Till there was you
Disclaimer: I don't own Friends and all that jazz.....
Authors note: This is the Revised Version of this chapter. Minor changes were made. It didn't come out how I thought it would. I have been extremely busy lately. Not the best time to start a story but that's me! I am graduating high school on the 29th so Yay! These first three chapters aren't my best work. I haven't been able to spend the time I would like on them. So some things are getting past my spell check. I am sorry for that. I am someone who hates that. Chapter 4 is coming along nicely. I am taking the time I wish I did on the beginning of this so I'll post it as soon as I'm done. I just want to thank everyone who reviewed! Thanks! That also goes for the ones who reviewed my Ocean's 11 and Lord of the Rings stories. Thanks you guys it means a lot to me!
The day they were all dreading was finally happening. It was the day of Joey's memorial service. Ross, Rachel, and Phoebe sat at the table just starring off into space. None of them knew what to say.
"It's a really nice day." Phoebe said. Ross and Rachel nodded.
"It is." Then they were quiet again.
"Ok, someone should get some cabs ready to go." Monica said coming out of her room.
"Yeah," Ross said not getting up. Monica looked at everyone.
"Ok, I know this is all hard." She said. "But I don't want to be late. I can't miss my chance to say goodbye to Joey." Her voice cracked and she started to cry. Rachel pulled her into a hug and Ross quickly got up.
"I'll get the cabs ready." He said. "We won't be late." He kissed his sister on the cheek and rushed out of there. Chandler came out of Rachel's room fully dressed and surprisingly calm.
"You look nice Chandler." Phoebe said. Chandler smiled.
"Thank you, you do too." He said walking over to Rachel. He put his arm around her and kissed her forehead as she hugged him. Phoebe raised her eyebrows at him.
"Ok, two cabs are waiting downstairs." Ross said coming in the room. "Who's going with whom?"
"I don't care." Monica said walking toward the door. "I just want to leave."
"Ok," Ross said following Monica. "How about you, me, and Phoebe take one cab and Rachel and Chandler take the other." He suggested. He wanted to be the one to comfort Rachel. He still had strong feelings for her. He also wanted to comfort Chandler who was his best friend. But he felt he needed to be there for his sister and Phoebe. It really seemed to be hitting them today that Joey was really dead. Besides, Rachel and Chandler had been comforting each other all week and they seemed to be doing fine with that.
"Ok, lets go." Monica said walking out the door. Phoebe pulled Rachel aside as everyone made their way out the door.
"Are you two gonna be ok?" She asked.
"What?" Rachel asked.
"You know, the whole kissing thing?"
"Kissing is the last thing on my mind today." Rachel assured her.
"Just be careful." Phoebe said. Rachel smiled and they left.
The ride to the church was silent. Rachel sat comfortably with against Chandler's chest with his arm around her. She listened to his heart beating so fast. When she looked up to his face though, he looked so calm. She starred at his eyes and smiled. For the past week they had been red and puffy from all the crying he'd been doing, but today they were blue. Though the light from them was missing. He looked down at her and for a second she thought she saw that light.
"We're almost there." He said. Rachel nodded unable to say anything or tear her eyes away from his. She did when he hugged her closer to him. She felt so good in his arms. She felt like she fit there or something. She had similar feelings with Ross, but this felt so good.
"We're here." Chandler said suddenly. Rachel snapped out of her thoughts and looked at the church. She saw all the people dressed in black walking toward the church. She saw Ross, Monica, and Phoebe getting out of the cab in front of them. She looked over at Chandler and knew there were only five of them now. Suddenly it hit her. Joey was dead. He was really dead and wasn't coming back.
"Oh god." She said as she began to cry. "I can't go in there."
"Yes you can." Chandler said softly looking into her eyes and gently taking her hands. "We're going in together. I'll be there the entire time."
"Chandler...I can't." She cried.
"Please Rach," He whispered. "I need you in there so much." She starred into his sad, pleading eyes and nodded.
