The One With The Secret Admirer Chapter 6
A/N: Hello there! Here's the next chapter which I promised will be much longer. Well, my vacation's about over. The next chapters after this will take long before it's posted because I'll now be busy with academic stuff. Again, I thank you for appreciating my work. I do hope you enjoy it! I really enjoy writing this story :) Please leave out reviews and tell me what you think of it so far. So yeah, here it is.
"Mr. Bing, what a nice surprise. What can I do for you today?" The lady said. "Hello Ms. Rogers, I really really need to get someone's address. I'm sure you can help me out." Chandler said in his most charming manner. "But you know that it's confidential information, I'm sorry Mr. Bing." The lady replied calmly. "But I need to see this girl, I'm in love with her. She needs to know how much I care for her. She hasn't been attending classes lately. I heard she's sick. I need to know she's okay." Chandler was already pleading. "Hey, if you love this girl why don't you know where she lives?" she questioned. "Well, it's a long story. You see, I'm sort of wooing her and I want to visit her. I haven't see her in days! I know you're a helpful person and you are a fine lady yourself!" Chandler said eagerly. "Hmm. Alright. But only in two conditions." The lady replied with a smirk.
"I got your imported gelato Ms. Rogers! It's vanilla!" Chandler said cheerfully while placing two tumblers on her desk. "Ok, now tell me more about this lady. You see, I need to be convinced that you really love this girl because I don't want another woman's heart to be broken apart!" Ms. Rogers said while making the first scoop of her delightful treat. Chandler went on to tell the story of how he met Monica and how he fell in love her with her smile. He told her about how they got into maintaining the library and how they got stuck and spent the night together. He kept gushing about how cute she is when she gets pissed off by her jokes. He took pride in how much he respects her and how he didn't take advantage of her during their night alone together. Ms. Rogers can't help but be amused at how in love Chandler was.
Chandler knew Ms. Rogers since he was a freshman. Ms. Rogers was one of the guidance counselors of the university and Chandler has come up to her a few times during some of his bad days. Chandler would tell how he feels about his whole family situation without giving out too much on who specifically he was talking about. Chandler liked that he can open up to someone without going out of his comfort zone.
"Okay, I think I heard what I want to hear. I can tell you do really love her! Now, I want to give you some advice. Okay?" she said with a smile. "Go on." he said. "First of all, stop being a creep with all these following around! You act like a stalker and it scares her away. If you want to talk her, why don't you just approach her once in a while like a normal human being? And lastly, why don't you just reveal your her secret admirer?" She said with a slight raise of an eyebrow. "Well, I'm Chandler. You know how I work. That's what I'm good at; making jokes which makes people uncomfortable. I don't know, I'm just really having fun, well, annoying her. Believe me, a normal approach wouldn't work on Monica. She's so shy and reserved. We were even working together before and she barely talked to me. I don't know, the secret admirer thing has been going really well and I might ruin it; especially now that she's really mad at me." Chandler said. "Well boy you gotta make your mind up really soon; or you might lose her before you even have her." Chandler gulped nervously at her words. "I will. I will not screw this up. Thank you Ms. Rogers!" He continued with a smile. "Don't forget my cookies and cream next week!" Ms. Rogers shouted. Chandler was already at the hallway walking hurriedly. "I won't."
The next day
"Chandler, where are you going?" Hannah asked her brother.
"Oh I'm going on lam." Chandler said while preparing his paraphernalia for his big visit to Monica's house. (Borrowed that from "TOW The Girl Who Hits On Joey" haha)
"Come on, share it with me! I feel like you're not talking to me about stuff anymore. This is something huge! I know, coz' I've never seen you this worked up before." Hannah said while pulling on the shirt of his brother.
"Ok! But first stop pulling on my shirt. Well, since you're here I might need some of your advice." He said while putting away the thing he was working on earlier.
"So, where are you going? I bet it has something to do with a girl." Hannah said teasingly. "Oh stop it! Stop it! Stop it!" Chandler said while jumping around with a foolish grin on his face. "Ooooh Chandler's in love! You're blushing! My big bro's all grown up!" Hannah said while tickling her brother a little.
