A/N: The mess I made out of chapter three will be explained here.
Summary: Roxanne confesses a lie. Chandler lets his secret slip.
Chapter Five
Chandler's P.O.V
"Chandler, we should talk." Roxanne told me this as we were watching a movie we'd picked up at the video rental store earlier.
"What do you want, Roxanne?"
"Well...I sort of lied to you."
"About what?" My mind searched for possibilities.
"We didn't sleep together last night."
"What?!"
"You don't remember. You were so tired when I drove you home from the party. The minute we got into your house, you passed out on the bed. And I decided to spend the night to make sure you were ok. But then, you woke up later on at about five in the morning. That's what really happened."
"Why did you lie to me, Roxanne?"
"Because, I didn't want you to be mad at me for staying the night."
"So, you told me we slept together to cover up your real reason for being there last night?"
"Yeah."
"That makes no sense at all, Roxanne."
"I'm sorry...I was just really worried about you and I didn't want to leave you alone."
"Don't apologize, it's in the past...forget about it."
"Well, you're forgiving."
"It comes with living through my hellhole life."
"Chandler please, I know you and your parents didn't exactly get along but..."
"Roxanne, you just don't understand. It wasn't just about arguing with my parents. My parents were abusive to me, Roxanne, they'd hurt me a lot. Roxanne, my brother was a drug addict, and an alcoholic. I was a loner with no friends my whole life, I only had my closest friend Eileen. And I was..." I felt tears sting my eyes at the mere memory.
"You were what, Chandler?"
"Roxanne...I was raped."
Chapter Five
A/N: And the plot thickens! This story is a good halfway through. The next chapter will be Chandler telling Roxanne about how he was raped, flashback included. Then, the last few chapters will be mostly on Ruthie and Chandler. The reason I wrote this chapter was to explain what I meant in chapter three. Sorry if I confused you. Well, I'll update sometime this week.
-Alexa
Summary: Roxanne confesses a lie. Chandler lets his secret slip.
Chapter Five
Chandler's P.O.V
"Chandler, we should talk." Roxanne told me this as we were watching a movie we'd picked up at the video rental store earlier.
"What do you want, Roxanne?"
"Well...I sort of lied to you."
"About what?" My mind searched for possibilities.
"We didn't sleep together last night."
"What?!"
"You don't remember. You were so tired when I drove you home from the party. The minute we got into your house, you passed out on the bed. And I decided to spend the night to make sure you were ok. But then, you woke up later on at about five in the morning. That's what really happened."
"Why did you lie to me, Roxanne?"
"Because, I didn't want you to be mad at me for staying the night."
"So, you told me we slept together to cover up your real reason for being there last night?"
"Yeah."
"That makes no sense at all, Roxanne."
"I'm sorry...I was just really worried about you and I didn't want to leave you alone."
"Don't apologize, it's in the past...forget about it."
"Well, you're forgiving."
"It comes with living through my hellhole life."
"Chandler please, I know you and your parents didn't exactly get along but..."
"Roxanne, you just don't understand. It wasn't just about arguing with my parents. My parents were abusive to me, Roxanne, they'd hurt me a lot. Roxanne, my brother was a drug addict, and an alcoholic. I was a loner with no friends my whole life, I only had my closest friend Eileen. And I was..." I felt tears sting my eyes at the mere memory.
"You were what, Chandler?"
"Roxanne...I was raped."
Chapter Five
A/N: And the plot thickens! This story is a good halfway through. The next chapter will be Chandler telling Roxanne about how he was raped, flashback included. Then, the last few chapters will be mostly on Ruthie and Chandler. The reason I wrote this chapter was to explain what I meant in chapter three. Sorry if I confused you. Well, I'll update sometime this week.
-Alexa