Boyfriend Material

 

Aren't you all lucky, I had a sudden (and unexpected) burst of energy and decided to get the next part of this written right away!

 

Disclaimer: You know the drill, I don't own them.

 

Authors note: It feels kind of compulsory to write one of these but since I have nothing to say, let the show begin…

 

Day one

 

Monica woke up the next day with heavy eyes and a splitting headache, she had obviously had a few too many drinks the night before! As she gingerly lifted her head off her pillow she remembered in a flash what she had said the night before. Her words reverberated tauntingly around her mind,

" Fine, starting tomorrow I'm Chandler's girlfriend."

Monica groaned inwardly, tomorrow was now today and she had a promise to fulfil. One thing she knew for certain, she was going to kill Rachel, Phoebe and  herself for falling into their trap. Untangling the sheet from around her feet she stumbled out of her bedroom and walked to the kitchen table were Rachel and Phoebe were sitting triumphantly.

" I hate you guys," she said, only half joking.

"Good morning to you to Monica," answered Phoebe.

"No not 'good' morning, thanks to you I'm now Chandler's girlfriend!"

"Oh come on Monica," chided Rachel, " It's not that bad. It's Chandler not some random guy off the street."

" I suppose," came Monica's muffled reply from the fridge. Rachel pressed on,

"Besides, it's not as though you're gonna sleep with him, is it?"

"NO!" Monica scoffed, "I just don't think you should be encouraging this kind of behaviour. Maybe I'll hook one of you up with Joey next week."

"Hey," said Phoebe, slightly offended, "You could do a lot worse than Joey Tribiani!"

Ignoring Phoebe, Monica stuck her head out of the fridge,

"We're out of milk, I'm gonna go see if the guys have any."

" Say morning to Chandler for me will you?!!" taunted Rachel as Monica walked out the door. She knew she ' shouldn't encourage this kind of behaviour' but it was damn fun to watch. Chuckling to herself, she anticipated the next three days with mischievous glee.

Monica stood in front of the guys apartment, nervously hopping from foot to foot.  Pushing the door open, she peeked around cautiously, on seeing the coast was clear she entered quickly and started foraging in the fridge.

"A ha got you!" she exclaimed, digging the milk out from behind piles of  suspicious looking jars. She was turning it over to check the expirary date on the back when a pair of strong arms wrapped around her, causing her to drop the milk and bang her head on the shelf in shock. Monica stood up indignantly, knowing who was behind her,

"What the hell are you doing Chandler?"

"Normal couple things," he replied as he pulled her closer and kissed her temple lovingly.

" Well quit it, there's no one here," she told him as she turned round in his arms, "We don't need to pretend."

"So what?" he countered, "I'm your boyfriend and I was just showing my girlfriend a little affection."

Monica sighed, knowing she had to keep to her end of the deal.

" Fine," she said as she kissed him on the cheek, "Lets go get some breakfast."

Chandler picked up the milk and draped an arm casually across Monica's shoulder as they walked through the hall. He knew that they had walked like this thousands of times before, but this was different. This time there was a hint, even if it was fake, that they were more than close friends. He pushed open the door of the girl's apartment and saw Rachel and Phoebe sitting at the kitchen table.

" I love you guys,"

"Good to hear someone does," Rachel replied as she turned around to face them. 'Wow they make a cute fake couple' she thought to herself, taking in their appearance. Both were dressed in pajama's and Chandler had moved his arm down Monica's back until his hand was resting lightly on her hip. With a broad smile he placed the milk down on the counter then sat down and pulled Monica onto his knee with him. Meanwhile, Monica seemed resigned to her fate as she got comfortable on his knees and rested her messy head on his shoulder. Rachel watched and felt happy for them. Shaking her head Rachel had to remind herself that they were a FAKE couple as she ate her breakfast.

 

Later that day Monica and Chandler walked into the coffee house, hand in hand, to be greeted with catcalls and whistles from Phoebe and Joey. Chandler flicked his finger at them and led Monica to the counter to order.

"They're really cute together," observed Phoebe as she sipped her latte.

" Totally," agreed Rachel, " This morning I had to keep reminding myself that they weren't a real couple,"

"Maybe they are,"

Rachel nearly spat out her coffee all over Joey,

"What?!!"

"Maybe they are a real couple. I mean come on they are close"

" Yeah they're close friends, but not that close! Come on Pheebs, you don't really think that do you?"

Phoebe smirked, "Of course I don't, but it was really funny seeing the look on your face!"

Rachel sighed in relief, " I know Monica and she would never go for Chandler."

Monica looked over at her friends and turned to Chandler,

" What do you suppose they're talking about?" She asked, already knowing the answer.

"Well I'm guessing it's not about what is on the discovery channel tonight."

"Yeah you're right, Ross isn't there," she replied, "come on, lets go and give them something to talk about."

 Monica took his hand in hers and lad him to the couch. She had been unfairly dreading spending the day as Chandler's 'girlfriend' but so far he had made it a pleasant experience. Really, they had acted no different than usual, apart from the odd kiss on the cheek here and there, and for that she was grateful to him.

"Hey guys, what's up?" Chandler asked as they sat down and he kissed Monica's hair. Rachel, Phoebe and Joey just stared at them. Joey was the first to speak,

" This is so weird."

" Well it's your own fault," Monica piped up, lacing her fingers through Chandler's. As they continued to gape she gazed directly into his eyes. Chandler got the message immediately, she wanted to prove to them she wasn't afraid, she wanted to put on a show for them and he wasn't going to refuse! Subtly he placed his hand on her leg, facing no resistance he started to rub her thigh slowly.

" Okay Chandler, Monica you can stop messing around now," said Rachel.

" What? We're just acting like a normal couple," Monica replied innocently, "aren't we sweetie." She added as she kissed Chandler just below his ear.

It was at that moment that Ross walked into Central Perk. His eyes popped open at what he saw. He rushed over to the couch and pulled Monica to her feet, causing heads to turn towards them.

"Why the hell did you just call Chandler sweetie, and why was his hand on your thigh and why…"

"Woah, breathe bro, it's okay!"

"What the hell is going on?"

"They're dating," Joey told Ross with childish glee.

"WHAT?!!" shouted Ross, causing more heads to turn.

"Just because some people are capable of having a faithful relationship," Rachel chipped in cattily.

Phoebe seeing the potentially explosive situation sat Ross down and told him firmly,

" They're not really dating Ross. It's just because we were all sick of Chandler asking to be Monica's boyfriend so we kinda dared her to go out with hi, and she said yes she would be his girlfriend for three days and he wasn't going to say no was he….."

Seeing the color Phoebe was turning Chandler leant in, "Breathe Phoebe."

Phoebe took a deep breath and was about to continue when Monica interrupted her,

"Now, if you'll excuse us we have a date to go on," with that she turned around and left the coffee shop with Chandler following close behind. Ross was left with his mouth hanging open, trying to get his head around the situation.

"Two espresso's," stated the waitress as she placed down Monica and Chandler's order in front of Ross.

"Thank you," he said as he downed them both immediately.

Outside Monica and Chandler were laughing hysterically,

"Did you see the look on his face?" Chandler asked as she wiped tears of laughter from his eyes.

"I know! I was expecting him to react badly, but not that bad!"

Pulling his best Ross face Chandler imitated, "WHAT!"

Monica broke down laughing again, "And that my friend is another good reason for us not to date in real life."

Chandler chose to ignore her comment and grabbed her hand, they walked off together , laughter still in their voices.

 

TBC

 

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