Alright, here we go. Chapter 7, the chapter you've all been waiting for!
Maybe...
2013 the year that had Friends fans hoping that this reunion was a chance for Matteney to be real. The year that had millions wishing for them to be a thing and not just a fantasy.
March 2013
The shows ratings were dropping and Matthew wasn't sure how to get them back. Not now. Maybe he could fake an injury and they could write that into the show; have him go to the hospital, find cancer, and soon he is back with his wife!
But that wouldn't do well for the therapy thing...
He could get something going with Carrie or maybe even Lauren. That would bring the viewers in.
What if he had a guest star. Someone that the critics love and the fans want to see again. But who would be the person to call?
"Matty, you seriously need to start working out again..." Courteney muttered as they sat on the grave stone and watched two men loading their truck with moving boxes.
"Are you saying I'm fat?" He teased, looking over at her
Courteney smirked "Come on, you know I love you." She leaned in and kissed his cheek before wrapping her arm between his.
Matthew kissed her forehead "I'll always love you." He whispered
As they sat in the car, Courteney in the drivers seat and Matthew in the passenger, they laughed. Both not wanting to spend another year apart from their friendship. Both knew that this reunion was going to get them just as close as they were in season 5 of Friends.
"You were the one that sent me that pillow?" Courteney repeated, still shocked of the surprise gift he gave her Christmas day that Coco found under the tree, marked for her.
He nodded "Guilty."
Courteney laughed, a huge grin on her face "I can't believe you did that."
Matthew shrugged as if it were nothing. "I just thought the man you were with should know your mood for the night..."
She smiled "I think I knew..."
"You did not know-"
"Yes I did!" She tried to convince him "I knew this whole time that you sent me that 'Tonight, Not Tonight' pillow." She nodded "I knew."
Matthew grinned as he watched his best friend smile. He loved everything about her and more. He just loved spending time with her and sharing memories with her. She was definitely his life.
The kiss they shared outside of the restaurant was strong. She felt the connection she never felt with 'Monica and Chandler' she felt the tingles and the butterflies. She felt something else.
But little did she know Matthew was feeling the same fireworks.
"Do you ever wonder if there was no David, there might have been an us?" Matthew asked as they sat in the crafts room taking a quick lunch break
Courteney shook her head "No." She answered. But seeing Matthews face drop she rephrased what she meant by that "But only because you had Julia, then Yasmine, and Lauren. You just broke up with Lizzy..." She trailed off
"Okay.." He stopped her "If there was nobody, just you and me. Do you think Monica and Chandler might have been real?"
She thought about this, shrugging as she replied "Maybe." She said truthfully "But we will never find out because there was always a somebody."
As they sat there in silence Courteney continued "Jen always said you had this special soft spot in your heart for just me." She brought up, not entirely sure why.
Matthew nodded "I did." He said softly
Taking this moment as the moment, he leaned forward slightly only to be turned down.
"Matthew..." Courteney looked down "I'm with Brain."
You didn't actually think I was just going to set them up did you? Courteney was with Brian Van Halt at the time! Damn it!
He nodded, he didn't want to embarrass himself, they still had a whole day of shooting left. He reached out and grabbed her cookie. "I know..."
Courteney looked back up just in time to see him take a bite of her sugar cookie with a smile and a raise of his eyebrows he chewed.
"But you do kiss?" The interview asked making sure she had the right information
"Yes." Courteney nodded "Tomorrow we kiss." She cleared
"Yeah, tomorrow."
"Did everything just fall back into place, like a rhythm, right away when you guys got together on this show?"
Matthew nodded "Yes. It's um..very surreal, very surreal." He repeated "We were running lines in the makeup trailer, and it was very odd, us working together-"
"By the way nothing has changed. Literally." Courteney added "From the producers coming in-to the-the process of learning the lines, all of it. Except for.." She looked at Matthew and laughed "The way we look."
"The way we look and the fact that 30 million people aren't watching anymore." Matthew said
Courteney laughed knowing how true that was.
"Other than that-"
"Other than that." Courteney repeated Matthews words
"-It's the same." He gave a thumbs up to the camera
Matthew admitted he did find himself trying to be funny around her all over again. He would show off and joke around just like old times. Things really did not change between them after 10 years.
January 2014
"That's Busy...and Dan..." Courteney introduced Matthew to the cast of Cougar Town "And this is Josh.."
Matthew shook his hand "You know I was Court's husband for years.." He told him, sounding challenging.
John nodded "Yeah? When did you get divorced?" He shook his hand
Matthew looked over at Courteney "You are having an affair!" He teased, knowing they never really got a divorce, they were technically still married.
She chuckled and shook her head. This is the Matthew that she loved. The one that could joke around and know that it meant nothing serious.
As Matthew watched Courteney on set acting, he sat behind the directors with another well known character on Cougar Town.
"You and Court went out?" He questioned
Brian nodded "Only for about six months though."
Matthew nodded "If you don't mind me asking..."
"Go ahead."
"What happened?"
Brain shrugged "I accused her of having feelings for another man." He admitted
Matthew was silent as he looked back at Courteney laughing
She was around Busy and Christa on set when she caught Matthews eyes on her.
She smiled over at him.
"Where you right?" He asked, not even knowing that he said it out loud
Brain looked over at Matthew "I think you can answer that one for yourself." The statement wasn't forced nor was it firm, but it was calm and Matthew knew what he meant when he said it.
The answer he already knew.
"Lambs do to make sounds!" Courteney protested
Matthew continued to shake his head
"Yes they do, they go Baaa...Baaa...Baaa..."
Matthew laughed and raised his eyebrows.
Courteney giggled "You did that to me on purpose." She smacked his hand playfully.
"Cameras rolling...!" The director announced seconds later before he yelled action and they began filming.
"Hey hon it's me." Courteney's good friend, Ed Sheeran, called her a couple days later.
"Hey Eddy," Courteney smiled
"I know this is random but as a thank you for taking me in and letting me sleep in your guest house I told you I owed you one." He reminded her
She nodded "I take gift cards."
Ed laughed "Nah, I was thinking something along the lines of a date."
"A date?" She repeated "You want to take me out on a date?"
"No, I have somebody that I think you could really hit it off with..." He told her
Courteney looked over at Coco at the table playing Battleship.
She turned her attention back to the phone "Thanks but I think I'm going to have to pass. I've got my whole life right here." She told him
"Are you sure?"
She smiled "Yeah."
"Okay but you know how good I am at setting people up. If you change your mind call him. His name is Johnny McDaid."
"Alright, I'll talk to you later, bye."
Courteney walked back to the table.
"Who was that?"
"Just a friend." She leaned down and kissed Matthew before taking the place between him and Coco.
And that ladies and gentleman is how it is done! Obviously I changed a lot up and well that is the beauty of fanfiction, writing whatever pleases you. If you are confused...I can't help you. This is sadly the best I got at surprises and it might get cleared up next chapter on how exactly it happened but for now all you can do is REVIEW!
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