I hope you catches the story, and you tell me your opinions, through them I know if I'm on the right track.
Remember English is not my native language, I hope the translation is correct, I check it, but sometimes I miss some incorrect, sorry.
I repeat, I am not the owner of the characters, I only rely on them for the sheer pleasure of practice writing stories without any economic interest, and these two characters inspire me.
CHAPTER 4
While returning home, Chandler was aware that he had behaved like a rat that ran away without further explanation.
The night with Monica had been incredible, she was beautiful, sexy, hot, her body was perfect, and the sex couldn't have been better... But when he woke up and didn't see her in bed he was sure that she had felt uncomfortable, she probably thought that he had taken advantage of her drunkenness, although the truth was she wasn't that drunk, just a little happy and uninhibited.
He felt like an idiot, a mosquito brain as Rachel calls him, he should have acted more calmly, spoken up, maybe she did something for him, although he didn't believe it, the way he had acted at Thanksgiving should have been enough for her to thought he was a horrible person...
Although Ross had said that she understood the people she loved… He wasn't sure what those words meant, but surely one of those people wasn't him.
When he arrived at the apartment he locked himself in his room, he took off his clothes and lay down on the bed, he didn't know what he would do in the future…. he felt ashamed, as he would face her now.
His head couldn't stop thinking, because the worst thing was that he liked her even more now, he had held her in his arms, he had loved her, he had felt her moans... he now knew for sure that he had deep feelings for her, god……he was in love with her…. he was lost…. scared… he wanted to lock himself in the closet like he did when he was a child and his parents fought.
Time passed without him realizing it when Joey knocked on his door.
"Chandler, you're sleeping, look, in half an hour we have to be downstairs to go to the movies, hurry up and get dressed."
Chandler had forgotten about that outing, what he would do?…. The best thing was not to go,… not even he could face her, not after what he had done….
"Joey, something I ate last night made me sick, I'm going to stay home, in bed, say hi to everyone"
"Do you want me to call the doctor, or take you to a guard?" Joey asked with concern
"No, it's going to go away, it's just an intestinal breakdown, and my head hurts, I'd rather stay and sleep."
"Ok, whatever, I hope you get better, I tell the others," Joey replied.
Chandler heard the apartment door close and covered his face with the pillow, he wanted to die..."
When Monica saw Joey coming, she only asked him about Chandler, Joey explained to everyone that he was sick and that he was staying in bed.
Everyone accepted the answer, except Monica, she knew it was an excuse not to see her, but she would keep coming until he showed his face.
The following days, except of course on Friday and Saturday, Monica went to Central Perk but Chandler was missing, according to Joey it was a lot of work. She knew from Ross and Rachel that on Friday and Saturday he had been with them as always, but when it was Sunday to all go to the movies she found that Chandler had arranged a tennis championship with his friends, that day he wouldn't come either.
It was obvious that he didn't want to meet her, he was probably avoiding her because he didn't know how to tell her that it had been a one-night stand and he didn't want to know anything else with her, apparently by continuing to avoid her he didn't even want to be friends.
Monica gave up, he was a good friend of everyone else and he avoided them to avoid her, she wouldn't let that continue to happen, the one who would stop going would be her, she had plenty of excuses with the restaurant, the weekdays and her father on Sundays, if he didn't want to see her he wouldn't see her again, she didn't need any more explanations, with his behavior he had already given them.
Several days passed without Monica showing up, and when they were all together at Central Perk Phoebe asked Ross what was going on with Monica and Ross told her that she had told him that she was having a lot of work testing and changing the menus for next spring.
Chandler was sure that now she was the one who was avoiding him, she must be very disappointed by his behavior, and he felt more and more like a perfect idiot to let this beautiful woman pass by, with whom he was deeply in love, but he didn't know how to turn back.
A couple of days later, Rachel, Phoebe and Joey were hanging out at Central Perk when Chandler came in, his face grimmer than ever, and he spread out on the couch, rubbing his hand over his face.
"In a year that started off great and was ruined after a few hours by my mosquito brain, now it's added that the company sends me to the Tulsa offices for three months" … "the idiots there don't know how to do my job and I have to teach them... Ridiculous …. If they are idiots for not having learned until now, I doubt they will do so in the next three months…. ¡ I hate this job!!"
"What did you ruin?" Phoebe asked.
"Nothing, it doesn't matter, that's it, … and now in the middle of nowhere in Tulsa"
"Tulsa is a big city and they say it's very pretty," Rachel commented.
"Yes, of course it is the Paris of our country…" Chandler replied sarcastically.
"Look, three months go by quickly, and what you ruined, whatever it was, maybe in those months you'll have time to fix it," Phoebe said.
