Chandler was still out, and Joey was watching TV with the birds when Janice arrived. He heard her voice in the hallway and went to open the door for her.
Janice was still coming up the stairs with Ruthie, who was babbling excitedly, and Janice also carried some overnight bags filled with her daughter's belongings. When she saw Joey, she smiled and greeted him with her characteristic laugh. "Hi, Joey!"
He did his best not to recoil from her, and he remembered all the stuff that she had brought on her previous visit. Perhaps she needed help carrying more things upstairs. "Um, you need me to carry anything, Janice?"
"No, we got everything, but thanks." She glanced behind her at someone out of view. "We girls decided to be smart this time around, didn't we?"
To Joey's surprise, Phoebe appeared behind Janice on the stairs, and she was carrying a couple more bags that Janice had packed for the weekend. Phoebe smiled and agreed, "Yeah, we used teamwork and did it all in one trip."
Joey was shocked and disapproving. "Pheebs! You shouldn't carry so much stuff. You're pregnant!"
"I'm only a month along, and this stuff isn't heavy. Not like my massage table. This is just exercise." She grinned at Janice and touched her shoulder fondly. "Besides, I don't mind doing stuff for Janice."
Joey was slightly puzzled by the lingering glances that the women exchanged, but he figured that Phoebe and Janice were simply becoming very chummy lately. "Uh, well, come inside then." With a shrug, he led them into the apartment, then shut the door.
Janice glanced around and asked, "Where's Chandler?"
"He's at the store now, but he'll be back soon." Joey offered to take her bags. "Let's put your stuff over here, so you can sit down."
"Okay, thanks." Janice handed over her bags to Joey, then started to set Ruthie down onto the couch.
Phoebe asked Janice, "I should put your stuff in Chandler's room, right?"
"Oh yes, go ahead, honey."
"Okay!" Phoebe kissed her cheek before continuing to the bedroom with the other bags.
Janice sat down beside Ruthie and began to talk to Joey, but she was interrupted.
"Birdies!" the toddler squealed when she saw that the chick and the duck were in the living room. With an excited laugh, she jumped off the couch and started chasing the birds around the room.
Janice sighed. "She really liked those birds the last time too. I hope she won't be too much for you to handle this weekend, Joey. She really wears me out sometimes."
"Don't worry, I've got nieces just like her. But I think she's gonna wear out the birds real fast, though." Joey caught Ruthie from behind and picked her up so that she couldn't chase the birds anymore.
She protested angrily, and seemed ready to throw a tantrum, but Joey held onto her firmly. "Whoa, whoa, Ruthie! You're just gonna scare the birdies until they run away and hide from you. You want that, huh?" When she shook her head, he continued. "Okay, how about you help me feed them instead?"
Ruthie calmed down at last and stopped squirming. "Feed them?"
"Yeah, it's time for their breakfast. Hang on a minute and I'll get their food."
Janice watched with fascination while Joey put Ruthie down and got out some bird feed from the kitchen. Then he knelt down and showed Ruthie how to offer the food to the birds. After some hesitation, the chick and the duck came closer to eat from her hands. Joey prevented Ruthie from squealing too loudly again, and he showed her how to pet the birds and feel their soft feathers without scaring them off. "There, see? They like you now."
Ruthie laughed and curiously grabbed for the rooster's comb and neck flap.
"Hey!" Joey cautioned her not to be rough. "Watch it. They're not like your stuffed animals. You gotta be gentle with them, or they'll get scared and maybe bite or scratch."
Janice smiled and felt rather relieved by Joey's quick reaction. "I was worried that they might do that the other night. Oh, I'm so glad you're here this time, Joey. You know just what to do!"
He wasn't sure how to react to her praise. "Uh, thanks," he shrugged
Phoebe returned from the other room and sat right next to Janice, who pointed her toward the cute scene with the birds. "Oh, good, she finally calmed down. Last time, me and Chandler didn't know what to do other than put the birds in the other room and get her to play with her toys instead."
