Chapter 7:
Viva Las Gaygas!
The last part of their trip to Las Vegas went on very peacefully.
Chandler didn't say a word (now I know that he was depressed because of my trip to England).
Phoebe, Rachel and I were still shocked because of all the things we had just said to each other. We had just let go everything we had been keeping for ourselves during 4 years!
Finally, we arrived to Las Vegas. We arrived at night. Luckily, Ross had told Chandler in witch hotel he was planning to stay. So we went directly to that hotel.
When Ross saw Chandler, Rachel and me he felt really shocked, but he was also happy because we where there to see him get married. We all greeted him. And he had not idea that we where there to stop his wedding and to ask him for some money.
Monica- (sadly) I can't believe you are getting married!
Ross- that's right… tomorrow... now Carol is at her bachelorette party and I was about to go to have a few drinks with some friends and gamble a little…
Chandler pretended to be shocked and very concern.
Chandler- Are you really going to have a few drinks and gamble a little? Please… be careful! Don't do anything crazy!
Ross- (protesting) hey! Is not like Carol is partying out there very wildly… she is just going to watch some show and have some healthy fun…
Monica- Which show is she going to see?
Ross- someone called… "Viva Las Gaygas"
Chandler- (very uncomfortable) really? Viva Las GAYgas?
Ross- yes... I don't know why she is interested in that kind of shows!
Chandler- (looking at his feet) got me…
Monica- The important thing, Ross, is that you only get marry if you are 100 sure that you want to do that… Do you really love her?.
Ross- of course… (suddenly noticing something) wait a minute! ... how did you found out about this? And what the hell are you doing here?.
Monica- (Talking really fast) I ran away from home and so did Phoebe y Rachel because we wanted to go to Los Angeles in Joey's car. But we didn't have any money so we went to Miami to borrow some money from you… in Miami we saw Chandler who told us everything… next we came here…so here you are!
Ross - (astonished) wow... Mon… I cannot believe you escaped from home… why do you want tos to go to Los Angeles?
Monica- (to the others) Guys… please… could you leave Ross and me alone for a second?
After Joey, Chandler and Phoebe left, I could tell Ross everything. After I dropped the bomb of my adoption he looked at me shocked, not being able to speak for a minute. Then he finally said something.
Ross- you are adopted?… Mon... I don't know what to say…
Monica- I'm fine Ross… I've known this for over 4000 miles...
Ross- Mon… you must know that what you just told me doesn't change anything between us… I will always love as my sister… you are the best little sister I could ask for…
Monica- (whit tears in her eyes) I know that I treated you very bad when we were little because I was jealous of you… I feel the same… you the best big brother I could have ever get…
Ross- (hugging her) ..
Monica - Is because I love you so much that I came here to see if I can make you change your mind about your wedding… I think that you are making a huge mistake..
Ross - why? Because I am being spontaneous? Because I am letting my self be carried away by the way I feel? It was time for me to do something like this! I'm tired of being dependable and predictable.
Monica- Being spontaneous and following your heart is good… but… do you really love Carol?
How is that possible? Not so long ago, you were madly in love whit Rachel… you have a crush on her since you were 15.
Ross- And she keeps ignoring me since I was 15! jeez Mon.. I thought that you were going to be happy because I finally moved on…
Monica- I'm glad that you got over her… if you did… but you don't have to get married tomorrow, you can't just keep dating Carol for a while…
Ross- no! that is exactly what the old Ross would do.. he would date Carol for four years and he would wait until he gets his college degree and a well paid job.. then he would propose.. but I don't want to be like that anymore…
Monica- Is that why you came out whit this secret wedding at Vegas? Just because you wanted to do something you wouldn't normally do? That is so stupid!
Ross- (getting mad) hey! That is not the only reason… I do love Carol…
Monica- I still think you are making a mistake…
Ross- (firmly) I'm getting married tomorrow anyway… whit or without your blessing. But without it I will feel kind of sad.
Monica- Ross… all I am saying is that..
Ross- I don't want to hear it! Now you have to options… you can stay for the wedding and go to
Los Angeles afterwards or you can continue your trip right now… which will be a shame because I would hate not to have you in my wedding… so… I have to go to my bachelor party so, you have to tell right now… are you in or are you out?
Monica- I'm in…
Ross- (pulling her into an embrace) tank you… I really appreciate it…
Monica- so.. are you going to lend me some money to go to L.A. or are you going to call our parents to tell then where I am?
Ross- old Ross would call mum and dad... but the new Ross is going to help you
Monica- (hugging him excitedly) tank you big brother!
After that, we joined the others who were waiting for us next to the hotel's reception.
Rachel- then… What are we going to do?
Phoebe- what's the plan?
Monica- well… I think the boys have a bachelor party…
Joey- (overjoyed) great!
The boys were about to leave the hotel but the Ross remembered something.
Ross- oh… I almost forgot… Chandler... I have money in my wallet, but in case I get crazy and spend it all I will put some extra money in my right sock for emergencies only…
Chandler- (confused) and you are telling me this because…?
Ross- because you need to know where is the extra money in case I get to drunk and drop unconscious… now in the unlikely case that I spend that extra money too… I will give more extra money to whoever is the designated driver…
Chandler- well… I think that is going to be Joey since he owns the car and he doesn't lend it… wow… that's going to be fun
Joey- (confused) What am I going to be?
Ross- The designated driver... that means that you have to stay sober so you can drive safely… You always must have a designated driver when you go out… as a precaution…
Joey- (to Chandler) he is so pulling my leg… right?
Chandler- you might think that… but you would be wrong...
