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Chandler was afraid to anwser his questions. "Yes."

"Yes? Yes to what?" He asked

"Yes I kissed her. Yes we're going out again." He said

"Did you have sex?" He asked, all questions out there; he wasn't holding anything back.

Chandler was shocked by his question "Noah Kyle Bing! Get up stairs!" Chandler yelled now angry. Noah's expressions changed from angry to frighten "Who asks their father that?" He asked mainly to himself.

Noah ran upstairs.

The next day Noah didn't even look at his dad.

"You ready for school?" Chandler asked grabbing his keys.

"Holly's bringing me." Noah replied grabbing his book bag and walking out the door.

Chandler was wondering if he made the mistake in going out with Monica. He started to like her, and he was sure, she was feeling the same way. Hopefully Noah would see that and except this.

At school Monica noticed Noah was acting weird. He wasn't his joyful self he was a couple day's ago. She was wondering if it was the right thing to do, going out with her students dad. She really hope everything will be okay. The bell rang and broke Monica's thoughts. She needed to talk to Noah about this.

"Um, Noah, can I talk to you for a moment?" Monica called him over before he left.

Noah nodded knowing exactly what she wanted to talk about, he was just hoping it wouldn't turn into yelling like it did with his dad. He felt bad for yelling at him that night. He knew out was out of line.

Then again, it would be fun to have Steven and Danial liking the person your dad is seeing.

NO! Don't think like that; Noah scolded to himself.

He walked up to her desk. Monica started talking first "Look, I don't want you to start feeling uncomfortable with me now because something happened with me and your dad..."

"Wait, what? He said you guys didn't have sex." Noah stopped her as he tried to keep his voice down.

Monica's expression went to soft and sweet to oh my God what did he say "NO! No, we didn't, we-no!" She shook her head

"Oh, I'm sorry...I didn't mean for that to come out. I have a lot on my mind and that just-" He tried to erase that and apologize "I'm sorry."

Monica gave him a warm smile "It's okay, let's just forget about it."

"Thanks." He paused "If you want to go out with my dad, you can...it was the happiest I've seen him when he walked through that door...ever since my mom died..." Noah stooped, trying to hold back his tears.

Monica went over to him and brought him into a hug. "I want you to know that I am not trying to separate your family, I could never replace your mom, I know what that feels like..." She paused "my mom died when I was nine."

Noah pulled back, shocked "I'm sorry."

Monica gave him another hug.

When Noah heard what she said, for some reason he felt closer to her, like he could connect.

Noah went home right after school. He was hoping his dad would be there so they can talk and he can apologized.

"Dad I'm home!" He called through the house.

No answer

"He must not be here?" Noah said to himself. He walked upstairs to get changed for his game.

He heard a noise coming from his dad's room, he decided to check it out.

He slowly walked in. He went over to the other side of the bed, where he heard it coming from.

Noah gasped when he saw the sight of his dad lying there. He rushed to his side "Dad!"

Chandler slowly opened his eyes, then shut them again.

"I'm gonna get help!" Noah ran out of the room and went next door to Ms. Kings house.

Ten minutes later he came back. "No one's home!" He started to panic as he did not know what to do.

Chandler managed to say "Call...Monica..." Before his eyes shut again.

Noah got up and got his dad's cell to call her.

Monica was about to leave her house for the basketball game which started in twenty minutes. She shut the door right when the phone went off.

Monica drove to the school.

"Dad, she's not answering..." Noah said, now getting worried.

"Call, 911..." Noah nodded and did so

She walked in and tried to find Chandler. She couldn't spot him anywhere.

Monica then searched for Noah, to see if he was here yet. He wasn't. She walked over to Ross.

"Ross, where's Noah?" She asked

"I don't know, but the game's about to start and he's not here." He said worrying "He's my point guard." He said now panicking.

"There's no answer, the lines busy." Noah said

Monica left the school and went to Chandler's house to check and see if maybe they lost track of time and are on their way. Right before she was about to knock she saw that the front door was silently opened. Monica slowly let herself in. "Chandler? Noah?" She called out.

Noah heard someone calling them. He got up off the floor next to his dad. He ran downstairs to see Monica standing there looking around "Ms. Geller come quick!" Noah called for her on the stairs

Monica followed Noah upstairs and to what seemed like Chandler's room.

