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"Lincoln High!" Mrs. Emerson called for the last time in the lobby of the Ibis Hotel "Five minutes Lincoln High. Whoever is not on the bus better figure out your English accent now." She announced mainly just to herself as everyone else was occupied with other things.

With her purse wrapped across her chest and her duffle bag on her shoulder, the suitcase she was rolling out wasn't cooperating as Monica was having trouble loading her bags in the storage under the bus.

Right as Chandler walked out he saw Monica struggling and his first instinct was to take a few steps towards her. But he was stopped when Chip got to her first. "Need some help?"

Monica looked up and saw Chip Matthews standing beside her. She quickly stood up straight and fixed her hair that fell in her face before grabbing the bag she was striving to shove in. "Yes. That would be great."

Chip smiled and grabbed a hold of the handle on her bag causing him to touch her hand in the process. He flashed her his famous smile, and Monica slipped her hand away suddenly feeling uncomfortable in this situation and wishing Chandler was there instead.

"Thanks." She took a step back so he could close the compartment.

"No problem." He smiled "You have anyone to sit next to?" He asked crossing his arms over his chest.

Monica didn't understand him. Why was he suddenly talking to her? Did she look different today? Was today National Talk to The Geek Day? Why was he here?

"I was thinking maybe we could sit together."

She was confused and had to ask "Why are you being nice to me?" Monica fixed her bag so it sat more comfortably on her shoulder.

Chip shrugged "I think you're a great person. You can be cool at times..."

Monica started to tense up "I'm cool at times?" She repeated

He nodded "Well, you know—"

"Yeah I do." Cutting him off she wondered how could she ever have feelings for him? "Thanks again with my bag." Monica turned and made her way up the bus stairs.

As Chandler walked off the curb in front of the hotel he kept his eyes on Chip. He didn't like what he heard and he tried to keep his anger inside. So as Chip gave him an upward nod, Chandler responded by nudging his shoulder with his before he walked past and onto the bus. When stopping at the front he saw Monica looking out the window a few rows back.

"Hey." He said softly, taking the seat next to her

Monica's eyes draped over to him "Hi."

"I hope this seat isn't taken."

She shrugged and hugged her bag closer to her body.

"Mon, please talk to me. It's going to be a long bus ride if you don't."

She sighed and faced him "Do you think I'm cool at times or am I just a great person?" She asked softly with a little bit of hurt "Or is it because you actually liked me that you are going out with me?" Her doubts rushed back to the surface. She needed to make sure she wasn't just wasting her time in this relationship.

"Not this again." Chandler took a deep breath before taking her hand "Monica Geller, you are the one I want to date. You are the one I want to get to know. I don't like anyone else but you and I want it to stay that way. I don't think you are cool at times or a great person." He told her "I think you are the most amazing girl I know and will ever meet. And I want to hang out with you on weekends or surprise you at the diner on your late shifts." He smiled when she cracked a grin "Monica, this relationship will last and will always be my first choice. I want us to forget any doubts or stupid mistakes I made in the past because that's all it is; the past." He finished truthfully.

His lips were getting harder to resist. Leaning in she went to kiss him when Chip boarded the bus.

"Hey man, that's my seat."

Chandler looked up to find Chip waiting in front of him "No, I don't believe it is."

Chip shook his head in disbelief "What's gotten into you." He mumbled before continuing his way to the back of the bus where Kip and Janice sat.

Joey boarded the bus with a few candy bars, a bag of chips and a soda. He was heading towards the back when he spotted Chandler sitting next to Monica and the seat across from them was free. "What's up guys." He smiled and sat down

"Planning on going into hibernation, Joe?" Chandler joked

Joey was in the process of opening his candy bar "No. I'm just a little hungry."

"Joey, didn't you just eat breakfast?" Monica chimed in

"Yeah, so?"

She looked at Chandler with wide eyes.

Chandler saw Monica's look and explained "He weighed 19 pounds as a baby."

"Ahhh..." She nodded

Joey shrugged as he took another bite.

The bus started up once everyone was boarded and in a seat. Monica watched as the town she spent 10 days exploring, disappeared before her eyes. The skate park, the record store, the pub, the globe, the gardens and the Stratford-Upon Avon town. It all disappeared. She leaned her head back against the seat as her eyes ventured outside where it began to rain again and her mind drifted off to the night they got lost in the country fields.

