Chapter 12
Someone like you
A/N: I know this one has been a long time coming and I apologise, but ive had that damn ms blaster virus and its been a nightmare for me to write when the pc is so screwed up. I think I have it sorted now, so there should be no more delays :o)
I'd just like to say thanks to everyone who is reviewing, yet again. It really means a lot to know your following the story and enjoying it too. It really inspires me to keep writing. So once again, thank you all. Mwah
Ok go read and review if you like it :o) And remember, if you have any ideas, or would like to see something happen ask away and ill try and fit it in for you.
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After a more than exhausting night and day, the sight of the college dorm in the near distance was a relief to chandler's eyes.
He was absolutely desperate to drop Ross off and hot foot it into the city in pursuit of Phoebe. But as he drew closer to the apartment block steps he knew things weren't going to turn out as planned.
"Hey! Look who it is! Everyone gather round and take a good look, because before you we have a changed man. That's right folks, not a boy anymore, but a man." Jason hauled himself away from Rachel and his other friends and raced over the car where an embarrassed looking chandler and a confused looking Ross sat in silence watching Jason's approach.
"What's he going on about?" Rachel questioned rhetorically to her friends, who could only shake their heads and shrug their shoulders in just as much bewilderment. They were just as much in the dark as she was.
"Shut up Jason!" Chandler was not in the mood for his friends mind games and the anger that was plastered all over his face was unmistakable to everyone bar Jason, who wasn't planning on stopping his haranguing any time soon.
"Awww, there's no need to be embarrassed man, you should be proud! If I was you I'd be up on the roof announcing it to the world!"
"Announcing what?" Monica asked in puzzlement as she snuggled into a leather-clad Joey.
Jason turned away from the car for a moment and looked back at his friends sat on the stairs.
"Our friend lost his virginity last night and it was all thanks to me," A look of smugness washed all over his face as he grinned at the taken aback looks around him.
"WHAT!" Ross nearly choked on the air he was breathing at this sudden revelation, but no one noticed. They were all too busy cheering and the shouts of "wohooooo!" and "Way to go Chandler!" drowned out his own cries.
"He was a virgin? Wow" Joey couldn't believe a college senior could be so sexually inexperienced. After all that was what college was about wasn't it? Partying hard and getting laid as often as was humanly possible. You didn't go to study surely?
"So how does it feel?" Jason laughed, throwing his head back dramatically, overtaken by hysteria.
"Will you get out of the way so I can get out of the car!" Chandler reached for the handle and opened the vehicles door ajar, until it would go no further, only leaving a small gap and definitely not enough room for him to exit. He gave a loud sigh of defeated as Jason carried on and blanked him.
"That bad huh? Oh well never mind buddy. I wouldn't worry about it too much just yet; first times are never a good experience. Even when your partner is a pro." His laughter echoed around the quiet grounds once again as he guffawed at his own private joke that only Chandler and he fully understood.
He doubled over, leaning on the car for support as he fought for breath, more rapturous laughter blaring out between each deep inhalation.
The others watched on in bemusement, not sure whether to laugh with him, or at him, but all choose neither, as their gaze drifted to the look of suppressed rage on Chandler's pale face they became transfixed, wondering if and when he would explode.
They didn't have to wait much longer to find out.
Jason had pushed one to many of Chandler's buttons and he wasn't going to sit there and take it any longer.
"I SAID GET OUT OF THE GOD DAMN WAY!" Chandler, still with his hand on the car door, thrust it open with all his might, knocking an unaware, and now silent Jason to the hard concrete pavement with a thud as it hit him on the side. The girls gasped loudly as Chandler got out of the car and slammed the door back over so forcefully the car shook slightly. No one had ever seen him act like this before, and it was enough to worry them. Even Joey, who was used to this type of behaviour, felt more than a little intimidated.
"Hey, watch it!" Jason's humour was now well and truly gone and it was replaced with an expression of extreme irritability as he rose to his feet once again and brushed himself off, pain from the fall hurtling around his body and a large bloody graze on his left cheek.
"No, you watch it!" Chandler gave his friend a look of contention as he stopped to look at him in disgust before turning away.
"Chandler, are you ok?" Rachel made a grab for her friends arm as he stormed past her up the stone steps, ignoring her, and his friends as he made his way into the dorm's hallway bypassing her question.
As the swing doors rattled back and forth, slowing with every movement and Chandler disappeared out of sight; the gang sat in stunned silence.
Jason walked back to the steps, still taken aback by the recent events, and tried to embrace Rachel in hug, but she pushed him off, a look of repulsion similar to the one Chandler had given him, on her face.
