A Tangled Web
Joey looked up from learning his lines as he heard Phoebe's familiar voice. He tried to clear his head, and concentrate but the laughter of the director Michael, and his friend was hard to block. Joey could hear the pair of them making plans and he wondered why their relationship was bothering him so much. He focused on his lines, trying hard to learn them. The language was so complex in this play. Words such as extrovert and utilitarian flew right over his head.
"Hey Joey"
Joey looked up to see Phoebe sitting on the side of his chair and he smiled.
"Hi Pheebs"
"What'cha doin'?" she asked
"No much"
"Listen, Michael is off doing his director thingy and I thought I come over here and talk to you" Phoebe said and then added coyly "and ask if he talks about me at all?" Joey was about to tell her that he hadn't actually heard Michael mention Phoebe's name since they'd started going out a couple of days before.
However when he saw the looked of expectation on Phoebe's face he just knew he couldn't disappoint her.
"Oh yeh, all the time, he hasn't shut up about you, to tell the truth it's a little annoying" Joey told
"Really?" Phoebe said and smiled happily. Joey nodded and she hugged him.
"This is so great" she said " I so like this guy, and our Karma's just mix great" She hopped up off the chair and bounced from left to right.
"I have to go tell Mon and Rachel!" she said and skipped away her long skirt flowing behind her. Joey watched her go, then shook his head and turned back to his lines.
Ross looked at his watch and cursed. He was going to be late to meet Liana, he knew how much she hated lateness, back in college it was all she and Chandler ever really fought about. Chandler who had to work late and therefore would not be coming to the dinner tonight, at which he was going to introduce Liana to the others. He still hadn't told Chandler he was dating the only girl apart from Janice who he'd had gone out with for more than six weeks. Two years was a lot longer than six weeks. Frankly Ross didn't know how, Chandler would react and didn't want to chance it. Liana was the first woman since Rachel whom he'd actually had strong feelings for and he didn't want to mess it up. No, Chandler and Liana would have to stay in the dark about the fact that they were so close to each for the first time in eight years.
Chandler took a break from the WENUS and sat back into the chair. He was glad he was almost finished, he hadn't expected to be. Now he'd be able to go out with the others for dinner tonight. And didn't Ross say he'd be bring his new girlfriend? Chandler was surprised that Ross was being so secretive about her, he didn't seem to want anyone to meet her. Oh well, tonight they'd all get to see her. Chandler was about to go back to work, when stopped and opened his desk draw. He pulled out a small snapshot of a young girl with long black hair, and unusual features.
"Liana" he said and ran his hand across her face "I'm sorry"
Monica wiped her forehead with her sleeve as she stirred the steaming pot of bolounese. Why she always had to do these things herself was a mystery to her. After all she had five assistant chefs underneath her and most of the time all they did was stand around looking bored. She shook her head and then pushed back a stray strand of hair that fell into her eyes. She looked over at Mario, he was Italian, and he'd do a good job.
"Mario" she said to the sleepy young man who was leaning against on of the counters. Almost instantly he snapped to attention.
"Yes Ms. Geller" he said.
"Do this sauce, Please" She said and the stunned Mario almost ran over to her and took the wooden spoon and started stirring. Monica looked at her staff and decided that she'd have to trust them sometime.
"Iga, will you check the fish and then prepare the vegetables, Andre look after the potatoes, Alison watch those burgers and Henry start on the chicken"
The four assistant chefs sprung into action and Monica watched them and smiled. They'd do fine, and if they didn't she'd make sure they did next time. She removed her apron and hung it on a hook on the wall. She swept back her hair and went into her office. She collapsed into her chair and put her head down on the table. She was really tired; she'd just have a little rest. She didn't realize she had fallen asleep until knock on her door woke her up.
"Come in" she said without raising her head. The door opened and in walked Pete.
"Hey Mon" he said, and she looked up and gave him a weak smile. Pete came over at sat down on off the chairs at her desk.
"Mon..." he said
"The answer is still no"
"I'm giving up the Ultimate Fighting Championship"
Monica's head whipped up.
"What!" she exclaimed.
"I'm giving it up, for you"
"Oh god, if this is a dream"
"Its definitely not, I was crazy before, but now I'm not" Pete said and standing up, walked around the table and kissed her.
Rachel looked up from her book, when she heard the door. She got up and went over, tucking her hair behind her head. She opened the door, and there was Ross with his new girlfriend, Liana something or other.
