Continued from part 1, NBC and Warner Bros owns these charcters.....and my car
Monica's Marriage Part 2
SCENE SATURDAY MORNING. MONICA IS IN THE KITCHEN COOKING BREAKFAST ITEMS, CHANDLER ENTERS.
Chandler: hey what are you doing up?
Monica: breathing?
Chan: Good one. Oooo corn fritters! What did we do to deserve that?
Mon: I miss cooking for a bunch of people.
Chan: (pouring himself some coffee) You feeling ok?
Mon: a little bit. I don't know what i'm gonna do about my marriage though.
Chan: (smiling) I didn't ask. Sleep ok?
Mon: yea.
Joey: (enters, rubbing his eyes, smelling the air) Hey Chandler, what are you doing here? And why does it smel--MONICA! (runs over
and hugs her) You're here!
Mon: (arms to her sides) hey joey. I missed you.
Jo: I MISSED YOU! I haven't had a decent meal since you left! Corn fritters! You're the best!
Mon: (beaming) its nice to know i've been missed. (stops hugging him) You look good.
Jo: thanks. Oh yea Chandler Ronnie called, i wrote it on the board.
Chan: when did she call?
Jo: around 2:30 last night.
Chan: i didn;t hear the phone ring!
Jo: i was calling my date a cab.
Chan: odd.
Mon: Ok, the two of you grab a plate.
Chan: oh yes (she serves them)
Jo: Finally a breakfast that isn;t leftover pizza.
Chan: (in the middle of eating) why would she call me at 2:30 in the morning?
Mon: where is she this weekend?
Chan: she's visiting her parents in Rhode Island.
Mon: why didn;t you go with her?
Chan: cuz i'm not her boyfriend yet.
Mon: (sitting down with her plate) so Joey how's the tv show?
Jo: Well, i only get to speak a line every week, but i get like 600 bucks for that line, so its pretty good.
How's Richard doing?
Mon: (calmly) he's fine.
Jo: (eating) Oh man this i the best!
Ross and Rachel enter, bickering
Rachel: it's your fault!
Ross: you're fault!
Rach: OMG! Monica! (runs over and hugs her) What are you doing here?
Mon: Richard is away for the weekend, i wanted to visit you guys!
Ro: hey sis! (hugs her) (to rachel) good thing you screwed up or reservations!
Rach: ARGH! (goes to bathroom)
Jo: what the hell was that all about?
Ro: rachel messed up our reservations.
Rach: (from bathroom) It was Ross!
Ro: rachel!
Rach: Ross!
Chan: shut up already! We haven't seen Monica in a month and you two are fighting!
Ro: (ashamed) sorry
Rach: (emerging from bathroom) sorry. Corn Fritters!
Mon: coming up. (gets up to cook)
Chan: (finishing up) I gotta call Ronnie. Be right back. (exits, bumps into phoebe) hi pheebs, bye pheebs!
Phoebe: bye! (seeing Monica cooking) oh no, did i warp through time again?
Mon: no phoebe i'm real, i think...
Phoe: Monica! (hugs her) its been so long!
Mon: (slighty emotional) I know!
Phoe: how are you?
Mon: good, please sit, eat! (handiing her a plate)
Phoe: how are things?
Mon: good!
Rach: Really?
Mon: yea everythings fine!
Phoe: (skeptical) ok.
Rach: (eyeing Ross) Ross just admit that you messed up our reservation!
Ro: I won't because i didn't!
Rach: Urgh! You are so impossible! You can't even admit you're wrong!
Ro: you made the reservation!
Rach: You confirmed it!
Ro: enough! (calming down) i'm going to Central Perk!
Rach: Fine!
Ro: Fine! (exits)
Jo: what are you bitching about?
Rach: (sighing) we just had a lousy trip up, traffic, stress, then the cancelation...
Phoe: yeah thats nice. Does anyone wanna know how my date went?
Mon: how was it?
Phoe: awful! We went to this BBQ place where he ate ridiculous amount of meat, he then took me to see Kama Sutura, and then he made
a move on me!
Jo: (standing up angry) Did he touch you? Who is he? I'll kill him!
Phoe: I already took care of him, (flirty) but thank you joey for offering. (kisses his cheek)
Jo: anytime. (off monica's look) What are you smiling at?
Mon: Hm? Oh nothing, i was just thinking about something else.
Phoe: Richard?
Mon: (lying) yea.
Phoe: (sighs) I hate single life, i haven't found a decent guy since David.
