A.N- Hey, guys! ^_^ Thank ya for the reviews! Anyway, here's the other chapter. ^_^ Hope ya like it.! Sorry if the story seems to be going a little slow (at least I think so. :/ ) but it'll get better. TY!

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Phoebe had called Ross and Chandler so they could know that Joey was awake and, according to the doctor, improving. Needless to say, they were all thrilled and relieved about it, but they all knew that what they had to worry about now was going to get Joey to not get depressed about the loss of his film. The director had already called him, and told him that they couldn't wait for him and they needed to get someone else; but that he would give him a call when something else came up. Joey, of course, had been crushed but he tried hard to not show it.

At around noon, Ross, Rachel, Monica, and Chandler got to the hospital again. They would have gotten there sooner, but there had been a big snow storm and had put patches of ice on the road. Of course, Joey had told them not to worry about it and to stay home. But, mainly, he only wanted to be alone. When they got to the hospital they headed to his room immediately. Monica and Rachel knocked first before they both peeked their head in. "Joey.?"

Joey had been sitting up, eating lunch and talking to Phoebe, but at that, he turned towards them and smiled. "Hey, guys!"

Rachel walked inside, smiling sympathetically. "Aw, honey, look at you eating that horrible hospital food."

Looking down at the bowl of jello in front of him, he looked up at her, smiling. "I don't think it's that bad, Rach."

Monica smiled, sitting on the bed with him along with Rachel and Phoebe. "I got you something to eat, Joey."

At that, Joey put the bowl of soup down and grinned excitedly. "Yeah.! What'd you get me?" Monica laughed and handed him a sandwich and a jar of jam. Joey's eyes grinned wider and turned to her, grinning. "Thanks, Mon!" When he looked around, he noticed that the guys hadn't walked in with them. "Hey, where are Chandler and Ross?"

Rachel smiled. "They went to talk to the doctor to see when you can go home with us."

Monica smiled at Joey and patted his knee. "How are you feeling, Joey? You feeling any better?"

Joey nodded, starting to eat and smiling. "Yeah, a little better. I'm just. It's weird, though. Just a few days ago I was going to start filming, and now. Now I'm here in a hospital with my leg and ribs broken."

Phoebe sighed mentally, knowing that he was taking it extremely hard. When she saw him put down the sandwich that he had been eating and leaned back, she smiled slightly at him and tried to reassure him. "Joey, you'll get another part in another movie."

Rachel nodded in agreement. "Yeah, Joe, you'll get another part in a movie. I mean, there's bound to be another one, right?" Joey kept looking away, though, and silent. At that, Rachel sighed and patted his hand. "Everything will be ok, Joey. Hey, why don't we start making plans for when you get out, huh?"

When Joey simply shrugged, Monica smiled slightly. "Well, the holidays are coming up... But, after that, why don't we all go somewhere?"

"I don't care."

Rachel kissed his cheek before getting up and going to put the flowers that they had all gotten for him in a vase. At that, there was a knock and, before anyone could answer, the door opened and bunch of balloons peeked in. Phoebe grinned and turned to Joey. "Look!"

Joey turned to the door and, when he saw the balloons, a small smile appeared on his lips. "You guys. You didn't have to do that."

Grinning, Monica opened the door and showed that Ross and Chandler were holding the dozen of balloons that had many 'Get Well!' and other types of balloons. Ross put the balloons down on a table and smiled at Joey. "Hey, Joe, how're ya feeling?"

At that question, the smile went away from his face, but nodded slightly. "Good. Better, at least."

Knowing that Joey was depressed, Chandler still smiled at him. "Man, we wished you good luck and that might mean 'break a leg' in show biz, but we never meant for you to take it seriously."

Joey smiled slightly and shook his head. "Ha, ha, ha, Chandler. It's nice to see you too."

Ross, hugging Rachel around her waist, smiled at Joey. "We were really worried about you, Joey. It's great to see you awake again."

Chandler nodded in agreement as he wrapped an arm around Monica's shoulders. "Yeah, you gave us quite the scare there, buddy. But, it's good to have you back."

Phoebe leaned back against her chair. "When did the doctor say that he can go home?"

Ross smiled. "Oh, uh, tomorrow morning. Yeah, the doctor wanted to make sure that he'd be ok today before letting him go."

Rachel frowned up at Ross. "Why? He looks fine to me."

Sighing, Monica turned to the rest. "What's going to worry me is him being alone in that apartment after he gets home. I mean, his wrist is sprained, he won't be able to move around with crutches, he'll need to rest."

Ross shook his head. "Nah, I think that Joey would be ok. Having a broken leg isn't all that hard."

"Oh, what do you know about it, Ross? Mom took care of you when you broke your leg, remember?"

Chandler chuckled at Ross before turning to Monica. "He can stay with us, right? I mean, we do have that other room free."

Monica nodded, smiling. "'ey, yeah, that's a good idea."

Joey had been listening to the conversation, frowning and crossing his arms. They were making decisions for him? Didn't they knew that he *was* awake and he was there? "Hello.! 'He' is right here," he said, pointing to himself. "Besides, I'll be fine, guys. I don't wanna bother any of you guys. It's just a broken leg, and.broken.ribs.but I'll be fine, really." When they were about to say something, Joey sighed. "Guys, it's really ok, honestly. I mean, you guys," he pointed to Ross and Rachel before continuing, "have enough with Emma and you guys just got back together, practically." He pointed to Chandler and Monica and kept talking, "And you guys. That room's empty, remember? For the nursery.?" He turned to Phoebe, "And you, Pheebs, I doubt you're gonna want me to be just hanging around your apartment the whole day. No, guys, I'll be fine alone, really."

Phoebe smiled at him. "I can stay with you for a few days until you can, you know, be ok on your own. I don't mind. Besides, it's sorta.lonely sometimes."

At that, Joey smiled and nodded. "Ok, that'd be ok, I guess. Thanks, Pheebs." He smiled at his friends and sighed. In a few days he'd be out of the hospital and back home. And, not only that, he was going home and Phoebe was going to be there, too. He knew that she'd be there, and in Central Perk, like usual, but she would be staying with him for a few days. And the thought of that made his heart flutter a little, making him grin; not really listening to the conversation that his friends were in.