She walked in and what she saw frightened her, she rushed to his side "Oh my God, Chandler, what happened?" She asked panicked

When he didn't answer she looked to Noah "What happened?" She asked.

"I don't know, I got home, and I found him like this, I tried to call for help, I tried to call you, but there was no answer." He said

"Okay, we need to get him to the hospital."

"How?" He asked

Monica looked at him, like he was lost. "The ambulance." She said simply

"They won't answer."

Monica sighed, desperate for ideas. "This is probably the worst thing you could do but, we have to move him downstairs to my car. We will lay him in the backseat and I will drive him there." She told him

Noah nodded "Okay."

Monica moved to his head, Noah to his feet. "Okay on the count of three, we are going to lift him..." Monica kissed Chandler's forehead "You ready..."

Noah nodded "One..."

"Two..."

"Three..." They said at the same time and lifted him up off the floor. Chandler grunted in pain.

They carefully carried him downstairs, stopping only when they reached the door "Now what?..." Noah asked looking at the closed door.

Monica looked at him. "Let's set him down and prop open the door." Monica said carrying him to the couch. "Gently..." She instructed

Noah lied down his feet while Monica kept a hold of his arms. He ran and opened the door, he then ran back but stopped "I'll go open the car door too." He ran out and did so.

Monica looked down at a very painful Chandler "How are you holding up?" She asked softly.

"It hurts..." He managed to say.

"I know, we're trying..." Noah ran back in the house and gently grabbed his dad's feet again. "Ready?" He nodded

Monica got up off the couch and they started carrying him again out to the car. "Okay Noah, you climb in with his feet."

He did. Once they got him in Noah climbed out of the back seat and in the front next to Monica where she quickly turned on the car and drove off.

Half way there Noah looked back "He doesn't look so good...Ms. Geller, he's closing his eyes-" Noah said panicked

Monica glanced back at him "Chandler, Chandler stay with us! We're almost there." She drove in and out of traffic "Noah, try to keep his eyes open." Monica instructed

"Dad! Come on, I'm sorry what I said to you last night, I'm sorry about this morning..." He apologized, hoping it will help.

Monica glanced at Noah. What did he say last night? She wondered

"Please stay awake, I can't lose you too..." He started crying

Monica pulled straight to the front of the building; they both jumped out. She ran in and quickly got help.

The paramedics ran out and got Chandler out of the car.

Noah and Monica waited in the waiting room for news on how Chandler's doing. Noah looked at Monica "Ms. Geller..." She looked at him "What do you thinks going to happen?"

She wanted to cheer him up "Your basketball teams going to lose, because they're missing their best player." She smiled

He laughed

"...I don't know, but I will wait with you, as long as it takes." She told him.

"Thanks." He paused before adding "Ms. Geller?"

"Noah, call me Monica, we're not in school."

He smiled a little "Monica..." His smile faded "Do you love my dad?" He asked

That question caught Monica off guard, she did not expect that at all.

"I don't know..." She trailed off "I care about him very, very much...but love him?" She paused "I don't know, we only went out once." She said

Noah looked away and shrugged "Yeah, I just-I know he cares about you." He said looking up at her.

Monica thought about it. Do I love him?

They sat there a little while later until a Doctor came up to them.

"Are you Chandler Bings wife?" She asked Monica.

Monica looked at Noah who looked at the Doctor then at her and nodded slowly.

"Yes I am..."

"Okay, I need to talk to you about your husbands condition." She said walking away.

"Whatever you say in front of me you can say in front of..." She paused not sure what to say, looking back at Noah "...My son." She gave him an awkward smile.

"Okay...well Mr. Bing has a few broken ribs and a black eye, but besides that, he should be just fine." She said "You can see him once the Doctors walk out of his room from examining him." She said and walked away.

Monica nodded and sat back down next to Noah. She looked at him "Why did you say I was your mom?" She asked carious

"Because I knew they wouldn't tell me. I'm too young, so then we would have to wait until another family member showed up to know how he was doing." He explained

"Oh...you're smart." She said

He smiled "I know."

She laughed.