Rach: i wouldn't worry about it.
Jo: yea someone as goregous as you? Please!
Phoe: (smiles) thanks.
Jo: You wanna get some coffee?
Phoe: yea. Hey Mon, wanna come?
Mon: i'll be down in a little while.
Jo: (emotional) Thank you for the best breakfast i ever had! (hugs her)
Mon: It wasn't the best, you've just missed my cooking.
Jo: whatever! Later!
Mon & Rach: Bye. (they leave)
Mon: Hey Rach, can i talk to you?
Rach: of course!
Mon: can you tell me again why you didn't wanna marry Barry?
Rach: what?
Mon: Why didn't you want to get married, was it because you didn't love him or was it because you saw your future or didn't like it, i
mean what?
Rach: why are you asking me that? Oh no, you're not....
Mon: (defensive) oh no!
Rach: are you insinuating that i take your brother for granted by bringing up my past are you?
Mon: (confused) no, i just wanna know-
Rach: (in thought) hmm, maybe i am being too harsh on Ross, we've both had a hard week-
Mon: (frustrated) i just wanna know if-
Rach: I gotta talk to Ross! (she runs out)
Mon: dammit! (starts washing the dishes. After 5 minutes Chandler walks in)
Chan: you cook and clean in other people's apartments?
Mon: (mad) yea so i do, whats it to you?
Chan: that rhythmed! (monica slightly smiles) were did everyone go?
Mon: (exhaling) central perk. Ross and Rachel are back.
Chan: already?
Mon: yea, i tried to talk to rachel about things, but she's fighting with ross
Chan: why'd you wanna talk to rachel.
Mon: i thought she might know how i feel.
Chan: what? (thinks) right the Barry debacle.
Mon: What did Ronnie want?
Chan: she dumped me.
Mon: what?
Chan: yea apparently she called me at 2:30 in the morning with the intentions to dump me.
Mon: That's awful!
Chan: ah, i'm used to it. sides, it was only a few dates, we didn't even have sex yet.
Mon: still you don't deserve that! (hugs him)
Chan: hey hey hey, save the hugs for when i'm heartbroken, (she starts to let go) well you didn't have to stop!
Mon: you're such a silly little bitch!
Chan: wanna go to central perk?
Mon: I gotta finish the dishes first!
Chan: you don't live here anymore!
Mon: its still my apartment!
Chan: (dragging her out) come on! live a little!
Mon: fine lets go!
THEY LEAVE. SCENE CENTRAL PERK, CHANDLER AND MONICA WALK IN RIGHT AS ROSS AND RACHEL ARE KISSING.
Ro: i'm really sorry about this weekend.
Rach: mm, you can make it up to me by taking me back to our place.
Ro: (like a happy schoolboy) Ok! (they walk out, to C&M) Hey!
Chan: hey
Rach: bye!
Mon: bye!
THEY SIT NEXT TO JOEY AND PHOEBE.
Mon: they make up?
Jo: yea Rachel apologized.
Chan: wow that's big of her.
Phoe: so Mon, haven't seen you in a while! How's married life?
Mon: its good.
Phoe: No really.
Mon: It's fine!
Chan: answer the question Mon.
Phoe: ok, lemmie try again, how's married life?
Mon: Its not what i expected. its kinda like single life, redundant, boring, unfullfilling...
Phoe: (laughs) come on, really.
Mon: i'm serious
Jo: howso?
Mon: I can't really describe the feeling i'm having, i just, (pauses) its feels like somethings wrong with the situation.
Phoe: Do you love Richard?
Mon: (pauses) of course!
Jo: then what's the problem?
Mon: i don't know, ever since we got engaged, things have gone downhill, like the honeymoon ended after i accepted his proposal.
Chan: Is Richard acting any different?
Mon: Did you ask me that already?
Chan: refresh my memory if you will
Mon: i can't tell if he's acting strangly or not, but whenever we're togther there are all this uncomfortable silences! It's like we're both
walking on eggshells in our own home!
Phoe: wow! you have got some serious problems!
Mon: I know!
Jo: hey phoebe wanna go to Central Park and feed the ducks?
Phoe: always!
Jo: guys?
Chan: we just got here!
Jo: and.....
Chan: (rolling his eyes) no thanks.
Mon: nah.
Phoe: hey why don't we all have dinner tonight?
Mon: that sounds good, whereat?
Chan: how bout the Iridium?
Jo: yea!
Mon: ok.
