A/N: Two updates after just a day. I can't help but post it already. Wow, thanks for the lovely reviews! :D The first two chapters are really short but this is about 3 times longer so I hope you enjoy it!
DISCLAIMER: This is merely a work of fiction. No harm is intended to our dear Matthew Perry and Courteney Cox. Some events and details may be based off reality but some of them were revised out of imagination and for the purpose of our fun :p So please just enjoy Alternate Universe Matteney :)
P.S. It's meant to be cheesy, fluffy, sappy; whatever way you want to call it. haha
The Friendly Lunch
Author's POV
It was Friday night, Matthew was gonna call Courteney to ask her where and when he'll pick her up tomorrow. The thing is, he has been staring at the phone for about half-an-hour now and he still hasn't got the guts to call her already. Damn it, just dial her number and talk. It's not that hard! He thought. "Come on Matthew, pick yourself up, if you will not call her then kiss your sweet dreams goodbye." After five minutes, he finally called. Courteney was reading a book on her couch when her phone rang. She had been waiting for Matthew's call all day. "I mean, he should call right, we're having lunch tomorrow. Maybe he changed his mind. I was looking forward for tomorrow, what a bummer." She thought. It was a pretty boring day, her staying at home and all.
She got up and answered the phone she can't help but smile when he heard his voice:
M: Hi, is Courteney there? It's Matthew.
C: Hello Matty! So, what's up?
M: Well, you know, I'm supposed to be having lunch with a pretty friend tomorrow, and I'm kinda wondering where to meet her up and at what time.
Courteney blushed as he said that, and thought; "Damn this guy is a smooth one."
C: Oh, that's exciting. Could you tell me more about that lovely friend of yours.
M: She's a very nice person, and I have just known her recently and yet I already feel that she will be one of my favorite people. And oh, she looks like you.
C: Now, you're just being sweet. Pick me up here at my house at Lincoln Drive at 10 AM. See you!
M: Ok, then, I'll be there. Bye Court!
C: Bye Matty!
Matthew woke up early. Maybe a little too early; it was only 5 AM. He was so excited and giddy. Today was a big day. It was his first "date" with Courteney. He isn't sure if this thing will turn out to be more but he just want to enjoy the company of this beautiful lady. He can't say that he was in love with her but he sure is mesmerized by her. He then got up and took a shower. "Oh weeeee." He shrieked as he felt the cold water splash through him. He was already showering for about 5 minutes yet he didn't notice how cold the water was. It was because he is distracted. He kept thinking of Courteney. "Oh, I can't take her off my mind." He thought.
After dressing up,he went down to his kitchen and started making breakfast. He prepared bacon and eggs and had orange juice. He then thought of what to give Courteney when they meet. "I would not want to giver her flowers, or chocolates. Those are things to give for a date. And even if this was a date, it's a little too early to give those, sweet stuff. Okay, thinking. Thinking. Aha! I got it!" He then proceeded to his garage and drove off. Courteney woke up a 7 AM then freshened up and had waffles with blueberry jam. And now she's having a hard time picking what to wear for lunch. "Oh come on Courteney, it's just lunch, not dinner! Pick something casual and nice, but not too nice!" It was 9:55 and Matthew was supposed to be at her house by 10:00. Courteney decided to go with a nice light pink summer dress accessorized by a jade bracelet and necklace. She was standing in front of a mirror near her front door making her final gussy-ups. Matthew entered her neighborhood eager to see the girl who's making him love work even more. He was wearing a white polo-shirt and blue jeans. He brought his favorite Ray-bans too. He rang the doorbell and after a minute, she went out of the gate.
"Wow, you look pretty." He can't help but say out loud. "Thanks!" She replied with a smile. "Hey I brought you these." He said as he handed her a nice box of chocolate chip muffins wrapped with a cute pink ribbon. Courteney squirmed with delight when she saw it. "Thank you! I love these, they're my favorite." "Yeah, I figured I'd go buy you some when I passed by the deli bakery." Matthew thought of giving her those chocolate chip muffins because he noticed that she loved eating them during breaks on the set. He even heard her say that eating those muffins never fail to brighten her day. "And these are from my favorite ones!" "You're welcome! Ok so, why don't we head off." He said with a smile while opening the door to his car for her. "Ok then, so where are we going?" "Oh I know this little place on 4th Street, they serve really good Mexican food." "Sounds good to me." They were welcomed by very friendly waiters in the diner. Courteney thought that the place was really homey and festive at the same time. "Hey, nice choice." She said to him as they sat down their table. "Thanks!" They ordered tacos and had churros for dessert. They told each other stories about their families and even their past relationships. Matthew, being all the funny guy, told her jokes.