She had all of a sudden seen a different side to him, a new light shed on his personality, and she was no longer impressed by his conduct. There was a time when she would have encouraged him to act like that, egged him on just for the fun of it, but now it didn't seem so funny.
She didn't know if it was her maturing or if it was Jason acting younger, but somehow she felt a distance between them right at that moment and she couldn't put her finger on it.
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Chandler threw himself down forcefully onto his bed.
"I WISH I HAD NEVER MET HER!" He screamed it out in frustration, but deep down in his heart he knew he didn't mean it. He was thankful that he had had her in his life at all, even if it was for just a few short hours. It had been worth it. But he had to let his frustrations out in some way, the only way he knew how, and that was anger.
From an early age his mother had instilled in him that for a boy, or man to cry was wrong, and he shouldn't do it, otherwise he would end up being a drunken, over emotional drag queen, doing burlesques in Vegas, just like his father. Something for years, that had plagued him with fear, so much so he held every waking emotion inside.
And it had been since then he had found it hard to show any kind of feeling towards other people, even as much as a hug sometimes made him uncomfortable. But somehow with Phoebe it had been different. He had wanted to hug her, and make her feel better, despite his own inabilities to show sentiment, he put that aside and as he wrapped his arms around her something inside him had snapped. He enjoyed the sensations that had awoken in him, and he wanted to share it again, but only if it was with her.
A little tear trickled down his cheek and he didn't make an effort to wipe it away. No one was there to see, or to judge. Only himself, and for once he didn't care, or feel frightened. All he felt was pain, and hurt. He wanted to see her again so badly, and as time drew on it got more and more unlikely it would happen.
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"Ok my little blonde employee, this is your new patch" Tony opened a small wooden doorway behind an alley to reveal a small cupboard like room, with a dirty mattress laying in the middle of the floor. There was barely enough room for her, never mind another person.
"This is normally Tina's space, but I don't think she will mind you sharing it with her." Phoebe was lost for words. It was the most disgusting place she had ever seen, and she had live on the streets for nearly 3 years. She had never imagined there was a worse place than that.
"It will save you hunting for motels and the like. You find your client and you can bring them back here. And you wont have far to walk. Such simplicity. I don't know how Tina ever thought of it. Between me and you she's a bit stupid." Tony laughed his usual cackle, but was stopped by the sound of an approaching car.
"Don't move." Tony stood in front of Phoebe as if to hide her and watched to see who was in the car, which had now become stationary beside him.
"I'm looking for Tina, you seen her?" The guy in the car rolled down his window and leaned out to get a better look at Tony.
"Jack! Long time no see!" Tony walked over to the window and shook the mans hand.
"Tony! I almost didn't recognise you. You lost weight!"
"Yeah, well it's the stress of watching these dumb bitches 24/7. They are more hassle than they are worth at times." Jack nodded in knowing recognition.
"So what you wanting Tina for?" Tony continued.
"What do you think! What else would I want with a 20 year old hooker" They both laughed heartily, clearly both on the same wavelength.
"Well Tina isn't here just now by the looks of it im afraid. But I can offer you one of my other girls if you're desperate." Tony was all of a sudden acting rather nicely at the prospect of a wad of cash coming his way.
"Is that her?" Jack nodded towards Phoebe, who awkwardly looked around her, embarrassed at being vetted like a cow at a cattle market.
"It sure is. She's one of my newest girls, but she's a good'ne. I've had her myself."
Jack pondered it for a moment, looking her up and down to check her out, making sure there were no flaws that would turn him off.
"Ok, bring her over." Jack still didn't look to sure about her, but he was desperate, and she would do for the moment until his regular, Tina was available again.
"Phoebe, get your ass over here now!" Tony turned and screamed at her and she joined him reluctantly.
"This is a friend of mine, and he needs some.help. So be a good little girl and get in the car." Phoebe nodded and opened the passenger door to let herself into the car.
"Nice seeing you again Jack. Now take care of this one, I don't want to scare her too soon in." Both laughed again at there own jokes.
"Ill bring her back in one piece, I promise. Good doing business with you again." And with that he drove off leaving Tony alone.
Phoebe could feel her heart pounding in fear. This was it for her, she had her first real client and there was no getting out of it.
She closed her eyes over as Jack drove her to an undisclosed location and pictured the face of Chandler in her mind. Just the way he had looked as he lay in bed recounting tales of school.
It was him that would get her through this, and she would never get to thank him.
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Next chapter: Who is Tina? Joey gets closer to Chandler and tells him a secret. Ross comes to Rachel's rescue and Phoebe gets mixed up in other things.
