Sweet Nothing In My Ear

Finding Out

AN: For all those people who don't like that I just left you with a cliff-hanger like that...HERE'S ANOTHER CHAPTER!

"Chandler...You're Alex's father." Monica told him slowly.

Chandler looked at her shocked "Excuse me..." He paused "Why-why would you say that?"

"Because it's true."

"Why didn't you tell me?" He asked both angry at her and the fact that he wasn't there to watch his son grow up.

"I'm so sorry. Once my parents found out I was pregnant they refused to let me see you. And then we moved..." She said trailing off "Then when you came back, all those old feelings came back and I didn't know how to tell you." She explained "I am so sorry Chandler, please forgive me."

He was silent not knowing how to respond to that. He started to have strong feelings for Monica and nothing could change that, suprisingly, not even this. And Alex...he doesn't want to miss out on anymore of his sons life. "Um...I need to, I need to use the bathroom." He said getting up.

Chandler splashed water on his face. He took a couple deep breaths and walked back out where he found Monica leaning over, elbows on the table and head in her hands. She looked up when Chandler sat back down. "Look, I'm not going to yell cause I know that won't do anything besides draw attention." He said looking down "I love that boy so much, and knowing that he is my son...just makes me love him even more." He said playing with the napkin in his hands "I'm not going to run away because I did that to you once and...I never stopped regretting the day when I did." He looked up at her "I'd like to be apart of his life..." He reached across the table and took her hands in his "Your life." He smiled.

Monica smiled. She was so glad that he took this so well "I would love it if you'd be there too."

After dinner they walked back to their apartments, both smiling inside. They stopped outside of Monica's apartment. "Thanks for tonight I had a lot of fun, and I wanted to tell you sooner..."

"Mon, it's fine. I'm just glad you told me now and not later when we are dating and..." Chandler stopped when he realized what he just said "I'm sorry, I didn't mean that. I mean I meant it, it's just whenever, you're such a wonderful..."

Monica smiled "Chandler, it's alright..." She leaned in and kissed him on the cheek "I'll see you tomorrow?" She said

He nodded "Yeah, see you tomorrow." He smiled

"Goodnight." She said before going inside.

Once that apartment door shut Chandler was jumping for joy, smiling.

That night he was lying in bed replaying the conversation Monica and him had earlier that day. 'Chandler...your Alex's father.' Chandler looked up at the ceiling "I'm a dad." He said quietly to himself in the dark room "I'm...a dad." No matter how many times he said it he still couldn't believe it. Not only was he a dad but he was the father of the most perfect child. And that most perfect child belonged to the most perfect girl...and Chandler.

Monica told Rachel and Phoebe that she told Chandler about Alex and how he took the news. "Suprisingly he took it pretty well." Monica was sitting on the couch telling them all about her date with Chandler. It was quarter to eleven at night. "He said he wanted to be apart of his life."

"That's great Mon, I'm so happy for you." Rachel smiled

"So he didn't run off?" Phoebe asked

"No, well he went to the bathroom, I was sure he was going to leave me...but he didn't." Monica smiled

"Oh my God, you love him don't you?" Rachel said

Monica looked at her "No I don't." She defended herself.