Kaylee POV
Ok so today went pretty well, there has been quite a few customers in today, most of them are regulars but we have had a couple come in that were recommended to us which was nice.
I'm currently tidying behind the counter where I keep all the jewellery stock neat and tidy as well as the gift bags they can come in.
"Kaylee?"
I look over the counter to see Phoebe walking in, I smile and stand up straight,
"Hey Phoebe how are you?" I ask, she jumps a little which makes me giggle a little,
"You have got to warn people when you are hiding young lady" she says, trying to look stern, but in return I just try to look innocent,
"Sorry…" I say with a big ass smirk, she just laughs at me,
"How has your morning been?" I ask, quickly writing down how much stock we have in the inventory book before I forget the numbers.
"It was good, I went to see Lizzie to give her her soup, I also gave her that football phone and that thousand dollars too, she got me a soda as a thank you" she says, I look up surprised but smile afterwards. Phoebe has such a good heart, I know Lizzie, I've met her a couple of times, she can seem a bit strict but she's just set in her ways, but once you get to know her she is nice and she does care. And I bet she was grateful for the money.
"That was really nice of you Phoebe" I say finishing the book, closing it and putting it away, at least I have most of the jobs finished now.
"Oh!"
I look up in surprise at her, seeing her looking down into her can of pop,
"What's wrong?" I ask, what is there a fly in there?
"Umm…there's a…there's a thumb in my soda" she says, I swear my eyes were as big as saucers when she said this,
"What? Are you serious?" I ask, walking around the counter and looking down at the can when she shows it to me, I cringe away, knowing I'm making a face but that is just disgusting!
"That is gross!" I say, looking up to her, she nodding in agreement.
"What should I do? Do I just throw it? I can't take it back I don't think they would want it back" she says, I frown at this in thought,
"You should call the company and complain, see if any of their workers are missing any fingers" I say, she nods at this in agreement.
About five minutes later we're heading out of the store, I gave Phoebe a plastic bag to put over the top of the can in case it starts to smell.
We made it to the café and I knew that Phoebe would want to show the others, so I went to the counter to order mine and Phoebe's drinks, wanting a front row seat,
"A thumb?!" Ross asks, I look over to him seeing him looking at Phoebe with what I'm pretty sure I was looking like when she told me, she nods in answer and there is suddenly a chorus of "Ewws."
"I know! I know, I opened it up and there it was, just floating in there, like this tiny little hitch-hiker!" Phoebe says, I snort at that, looking in time for Gunther to hand me mine and Phoebe's drinks, I walk over to my spot on the floor and set them on the table.
"Well, maybe it's a contest, y'know? Like, collect all five?" Chandler says, I have to admit that is funny, showing this to him by giggling which he seems to appreciate with nodding at me,
"Does, um, anyone wanna see?" Phoebe asks, but they all shout no,
"Cowards, I looked, yeah its gross but I've seen it and now I know I never want to see it again" I say, smirking at them all, adding sugar to my tea, but I look in time to see Chandlar lighting a cigarette, when he does this they all shout at him, me I'm shuffling away to stay away from the smell.
"It's worse than the thumb!" Rachael says, I nod in agreement,
"Hey, this is so unfair!" Chandlar says, well what does he expect, we care about him, we don't want him smoking anymore with how bad they are for you
"Oh, why is it unfair?" Monica asks,
"So, I have a flaw! Big deal! Like Joey's constant knuckle-cracking isn't annoying? And Ross, with his over-pronouncing every single word? And Monica, with that snort when she laughs? I mean, what the hell is that thing? – you even got Kaylee doing that too!...But I accept all those flaws, why can't you accept me for this?" he asks, I look down a little ashamed of what I had said to him before, and I think the others are too with how quiet they all are.
"...Does the knuckle-cracking bother everybody?" Joey asks, I shake my head, I'm too used to it,
"Well, I-I could live without it" Rachel says, I shrug at this,
"Well, is it, like, a little annoying, or is it like when Phoebe chews her hair?" Joey asks, and it's just bad timing that Phoebe is chewing her hair beside me, I smirk at her for this as she spits it out,
"Oh, now, don't listen to him, Pheebs, I think it's endearing" Ross says to her, I raise my eyebrow at him for this, what the heck does that mean?
"Oh, "you do, do you"?" Joey asks imitating Ross, both me and Monica laugh while snorting at Joey, that was funny!
"You know, there's nothing wrong with speaking correctly" Ross says, I sag at this, there's going to be an argument, I just know it,
""Indeed there isn't"... I should really get back to work" Rachel says, now standing up to start serving,
"Yeah, 'cause otherwise someone might get what they actually ordered" Phoebe says, my eyes widen at that, oh dear…
"Ohh-ho-hooohhh. The hair comes out, and the gloves come on" Rachel says, looking back at phoebe and then it's a battle between them all. I quickly sip the rest of my tea, burning my tongue as I go and hurry out behind Chandlar, I smack his arm when I catch up to him outside,
"Hey! What was that for?" he asks, I glare at him for this,
"You know what it was for! You started all that off back there, we're all friends together because we handle each others flaws, but unlike Phoebe's hair chewing or mine and Monica's snorting, your "Flaw" can kill you" I say, glaring at him, he rolls his eyes at me for this but I narrow my eyes at him, crossing my arms over my chest,
'Don't make me call dad' I say, he pauses at this,
"You wouldn't" he says, I raise my eyebrow at him for this,
"You know how dad feels about smokers, uncle James died from smoking and since then he banned us from going anywhere where people smoked to keep us safe when we were young, he won't even dance with anyone who smokes" I say, he looks down at this, remembering that part of our childhood, uncle James was a heavy smoker, wouldn't find him without a cigar in his hand,
"Chandlar the only reason we are so tough on you about this is because we care about you, we don't want to see you in hospital…I don't want to lose my brother" I say, tears going down my cheeks as I finish, looking down so not to try and make him feel guilty, but I think he saw when I feel his arms wrap around me, I wrap mine around him,
"I'm sorry" he says, I snuggle into him from this,
"Please just try to stop" I say, sniffling slightly, feeling him nod,
"I will I promise, hey, I'll let you take me to the drug store and stick my first patch on me" he says, I look up at him in shock from this, he nods at me to let me know he is being serious, I hug him tightly from this,
'Thank you Chandlar" I say, he squeezes me at this, then while keeping an arm around me, we walk towards the drug store to get his patches.
Hey everyone I know I cut out where Alan speak to Chandlar on the phone that stops him from smoking for a little, but I wanted to show how deep Kaylee and Chandlars sibling relationship is together, and I felt this was a great way. I know that Chandlar doesn't have an uncle James (or he might I don't know) but I wanted to add a little something to this. I have no disrespect to those of you who do smoke, it is your life I don't honestly mind, my own room-mate smokes and I still hang out with her, it's a life choice, but congrats on anyone who has quit or is quitting x
Look forward to hearing any reviews from you and love you all x