Till there was you
Bubbles
Disclaimer: Don't own friends and all that jazz...
AN: I'm sorry for the wait for this chapter. I hope everyone likes it! Thanks for all the reviews!
Three months had passed and things were slowly getting back to normal. Phoebe moved in with Chandler and Joey's things were moved to the basement. None of them had the heart to throw any of it away. Phoebe was pregnant with her brother's babies. Ross was crazy about this girl, Emily, he was dating. Rachel had been trying to dismiss her feelings for Chandler over three months. Unfortunately they had only grown. She did like someone else though. A guy named Joshua she was helping getting a new wardrobe for. She was defiantly physically attracted to this guy. He was interesting and funny. When she was around him she felt like she was a kid again. She felt so unlike herself. But something told her he wasn't it.
"God, today is my last day with Joshua!" Rachel grumbled walking out of her room.
"Well, maybe today you can actually tell him how you feel about him." Monica suggested.
"Yeah, right!" Rachel said with a laugh and sat down at the table.
"Rach, if you like the guy as much as you say then that's all you need. You just need to do it." Monica said handing her some toast.
"Yeah, well." Rachel said biting into it. "I just want it to be perfect."
"I know," Monica said placing a hand on her shoulder. "It will be." Rachel smiled.
"Thanks Mon," She said then looked at her watch. "Oh, I've got to go. I need to give Phoebe back her jacket I borrowed."
"When did you borrow her jacket?" Monica asked.
"Last night." Rachel said picking it up.
"You didn't even wear it."
"Yeah, I realized I had no need to borrow it so I should return it." Rachel said quickly. "I'll see you later." Then she ran out and across the hall.
"So then," Chandler was saying as Rachel walked in. "The peacock bit me!" He laughed and Phoebe shook her head.
"I was right." She said. "It wasn't funny the 10th time."
"Hey guys!" Rachel said. Chandler turned to her and smiled. Rachel felt her heart beat faster.
"Hey Rach, you think that peacock story is funny right?" He asked.
"Yeah, of course." She said laughing.
"Ha, told ya!" Chandler said and then went to his room.
"Of course you would." Phoebe said under her breath.
"What?" Rachel asked.
"Nothing," Phoebe said smiling.
"Ok, well I have you jacket I borrowed." Rachel said handing the jacket to her.
"You borrowed my jacket?"
"Yeah, I wanted to get it back to you before I went to work."
"And so you could see someone." Phoebe said under her breath again.
"What?" Rachel asked.
"Nothing." Phoebe said smiling.
"Rachel?" Chandler asked walking out of his room tying his tie. "How about I take you out to lunch today. There's this sushi place I heard was good."
"Oh that'd be great!" Rachel exclaimed.
"I thought you hated sushi." Phoebe said.
"Well I don't think I gave it a fair chance. Besides Rachel really likes sushi don't you?" he asked.
"Yeah, I love it." She said smiling.
"See I thought I would take her there because she likes sushi." Rachel smiled.
"Ok, hey Rachel I have to pee, will you wait for me before you go? I need to talk to you about...work...things" Phoebe said thinking.
"Sure Pheebs," Rachel said. "I've got time, so take your time." She smiled at Chandler.
"Great," Phoebe said and headed toward the bathroom. Chandler and Rachel starred at each other and smiled.
"Oh Chandler, your ties crocked." Rachel said. She went over to him and straightened it. When it was straight she starred into his eyes.
"Thanks," He said softly. She felt her breath catch in her throat and she smiled. Her hand was still resting on his chest. Just touching him sent electricity through her whole body.
"Anytime." She answered. They stayed like that for a just a little longer until they heard the toilet flush and they jumped away from each other.
"You ready Rach?" Phoebe said walking out of the bathroom.
"Yeah, let's go." Rachel said.
"So I'll pick you up around noon?" Chandler said.
Yeah, I'll see you then." Rachel said and then Phoebe pushed her out the door.
"Bye Chandler!" She said and then slammed the door. "What are you doing?" She demanded.
"You asking me that after you pushed me out the door?" Rachel asked as they started to walk down the stairs.
"Come on," Phoebe said rolling her eyes. "What is going on between you and Chandler?"
