Here is a new story for you. I hope you like it.

Thirteen year old Zoe Bing walked into the house after getting off the school bus. And just like every day, Chandler was waiting on the front porch waiting for her. With his job, he went to work really early but was always home by the time she got home from school.

"Hi darling, how was school?" He put his hand on her back.

She shrugged. "It was ok. Do you really have to go?" She had been dreading it all day.

He nodded. "Yes I am meeting with all your teachers to see how you're doing in school." He really loved being involved in his daughters school.

"Who today?" She asked, hoping this teacher was nice.

He looked at the notes in his phone. "Your English teacher Miss Geller."

Zoe smiled. "Perfect. She's really nice."

"Great." He let Zoe put her back pack inside. "We still have an hour before the meeting. Do you want to stop for some ice cream?"

"Sure." She skipped to the car.

Chandler loved being with his daughter and he loved that they had gotten so close over the years. It had now been three years since they lost her mom. She had died in a car accident. Zoe was always closer to her mom but now her dad was all she had left. And Zoe was all Chandler had. They needed each other.

They stopped for ice cream, ate it at the park and then went to the meeting.

"Ok show me the way honey." He said when they walked in the big double doors.

She took his hand and led him to the end of the hallway. "Ok here it is. Please no jokes. I have to see this woman every day."

Chandler laughed. "Are my jokes really that bad?"

Zoe laughed and shook her head. "Just please no jokes."

"Ok no jokes." Chandler opened the door and let her go in first and she mouthed thank you when they walked in.

Monica stood up from her desk and shook Chandler's hand. "It's nice to meet you Mr. Bing."

"Please call me Chandler." He smiled.

They all three sat down. Zoe was really nervous. She tried really hard to be good in school. She was always good in school and that made her dad really proud of her.

"How is Zoe doing?" Chandler asked.

Monica fixed the papers in front of her. "Very good. You have a very bright daughter. She is very talented."

He smiled proudly. He and his wife had started teaching Zoe at a very young age. Before she even started school she knew the basics of school. "Thank you Miss Geller. I am glad she's doing well."

She handed him some examples of Zoe's work. All A's and some B's. "You and your wife must be so proud."

His smile faded. "Actually it's just Zoe and I. It has been for a couple of years now."

Sensing that this was a sensitive subject, she felt bad for bringing it up. "Oh sorry." She quickly changed the subject. "Right now Zoe has an A in my class. A high A at that. It's a 98/"

Chandler gave Zoe a high five. "Good job Zoe."

Zoe smiled shyly. "Well I really like this class."

Chandler nodded, looking through the papers in front of him. "It shows."

Zoe couldn't help but notice them smiling at each other and laughing during the meeting. They seemed to really get along. They liked each other. She could tell.

"Do you have a crush on my teacher? Zoe asked when they got in the car.

He grinned. "Where did you get that idea from?" He knew he was attracted to her but didn't know it was that obvious. He hadn't went out with anyone since he lost his wife.

She looked at him. "I saw you two smiling at each other."

He shrugged. "She's not ugly. And she's very nice."

It was silent for a moment before Zoe spoke again. "We should go get some dinner." She did not want him to date. Not anyone. Not even someone as nice as her teacher.

He nodded. "Where do you want to go?" Chandler wasn't much for cooking. Most of the time, he burnt everything he tried to cook. His wife always did the cooking of the house. He never had to. They went out to eat a lot.

"Chinese." She said. It was her favorite food to eat.

"Ok sounds good." So they went.

That night when Chandler climbed into his big empty bed, he thought if two years was long enough. He wanted to start dating but at the same time, he didn't want to date too soon. He also by no means wanted to upset Zoe. It had been just them for a while now.

He also realized he needed to think about his happiness as well. He didn't deserve to be sad until Zoe graduated school. He sighed. He didn't know what to do. He grabbed his phone and decided to text his best friend. It was still kind of early. It was 11 so he should be up still.

Chandler: Are you awake?

Joey: Yeah man what's up.

Chandler: Tomorrow is my day off and Zoe will be in school. Come over, we can have a few beers.

Joey: Ok. I will be there around 11

Chandler: Great see you then

Chandler put his phone back on the night stand. It seemed he rarely had time to see Joey anymore. Joey was busy with work and chandler had Zoe to take care of. But since Joey was done shooting his TV show, he was in town for a couple of weeks. This meant they could catch up. Maybe he would feel better after he talked to Joey about everything. Joey had been his best friend for years. He would know exactly what to do. He took a while off when Chandler's wife first died. Joey was there every day, helping him through it and helping him take care of Joey.

Chandler was glad to have Joey in his life.