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 6
Monica was left wondering what she would do, she didn't want to lose him, she loved him very much, but he had to learn that his phobias and fears had consequences, maybe then he wouldn't repeat them.
The next morning Chandler entered apartment 20, the girls were surprised, although Phoebe not so much, what did surprise her were his sad eyes and his every somber one.
"Chandler, what are you doing here, what a joy, when you arrived, did you come back permanently? Rachel asked.
"I arrived yesterday afternoon, I had to fix something, tomorrow afternoon I'm going back to Tulsa"
"And you fixed what you came to repair," Phoebe asked.
"I don't think so …"
Phoebe looked at him surprised….
"Don't worry Phoebe, the appointment is going to happen, your intentions were good and I appreciate it, but I'm late."
Rachel looked at them without understanding anything.
"Can you tell me what's wrong…" Rachel said worriedly.
"Rachel, I told you a while ago, the guy Monica was referring to was Chandler…." Phoebe said.
"What did we agree on, Chandler, that you wouldn't mess with her?" Rachel jumped in.
"I just didn't get involved, she did too, I know I behaved badly when I left that day, but I had my reasons and I came to explain them to her and to tell her that I love her with all my being and that I am willing to do anything with her, the commitment, the wedding and the children, but she told me that she had a date today, and that she wasn't sure if she still had feelings for me."
"I told her that if she changed her mind to call me, I'll be here until tomorrow, the flight leaves at 4 pm, and if she doesn't call me the answer will be clear and I won't bother her anymore."
Phoebe hugged him…. "Chandler until last week she told us that she loved you, well not specifically you, the guy she had been with…
"Evidently she changes her mind... Well, no problem, I'm not lucky when it comes to falling in love, and this is the last time I do it, from now on I'll be like Joey, a girl every night."
Phoebe hugged him…. "Chandler until last week she told us that she loved you, well not specifically you, the guy she had been with…
"Well, then I'll take the habits and be celibate, it's the safest way to avoid suffering," Chandler said and added, "Joey and I are going to the hockey game to distract myself, if she calls she has my phone number and everything she wants to say, let her tell you."
Chandler left, and Phoebe was furious with Monica, she wasn't going to let her hurt him.
Phoebe took her coat and showed up at Monica's restaurant, it was Saturday after noon, but there were still tables occupied, she went to a waitress and told her that she needed to talk to Chef Monica, to tell her that Phoebe was looking for her, and tell her if we can talk in a private place.
A few minutes later the waitress led Phoebe up a staircase where Monica's desk was located.
"Hello Phoebe, what a surprise, any problem with today's appointment" Monica said with apparent indifference since she knew what she was coming for.
"Don't worry, the appointment is firm," Phoebe answered and continued, "Are you planning to go? Because Chandler came to explain to you what he feels and the wrong reason why he behaved the way he did.
"Yes, he explained everything clearly, only now I'm not sure what I feel and I want to see what happens at the appointment…"
"Look, I'm going to take the time I need to decide what to do, no one is going to push me again to make a decision that I'm not sure about," Monica answered firmly.
"I'm not coming here to push you to have a relationship with Chandler, if you didn't love him for me that's fine, what I'm not going to allow is for you to hurt him" said Phoebe.
"He hurt me first, doesn't that matter to you?"
"Monica, you are a strong, determined woman, Chandler is a being who suffered heartbreak, loneliness, since he was born his feelings were ignored, he had a shitty childhood and adolescence, it doesn't even compare to yours despite your indifference Mom, if you don't love him anymore, tell him clearly, don't play with him, he doesn't deserve it despite what he did, what's more, what he did was precisely because he loves you too much and he just got scared, he's already clear about it."
"I understand what he is explaining to me, I think he is sincere when he says he loves me, but now I want to think about it, I want to be sure that he is not going to be scared again."
"Monica, when Chandler gives his heart to someone he does it completely, until the day you were together he didn't know how far his feelings for you went, but now he knows, and he's not going to escape."
I don't know, it's very unstable…"
"You knew it when you said you were in love with him…" Phoebe said with annoyance.
"Phoebe, don't insist."
"Ok, but I want to clarify, Chandler for me is my brother, the most generous and dedicated brother anyone can have. He helped me get off the street when I was 18, he helped me find my grandmother, he helped us both when we had no money, he helped me with the masseuse course, when my grandmother died he helped me rent the apartment, he helps to Joey in every way possible. And so it is with everyone he loves. He is the most important person in my life, not romantically but fraternally, and I am not going to let anyone hurt him"
"If I got between you both it was because I thought you loved him, and I knew he loved you, and at the first sign of losing you he was going to come, and he did."
"I am sorry that the love you said you felt for him did not reach even one percent of the love he feels for you."
Phoebe got up and left…
Monica was confused, not like the confusion she had with Pete, she knew she didn't love him, but she did love Chandler, although what she told Phoebe was true, she was afraid that he would hurt her again, his instability will lead him to distance himself from her.
