This takes place five months after Returning Home. Chandler and Joey had just completed their movie and came back home. Monica threw them a welcome home party. They were
happy to be back home, especially Chandler. He missed Monica and couldn't wait to be alone with her. After a few hours, they left the party to spend some time together. The next day
Cassandra called and invited the gang to her house in Florida. At first he was a little hesitant because of Tonya, but accepted when Cassandra informed him that she wouldn't be there.
 

Cassandra walked out of the house as Chandler and the gang walked toward the house with their luggage. She was excited to see them. When they finally reached the house, Chandler
and Monica dropped their bags and gave Cassandra a hug.

"Okay guys, follow me." She said opening the door for them.

The beach house was big. It was originally her grandfather's. He often let her and her friends stay their during the summer. When he died, he left it to her.

"So, do I get to share a room with you?" Joey asked.

"No, you get to share a room with Ross."

"It was worth a shot." Joey said.

Chandler sat on the bed watching Monica unpacking their clothes. He offered to help, but she wanted to do it by herself. She had to have their clothes put in the drawer a certain way. He
didn't say anything. He just watched her with a smile on his face. She felt him staring, so she turned around.

"What are you smiling at?"

"My gorgeous girlfriend."

"Really?" She said grinning.

She walked over to him and lightly pushed him back on the bed. She climbed on top of him and passionately kissed him. He held her tightly and rolled on top of her. They were kissing
until someone opened the door. When he and Monica looked up, they were instantly upset.

"Oh my God!"

Chandler slowly got up off Monica and sat at the edge of the bed.

"What are you doing here?" Chandler asked.

"I could ask you the same thing." Tonya said.

"What are you doing here?" Cassandra asked coming up behind Tonya.

"My plans changed. It's a long story."

Cassandra gave Chandler and Monica an apologetic look.

"This is just great." Chandler said angrily.

"Well, I'm leaving. I'll talk to you later Cassandra."

"I'll walk you out."

When they left, Chandler stood up and walked around the room.

"I can't believe this shit."

"Chandler, it might not be so bad."

"What? You obviously don't know her that well."

"I don't, but it's been two years."

"That doesn't mean anything."

Monica got off the bed and walked over to him.

"Sweetie, calm down okay. We'll be fine." She said touching his face.

"I hope you're right."

"Of course I am." She said giving him a soft peck on the lips.

Just as Chandler was about to kiss her again, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." Monica said.

"I'm so sorry about this guys." Cassandra said.

"It's not your fault." Monica said.

"I was so sure that she wouldn't be here."

"Where did she go?" Chandler asked.

"She said she was going home."

"And you believed her?" Chandler said.

"Look, if she gives the two of you a hard time, she'll have to deal with me."

"Are you gonna shoot her? Cause I might." Chandler commented.

Later that night, While they were asleep, the phone rang. Monica fumbled with the phone and picked it up.

"Hello.....hello" She whispered into the phone.

When she didn't get an answer, she hung up and went back to sleep. An hour later, the phone rang again. This time Chandler reached across Monica and answered the phone.

"Hello. Hello."

Chandler hung up the phone, but didn't go right back to sleep. He had a feeling that Tonya had called. He decided to stay up to see if she would call back. They had all had a nice day,
but the sight of Tonya made it a little difficult for him to enjoy himself. He hoped that she had finally grown up. He didn't want her causing the trouble she had caused between them two
years ago.

The next morning, when Chandler opened his eyes, he didn't see Monica in the bed next to him. He looked at his watched and noticed that it was 11am. He got up and walked into the
living room.

"Hey sweetie."

"Sleep good?" Ross asked.

"Not really." He said going over to sit next to Monica.

"Why is that?" Joey said raising an eyebrow.

"Oh Joey, get your mind out of the gutter." Monica said.

"I just asked a question."

"So, what are we doing today?" Rachel asked.

"I don't know about you, but I wanna go swimming." Phoebe said.

"No, the answer is, looking for guys." Rachel said.

"I don't think Jimmy would like that." Phoebe said.

"Cassandra what about you? I can't go looking for guys with Monica and Phoebe."

"Nope." Monica and Phoebe said.

"Sounds fun Rach, but I'd rather go swimming." Cassandra said.

"I think you'd rather go on a date with Joey."

"Joey give it up." Phoebe said laughing.

"She wants me."

"Joey please." Cassandra said.

"He's not used to girls turning him down." Rachel said.

"Hey!"

