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Chandler stumbled through the office the next morning. He had the worst hangover and his eyes where partly shut.
When he finally got to his office he sat down slowly trying not to make any noise. He closed his eyes and sat there.
Joey came bounding through the door "Rise and shine." He said loudly
"Please Joe." Chandler covered his ears.
"You have any idea how drunk you were last night?"
"I have a feeling." Chandler said putting his head on the desk.
"Dude, you came to my apartment asking for Victor. Who the hell is Victor?"
Chandler sat up and sighed "Victoria's secret. The secret is that it's Victor who owns the store..." He explained
"Really." Joey grinned
"Can we all be quiet now?"
Joey nodded "Here, drink this." He handed him a drink
"What's in this?"
"Don't ask."
So he didn't. Chandler drank the whole glass. Soon enough his hangover was gone.
Monica took a pregnancy test a few weeks after the day she had the processor. She called up Chandler and told him the great news.
"I'm pregnant." She said
Who knew those two words could change both of their friendships.
She went on to tell him that she was moving back home. With her parents nearby. She said that it was a better place to raise a kid; with their grandparents.
Two weeks later Monica left. She got a little choked up as the moving trucks pulled away.
They promised to stay in touch but who were they kidding, she was a single mom and he lived in New York. They wrote Christmas cards and emails. Not much else.
Chandler went on a few dates but they didn't last long cause all he kept thinking about was Monica.
After seven years. Chandler was in the same spot where Monica left him. At a dead end job and a one bedroom apartment.
He was walking home alone from another bad date. "Chandler, just shut up. Just shut up. She doesn't want to hear your problems." He said to himself as he got out his phone to check his messages.
You have one unheard message
"Hey Chandler, it's Monica. Guess what? We are moving back to New York. I got another job, and I found a great school for Daniel. He is already packing. Now call me! This is very exciting. Okay, bye."
End of messages
Chandler hung up with a smile on his face. His best friend was coming back home. A home where she belonged.
A week later Monica was back in her new apartment unpacking all her things while on the phone with Chandler.
"Listen, I was thinking that after dinner we can go back to that cheesy old wine bar with that waiter that always hit on you."
Monica laughed "He never hit on me."
Chandler smiled. He loved hearing her voice again.
"Actually Daniel only prefers the hard alcohol." She joked
"Daniel, ha? It's not just gonna be you and me?"
"You don't wanna see him? Come on. Actually you should get him a little gift. He would really like that." She said "Nothing big."
"A small gift nothing big?" Chandler repeated looking through his things in his apartment that could pass for a gift. "How about I get him a little basketball?"
"Actually no, he is not that athletic." Monica told him
"Then what should I get him?"
"He likes clocks."
"Clocks?"
"Yeah, He collects them. It's weird but he likes them."
"Yeah that is very unusual Mon."
She nodded and continued to unpack her things "Well Rachel is here, she says hi. She is helping me unpack."
"Is she now?" He asked not believing it.
Monica watched as Rachel sat on the couch and read her magazine.
"Yeah well trying to...listen I'll see you tonight." She said before hanging up and continuing to unpack the last of her boxes.
Later that night Chandler got ready and fixed up his hair a little before making his way to the restaurant where he would be meeting Monica and Daniel.
He walked into the restaurant and a waiter greeted him "Hi, I'm looking for a young lady..." He looked around "Oh, she's right there." He saw her going over.
Monica stared off waiting for Chandler to arrive. She watched the children around her play and follow the fish around the restaurant.
"Excuse me, Miss..."
Monica looked up and saw Chandler in front of her and a smile came too. "Hi." She stood up to hug her best friend.
He kissed the side of her head "You look great."
Monica smiled and pulled back "Look at you." She said looking at this newly handsome young man before her "Who took over dressing you?" She joked
"Nobody."
"I like it." She sat back down
Chandler took off his coat and put it on the back of his chair. "Thank you. So where is Daniel?" He asked now noticing him not around.
"He is over there, but if he's a little strange it's just he is having some ajustment issues." She explained "But he is watching the fish." She pointed out
Chandler looked over at a young boy a great size height for seven, he didn't look all that strange. "I think he is gonna be just fine." Chandler then saw the little boy run off to a man and out of the restaurant. Chandler looked back to the same spot and saw a small boy starring straight into the fishes eyes. He wasn't smiling and he didn't look happy. He watched as he sighed and walked over to their table and sat down next to Monica.
Monica smiled "Chandler, I would like you to meet Daniel."
"Daniel say hi."
"Hi." He sighed sadly
"Hey Daniel." Chandler smiled "How old are you."
"I'm seven, how old are you?" He asked back
Monica laughed "Okay, well I think we should order."
I sped that up pretty fast. Hope you don't mind much, but I didn't want to sit in one spot for too long. I wanted to speed up the story. Please review