"First of all, don't try to get you to know what I ruined because I will never say it, and besides, no one, neither time nor a catastrophe, will be able to remedy it. Now what matters is what the fuck am I going to do alone in Tulsa for three months…"
"Maybe you can make friends with one of your coworkers…" Rachel said softly.
"Ha, yes, yes, they send me to embarrass them for their inability and they are going to become friends of me" "Above all, if they do not manage to learn in three months I have a feeling that they are going to extend my transfer, and I assure you that if you do I will resign."
"You're never going to quit Chandler…" Phoebe said.
"You are my only family, I am not going to allow them to separate me, and also…. I would like to fix what I ruined, if it is still possible, and the more time passes it will be late"
"And why don't you fix it before you leave…" Phoebe suggested.
"No, I don't have time to think about how to do it…."
"I'm going to miss you old man…" Joey jumped with the face of an abandoned puppy.
"When do you have to go?" Rachel asked.
"Next Monday morning, I already have the ticket and the hotel reservation"
Everyone felt very sad to see Chandler so sad.
"Listen," Phoebe said, "we can't let our friend go away sad, we're going to have a farewelldinner…. On Sunday we all go to a good restaurant and order the best wine…Rachel, tell Ross and Monica."
Chandler turned red…. "I don't think Monica can come, she has a lot of work…"
"Yes, but it's Sunday, the restaurant closes, and I'm sure she'll want to say goodbye, she's a good friend…" Phoebe concluded as Chandler ran his hand over his face.
He immediately thought what he should do if she comes, "how I behave, we haven't seen each other since that night, it's the wors farewell I could ever have, but I can't say that they didn't invite her…. Maybe she won't come, she isn't interested in seeing me either"
Phoebe was very observant and very intuitive, since New Year's she had seen her best friend very strange, first he had almost disappeared, then he had returned but distant, he didn't make as many jokes, his aura was gray, and Phoebe had also observed that after New Year's Monica had come almost every day, as if anxious, looking at the cafe door every time it opened, and her aura was also gray. Suddenly Monica stopped coming, using her work as an excuse and Chandler went back to the routine of meeting everyone at Central Perk.
He immediately thought what he should do if she comes, "how I behave, we haven't seen each other since that night, it's the wors farewell I could ever have, but I can't say that they didn't invite her…. Maybe she won't come, she isn't interested in seeing me either"
It was difficult for Monica to decide if she would go, but there was no valid exclusion, unless she was admitted to a hospital, so she reluctantly agreed to go, but she decided that she would wear the best and sexiest dress she had, so that idiot would know what that lost.
On Sunday they all met at the Restaurant, they sat down, and the only one missing was Monica, Chandler was sure she wouldn't come... but Monica arrived 15 minutes later with a red dress, tight to her body, with her enormous softly made up blue eyes and her huge smile.
She greeted everyone in general and sat down, in the only free seat she had left right in front of Chandler but she didn't look at him.
Joey could not hide his enthusiasm for the woman and told her, "Monica, you look beautiful, how are you?"
But instantly he received a pinch on the leg from Phoebe who was next to him, and it was so hard that it made him jump out of his chair. Then he sat down, he had understood the message.
Chandler's face had turned red, but he forced himself to keep his eyes on the wine list in his hand.
He didn't make any comment.
During dinner everyone talked and laughed, but Monica and Chandler never spoke directly to each other, and their glances were only sideways.
At the end of dinner everyone said goodbye and wished Chandler a safe trip. Monica had no choice but to wish him too, but she did it from afar and without looking him in the eyes.
Phoebe was clear that before New Year's Monica and Chandler had become very close friends, they talked a lot, to the point that she had thought they liked each other, their auras shone when they saw each other. Today when Monica arrived, Chandler's eyes shone when he saw her, but they quickly went out, and she noticed that Monica was restless, nervous, she looked at Chandler out of the corner of her eye, and did not speak directly to him throughout dinner.
Something must have happened between them on New Year's for this change in both of them, the explanation for Chandler's words would be there, he said that the year had started incredible and a few hours later he had ruined it, she would have to find out, on Chandler's side it was impossible, when he was closed there was no way to get into his head, but with Monica she was sure it would be easier, friends told each other everything, she could find out something.
After Chandler's departure, Monica began going to Central Perk, at first it was more sporadic, but little by little she reintegrated into the group.
But Phoebe needed to talk to her alone, and in the cafe that was impossible.
Then she proposed to Rachel to go to her house to visit her, at first Rachel was not up for work, when she was not working she was with Ross, but a couple of weeks later she managed to convince her since next Sunday Ross would have Ben and he would take him to see his mother.
They told Monica that they would go and bring something sweet for coffee.
Monica was happy to receive her friends at her house, since they almost never went.
They started talking about everything a little, more about Rachel and Ross's courtship, which was progressing very well.
After a while Phoebe asked Monica what was wrong.
