Till there was you
Bubbles
I got this idea after watching the episode The One With Two Parties. I thought Chandler and Rachel would make a cute couple. It's set sometime in the 4th season before Kathy. Enjoy!
Chandler woke up in Rachel's room. He lay there for a while just starring around. It had been 3 days since the accident and he had barely left this room. He knew everyone was making plans for the memorial service. Phoebe said it would be next day. They had all tried to get Chandler involved, but he just couldn't. He still didn't want to accept that Joey was actually dead. Until they essentially found his body, he would continue to believe he could still be alive out there.
He looked over to the clock on Rachel's nightstand and saw it was 2:30 in the afternoon. He couldn't hear anyone outside the door so he decided it was safe to go out there. He stood up and winced at the pain he felt throughout his whole body. When he stepped out of the room he saw Rachel sleeping on the couch. He felt bad she had given him her bed. The first night she had actually slept with Monica. It pained him to think about how Joey would have loved that. Chandler continued to stare at Rachel and was almost amazed by her beauty. He had always thought she was hot, but something was different. He couldn't explain it, but he felt the most comforted by her. She had been the most patient with him. He could feel something changing in the relationship.
"Chandler?" Chandler blinked out of his thoughts and saw Rachel starring at him with a look of concern. "Are you ok?"
"Yeah, just spaced out I guess." He said quickly. Rachel nodded and began to stretch.
"God, what time is it?" She asked.
"2:30" Chandler said sitting down in a chair.
"Wow, it's late." Rachel said gathering the blankets and pillows."
"So where is everyone?"
"They're with Joey's parents at the church getting things ready for tomorrow." Rachel explained. "Are you ready for tomorrow?"
"I have to pee." Chandler said avoiding the question.
"Chandler," He quickly got up and ran to the bathroom. He stood in there and took a couple of deep breaths and then splashed water on his face. When he walked out Rachel was pouring some coffee.
"Do you want some?" She asked.
"Did you make it?" He asked sitting down at the table.
"No, Monica did." Chandler thought about it for a minute and then nodded.
"Phoebe and I have been feeding the duck and the chick." Rachel said.
"Thanks." Chandler said starring down at his coffee.
"Would you like to see them?" Chandler shrugged. "Come on, I bet they miss you." He looked at Rachel and knew that she was just trying to get him to go into his apartment. They had all been, but he couldn't go through that door. It was too hard. He did know though, he had to go sometime.
"Will you come with me?" He asked knowing that if Rachel went with him it wouldn't be too bad.
"Sure," She said smiling. The two of them go up and went out into the hall. Chandler started to reach for the handle but then pulled his hand back.
"Are you gonna open it or do you want me too?" Rachel asked.
"I can do it." Chandler said reaching for the handle. He took a deep breath and opened the door. The first thing he saw was the entertainment unit, that damn entertainment unit Joey had built. He felt his knees go a little weak and Rachel put her arm around him.
"It's alright sweetie." She said softly as she led him in. The duck and the chick came out of the bathroom making a lot of noise. "Look who's here to see you!" Chandler could barely look at them. Then he noticed the magna doodle on the door. Joey had drawn a picture on it and it was still there. He began to lose his balance again and Rachel struggled to keep him standing.
"I want to leave." He said.
"Ok, alright." She said quickly leading him back across the hall. She sat him down on the couch and he began to cry. "It's ok." She told him soothingly. She got up and grabbed a wet washcloth from the bathroom and came back. She kneeled down in front of him and gently began to brush it over his face. "It's alright." She told him over and over until he began to calm down.
He opened his eyes and starred into hers. Rachel was surprised to find herself taken back by the feeling she was getting. The washcloth dropped from her hand and her eyes never left his. Slowly they go closer until their lips met. It was just an innocent kiss, a peck really. Then without saying a word they kissed passionately. It deepened even more as Chandler wrapped his arms around her and Rachel brought her hands to his face. He began to lean back onto the couch and she moved to get on top of him when they were interrupted by a voice.
"Oh my god," It was Phoebe. The two quickly jumped away from each other and starred at her. No one spoke for a minute.
"Well," Chandler said. "Rach, thanks for getting that piece of lettuce out of my teeth." And then he ran back to Rachel's room. Rachel and Phoebe continued to stare at each other.