Joey was puzzled. "Last time? You were here the other night?"
Realizing her slip, Phoebe quickly covered with part of the truth, "Uh, yeah, I brought my guitar and played some songs for Ruthie. Then I helped Janice take Ruthie and all her stuff home."
"Oh," Joey said. "Funny, Chandler didn't mention that. I guess that's why you two came together this time, huh?"
"Yep." They both nodded, glad that they managed to keep their secret.
To change the subject, Phoebe joined the group on the floor and began petting the birds too. She said to them, "Hi, guys," in a friendly manner. Then she thought about how the birds really were both guys, and she asked Joey, "Hey, did you ever rename the chick, now that he's turned into a rooster?"
"Not really," Joey scratched his head, as if he hadn't really thought over the topic. "I think he's used to Yasmine, and I don't know what we'd call him instead. Chuck?"
Phoebe shrugged. "Sure, or name him after one of the male lifeguards on Baywatch instead, since you named him after Yasmine Bleeth to begin with."
Janice laughed loudly, "You mean like David Hasselhoff?"
Phoebe grinned, "Hasselhoff the chicken! That sounds so cool."
Before Joey could protest that he and Chandler ought to have a say in their pets' names, Monica and Rachel came into the apartment just then.
They greeted everybody cheerfully, and Monica said, "Nice to see you again, Janice. Oh, is that Ruthie?" She now noticed the toddler among Joey, Phoebe, and the birds. Monica felt a pang that she didn't have a baby of her own yet. "It's been so long since we've seen her. Aw, she's gotten so big!"
"Yeah," Janice laughed, then noticed Rachel's knockout dress, "Oh, Rachel, you're looking gorgeous today!"
Rachel smiled. "Thank you! I am going to ask out this cute guy named Joshua today, and he better say yes!" She looked at her watch. "Oh, I better go now. See you guys!"
They all said goodbye and wished her good luck, "Although you don't need it, with that dress," Janice added with a laugh.
Joey was trying very hard not to get a headache from the irritating sound, and he hoped that Chandler would return soon. Leaving Phoebe to watch Ruthie and the birds, Joey got up from the floor and went over to Monica.
"How about you, Mon? Still going to that rugby game today?"
"Yeah," she turned and included Janice in the conversation. "Ross and Emily are gonna introduce me to some of the players, so maybe I'll get a man soon too!"
Janice smiled. "Ooh! It seems like everybody's finding somebody now. I hope you get the hottest guy there."
"Me too! Listen, I'm sorry I can't stay home and help babysit some more, but I really gotta get out, and Joey will do all right, I guess."
"I'm sure of it. He's such a natural with kids," Janice complimented him again. "Oh, Joey, I need to tell you all about Ruthie, since you're taking care of her this weekend." She patted the couch next to her.
He sighed and went over to sit beside her. Janice was still telling Joey about Ruthie's bedtime, her favorite toys and videos, her progress on potty training, and how finicky an eater she was, when Chandler finally returned with the groceries.
"Hey!" he greeted everyone, then put the groceries in the kitchen so that he could go over and kiss Janice happily. "I love you."
"I love you too, Bing-a-ling."
While Chandler hugged her close, he glanced at Joey as if to ask how things went so far. Joey shrugged noncommittally, so Chandler just patted his shoulder and kissed Janice again. Then he got up and went to put the groceries away, chatting a little bit with Phoebe and Monica too.
After Janice finished speaking to Joey, they and Monica took Ruthie and her bags across the hall. Ruthie wanted the birds to come too, but then she looked at the new apartment and forgot about the birds in her fascination for the very different place. There were flowers, curtains, colorful posters, and other feminine decorations everywhere, and this apartment felt closer to what her home with her mother was like. She ran around exploring and looking at everything, while Monica and Joey watched over her.
Monica said, "Boy, I'm glad I got all those holes in the walls and floor fixed." She would never forgive herself as a hostess if Ruthie got curious about the electrical wires and hurt herself.