They watched as the Doctors walked out of his room that he was staying in. "You go in, I'll wait out here." Monica said to Noah

He nodded and went to the room.

Noah slowly walked in and saw that his dad was awake. He walked over to him and sat in the chair.

"You were so brave..." Chandler said weak

"I was scared, that I was going to lose you." He started crying.

Chandler wiped away his tears that fell. "I'm going to be alright."

He nodded with his head bowed low.

"Where's Monica?" He asked

He looked up "She's in the waiting room." He paused "Oh and, if anyone asks she's your wife..." He said

"What?" He asked shocked "We're married?"

"No, no, I knew they wouldn't tell me anything so I told her to say that she was your wife..." He explained

He nodded and smiled "Okay."

"I'm going to go get her..." Noah said getting up "She would want to see how your doing too..." He left the room to go get Monica.

Noah walked back in a minute later with Monica. She went over to his bed. He decided to leave the room and give them a moment alone.

Monica sat down next to Chandler's bed. "How are you feeling?" She asked

"I've been better." He smiled

She laughed but then turned serious "Who did this to you?" She asked rubbing the side of his cheek.

"I can't tell..." He said

"Yes you can." She said

"I can't, or they will hurt you too." He said serious

"Chandler, they are hurting me now just by doing this to you." She told him

He hesitated before answering "Pete..." He sighed

"Pete? Pete who?" Monica asked not remembering a Pete, then it dawned on her "Pete...he, he did this to you?"

He nodded.

"Oh my God." She started crying "This is all my fault."

"No, this is no one's fault..." He paused "I'm fine, he didn't kill me."

"No it is not fine! He hurt you." She said angry.

"Mon, calm down-"

She stopped and just leaned in and kissed him without thinking. She pulled back "Everything's going to be fine." She promised

Chandler was allowed to go home a few days later. Thursday. He was all bandaged up when Monica came to pick him up from the hospital with Noah. Monica and Noah became close throughout those few days that Chandler stayed in the hospital.

She pulled up to their house and Noah jumped out and went inside. "Chandler wait..." Monica stopped him once he got out. He turned around and faced her "We still on for tomorrow night?" She asked playing with his bandage on his forehead that was covering up a small cut.

He smiled "Are you sure that's still a good idea?" He asked

Monica looked to the window and saw Noah watching them "I don't think it will be a problem." She smiled

Chandler turned around and saw Noah. He looked back at Monica and gave her a quick kiss "Pick you up at seven." He said then started walking away.

"Oh and Chandler?" He turned around again "Be careful." She said

He walked back over to her "I will." He kissed her longer this time. "Okay, I'm going to go now...put some ice on this." He smiled and walked to the front door and inside.

Monica got back in her car and headed for home.

The next day at school Monica was happy. She was excited for her date with Chandler tonight and Noah was okay with it. Why wouldn't she be happy?

Noah and Holly were baking their cookies and talking about Chandler actually going out with Ms. Geller. "...And you're okay with this?" Holly asked

"Yeah, I mean at first I was furious but, she's nice." He smiled looking over at Monica helping another student.

Holly was shocked. Noah didn't like anyone dating his dad, taking the place of his mom. She looked at him funny "...And you're okay with this?" She asked again

He looked at her and smiled "Yeah, she's different, there's something about her that makes her different." Noah knew what that was, but didn't bother telling anyone, not even Holly, his best friend. It was their thing.

Holly just shrugged "I don't like you this way."

He smiled and got the cookies out of the oven.

Monica invited Rachel and Phoebe over to help her pick something out to wear tonight for their date.

"Oh, this dress is cute!" Rachel said holding up a black flowy dress that went down to her knees and wrapped around her neck. "Wear this." She handed it to her.

"Okay." Monica went to go put it on.

"What about shoes?" Phoebe asked looked through all her shoes. "Oh these ones are pretty." She said looking at a pair of shoes that didn't match the outfit at all.

"Pheebs, those are brown, you want black ones." She said looking though the shoes with her.

"What do you think?" Monica asked walking through the door and turning both Rachel and Phoebe's heads.

"Oh my God, Monica, you look gorgeous!" They screeched.

"Okay now hair.."

Chandler arrived at Monica's apartment five minutes early.

Monica opened the door to let him in.

