Chapter 14
Someone like you
Disclaimer: I don't anything to do with friends.
A/N: Here we go again :o) 3 chapters in 3 days, im getting good lol
Can I just say, you guys are the best. Thanks for the reviews, you made my day :o)
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"Are you ready?" Joey knocked on Chandler's door and peeked his head around, to see his friend looking immaculate in front of the mirror, preening his hair for the 20th time that morning.
"Yeah, just let me grab my car keys." Chandler lifted the set of keys hesitantly. His nerves were shot to pieces, just thinking of what he may find when they went on there search for the two girls that meant the most to them in the world.
It was now or never.
"Lets go." He shut over the door behind him and walked silently down the corridor next to and equally nervous looking Joey.
"Joe?" if there was anything Chandler needed right now it reassurance. He had to know he was doing the right thing. What if he found Phoebe and she didn't want anything to do with him? What would he do then? He didn't think he could handle the rejection. It had been bad enough when she had ran out on him, but to hear her say the words "You mean nothing to me" would break his heart in two.
"Yeah?"
"Am I making the right choice here? I mean I've known this girl one night. I know nothing about her, apart from her name, and for all I know she could be a wife and mother. She ran out on me, why would she do that if she had any kind of feelings for me? I'm being so stupid. Maybe Jason was right." He stopped walking and slumped his back against the fall with a thud.
"Hey, Firstly, Jason is never right. And secondly, maybe she was scared? She's probably never been used to a guy being nice to her in return for nothing. Her mind will be all over the place buddy! Chandler, go with your instincts. What do you feel in there?" Joey poked Chandler's heart with his index finger.
"I love her, so much. But I'm scared; I've never felt as strongly as this for another person my whole life. I don't understand it Joey, how can I love someone I don't know?" Chandler looked close to tears as his friend rested his hand on his shoulders.
"You love her because it feels right. You're a sensitive guy, more than you give yourself credit for! All I can say is she must be a pretty special girl."
"She is Joe, she really is." Chandler watched Joey nod in recognition as if he fully understood just how he was feeling.
"Well let's go get her!"
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"Thanks for a great afternoon Phoebe. Here, a little something for you." Jack stopped the car at Phoebe's new spot, where he had picked her up and handed her a $50 bill.
"No, I couldn't. You've already paid Tony." Phoebe turned away from his cash filled hand a tried to get out of the car.
"Phoebe, please take it. This is for you, not Tony. Make sure he doesn't take it off of you. You never know when you might need it." Phoebe turned back and gave a strange look. What had he meant by that? She couldn't help but feel that he was being genuinely nice, as he had been the whole time they had been having sex.
He had treated her like a lady, and not like the dirty hooker she felt like, and was. She had half expected him to be like Tony, after all, they didn't seem to be very friendly, but he was different to what she had imagined.
She reached over and took the bill from his hand and returned his smile. He didn't try and snatch it back like Tony had done when she had first met him, nor did he try and keep her in the car. He just sat still will she let herself out and back to her patch.
As she neared the door she could hear him drive off into the distance.
She was once again alone, but not for long.
"Hey, who are you!" A small, dark female walked up to her rather aggressively and crossed her arms sternly.
"Eh, I'm phoebe, im one of Tony's girls. He's told me I have to share with you, you are Tina yeah?" Phoebe could feel herself shaking. This girl looked tough, and she didn't think she could handle her.
Tina stood eyeing her up and down, before she uncrossed her arms and began to back off.
"Yeah, I'm Tina. Nice to meet ya Phoebe," She extended her hand as a peace offer.
"I'm sorry if I scared you earlier, but you gotta be mean in this business, or everyone will walk all over you. You'll learn in time." Tina blew a large bubble with her gum, let it pop and sucked it back into her mouth.
"Stick with me girl and you'll be just fine."
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"So this is where she was when you picked her up?" Joey and Chandler both looked around the deserted alleyway, which Chandler vaguely recognised. It had been dark the last time he was here, and all his attention had been on the beautiful blonde that had captivated and enchanted him.
"This is it, I remember, because the motel we went to is right around the corner.
Joey sat down on the barrel that Phoebe had become quite attached to on her two days sent there, and sighed in defeat.
"Well, we have been here for over an hour and there is still no sign of her. I bet that bastards moving her around like he is with Tina."
"Lets just go home. This is hopeless; we were stupid to think we could find them in a city of 8 Million people." Chandler sounded and looked just as dejected as his friend, but unlike Joey he didn't have the energy to be cruising the whole of Manhattan on a wild goose chase.
"Ok, but promise me you wont ever give up, or let her leave your heart," Joey looked at Chandler with tears in his eyes, much to his shock.
"I wont ever forget her. I promise."
Joey nodded, happy to know Chandler was more than sincere in his answer.