"Shut up! Shut up! You're sixteen, you don't know anything about love!" Chandler said while sticking his tongue out. "Actually, I might have." Hannah said while looking down at the floor and playing with her feet. "Ok, now you got my attention. Who is he huh? No foolish boy is allowed my little sister! My little sister is still a precious little child! Go to your room and play with your tea set with Mrs. Hugglesworth!" Chandler exclaimed which made Hannah laugh so hard. "I'm serious, I don't want your heart to be broken by a stupid boy!" he responded. "But you're also one of them stupid boys!" Hannah quipped. "I am most definitely not. I am a grown-up man who just wants this very special lady to love him like the way he does. I am a sweet, handsome and caring guy who will treat his special lady like a queen." Chandler said. "Ugh, typical guy's narcissism! Come on, spill the details! Who's this special queen to the charming prince of my brother." Hannah said with a smile. "Her name's Monica,she's very pretty and shy. She has this cute little nose and beautiful long hair. I just want to make her happy all day. And.. That is all for now folks thank you for your time." Chandler ended with a smirk. He really wants to tell all to Hannah but he really needs to go to Monica's. "You didn't tell me all the details!" she said with disappointment. "We still have next time. i just really need to go now sis. I'm gonna visit Monica." He said while kissing her forehead. She responded with two thumbs up and a "Good luck." "And don't think I forgot about our talk about stupid boys." Hannah just rolled her eyes. "Wait, you should bake her some of your specialty cookies!" Hannah suggested. "Good idea! I might just have time for that." he smiled. His little sister sure is a clever one. "And now you have time for that." Hannah said while making a little pouty face. "Oh please it's just one tray. It will only take half an hour. Our talk will be much longer than that with all your girl's side comments!"
GELLER HOUSEHOLD
"Who is it?" The lady called out to the person who was repeatedly pressing the buzzer. "Uhh, it's Monica's friend. It's Chandler." Chandler nervously replied. He was looking intently at the intercom that he did not notice the lady coming up to him. "Whoa!" He shrieked. "Oh sorry 'bout that. I'm sorry but Monica did not tell us something about a visitor she's expecting. You should go now." the lady said calmly. "Uhh, there's this thing called a surprise visit. And hey, I just got here!" Chandler said still holding on tight to the box of cookies he baked earlier. "I'm sorry Sir, but we're not allowed to let strangers in." she responded. "I told you Monica knows me. I'm her friend. I'm Chandler. And now, I'm not a stranger to you, you know my name." Chandler could see that the lady wasn't amused. "Okay, if you won't let me in can you please give this to her. Please tell her I baked it for her and I'm sorry." He said while handing out the box to the lady; but she was not holding out to receive it. "We're also not allowed to accept stuff from people we don't know. Now if you may go, Mr. Chandler." she said while locking the gate. "Oh come on!" Chandler was really feeling bad about this. "Such a rude lady!" He thought to himself.
He then took a good look on the house. Well house is an understatement, it is a mansion. He realized that Monica's family is also wealthy like his is. "Well, duh Chandler they live in an exclusive neighborhood too." he pondered. "Huh, so much for lessening the stalker feel but I really need to see her!" He saw a gap on the side of the mansion's fence where he could climb up. "Well, what do you know, Monica's right; I was born a monkey." He stopped moving when he saw how far below the other side was. "Heyyy! I did not think this through." He took all the guts he has and jumped. Hopefully the hardest part was over. Chandler sneaked in quietly through the backdoor hoping that no one will see him. Now Monica could really say that he has done something breaking the law. He was pretty good at walking quietly through the rooms and he found the stairs. "Of course the rooms must be on the upper floor." He walked up and saw that there were three rooms. "Okay, of course this one room here is the masters.."
Chandler was left to choose which room seemed to be Monica's. "Okay, eenie meanie minie mo. Which one is my lovely's door?" He tried to open one door and it wasn't locked. He took a small look and felt relieved that it was a girl's room so it would mean it's hers. "But wait, what if Monica has a sister?" He looked around and saw a small picture on the table with a framed certificate hanging on the wall behind it. It was a picture of Monica during her graduation day smiling proudly. Of course, the certificate was her high school diploma. "Monica E. Geller. I wonder what E means." He said in a whisper. He looked over to the bed and saw a peaceful Monica sleeping. "Oh, there she is." He took a moment to study her face. Her face is pale but her cheeks are like roses in bloom. Her nose is also red probably from sneezing. She really is sick. Her hair is a little mess but it was okay; because she will always be perfect in his eyes. "Monica? Monica?" Chandler woke her up with a small voice. "Ahhh!" She shrieked. "What are you doing here?! Oh God, who let you in?!" She added. "Ssssshh! Well, technically nobody let me in so.." He explained. "Please tell me this is a nightmare; this is just me having hallucinations because of high fever. Oh please!" Monica pinched Chandler's ear. "Aww!" Monica really pinched her hard. "Oh God, it's real! Ok, calm down. Why are you here? You haven't had enough of following me at campus so you decided to follow me in my own home? No, you really are crazy! I swear to God-" Monica stopped when she heard a beeping of a horn from the garage. "Mom's here! Quick, hide in the closet!" Monica said while shoving Chandler in. "Hey, why can't I meet your mom! It'll be great! I'll behave I promise!" Chandler resisted Monica's shoving. "You don't understand, my mother is not interested in meeting you! Now, go in!" Monica said while pushing him more. "No! I want to meet your mom!" He insisted like a grumpy boy asking for candy. "I said no! You can't!" Monica punched him in the face so hard out of impulse. Chandler was knocked out and left unconscious. Monica gasped. She never realized she was that strong; especially now that she's sick. Just imagine how strong she would have hit him with a hundred percent of strength.