She had to think, she was entitled to that time, she had suffered for over two months, he could suffer for a couple of weeks.
That night she went on the date, and although Alan was nice and had a good conversation, he did not irritate her anywhere, and she politely refused to go out again.
On Sunday morning she didn't know what to do, he was leaving in the afternoon, they wouldn't have much time to talk and she needed time to think and then to talk, so she decided that she wouldn't call him that day, maybe the following weekend.
On Sunday Chandler waited for the call all morning, he had a glimmer of hope, but it faded when midday passed, he had to leave for the airport, evidently she had already said everything.
Chandler told Phoebe that he was thinking about asking for a permanent transfer to Tulsa.
Phoebe almost fainted.
"Chandler, you can't do that, you can't do that to us, we are your family and if she doesn't love you, she loses it, but we can't lose you, please get that crazy idea out of your head."
"It's just that I would prefer not to see her for now, and I always found her in the cafeteria with you."
"Look, if anyone has to stop going to the cafeteria, it's her. When you come, I'll make sure she doesn't, but please don't stay in Tulsa.
Everyone was so sad for him, when he hugged Phoebe, he said in her ear, "don't worry, I'm not going to stay there I promise", but he couldn't stop his eyes from getting wet, he swallowed his tears, if he was going to cry maybe he would do it in the room's hotel…."
On Wednesday Rachel and Phoebe were in the cafeteria when Monica and Ross arrived, Ross rushed over to give Rachel a tender kiss and greeted Phoebe with a smile.
Monica waved at the girls, but Phoebe almost didn't wave back.
They were talking about the storm that had passed through the City the day before when Joey came in with a notebook in his hand.
"What's that? Rachel asked.
A notebook that I found under Chandler's bed, you can see that he dropped it when he was packing his bag, it's his handwriting I'm sure, and it looks like a novel or something like that, and it has a dedication.
Monica's stomach clenched and her heart began to pound.
"And what does the dedication say," Ross asked.
Joey open in the book on the first page and read "To the woman I love who gave me impetus and encouraged me to dare to leave the comfort of the known and get to work to make my dreams come true."
"What a tender dedication," Ross commented, "who the woman is, do you know?"
"No," Phoebe said firming, and she extended her hand demanding, "Give me the book, I'll keep it and give it to him when he gets back."
"Because I can't keep it," Joey said.
"Because you lose everything," Phoebe answered.
And when Phoebe was going to put it in her bag, Monica stopped, she took the book tightly from Phoebe's hand and told her "No, I'll keep it."
Ross looked at her with his eyes open, Joey looked at her blinking, the only ones who weren't surprised were her girls.
Phoebe looked at Monica seriously, "Why do you want it now?"
"Because I'm going to give it back to him, he need to keep writing"
"But Mon, the recipient of the dedication should have it, in any case," exclaimed Ross.
"This book is for me, the dedication is for me, the recipient is me"
"Mon, Chandler has a crush on you…?." asked Ross again.
Yes, and I'm in love with him," and looking at Phoebe she said, "I'm totally clear and I'm going to take it to him right now." "I just ask that you not tell him that I'm going, I want it to be a surprise…"
Phoebe gave her a smile from ear to ear, Monica had finally come to her senses……. And her best friend would finally be happy….
Monica stopped by the restaurant to tell them that she had to take a trip, and that she would only return on Monday, that they would have to take charge of the restaurant, that she trusted them and knew that they would do it very well.
She also called Phoebe to give her the name of the Hotel and the room number.
At home she called the airline and booked a flight that left that night at 11pm, she put her clothes for four days in her bag and she went to the airport.
Due to the time difference, she arrived in Tulsa at 1am, and in half an hour she was at the hotel.
She did not want to be warned by phone that she was there, so she told the Receptionist if her husband, Mr. Chandler Bing, had left her his key to room 221.
"No ma'am, hes not leaving anything."
"God, this man, with all the work he has, he forgot to tell you, I came from NY to celebrate our anniversary, because of the hour he wouldn't want me to wake him up, could you take me to his room?"
The receptionist hesitated, but Monica gave him a sweet smile and said, "Please…"
"It's okay, ma'am, but don't mention it to anyone, I'm not authorized to do these types of favors."
When the receptionist was opening the door to room 221 Monica gave him the shush gesture, and she gave the receptionist a good tip.
The room had a small living room, with a sofa, a desk with its chair and the television in front of the sofa.
She peeked through the bedroom door that wasn't fully closed and saw Chandler spread out on the bed, face down and only wearing his boxers.
On the plane she had already thought about what she would do when she arrived.
She closed the bedroom door, sat on the couch, and dialed Chandler's number, she heard it ringing in the room.
Chandler took a while to answer, he sat up a little in bed, took his phone and with a sleepy and annoyed voice asked, "Who's calling... hello, if this is a joke, it's not funny, who's calling?"
