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"Monica!" Rachel screamed, bolting through the apartment door. "Monica, I
have big news!"
"Okay, calm down. Don't give yourself a heart attack."
"Right." She panted.
"Okay, I'm going to act in a movie with Joey and…"
"Wow, congratulations!" She hugged her best friend.
"No, there's more…" Monica just looked at her curiously. She could tell by
the look in her eyes that something was going on. "Okay, I really don't
know how to explain this but, when we were rehearsing the kissing
scene…I…ummm…I…felt something." She looked at Monica, awaiting a reaction.
"Wait, you felt something as in you felt something or you felt something
as in he has dentures?" She asked, shocked. She expected the world to
spontaneously implode before Rachel and Joey would get together.
"I FELT something." She sighed.
"Now what exactly do you mean when you say you 'felt something'?" She
asked, still in astonishment.
"Monica, do you really not know where I'm going with this?"
"Well, yeah, but…does he know?"
"No!" She shouted. "And I intend to keep it that way!"
"Why?"
"Because it's Joey. My room mate Joey!"
"Yeah, and…?"
"Well, I don't know. This is just so weird. I never even thought about us
together, never. And what if it doesn't work, I don't want to ruin our
friendship."
"Well, you'll never know if you don't tell him. Look at Ross, he had a
crush on you for ten years and it drove him crazy. You two never even became
good friends until after you went out because of it. That's why I think you
should tell him." She advised. "Maybe he feels the same way." With that
Rachel just looked at her.
"Wow, I never thought of that. Maybe I should tell him." She pondered the
matter. "I'm just so scared of us never being friends again."
"Look at you and Ross, you two are still friends. And who says that it's
not going to work out, look and Chandler and me."
"You're right. I'm just going to tell him." She took a deep breath and left
the apartment. Almost immediately after, the door swung back open. "Do you
think you could tell him?"
"Rach…"
"Yeah, okay. I'm going." She quickly ran back out before she could change
her mind. She really, really didn't want to do this. Right after she closed
the door she ran into Phoebe in the hall. Monica could hear the conversation
from inside.
"Hey, what's the hurry, you almost plowed me right over."
"Actually, it's quite an interesting story. Why don't you come inside and
I'll explain it to you." She smiled, relieved she had an excuse not to talk
to Joey.
"I don't believe you." Monca grunted.
"What? Phoebe asked why I was in a hurry, and as her friend, I think I should tell her." She said trying to justify her procrastination. Monica glared at her.
"Oh, yeah, Phoebe, I just rmembered that I have to go." She stuttered a little afraid at Monica as she looked at her.
"What's going on?" Phoebe asked.
"Rachel has a crush on Joey and doesn't want to tell him."
"Wow."
"I know, they would be great together, but Rachel says she doesn't want to ruin their friendship but I think she's just afraid of rejection. Don't tell anyone I told you, but I think she's had a crush on him for a long time, and I mean a long time." She smiled.
"Really? How did you know?"
"I could just tell. You know, by the way she looked at him, and when she moved in with him, she was just a little too excited." She giggled. "She'll never admit it though, so don't even bother. trust me, I've tried." They laughed.
Rachel neared the Central Perk, mumbling to herself, trying to figure out how to tell Joey. As she was about to open the door, she saw him sitting there and she just couldn't do it.
"Okay, alright, you just need some more time." She stuttered with her hands on her forehead.
"I'll just go shopping and figure out how to deal with this."
"Hey, Joe." Chandler chirped as he walked into the coffee house.
"Chandler, thank God you're here! I really need to talk to you!" He pleaded.
"Sure, what's up?" He sat down, concerned. Normally, Joey's main concern was the new comic in the Sunday paper. This was defiately serious.
"This is really big and I don't know what to do. I'm not sure if..."
"Why don't you tell me what it is that you're not sure of before you tell me that you're not sure about."
"Well, when you and Monica started dating, what did you do when you realized you liked her...how did you tell her?"