Chandler saw Monica and his jaw dropped; her dress fit her perfect and her hair was down with a little bit curled at the end. "You look...amazing." Chandler told her.

She smiled "Thanks. Let me just grab my jacket then we can go." He nodded and walked in some more. He saw two girls starring at him.

"Hello." He smiled.

"Hey." They said. "Mon, you didn't tell me he was that cute." Rachel said over Monica's shoulder.

She giggled and looked back at Chandler "You ready?"

He nodded.

"Have fun!" Phoebe called after them as Monica shut the door behind her..

"Where are we going?" She asked once they were out in the hall alone.

"Well...I was thinking about making dinner for us. Noah's out of the house so we can go back to my place." He said

"That sounds great." She smiled

They walked back to his house and talked the whole way. Once they arrived Chandler unlocked the front door and they walked though.

"So what exactly are you making?" Monica asked once she went in the kitchen and saw the food set out and ready to be prepared.

"I was thinking spaghetti." He smiled.

"Yum..." She sat on the bar stool and watched him start cooking.

Halfway through, Monica was by his side helping him.

Chandler watched as Monica pulled her hair back and into a bun, a few curls fell lose. She was stirring the tomato sauce and putting a little seasoning in. She looked behind her at Chandler and smiled "Here, you can do it now." She handed him the spoon, flushing, embarrassed that she just took over like that.

"You're so cute when you cook." He told her. She smiled.

Once he was done stirring he licked some of the sauce off his fingers..b

"You're not going to put your fingers back in there are you?" She asked leaning up against the counter.

"He will." They both turned and looked towards the door. They saw Noah standing there holding a remote. "Sorry, I forgot my video game, Holly and I are going to play..." He explained. "Okay, I'm going to go now." He said and left.

Chandler smiled and looked at Monica. She watched as he slowly put some more sauce on his fingers and licked it off.

"You are so disgusting..." She told him in a joking but serious tone.

He smiled and did it again, but this time he brought his finger out for her to taste. "I'm not tasting that." She refused

"Come on, it's just sauce..." He said

"No..." She said stubborn.

He got closer to her "Come on..." She backed away giggling. He got closer going after her when she took off.

He grabbed her arm with his free hand and spinned her around, he touched her nose with the sauce causing her to laugh and then kiss him. He moved them over to the couch where they continued to kiss. "You're...gonna...burn...the food." Monica said in between kisses.

"That's okay with me, as long as you're here..." Chandler said kissing her some more.

Chandler drove Monica back home later that night after dinner. He pulled up to her apartment building "I had fun tonight." She told him before kissing him goodnight and getting out of the car.

"See you tomorrow." He smiled and watched as she went inside and up to her apartment.

Monica walked inside her apartment and turned on the lights "Hello Monica..." She jumped.

Pete walked closer to her "You ready for our date?"

"How'd you get in?" She asked

"Your bedroom window, nice clothes..." He smiled and walked closer to her. Monica backed away "I thought your date would never end...now we can start with ours." He jumped at her, pushing her to the ground.

Monica struggled to get up "I told you tonight was our night to get to know each other." He said so close to her body.

"Pete, you're hurting me..." Monica struggled to move.

Chandler was driving home when he noticed Monica forgot her purse.

He turned around and headed back to her place. Chandler parked his car and got out before walking up the stairs.

Monica tried to kick Pete off. He was kissing her cheek.

Chandler walked up to her door and knocked.

Pete stopped when he heard someone knocking. They both looked at the door. "Ch-" Pete covered her mouth. She screamed under his grip. Monica bit him, and he whipped away his hand. "Chandler!" She yelled

Chandler heard Monica yell and ran in. He saw her on the floor with the guy that beat him on top of her. Monica was crying. Chandler jumped at him. He punched him over and over again. Taking all his anger out from last time.

Monica slipped out from his grip and moved to the side.

Pete was knocked out. Chandler went over to Monica and helped her up "Are you okay?" He asked pulling her into a hug.

She cried on his shoulder not wanting to let go.

Chandler pulled her back and kissed her very passionately on the lips putting all his love into that one kiss "I will never let him hurt you again." He paused and looked into her tear stained eyes "I love you."

AN: Thanks for reading! Please review, let me know if you like it so far :)