Here is part 2. Not much to say, just that you need to, of course, read part 1 first. Enjoy and please email me with feedback.
Things Change, People Change
Chapter 2: 'Great' News!
Monica and Phoebe were sitting in Central Perk, talking. It was Monica's lunch break and they decided to get together and have some coffee before she had to go back to work.
"So, what do you think of Chandler?" Phoebe asked, as they sat down on the couch.
Monica looked at her "Where did this question come from?"
"Just wondering, trying to make a conversation, relax..."
Monica smiled "Sorry..." She couldn't tell her the truth, even though she trusted Phoebe she preferred to keep this 'secret' between Rachel and her, no one else, so she decided to lie "He is nice..."
"Yeah he is, and kinda cute"
Monica had nothing left to do but agree "Yeah"
Phoebe looked up "Speaking of Chandler" she said quietly.
Monica followed Phoebe's gaze and saw Chandler entering the coffee house. 'Oh no.... just what I need' She said and looked at Chandler as he sat down next to them.
"Hey" He said, smiling at them.
"Hey Chandler" Phoebe said and smiled back.
"Hi" Monica said, but didn't smile at him. Didn't even try to give him a fake smile.
"Have you guys seen Joey?" Chandler asked, then ordered a coffee.
"Nope... why?"
"I'm supposed to meet him here, he told me he had to ask me something" He looked at his watch "Well, I'm here earlier, so that's probably why he isn't here"
"Great deduction" Said Monica, sarcastically. She was now completely sure she didn't like him at all.
Chandler looked at her, confused. She got up from the couch and looked at Phoebe.
"Well, Phoebe, I'm going"
"But why?"
"I have to go back to work"
"But you got here like ten minutes ago!"
This was the time when Monica hoped Phoebe would stay quiet "Yeah... but there's a lot of clients in the restaurant and little employees so I have to go back and help them"
Phoebe frowned "OK... Well, see you after work"
"Yeah, bye guys"
Before either of them could say reply back, she was gone.
Chandler turned to look at Phoebe "Is it me or does she not like me?"
"What?"
"Well, its the second time we meet and the second time she runs out like 5 minutes later after I am in the room"
"Nah, she does like you" Phoebe smiled "And a lot"
"Yeah? You think?"
"Oh, yeah, totally"
"And how do you know?"
"Duh! She told me"
Chandler laughed "But when and why?"
"Well, I asked her, out of no where, what she thought about you and..."
"And?" Chandler asked, eagerly waiting for an answer.
"And she said you were really nice and really cute"
Chandler smiled "Really?"
"Really" Phoebe smiled at Chandler's happy face... 'Ok, so she just said nice and cute, not really nice and really cute' she told herself 'But what? It won't hurt anyone...' Or so she thought...
Chandler smiled contently 'So, she likes me' He said to himself happily 'If she said so, it must be true'
"So, what does Joey have to ask you?" Phoebe asked.
"I dunno... he said he wanted to ask me in person, so that's why I'm here"
Phoebe and Chandler talked for ten minutes, until Joey came in.
"Hey guys" He said.
"Hey Joe"
Joey sat down on the couch next to Chandler "So, remember that thing I wanted to ask you?"
"Yeah"
"Well, since we have been friends for almost a month and you met my friends yesterday and I saw you guys were really bonding I decided to ask you if... you wanted to move in with me across the girls apartment"
"You mean it?"
"Yeah! It will be cool to have you as my roommate, plus... I could really use a roommate to help me out with the bills"
Chandler smiled "That would be great, I'll think about it..." He paused "Not that I don't want to, but I have to fix some things first, I'll give you an answer tonight"
"Ok, man"
They hugged.
"Thanks for the offer, Joey"
"No problem"
Finally Phoebe popped in "It would be so cool if you moved in with Joey, Chandler"
"Yeah" He agreed and smiled.
Later that night, it was already dark outside. It was 9:00pm. Rachel and Monica were sitting on the couch, watching TV when Ross entered.
"Hey guys" He said, and sat down next to them "Did you hear the great news?"
"What great news?" Rachel asked.
"Chandler may be moving in with Joey"
"WHAT?!?!" Monica asked, a little loud "What?" She asked again, more calmed, but still shocked.
"Yeah, its great news, isn't it?"
"Yeah..." Rachel said, hoping her disappointment wasn't too obvious.
"Wh... When? Why? How?" Monica asked.
"Well, we don't know if it's sure yet, Chandler is going to confirm tonight. Joey was looking for a roommate and he has been friends with Chandler for a while and he decided to ask him. Phoebe told me a few hours ago"
"That's just great..." Monica said sarcastically.
"I know!!" Ross said, he was so excited he didn't notice Monica didn't really mean it.
Monica just rolled her eyes and sighed.
"You guys want something to eat?"
"Sure" Rachel replied, knowing Monica just wanted to get the moving thing out of her head.
"Ok" Ross said.
Monica started to look around in the kitchen "Ok, I just need something for dinner, I'll go to Joey's apartment and ask him if he has some" She opened the door of her apartment and went into Joey's. She found boxes around the apartment and spotted Joey between them, watching Baywatch.
"Hey Joey, what's going on here?"