Someone like you
A/N: I know this one has been a long time coming and I apologise, but ive had that damn ms blaster virus and its been a nightmare for me to write when the pc is so screwed up. I think I have it sorted now, so there should be no more delays :o)
I'd just like to say thanks to everyone who is reviewing, yet again. It really means a lot to know your following the story and enjoying it too. It really inspires me to keep writing. So once again, thank you all. Mwah
Ok go read and review if you like it :o) And remember, if you have any ideas, or would like to see something happen ask away and ill try and fit it in for you.
~*~
After a more than exhausting night and day, the sight of the college dorm in the near distance was a relief to chandler's eyes.
He was absolutely desperate to drop Ross off and hot foot it into the city in pursuit of Phoebe. But as he drew closer to the apartment block steps he knew things weren't going to turn out as planned.
"Hey! Look who it is! Everyone gather round and take a good look, because before you we have a changed man. That's right folks, not a boy anymore, but a man." Jason hauled himself away from Rachel and his other friends and raced over the car where an embarrassed looking chandler and a confused looking Ross sat in silence watching Jason's approach.
"What's he going on about?" Rachel questioned rhetorically to her friends, who could only shake their heads and shrug their shoulders in just as much bewilderment. They were just as much in the dark as she was.
"Shut up Jason!" Chandler was not in the mood for his friends mind games and the anger that was plastered all over his face was unmistakable to everyone bar Jason, who wasn't planning on stopping his haranguing any time soon.
"Awww, there's no need to be embarrassed man, you should be proud! If I was you I'd be up on the roof announcing it to the world!"
"Announcing what?" Monica asked in puzzlement as she snuggled into a leather-clad Joey.
Jason turned away from the car for a moment and looked back at his friends sat on the stairs.
"Our friend lost his virginity last night and it was all thanks to me," A look of smugness washed all over his face as he grinned at the taken aback looks around him.
"WHAT!" Ross nearly choked on the air he was breathing at this sudden revelation, but no one noticed. They were all too busy cheering and the shouts of "wohooooo!" and "Way to go Chandler!" drowned out his own cries.
"He was a virgin? Wow" Joey couldn't believe a college senior could be so sexually inexperienced. After all that was what college was about wasn't it? Partying hard and getting laid as often as was humanly possible. You didn't go to study surely?
"So how does it feel?" Jason laughed, throwing his head back dramatically, overtaken by hysteria.
"Will you get out of the way so I can get out of the car!" Chandler reached for the handle and opened the vehicles door ajar, until it would go no further, only leaving a small gap and definitely not enough room for him to exit. He gave a loud sigh of defeated as Jason carried on and blanked him.
"That bad huh? Oh well never mind buddy. I wouldn't worry about it too much just yet; first times are never a good experience. Even when your partner is a pro." His laughter echoed around the quiet grounds once again as he guffawed at his own private joke that only Chandler and he fully understood.
He doubled over, leaning on the car for support as he fought for breath, more rapturous laughter blaring out between each deep inhalation.
The others watched on in bemusement, not sure whether to laugh with him, or at him, but all choose neither, as their gaze drifted to the look of suppressed rage on Chandler's pale face they became transfixed, wondering if and when he would explode.
They didn't have to wait much longer to find out.
Jason had pushed one to many of Chandler's buttons and he wasn't going to sit there and take it any longer.
"I SAID GET OUT OF THE GOD DAMN WAY!" Chandler, still with his hand on the car door, thrust it open with all his might, knocking an unaware, and now silent Jason to the hard concrete pavement with a thud as it hit him on the side. The girls gasped loudly as Chandler got out of the car and slammed the door back over so forcefully the car shook slightly. No one had ever seen him act like this before, and it was enough to worry them. Even Joey, who was used to this type of behaviour, felt more than a little intimidated.
"Hey, watch it!" Jason's humour was now well and truly gone and it was replaced with an expression of extreme irritability as he rose to his feet once again and brushed himself off, pain from the fall hurtling around his body and a large bloody graze on his left cheek.
"No, you watch it!" Chandler gave his friend a look of contention as he stopped to look at him in disgust before turning away.
"Chandler, are you ok?" Rachel made a grab for her friends arm as he stormed past her up the stone steps, ignoring her, and his friends as he made his way into the dorm's hallway bypassing her question.
As the swing doors rattled back and forth, slowing with every movement and Chandler disappeared out of sight; the gang sat in stunned silence.
Jason walked back to the steps, still taken aback by the recent events, and tried to embrace Rachel in hug, but she pushed him off, a look of repulsion similar to the one Chandler had given him, on her face.