They were all laughing when Tonya walked in with this guy. The laughing ceased when they saw that it was her.

"Hey guys."

"Hi Tonya." Cassandra said.

"I'd like you all to meet my boyfriend Scott. Scott this is everybody."

"Hi." They said.

She looked over at Chandler to see his reaction. He was unfazed by her appearance with Scott, so she put her arm around him.

"So, what are you two doing today?" Cassandra asked.

"I don't know. What are we doing today Scott?"

"Something romantic." He said gazing at her.

Rachel looked at Chandler and then back at Tonya. She understood why Chandler couldn't stand her. It was like she was trying to make him jealous. She had just met Tonya, but she
already didn't like her. She seemed like such a snake.

"Well, I'm going to get dressed." Rachel said getting up.

"Yeah, me too." Phoebe said.

When Phoebe and Rachel got up and went to their room, Tonya and Scott sat next to Chandler and Monica. Chandler instantly became angry, but hid it. Cassandra looked at them with
an uncomfortable expression on her face.

"Come on Mon." Chandler said grabbing her by the hand.

"We'll see you guys later." Monica said.

"All right." Tonya said.

Chandler glared at her and they went to their room.

"Did you see that?" Rachel asked Phoebe.

"See what?"

"How Tonya was trying to make Chandler jealous."

"Oh yeah."

"I can't stand women like that."

"Could she have Been more obvious? She saw that Chandler didn't care about her having a boyfriend, so she put her arm around him and looked at Chandler like he was supposed to cry
or something." Phoebe said.

"I know!"

"We're gonna have to keep an eye on her." Rachel said.

"Yeah, she obviously wants to break them up."

"We won't let her." Rachel said.

A few days later while Chandler and Monica were walking along the beach, he noticed a note on his car.

"What the hell?" He said walking toward the car.

The note was taped to his car. He took it off, unfolded it and then read it aloud.

Hi Chandler, I just wanted to tell you want a great time I had with you the other day. You're such a great person to be around. It's too bad you have a girlfriend, but I look forward to
seeing you again tomorrow.

Bye Lover

"I knew that I shouldn't have come here." Chandler said bawling up the note.

"Wait, don't bawl it up."

"Why not?"

"Come on." She said walking back in the direction of the beach house.

Chandler and Monica walked in and saw Tonya, Cassandra, and Scott, sitting on the couch watching TV. Monica walked over to Tonya and threw the note at her.

"What is this?" She asked.

"You tell me." Monica said angrily.

Tonya read the note and looked at them innocently.

"I didn't write this. Maybe some other woman wrote this."

"Don't give me that." Chandler said.

"I'll handle this Chandler. Tonya, I've been nice about this, but I want you to get this straight. Chandler is my boyfriend now. We're together and will stay together. If you think I'm gonna
let you or this note come between me and Chandler, you're dumber than I thought. I'm not letting him go, so give it up." Monica said storming into her and Chandler's room.

"Tonya, I think you should go now." Cassandra said angrily.

"I didn't write that letter. If he's cheating on her, it's with some other woman, not me."

"Tonya, I don't want you. Can you please just leave me and Monica alone?"

"What's going on?" Phoebe asked coming in with Rachel.

"Tonya's being a bitch as usual." Chandler said.

"Don't talk to my girlfriend like that." Scott said.

"You and your girlfriend can go to hell." Chandler said.

He left the living room and went into his and Monica's room. Cassandra went over to the door and held it open for them to leave. Phoebe and Rachel glared at her as she and Scott
walked past them to leave. When they stepped out, Cassandra slammed the door behind them.

"What was that all about?" Rachel asked.

"She wrote a note to Chandler and put it on his car to make it seem like he's cheating on Monica. Of course she's denying it though."

"What's wrong with her?" Phoebe asked.

"I don't know." Cassandra said shaking her head.

"My Mom said that she called her?" Chandler asked.

"Yeah. Your Mom called this morning. I didn't tell you because we had a nice couple of days without her and I didn't want to get you all upset." Monica said holding his hand.

"We should just leave."

"Chandler, I'm not letting someone like that run us away from here. We came down here for vacation and to see your friends."

"I know. I'm just so pissed."

Monica caressed his face with the back of her hand to calm him down. After a few minutes, he wasn't upset anymore.

"You do believe that I'm not cheating on you right?"

"Of course I believe you."

He was worried that she would stop trusting him. They had found another letter on his car implying that he was cheating the morning after they had arrived, but didn't mention it to
anyone.