"Lets go home then."
The finished there day out in the same way in started; in silence and in sorrow.
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Phoebe was once again alone, as Tina entertained a client in the small, dark, damp room behind her.
She could hear them, and the noise began to get to her. She couldn't understand how Tina could manage to cut her mind off, and act like she was enjoying it. It was something she couldn't, and never would do. It was all too disturbing to her.
After another round of moans rang out she decided to call it a night, despite having had just one customer. Tony would just have to deal with it she thought, even if it did mean him hitting her. She had had enough for one day, and she wanted to rest.
As she took a slow walk home she remembered back to the stories Chandler had told her, and ran them through her head like a movie. Creating her own pictures and scenarios as she drifted into her own little make believe world for the second time that day. It was her safe place, where she would be happy.
If it only it was for real, she wished to herself. And maybe one day it would?
If only she knew which school Chandler was at. There were so many in New York she couldn't possibly search them all. But if she could she would run away to him, because she knew he would protect her from what Tony would do to her when he found out. But she would never know, and after the bad end to their night together there would be no way he would want to find her.
As far as she could see she was trapped for eternity.
Pretty soon she was back home, and to an empty house, much to her joy.
She kicked off her skimpy shoes, and quietly walked into the deserted kitchen, where she planned to make herself something to eat before bed, but something on the dining room table attracted her attention.
It was the envelope in which Jason had placed Chandler's money.
She moved herself apprehensively towards it and looked at the plain brown paper in sorrow. She lifted it towards her, not to look inside for the money, which she noticed was gone anyway, but for the fact it made her feel closer to the man she had loved and lost.
A tiny tear felt onto it as she held it close to her face and she watched as the wet patch turned darker. After a moment she placed it back on the table, where she had found it, but as she did noticed something drop to the floor from inside it.
Thinking it was a dollar bill Tony had missed she bent down to pick it up. But it was no note. She could hardly believe her eyes as she read what it said.
Mr Chandler Bing New York University Vanderbilt Hall 40 Washington Square North NY
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This one is for Vanessa, who couldn't wait any longer for a new chapter lol :o) Mwah xxx
So what do you think? Do you think she will go looking for him? Or do you think he will find her first?
Next Chapter: Another wild dorm party leaves everyone knocked for six. Will phoebe find Chandler? And will Ross help Rachel when she needs it most?
Please read and review :o) Oh and thanks for the encouragement Tricia lol xxxx
Someone like you
Disclaimer: I don't anything to do with friends.
A/N: Here we go again :o) 3 chapters in 3 days, im getting good lol
Can I just say, you guys are the best. Thanks for the reviews, you made my day :o)
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"Are you ready?" Joey knocked on Chandler's door and peeked his head around, to see his friend looking immaculate in front of the mirror, preening his hair for the 20th time that morning.
"Yeah, just let me grab my car keys." Chandler lifted the set of keys hesitantly. His nerves were shot to pieces, just thinking of what he may find when they went on there search for the two girls that meant the most to them in the world.
It was now or never.
"Lets go." He shut over the door behind him and walked silently down the corridor next to and equally nervous looking Joey.
"Joe?" if there was anything Chandler needed right now it reassurance. He had to know he was doing the right thing. What if he found Phoebe and she didn't want anything to do with him? What would he do then? He didn't think he could handle the rejection. It had been bad enough when she had ran out on him, but to hear her say the words "You mean nothing to me" would break his heart in two.
"Yeah?"
"Am I making the right choice here? I mean I've known this girl one night. I know nothing about her, apart from her name, and for all I know she could be a wife and mother. She ran out on me, why would she do that if she had any kind of feelings for me? I'm being so stupid. Maybe Jason was right." He stopped walking and slumped his back against the fall with a thud.
"Hey, Firstly, Jason is never right. And secondly, maybe she was scared? She's probably never been used to a guy being nice to her in return for nothing. Her mind will be all over the place buddy! Chandler, go with your instincts. What do you feel in there?" Joey poked Chandler's heart with his index finger.
"I love her, so much. But I'm scared; I've never felt as strongly as this for another person my whole life. I don't understand it Joey, how can I love someone I don't know?" Chandler looked close to tears as his friend rested his hand on his shoulders.
"You love her because it feels right. You're a sensitive guy, more than you give yourself credit for! All I can say is she must be a pretty special girl."
"She is Joe, she really is." Chandler watched Joey nod in recognition as if he fully understood just how he was feeling.
"Well let's go get her!"
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"Thanks for a great afternoon Phoebe. Here, a little something for you." Jack stopped the car at Phoebe's new spot, where he had picked her up and handed her a $50 bill.
"No, I couldn't. You've already paid Tony." Phoebe turned away from his cash filled hand a tried to get out of the car.