He didn't take his eyes off the TV "Chandler's moving in... didn't Phoebe tell you?"
"She said it wasn't anything sure yet"
"Well, it is now"
Monica turned around "Ok, thanks for the news, Joey"
Before she could reach the door knob Joey spoke again "Could you tell everyone else we are going to celebrate?"
"Um... Yeah, sure... I will"
"Thanks"
"Welcome" She opened the door and left Joey's apartment. Then entered her own, now even more shocked than before, it was really happening, he was entering their lives... he was going to live with Joey, that meant she was going to see him every morning when she made breakfast 'Oh No...' She said to herself.
"Did you find what you needed, Mon? I'm starving" Rachel said.
"I just entered Joey and Chandler's apartment..." Was her answer.
It took Rachel a few minutes until she understood what she meant "What?!"
"He is really moving?" Ross asked.
Monica nodded "There are boxes around and well, he IS moving..."
"That's great!" Ross said.
"We are going to go and celebrate..." Monica said.
"Ok, I'll call Phoebe" Ross offered.
"Ok, thanks..."
Ross picked up the phone and dialed Phoebe's number, while he was talking to her Monica and Rachel were just staring ahead.
"So, he is really moving..."
Monica nodded "Yeah..."
Once they all arrived to the restaurant, they sat down around a table and ordered their food. Monica was trying to avoid looking at Chandler, and everyone else was talking and laughing. Everyone expect Monica and Rachel were happy about Chandler moving in with Joey.
After they finished eating, they decided to stay there for a while and enjoy each others company (which Monica was doing, except for Chandler's company). A slow song came on, and people started to go towards the small dance floor that the restaurant had.
Chandler looked at Monica and smiled, this was his opportunity.
"Mon?" He said shyly "Would you like to dance?"
Monica looked at him shocked. He wanted to dance... with her... didn't he realize she didn't like him?! Everyone was looking at her waiting for an answer. She would have said no, but apparently everyone, except Rachel, were waiting for a positive answer. She didn't have any other way out...
"Ok..." She answered.
Rachel looked at her surprised and Chandler smiled, standing up and offering his hand. Monica awkwardly took it and went to the dance floor with him.
As the slow song continued to play, Chandler wrapped his arms around her waist. She wrapped her arms around his neck, obviously not wanting to, but feeling like she had to. She wanted to keep distance from him , but the dance floor was so small and so many people were dancing that she had to stay really close to him not to bump into every couple there.
After a few minutes of silence between them, Chandler decided to speak up.
"You look beautiful tonight" He whispered into her ear.
"Thank you" She said, not even looking at him.
After the song ended, Monica was really relieved, they went back to the table and sat down.
Later, Monica and Rachel entered their apartment. They were really tired, they had just gotten back from the 'celebration'.
"So, dancing with him, huh?" Rachel asked, all of the sudden.
"Don't even remind me!"
"Why did you say yes?!"
"I didn't want to look like the mean girl who rejected him!"
"Well, he was the idiot who broke up with you because you didn't want to have sex with him!"
"I know, but I didn't want it to be obvious to everyone that I don't like him. He would have asked why not and I would have to give an explanation, I didn't want to"
"Yeah, I understand... but that must have been awkward"
"It was, and we were all so close that I had to stay really really close to him... I can't believe I danced with him!"
"I know... I couldn't believe my ears when you said yes"
"I couldn't believe myself!"
Rachel yawned "Well, I'm going to bed"
"Me too, good night"
"Night, Mon"
They both entered their bedrooms at the same time. Monica laid in bed, hoping she would fall asleep soon.
Meanwhile, in Joey's and Chandler's apartment, they were sitting on the couch talking.
"It was a great night" Joey said.
"Yeah, great friends you have"
"Specially Monica, huh?"
"What do you mean?" Chandler asked, pretending to be clueless.
"Oh, come on, its obvious that you like her, otherwise I doubt you would have asked her to dance"
Chandler just laughed.
"You think she likes you back?"
"Phoebe said she does... and she did say yes when I asked her to dance"
"Ha!" Joey said.
"What?"
"I asked if you thought she liked you BACK and you knew what I mean because you like her, so she can like you BACK!"
Chandler laughed. He was really confused "O...K... Well, I'm going to bed now, thanks for the offer... you know, the of moving in"
"No problem, see you tomorrow"
"See you" He walked towards his room.
"And, hey, Chandler..."
He turned around "Yeah?"
"I say you go for it" He smiled and winked at him.
Chandler laughed "Ok, Joey, good night"
"Good night, man"
Chandler entered his bed and changed into his pj's. He laid down on his bed, staring at the ceiling. So far, so good. Everyone seemed alright with what had happened between him and Monica years ago (He didn't know no one, but Rachel, knew about that) and Monica seemed alright about that too (Boy, was he wrong!). So, he could give it a try and ask her out, it wouldn't hurt... or so he thought...
To Be Continue...
So, that's the end of part 2. Will have next part up in a week or less, all depends in the time school has left for me... next week really busy, 2 weeks before our class trip (a woo hoo!) Anyway, no one cares about that, so, speaking of the fanfic again, please email me with comments and feedback. Look forward for part 3, coming up soon.