Janice kissed Ruthie goodbye before leaving. "You be a good girl and stay here with Aunt Monica and Uncle Joey, okay? Have fun." She gave Joey one of her baby monitors and told him, "I'll definitely check on her for lunch, dinner, and bedtime, but let me know if she has trouble napping or anything. I'll come right over, if she misses me."
"Yeah, don't worry. Uh, have a good time with Chandler."
"Thank you! Bye." She kissed his cheek, waved at Monica, then returned with the other baby monitor to the guys' apartment.
***
Chandler and Phoebe had already finished cleaning up after the chick and the duck, and they let the birds watch TV in the living room. When Janice came back, they greeted her with hugs and kisses, feeling thankful that they were alone with her at last. Chandler got excited just from seeing Janice and Phoebe kissing so passionately, and he quickly locked the door.
"Let's go to bed!" he spoke eagerly.
They smiled at him, and Janice asked, "Is it okay to leave the birds like that?"
"Oh, yeah! They're unsupervised all the time. They needed more care when we first got them, but now they pretty much do what they want."
"Well then, let's go!"
The three of them retired to Chandler's bedroom and eagerly kissed each other as they kicked off their shoes and piled onto the bed. Janice made sure that the baby monitor was set so that she could hear Joey, should Joey turn it on for any reason, but Joey wouldn't hear them until she clicked the button so that she could talk back to him.
"Wait, Chandler," Janice said, as she pulled them apart before things got too heated. "Let's do this the right way. We have some fun stuff planned."
"Like what?" he asked eagerly.
Janice grinned and lay him down against the pillows. "Well, my king, get ready to meet your new slave girl."
Taking her cue, Phoebe jumped off the bed and went to get the tape player with the music they had brought. She also retrieved some special clothes and props from one of the bags that Janice and packed.
Janice covered Chandler's eyes so he wouldn't peek at Phoebe's preparations, and she kept kissing him to keep him busy.
Chandler was quite content in her arms, but he asked, "Are you my slave girl too?"
She scoffed. "No, silly! I'm your queen, and I'm going to show you that I can get just as dirty as your slave girl can."
He smiled and chuckled. "I know you can, Janice. But I wanna see you get dirty *with* the slave girl."
"Your wish is our command," she answered saucily.
When Phoebe was ready, Janice uncovered Chandler's eyes and let him watch as Phoebe turned on the music and did a sexy strip for them, reminiscent of what she had seen at the strip club last week. Both Chandler and Janice were very pleased, then Janice got out of bed and joined in the strip until they were both naked. They embraced and began kissing each other provocatively.
Chandler loved it, and he started to undo his trousers so that he could stroke himself. They saw him and returned to the bed.
"Oh no!" Janice protested. "The king never undresses himself! His slave girl and his queen do that!" They undressed him together, simultaneously kissing and touching him all over. Chandler noticed that Phoebe often paused to kiss Janice instead, but he didn't mind, because that was hot too. They drove him wild with their teasing until he was naked.
Then they began a playful contest to see who could please their king the most. Janice naturally had the advantage since she already knew what moves turned Chandler on, but Phoebe was creative and revealed that she was very flexible. She assumed many intriguing yoga poses, until she got a little nauseous and had to stop.
"I'm sorry!" she said, feeling awful.
"It's okay," Janice hugged her and kissed her. "We know you're pregnant, honey. Do you want to take a break?"
"I don't want to spoil the fun."
"No, you didn't spoil anything." Janice petted her and brushed the hair out of her face. "Tell her, Chandler."
Sitting up at last, he nodded and agreed. "It's fine, Pheebs. We've got all weekend. You wanna hang out with the birds in the living room, or something?"
"Maybe. Just, just give me a minute first." She lay her head against Janice's shoulder and closed her eyes, trying to keep herself from vomiting. They sat with her sympathetically, and Janice suggested that they make a broth to help her feel better. "You want me to do it, or can you?"
"I can do it." Chandler got up and pulled on a bathrobe. He kissed Janice softly before leaving the room.