"I didn't. It's was just some spontaneous thing, I can't really explain it."
"That doesn't help me much!" He shouted in frustration, desperately seeking advice.
"Oh, I know what this is about!" He said.
"You do?" Joey asked, relieved.
"Yeah, you like Phoebe. I can't say I'm surprised, but..."
"What?! Phoebe? Are you crazy?" He shrieked.
"Well, if it's not Phoebe then who...oh...my God! You're in love with Rachel?" He twisted his face in disbelief.
"Yeah!" He shouted, relieved soemone finally knew.
"Are you serious? How...when...where...why?" He stuttered.
"Well, if you have to know...how-at rehersal, she had to fill in and there was a...kissing scene, when-today, where-at the studio, why-I have no idea which is why I'm talking to you." He blurted out. "So what do you think I should do?" He asked apprehensively.
"I think you should tell her." He advised.
"I was afraid of that." He whined. "I just don't know if risking our friendship is worth seeing if we work as a couple."
"Monica and I took that risk, and look at us, we're engaged."
"You're right. But I need some time to think about this so don't say anything to anyone." He said, putting on his coat.
"No problem." Chandler soon got up to leave too. He and Monica were going out to dinner that night.
"So how was your day?' Chandler asked, trying to initiate a conversation once they were seated in the restaurant.
"Actually, I had a very interesting chat with Rachel. I'm nto supossed to say anything but...she has a crush on Joey!" She giggled anxiously.
"Are you serious?!" Chandler shouted, wide-eyed.
"Yeah." She relpied, curious as to why Chandler was so intrigued.
"I just talked to Joey and he said the same thing about her!"
"Are you serious?!" Her jaw dropped. "Oh, my God! This is so...wow!
"I know!"
"But neither of them will ever tell the other how they feel."
"I know...something about he doesn't want to ruin..."
"Their friendship." She interrupted. "I know, Rachel told me the same thing. "You know, maybe we should do something to hook them up." She smiled devilishly.
"Monica!" Rachel screamed, bolting through the apartment door. "Monica, I
have big news!"
"Okay, calm down. Don't give yourself a heart attack."
"Right." She panted.
"Okay, I'm going to act in a movie with Joey and…"
"Wow, congratulations!" She hugged her best friend.
"No, there's more…" Monica just looked at her curiously. She could tell by
the look in her eyes that something was going on. "Okay, I really don't
know how to explain this but, when we were rehearsing the kissing
scene…I…ummm…I…felt something." She looked at Monica, awaiting a reaction.
"Wait, you felt something as in you felt something or you felt something
as in he has dentures?" She asked, shocked. She expected the world to
spontaneously implode before Rachel and Joey would get together.
"I FELT something." She sighed.
"Now what exactly do you mean when you say you 'felt something'?" She
asked, still in astonishment.
"Monica, do you really not know where I'm going with this?"
"Well, yeah, but…does he know?"
"No!" She shouted. "And I intend to keep it that way!"
"Why?"
"Because it's Joey. My room mate Joey!"
"Yeah, and…?"
"Well, I don't know. This is just so weird. I never even thought about us
together, never. And what if it doesn't work, I don't want to ruin our
friendship."
"Well, you'll never know if you don't tell him. Look at Ross, he had a
crush on you for ten years and it drove him crazy. You two never even became
good friends until after you went out because of it. That's why I think you
should tell him." She advised. "Maybe he feels the same way." With that
Rachel just looked at her.
"Wow, I never thought of that. Maybe I should tell him." She pondered the
matter. "I'm just so scared of us never being friends again."
"Look at you and Ross, you two are still friends. And who says that it's
not going to work out, look and Chandler and me."
"You're right. I'm just going to tell him." She took a deep breath and left
the apartment. Almost immediately after, the door swung back open. "Do you
think you could tell him?"
"Rach…"
"Yeah, okay. I'm going." She quickly ran back out before she could change
her mind. She really, really didn't want to do this. Right after she closed
the door she ran into Phoebe in the hall. Monica could hear the conversation
from inside.