She could feel his hands running through her long hair. The touch of his lips against hers and the pressure of his body. It all flooded back to her and right then she knew she was safe in his arms. He wasn't going to hurt her and he wasn't going to leave. The feeling of knowing that you were in a relationship that was unassailable meant it was a relationship worth fighting for. It was like they were captured in the moment and nothing could break them apart.

"Everything okay?"

Monica whipped her head around to find Chandler's concerned look and she smiled "Everything is perfect." She took a hold of his hand and squeezed it lightly.

Chandler smiled and turned to talk to Joey for the remainder of this ride. And Monica was okay with that. She enjoyed the silence as she saw the city of London for the last time.

Chip moved up a few seats so he was right behind Joey and looking at Chandler "You're kidding me." He laughed "You two."

Chandler eyed him "What's that suppose to mean?"

"Come on Bing, you use to always make fun of her. Now you are dating her. Stop pulling my leg, this is a joke."

Chandler began to feel strained "I'm not pulling anything." He clenched his fist to try and hold back his anger.

"Wow." He leaned his head to the back of Joey's chair.

"Look, I'm sorry Susan ended up having a threesome with someone else but you don't need to take that out on us."

Chip paused "Who told you about Susan?"

Monica sighed and elbowed Chandler's side. He looked down forgetting the promise he made to Monica to not tell anyone. "I didn't mean that." He leaned back against the seat

Chip sat up straight "Thanks man." He said softly before leaving the three alone.

It was silent for a while as neither knew what to say to make the tension disappear.

"Susan had a threesome?"

They both turned to look at Joey and his already half eaten bag of chips.

With Chandler talking to Joey and the soft music sounding through the bus, the rest of the ride was a blur to Monica. Just rain drops hitting the window and the highway lines passing by.

"Just because you have received your phone back does not give you the privilege to use it on this airplane." Mrs. Emerson commented as she held the bag open for everyone to drop their used phones in. "The ride back is a great opportunity to write the remainder of your refection paper. It will be due once we arrive back in New York so be sure it is to your liking before you turn it in. Now remember the length must be a thousand words and I will be counting..." She stopped talking when she realized no one was listening since she returned their phones.

"It took me so long to try and memorize that number." Monica muttered as she turned it in "And yet I still don't know anything for the last two digits." She was speaking to herself but when Chandler came up to her and questioned what she was talking about she repeated her number out loud for the final time. "4442802165." She told him "Area code, GPA, drinking age." Looking over at him she rolled her eyes "But I still don't know a reason for the last two." She admitted

Chandler thought about it before answering proudly "June 5th." He said "65 could be June 5th. The day we got together."

Monica smiled widely. Seeing this other side of Chandler just made her rethink his behavior towards everything. Behind that daring, curious, and shrewd character there is actually a compassionate, generous, insightful man that is very selfless and sensitive towards her.

"Okay. Lincoln High, we don't have much time before the plane takes off so gather your luggage and follow me."

Joey grabbed his one bag and a toblerone chocolate bar he picked up from a small shop right next door "A 7 hour nap is just what I need to get my jet lag back." He smiled walking alongside Chandler and Monica.

Kathy rolled a bag behind her that was an exact replica of her purse and carry on. She flipped her unneeded sunglasses up and sighed "Joey, you are not sleeping the entire flight back. Not if you are sitting next to me. I don't feel like listening to you snore the whole time."

"Come on, it can't be that bad." He defended

Chandler chuckled which caused all their heads to turn in his direction. "Joe, I am only saying this because you're my best friend." He paused as they all sat down in the steel chairs at the East end of the airport "You need to get help."

They laughed before everyone took out their phones to check any latest news they missed at home.

Monica sat down next to Chandler as she fiddled with her bags and took out her phone along with everyone else.

"Okay," Chandler laughed as they found the comfort of their phones back in their hands "Your number?" He asked Monica as he was getting ready to type it in.

"My number?" She questioned after they just discussed the situation with her number.

"Yes. It would be nice to have my girlfriend's number so I can call her at 3 in the morning." He grinned

"Here." Monica handed him her phone as she took his "I'll put it in." She smiled thinking it was silly that they were actually asking for each others numbers at this stage in their relationship. "But no 3 a.m. wake up calls. Not a big fan." She warned

"Duly noted."

Monica giggled and handed his phone back to him.