"Promise me that we won't let whatever she does break us up." Chandler said sincerely.

"I promise."

A week later, while Phoebe, Rachel, Ross, and Cassandra were sitting on their blankets on the beach in the sand, Tonya walked over to them.

"Hey guys. How's it going?"

"It was going good until you got here." Phoebe said.

"I take it you guys don't like me very much." Tonya said.

"That's an understatement." Ross commented.

"I'm not the one doing the stuff Chandler's accusing me of."

"Oh please. They've never had stuff like this happen to them until they got here, and as I recall, when they were here two years ago, you were causing trouble." Rachel said.

"That was two years ago."

"And yet it's happening again. Coincidence, I think not." Phoebe said.

Just as Rachel was about to say something else, Michael walked up the beach and stood behind Tonya.

"Hey Michael." Cassandra said.

"Hey. Who are these pretty ladies?" Michael asked grinning.

"These are friends of Chandler's from New York. This is Phoebe, Rachel, and Ross."

"Hi, nice to meet you guys."

"You too." Rachel said.

"Where's Chandler and Monica?"

"Oh, they went to the mall."

"Man, I still can't believe Chandler managed to stay in a relationship this long. As long as I've know him, I've never seen him with anybody for more than a minute. I can tell he really
loves her."

"He does." Rachel said looking at Tonya.

Michael saw the look Rachel gave her.

"You cause any trouble yet?" Michael asked Tonya.

"No, I haven't."

"Yeah right." He said.

Joey approached them with a radio in his hand. He sat it down on the blanket next to Cassandra and turned it on. Once he found the station he wanted, he laid back and put his hands
behind his head.

"And this is Joey." Cassandra said.

"Hi." Joey said grinning.

"You two have a lot in common." Cassandra said.

"Yeah. Joey loves women. A whole lot of women." Phoebe said.

"Cool, we should hang out." Michael said.

"Sounds like a plan."

"This next song is dedicated to Tonya from Chandler and Monica. It's called Ex-Girlfriend, by Mariah Carey." The DJ announced.

Joey turned the song up a little and smiled.

Ex-Girlfriend

CHORUS:

Ex-Girlfriend you can't have him
It's about time
That you found you a new man
He's moved on
Don't you know, don't you know
You gotta let him go
Let him go, let him go
Ex-girlfriend you don't listen
Stop trying
He's not gonna give in
He's not yours anymore
Don't you know
You gotta let him go
Let him go, let him go

Hey ex-girlfriend
It's too bad when you had him
Y'all thing didn't work
But he's all mine now
So stop pursuing him
Before you get your feelings hurt
See our love is hot
And no, it won't stop
'Cause I got him on lock
And although he rejects you
It don't seem to affect you
'Cause you just keep trying
To get wit him

So don't, don't keep, keep calling
Hanging up the phone
When I answer I know it
Tears you up inside and
Why do you sit in silence
On the other end
'Till I hang up and you
Predictably call right back again

REPEAT CHORUS

Hey ex-girlfriend
Whatever your name is
I'm really not amused
'Cause the things you do
Are very offensive
And sometimes straight up rude
All those late night calls and notes
On his car
Won't get you anywhere
You can call his mom
As much as you want
And he won't really care

So don't, don't keep, keep calling
Hanging up the phone
When I answer I know it
Tears you up inside and
Why do you sit in silence
On the other end
'Til I hang up and you
Predictably call right back again

REPEAT CHORUS

I understand why
You want him back
But don't you know
Our love's too strong
For you to penetrate
It's too late
He's not your baby no more

When the song ended, they all looked at Tonya with smiles on their faces, especially Joey. Chandler and Monica had called while he was still in the house. Monica told him that she
wanted Tonya to hear the song, so she called the radio station for them to play it. At first Monica asked who was on the beach with them, and when Joey informed her that Tonya was
there, she came up with the idea.

"Well, it looks like I'm not wanted here, so I'll be going."

She turned around and walked down the beach. The gang laughed as she walked off. She heard the laughter behind her, and vowed to herself that Chandler and Monica wouldn't be
happy for long. They had embarrassed her and she was furious. As she walked down the beach, a plan formulated in her mind. It's perfect, she thought to herself. When she thought of
what to do next, a smile spread across her face, replacing the hurt and angry expression that was obvious only minutes ago. She had noticed that Chandler was going out a lot more
without Monica. Sure he had Joey or Ross with him, but she knew that she could use that to her advantage. Tonya knew that Chandler wasn't cheating on Monica, but she was sure
gonna make her believe so.

