The One With The Wrecked Christmas

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Scene: Central Perk. Everyone but Monica and Chandler are there. They enter.

All: Hey! Monica! Chandler!

Monica: Hey, you guys.

Chandler: Hi!

(They sit down on the couch next to Ross and Rachel. Joey is sitting on the chair beside and Phoebe is sitting on the green chair)

Rachel: What's up?

Monica: Nothing, nothing. Everything's just plain normal.

Phoebe: Oh, come on. It's Christmas, you're weird, and a new restaurant just opened next to us.

Monica: Okay, I'm cooking Christmas dinner!

Phoebe: I knew it.

Joey: Wow, really? 'Cause I'm really hungry now, I didn't have a really good breakfast. (Starts to get up, but Ross stops him.)

Ross: She means, on Christmas Eve.

Joey: (to Ross, mad) You always have to be against me, man. (Turns his face the other way.)

Phoebe: Wow, so on Christmas Eve, we're having it at the apartment, or you're taking us out somewhere?

Rachel: Phoebe, she said she's COOKING dinner!

Phoebe: So what? That doesn't prove that she's not taking us out! (Pause) Maybe, what if...what if, like, she's cooking the food, and taking them to some fancy restaurant? Huh? Did that ever occur to you, huh?

Chandler: Anyway...(short pause) Christmas dinner starts at 9, so be there tomorrow night, all right? Clear out your plans. Okay, Ross? No museum tomorrow!

Ross: And no jokes, or I'm not going!

Rachel: All right, sure, Mon. We'll be there. But will he? (Points to Chandler)

Monica: Unfortunately...yes. (Chandler stares at Monica) A joke.

Joey: Hey, are you guys inviting Gunther?

Chandler: Why would we invite Gunther?

Joey: Nothing, just that he probably sent his letter to the wrong apartment. (Shows a paper with big letters on it: "INVITE ME TO YOUR CHRISTMAS DINNER!")

Gunther: (Walking by) This isn't yours. (To Monica and Chandler) Sorry. (Takes the paper away)

(After Gunther leaves, Joey shows the gang another small note with big letters on it: "TO MONICA AND CHANDLER")

(SCENE: Joey's and Rachel's apartment. Rachel is putting on her necklace as Joey enters.)

Joey: Hey.

Rachel: Hey. Can you help me with this?

Joey: Sure. (Rachel turns her back on him and Joey checks out her dress, opens his eyes wildly then ignores what he saw.) Wow, looks like somebody's going to some fancy place. You and Ross tonight? Huh?

Rachel: Yup. Tonight's the night.

Joey: Yeah! It's sex night!

Rachel: (turns around and looks at Joey) No, it's Christmas Eve! Monica and Chandler's Christmas party, hello?

Joey: Ooh, I totally forgot.

Rachel: Thanks for the necklace thing.

Joey: Oh, yeah, sure. I'm used to putting on necklaces on women.

Rachel: Please tell me you don't try them on.

Joey: Oh, no! Please!

(Awkward Silence)

Joey: So...I better go get dressed!

Rachel: Yeah! That's probably a good idea! Yeah. Don't be late. You know how hyper Monica gets.

Joey: Yeah, sure. Bye.

Rachel: Bye! (Leaves and Joey goes to his room, returns to the living room and looks at the door that Rachel just left from)

Joey: That was weird.

(Rachel returns.)

Rachel: Hi, I forgot my purse...

(Joey looks at Rachel as she slowly starts to walk to the living room with her fancy dress. Joey is shocked to amazement.)

Rachel: ...on the couch. (Pauses) What?

Joey: What, no, nothing! You look great!

Rachel: Thanks! So why don't you?

Joey: Oh, yeah...(Goes to his bedroom)

(SCENE: Ross's apartment. Ross is there, dressed nicely as Chandler enters.)

Chandler: Hey, man.

Ross: Hey, dude. How's the Christmas party preparation going?

Chandler: Ooh, so tough that I came all the way over here to avoid it! (Pause) So, you and Rachel tonight, huh? Your first Christmas party together after breaking up, getting drunk and married in Vegas, then back again, huh?

Ross: Yeah, I'm really looking forward to it. In fact, I'm really looking forward to it. If you know what I mean. (Winks)

Chandler: Oh, no. Please don't have sex on my bed.

Ross: No, not that. But I was thinking of asking Rachel to move in with me tonight.

Chandler: Tonight? You're asking her tonight?

Ross: Yup.

Chandler: I don't want our Christmas party to end so bad, please, dude, do it some other time.

Ross: What are you talking about? Rachel would be pleased to move in with me!

Chandler: (Chuckling) Good luck with that. (Leaves)

(SCENE: Phoebe's apartmet. Phoebe and Mike are getting ready.)

Mike: Uh, Pheebs? Question: Why are we going, and where to?

Phoebe: Mike! The next time I speak, listen! (Pause) We're going to Chandler and Monica's Christmas party.

Mike: I just don't feel so connected to those people. I mean, they're all your friends, and I barely know some of them.

Phoebe: Mike, relax. It's not like Meeting The Parents or something! It's just Monica, Chandler, Ross, Rachel, Joey, Emma, Erica and Jack Bing!

Mike: They're not all the Bings, are they?

Phoebe: I told you to listen, Mike, where are you?!

Mike: Ok, do I really have to go?

Phoebe: Go where? (Mike stares at her) Oh!

Mike: There it is!

(SCENE: Joey and Rachel's apartment. Rachel is ready to go.)

Joey: (coming out of his bedroom) Wow. Don't you look...

(Awkward Silence)

Rachel: Uh-huh? Joey!

Joey: You look...hideous!

Rachel: Thank you! Right back at you. (short pause) So, you ready to go?

(Silence. Suddenly, Joey jumps and gives Rachel a kiss on the lips, which shocks her.)

Joey: Oh, my god. Oh, my god...What am I doin'?! Gosh, I'm so sorry, Rach. I mean, you're with...you're with Ross! And I don't wanna go through that again!

Rachel: Ok, well, it was an incident, and nobody needs to know about this.

Joey: Thank you!

(They sigh in relief. Ross enters)

Ross: Hey! Ready to go, Rach?

Rachel: Yeah! Bye, Joe.

Ross: See ya tonight!

Joey: Bye!

(Ross and Rachel head to the door; Ross opens it and starts to leave)

Joey: Ross, I kissed Rachel.

(Long Silence, as Ross stood just right there at the doorway, shocked and frozen.)

Ross: What? (He turned around and looked at Joey)

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