TO After Ross Says
                          Rachel
                     "missing" Chandler/Monica scenes
                                    
                                    
MONICA:  Well, we certainly are alone. 
CHANDLER (gets an apple of out the refrigerator):  Yes.  Good thing we
have that “not in New York” rule. 
MONICA:  Right.  Um…listen, since we’re--we’re on that subject, um, I just
wanted to tell you that, um—well, I was going through a really hard time
in London, what with my brother getting married, and that guy thinking I
was Ross’s mother. 
CHANDLER:  Right. 
MONICA:  Well, anyway, I just—that night meant a lot to me, and I guess
I’m trying to say thanks. 
CHANDLER:  Oh.  You know, that night meant a lot to me, too.  And it
wasn’t ‘cause I was in a bad place or anything.  It just meant a lot to me,
‘cause…you’re really hot. 
<Monica laughs; Chandler smiles> 
CHANDLER:  Is that okay? 
MONICA:  That’s okay. 
CHANDLER:  And I’m cute, too. 
MONICA:  And you’re cute, too. 
CHANDLER:  Thank you. 
<They hug> 
CHANDLER:  Alright.  I gotta go unpack. 
MONICA:  Okay. 
<They high five> 
CHANDLER (leaving):  Bye. 
<In the hallway, Chandler stops.  He stops in front of his apartment door,
staring blankly at the 19 right below the peephole.  He puts his hand on
the doorknob, but doesn’t turn it.  Instead, he bites his lower lip, turns
around, and heads back into Monica and Rachel’s apartment> 
<while SIMULTANEOUSLY> 
<Inside her apartment, Monica starts to go after him, gets almost to the
door, and stops herself.  She turns around, just as Chandler enters> 
CHANDLER:  I’m still on London time.  Does that count? 
MONICA:  Oh, that counts. 
CHANDLER:  Oh, good. 
<They kiss intensely for a few moments, then break apart> 
MONICA:  Oh my god. 
CHANDLER:  I’ll say. 
<They kiss again, and Monica pulls his jacket off of him.  It hits the floor
with a thud> 
MONICA:  Had that apple in your pocket, didn’t you? 
CHANDLER (smiling):  Yep. 
<Monica smiles up at him, looks down for a second, then back up at
Chandler.  She fiddles with his collar, then kisses him again, and starts to
unbutton his blue shirt.  She is down to the second to the last button
when he pulls back from her.  He puts his hands gently on her upper
arms> 
MONICA:  What’s the matter? 
CHANDLER (slightly apprehensive):  Nothing.   I just--are you sure about
this? 
MONICA:   Oh, yeah. 
CHANDLER (happily):  Okay. 
<She takes a step towards him to kiss him, and almost falls flat on her
face, because Chandler has moved quickly to the other side of the
kitchen.  He pulls a stack of Post-It notes and a pen out of one of the
drawers> 
MONICA:  What are you doing? 
CHANDLER (begins to write):  Making sure we don’t get interrupted. 
<Monica looks down at the Post-It note.  It reads “Lost my wallet at the
airport.  Monica and I went back to look for it.  CB”> 
MONICA:  God, you’re brilliant. 
<Chandler smiles, walks over to door and opens it cautiously, looking to
see if there’s anyone around.  There isn’t.  He sticks the note to the
outside of the door and quickly closes it, locking every lock and latching
the chain.  He pulls his wallet out of his back pocket and tosses it onto
the table.  He then turns around and looks back at Monica, who smiles at
him> 
MONICA:  Want to go to the bedroom? 
CHANDLER:  Okay. 
<He walks over to her and takes her hand.  They walk to Monica’s
bedroom together…> 
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If this next scene were to take place on network television, there would
be strategically placed objects in the way, and the camera would most
likely remain waist up.  You can picture whatever you like.  :) 
<Cut to about two hours later.  Monica and Chandler are on her bed.  She
is sprawled on top of him, with her hand on his chest> 
MONICA:  You know, I’ve been thinking. 
CHANDLER:  You had time to think? 
<Monica smiles and lifts her head so she can see his face> 
CHANDLER:  What were you thinking about? 
MONICA (looks down for a second, lightly rubbing his chest):  Just that,
you know…we should have done this a long time ago. 
<Chandler smiles at her, and she leans up to kiss him> 
MONICA:  You know, you’re kind of sweaty.  You should probably take a
shower before you go back to your apartment. 
<She looks up at him slyly> 
CHANDLER (raising his eyebrows):  That’s…not a bad idea. 
<She smiles and starts to get up, wrapping the blanket around herself
and Chandler.  They walk to the bathroom and drop the blanket as soon
as they get in the door.  Monica starts to giggle, averting her eyes from
him> 
CHANDLER:  What? 
MONICA:  Nothing. 
CHANDLER:  *What*? 
MONICA:  It’s just—I know we’ve been together…eleven times now,
but…it’s just…this is the first time I’ve gotten the…the *full* body view. 
CHANDLER:  And you’re laughing.  That’s great. 
MONICA:  No!  No, I just—I’m sorry.  Come here. 
<She grabs his hand and pulls him towards the shower, then turns
around to turn on the water.  Chandler cocks his head to the side as he
watches her bend over, then suddenly starts to fake-laugh> 
CHANDLER:  Ha ha ha ha ha. 
MONICA (stands up quickly, smiling):  Okay.  We’re even.  (motioning to
the shower)  Come on. 
<He grins and steps toward her…> 
<A little while later, in the kitchen—by the door.  They’re both dressed,
and they’ve dried their hair.  :)> 
CHANDLER:  Guess I better go. 
MONICA:  Yeah. 
<Neither of them move.> 
MONICA:   You think you can come back?  I mean, after Joey’s asleep? 
CHANDLER:  What if Rachel comes home? 
MONICA:  I don’t know.  We could just cross that bridge when-- 
<The phone rings> 
MONICA:  Maybe that’s her.  <She picks up the phone>  Hello?  Ross! 
<Chandler’s eyes brighten> 
MONICA:  She did what?  Oh my god.  Uh huh.  Uh huh.  What? 
So…when will she be home?  Oh, god.  I can’t believe you--yeah.  Yeah. 
Okay.  So I guess we’ll see you when we see you?  Alright, hang in there. 
Good luck.  Bye. 
<She hangs up the phone and turns to Chandler> 
CHANDLER:  What happened? 
MONICA:  Emily didn’t show up at the airport, so Rachel was going to go
with Ross to keep him company, but when they were getting on the
plane, Emily showed up, then took off again when she saw Rachel.  So
Ross went after Emily while Rachel got stuck on the plane.  She’s on her
way to Greece right now, all by herself, and Ross still can’t find Emily. 
He’s been all over London.  Again. 
CHANDLER:  Oh, wow. 
MONICA:   I know, I can’t believe it. 
CHANDLER:  Yeah, that’s really…really…too bad. 
MONICA:  I know.  Poor Rachel.  And Ross. 
<They slowly grin at each other> 
MONICA:  So you think you can spend the night? 
CHANDLER:  That’d be great. 
<They hug> 
CHANDLER (kisses her on the cheek):  See you in a little while. 
MONICA:  Yeah.  Oh! 
<She lets go of him, walks quickly over to the table and grabs his wallet,
which is still in the same place it had landed earlier, then walks back over
to the door and hands it to him> 
MONICA:  Good thing you found your wallet.  That airport is a big place. 
CHANDLER (grins):  See you later. 
<He walks out and she shuts the door behind him>