"Ok, let's do it." Then without thinking she kissed him softly. He smiled and they got out of the cab.
The service was beautiful. The five of them sat together and they all cried except for Chandler. Ross got up and talked about Joey. Since there was no casket at the front of the church, there was a basket. People placed flowers and letters in. Chandler put his "Best Buds" bracelet that Joey had gotten him. Phoebe wrote a song for him. Monica and Ross put letters in and Rachel put in the coupon Joey had given her for her birthday for 1 hour of "Joey love" in the basket. After the service everyone went to Joey's parents house. Rachel was sitting by a window when Ross came up.
"Hey." He said sitting next to her
"Hi," She said smiling at him. "That was beautiful what you said."
"Thanks, where's Chandler?"
"Outside, he wanted to be alone for a bit."
"I see," Ross said nodding. "How are you holding up?"
"I don't know." She said. "It doesn't seem real does it? I mean Joey can't be dead. People you love don't just die." Ross nodded and put his arm around her. "What are we supposed to do now?" As she began to cry, Ross just rocked her.
"It makes you think though doesn't it?" He asked.
"About what?" Rachel asked pulling away from Ross and reaching for a Kleenex.
"About how fragile life is and we should live each day to the fullest." Then he slowly leaned in and kissed her.
"Oh Ross..." Rachel said slowly.
"Rach I'm sorry about what happened after we got back from the beach." Ross said. "Your letter wasn't that boring." Rachel smiled. "I really think we need to give us another try."
"Ross," Rachel said again.
"I know it'll be hard, but I think we're worth the fight."
"Ross please," Rachel said a little more firmly.
"Please what?" He asked.
"Please don't do this, not today. It's just too hard. With everything that's happened I really don't want to be in a relationship right now." Rachel starred at her for a minute and nodded.
"You're right." He said. He leaned back in his chair and laughed softly. "You're right. I'm so sorry. I just don't want to think you know." Rachel nodded sadly. "I just can't believe Joey's dead. I miss him."
"I know." Rachel said soflty.
"God Rach, I'm so sorry." He said again.
"It's alright." Rachel said with a smile. Ross stood up and started to leave but turned around.
"Just to clear things up, your letter was boring." Rachel smiled and so did Ross. "You know what I mean." He said. Rachel nodded. "Thank you." With that he walked away. Rachel wiped her eyes and stood up. When she did she found herself face to face with Chandler.
"I, uh, I saw you talking to Ross." He stammered. Rachel nodded. "I saw you kissing Ross." Rachel nodded again. "Well you know, I'm happy for you guys. Good luck on staying together this time." Then he turned around and Rachel grabbed his arm.
"Ross and I aren't getting back together." She told him.
"Oh, then I'm sorry." He said.
"Yeah, I told Ross that I really don't want to be in a relationship right now." She said slowly. Chandler nodded, understanding.
"That's smart. Good idea. You know with everything. It would be a bad idea to go beyond a kiss." Rachel smiled.
"Yes, but I care about that kiss a lot." She said. "More than I could say." Chandler smiled.
"Me too." He said and walked away. Rachel sat back down and Phoebe rushed over.
"I think you're making a good decision." She said. Rachel nodded and began to cry.
Meanwhile in a hospital in New Jersey, a middle age nurse walked into the room of one of her patients. They had found him wondering around. He didn't know what had happened to him, where he was from or who he was. Luckily he had a wallet with him so they had learned his name.
"Boy do I have a good lunch for you today." She said smiling at him.
"Is it sandwiches?" The man asked. She laughed and nodded.
"But first I need to see how good you are remembering today. What's my name?" She asked. He thought for a minute.
"June?" He asked slowly.
"That's right!" She said. "Now what's your name?" He thought longer.
"Joey?" He said.
"Yep, you get your sandwich Joey!" June said. Joey smiled as she handed it to him and he began to eat.