"Phoebe, please take it. This is for you, not Tony. Make sure he doesn't take it off of you. You never know when you might need it." Phoebe turned back and gave a strange look. What had he meant by that? She couldn't help but feel that he was being genuinely nice, as he had been the whole time they had been having sex.
He had treated her like a lady, and not like the dirty hooker she felt like, and was. She had half expected him to be like Tony, after all, they didn't seem to be very friendly, but he was different to what she had imagined.
She reached over and took the bill from his hand and returned his smile. He didn't try and snatch it back like Tony had done when she had first met him, nor did he try and keep her in the car. He just sat still will she let herself out and back to her patch.
As she neared the door she could hear him drive off into the distance.
She was once again alone, but not for long.
"Hey, who are you!" A small, dark female walked up to her rather aggressively and crossed her arms sternly.
"Eh, I'm phoebe, im one of Tony's girls. He's told me I have to share with you, you are Tina yeah?" Phoebe could feel herself shaking. This girl looked tough, and she didn't think she could handle her.
Tina stood eyeing her up and down, before she uncrossed her arms and began to back off.
"Yeah, I'm Tina. Nice to meet ya Phoebe," She extended her hand as a peace offer.
"I'm sorry if I scared you earlier, but you gotta be mean in this business, or everyone will walk all over you. You'll learn in time." Tina blew a large bubble with her gum, let it pop and sucked it back into her mouth.
"Stick with me girl and you'll be just fine."
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"So this is where she was when you picked her up?" Joey and Chandler both looked around the deserted alleyway, which Chandler vaguely recognised. It had been dark the last time he was here, and all his attention had been on the beautiful blonde that had captivated and enchanted him.
"This is it, I remember, because the motel we went to is right around the corner.
Joey sat down on the barrel that Phoebe had become quite attached to on her two days sent there, and sighed in defeat.
"Well, we have been here for over an hour and there is still no sign of her. I bet that bastards moving her around like he is with Tina."
"Lets just go home. This is hopeless; we were stupid to think we could find them in a city of 8 Million people." Chandler sounded and looked just as dejected as his friend, but unlike Joey he didn't have the energy to be cruising the whole of Manhattan on a wild goose chase.
"Ok, but promise me you wont ever give up, or let her leave your heart," Joey looked at Chandler with tears in his eyes, much to his shock.
"I wont ever forget her. I promise."
Joey nodded, happy to know Chandler was more than sincere in his answer.
"Lets go home then."
The finished there day out in the same way in started; in silence and in sorrow.
~*~
Phoebe was once again alone, as Tina entertained a client in the small, dark, damp room behind her.
She could hear them, and the noise began to get to her. She couldn't understand how Tina could manage to cut her mind off, and act like she was enjoying it. It was something she couldn't, and never would do. It was all too disturbing to her.
After another round of moans rang out she decided to call it a night, despite having had just one customer. Tony would just have to deal with it she thought, even if it did mean him hitting her. She had had enough for one day, and she wanted to rest.
As she took a slow walk home she remembered back to the stories Chandler had told her, and ran them through her head like a movie. Creating her own pictures and scenarios as she drifted into her own little make believe world for the second time that day. It was her safe place, where she would be happy.
If it only it was for real, she wished to herself. And maybe one day it would?
If only she knew which school Chandler was at. There were so many in New York she couldn't possibly search them all. But if she could she would run away to him, because she knew he would protect her from what Tony would do to her when he found out. But she would never know, and after the bad end to their night together there would be no way he would want to find her.
As far as she could see she was trapped for eternity.
Pretty soon she was back home, and to an empty house, much to her joy.
She kicked off her skimpy shoes, and quietly walked into the deserted kitchen, where she planned to make herself something to eat before bed, but something on the dining room table attracted her attention.
It was the envelope in which Jason had placed Chandler's money.
She moved herself apprehensively towards it and looked at the plain brown paper in sorrow. She lifted it towards her, not to look inside for the money, which she noticed was gone anyway, but for the fact it made her feel closer to the man she had loved and lost.
A tiny tear felt onto it as she held it close to her face and she watched as the wet patch turned darker. After a moment she placed it back on the table, where she had found it, but as she did noticed something drop to the floor from inside it.
Thinking it was a dollar bill Tony had missed she bent down to pick it up. But it was no note. She could hardly believe her eyes as she read what it said.
Mr Chandler Bing New York University Vanderbilt Hall 40 Washington Square North NY
~*~
This one is for Vanessa, who couldn't wait any longer for a new chapter lol :o) Mwah xxx
So what do you think? Do you think she will go looking for him? Or do you think he will find her first?
Next Chapter: Another wild dorm party leaves everyone knocked for six. Will phoebe find Chandler? And will Ross help Rachel when she needs it most?
Please read and review :o) Oh and thanks for the encouragement Tricia lol xxxx