I know. I'm just as shocked as you are at this quick update. To the guest who asked me the question regarding roschel, you should have waited one more chapter lol. Don't get ahead of me guys ;)
Chandler opened his eyes and immediately felt the headache.
"Ohhh God," he groaned. He sat up and realized he wasn't alone. There was a lump in the bed beside him. He froze, wondering what had happened the night before and who was in the bed with him. When the figure shifted, his eyes started to pop out.
"What the hell?" Monica asked, emerging. Chandler was relieved to see she had clothes on. He did as well.
"H-hey, hey," he said.
"Oh my God," Monica said back. She squinted at his face. Then her eyes went wide.
"What?" he asked.
"Mr. Geller?" she said, pointing. He got up and went to the mirror.
"Oh, no," he panicked.
"What did we do last night?" Monica asked. She wracked her brain, but she couldn't remember anything.
"I think...I-I think," Chandler started, turning to face her. "We got married."
"WHAT?!"
"Just hear me out," Chandler said, holding his head, which was pounding even harder now. "I remember us drinking and laughing. I remember thinking of doing something funny, and you said getting married."
"Oh no," Monica moaned.
"I think I said it would be even funnier if I took your last name," Chandler finished. He pointed to his head. "Hence the Mr. Geller written on my face."
"This is bad," Monica said, getting up. "This is really bad."
"At least we didn't have sex," Chandler pointed out. She looked down then, seeing she was dressed.
"I guess so," she agreed.
"Okay, we can fix this," Chandler said. "When we get back to New York, we get an annulment."
"Okay," Monica agreed. She felt numb. She had married Chandler. What was wrong with her?!
"Yea," Chandler said, running his hand through his hair. "This...this hasn't ruined our friendship has it?"
"No," she shook her head quickly. "We just got too drunk and got married. Lots of friends do that."
"Sure," Chandler agreed. Monica gripped her head in her hands. Had she said anything to him last night about her feelings? She had planned to. Was that another reason they got married?
"Do you remember anything we talked about aside from that?" she asked. She had to know.
"I don't," he shook his head.
"Okay."
So nothing was revealed. She nodded to herself. She could come back from this. They would be all right.
Breakfast
Ross and Rachel watched as Monica and Chandler came to join them. Chandler had the "Mr. Geller" gone from his head. Joey and Phoebe watched as well. Everyone was nervous for what was about to happen next.
"Hey, guys," Monica said cheerily. She paused when she noticed all their faces. Chandler sat down like nothing was wrong. She saw Ross give him a look of disbelief.
"You, uh, wanna tell us what happened last night?" Rachel asked. Her annoyance towards Joey and Phoebe's secret relationship was long gone now. This was more important.
"What happened last night?" Monica asked innocently.
"Don't play stupid," Ross said, shaking his finger at her. "We saw you!"
"Saw us where?" Chandler asked.
"At the chapel!" Ross shrieked. Both Monica and Chandler looked at each other before looking back at the others.
"Oh, that," Monica shrugged. "That was nothing."
"Nothing?!" Ross asked. He was about to explode.
"We got drunk and got married. It's nothing. We'll get an annulment back home," Chandler said.
"So...so...let me get this straight," Ross said, holding his head. "You got drunk."
"Yes," they both nodded.
"You got married?"
"Uh huh," they nodded again.
"And you're totally all right with it?!"
"Well, we're undoing it," Chandler said. "It was a drunk thing. It didn't mean anything."
"No, it didn't," Monica threw in quickly.
"Are you sure?" Rachel asked her. Monica avoided the question but gave her a look in return. Chandler caught the exchange, though, and he felt his heart pick up. Did Monica have feelings for him again too?!
"Wow, so you guys are married right now," Phoebe said finally. Joey was too busy eating to contribute to the conversation. After hearing they were fine and getting an annulment, he decided it was okay to eat.
"Yup. Hey, wifey," Chandler said. "Can you get me some bacon?"
"Get it yourself," Monica answered.
"Yup, totally married," Chandler commented, getting up and going to get his own. Ross followed. Rachel leaned in to Monica when they were out of earshot.
"So, you're really fine with being married to the guy you have a huge crush on?" she asked.
"It was a stupid drunk mistake," Monica dismissed. "He has no idea."
"I thought you were going to tell him?" Phoebe asked, remembering Monica's conversation the night before where she'd told Phoebe she was going to tell him.