In the next second her phone buzzed. Looking at the number she turned and tilted her head at Chandler "Really?"

He shrugged "I just wanted to make sure you didn't give me a bogus number."

She smiled "I wouldn't do that. You're my boyfriend, remember."

He wrapped his arm around her "How could I forget."

This felt comfortable. She could sit like this all day if people would let her. But it didn't last long because when the flight number was called they gathered their belongings and went to their separate seats. With Chandler a couple rows in front of her and Monica sitting uncomfortably next to Janice the plane began to take off and the nervous feeling rushed back up inside of her.

She found herself gripping the armrest and tightening her seat belt once again. If that was possible.

"You know you could break the seat by doing that."

Her breathing became shallow and she turned to look at Janice next to her "What?"

"The armrest." Janice finally looked up from her phone "Yeah, you're gonna break it doing that."

She eased her grip and folded her hands in her lap.

"You know, if you want I can always get your mind off it."

Monica eyed her "What do you mean?"

Janice shut her book and focused her attention on Monica in the seat over "When Chandler and I were going out. You want to know some of the stupidest things he did?"

Monica was unsure "No. I don't think I do."

She turned slightly as she began her story "Well it was Sophomore year. We were going out for two months when football season came around." She explained "I guess he wanted to impress me or something because he tried out for the team but couldn't catch a single ball. When I showed up to tryouts he got more nervous and stumbled over his own feet as he was running down field."

Monica covered her mouth, "Oh my gosh."

Janice nodded "That was the last time he stepped out on the field."

Monica couldn't believe it. How come there weren't rumors about this? Why hasn't she heard this story before?

"Yeah, I guess he paid the whole team to keep the embarrassment between them."

She nodded; that explains it.

Getting off the plane was a relief. Monica thought she wouldn't survive that flight from the beginning but once Janice distracted her she felt at ease and not as nauseated as before.

It was almost 7 p.m. and the airport was crowded with travelers from all over. You could hear the arguments between angry flyers and employees that were trying to be calm and patience. Families with young kids attempted to stay together as the parents arranged for a car. No one was still and ahead of time, there was always something that kept them moving.

"You waiting on a ride?"

Turning around she found Chandler at her side. It must have been the way he was staring at her that made his eyes stand out or maybe it was his bright shirt that did the trick. Whatever it was caused her to be more attracted to him. And she didn't mind one bit.

"No, I was actually just going to call a cab but before I forget I need to turn in my essay." Grabbing her paper that ended up being four pages long out of her bag, Monica started to walk back towards Mrs. Emerson for the last time.

"Thank you darling." She smiled as her favorite student handed her reflection paper over "You have a wonderful summer. Enjoy every minute."

"Thank you, I will." Monica gave a smile before walking towards the gates with her luggage.

Chandler followed soon later and grabbed one of her bags for her. "You mind if we share a cab?"

"Not at all."

Setting their bags on the curb outside they waited for an empty cab to stroll by. As the night got longer people started to go in front of them as they were busy communicating with each other.

"You are a terrible secret keeper."

"I'm sorry, but I kind of had other things on my mind."

"Like what?" She rolled her eyes

He smirked "I don't know. Maybe the hot brunette next to me." He leaned in and kissed her sweetly "Or maybe it was the heat getting to my head that caused Susan's secret to slip?" He suggested

Monica shoved him "I think I'll take my own cab now." She held up her hand to signal for the next one. And surprisingly it drove right up.

The driver popped the trunk and Chandler put their bags in. "You know, I think I'm beginning to love this side of you."

"What side? The mischievous and smart side or the nerdy and bookworm side?"

"The sexy, funny, unwitty side." He wrapped his arms around her waist and brought her in closer.

As the gap closed between their bodies Monica's breath became shallow once again "Do you think we are moving too fast?"

Taking a deep breath he whispered softly, "Only if you think we are."

Monica snaked her hands around his neck and stood on her tiptoes "Not at all." She tilted her head to the side as he leaned in to give her a much wanted kiss.

Terrible I know! I hate it so much but I needed to get them back to New York and into their summer romance! Yay! I actually have a plan for what I want it to be like so I hope it doesn't take me nearly as long. I actually stayed up the last few days past midnight to try and write this. And if you ever read my profile you know that's not my thing.

I beg each and everyone of you to review!...I can always change the story to something else that I had in mind that I'm sure no one will like...