A week later, while Monica was sitting on the beach by herself, Scott walked over to her and sat beside her.

"Hi." He said to Monica.

"Can I help you?" Monica said a little angrily.

"I don't blame you for not liking me. But I haven't done anything."

"Well, your girlfriend certainly has."

"I know. That's why we're not together anymore."

"You broke up with her?"

"Yeah. I just couldn't take it anymore. She doesn't know when to let go."

"I'm sorry."

"It's all right. I'm sorry she's putting you and Chandler through this."

"It's not your fault."

"Where is Chandler anyway? I wanted to apologize to him."

"I don't know. Him and Cassandra went somewhere."

"For how long?"

"They left before I woke up this morning."

"Oh. Well, I guess I'll see him later." He said getting up.

"Okay." Monica said preoccupied.

She hadn't even noticed that Scott walked away until minutes later. She had never been suspicious of Chandler's friendship with Cassandra until now. Talking to Scott had made her
think about how much time Chandler and Cassandra had been spending together. She felt silly, because Cassandra had helped them out in their relationship, and was a really nice
person, but they were going places without even telling her about it. It was like they were sneaking out together. She trusted them, but something wasn't right.

Monica was taking a nap when Chandler entered the room. He looked over at her and smiled. She was asleep when he had left earlier. He walked over her and sat on the edge of the bed.
He took her by the hand and kissed her lips. After a couple kisses, she finally opened her eyes.

"Hey, sweetie." She said.

"Hey. I missed you."

"I missed you too. Where did you go?"

"Oh, me and Cassandra went to visit her Dad in Orlando."

"Why didn't you wake me or leave a note to tell me where you were going?"

"I'm sorry." He said leaning in to kiss her.

The next day, Monica walked through the hall and heard whispering. When she entered the living room Chandler and Cassandra stopped talking.

"Hey Mon." Cassandra said.

"Hey." Monica said feeling weird.

"You all right Mon?" Chandler asked.

"Yeah, I'm just trying to wake up."

"Well, I'm going to start breakfast." Cassandra said getting up and going into the kitchen.

"Mon, are you sure you're okay?" Chandler asked again.

"Yeah. Are Rachel and Phoebe up yet?"

"I don't know."

"I'll be back."

Monica turned around and headed in the direction of Phoebe and Rachel's room. Chandler watched her walk down the hall, wondering what was really wrong with her. He felt that she
was hiding something from him. He wondered if she was angry with him for the stuff that Tonya was doing.

Monica entered Phoebe and Rachel's room. Phoebe was already awake, but Rachel wasn't.

"Hey Mon. Do I smell food?"

"Yeah, Cassandra's cooking breakfast."

"What's wrong with you?"

"I don't know. I just get the feeling that maybe Chandler and Cassandra like each other."

"Well duh, she's one of his bestfriends."

"No, that's not what I mean. I think that they have feelings for each other."

"Who told you that?" Phoebe asked with her face frowned up."

"Nobody. It's just a weird feeling I have. They've been spending a lot of time together, alone, and yesterday they went off all day. He didn't wake me or leave a note telling where he was
going. He didn't even call. That's not like him."

"Mon, you have nothing to worry about."

"What makes you so sure?"

"Well...um....I don't know." Phoebe said.

"What's going on?" Rachel asked rubbing her eyes.

"Monica's being ridiculous."

"What?"

"She thinks that Chandler and Cassandra have feeling for each other."

"Monica, they're friends. You've never gotten like this before about the two of them." Rachel said getting out of bed.

"I know. I hate feeling like this."

"Monica, really, I don't think you have anything to worry about." Phoebe said.

"I hope you're right."

The whole time they sat at the kitchen table eating breakfast, Monica was quiet. Chandler and Cassandra exchanged worried looks, but didn't say anything. She only ate a portion of her
food and gave the rest to Joey, who happily accepted. She got up from the table without a word, and went back to her and Chandler's room. Chandler got up from the table and followed
her.

"Monica, I know something's wrong. Can you please tell me what it is?"

"Chandler, I'm just a little tired that's all."

"Okay. I'll let you be alone. We're all going out later, you coming?"

"No."

"Okay. I love you." He said closing the door.

She sat there on the bed with her face buried in her hands. She hated having to lie to Chandler about how she was feeling, but she didn't want him to think that she didn't trust him. She
just wanted everyone to leave so that she could be alone with her thoughts.