"I may have, but he doesn't remember. Look, it's perfect. We can start over, and now I know he's not afraid to commit," Monica joked. The sad look on Phoebe and Rachel's faces stopped her short.
"Come on, guys. It's fine," Monica insisted.
"Ross, it's fine," Chandler said, coming back to the table with a huffing, puffing Ross behind him. Monica watched him start to eat. In her heart, she knew she wasn't completely fine. She kind of wanted to stay married to him, but she knew the idea was ridiculous.
Back in New York
Phoebe helped Joey carry up his bags to his apartment. Once inside, she set them down. Chandler and Monica had agreed to drive the cab back. Ross had been weird about them being alone in the cab together, but Rachel had calmed him down. Phoebe knew that Monica and Chandler needed to talk about their feelings, and being in a car sometimes helped with that, so that was why she offered them the cab.
"I hate to leave you," Phoebe said. "I mean, we almost got married."
"I know. Should we talk about that?" Joey asked. "Are we really ready for that?"
"I don't know. Are we?" Phoebe countered. They looked at each other.
"What if...what if we lived together?" Joey suggested.
"Oohh I love it," Phoebe gushed. She looked around the apartment. "What would Chandler think, though?"
"I was thinking I'd move in with you," Joey said.
"Oh! That's even better. Oh, but Denise," Phoebe said.
"Denise?"
"My roommate."
"You have a roommate?"
"Yes, Denise!"
"Are you sure? I've never seen her," Joey said, frowning.
"I talk about her all the time," Phoebe said, exasperated. "She works nights, so you haven't met her."
"Oh."
"It's okay. I can ask her to move out."
"So, are we doing this?" Joey asked.
"I think we are," Phoebe smiled. He leaned in to kiss her hungrily then. He was moving in with Phoebe. It was a big step for him, and he knew what it was eventually going to lead to. He was all right with this, though. It was a start.
Ross & Rachel
"Ross, you need to calm down," Rachel said. They were back at their apartment, and she was trying to unpack while he ranted about Monica and Chandler's stupid decision.
"I can't calm down. My sister got married in Vegas!" Ross exploded.
"I know! And it's so shocking, but you have to stop freaking out about it. They are getting it annulled."
"They still did it, though."
"While they were drunk. Ross, I bet if you and I were that drunk and single, we'd have made the same mistake too," Rachel pointed out.
"I like to think I'm smarter than that," Ross said pompously.
"I bet if I had suggested it, you'd have gone along with it," Rachel countered.
"Well, it doesn't matter cos we are already married, and we did it sober," Ross said. "Monica was irresponsible."
"Monica was drunk. Ross, how many times do I have to say it?" Rachel asked, exasperated.
"I will get over it. I just have to process it," Ross said, sitting down finally.
"Everything will go back to normal once they get it annulled," Rachel assured him.
"Will it? Will it?!" Ross said. He started a breathing exercise then because he was getting out of control. Rachel went over and rubbed his back.
"Yes, Ross, it will," she promised. Then she prayed that she was right.
Chandler & Monica
Chandler kept looking over at Monica as she drove. He was married to her. She was technically his wife. This was a strange feeling for him.
"What?" she asked, catching him looking at her.
"Nothing. I just...this is weird, you know?" he finished.
"I know."
Chandler fiddled with his fingers nervously.
"Is it...is it crazy to want to stay married to you?" he finally said. It had been on his mind all day. Monica hit the brakes before remembering she was on the freeway. Chandler's head went forward then backward as she hit the gas again.
"W-what?" she asked.
"It was stupid. So stupid. I'm sorry I even said it," Chandler said, recovering.
"It is such a crazy idea," Monica said. "No, no I don't think we should." Her mind was racing. He wanted to stay married too?! So did she! But it was crazy. They needed to date first to see if it would even work.
"You're right," he agreed. "Yea, you're right. So crazy. Forget I even said it."
"Oh, it's forgotten," Monica laughed nervously. They didn't say much else for the remainder of the trip.
A Few Days Later
Chandler was sitting in front of the lawyer and sweating. He wasn't sure why. He had a legit reason to be there. He wasn't a criminal. He was handed some forms, and he was told to get Monica to sign them as well. He walked out of there feeling a bit strange. He was annulling a marriage to Monica. He had never imagined that he would be doing that. He got back to his apartment to see Joey packing boxes.