Chandler was about to hang up when he heard a voice, he was confused, it couldn't be, it sounded like Monica's voice.
"Mon, are you…?
"Yes, I owed you a call…. I don't know if it's too late... And I don't mean the time..
Chandler was silent for a moment; he was trying to get his neurons to work… "No, it's not too late, it's never going to be too late for me when it comes to you."
"Chandler we have to talk…. a lot…"
"Well whenever you want …. now? Or do you prefer that I go to NY on Friday?
"You don't need to fly to NY, we can talk right now"
"But on the phone, I don't know… it's not the same… but if you prefer it that way, tell me what you want to talk to"
"I want to talk about us, about our relationship" that word made Chandler's heart skip a beat, she was talking about relationship….
"Okay Mon, let's talk, although I preferred to have you close, to see your eyes…."
"You can do it Chandler, don't be lazy, get out of bed and come to the living room, I'm waiting for you."
Chandler froze for a second, Monica is in Tulsa, in his room…. God this was good omens.
Just as he was, he jumped out of bed and ran to the living room, with his phone still in his hand...
Monica gave him a wide smile "I wanted to surprise you…. "
Chandler put his phone on a low table, took Monica's phone and put it there too, and then he took her hands and made her stand up, he took her face in his hands and gave her a soft kiss on the lips. "God, how I needed to do this…"
Monica crossed her arms over Chandler's shoulders to bring him closer, she just said, "I needed this and everything else," and they kissed passionately.
They didn't talk much during the night, they had to finish what had been left unfinished on New Year's Day,
When Monica woke up she heard Chandler talking on the phone and saying that he had had a family problem and he wouldn't be able to come to the office until Monday. Monica smiled, she would have it all to herself for the next four days.
Of course they talked, Monica explained that she had never really stopped loving him, it was just that first she was angry with him for running away, and then she worried that the phobic Chandler might appear again, which is why she hadn't called him over the weekend former.
"And how was the date?" Chandler asked.
"Just as Phoebe said, he was very handsome, friendly, with a good conversation…. But it wasn't Chandler, so I refused a new date." Monica said with a smile and gave him a kiss on the nose. "
"Even though Chandler has a mosquito brain…" Chandler commented with a gesture and inquisitive eyes.
"You know, as I got to know you, I discovered your whole personality, the good part and the not so good, but overall the good wins by a landslide…" Monica answered.
"On Saturday, when you told Phoebe what I had told you,…. that it was already late... She came to the restaurant furious…" Monica smiled "I had hurt you, and she clearly warned me that no one hurts her brother. And she told me about you, about your enormous heart, about your unbreakable friendship and help, about the way you act when you love someone, that this love lasts forever."
"And when she left I was left thinking that my doubts were unfounded."
"But the cherry on top was yesterday, when Joey came in holding this"…. Monica got out of bed, went to the living room and returned with the notebook.
Monica gave the book to Chandler.
"In that moment I knew that I was an idiot if I lost you, that I didn't have to have doubts or fears about your love…" "Phoebe, she was still angry with me, she wanted to keep the book to give it to you when you came back, I took it out of her hands, and I told them that I was going to give it to you personally, but not to alert you, ... and then Phoebe gave a beautiful smile, her brother was not going to suffer anymore "
"But the cherry on top was yesterday, when Joey came in holding this"…. Monica got out of bed, went to the living room and returned with the notebook.
"Chandler, I'm hungry…."
"Yes, me too, let's order breakfast in the room and then we'll see what we do…"
Four perfect days passed, but on Sunday Monica had to return, the separation hurt them, but Chandler assured her that the following week he would travel, and so, every other weekend they would see each other, and anyway they would talk every day.
About ten days before completing the transfer, his boss told him that headquarters had decided that the transfer was permanent, they would promote him to vice president, but that he had to stay in Tulsa.
Chandler explained to him that this was impossible, that he had his life in NY, he had come to Tulsa for three months, and he didn't plan to stay another day.
"Look, Mr. Bing, this pass is an order. In addition to being the most suitable man for the position due to your knowledge and the way you work, you do not have a family, which is sometimes a problem for the transfer of wife and sons"
"Excuse me Mr. Anderson, who told you that I don't have a family, I won't have a wife and children yet, but I have a girlfriend with whom we are making plans, and I have brothers that I love."
"And your girlfriend can't move to Tulsa.
No, Mr. Anderson, she is a Chef, she owns her own restaurant, she can't leave all that and I don't want her to leave it."
"I'm sorry Mr. Bing, that transfer is YES OR YES"
"Then I go back to my desk and prepare my resignation."
"As you want…..but this is a great opportunity"
"Mr. Anderson, my great opportunity is to be happy with the woman I love, with the family we love, and no job or money can stop that. Anyway, thank you for thinking of me as a good worker."
Chandler drafted his resignation, which would be effective from the day his transfer ended.