"Oh wow," Phoebe said.
"I know, I know." Rachel said wringing her hands nervously.
"He just said something funny!" Rachel frowned, confused.
"Well...yes." She said slowly.
"And you guys were kissing!" Phoebe said, her voice rising.
"I know!" Rachel said motioning Phoebe to be quieter.
"Why? How did it happen?" Phoebe asked softer.
"I don't know! He went into his apartment and he just got so upset." Rachel sat down on the couch and put her face in her hands. "I was just trying to make him feel better and it just happened."
"Well if that doesn't make him feel better then I don't know what will." Phoebe said sitting next to Rachel on the couch.
"God! This is so inappropriate!" Rachel said standing up. "I mean with everything with Joey and...and," Phoebe reached out and squeezed her hand. "I think I really liked that kiss." Rachel said as she started to cry. "But with everything, and Ross...oh no." Rachel said flopping down on the couch again.
"What?" Phoebe asked.
"I never even thought about Ross! Pheebs, what am I gonna do!"
"Well," Phoebe said calmly. "I think the only thing you need to do is consecrate on getting through tomorrow and saying goodbye to Joey." Rachel looked up at her with tears in her eyes. "Let's just all do that and then we'll figure out what to do about this." Rachel nodded and the two hugged.
"Thanks Phoebe," She said. "Can we keep this between us?" Phoebe nodded and they looked toward Rachel's door. "Should one of us go see if he's ok?"
"I will," Phoebe said. "Keep your lips away from him." Rachel smiled slightly and stood up.
"Well I need to take a shower anyway." Phoebe nodded and knocked on Rachel's door before walking in.
"Chandler?" She said gently. She saw him with his back to her.
"I kissed Rachel." He said.
"Yeah, I saw." Phoebe said sitting down next to him on the bed. "Do you want to talk about it?"
"No," Chandler said lying down. I want to get some sleep. Be ready for tomorrow." Phoebe nodded and started to get. "Will you stay?" He asked. Phoebe smiled down at him and nodded. She curled up next to him and soon they were both asleep.
Bubbles
I got this idea after watching the episode The One With Two Parties. I thought Chandler and Rachel would make a cute couple. It's set sometime in the 4th season before Kathy. Enjoy!
Chandler woke up in Rachel's room. He lay there for a while just starring around. It had been 3 days since the accident and he had barely left this room. He knew everyone was making plans for the memorial service. Phoebe said it would be next day. They had all tried to get Chandler involved, but he just couldn't. He still didn't want to accept that Joey was actually dead. Until they essentially found his body, he would continue to believe he could still be alive out there.
He looked over to the clock on Rachel's nightstand and saw it was 2:30 in the afternoon. He couldn't hear anyone outside the door so he decided it was safe to go out there. He stood up and winced at the pain he felt throughout his whole body. When he stepped out of the room he saw Rachel sleeping on the couch. He felt bad she had given him her bed. The first night she had actually slept with Monica. It pained him to think about how Joey would have loved that. Chandler continued to stare at Rachel and was almost amazed by her beauty. He had always thought she was hot, but something was different. He couldn't explain it, but he felt the most comforted by her. She had been the most patient with him. He could feel something changing in the relationship.
"Chandler?" Chandler blinked out of his thoughts and saw Rachel starring at him with a look of concern. "Are you ok?"
"Yeah, just spaced out I guess." He said quickly. Rachel nodded and began to stretch.
"God, what time is it?" She asked.
"2:30" Chandler said sitting down in a chair.
"Wow, it's late." Rachel said gathering the blankets and pillows."
"So where is everyone?"
"They're with Joey's parents at the church getting things ready for tomorrow." Rachel explained. "Are you ready for tomorrow?"
"I have to pee." Chandler said avoiding the question.
"Chandler," He quickly got up and ran to the bathroom. He stood in there and took a couple of deep breaths and then splashed water on his face. When he walked out Rachel was pouring some coffee.
"Do you want some?" She asked.
"Did you make it?" He asked sitting down at the table.
"No, Monica did." Chandler thought about it for a minute and then nodded.
"Phoebe and I have been feeding the duck and the chick." Rachel said.