After that, we split up… the three girls decided to look for Carol and join her bachelorette party while the boys went to see some stripers given Joey's insistence.
Rachel, Phoebe and I went to see the show called "Viva Las Gaygas" whit Carol and her friends. The show hadn't started yet. After looking for a while, among the people who were waiting for the show to start, we saw Carol. We greeted her, congratulated her, and then she introduced us to her maid of honor.
Carol- girls… this is my maid of honor, Susan Bunch. She is my best friend since I started college. Susan- hi...
Monica- hi... hey.. What's this show about?
Carol- Is Helena Handbascket's show…. She is a transsexual…
Susan- yes… someone told me that when she was a man her name was Charles Bing
Monica- (astonished) Bing?
Rachel- Isn't it Chandler's last name?
I had a bad feeling about it… so I tried that the girls don't make it a big deal.
Monica- it must be just a coincidence
After the show, I went with all the girls to have some drinks and to dance in a night club. I was having the time of my life. But suddenly, I got separated from the others and I couldn't see any of the girls. I had not ideas where they were. I was looking for then very worry, however, a part of me told me that they were just enjoying the night.
I checked if they were buying some drinks in the bar, but they weren't…. I found Chandler instead
Who was just drinking there… by his self… I sited next to him and ordered a "Dry Martini" to the bar tender, showing a very fake ID.
Chandler- Since when do you drink alcohol "little harmonica"?
Monica- (laughing amazed) I can't believe you know about my stupid nick name… For the record.. tonight.. and tonight only… my name is.. (showing Chandler her fake ID) Princess Consuela Bananahamott
Chandler- No way! Princess Consuela? Where did that came from?
Monica- from Phoebe.. she made it up… at first she wanted to use that name her self.. but then she used the name "Regina Falangie", so I borrowed "Princess Consuela" from her. But, don't worry… my friends can call me Monica.
Chandler- (confused) and.. Do I count as your friend?
Monica- absolutely... (remembering something on a sudden) Hey! Why are you alone in the bar? and what are you drinking?... (drinking from Chandler's glass) a coke!
Chandler- well... I'm alone because after seeing the stripers, Joey left with one of them… and Ross went to a casino with the others geeks and I think he will be there all night…. He has 500 dollars and apparently a gambling problem.
Monica- (doubting) I think he will be fine once we get home..
Chandler- yes... anyway ... I'm drinking coke because the "designated driver" had five tequilas during the stripers show… so… I guess I will have to drive everybody back to the hotel..
I gave him a very sympathetic look…
Monica- Poor Chandler...
Chandler- is ok... I hate Vegas anyway... I could never have fun here...
Monica- (shocked) why do you hate Vegas!
Chandler- You don't wanna know… is an embarrassing secret… not even Ross knows it…
Monica- came on!.. it can't be that bad..
Chandler stared at the table, very ashamed.
Chandler- it is to me...
Monica- (disappointed) Whatever… But we all have shared our secrets during this trip… and by doing that we became closer... you are the one who hides behind stupid jokes
Chandler- (annoyed) I don't do that!
Monica- yes, you do… you don't let people see what is really inside you… you don't allow your self to get close to anybody…
Chandler- (even more annoyed) maybe I do that… but is only because I have too… nobody would like to know the truth… trust me on this… nobody would like the real Chandler…
Monica- How can you say that? Everybody likes a real person better than a character...
After I said that, Chandler raised his glass and had a long drink of his coke. Then he looked challengingly at me.
Chandler- ok... I'll tell you what my problem is… but only because I want to prove that I'm right and that nobody would like me if they saw what's inside me…
Monica- I'm all ears.
Chandler- ok… when I was 7 mi gay father and my mother, who writes erotic novels. After that, my father moved to Vegas and became a drag queen who stars a show… which you've already seen according to what I heard… my mother has been married 3 times in the last decade…
Monica- (shocked) your father is Helena Handbasquet?
Chandler- (sadly) yes... you see? If people knew all that they would think I'm weird and creepy too… no one could never take me seriously… nobody would consider me normal…
While Chandler was saying all that, I felt like throwing my drink on his face. How could he think that anyone could reject him because of his parents? How could he not know that it didn't matter his family's weirdness because he was a wonderful person? Chandler is a hansom boy, charming, sweet plus he owns the most beautiful eyes in the world. I was 100 percent sure that nobody would care about his family…. I knew for certain that I didn't care…. I looked at him, who looked clearly devastated and it killed me…
Monica- Chandler… whatever your parents are is not your fault and is not who you are…
Chandler- you don't understand… I whish… I just whish my parents were normal so I can feel like a normal person capable of a normal life…
Monica- but you are!
Chandler- no… I'm not…. (he deeply sighed) I think I need a real drink now….
Monica- I'm sorry for making you talk about all that… obviously is a very painful subject for you… I feel awful… you should… you should be having fun instead of talking about unpleasant things…
Chandler- it doesn't matter… (sadly) I guess now I ruined my chances whit you… Didn't I?
Monica- (confused) what?
Chandler- I mean… because of what I said… I'm sure you don't want me anymore… that is if you ever really wanted me…
As an answer, I kissed him softly on the lips… then he kissed me back and we melted in a very passionate kiss.
Meanwhile, very far away from Chandler and me:
Phoebe and Rachel were struggling whit the crow to get into the night club's ladies bathroom. Phoebe needed desperately to get to a toilet and throw up because, apparently, she got the "morning sickness" at night. When they finally got into the bathroom they saw something that they had never expected to see: Carol was passionately kissing Susan.
To be continued….
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