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Disclaimer: I don't own Friends and all that jazz.....
Authors note: This is the Revised Version of this chapter. Minor changes were made. It didn't come out how I thought it would. I have been extremely busy lately. Not the best time to start a story but that's me! I am graduating high school on the 29th so Yay! These first three chapters aren't my best work. I haven't been able to spend the time I would like on them. So some things are getting past my spell check. I am sorry for that. I am someone who hates that. Chapter 4 is coming along nicely. I am taking the time I wish I did on the beginning of this so I'll post it as soon as I'm done. I just want to thank everyone who reviewed! Thanks! That also goes for the ones who reviewed my Ocean's 11 and Lord of the Rings stories. Thanks you guys it means a lot to me!
The day they were all dreading was finally happening. It was the day of Joey's memorial service. Ross, Rachel, and Phoebe sat at the table just starring off into space. None of them knew what to say.
"It's a really nice day." Phoebe said. Ross and Rachel nodded.
"It is." Then they were quiet again.
"Ok, someone should get some cabs ready to go." Monica said coming out of her room.
"Yeah," Ross said not getting up. Monica looked at everyone.
"Ok, I know this is all hard." She said. "But I don't want to be late. I can't miss my chance to say goodbye to Joey." Her voice cracked and she started to cry. Rachel pulled her into a hug and Ross quickly got up.
"I'll get the cabs ready." He said. "We won't be late." He kissed his sister on the cheek and rushed out of there. Chandler came out of Rachel's room fully dressed and surprisingly calm.
"You look nice Chandler." Phoebe said. Chandler smiled.
"Thank you, you do too." He said walking over to Rachel. He put his arm around her and kissed her forehead as she hugged him. Phoebe raised her eyebrows at him.
"Ok, two cabs are waiting downstairs." Ross said coming in the room. "Who's going with whom?"
"I don't care." Monica said walking toward the door. "I just want to leave."
"Ok," Ross said following Monica. "How about you, me, and Phoebe take one cab and Rachel and Chandler take the other." He suggested. He wanted to be the one to comfort Rachel. He still had strong feelings for her. He also wanted to comfort Chandler who was his best friend. But he felt he needed to be there for his sister and Phoebe. It really seemed to be hitting them today that Joey was really dead. Besides, Rachel and Chandler had been comforting each other all week and they seemed to be doing fine with that.
"Ok, lets go." Monica said walking out the door. Phoebe pulled Rachel aside as everyone made their way out the door.
"Are you two gonna be ok?" She asked.
"What?" Rachel asked.
"You know, the whole kissing thing?"
"Kissing is the last thing on my mind today." Rachel assured her.
"Just be careful." Phoebe said. Rachel smiled and they left.
The ride to the church was silent. Rachel sat comfortably with against Chandler's chest with his arm around her. She listened to his heart beating so fast. When she looked up to his face though, he looked so calm. She starred at his eyes and smiled. For the past week they had been red and puffy from all the crying he'd been doing, but today they were blue. Though the light from them was missing. He looked down at her and for a second she thought she saw that light.
"We're almost there." He said. Rachel nodded unable to say anything or tear her eyes away from his. She did when he hugged her closer to him. She felt so good in his arms. She felt like she fit there or something. She had similar feelings with Ross, but this felt so good.
"We're here." Chandler said suddenly. Rachel snapped out of her thoughts and looked at the church. She saw all the people dressed in black walking toward the church. She saw Ross, Monica, and Phoebe getting out of the cab in front of them. She looked over at Chandler and knew there were only five of them now. Suddenly it hit her. Joey was dead. He was really dead and wasn't coming back.
"Oh god." She said as she began to cry. "I can't go in there."
"Yes you can." Chandler said softly looking into her eyes and gently taking her hands. "We're going in together. I'll be there the entire time."
"Chandler...I can't." She cried.
"Please Rach," He whispered. "I need you in there so much." She starred into his sad, pleading eyes and nodded.