Phoe: ok we'll meet here at 6 and grab dinner at the Iridium.
Chan: sounds good, i'll make reservations now!
Jo: great, seeya later!
Chan: later! (goes to payphone)
Mon: bye!
Phoebe and Joey happily exit Central Perk.
Chan: (returning) i got us a table at 7:30.
Mon: (smiles) great, although i'm still wearing the clothes i wore yesterday.
Chan: Well Ross has the keys to Phoebe's cab, we can go back to your house and get some clothes.
Mon: I don't wanna go back there just to come back here. Wanna go shopping?
Chan: with you? why not.
Mon: great, lets go.
SCENE BLOOMINGDALES MONICA IS IN A CHANGING ROOM WHILE CHANDLER IS ADMIRING A PAIR OF THONGS
Chan: (seeing a tiny pair) oh my! (seeing a giantic pair) Ah! (holding them, streching them out) Oh lordy, some women might buy these,
oh god, someone mighta put them on! (flings it out of his hands. Looks at his hands) yea i'm gonna have to boil these.
Mon: (exiting changing room) How do i look?
Chan: Wow you look like a woman!
Mon: (annoyed) what?
Chan: (shakes his head) you look beautiful!
Mon: (blushes) thanks.
Chan: you haven't been called beautiful before?
Mon: (still blushing) no, not in a while.
Chan: jesus. (wipes his mouth, monica smiles) I'm drooling here!
Mon: (giggles) I'm gonna try on the others
Chan: kay. (sees a salesperson staring at her) I'm not gay by the way, although there is nothing wrong with being gay. (off her look)
Is my fly down? (she walks away shaking her head) Bitch. (sees monica in another dress)
Mon: how bout this one?
Chan: (looking at her up and down) eh, kinda dull.
Mon: (frowning) really?
Chan: it matches your personality! (she slaps his arm) kidding. Still, other one was much much better.
Mon: Ok i'll buy that one.
Chan: if you want i can uh, give you an opinion on some nighties and other bedtome clothing.
Mon: ok!
Chan: wha?
Mon: gotcha!
Chan: sure. (pauses) can we get outta here i'm getting dirty looks from the salespeople.
Mon: Maybe if you weren't caressing their thongs they'd treat you normally!
Chan: hey the last time i bought thongs here they itched like crazy! (off her laugh) lets go.
SCENE LATER ON. CAFE IN GREENWICH VILLAGE, CHANDLER AND MONICA ARE JUST FINISHING LUNCH.
Mon: I've missed the city.
Chan: really?
Mon: Everything about it! The stores, the smell, the culture, even the homeless people!
Chan: Then, if you don't mind me asking, why did you move?
Mon: he had a house in a good neighborhood, and at the time i wanted to start a family. I didn't expect to be miserable after a
such a short time.
Chan: Once again, is it living far away from the city, or is it Richard? Because if its one or the other, your problem is solved.
Mon: I don't know.
Chan: you don't know much do you. (off her look) sorry. Ok whats wrong with your current location?
Mon: Its a hour and a half away from the city, the house is in the middle of suburbia, there's no culture whatsoever, no place to work,
and very very dull.
Chan: whats good about it?
Mon: its an excellent place to raise a family, big house with a big backyard. Um, its safe.
Chan: Ok. What's wrong with Richard?
Mon: When we're togther, its not natural. It just seems wrong or something.
Chan: how long have you felt this?
Mon: the past 6 months, like i said after we were engaged.
Chan: what else?
Mon: he seems dissatified with something. All the qualities he had when i fell in love with him are gone now. i feel like a burden sometimes.
Chan: what? really?
Mon: yea, i don't know, its like we're both disapointed in the situation.
Chan: hmp.
Mon: What are you thinking about?
Chan: i'm thinking i shoulda gotten the burger instead of the club sandwich.
Mon: not that!
Chan: Well you don't wanna know what i'm thinking.
Mon: yes i do!
Chan: ohhh no you don't.
Mon: (putting her hand on his) please.
Chan: i think you guys got married too fast.
Mon: what? (grabs his hand)
Chan: Ow! Ah! (points to his hand being twisted by her)
Mon: (puts his hand down, angrily) what?
Chan: ok, you two dated for nearly a year, thats a long time....
Mon: but...
Chan: but you didn't move in togther till like a month before your wedding, so you never got a chance to experience living with each other.
The fact that you moved to a giant house in Long Island didn't help.
Mon: is that all?
