A/N Hey so I just thought of this idea for a story so just let me know what you think.
There are just a few things you need to know before you read the story, Monica does not know any of the gang accept from Ross who is her brother but they do not see too much of each other. Monica and Chandler kind of knew each other when they were younger but lost contact. at this point I am not sure how much the other characters will appear in the story.
Chapter 3: We need to talk.
Monica is in her hospital room getting every thing ready for when she gets to go home late on that day. The doctor knocks on the door and Monica kindly greets him with an "Hello" "Good morning Monica. Feeling better today?" "Much better than I did yesterday. I am going home today right?" The doctor looks at her sadly "Well that's actually what I came to talk to you about this morning. Sit down" Monica sits down on her bed and looks worridly at the doctor. "Monica we feel like your condition is worryingly enough bad that we are now able to run more tests on you." "Well thats great, I just have one problem." "Oh, well whats the problem?" "I can't leave my son alone too long you see. He has never been away from me over night before because I always got out of hospital during the same day or just didn't go. I think it might upset him if I have to stay here any longer." The doctor looks at Monica reassuringly. "Well you will only be here for one more night and we can arrange for your son to stay in the hospital in the visitors department where the children go." Monica thinks for a mintue "I don't really think he would like that, if he is away from home he is either with my friend or away actually with me. He wouldn't be comfortable staying in a room with lots of strangers." " I understand where you are coming from Monica. If we can get all the tests done today possibly you might not have to stay overnight be we would have to get the results back by tomorrow." Monica smiles "Would you be able to do that?" "I will go and ask one of the nurses. If not Monica I am afraid you will have to stay here for another night." "Thank you."
A few moments later after the doctor has left the room a familliar voice is heard coming from outside of Monica's hospital room. Then the voice goes stops and the person who it belongs to enters the room. "Hey, How you feeling today?" Chandlers soft voice says "I am doing much better than yesterday thanks. Where is Zak?" Zak comes running into the room and jumps up straight onto Moncia's hospital bed "I'm right here Mommy." Zak gives Monica the biggest hug ever. " I missed you so much last night. But Chandler and me had a good time together boys night. But he did make me go to bed early." Monica smiles and giggles "And what time was this that you went to bed Mister?" Zak sits there thinking about it for a few minutes "Well I don't exactly know cause there was not a clock or watch around." "So you do not know if it was early that you went to bed then?" "It was early though, It was still light outside. That is how I know." Chandler spoke again for the second time since he entered the room "Zak went to bed at the very appropriate time of 8.00pm." "Well that is actually later than he goes to bed. Zak is supposed to be in bed by 7.30pm." Chandler looks at Zak "Well you are very cheeky and no wonder you did not want to get up this morning." "Hehehe. Sorry!" "Its okay, I couldn't stay mad at you." Zak goes over to the small table and chair in Monica's room and starts to do some coloring in the coloring book that was placed there for him earlier.
After a few minutes of silence. "So the doctor said they are going to run some tests to see how major or non major my epilepsy is getting or not." "At least they are trying to help you and do something about it." "Yeah, it just means I might have to spend another night in here. If you didn't mind would you look after Zak again tonight. You can say no." Chandler thinks for a minute. "It is saturday tomorrow, I can stay with him tonight. I don't work on Saturdays anyway." Monica looks at him gratefully and Chandler nods his head at her to say it is okay. "Wait aren't you supposed to be at work today?" "No I called in sick. I told them I had somehthing very important to do today." "Thank you. You do know that Zak's school is shut for the six weeks holidays right?" "Yes, well why else would a 6 and a half year old be home during the school days?" "Hmmm yeah good point."
