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Chandler and Monica go away for the weekend but spend the entire time fighting. Ross tries to tell Rachel about his agreement with Emily.

Chandler and Monica plan a weekend on false work-related pretenses so they can be alone. Ross tells Rachel that Emily is coming to New York and they can't see each other anymore. On top of that, Rachel's dog Lapooh just died so she is furious and both her and Ross are inconsolable. Monica constantly demands new hotel rooms for silly reasons and Chandler can't keep his eyes from the TV. They argue, and when they return home Chandler tells Monica he thought their relationship was over. To his delight, Monica is determined to make up and continue. After a number of indelicate slips from Monica and Chandler Joey finally realizes they are involved but they swear him to secrecy.—KGF Vissers

Monica and Chandler see each other at odd hours of the night when everybody is asleep. One night Joey catches them together, but they convince him its morning and he goes to the bathroom and falls asleep there. They decide to go away for the whole weekend, to avoid sneaking around all the time. Chandler says he is going to a conference and Monica says she is going to a culinary fair.

Ross tells Rachel that Emily does not want him to see her anymore. While Ross is trying to tell Rachel she learns from her mother that her dog Lapooh died, after being dragged by an Ice Cream truck for 19 blocks. While this talk is going on, the rest of the gang lock themselves in Monica's room again. This time Joey had saved a box of eatables (& Condoms) under the bed (learning from being locked up when Ross and Rachel had the big fight and broke up). The next time Ross and Rachel are in the coffee house and when Ross starts to speak, Rachel starts bleeding from the nose and again Ross is not able to speak to her. Then Ross finds Rachel at the apartment alone and finally manages to tell her Emily's condition for coming back to NYC. Rachel storms out of the apartment. Rachel then worries she will be phased out of the group entirely, much like Chandler's old roommate, Kip (who used to date Monica and when they broke up he faded away as he and Monica couldn't be in the same room together). Rachel says she assumed Phoebe would be the first to go as she lives far away and is not related, she lifts right out. Rachel talks to Phoebe and asks her to make a new group, as they are the best ones. They decide to try and get Joey. Ross apologizes to Rachel and promises to step back, so she can remain with the group.

Monica and Chandler sneak away for a weekend together. Once in the hotel Monica is not happy with the room as it is not cleaned to her specifications (lip stick on the glass) and she wants to change the room. Meanwhile Chandler is interested to view a high speed car chase, while Monica makes him change rooms. The next room is garden facing and they paid for an ocean facing room, so Monica makes them switch again. Chandler is not interested as any room is fine.. By the time Monica finds a room she likes (after seeing 10 different rooms), the high speed car chase is over (Monica berates the idiot who thought he could get from Albany to Canada on half a tank of gas). Chandler calls Monica "mom", after her incessant nagging, offending her. They end up fighting the entire weekend. They both return and Monica wants to pay Chandler for her share of the stay (Chandler makes her pay $300). Joey takes a call from the hotel where Chandler stayed, who tell him that someone left an eyelash curler in his room.. Chandler says it was his, while Joey assumes he hooked up with someone there. Joey thinks Chandler is turning gay. Chandler and Monica make up after their fight and agree that they are in a relationship.

Joey eventually figures out the truth about their relationship (he hears Monica borrowing an eyelash curler from Rachel as she lost her, and Joey puts 2 and 2 together), though they swear him to secrecy.