Chan: i don't know, its like you guy never really fought about anything so its like your relationship with him never got tested.
Mon: what would you know about relationships?
Chan: books and TV. (sighs) look, i can't even fathom how big a step marriage is, but it seems to me like you two jumped into it
without really considering the ramifications.
Mon: maybe youre right.
Chan: maybe i'm wrong. Like i said, talk to Richard about this.
Mon: i'm going to when he gets home. (both pause) so what happened to Ronnie?
Chan: well she ran into her ex in Rhode Island, and now their engaged apparently.
Mon: that sucks
Chan: ah, what are you gonna do.
Mon: so aren't depressed over this?
Chan: well we only went on a few dinner dates, she was interesting and all, but something was missing.
Mon: so she wasn't the "one"?
Chan: one what?
Mon: soulmate!
Chan: clearly she wasn't my (extra sarcasm) "soulmate".
Mon: you don't believe that everyone has a soulmate?
Chan: nope.
Mon: why?
Chan: i believe that people get infatuated with another person so much they want to believe that person is "made for them" but they
really aren't.
Mon: i don't believe that.
Chan: well, more than half the marriages out there end in divorce, (off her look) sorry. (thinks) look i just meant...believing that theres
one person made for another is just silly, like its a fairy tale.
Mon: whats wrong with a fairy tale?
Chan: theres nothing wrong with them, but they're just a fantasy! Its like religion, its great to believe, but it never really applies to actual life.
Mon: You're so cynical.
Chan: no, i'm more of a realist.
Mon: still
Chan: look, either way i'm sad, but in your situation you probably could use a dose of reality.
Mon: yea Chandler-style. (he laughs at that comment, she smiles) (to waiter) check please.
SCENE IRIDIUM, ALL SIX ARE SITTING DOWN DRINKING SOME WINE.
Ro: this is nice, we should get togther more often.
Rach: we get togther every day!
Ro: fine, we should get togther with Monica more often.
Rach: (gulping some wine) hear hear!
Mon: yea, i had no idea how much i've missed you guys.
Ro: so sis, hows the marriage going?
Mon: pretty good, i guess the honeymoon ended so we're going thourgh a rough patch
Chan: (muttering) yea the honeymoon ended before the honeymoon happened!
Phoe: what was that?
Mon: nothing! (kicks chandler leg)
Chan: i was just thinking out loud.
Jo: So what happened to (R&R) your weekend?
Ro: the place messed up our reservations. We're gonna go again next week.
Rach: yes we are! (they kiss)
Phoe: could you two stop with the sweetness? As the only single female here its making me sick.
Rach & Ro: sorry.
Jo: i'm single and i don't mind
Phoe: (to chandler) what about you
Chan: what about me?
Phoe: what do you think?
Chan: (joking) about the economy? Lots of stuff, for instance this new tax plan (everyone starts laughing)
Phoe: stop it stop it stop it! God you are such a pain!
The gang starts some random chit-chat. Monica leans over to Chandler
Mon: (whispers) hey, you think you can keep a lid on my marital problems?
Chan: uh yea, but why?
Mon: i don't want everyone to know until i figure out whats gonna happen.
Chan: alright, but you already told phoebe and joey though...
Mon: i told phoebe it was PMS related and Joey is Joey..
Chan: alright.
Jo: hey what are you two talking about?
Chan: uh, what we're gonna get you for your birthday.
Jo: its not for like 7 months!
Chan: well it was gonna be a surprise but now you just ruined it!
Jo: aw crap!
They continue eating and talking having an enjoyable time. The cheque arrives.
Ro: ok how are we gonna do this, divide evenly, or do we have to pay for what we ordered?
Rach: honey can you spot me?
Ro: of course!
Rach: well i don't care then!
Jo: Yo Ross, i'll pay the whole thing!
Chan: by you'll pay, you don't mean i'll pay do you?
Jo: no no, i just got my paycheque and you know i never pay for anything, and since Monica is with us....
i'll pay.
Mon: thats sweet Joey, thanks!
Chan: thanks man!
Jo: (counting out cash) lets go!
OUTSIDE OF THE IRIDIUM
Phoe: so what now?
Rach: me and Ross
Ro: ross and I
Rach: shut up! We are going back to our place.
Ro: see you tommorow!
All: bye.
Ross and Rachel hail a cab and leave.
Jo: oh yea that reminds me i gotta date in-(looks at his watch, get a look of terror on his face and
runs off)
Mon: and that leaves three of us.