"Mon, I've been noticing you sad for a while, after the Christmas holidays I noticed you distant, you disappeared and appeared in the group without your explanations being clear to me? Did you have any problems with any of us?
Monica's face turned red, but she quickly said, "No, not at all, you all are fantastic, I just had a lot of work…"
"And the sadness…. Your aura is gray all the time… since New Years it's been gray," Phoebe said.
"No, ¿why you think I'm sad…?"
"The shine in your eyes is no longer there, your smile is not like the one I met you with"
"Something has happened to you, I'm sure." …
"Look, we are all three very close friends, and it is good to tell our concerns or problems to our closest friends, they help us get the problem out of the way, maybe receiving some advice can even help you see the problem from another's point of view" Phoebe concluded.
"Mon it's true, the last few months you've been different, and it worries us, maybe you're sick…" Rachel said.
"No, not at all, I am in good health…. it's not that…"
"So what is it…" Phoebe continued insisting.
Monica felt that it would be good for her to tell it, but she had to be careful so that they didn't connect the dots.
"a few months ago I met a boy"
"Where?" Rachel asked.
"Don't interrupt her," Phoebe said to Rachel, "go ahead, tell us everything."
"Well, we became friends, but from the beginning I liked him a lot, it had been years since I had liked anyone so much, in fact I had never liked anyone so much, and the butterflies began to occupy my stomach. He also seemed interested, but he was more cautious about showing his feelings" Monica thought carefully about how she ok was going to follow the story.
"After New Year's we went out, it wasn't a date, we just went out for a drink, and when he brought me home... you know we ended up in bed..."
"It was the best night of my life, no one had ever made me feel like that, sweet, tender, generous in making me enjoy it to the fullest, and I did it, and he did it too, over and over again, until we fell asleep exhausted."
"The next day I woke up in his arms, he had me intertwined in his arms, I had never woken up with a man like that, as if he didn't want me to go even an inch away."
"I gently slipped out of his arms, put on my robe and when I left the bathroom I started to make coffee, the butterflies were flying around the apartment like crazy, I thought that after breakfast we would repeat that night again…. but he came out of the bedroom all dressed up! He told me that the night had been perfect, but he didn't want to ruin our friendship, that we should just keep the secret and he ran off without even having a coffee... "
"I was devastated, I didn't understand if
I had done something wrong, or maybe for him it had just been sex for one night…. Obviously he didn't feel anything for me…"
"I tried to look for him to clarify what had happened…." …. "But I didn't see him again, he didn't go to the restaurant anymore"
"But Mon, are you sure he doesn't feel anything for you…."
"No, I know positively that it is not…." Monica answered.
"Phoebe, his behavior says it all…. At first I needed an explanation... but his attitude already gave me the answer."
"And now how are you… What are you going to do…?" Rachel asked.
"Nothing, try to get over it, I don't know how long it will take, I has never felt like that…. He was the opposite of Pete, ...he was nice, he made me laugh, he had a sweet smile that lit up his face, we had good, deep conversations, perhaps with a complex personality that attracted me and well,
"No, I know positively that it is not…." Monica answered.
"Mon, you have to get over it, and the best way to do it is by dating someone else," Phoebe exclaimed.
"No, Phoebe, I can't now, I don't feel like it, I'm going to be on the date thinking about him,
comparing him…"
"And if he came back and gave you an explanation, would you forgive him?" Rachel asked.
"If he convinced me that he loves me … maybe…"
When they left Monica's apartment, on the street Phoebe stopped, looked at Rachel and said firmly, "I bet the guy is Chandler..."
"Phoebe, where did you get that from?" … "she told us that she met him at the restaurant."
"Rachel has to be Chandler, all the signs are clear, they were friends and they were until New Year's, then they started to disappear, when he came she didn't and vice versa"
"Think, what man we know, even what guy we don't know, would run away after a perfect night, like he said to her? …only Chandler who got scared and ran in terror"
Also, when he told us about the move, Chandler said that he had a perfect night and ruined it because of his mosquito head, and then said that he wanted to fix what he had ruined, but he didn't know how to do it…"
"Rachel, don't you realize, it's Chandler, Chandler's mosquito-head, scared of commitment, and I don't know why this time he felt that commitment was inevitable and he ran."
"But the fear of commitment seemed to have passed when he went out with Katy" … " he seemed to be okay with commitment, he was a good boyfriend, maybe what happened with Katy brought him back to his old fears." said Rachel.
"Look, the way Chandler has been these last couple of months, quiet, no jokes, I think this is much bigger than what he felt for Katy, that night he regressed badly to his phobic stage, now he is sorry and he doesn't know how come back, since they didn't talk, he didn't have the courage to speak, and he also doesn't know if she feels anything for him"
"We have to help him solve the stupid thing he did…"
"Are you sure, Chandler is very stubborn and when he shuts down... also, how can we help him..."
"Let me think about it"