"Thanks." Chandler said starring down at his coffee.
"Would you like to see them?" Chandler shrugged. "Come on, I bet they miss you." He looked at Rachel and knew that she was just trying to get him to go into his apartment. They had all been, but he couldn't go through that door. It was too hard. He did know though, he had to go sometime.
"Will you come with me?" He asked knowing that if Rachel went with him it wouldn't be too bad.
"Sure," She said smiling. The two of them go up and went out into the hall. Chandler started to reach for the handle but then pulled his hand back.
"Are you gonna open it or do you want me too?" Rachel asked.
"I can do it." Chandler said reaching for the handle. He took a deep breath and opened the door. The first thing he saw was the entertainment unit, that damn entertainment unit Joey had built. He felt his knees go a little weak and Rachel put her arm around him.
"It's alright sweetie." She said softly as she led him in. The duck and the chick came out of the bathroom making a lot of noise. "Look who's here to see you!" Chandler could barely look at them. Then he noticed the magna doodle on the door. Joey had drawn a picture on it and it was still there. He began to lose his balance again and Rachel struggled to keep him standing.
"I want to leave." He said.
"Ok, alright." She said quickly leading him back across the hall. She sat him down on the couch and he began to cry. "It's ok." She told him soothingly. She got up and grabbed a wet washcloth from the bathroom and came back. She kneeled down in front of him and gently began to brush it over his face. "It's alright." She told him over and over until he began to calm down.
He opened his eyes and starred into hers. Rachel was surprised to find herself taken back by the feeling she was getting. The washcloth dropped from her hand and her eyes never left his. Slowly they go closer until their lips met. It was just an innocent kiss, a peck really. Then without saying a word they kissed passionately. It deepened even more as Chandler wrapped his arms around her and Rachel brought her hands to his face. He began to lean back onto the couch and she moved to get on top of him when they were interrupted by a voice.
"Oh my god," It was Phoebe. The two quickly jumped away from each other and starred at her. No one spoke for a minute.
"Well," Chandler said. "Rach, thanks for getting that piece of lettuce out of my teeth." And then he ran back to Rachel's room. Rachel and Phoebe continued to stare at each other.
"Oh wow," Phoebe said.
"I know, I know." Rachel said wringing her hands nervously.
"He just said something funny!" Rachel frowned, confused.
"Well...yes." She said slowly.
"And you guys were kissing!" Phoebe said, her voice rising.
"I know!" Rachel said motioning Phoebe to be quieter.
"Why? How did it happen?" Phoebe asked softer.
"I don't know! He went into his apartment and he just got so upset." Rachel sat down on the couch and put her face in her hands. "I was just trying to make him feel better and it just happened."
"Well if that doesn't make him feel better then I don't know what will." Phoebe said sitting next to Rachel on the couch.
"God! This is so inappropriate!" Rachel said standing up. "I mean with everything with Joey and...and," Phoebe reached out and squeezed her hand. "I think I really liked that kiss." Rachel said as she started to cry. "But with everything, and Ross...oh no." Rachel said flopping down on the couch again.
"What?" Phoebe asked.
"I never even thought about Ross! Pheebs, what am I gonna do!"
"Well," Phoebe said calmly. "I think the only thing you need to do is consecrate on getting through tomorrow and saying goodbye to Joey." Rachel looked up at her with tears in her eyes. "Let's just all do that and then we'll figure out what to do about this." Rachel nodded and the two hugged.
"Thanks Phoebe," She said. "Can we keep this between us?" Phoebe nodded and they looked toward Rachel's door. "Should one of us go see if he's ok?"
"I will," Phoebe said. "Keep your lips away from him." Rachel smiled slightly and stood up.
"Well I need to take a shower anyway." Phoebe nodded and knocked on Rachel's door before walking in.
"Chandler?" She said gently. She saw him with his back to her.
"I kissed Rachel." He said.
"Yeah, I saw." Phoebe said sitting down next to him on the bed. "Do you want to talk about it?"
"No," Chandler said lying down. I want to get some sleep. Be ready for tomorrow." Phoebe nodded and started to get. "Will you stay?" He asked. Phoebe smiled down at him and nodded. She curled up next to him and soon they were both asleep.