Chapter 3

Rachel and Monica were in the kitchen while the guys remained in the living room. "So, are the others coming?" Rachel asked and Monica nodded.

"Phoebe should be here soon with Tommy. Mike can't come because he got a last minute cold. Joey said he would try and make it, but we're not sure yet. He auditioned for a movie and has to wait to see if he gets the part." Rachel nodded when Monica was finished.

"Yeah, it would be great to see everyone again. I feel like it's been forever since we've all gotten together like this." Monica agreed.

"So, how are things with Emma?" Rachel put on a smile.

"Pretty good, she has her first real crush. I'm so happy about it." Monica stopped what she was doing to look at her friend.

"I bet Ross isn't." Rachel shook her head.

"He's really not, but he's a guy and Emma's always been a daddy's girl. Of course this would be hard for him. He's just going to have to realize that she's not a little girl anymore." She stated with a smile. "Emma has just made me so proud. She's popular at school and she's a cheerleader. You don't know how relieved I am that she wasn't some Science geek." She said a little loudly.

"You know, if you speak up your voice tends to carry out here!" She heard Ross say and then cringed.

"Sorry about that!" She yelled back and smiled at Monica. "It's still a sore subject for him." They heard the doorbell ring again.

"I've got it!" Chandler exclaimed as Monica and Rachel got back to what they were doing. Chandler opened the door and smiled at the woman standing there. "Phoebes, glad you're here." She smiled at him.

"Glad to be here." She then heard a noise behind her and rolled her eyes as she turned away from Chandler. "Tommy, get over here! Leave that cat alone!" She yelled as she looked back at Chandler. "Sorry, you know how kids are. He's a little hyper at the moment. I gave him some candy on the drive over here. I'm thinking that was a bad idea." Chandler nodded when a young boy walked over to Phoebe. She smiled at her son. "Tommy, you remember Chandler?" The boy looked up at Chandler.

"You're the dork." He said and Phoebe felt embarrassed as Chandler smiled.

"Well, isn't he precious." He said sarcastically as he moved out of the way to let them into the house. He closed the door behind them.

"I'm sorry about that. He thinks everyone's a dork these days." Chandler waved his hand in the air.

"Don't worry about it. Jack!" He yelled up the stairs and his son came down a few seconds later. Chandler smiled at him. "Son, why don't you take Tommy up to your room?" Jack rolled his eyes.

"Sure, come on." He said as he walked back up the stairs and Tommy followed after him. Phoebe smiled at Chandler.

"Thanks, I needed a break." He returned her smile.

"I could tell." He took her coat and placed it in the coat closet.

"Mike wanted me to tell you that he's sorry he couldn't make it." Chandler nodded.

"Yeah, it's fine. Not like he knew he would get sick or anything." Phoebe nodded also when Ross came back into the living room after being in the bathroom.

"Hey, Phoebes. You look beautiful as always." He said as he gave her a hug and she smiled at him when he pulled away.

"I know." She replied. "Are Monica and Rachel in the kitchen?" Chandler nodded again.

"Yeah, they're doing girl things. I was told to stay out of there." Phoebe nodded also.

"That's probably for the best. I'll go see if they need any help." They watched her go and then just sat back down on the couch not knowing what else to say. They were like that for a few minutes when Chandler broke the silence.

"So, you wanna watch the game?" Ross nodded.

"Yeah," Chandler grabbed the remote and turned the TV on and they both watched in silence.