest came over they want to see me get a boyfriend so bad"
"Well I'm certainly not hoping to be a castrated priest" Chandler laughed." Seriously though why are they so keen for you to get a boyfriend?"
"Well they think its so easy, get a boyfriend, get married and I have a ready made family, but there is so many factors in it for me ,does he like Darren, does Darren like him, my hours at work, can he cope with the deafness, am I attracted to him and to be honest its hard to find a guy who wants to be all those things"
"I bet, I mean I like my guys to have a great sense of humour, and go to Cher concerts with me its just so hard" Chandler joked. "Kidding I'm not gay"
"Well I better get these dishes clean" Monica said scolding herself for being so open.
"Here ill help" Chandler chimed. "you wash ill bring them over and dry."
As Monica was washing the dishes she smelt Chandler's aroma each time he brought a dish over. She tried to distract herself from thinking about him but all she really wanted to do was grab and kiss him.
As Monica turned around to say something Chadnler walked straight into her with the dishes. With two cups in his hand Chandler was vaguely aware that his groin was pressed into Monica's stomach .Monica looked up at Chandler who had her inadvertently locked between himself and the cupboard.
"Monica"
"Yes"
"would you mind i mean can i,cani I kiss you?"
Chandler didn't wait for a reply as Monica reached up seeking out his mouth. Monica relaxed into his kiss as she heard the splash as he dropped the two mugs in his hand into the pool of water that was housing the rest of the dishes. Monica and Chadnler explored each others mouths for the next five minutes until Monica broke away.
"Wow" she smiled.
"Yeah" Chandler replied
Just as Monica was about to speak she was interrupted by Darren crying.
"He picks his moments" Monica laughed taking of her yellow marigolds.
Monica came out of the room after a half hour with Darren fully dressed. Darren smiled upon seeing Chandler and again ran to hug him. Monica smiled seeing Chandler bending down to receive Darren's hug.
"You didn't need to clean the dishes" Monica said noticing that Chandler had finished cleaning the dishes.
"Well I feel responsible for them not being finished" He said flashing her a smile.
Monica felt her stomach do a somersault as she looked over at Chandler looked over at her smiling awkwardly as Darren kept himself busy playing with toys in the corner.
"Chandler I'm really sorry but me and Darren have got to go we have an appointment at half eleven"
"Oh yeah yeah sorry" Chandler fumbled
"Monica ill give you a lift if you want the subways are down from the electricity blackout and I wouldn't want you taking the buses"
"Oh thanks Chandler, that would be great"
As they settled of to the hospital 20 minutes outside the city Monica wasn't really sure what to say to Chandler, She knew that they both had wanted to kiss, but she felt weird talking about it in front of her son who was oblivious in the back seat.
"Monica I hope I didn't take you surprise earlier" Chandler spoke as he pulled into the driveway at the hospital.
"Chandler it was a welcome surprise" She said "anyways I better run in her or we will be late I can get eh bus back we could be waiting here all day."
"No I wont have you taking the bus, ill wait"
"Well come in so, at least you will be kind of entertained watching all the drama inside there"
"Chandler thanks so much for doing this today, it was so nice to not have to get public transport allow me to buy you and Darren dinner please"
"Ok, you pick though because you know all the good places to eat" Chandler knew Monica hadn't much money so he wanted to allow her to choose where to eat.
As they Darren settled into his dessert, Chandler stared across at Monica.
"Monica can we go on a date Tuesday night just the two of us"
Monica was taken aback her and Chandler had not really spoken about their morning kiss all day but had to admit she wanted to go on this date "Yeah of course I'll get Rach to baby-sit" she said smiling
Chandler reached out and grabbed Monica's hand, seeing that she was tapping it nervesouly.
"There is nothing to be afraid of Mon"
"I know its just the whole dating thing again, it can be scary"
"Monica I'm not going to scare you"
"I know"
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