Later that evening while she was sitting in the living room watching TV, Scott came over. She sat and talked to him about how she was feeling.

"I've actually thought that they might be seeing each other, but I didn't want to say anything."

"I mean, I know it's not impossible, but, It's still a little hard to believe. It doesn't make any sense to me."

As Chandler approached the house, he saw Monica laying her head on Scott's shoulder, with his arm around her. He was instantly hurt. It was obvious that she was confiding in him. He
had left everybody at the club they were at, to be home with Monica. He stood there waiting to see if anything would happen, but it didn't. He didn't know whether to go in and confront
them or turn around and leave. Minutes later, Chandler got in his car and drove off. He didn't want to believe that Monica was interested in Scott, but her crying on his shoulder led him
to believe that she was angry with him and wanted comfort in the arms of another. He couldn't understand it.

The next day, Monica watched as Chandler dressed. She wondered why he was saying anything to her. She was now ready to tell him about her suspicions. She figured that the reason
for his silence, was because she wasn't acting like herself. She couldn't stand the silence anymore.

"Chandler, I need to talk to you."

When he walked over to her to hear her out, there was a knock on the door. Chandler opened the door. It was Cassandra.

"Hey."

"Hey Chandler, hey Mon. Chandler can I talk to you for a minute?"

"All right. Mon, I'll be back." Chandler said closing the door.

Twenty minutes later, Monica was still waiting for Chandler to return to the room. When she got tired of waiting, she went into the living room. No one was there. She walked to
Cassandra's room and listened at the door. She heard laughter, and whispering. She wanted to open the door and question them about what's been going on, but instead she returned to
their room.

When Chandler returned to the room, he found a note on the bed from Monica. As he unfolded the note, he began to tremble. He knew this was bad.

Chandler,

Things haven't been going that well between us since we arrived here. I don't know what's going on, but I don't like it. I've decided to leave here to clear my head. I can't stay here
another minute. Don't worry, I'm not breaking up with you. I said I wouldn't. I know that we need to talk about things, but right now I can't. I was just about to tell you what's been
bothering me, but instead, you went to talk with Cassandra. I'm really confused about some things and I feel that I owe it to us to think things through. I'm almost ashamed to tell you
what's been going on inside my head, but I know that I'll have to tell you eventually. I've noticed that you were a little angry today. I'm not sure if you're mad at me, but I would also
like to know what's bothering you. I shouldn't be gone long and I'll call to let you know I'm okay.

Love Monica

Chandler sat on the bed with tears in his eyes. His head was hung low when Michael walked into the room.

"Chandler, what's wrong?"

Chandler couldn't say anything, so he handed him the note. When Michael finished reading it he just looked at him.

"What does she mean by all this?"

"I don't know, but I saw her laying on Scott's shoulder last night."

"Chandler, you don't think.....

"I don't know what to think. It sounds to me like she might like Scott."

"Chandler, you two have been together for two years."

"I can't believe this."

"Chandler, don't you trust her?"

"Yeah, but this doesn't make any sense."

"That's why you two have to talk."

That night, Chandler got a call from Monica.

"Mon, where are you?"

"I'm at a hotel."

"What hotel?"

"I just called to let you know that I'm okay."

"Mon, what's going on?"

"I love you. Bye Chandler."

"Monica wait......

Chandler sat in his room with the phone in his hand. He didn't understand how things could go bad so fast. It reminded him of two years ago when they were in Florida. They were just
getting to know each other and Tonya did her best to make sure that wouldn't happen. He was furious with her. All the bad events that had taken place, had Tonya written all over it. Just
as he was hanging up the phone, Tonya walked in looking angry.

"What the hell are you doing in here?" Chandler said angrily.

"Y'know all this time Monica thought that I was after you, and it turns out that she was after Scott."

"What?" Chandler said jumping to his feet.

"I know we broke up and everything, but I think she's the reason."

"What are you talking about?"

"They're at a hotel together."

Chandler felt his heart drop. Part of him didn't believe it, but the other part wasn't so sure. He suddenly felt to weak to stand, so he sat back down on the bed. He wasn't sure he could
handle all this. He was too devastated to ask which hotel they might be staying at. He had forgotten that Tonya was standing in front of him. There were a million thoughts swirling
around in his head. Could this all be true? He thought.
 
 

IS IT TRUE?.......TROUBLE IN PARADISE IS NEXT