Here we go again.. :D updating like every day. Tell me to slow down if the quality suffers or I'm just updating too often.. and thanks for the reviews again! :)
This story is going kinda slow, you know, day by day.. but I think I'm gonna speed it up a little in the upcoming chapters :D And I really don't know how long this is going to be..
But I don't have anything more to say really, haha.. except that I still don't own Friends. And 7 is my lucky number! :D
So...
Chapter Seven
That night Chandler couldn't sleep. He couldn't stop thinking about their fight earlier, and the future. The couch felt more uncomfortable than before, too. He couldn't believe Monica had actually said that maybe he should leave. He felt so confused, he didn't know what on earth was going through Monica's mind. And he wasn't so sure he wanted to know..
Chandler decided to read and wished it to push his stressing thoughts aside. He started looking around, searching a book, but he didn't find one. Then he remembered he had left one in their bedroom. He walked to the bedroom door and opened it. He winced slightly to see Monica in her bra and underwear.
"Oh, sorry", Chandler said and instinctively turned his head away. "I just came to get my book. I should've knocked", he added.
"What, now it's awkward to see me like this?" Monica asked.
Chandler shrugged. "How do I know, I can't even kiss my girlfriend", he muttered.
They both noticed the word "girlfriend". Monica could feel her heart bouncing.
I'm still his girlfriend?
Chandler mentally kicked himself, he wasn't supposed to say that.. Monica put a t-shirt on and Chandler took his book from the nightstand. Monica smiled at him slightly as he left the room. She tumbled on the bed. "Girlfriend"... that word repeated in her head for the rest of the night.
"Hi, Mon", Rachel said after entering the apartment the next day.
Monica was vacuuming and didn't hear her coming. Rachel sighed and walked to her and patted her gently on the shoulder. Monica jumped and let out a scream. Rachel screamed too at her reaction. Monica turned the vacuum off after calming down.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you", Rachel said then.
"And I didn't mean to scare you. It's okay, I was just vacuuming. I haven't cleaned anything in four days", Monica said.
"That is shocking", Rachel said.
"And I haven't seen you in four days either", Monica added, ignoring Rachel's comment.
Rachel sighed. "Sorry. There's much going on at the moment and I wanted to come as a friend.."
Monica hugged Rachel tight. "I'm sorry too. I missed you." It felt good to have someone to hug again.
"I missed you too", Rachel said and hugged her back.
Monica broke the hug. "So.. you're not here to judge me?" She asked, stunned.
"I'll try", Rachel smiled. Monica smiled too. She couldn't believe someone was ready to talk to her, and it felt great. "You haven't come over either", Rachel pointed out.
"Yeah, I guess I wasn't really excited to hear you all blaming and judging me.." Monica said and sat on the couch.
Rachel sat next to her. "Yeah.. how are you feeling?" She asked.
"Not too great", Monica said. "Honestly, I feel like a tramp.. Chandler doesn't talk to me. Or he does, but only when we fight."
Rachel frowned. "You're not a tramp, Monica. You made a mistake, okay? A huge one, to be honest, but you can work this through together if you both really want."
"Well, I'm not so sure if he wants to", Monica said with a sigh. "I don't know what's going on in his mind, I wish I could read his thoughts.."
"Have you guys still not talked about this?" Rachel asked with a concerned look on her face.
Monica shrugged. "Yesterday we started talking, I thought it was going to be a good talk but surprisingly it soon turned into a fight.. I was upset and I said that maybe he should leave.."
"And..?"
"I didn't mean it, I really didn't. I want him to stay so badly.. and I was so relieved when he said he's going to. But I hope he doesn't think I want him to leave", Monica explained.
"Mon, can't you see, he's not leaving because he wants to work things out. Why else would he stay? Okay, you're pregnant, but you know how much he loves you. I think he just.. needs some time", Rachel said.
Suddenly a wide smile rose to Monica's lips.
"What?" Rachel asked.