"Ok, let's do it." Then without thinking she kissed him softly. He smiled and they got out of the cab.
The service was beautiful. The five of them sat together and they all cried except for Chandler. Ross got up and talked about Joey. Since there was no casket at the front of the church, there was a basket. People placed flowers and letters in. Chandler put his "Best Buds" bracelet that Joey had gotten him. Phoebe wrote a song for him. Monica and Ross put letters in and Rachel put in the coupon Joey had given her for her birthday for 1 hour of "Joey love" in the basket. After the service everyone went to Joey's parents house. Rachel was sitting by a window when Ross came up.
"Hey." He said sitting next to her
"Hi," She said smiling at him. "That was beautiful what you said."
"Thanks, where's Chandler?"
"Outside, he wanted to be alone for a bit."
"I see," Ross said nodding. "How are you holding up?"
"I don't know." She said. "It doesn't seem real does it? I mean Joey can't be dead. People you love don't just die." Ross nodded and put his arm around her. "What are we supposed to do now?" As she began to cry, Ross just rocked her.
"It makes you think though doesn't it?" He asked.
"About what?" Rachel asked pulling away from Ross and reaching for a Kleenex.
"About how fragile life is and we should live each day to the fullest." Then he slowly leaned in and kissed her.
"Oh Ross..." Rachel said slowly.
"Rach I'm sorry about what happened after we got back from the beach." Ross said. "Your letter wasn't that boring." Rachel smiled. "I really think we need to give us another try."
"Ross," Rachel said again.
"I know it'll be hard, but I think we're worth the fight."
"Ross please," Rachel said a little more firmly.
"Please what?" He asked.
"Please don't do this, not today. It's just too hard. With everything that's happened I really don't want to be in a relationship right now." Rachel starred at her for a minute and nodded.
"You're right." He said. He leaned back in his chair and laughed softly. "You're right. I'm so sorry. I just don't want to think you know." Rachel nodded sadly. "I just can't believe Joey's dead. I miss him."
"I know." Rachel said soflty.
"God Rach, I'm so sorry." He said again.
"It's alright." Rachel said with a smile. Ross stood up and started to leave but turned around.
"Just to clear things up, your letter was boring." Rachel smiled and so did Ross. "You know what I mean." He said. Rachel nodded. "Thank you." With that he walked away. Rachel wiped her eyes and stood up. When she did she found herself face to face with Chandler.
"I, uh, I saw you talking to Ross." He stammered. Rachel nodded. "I saw you kissing Ross." Rachel nodded again. "Well you know, I'm happy for you guys. Good luck on staying together this time." Then he turned around and Rachel grabbed his arm.
"Ross and I aren't getting back together." She told him.
"Oh, then I'm sorry." He said.
"Yeah, I told Ross that I really don't want to be in a relationship right now." She said slowly. Chandler nodded, understanding.
"That's smart. Good idea. You know with everything. It would be a bad idea to go beyond a kiss." Rachel smiled.
"Yes, but I care about that kiss a lot." She said. "More than I could say." Chandler smiled.
"Me too." He said and walked away. Rachel sat back down and Phoebe rushed over.
"I think you're making a good decision." She said. Rachel nodded and began to cry.
Meanwhile in a hospital in New Jersey, a middle age nurse walked into the room of one of her patients. They had found him wondering around. He didn't know what had happened to him, where he was from or who he was. Luckily he had a wallet with him so they had learned his name.
"Boy do I have a good lunch for you today." She said smiling at him.
"Is it sandwiches?" The man asked. She laughed and nodded.
"But first I need to see how good you are remembering today. What's my name?" She asked. He thought for a minute.
"June?" He asked slowly.
"That's right!" She said. "Now what's your name?" He thought longer.
"Joey?" He said.
"Yep, you get your sandwich Joey!" June said. Joey smiled as she handed it to him and he began to eat.
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