A/N: Thank you for your reviews! I had a long break yesterday and I was done with the revisions I needed for the day so I figured I'd update it. I'm not so thrilled about this chapter. I don't know... But, it'll answer some questions. So, here you go. :)

"Monica!" shouted Judy as soon as she spotted her daughter coming out of the gates. Daniel was holding on tight to his mother's hand and seemed to shy away from his grandparents when they approached them.

"Mom! Dad!" She hugged her parents. Daniel just stayed behind his mother, clutching her legs and bowing down. "Dane, honey? Say hi to Grandma and Grandpa." She gently placed a hand on her son's shoulder and brought him front. Daniel was still looking away, with an obvous pout on his face. "I don't know why he's so shy, he told me that he was excited to see you guys." Monica explained. "Maybe he's just tired from the trip." Jack commented. "Don't worry buddy, we'll be heading right home, and you can rest okay." he said turning to his grandson, while giving the little boy a pat on the back. "You've grown so much, Dane. It seems like you were just a baby when I last saw you. Oh look at you, with those chubby pinkish cheeks." Judy gushed over his grandson. "My God, he looks more and more like Chandler everyday." She turned to her daughter in a whisper. This gave Monica goosebumps.

"Okay, I think that's all of your stuff Monica." Jack said as he finished loading the luggage into the trunk. They rode the car and drove towards the Geller's house in Long Island. It was already dark out since Monica chose a late flight. The streets that they passed by were very much familiar to her. Some things have changed, but it still reminded her of the past she left behind. It was all so surreal. She didn't ever think that she'd be coming back again. At least, this soon. She doesn't know if she could face him again after what happened. Her thoughts were broken by a tug on her shirt.

"Mommy! Look, it's daddy! Why does he have a big picture on the wall? Is he staying in New York too?" The little boy who was rather quiet suddenly said excitedly. Monica looked to where he was pointing and she saw what he was talking about. It was a picture of Chandler on a billboard in Times' Square. The man was smiling from ear-to-ear while holding out some sort of snack product on one hand and a thumbs-up sign on the other.

Monica did not hide his father's identity from Daniel. She regularly showed him a picture of his father to remind him that his father loves him. She told Daniel that sometimes daddies need to live very far away because they can't stay in one place for so long. Of course, the four-year old bought it. But then again, Daniel would catch her mother crying while looking at a picture of his daddy which brings out a lot of questions from the little boy.

Monica wanted to hate Chandler. She would be lying if she said that not once did she have the urge to punch him on the face and scream out all the hurt that she's been keeping all these years. But, how could she? Every time she looks at her son her heart softens. It was like seeing a young angelic version of Chandler. He doesn't know it, but she is thankful to him for giving him Daniel. Sure, her life took an unexpected turn but she wouldn't exchange having Daniel in her life for anything. Could things have been less different has she made the decision to stay? Yes, it would have. But, you can't bring back those years once they left you.

"Okay honey, don't get too excited. It's bad for you. Remember the last time when Mommy had to bring you to a doctor?" She told her son. "Okay, mommy. But, will we meet my daddy, Mommy? Will we go to him, grandma? Please?" Daniel once again asked her mother before turning his attention to Judy. Judy just gave a clueless look at Monica and shrugged at Daniel. "I'm sorry honey. I think daddy's very busy." Monica said to her son. The little boy's face immediately fell. "But, we're in one place now. Why can't I see him? My friend Robert has his daddy in one place and he can see him. Doesn't my Daddy want to see me? Did I do something bad?" Daniel began to cry. "Oh no no. Daddy loves you honey." She could feel tears starting to form in her own eyes too. "But he doesn't want to see me..." Daniel said in a muffled voice. "He wants baby...He just can't right now." Monica tried to reassure her son. She made it a point for Daniel not to have any resentment towards his father.

The truth is, she doesn't really know if Chandler would want to meet his son. A part of her believed that he would. In the long time that she has known Chandler she had been aware of his soft spot for kids. Sure, Chandler has some issues with commitment but he can be man enough to assume his responsibilities. However, this belief of hers was broken the moment she found out that he left her all alone after that night.

When they arrived home, Daniel was already sound asleep so Monica carried her immediately to their room. After which, she settled down and had a talk with her parents about her situation.

"So, what will be your plan, darling? Judy asked her daughter.

"If it's okay with you, we would like to stay here for awhile until I find my own place. Is it also okay with you if I leave Daniel for you to look after sometimes?" Monica asked, a little nervous.

"Of course honey, you're always welcome here. You can stay as long as you want. We aren't that much busy anyway and we'll take turns too. Even Ross and Rachel can help." Jack said.

Monica was worried about seeing Rachel again. Rachel is one of her closest friends. She was her bestfriend in high school. They drifted apart for sometime but they reconnected when Rachel started dating Ross. She isn't only nervous about meeting Rachel again, but the whole of their tight-knit group. Before things got complicated, the six of them: Ross, Rachel, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler and Monica would hang out all the time. They were all involved in Hollywood at some level and they are the only true friends that she can say she had in the business. She feels guilty for leaving them without saying goodbye. But she made a choice.

"Thanks dad. I'll start looking for a job tomorrow. And uh... I need to tell you one more thing. There's another reason why I went back. I mean, my job in Paris was really great. They understood that I needed to take care of my son..."

"What is it, honey?" her parents inquired.

"There's uh...there's something wrong with Daniel..." Monica said, distraught.

"We came back here because he needs surgery...he has holes in his heart. He had them since he was a baby but I did not have enough savings yet. The doctor said that he can survive without surgery at least up until he's eight. He gave him some treatments and I was given some precautionary measures like making sure he doesn't get so worked up...But there was this big scare recently, apparently the hole got larger in a faster rate than expected. So the doctor advised that we should probably speed up his operation..." Monica explained while trying to hold back tears.

"Oh, Monica...Why didn't you tell us before? We would have helped you right there and then. But, we're here now. We'll help you in any way you can." Judy told her daughter.

"Thank you, Mom and Dad. And I'm sorry too. I've risked my son's life for so long..."

Monica got a job a week after arriving. She contacted her headhunter friend Nancy and she was given a job as a head chef at a newly opened restaurant. Monica has some excellent credentials that's why she was immediately asked for when people found out that she was back. People were asking questions as to why she suddenly stepped out of the limelight and she would always say that she needed to explore more opportunities outside of the country. She didn't mention that she has a son, not that she was hiding him. She just wanted to protect him.

Monica and Daniel went grocery shopping one Saturday afternoon. Daniel was very eager to pick up everything that he thought was delicious. "Mommy can we have-" Daniel started counting his fingers."-ten of this? It looks yummy." Monica looked over her son who was struggling to carry ten bottles of 'YooHoo' all at once. It was Chandler's favorite chocolate drink. "They come with funny straws!" Daniel said in a huge grin. He's not only growing to look more like Chandler, he's acting like Chandler too. "Okay Dane, but always ask Mommy first before you drink one." She said as he helped him place them inside the cart. "Yay! I promise, Mommy."

"Monica?" She stopped dead on her tracks. She knew this voice.

A/N: And stop. I could have revealed who the person was but I decided against it. Anyway, at least there's something to look forward to. So yeah, please share your thoughts. Thank you so much! :) I'll go back to my day job now.

P.S. I realized I wrote Judy a little more supportive than she usually is. It wouldn't hurt to have a nicer Judy though.