[There will be more sex scenes later, but they won't be NC-17 explicit.]
Janice was still coming up the stairs with Ruthie, who was babbling excitedly, and Janice also carried some overnight bags filled with her daughter's belongings. When she saw Joey, she smiled and greeted him with her characteristic laugh. "Hi, Joey!"
He did his best not to recoil from her, and he remembered all the stuff that she had brought on her previous visit. Perhaps she needed help carrying more things upstairs. "Um, you need me to carry anything, Janice?"
"No, we got everything, but thanks." She glanced behind her at someone out of view. "We girls decided to be smart this time around, didn't we?"
To Joey's surprise, Phoebe appeared behind Janice on the stairs, and she was carrying a couple more bags that Janice had packed for the weekend. Phoebe smiled and agreed, "Yeah, we used teamwork and did it all in one trip."
Joey was shocked and disapproving. "Pheebs! You shouldn't carry so much stuff. You're pregnant!"
"I'm only a month along, and this stuff isn't heavy. Not like my massage table. This is just exercise." She grinned at Janice and touched her shoulder fondly. "Besides, I don't mind doing stuff for Janice."
Joey was slightly puzzled by the lingering glances that the women exchanged, but he figured that Phoebe and Janice were simply becoming very chummy lately. "Uh, well, come inside then." With a shrug, he led them into the apartment, then shut the door.
Janice glanced around and asked, "Where's Chandler?"
"He's at the store now, but he'll be back soon." Joey offered to take her bags. "Let's put your stuff over here, so you can sit down."
"Okay, thanks." Janice handed over her bags to Joey, then started to set Ruthie down onto the couch.
Phoebe asked Janice, "I should put your stuff in Chandler's room, right?"
"Oh yes, go ahead, honey."
"Okay!" Phoebe kissed her cheek before continuing to the bedroom with the other bags.
Janice sat down beside Ruthie and began to talk to Joey, but she was interrupted.
"Birdies!" the toddler squealed when she saw that the chick and the duck were in the living room. With an excited laugh, she jumped off the couch and started chasing the birds around the room.
Janice sighed. "She really liked those birds the last time too. I hope she won't be too much for you to handle this weekend, Joey. She really wears me out sometimes."
"Don't worry, I've got nieces just like her. But I think she's gonna wear out the birds real fast, though." Joey caught Ruthie from behind and picked her up so that she couldn't chase the birds anymore.
She protested angrily, and seemed ready to throw a tantrum, but Joey held onto her firmly. "Whoa, whoa, Ruthie! You're just gonna scare the birdies until they run away and hide from you. You want that, huh?" When she shook her head, he continued. "Okay, how about you help me feed them instead?"
Ruthie calmed down at last and stopped squirming. "Feed them?"
"Yeah, it's time for their breakfast. Hang on a minute and I'll get their food."
Janice watched with fascination while Joey put Ruthie down and got out some bird feed from the kitchen. Then he knelt down and showed Ruthie how to offer the food to the birds. After some hesitation, the chick and the duck came closer to eat from her hands. Joey prevented Ruthie from squealing too loudly again, and he showed her how to pet the birds and feel their soft feathers without scaring them off. "There, see? They like you now."
Ruthie laughed and curiously grabbed for the rooster's comb and neck flap.
"Hey!" Joey cautioned her not to be rough. "Watch it. They're not like your stuffed animals. You gotta be gentle with them, or they'll get scared and maybe bite or scratch."
Janice smiled and felt rather relieved by Joey's quick reaction. "I was worried that they might do that the other night. Oh, I'm so glad you're here this time, Joey. You know just what to do!"
He wasn't sure how to react to her praise. "Uh, thanks," he shrugged
Phoebe returned from the other room and sat right next to Janice, who pointed her toward the cute scene with the birds. "Oh, good, she finally calmed down. Last time, me and Chandler didn't know what to do other than put the birds in the other room and get her to play with her toys instead."
Joey was puzzled. "Last time? You were here the other night?"