"Hey Ross" she said and gave him a hug. "Hey Rach, this is Liana"
"Hi" said Liana and offered her hand. Rachel shook it and looked her over.
Well at least she was respectable looking. Ross took Liana's hand and led her inside.
"Boy this is a nice apartment," Liana said gazing around the living room.
"Yeh, Monica decorated it"
"Monica's you little sister, right Ross? I think I met her once, about ten years ago, she was chubby, small but pretty," Liana said to Ross.
"Yeh that's Monica, except now she's small, thin and really pretty" said Rachel. Liana smiled, and sat down on the couch.
"Well if you ever want to sell it let me know" Liana said.
Rachel looked at Ross and saw that he had gone very pale.
"Are you okay Ross?" She asked
"Yes" He managed to gasp. Liana looked at him concerned.
"Are you sure you look pale"
"No, No I'm fine"
Liana nodded and turned back to Rachel. She starred at her long and hard, and Rachel began to shift under her gaze.
"I'm Sorry" said Liana "I could swear I knew you"
"Really?" said Rachel
"Wait, did your nose use to be bigger?" Liana asked, Rachel reddened slightly and nodded.
"That's it!" Liana exclaimed and clapped her hands together "You're that girl in the picture, the picture Ross used to carry around in his wallet"
Rachel smiled and looked at Ross who was adverting his gaze.
"Well I never knew that" Rachel said.
"Aren't you lucky" Liana said to Ross "You got your dream girl, too bad your were stupid and slept with someone else"
"It was a big mistake," said Ross, nodding his head in agreement.
Suddenly the door burst open and in ran Monica.
"I'm getting married" she screamed, Rachel jumped up.
"WHAT! TO WHO!"
"PETE!"
"Oh my GOD" said Rachel and jumped over the couch and ran to Monica and hugged her. Ross stood up and looked at Liana, she motioned for that it was okay and he ran over and hugged the pair of them.
"This is so great!" Liana said and watched the three of them hugging. She looked around and saw the bathroom, and went over and walked in, wanting to leave to three alone and she also had to go to the toilet.
Ross looked up from hugging Monica in time to Chandler walk in.
"Oh God No!" he said, and almost fainted.
Joey looked up from learning his lines as he heard Phoebe's familiar voice. He tried to clear his head, and concentrate but the laughter of the director Michael, and his friend was hard to block. Joey could hear the pair of them making plans and he wondered why their relationship was bothering him so much. He focused on his lines, trying hard to learn them. The language was so complex in this play. Words such as extrovert and utilitarian flew right over his head.
"Hey Joey"
Joey looked up to see Phoebe sitting on the side of his chair and he smiled.
"Hi Pheebs"
"What'cha doin'?" she asked
"No much"
"Listen, Michael is off doing his director thingy and I thought I come over here and talk to you" Phoebe said and then added coyly "and ask if he talks about me at all?" Joey was about to tell her that he hadn't actually heard Michael mention Phoebe's name since they'd started going out a couple of days before.
However when he saw the looked of expectation on Phoebe's face he just knew he couldn't disappoint her.
"Oh yeh, all the time, he hasn't shut up about you, to tell the truth it's a little annoying" Joey told
"Really?" Phoebe said and smiled happily. Joey nodded and she hugged him.
"This is so great" she said " I so like this guy, and our Karma's just mix great" She hopped up off the chair and bounced from left to right.
"I have to go tell Mon and Rachel!" she said and skipped away her long skirt flowing behind her. Joey watched her go, then shook his head and turned back to his lines.
Ross looked at his watch and cursed. He was going to be late to meet Liana, he knew how much she hated lateness, back in college it was all she and Chandler ever really fought about. Chandler who had to work late and therefore would not be coming to the dinner tonight, at which he was going to introduce Liana to the others. He still hadn't told Chandler he was dating the only girl apart from Janice who he'd had gone out with for more than six weeks. Two years was a lot longer than six weeks. Frankly Ross didn't know how, Chandler would react and didn't want to chance it. Liana was the first woman since Rachel whom he'd actually had strong feelings for and he didn't want to mess it up. No, Chandler and Liana would have to stay in the dark about the fact that they were so close to each for the first time in eight years.