Phoe: all dressed up and nothing to do.
Chan: wanna rent a few movies and hang out at my place?
Mon: that sounds good. You in Pheebs?
Phoe: actually me and my grandmother are gonna do some aromatherapy, so i'll see you guys tommorow?
Mon: Yea i'm not leaving till around 3 or so.
Phoe: if you want i can drive you back!
Mon: maybe. See you tommorow!
Phoe: bye. (they hug and leave)
Chan: wow you and me togther again, must be fate!
Mon: i thought you didn't believe in fate?
Chan: very true but i do believe in one thing.
Mon: that is?
Chan: dance! (does a little jig, Monica laughs. He abruptly stops) lets go.
SCENE, FEW HOURS LATER, CHANDLER AND MONICA HAVE FINISHED WATCHING CHASING AMY.
Chan: that was good although not as funny as Clerks
Mon: well this is a romantic dramedy and not some sophmoric laugh-fest.
Chan: true. What do you wanna watch next?
Mon: I don't care just stick something in the vcr.
Chan: kay. (inserts video. They start watching for 10 minutes) Hey what are you gonna do tommorow?
Mon: go back to Long Island, and have it out with Richard.
Chan: good, its better to bring the pain sooner than later.
Mon: i guess, i'm just really scared.
Chan: you should be, the fate of your marriage with the guy is at stake.
Mon: Oh god, what is my mother gonna say?
Chan: hey hey, don't worry about things until you have to, because you might be able to patch things up with him.
Mon: and if we split up?
Chan: then tell your mom you didn't wanna be stuck in a loveless marriage for the rest of your life. Would you rather spend the rest of
your life in your current situation?
Mon: (quietly) no. Its just embarassing.
Chan: better to be embarassed than to be miserable.
Mon: yea. Where do you come up with this stuff?
Chan: what stuff?
Mon: your advice, its good.
Chan: simple i just follow my instincts and do the opposite!
Mon: (laughing) you should do that more often. I'm really tired, mind if i stay here? I'm sure Ross and Rachel are doing stuff.
Chan: yea, you can sleep on my bed if you want.
Mon: really?
Chan: i'd offer joey's but it joey and all the girls he slept with....and i usually fall asleep on the chair most nights anyways.
Mon: That's sad.
Chan: matches my personality. (hugs her) goodnight,
Mon: night Chandler and thanks for being here for me.
Chan: your welcome.
MONICA WALKS INTO CHANDLER'S ROOM. CHANDLER GRABS A BLANKET, LEANS BACK ON THE CHAIR AND RESUMES
WATCHING THE MOVIE. HE DRIFTS OFF AFTER AN HOUR AND A HALF.
SCENE CHANDLER AND JOEY'S MONICA IS EXITING CHANDLER'S ROOM. SHE WATCHES HIM SLEEP UNTIL CHANDLER
WAKES UP.
Chan: ah! Why do you do that?
Mon: sorry.
Chan: well at least its a good-looking woman instead of a fruit drying psycho. What are you doing up?
Mon: i'm going back early, i figure the sooner the better.
Chan: you're not gonna say goodbye to everyone?
Mon: no, i really need to get back, my train leaves in 45 minutes. Can you tell everyone i'll call them in a couple of days?
Chan: of course, (gets up) good luck with Richard, whatever you choose i know it will be right.
Mon: yea, thanks for helping me. (hugs him)
Chan: My pleasure. And don't be a stranger, i don't wanna have to wait another month to see you.
Mon: ok. Bye.
Chan: bye. (she leaves. Chandler walks into the bathroom)
SCENE MONICA AND RICHARD'S HOUSE. MONICA WALKS INTO HER HOUSE AND IS SURPRISED TO FIND RICHARD WAITING
FOR HER.
Mon: Richard? What are you doing here?
Richard: i live here!
Mon: I know, i mean i thought you weren't getting back until tonight?
Rich: I got home this morning. Monica....we need to talk.
Mon: (setting down her things) Yes, we do.
TIME LAPSE, 8PM. CHANDLER IS PLAYING VIDEOGAMES WHEN HE HEARS SOMEONE KNOCKING ON THE DOOR.
Chan: who the hell could that be? (walks to the door. He opens it to find Monica, who is carrying a suitcase and travel bag. She
has a blank look on her face, and she looks like she had just cried.) Come on in. (monica walks in, drops her things, and bursts into
tears) Richard? (she moans a yes) C'mere (hugs her)