"Nothing." Rachel said.
"Whatever, you just "had" to give me back my jacket."
"Well I thought that would make you happy."
"Rachel for the past three months you have come up with a million reasons to get into our apartment whenever he's there. You find ways to go where ever he is!" Phoebe said.
"So." Rachel said.
"Come on Rach you like him." Rachel starred down at her feet.
"So..." Phoebe smiled and squeezed her hand.
"Do you want to grab some coffee?" She asked. Rachel nodded and they made their way silently to Central Perk. "So what are you going to do?" Phoebe asked once her and Rachel were sitting on the couch at Central Perk.
"Well, nothing. I think." Rachel stammered. "Should I do something?"
"I really don't know. He's still trying to get over Joey's death."
"He's been doing pretty good the past few weeks." Rachel pointed out.
"That's what you all think." Phoebe said. "I live with him, remember. He still cries at night."
"Oh..." Rachel said softly.
"Yeah, so if you like him then that's great, but now isn't the best of times to pull him in a whole thing that will be hard." Rachel nodded.
"Yeah, what will Ross think." She said. Phoebe shrugged.
"I don't know, but it's still just too soon. He's really vulnerable now. He doesn't need a girlfriend, he needs a friend. Just be his friend." Rachel nodded and Phoebe hugged her. "He likes you too." Rachel smiled.
"I better get to work." She said standing up.
"Yeah, have fun at lunch." Phoebe said. Rachel nodded again and quickly left. She felt tears brimming her eyes. She wanted to be with Chandler so bad. There were so many things that had to be dealt with first. Things were still so shaky. She decided not to think too much and just look forward to seeing him at lunch.
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"Do you really think it's a good idea to bring him to New York?" June was asking Joey's Doctor, Dr. Stephen.
"He's improved over the past couple months. His memory hasn't come back yet though so it would be best to get him to his home and around people who know him and he knows. It might jog his memory." Dr. Stephen said. They both looked in at a sleeping Joey.
"Well if you think it will help, I'll be happy to accompany him to New York. Are you going?"
"Yes, we'll leave in two weeks."
Bubbles
Disclaimer: Don't own friends and all that jazz...
AN: I'm sorry for the wait for this chapter. I hope everyone likes it! Thanks for all the reviews!
Three months had passed and things were slowly getting back to normal. Phoebe moved in with Chandler and Joey's things were moved to the basement. None of them had the heart to throw any of it away. Phoebe was pregnant with her brother's babies. Ross was crazy about this girl, Emily, he was dating. Rachel had been trying to dismiss her feelings for Chandler over three months. Unfortunately they had only grown. She did like someone else though. A guy named Joshua she was helping getting a new wardrobe for. She was defiantly physically attracted to this guy. He was interesting and funny. When she was around him she felt like she was a kid again. She felt so unlike herself. But something told her he wasn't it.
"God, today is my last day with Joshua!" Rachel grumbled walking out of her room.
"Well, maybe today you can actually tell him how you feel about him." Monica suggested.
"Yeah, right!" Rachel said with a laugh and sat down at the table.
"Rach, if you like the guy as much as you say then that's all you need. You just need to do it." Monica said handing her some toast.
"Yeah, well." Rachel said biting into it. "I just want it to be perfect."
"I know," Monica said placing a hand on her shoulder. "It will be." Rachel smiled.
"Thanks Mon," She said then looked at her watch. "Oh, I've got to go. I need to give Phoebe back her jacket I borrowed."
"When did you borrow her jacket?" Monica asked.
"Last night." Rachel said picking it up.
"You didn't even wear it."
"Yeah, I realized I had no need to borrow it so I should return it." Rachel said quickly. "I'll see you later." Then she ran out and across the hall.
"So then," Chandler was saying as Rachel walked in. "The peacock bit me!" He laughed and Phoebe shook her head.
"I was right." She said. "It wasn't funny the 10th time."
"Hey guys!" Rachel said. Chandler turned to her and smiled. Rachel felt her heart beat faster.
"Hey Rach, you think that peacock story is funny right?" He asked.
"Yeah, of course." She said laughing.
"Ha, told ya!" Chandler said and then went to his room.