She had all of a sudden seen a different side to him, a new light shed on his personality, and she was no longer impressed by his conduct. There was a time when she would have encouraged him to act like that, egged him on just for the fun of it, but now it didn't seem so funny.
She didn't know if it was her maturing or if it was Jason acting younger, but somehow she felt a distance between them right at that moment and she couldn't put her finger on it.
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Chandler threw himself down forcefully onto his bed.
"I WISH I HAD NEVER MET HER!" He screamed it out in frustration, but deep down in his heart he knew he didn't mean it. He was thankful that he had had her in his life at all, even if it was for just a few short hours. It had been worth it. But he had to let his frustrations out in some way, the only way he knew how, and that was anger.
From an early age his mother had instilled in him that for a boy, or man to cry was wrong, and he shouldn't do it, otherwise he would end up being a drunken, over emotional drag queen, doing burlesques in Vegas, just like his father. Something for years, that had plagued him with fear, so much so he held every waking emotion inside.
And it had been since then he had found it hard to show any kind of feeling towards other people, even as much as a hug sometimes made him uncomfortable. But somehow with Phoebe it had been different. He had wanted to hug her, and make her feel better, despite his own inabilities to show sentiment, he put that aside and as he wrapped his arms around her something inside him had snapped. He enjoyed the sensations that had awoken in him, and he wanted to share it again, but only if it was with her.
A little tear trickled down his cheek and he didn't make an effort to wipe it away. No one was there to see, or to judge. Only himself, and for once he didn't care, or feel frightened. All he felt was pain, and hurt. He wanted to see her again so badly, and as time drew on it got more and more unlikely it would happen.
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"Ok my little blonde employee, this is your new patch" Tony opened a small wooden doorway behind an alley to reveal a small cupboard like room, with a dirty mattress laying in the middle of the floor. There was barely enough room for her, never mind another person.
"This is normally Tina's space, but I don't think she will mind you sharing it with her." Phoebe was lost for words. It was the most disgusting place she had ever seen, and she had live on the streets for nearly 3 years. She had never imagined there was a worse place than that.
"It will save you hunting for motels and the like. You find your client and you can bring them back here. And you wont have far to walk. Such simplicity. I don't know how Tina ever thought of it. Between me and you she's a bit stupid." Tony laughed his usual cackle, but was stopped by the sound of an approaching car.
"Don't move." Tony stood in front of Phoebe as if to hide her and watched to see who was in the car, which had now become stationary beside him.
"I'm looking for Tina, you seen her?" The guy in the car rolled down his window and leaned out to get a better look at Tony.
"Jack! Long time no see!" Tony walked over to the window and shook the mans hand.
"Tony! I almost didn't recognise you. You lost weight!"
"Yeah, well it's the stress of watching these dumb bitches 24/7. They are more hassle than they are worth at times." Jack nodded in knowing recognition.
"So what you wanting Tina for?" Tony continued.
"What do you think! What else would I want with a 20 year old hooker" They both laughed heartily, clearly both on the same wavelength.
"Well Tina isn't here just now by the looks of it im afraid. But I can offer you one of my other girls if you're desperate." Tony was all of a sudden acting rather nicely at the prospect of a wad of cash coming his way.
"Is that her?" Jack nodded towards Phoebe, who awkwardly looked around her, embarrassed at being vetted like a cow at a cattle market.
"It sure is. She's one of my newest girls, but she's a good'ne. I've had her myself."
Jack pondered it for a moment, looking her up and down to check her out, making sure there were no flaws that would turn him off.
"Ok, bring her over." Jack still didn't look to sure about her, but he was desperate, and she would do for the moment until his regular, Tina was available again.
"Phoebe, get your ass over here now!" Tony turned and screamed at her and she joined him reluctantly.
"This is a friend of mine, and he needs some.help. So be a good little girl and get in the car." Phoebe nodded and opened the passenger door to let herself into the car.
"Nice seeing you again Jack. Now take care of this one, I don't want to scare her too soon in." Both laughed again at there own jokes.
"Ill bring her back in one piece, I promise. Good doing business with you again." And with that he drove off leaving Tony alone.
Phoebe could feel her heart pounding in fear. This was it for her, she had her first real client and there was no getting out of it.
She closed her eyes over as Jack drove her to an undisclosed location and pictured the face of Chandler in her mind. Just the way he had looked as he lay in bed recounting tales of school.
It was him that would get her through this, and she would never get to thank him.
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Next chapter: Who is Tina? Joey gets closer to Chandler and tells him a secret. Ross comes to Rachel's rescue and Phoebe gets mixed up in other things.