Oh yea, and his best friend was moving out. That one had been shocking, but he should have expected that. It still hurt to see him leave. It almost hurt more than the first time he'd left.
"Well?" Joey asked, seeing him.
"Just need her signature," Chandler said, shaking the papers. He felt like such an idiot. He hadn't wanted this. How had this even happened?
"I'm sorry, man," Joey said sympathetically.
"Don't get drunk in Vegas," Chandler told him. "It's that simple."
Joey watched his friend set the papers down and go into his room. Within moments, Monica was there.
"Hey, did Chandler get back yet?" she asked. He nodded. She spied the papers on the counter.
"Oh," she said. "Is that...?"
"Yea," Joey nodded again.
"Okay," she breathed. She went over and picked them up. Chandler came out of his room having heard her voice.
"Hey," he said.
"Hi," she replied. Joey suddenly felt very awkward, so he slipped out the door and went into Monica's apartment. He started foraging for snacks.
"So, this is it," Chandler laughed nervously.
"It is," she nodded. She picked up a pen and looked for the place to sign.
"You sure you wanna sign it?" Chandler asked. She looked up at him.
"Chandler, getting married before even dating is not a good idea," she said again. "We've gone over this."
"I know. I just feel bad about the whole thing, like we could make it work."
"What, stay married and try dating?" she asked, chuckling. "That is not a smart idea."
"Right," he laughed. Monica felt a weird tension between them then.
"Okay, so I'm signing," she said, doing so. Chandler watched her perfect signature. Even her writing was beautiful. He cleared his throat when she handed it to him.
"Thanks," he said.
"Thank you," she said back. They stood there awkwardly for a moment.
"So," Chandler said. "This is it."
"Yup," she nodded. When he didn't say anything else, she walked out of the apartment. She felt like crying. It felt as though something between them had died, but she didn't even know what it was. She spent the night in her apartment feeling very sad.
A Few Weeks Later
Chandler was staring at his new roommate, and he had no idea what he'd gotten himself into. Janine was stunning, and a dancer. He was watching her stretching in this current moment, and he wondered what exactly was going to happen here.
"Hey, man," Joey said, coming in. He halted in his tracks, eyes widening.
"Hi, Joey," Janine smiled, standing up now.
"Y-yea...h-i-ey," Joey finished. Janine went into her bedroom and closed the door. Joey gripped at his face, feeling very hot suddenly.
"Dude," Chandler said.
"She makes me not think of words right," Joey managed to say.
"Clearly," Chandler laughed.
"She's got you acting all girly too," Joey noticed, looking around.
"What are you saying?" Chandler asked, offended.
"Take a look at this place," Joey said. "You wouldn't even know a guy was living here."
"Her stuff smells pretty," Chandler shrugged. Joey stared at him.
"Anyway," Joey said, clearing his throat.
"How are things with Phoebe?" Chandler asked.
"Great. Yea. She won't let me say the most words on the answering machine message, though," Joey lamented.
"That's too bad?" Chandler said as a question.
"There's this other thing," Joey started. They both paused when Janine came back out and went to the bathroom.
"You were saying?" Chandler prompted after she was gone again.
"Phoebe and I started running. You know, couple stuff," Joey said.
"Of course."
"And...well, she runs kinda funny," Joey winced.
"Funny ha ha or funny weird?" Chandler questioned.
"She looks like Kermit the Frog mixed with The Six Million Dollar Man," Joey said.
"So funny ha ha," Chandler clarified.
"This is bad, Chandler. I don't know how to tell her," Joey lamented. "We don't fight. That's our thing. We get along about everything."
"So don't tell her," Chandler suggested.
"But she loves doing it, and I don't want to run with her when she looks like she's running for her life," Joey said. "People are gonna think she's trying to get away from me. I might get arrested!"
"Joey, relax. Just talk to her," Chandler suggested. Janine resurfaced again, making them stop talking.
"I'm just going to go out for a bit," she smiled, grabbing her purse.
"Oho-kay," Chandler managed to choke out. Joey just waved at her. When she was gone, he looked back at Chandler.
"You can't date your roommate," he warned.
"I know this," Chandler nodded.
"What about Monica?" Joey asked. Chandler stared at him.
"What about her?"
"Dude, we all know you like her."
"Everyone knows now? Oh, God," Chandler moaned.
"We know it was hard after your marriage, annulment thing, but you should ask her out."