"Of course you would." Phoebe said under her breath.
"What?" Rachel asked.
"Nothing," Phoebe said smiling.
"Ok, well I have you jacket I borrowed." Rachel said handing the jacket to her.
"You borrowed my jacket?"
"Yeah, I wanted to get it back to you before I went to work."
"And so you could see someone." Phoebe said under her breath again.
"What?" Rachel asked.
"Nothing." Phoebe said smiling.
"Rachel?" Chandler asked walking out of his room tying his tie. "How about I take you out to lunch today. There's this sushi place I heard was good."
"Oh that'd be great!" Rachel exclaimed.
"I thought you hated sushi." Phoebe said.
"Well I don't think I gave it a fair chance. Besides Rachel really likes sushi don't you?" he asked.
"Yeah, I love it." She said smiling.
"See I thought I would take her there because she likes sushi." Rachel smiled.
"Ok, hey Rachel I have to pee, will you wait for me before you go? I need to talk to you about...work...things" Phoebe said thinking.
"Sure Pheebs," Rachel said. "I've got time, so take your time." She smiled at Chandler.
"Great," Phoebe said and headed toward the bathroom. Chandler and Rachel starred at each other and smiled.
"Oh Chandler, your ties crocked." Rachel said. She went over to him and straightened it. When it was straight she starred into his eyes.
"Thanks," He said softly. She felt her breath catch in her throat and she smiled. Her hand was still resting on his chest. Just touching him sent electricity through her whole body.
"Anytime." She answered. They stayed like that for a just a little longer until they heard the toilet flush and they jumped away from each other.
"You ready Rach?" Phoebe said walking out of the bathroom.
"Yeah, let's go." Rachel said.
"So I'll pick you up around noon?" Chandler said.
Yeah, I'll see you then." Rachel said and then Phoebe pushed her out the door.
"Bye Chandler!" She said and then slammed the door. "What are you doing?" She demanded.
"You asking me that after you pushed me out the door?" Rachel asked as they started to walk down the stairs.
"Come on," Phoebe said rolling her eyes. "What is going on between you and Chandler?"
"Nothing." Rachel said.
"Whatever, you just "had" to give me back my jacket."
"Well I thought that would make you happy."
"Rachel for the past three months you have come up with a million reasons to get into our apartment whenever he's there. You find ways to go where ever he is!" Phoebe said.
"So." Rachel said.
"Come on Rach you like him." Rachel starred down at her feet.
"So..." Phoebe smiled and squeezed her hand.
"Do you want to grab some coffee?" She asked. Rachel nodded and they made their way silently to Central Perk. "So what are you going to do?" Phoebe asked once her and Rachel were sitting on the couch at Central Perk.
"Well, nothing. I think." Rachel stammered. "Should I do something?"
"I really don't know. He's still trying to get over Joey's death."
"He's been doing pretty good the past few weeks." Rachel pointed out.
"That's what you all think." Phoebe said. "I live with him, remember. He still cries at night."
"Oh..." Rachel said softly.
"Yeah, so if you like him then that's great, but now isn't the best of times to pull him in a whole thing that will be hard." Rachel nodded.
"Yeah, what will Ross think." She said. Phoebe shrugged.
"I don't know, but it's still just too soon. He's really vulnerable now. He doesn't need a girlfriend, he needs a friend. Just be his friend." Rachel nodded and Phoebe hugged her. "He likes you too." Rachel smiled.
"I better get to work." She said standing up.
"Yeah, have fun at lunch." Phoebe said. Rachel nodded again and quickly left. She felt tears brimming her eyes. She wanted to be with Chandler so bad. There were so many things that had to be dealt with first. Things were still so shaky. She decided not to think too much and just look forward to seeing him at lunch.
...................
"Do you really think it's a good idea to bring him to New York?" June was asking Joey's Doctor, Dr. Stephen.
"He's improved over the past couple months. His memory hasn't come back yet though so it would be best to get him to his home and around people who know him and he knows. It might jog his memory." Dr. Stephen said. They both looked in at a sleeping Joey.
"Well if you think it will help, I'll be happy to accompany him to New York. Are you going?"
"Yes, we'll leave in two weeks."