This fic takes place after the series finale. Monica and Chandler live in Westchester with now 7 month old Jack and Erica. Monica is 4 months pregnant. (Yeah., yeah she's always preggers but that's the way I like it lol) Ross and Rachel are engaged Emma is 2. Mike and Phoebe are still married. Joey is living in LA staring on Deep Powder.

Disclaimer: All Friends and Joey characters belong to Bright, Kauffman, and Crane. I wish I owned Chandler! I do have Matthew he was an early Christmas present I just couldn't wait to unwrap him LOL)

Title: When Tragedy Strikes

Rated: PG-13

Summery: A fire could change the friends lives especially Monica's.

Chapter 5: Don't Leave Me

"Chandler!" Monica cried "Chandler please answer me" she sobbed clutching the phone so hard her hand hurt. "Chandler" she sobbed again. "Mon what's wrong" Ross asked with concern. "H...he told me he loved me t…o never for get that then the line went dead" she looked up at the building in the distance. "Oh God Chandler plea...please don't leave me" she sobbed. "Shh its gonna be okay Mon, its gonna be okay" Ross whispered hugging her. The cell phone started ringing in her hand. "Chandler!" she cried answering it. She sighed sadly "It's some professor" she said handing it to her brother.

Chandler couldn't stop coughing his lungs hurt and his throat burned. "Sh…shouldn't we do something" Courteney asked. "We need to get him over to the window he needs some air" Steve said. He took a hold of one of Chandler's arms and told Zack to grab his other arm. They helped him up. "Monica" he gasped in between coughs trying to reach for his phone. "We have to get you to the window first" Steve told him. They got him to the window "Take a few deep breaths okay" Chandler nodded. He took a few deep breaths. It helped his coughing but his throat still burned and his lungs still hurt. Tears stung his eyes as he thought of his wife. "At least I got to hear her say I love you one more time" he thought as he took another deep breath.

Monica glanced at Ross on the phone. She wished he'd hurry up Chandler might have been trying to call. She sat in the curb and put her head in her hands. All she could do was cry. She needed Chandler she didn't know how to live with out him and she didn't want to have to learn. She felt someone touch her shoulder and whisper her name. "Chandler" she whispered looking up. It wasn't Chandler. "Joey" she said "Wh..what are you doing here" she asked. "Gina and I came to New York to see my sister Dina, she and Tommy are getting married I stopped by your place to see you guys, Rach and Pheebs told me what happened" he told her. "Is uh…is Chandler really in there" he asked motioning towards the burning building.

Monica nodded and began to cry again. "Aww Mon" Joey whispered pulling her into a hug. "Chandler's gonna be okay" he said as he glanced at the fire praying he was right. "I hope so Joe y I..I don't know what I'd do if I…if I" she stopped not wanting to say the rest. "It won't happen he's gonna come out of there to you and the kids okay" he whispered. "Hey Joe" Ross whispered walking back over to his sister. "Hey man" he said "Why did you take so long with the phone" Monica cried 'Wh..what if Chandler was trying to call" she reached for the phone. "My cell has call waiting Mon, he didn't call" he answered softly. She looked ta him and then at the phone. She dialed Chandler's cell phone again but all it did was ring over and over again.

Chandler heard his cell phone ring. He tried to get it but when he tried to move away from the window he started coughing again. It was wearing him out. He couldn't stand anymore. He slid down to the floor and loosened his tie. He reached out to grab his cell phone that had fallen on the floor. When he finally reached it the ringing stopped. He leaned back against the wall and closed his eyes as he tried to breath. After a few minutes he struggled to pull himself up to the window. He took a deep breath right before everything went black.

"Oh my God Mr. Bing!" Courteney knelt down beside him. "Mr. Bing!" she called as she gently shook him. "H...He's barely breathing!" she cried "W…we need to get him out of here h…he needs medical attention" Steve nodded "Yeah I know but we can't the fire is too close we have to stay put until the firefighters come" he said "He has a family, a wife and kids w…we can't let him die" she whimpered "I know I grew up with his wife and her brother" he answered "What do we do" she asked tearfully as she looked down at Chandler laying so still. "We wait ,we hope and we pray" he said. Just then they heard noises outside the door. "Wh…what's that" Courteney asked. "Well either the fire fighters are out there or the fire is" Steve answered. They all watched the door hoping it was the firefighters but scared it was the fire.

Chapter 6: Are we Saved?…Is the noise they hear the firefighters coming to their rescue or is it the fire coming to destroy them and what about Chandler will he be okay?…Coming Soon!!

Author's Note: Hello Children here's the next chapter I've had it written and for got to post it so here it is! I hope you all like it! and like I said Chandler is not going to die! I love him! I could never kill him! I'm so happy! Friends season 9 comes out on dvd March 8th! Yeah baby! I so can't wait! Happy Holidays to you all! Please read, review and enjoy! Thanx!

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