"So do you have any siblings?" Courteney asked. "Yeah, I have a number of half-siblings, my mom and dad divorced when I was a baby and spent my childhood years in Canada with my mother and her new family. How 'bout you?" He replied. "Oh I see. Well, I'm the youngest of four children and I was named after my mother." "That's nice." They continued to talk all afternoon. "Ok here's a good one-" Matthew was cut off by Courteney. "You said that to me when you told me the peach joke!" Courteney exclaimed with a chuckle. "I promise, just give me a chance. Pretty please?" He said with cute puppy eyes. "Alright." "Okay. So this Polar Bear is in the North Pole and goes up to his mom and asks his mom, am I really a Polar bear? and his mom says, "yes, go ask your dad." So he asks his dad and his dad says, "of course you are, we all are." and he says, "Because I'm freezing, I'm so cold." Courteney just sat there giving him a puzzling look. And then she got it. "Oh I see what you did there." She said with a small laugh. "Ok now I just want to melt down or be invisible and run away. I'm sorry I wasted your time with that stupid joke. It's lame." He said, a little sad. "Oh come on now, cheer up. You know, I liked it, it's a simple 'punny' joke. I guess there's just better jokes out there; And if it makes you feel any better, jokes are meant to be stupid anyway." She said while not containing her amusement. She found Matty's sad puppy eyes and pouting really cute.
Matthew was really disappointed with himself. "Now great, she'll think I'm just a lame loser guy who doesn't stand a chance." He thought. "Oh come on, I liked it." "Are you sure you did?" He asked. "Yeah, come on, we're taking this joke too seriously." Matthew laughed. She smiled. "I ended my relationship with this guy whom I have been with for about 8 years and you know, it hurt pretty bad but it was for the best.. We wanted different thingsā¦" "Well there was this girl who was my girlfriend in high school and I did everything for her but then she said she like that Nathan guy more., she cheated on me. It broke my heart. Matthew immediately changed the subject because talking about past heartbreaks wasn't really a good idea. They were supposed to be having fun. "Oh yeah, if I could be an animal, I'd be a monkey. It won't be that hard to be one anyway!" Matthew said, they were trying to play the game of "if i were, if i could be" "Oh wait I have one more! If I were an animal, I'd be a puppy because people would find me cute all the time and maybe pet me. Maybe you could play with my cute ears and nose." He said flashing a bright smile. "Well, as a matter of fact you already have a cute nose. Now tell me, are you part puppy?" "Oh what I can I say, it runs in the adorable canine blood."
They we're having too much fun that they didn't realize that it was half past 4:00 PM. They were talking for almost 6 hours! "Oh wow, look at the time, and look, the sun is going down." She said. "Wow, we're almost set for dinner. Hey want to grab a decaf latte? If it's ok with you. Then let's go the seaside walk. It would be nice to see the sunset while walking and drinking coffee. Or do you want me to take you home?" "I would love to. Hey, we could eat the muffins you gave me!" "Oh no,I gave those to you, you should enjoy all of it." "Come on, I want to share!" "Ok, if you want to."
They went to a coffee shop and grabbed their coffees and went to the seaside walk. "Wow, these are really delicious." He said while grabbing a bite. "I know right! That's why they're my favorite. Thanks again." She said. "Don't mention it. Hey I really want to thank you for doing this with me. Hanging out and all." He said sincerely. "You're welcome. I'm the one who should thank you more. I mean we've only known each other for less than a month and I already feel like you're being one of my true caring friends. I'm so happy to have met you." "Me too. I'm just glad that we're getting to know each other and I'm lucky to have a pretty friend like you." It was a quarter past six when Matthew drove Courteney back to her house. "So, here's my stop. I'll see you again next week Matty. We have a pretty busy schedule! Thanks again. It's refreshing to hang-out outside work." "Ok then, good night! See you." They smiled at each other and waved goodbye. Matthew was about to enter his car when he felt a hand on his back. "Hey I forgot something." She said then kissed his cheek. That left him speechless. "That's for being a gorgeous friend."
Matthew was smiling from ear to ear as he entered his house. "Should I wash my face? I don't want the kiss to fall off my cheek." He laughed at the thought. I think I'm falling in love with her. "Oh wow Courteney, what was that? You kissed him on the cheek when he didn't?" I think this may be more than a crush.
Because when it's love, you feel your heart flutter with happiness. It could hit you right at the moment you see the one
A/N: So, how are you feeling right now? This is my favorite out of all the chapters I wrote before because it's longer and of course, the Matteney cuteness :D What do you think should happen next? Please tell me. Thank you! :)