Monica and Chandler continuted talking for a while until the doctor came in and told Monica that he was very sorry but she would actually have to stay the night in hospital and then he basically threw Chandler and Zak out of there because he needed to run the tests so that the results would be ready for morning. Most of the day Chandler and Zak just spent time getting to know each other and playing video games like boys do. Later that night at about 9.30 when Chandler is ready and about to go to bed after falling asleep on Monica's couch Zak comes out of his bedroom and wants to talk to Chandler and wants him to stay up with him because he had a nightmare and cannot fall asleep again. They are sitting on the couch just watching a dvd as there is no appropriate shows to watch for Zak at this time of night. "Chandler?" Chandler looks up from what he was doing at Zak so they can talk. "Yes Zak." "Can I talk to you about some stuff?" Chandler now looks at the young boy concerned "Of course you can anytime. What is it?" "What was it like having a dad when you was growing up?" Chandler looks stunned and does not know how to answer the question so does his best to expain to the young boy about his childhood. "Well it was good to have a male figue around in my life and stuff but my dad was not a very good man, He did a lot of fighting and was not around the house a lot as I was growing up when I was older." "Wow that sounds bad. I guess it was better than not having a dad at all like me." Zak says sadly and looks as though he is about to start crying. "Come on Zak its not all that bad. Look I would have been probably happier if my dad was not around for the whole time he was because he was a very bad man and sometimes I wished he wasn't around but he was most of the time for me." "So your saying it is better to have no dad than to have one part time." "Well yeah because the times my dad was there he caused nothing but trouble." "Oh that's bad! What about your mom?" "Here is the thing my mom was never really around that much either when I was little." "So who did you live with then, because children can't live by their self " "I lived in what they call a care home. It was for kids with no parents or who got sent there because they mis behaved a lot, or if a childs parents was sick then they would go and stay in one for a while." "Oh that sounds neat, living with a lot of kids there." "It was far from neat there, it was not very nice sometimes. Sometimes there would be very nasty kids there but sometimes there would be very nice kids like your mom." Zak looks at Chandler weirdly "My mom was a care kid?" "Well I shouldn't be telling you this but yeah, it is how we met." "Wow so you have known each other a long time then?" "Pretty much yes, but after I left the place when I was 18 we didn't see each other again until a few weeks later" "So if you haven't seen my mom in that long how did you know it was her?" "Because she has not changed very much still looks the same, still caring, loving and the most friendliest person apart from you that I know." "That is always good. Did you and my mom date?" "Well for a little while, not long though. Did she ever tell you anything about your dad?" Zak thinks for a moment "Not really, she does not like talking about him. I don't know why." "Oh okay." Zak looks at Chandler with excitement. "I know. Why don't you talk to her and get her to tell you about him then you can tell me what she tells you." "I don't know Zak, If your mom doesn't like talking about him then maybe it is best to leave it." "Okay! I am getting tired now." "Want to sleep in your moms bed with me tonight buddy?" "I think I will be okay in my own now." Zak slowly gets up and starts walking to his room. "Zak if you ever need anything you can talk to or ask me about it." "Thank you Chandler." They both go to the rooms where they will be sleeping the night.
It is a couple of days later and all of the test came back for Monica's results and her Epilepsy has come back that it has not gotten any worse or any better so the doctor has prescribed her some pills to help her to not have seizures as much and so she can be active and be able to do things without having the risk of having seizures as often. Zak is at one of his friends houses from school so Monica thought that this would be a good opportunity to be able to talk to Chandler about some stuff alone that really needs sorting out. A few minutes after Monica has called Chandler he is at her place across the hall from his and he is sitting on the couch in the middle of a conversation with her. "So Zak bought something up the other night when i was with him, He was in bed and woke up after a nightmare so obviosutly I stayed up with him for a while" Monica looked at him concerned "Chandler please get on with it" "Sorry, Okay here goes. Mon he was asking about my father and what it was like growing up with one." Monica is shcoked. "Oh my god. I never knew how he was feeling like that. What did you tell him?" "I told him the truth" "So you told my son that your father used to beat you and your mother and both leave you for almost dead every single day and then finally he was caught out and taken in and out of jail god knows many times?" "What no. I am not that stupid. I just said it was okay but sometimes he was a very bad person and wasn't around much like my mother wasn't around much which is why I was in a care home. Then he asked what it was like in a care home and how cool and neat it would have been to be in one. I told him no sometimes it was very nice but others it was horrible and some of the kids there was very mean but others like you was nice and always were." Monica looks upset with him now "You told him I was a care kid?" "I didn't mean to it just kind of slipped out when I was talking to him. That kid is so smart he would have figured it out eventually Mon, What do you think I was going to tell him how we met cause thats what he asked too." "Really he asked how we met?" "Yeah, he also wanted to know if he dated." "And you told him we did right? (Chandler nods) You did tell him it was not long right?" "Yeah I told him it was not too long that we dated for because I moved away soon after which is the truth." Monica nods and stays quiet for a while. "Ummm he also wanted me to ask you something for him." Monica looks up and speaks quietly. "Go for it." "Zak wanted me to ask you what his father was like?" "Oh, well I didn't really know him too well. I did but not now accept that he is amazing and lives right near us and doesn't even know it." "Please tell me that you are talking about me?" "Of course I am." " Wow so are you going to tell him?" Monica looks shocked that Chandler would even think about let alone ask that quesion. "You know I do Chandler." "When we going to tell him?" "Tonight when he gets home from his friends house." "Promise?" "I promise Chandler, come over for dinner and we can tell him together I will make both of your favorite."
That's it for today chapter. It is probably the longest chapter I have ever written haha.
Please review it doesn't take long and it makes me want to write even more.