Sweet Nothing In My Ear

Im Sorry

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Monica walked through the door with Chandler following behind. He shut the door.

"Would you like something to drink?" Monica asked going over to the fridge.

"Sure, thanks." He replied still standing by the door.

Monica got him a bottle of water and turned around. She handed it to him "You can sit down if you'd like." She smiled

He smiled back at her and sat down in the chair at the kitchen table.

"I just need to go check something before I forget, I'll be right back." Monica said going to Alex's room for his Spider-Man backpack to grab his matching lunch box. He always forget's to take it out and put it on the table for Monica to repack the next day.

Chandler watched as Monica came back out of what he guessed was Alex's room with his bookbag. She went over to the table and hooked it on the back of the chair. She then unzipped it and got his lunch box out. She looked at Chandler who was starring at her. She smiled "He always forgets to take it out." She explainned walking over to the counter where she emptied what was left.

Once she was done she got herself a bottle of water and sat down across from Chandler.

Niether wanting to say anything, neither knowing what to say. But they did want to break the awkward silence that spread between them.

"I'm sorry for leaving you like that." Chandler said looking down at his water in his hands that rested on the table.

"Don't worry about it. You obviously didn't want to stay. I wasn't going to make you." She said taking another drink.

"I got nervous seeing you lying next to me when I woke up. Seeing, the most beautiful young lady lying in my arms, it just...I couldn't get hurt by someone breaking my heart and leaving me again." Chandler said sadly remembering his past girlfriends "I guess I just wanted to beat you to it."

"So instead you left me? You thought that I was going to just grab my stuff and leave you." She paused and looked at him. She didn't look at him the way she did last time, not with anger, but with sadness and hurt. "I would never do that Chandler. I am not the kind of girl that just sleeps around..." She raised her voice a little. Pausing and saying more softly "That night that we had together was...amazing." She smiled "Nothing could compare to that."

Chandler smiled. If he knew that she was having the same feelings he was, he never would have left. "I'm sorry, I-I didn't know you felt that way." He said looking her in the eyes "If it helps, I never stopped thinking about you sense that night." He confessed

"I never stopped thinking about you either." She said softly embarrassed that she actually just admitted that.

Chandler smiled and took this chance to do what he's been wanting to do all week "Do you think we could ever try this again?" He motioned between them.

Monica thought about it for a moment "I don't think that's such a good idea." She said "But I would love to be your friend." She gave him a hopeful smile.

Chandler just nodded "I should probably go." He said getting up and leaving her apartment.

Monica watched as he left.

Chandler paused on the other side of Monica's door. He headed down the stairs, out the door and down the street. Needing to take a walk.

Monica got up and went to the door pausing before opening it. She couldn't do this, she couldn't be just friends. She needed him, Alex needed a father.

She opened the door and went across the hall to his apartment. She opened the door. She couldn't find him so she went to his room. He wasn't there. She sighed, maybe this isn't meant to be; she said to herself before walking out and down stairs to Central Perk to retreive Rachel from Alex.

Chandler was walking down the street.

He was thinking, thinking about what just happened. Maybe this was a mistake, moving in across from her. He didn't want to have that awkward feeling everytime he saw her. Hopefully this was just a crush, I don't want to make the same mistake like last time. She just wanted to be friends, nothing more. Maybe it was best that way.

Chandler walked through Central Park before he headed back home. It was getting late, and being new to this city he didn't feel comfortable walking around at night.

The next day Monica didn't see much of Chandler. But it looked like that was going to turn around when Joey came in with Chandler and Alex behind him "Hey Mon." He smiled

Alex ran to his mother on the couch and hugged her. He showed her his new rubber-band ball. "Wow buddy." She smiled "Where did you get that?" She said out loud while signing. (AN: Okay I'm really getting tired of saying they signed and said at the same time, so just assume they do both, unless I say otherwise.)

Alex pointed to Chandler who was still standing in the door way.

She looked behind her and stood up "You didn't have to do that." She told him messing with Alex's hair.

"I wanted to." He said looking down at Alex "I remember when I had one when I was young, couldn't put it down." He smiled

Monica looked at him looking at Alex. She was getting really worried that Chandler knew something already.

"Hey Mon, when's dinner gonna be ready? I'm hungry!" He said rubbing his stomach.

Monica looked over at Joey "Soon." She told him.

Phoebe, Rachel and Ross walked in "I do not walk like that." Ross protested as Rachel and Phoebe smiled and sat down at the table.

"Yes you do." Rachel said

Ross sighed.

"How do you walk?" Joey asked

"Like you walk. My walk is NORMAL!" Ross said banging on the table.

Alex tugged on Monica's shirt. She looked at him and signed what they were saying.

"Walk, prove us wrong." Phoebe said

Ross sighed "I don't wanna..." He said sitting down.

Alex smiled he went over to them and waved getting their attention. He then walked away, immitating his Uncle.

Everyone laughed. Monica and Chandler smiled "That's how you walk!" Rachel said pointing at Alex.

Ross got up and started walking away. Everyone just laughed harder.

Chandler watched how close this group of friends was. He was happy to be a part of that. And hoped it would last a while.

What did you think of that chapter? I'm going to update again today, I'm almost done with the next chapter :)