"I'll think about it," Chandler said. He didn't even know if she felt the same way about him. She had been avoiding him since the whole annulment thing.
"Chandler..." Joey warned.
"Soon. Very soon," Chandler promised. Joey left, pointing a finger at him as he closed the door behind him. Chandler exhaled loudly. He would talk to Monica. He would. It was time to finally know what was happening between them.
Phoebe
"Ugh, Joey is so military when he runs," Phoebe complained to Rachel, who was sitting stock still on the couch beside her. Phoebe was oblivious to this.
"So tell him," Rachel advised. She felt nauseous suddenly, like she had been on a roller coaster.
"I'm afraid to. We don't fight," Phoebe said. Rachel looked over at her finally.
"How would it start a fight?" she asked.
"I don't know. It would just be my luck, you know?"
"No, I don't know," Rachel answered. "I have to go, Phoebs. Just talk to him, okay?" She got up carefully. Phoebe finally noticed her expression.
"Are you okay?" she asked.
"I just have bad cramps," Rachel lied. She hurried away. Phoebe didn't think anything of it. Joey came in after a bit, and he paused before approaching her. He sat down beside her and gave her a kiss.
"I don't like the way you run," they both said at the same time.
"You don't?" Phoebe asked, surprised. Joey also looked surprised.
"No," he confessed. "I'm sorry. You look like you're trying to flee from me, like I'm trying to murder you or something."
"Well you sound like a train that doesn't think it can get up the hill," Phoebe retorted.
"Is this our first fight?" Joey asked, wincing. Phoebe took in a breath and exhaled.
"No," she shook her head. "So we run differently. That shouldn't be something to fight over."
"Can we do some other activity that doesn't involve running?" Joey asked hopefully.
"I think that's a good idea," Phoebe nodded. They both looked relieved then.
"I'm glad we can talk," Joey said. Phoebe smiled at him.
"Of course we can talk. We can always talk."
"Good. I also don't like how you took all the words on the machine greeting," Joey blurted out.
"Aww," Phoebe patted his leg. "You can have some words."
"Really?"
"Yea. Let's go do that," Phoebe said. She stood and took his hand, pulling him along. Living together was going so well she thought. Denise had been furious as hell to be kicked out, but Phoebe knew she landed on her feet. She had heard that through a mutual friend anyway. She didn't exactly care. She wanted to be with Joey, and she had a good feeling this was going to work out.
Ross & Rachel
"Hey, Rach?" Ross's voice sounded. Rachel froze in the bathroom. She was staring at the stick that was sitting on the counter. She couldn't bring herself to look at it yet. He knocked on the door.
"Rach, you in there?"
"Uh huh," she replied.
"Can I come in?"
Rachel sighed, getting up to let him in. This would be a big change in their lives, but a small part of her felt scared. She tried not to think about the last time she had been pregnant or how it had ended. She didn't want to lose anymore babies.
"You okay?" he asked, seeing her face. Then he saw the stick on the counter. "Oh."
"Yea," she said.
"Have you...?"
"Not yet."
"You wanna?"
"You look," Rachel said. Ross knew she was having conflicted thoughts. He took her hands in his gently.
"Rach, this will be very different from your first time, okay? I love you, and we are in this together. You won't lose this one."
"How do you know?" Rachel asked.
"I just have a feeling," Ross answered.
"Just look at it," she ordered. He did as he was told. She watched his face, but it stayed neutral.
"Well?" she prompted.
"It's negative," he said. Rachel sat there feeling shocked.
"Are you sure?" she asked. He nodded.
"Yea."
"Oh. I...I guess that's okay. I mean, I was so sure," she said. "The more I got thinking about it, the more I liked the idea of having a little baby running around looking like us." She looked up to see Ross smiling then. "What?"
"You really feel that way?" he asked.
"Well, yea," she nodded.
"That's good then, cos you're pregnant," he smiled.
"What?!" she exclaimed, standing up and taking it from him. It was true. She was pregnant. "Ross!"
"I know you didn't know how to feel about it, so this helped you figure it out," Ross grinned.
"That's a sneaky little game," Rachel said, swatting him. He pulled her into a kiss then.
"We're having a baby," Ross smiled.
"We're having a baby!" Rachel laughed. They hugged and spun around in circles. It was life changing indeed, but they were ready for it.
This was more of a Phoebe/Joey and Ross/Rachel chapter. I will get back to Mondler in the next chapter. Thank you all for reading!