Realizing her slip, Phoebe quickly covered with part of the truth, "Uh, yeah, I brought my guitar and played some songs for Ruthie. Then I helped Janice take Ruthie and all her stuff home."
"Oh," Joey said. "Funny, Chandler didn't mention that. I guess that's why you two came together this time, huh?"
"Yep." They both nodded, glad that they managed to keep their secret.
To change the subject, Phoebe joined the group on the floor and began petting the birds too. She said to them, "Hi, guys," in a friendly manner. Then she thought about how the birds really were both guys, and she asked Joey, "Hey, did you ever rename the chick, now that he's turned into a rooster?"
"Not really," Joey scratched his head, as if he hadn't really thought over the topic. "I think he's used to Yasmine, and I don't know what we'd call him instead. Chuck?"
Phoebe shrugged. "Sure, or name him after one of the male lifeguards on Baywatch instead, since you named him after Yasmine Bleeth to begin with."
Janice laughed loudly, "You mean like David Hasselhoff?"
Phoebe grinned, "Hasselhoff the chicken! That sounds so cool."
Before Joey could protest that he and Chandler ought to have a say in their pets' names, Monica and Rachel came into the apartment just then.
They greeted everybody cheerfully, and Monica said, "Nice to see you again, Janice. Oh, is that Ruthie?" She now noticed the toddler among Joey, Phoebe, and the birds. Monica felt a pang that she didn't have a baby of her own yet. "It's been so long since we've seen her. Aw, she's gotten so big!"
"Yeah," Janice laughed, then noticed Rachel's knockout dress, "Oh, Rachel, you're looking gorgeous today!"
Rachel smiled. "Thank you! I am going to ask out this cute guy named Joshua today, and he better say yes!" She looked at her watch. "Oh, I better go now. See you guys!"
They all said goodbye and wished her good luck, "Although you don't need it, with that dress," Janice added with a laugh.
Joey was trying very hard not to get a headache from the irritating sound, and he hoped that Chandler would return soon. Leaving Phoebe to watch Ruthie and the birds, Joey got up from the floor and went over to Monica.
"How about you, Mon? Still going to that rugby game today?"
"Yeah," she turned and included Janice in the conversation. "Ross and Emily are gonna introduce me to some of the players, so maybe I'll get a man soon too!"
Janice smiled. "Ooh! It seems like everybody's finding somebody now. I hope you get the hottest guy there."
"Me too! Listen, I'm sorry I can't stay home and help babysit some more, but I really gotta get out, and Joey will do all right, I guess."
"I'm sure of it. He's such a natural with kids," Janice complimented him again. "Oh, Joey, I need to tell you all about Ruthie, since you're taking care of her this weekend." She patted the couch next to her.
He sighed and went over to sit beside her. Janice was still telling Joey about Ruthie's bedtime, her favorite toys and videos, her progress on potty training, and how finicky an eater she was, when Chandler finally returned with the groceries.
"Hey!" he greeted everyone, then put the groceries in the kitchen so that he could go over and kiss Janice happily. "I love you."
"I love you too, Bing-a-ling."
While Chandler hugged her close, he glanced at Joey as if to ask how things went so far. Joey shrugged noncommittally, so Chandler just patted his shoulder and kissed Janice again. Then he got up and went to put the groceries away, chatting a little bit with Phoebe and Monica too.
After Janice finished speaking to Joey, they and Monica took Ruthie and her bags across the hall. Ruthie wanted the birds to come too, but then she looked at the new apartment and forgot about the birds in her fascination for the very different place. There were flowers, curtains, colorful posters, and other feminine decorations everywhere, and this apartment felt closer to what her home with her mother was like. She ran around exploring and looking at everything, while Monica and Joey watched over her.
Monica said, "Boy, I'm glad I got all those holes in the walls and floor fixed." She would never forgive herself as a hostess if Ruthie got curious about the electrical wires and hurt herself.