"He called me his girlfriend last night", Monica grinned. Rachel frowned. "Okay, he did talk to me last night without fighting. It wasn't much but anyway.. He came to the bedroom looking for his book and I was in my bra and underwear.. and he just apologized for not knocking, and I asked "now it's awkward to see me like this?" and he was like "how do I know, I can't even kiss my girlfriend"", Monica explained keenly. She'd really loved that moment, it'd felt like an unexpected compliment from a secret crush. Which it somehow was.. She didn't know if he'd really meant it, but she didn't want to think about that and she didn't care.
Rachel smiled now too. "See, he clearly wants to work things out. It's hard but I'm sure it's possible. Believe me, someday he can kiss you again."
Monica smiled back. She had needed this kind of support.
Chandler, Joey and Ross were eating Chinese food at Rachel and Joey's place after work.
"You still don't know what to do, huh?" Joey asked, behind the counter.
Chandler sat in the other side of the counter next to Ross. "You wouldn't either. It's all so complicated", Chandler muttered.
"Oh I do know, I'd kick Richard's ass and then I'd run", Joey said.
"You wouldn't run.. But I like that first idea", Ross said and nodded.
"Yeah, we should kick his ass!" Joey said excitedly. Chandler muttered something, picking his food.
"What?" Ross asked.
"It's weird like, Monica's the one who betrayed me and who cheated on me, but still I hate Richard so much", Chandler said, keeping his eyes in his food.
"Yeah, well, he's Monica's ex, he made her hurt.. and he slept with her though he knew she's with you and he may have knocked her up", Joey explained.
"And you love Monica, you can't hate someone you love", Ross added. Chandler shrugged slightly. "You still love her, right?" Ross frowned.
Chandler looked up to Ross. "Yes", he simply said.
"Good", Ross said.
Chandler gave a small laugh. "It's nothing but good", he said. "None of this would've not happened if I wouldn't be in love with her."
Ross and Joey shared a look. "Yeah, you're right", Ross said then. "None of this would've not happened. You wouldn't be engaged. Your romance with her, the best time of your life would've not happened. That would be better, right?"
They were quiet for a few moments.
"Stupid love, everywhere.." Chandler muttered then and finished his meal.
Monica woke up before five in the morning feeling extremely nauseous. She got up and ran to the bathroom. Chandler winced awake when Monica slammed the bathroom door shut. He glanced at the watch and shook his head.
Why morning?
Chandler heard Monica throwing up several times and tried to cover his ears with the pillow. He fell asleep again, but soon woke up. He sat up, and still saw light coming under the bathroom door. He glanced at the watch again, 5:29. He frowned. Usually she was there for five, not more than ten minutes.
"Mon? Is everything alright there?" Chandler asked from the couch and yawned. No answer. "Monica?" He called again. Silence.
Chandler got up and walked to the bathroom door and knocked. "Mon, are you OK? You have been there for like half an hour", he asked, concerned. Still no answer. He tried to open the door, and luckily it wasn't locked. He went inside the bathroom and saw Monica lying on the floor, leaning against the bathtub.
Chandler kneeled down beside her. "Wake up, Mon", Chandler said and shook her gently.
Monica opened her eyes slowly and looked around. Soon she realized what happened. "Oh.. I guess I fell asleep", she said then.
"Yeah, I guess", Chandler said.
"I felt really sick and I thought I would vomit any minute so I stayed here.." she explained sleepily.
Chandler nodded slowly. "Okay.. I was kinda worried.."
"Really?" Monica asked more excitedly, looking him in the eyes.
Chandler looked away. "Eh.. You go to bed, I'll get you a bucket, just in case."
"Here's one", Monica said and pointed a red bucket in the corner. "But thank you", she said with a smile. She got up, took the bucket with her and went to the bedroom. She left it on the floor next to the bed. She sat on the side of the bed and took her engagement ring from the nightstand. She put it in her ring finger and smiled. Chandler had worried about her.
This was more like a "discussion chapter" :D (what?) Much didn't happen but it will in the next chapter.. I think. Okay I needed to write some Mondler moments.. small ones though :D Reviews please?