Chandler took a break from the WENUS and sat back into the chair. He was glad he was almost finished, he hadn't expected to be. Now he'd be able to go out with the others for dinner tonight. And didn't Ross say he'd be bring his new girlfriend? Chandler was surprised that Ross was being so secretive about her, he didn't seem to want anyone to meet her. Oh well, tonight they'd all get to see her. Chandler was about to go back to work, when stopped and opened his desk draw. He pulled out a small snapshot of a young girl with long black hair, and unusual features.
"Liana" he said and ran his hand across her face "I'm sorry"
Monica wiped her forehead with her sleeve as she stirred the steaming pot of bolounese. Why she always had to do these things herself was a mystery to her. After all she had five assistant chefs underneath her and most of the time all they did was stand around looking bored. She shook her head and then pushed back a stray strand of hair that fell into her eyes. She looked over at Mario, he was Italian, and he'd do a good job.
"Mario" she said to the sleepy young man who was leaning against on of the counters. Almost instantly he snapped to attention.
"Yes Ms. Geller" he said.
"Do this sauce, Please" She said and the stunned Mario almost ran over to her and took the wooden spoon and started stirring. Monica looked at her staff and decided that she'd have to trust them sometime.
"Iga, will you check the fish and then prepare the vegetables, Andre look after the potatoes, Alison watch those burgers and Henry start on the chicken"
The four assistant chefs sprung into action and Monica watched them and smiled. They'd do fine, and if they didn't she'd make sure they did next time. She removed her apron and hung it on a hook on the wall. She swept back her hair and went into her office. She collapsed into her chair and put her head down on the table. She was really tired; she'd just have a little rest. She didn't realize she had fallen asleep until knock on her door woke her up.
"Come in" she said without raising her head. The door opened and in walked Pete.
"Hey Mon" he said, and she looked up and gave him a weak smile. Pete came over at sat down on off the chairs at her desk.
"Mon..." he said
"The answer is still no"
"I'm giving up the Ultimate Fighting Championship"
Monica's head whipped up.
"What!" she exclaimed.
"I'm giving it up, for you"
"Oh god, if this is a dream"
"Its definitely not, I was crazy before, but now I'm not" Pete said and standing up, walked around the table and kissed her.
Rachel looked up from her book, when she heard the door. She got up and went over, tucking her hair behind her head. She opened the door, and there was Ross with his new girlfriend, Liana something or other.
"Hey Ross" she said and gave him a hug. "Hey Rach, this is Liana"
"Hi" said Liana and offered her hand. Rachel shook it and looked her over.
Well at least she was respectable looking. Ross took Liana's hand and led her inside.
"Boy this is a nice apartment," Liana said gazing around the living room.
"Yeh, Monica decorated it"
"Monica's you little sister, right Ross? I think I met her once, about ten years ago, she was chubby, small but pretty," Liana said to Ross.
"Yeh that's Monica, except now she's small, thin and really pretty" said Rachel. Liana smiled, and sat down on the couch.
"Well if you ever want to sell it let me know" Liana said.
Rachel looked at Ross and saw that he had gone very pale.
"Are you okay Ross?" She asked
"Yes" He managed to gasp. Liana looked at him concerned.
"Are you sure you look pale"
"No, No I'm fine"
Liana nodded and turned back to Rachel. She starred at her long and hard, and Rachel began to shift under her gaze.
"I'm Sorry" said Liana "I could swear I knew you"
"Really?" said Rachel
"Wait, did your nose use to be bigger?" Liana asked, Rachel reddened slightly and nodded.
"That's it!" Liana exclaimed and clapped her hands together "You're that girl in the picture, the picture Ross used to carry around in his wallet"
Rachel smiled and looked at Ross who was adverting his gaze.
"Well I never knew that" Rachel said.
"Aren't you lucky" Liana said to Ross "You got your dream girl, too bad your were stupid and slept with someone else"
"It was a big mistake," said Ross, nodding his head in agreement.
Suddenly the door burst open and in ran Monica.
"I'm getting married" she screamed, Rachel jumped up.
"WHAT! TO WHO!"
"PETE!"
"Oh my GOD" said Rachel and jumped over the couch and ran to Monica and hugged her. Ross stood up and looked at Liana, she motioned for that it was okay and he ran over and hugged the pair of them.
"This is so great!" Liana said and watched the three of them hugging. She looked around and saw the bathroom, and went over and walked in, wanting to leave to three alone and she also had to go to the toilet.
Ross looked up from hugging Monica in time to Chandler walk in.
"Oh God No!" he said, and almost fainted.