Janice kissed Ruthie goodbye before leaving. "You be a good girl and stay here with Aunt Monica and Uncle Joey, okay? Have fun." She gave Joey one of her baby monitors and told him, "I'll definitely check on her for lunch, dinner, and bedtime, but let me know if she has trouble napping or anything. I'll come right over, if she misses me."
"Yeah, don't worry. Uh, have a good time with Chandler."
"Thank you! Bye." She kissed his cheek, waved at Monica, then returned with the other baby monitor to the guys' apartment.
***
Chandler and Phoebe had already finished cleaning up after the chick and the duck, and they let the birds watch TV in the living room. When Janice came back, they greeted her with hugs and kisses, feeling thankful that they were alone with her at last. Chandler got excited just from seeing Janice and Phoebe kissing so passionately, and he quickly locked the door.
"Let's go to bed!" he spoke eagerly.
They smiled at him, and Janice asked, "Is it okay to leave the birds like that?"
"Oh, yeah! They're unsupervised all the time. They needed more care when we first got them, but now they pretty much do what they want."
"Well then, let's go!"
The three of them retired to Chandler's bedroom and eagerly kissed each other as they kicked off their shoes and piled onto the bed. Janice made sure that the baby monitor was set so that she could hear Joey, should Joey turn it on for any reason, but Joey wouldn't hear them until she clicked the button so that she could talk back to him.
"Wait, Chandler," Janice said, as she pulled them apart before things got too heated. "Let's do this the right way. We have some fun stuff planned."
"Like what?" he asked eagerly.
Janice grinned and lay him down against the pillows. "Well, my king, get ready to meet your new slave girl."
Taking her cue, Phoebe jumped off the bed and went to get the tape player with the music they had brought. She also retrieved some special clothes and props from one of the bags that Janice and packed.
Janice covered Chandler's eyes so he wouldn't peek at Phoebe's preparations, and she kept kissing him to keep him busy.
Chandler was quite content in her arms, but he asked, "Are you my slave girl too?"
She scoffed. "No, silly! I'm your queen, and I'm going to show you that I can get just as dirty as your slave girl can."
He smiled and chuckled. "I know you can, Janice. But I wanna see you get dirty *with* the slave girl."
"Your wish is our command," she answered saucily.
When Phoebe was ready, Janice uncovered Chandler's eyes and let him watch as Phoebe turned on the music and did a sexy strip for them, reminiscent of what she had seen at the strip club last week. Both Chandler and Janice were very pleased, then Janice got out of bed and joined in the strip until they were both naked. They embraced and began kissing each other provocatively.
Chandler loved it, and he started to undo his trousers so that he could stroke himself. They saw him and returned to the bed.
"Oh no!" Janice protested. "The king never undresses himself! His slave girl and his queen do that!" They undressed him together, simultaneously kissing and touching him all over. Chandler noticed that Phoebe often paused to kiss Janice instead, but he didn't mind, because that was hot too. They drove him wild with their teasing until he was naked.
Then they began a playful contest to see who could please their king the most. Janice naturally had the advantage since she already knew what moves turned Chandler on, but Phoebe was creative and revealed that she was very flexible. She assumed many intriguing yoga poses, until she got a little nauseous and had to stop.
"I'm sorry!" she said, feeling awful.
"It's okay," Janice hugged her and kissed her. "We know you're pregnant, honey. Do you want to take a break?"
"I don't want to spoil the fun."
"No, you didn't spoil anything." Janice petted her and brushed the hair out of her face. "Tell her, Chandler."
Sitting up at last, he nodded and agreed. "It's fine, Pheebs. We've got all weekend. You wanna hang out with the birds in the living room, or something?"
"Maybe. Just, just give me a minute first." She lay her head against Janice's shoulder and closed her eyes, trying to keep herself from vomiting. They sat with her sympathetically, and Janice suggested that they make a broth to help her feel better. "You want me to do it, or can you?"
"I can do it." Chandler got up and pulled on a bathrobe. He kissed Janice softly before leaving the room.
[There will be more sex scenes later, but they won't be NC-17 explicit.]