"Hey, what's the hurry, you almost plowed me right over."
"Actually, it's quite an interesting story. Why don't you come inside and
I'll explain it to you." She smiled, relieved she had an excuse not to talk
to Joey.
"I don't believe you." Monca grunted.
"What? Phoebe asked why I was in a hurry, and as her friend, I think I should tell her." She said trying to justify her procrastination. Monica glared at her.
"Oh, yeah, Phoebe, I just rmembered that I have to go." She stuttered a little afraid at Monica as she looked at her.
"What's going on?" Phoebe asked.
"Rachel has a crush on Joey and doesn't want to tell him."
"Wow."
"I know, they would be great together, but Rachel says she doesn't want to ruin their friendship but I think she's just afraid of rejection. Don't tell anyone I told you, but I think she's had a crush on him for a long time, and I mean a long time." She smiled.
"Really? How did you know?"
"I could just tell. You know, by the way she looked at him, and when she moved in with him, she was just a little too excited." She giggled. "She'll never admit it though, so don't even bother. trust me, I've tried." They laughed.
Rachel neared the Central Perk, mumbling to herself, trying to figure out how to tell Joey. As she was about to open the door, she saw him sitting there and she just couldn't do it.
"Okay, alright, you just need some more time." She stuttered with her hands on her forehead.
"I'll just go shopping and figure out how to deal with this."
"Hey, Joe." Chandler chirped as he walked into the coffee house.
"Chandler, thank God you're here! I really need to talk to you!" He pleaded.
"Sure, what's up?" He sat down, concerned. Normally, Joey's main concern was the new comic in the Sunday paper. This was defiately serious.
"This is really big and I don't know what to do. I'm not sure if..."
"Why don't you tell me what it is that you're not sure of before you tell me that you're not sure about."
"Well, when you and Monica started dating, what did you do when you realized you liked her...how did you tell her?"
"I didn't. It's was just some spontaneous thing, I can't really explain it."
"That doesn't help me much!" He shouted in frustration, desperately seeking advice.
"Oh, I know what this is about!" He said.
"You do?" Joey asked, relieved.
"Yeah, you like Phoebe. I can't say I'm surprised, but..."
"What?! Phoebe? Are you crazy?" He shrieked.
"Well, if it's not Phoebe then who...oh...my God! You're in love with Rachel?" He twisted his face in disbelief.
"Yeah!" He shouted, relieved soemone finally knew.
"Are you serious? How...when...where...why?" He stuttered.
"Well, if you have to know...how-at rehersal, she had to fill in and there was a...kissing scene, when-today, where-at the studio, why-I have no idea which is why I'm talking to you." He blurted out. "So what do you think I should do?" He asked apprehensively.
"I think you should tell her." He advised.
"I was afraid of that." He whined. "I just don't know if risking our friendship is worth seeing if we work as a couple."
"Monica and I took that risk, and look at us, we're engaged."
"You're right. But I need some time to think about this so don't say anything to anyone." He said, putting on his coat.
"No problem." Chandler soon got up to leave too. He and Monica were going out to dinner that night.
"So how was your day?' Chandler asked, trying to initiate a conversation once they were seated in the restaurant.
"Actually, I had a very interesting chat with Rachel. I'm nto supossed to say anything but...she has a crush on Joey!" She giggled anxiously.
"Are you serious?!" Chandler shouted, wide-eyed.
"Yeah." She relpied, curious as to why Chandler was so intrigued.
"I just talked to Joey and he said the same thing about her!"
"Are you serious?!" Her jaw dropped. "Oh, my God! This is so...wow!
"I know!"
"But neither of them will ever tell the other how they feel."
"I know...something about he doesn't want to ruin..."
"Their friendship." She interrupted. "I know, Rachel told me the same thing. "You know, maybe we should do something to hook them up." She smiled devilishly.