She then immediately pulled Chandler and placed him under her bed. His feet was showing so she decided to throw her blanket on the side of the bed with some stuffed toys too. Now the neat-freak in her was suffering but she was left with no choice. Judy could come in any minute now. She was just finishing up when someone knocked on the door. "Monica?" Judy said in a snob yet tame manner. She came in anyway. "What are you doing?" Judy asked. "Building up a fort, I guess." Monica said nervously. "A fort? Aren't you a little too old for that, dear?" the older woman said while raising an eyebrow. " Anyway, I got you this." Judy handed her a small box. "Something fancy, but not too much. I thought it's time for you to do something about how you look, add some jewelry to your clothes." Monica accepted it with a gentle smile. She was still afraid of her. "Come on now, don't be shy. Give me a hug." Monica then took her into her own arms. It was moments like this that made her maintain a small spot of affection for her stepmother. It confuses her, really; that she could go on from the sweet person that she is right now, to one of the most degrading people she could ever imagine.
Meanwhile, Chandler was already conscious, but decided to stay hidden. He felt the nervousness in Monica's voice while she talked to the other woman. "Thank you." Monica simply said. Judy just responded with a nod. "Now go on and clean up your room, look at what a mess you made."
After she made sure that Judy was gone, Monica immediately pulled out Chandler from under the bed. "Whoa! Slow down there." He said. She was now hitting her arm screaming out incoherent words. "Say that again? I don't understand a thing." Chandler managed to blurt out while shielding himself. "I hate you Chandler Bing! You almost got me into trouble AGAIN! If my mom saw you here I'll have to explain everything and she won't believe me. Then.." Monica stopped when she realized she was about to reveal the secret behind her bruises. "What Monica? You can tell me. I know I may seem like a jerk who just annoys you and creeps on you but the truth is you can talk to me seriously about anything that is bothering you or hurting you. I'm here for you Monica, I care for you." Chandler said with his face all tensed up; filled with worry and concern. "I-uhh-I can't. Now just please do me a favor and go inside the closet." She said. "If you want me to leave, I'll just go out the window like the normal human being that I am." he responded. "No, we'll wait for my brother and he's gonna be the one who'll get you out of here."
Monica is so tired; physically, emotionally, mentally. She's so overwhelmed by everything that's happening that she doesn't have the energy to get more furious at Chandler. "Please, don't make this harder than it already is." Monica now has tears in her eyes. She can't help but break down. Chandler feels like he could cry too. He can't take seeing the love of his life hurting like this. "O-okay. But first please accept this. Before I go in there please promise me that you now forgive me? I wanna apologize for everything that I have done to you; for all the following around, the inappropriate jokes, the practical jokes, the weird gestures, the sarcastic remarks, all of it! Anything Chandler Bing that is distasteful or disrespectful to you. What I said to you at the park about how I understand the pain you feel is all true. And please, oh please don't think otherwise when I say that I'll always be here for you and that I really want to make your life better." Chandler then opened the box which revealed the cookies he made which are spelled out to say "I'M SORRY AND I MISS YOU". "Promise, they're delicious. And I mean every letter. Okay, I don't actually expect a response from you right now but just please promise that you'll think about it? I really want to make up for everything. I promise I could make myself the Chandler whom you can tolerate as a friend if you let me." He was now pleading. Monica just barely nodded as she was still recovering from all the crying she made. "Okay, I'll go in here now. You hush now okay. I'll be right inside if you need me. You take a rest Monica you're still sick."
Ross arrived a little more than two hours after the incident. Monica let Chandler out when Ross said that he's almost home. Chandler was sitting quietly on the chair of Monica's study desk when Ross entered. "You! What are you doing here?! Get away from my sister!" Ross shouted while pointing a finger at Chandler. Chandler was holding his hands up high with his eyes all wide. "Okay Ross, calm down. Mom might hear us! See, this is exactly why I needed you to come by my room quick, I need you to help him get home." Monica explained. "Help him get home? Does he not know that we have a perfectly fine gate by which he can pass through? And who are you and what are you doing in my sister's room?!" Ross continued. Chandler just stood there because he was too shocked for words. "It's a long story Ross, now he's Chandler Bing. And Chandler, this is my little brother Ross." Monica said while Ross is not keeping his eyes off Chandler. "Umm, nice to meet you?" Chandler managed to squeak out. "You're Chandler Bing?! You're the guy who creeps out on my sister? I knew you are gonna do something bad to her! I could kick your ass right now!" Ross said while hitting his fists out in open air. Monica was holding him back. "Okay, we don't have time for that Ross. Calm down and just let him go home." Chandler was now holding a pillow and has his eyes closed; blindly shielding himself. "Alright, you got lucky this time Bing! Now follow me!" Ross said. "Bye Monica. Again, I am deeply sorry. And please, enjoy the cookies." Chandler Said his final goodbye. "Did I say you can say goodbye to my sister?" Ross scolded him.
A/N: And that's it for now. I hope you enjoyed it! Please review, thank you so much! :) We're getting there, pure Mondler goodness is about to come your way ;)