Chandler Bing • Friends to Lovers

Chapter 3

There Hailey was, sitting at a dinner table waiting for her... Father
She got all dressed up, bought a new dress and made a reservation. It had been half an hour and her father had not yet shown.
Spoiler alert: He wasn't coming
"Fuck this" Hailey thought to herself
She was not going to let that man ruin one more hour of her day, she was done being disappointed... but, that's easier said than done. She cried on her way back home, her inner child felt rejected and hurt.

At home she cried some more, before remembering alcohol existed. The phone rings

"Hailey?" It was Chandler
"Yeah?"
"So, are you gonna make me ask?" He says
"What are you on about Bing?" she said slightly tipsy
"Lunch with your dad!"
"I don't know, there isn't much to say, the old man didn't even show up, but I don't really care" she laughs a bit
"Oh god, are you okay? Have you been drinking? You know what, I'm coming over" Chandler seems worried and he understands what his friend is going through
"Whatevs man, do what you gotta do" she giggles drunkly

Minutes later there he was knocking on the door, Hailey opened it. The first image Chandler saw worried him, she was still in her new dress but her makeup was ruined from all the crying and she had a beer on her hand.
" Oh, have you been crying?" He asks worried immediately cupping her face and trying to wipe the tear marks
"Yup! And I hate myself for it cause he does not deserve one tear. Come on, come join the party" she refers to the couch where she was previously laying.
He follows and sits next to her. Chandler takes the beer off her hand and turns on the TV
"Hey! I was drinking that!" She protests
"Come on, we're watching your favorite movie"
"You know what it is?" She asks
"Yeah of course I do, is 'Clueless' " he answers proudly and she smiles
He wraps her around his arms and she settles in feeling protected and finally comfortable.

" You met my dad, right?" She breaks the silence after a few minutes into the movie
"Yeah, I did when we were little"
" Was he bald? He was, right?" She asks
" I mean, yeah, a little bit" he laughs
" I hope I don't get bald"
" Don't worry, I don't think you got your dad's genes. You're nothing like him" he says smiling and looking deeply into her eyes while hers are still fixated on the movie
" God, I hope so.... Could you image me bald? I'd die" she looked sincerely horrified
Chandler laughs
"You could always buy a wig, I'd still love you even if you had a receding hairline"
"Thanks, that means a lot" she smiles and they both laugh

Hey, I know this one is really short but I wanted to give you guys something. I wanted this chapter to be intimate and funny. I will be updating soon XOXO