CHAPTER THREE: FUN
"Hey, Phoebe!" Mike's voice was cheery, which made Phoebe feel bad for so completely forgetting about him.
"Hi sweetie. I'm sorry I didn't call. I lost track of time. How are you?"
"Missing you, but otherwise fine"
Phoebe tried to smile a genuine smile. She felt Mike could tell she was faking it, though she knew there was no way.
"That's sweet" She could not bring herself to tell him she missed him too, because she honestly didn't. She just wanted to get the call over with. "Joey and I are going to Disneyland tomorrow. Isn't that great?"
"Sounds like fun. Well, I'm glad you made it ok to LA. Enjoy your vacation and I'll see you in a few days. Love ya"
"Thanks. See you soon" With a sigh, she turned the cell phone off and put it away. She felt relieved and was soon fast asleep, and it wasn't until she heard soft knocking that she reluctantly opened her eyes.
"Come in" she said groggily and the door opened to let in a smiling Joey. She was instantly awake and smiled back.
"I didn't wanna wake you, but I really wanna show around and you know what they say about time flying..."
"I'll be ready in a jiffy, Joey. Boy, I guess I was sleepier than I realized"
Joey closed the door to the guestroom and went to the fridge to get a beer and sit in the balcony to wait for Phoebe to be ready. The warm breeze and the smell of the not-too-far-away sea had a calming effect on Joey and he started planning out the evening ahead...
He would show her all the sights and visit all the touristy places, then he would take her to his favorite restaurant, which had a homey atmosphere, and if it wasn't too late or Phoebe wasn't too tired, they could go for a walk to the nearby beach...Damn, he thought, there is so much to do and so little time to do it in.
He finished his beer at about the same time he saw Phoebe come out of the room. He couldn't help the smile on his face. A very small part of him wished Ross, Chandler, Rachel and Monica were here. They would all have a blast. Oh and Mike. Joey frowned at the thought. Well, not Mike. Not really. He wasn't really part of the gang. He was a great guy and all, but he didn't really fit in. No that wasn't true. He did, but... Well, hell. He just didn't want Mike around. Period. He got up, opened the sliding door and joined Phoebe.
"Wow. You look great, Pheebs. Ready to go?" He said with a smile, his eyes appreciatively looking her over.
"You bet, baby. Let's go have fun"
Joey had to remind himself this was Phoebe. His FRIEND Phoebe. His MARRIED friend Phoebe. However, an unfamiliar and not altogether unpleasant feeling was coming over him the more he saw her, which spelled trouble but Joey being Joey was blessedly unaware.
"Hey, Phoebe!" Mike's voice was cheery, which made Phoebe feel bad for so completely forgetting about him.
"Hi sweetie. I'm sorry I didn't call. I lost track of time. How are you?"
"Missing you, but otherwise fine"
Phoebe tried to smile a genuine smile. She felt Mike could tell she was faking it, though she knew there was no way.
"That's sweet" She could not bring herself to tell him she missed him too, because she honestly didn't. She just wanted to get the call over with. "Joey and I are going to Disneyland tomorrow. Isn't that great?"
"Sounds like fun. Well, I'm glad you made it ok to LA. Enjoy your vacation and I'll see you in a few days. Love ya"
"Thanks. See you soon" With a sigh, she turned the cell phone off and put it away. She felt relieved and was soon fast asleep, and it wasn't until she heard soft knocking that she reluctantly opened her eyes.
"Come in" she said groggily and the door opened to let in a smiling Joey. She was instantly awake and smiled back.
"I didn't wanna wake you, but I really wanna show around and you know what they say about time flying..."
"I'll be ready in a jiffy, Joey. Boy, I guess I was sleepier than I realized"
Joey closed the door to the guestroom and went to the fridge to get a beer and sit in the balcony to wait for Phoebe to be ready. The warm breeze and the smell of the not-too-far-away sea had a calming effect on Joey and he started planning out the evening ahead...
He would show her all the sights and visit all the touristy places, then he would take her to his favorite restaurant, which had a homey atmosphere, and if it wasn't too late or Phoebe wasn't too tired, they could go for a walk to the nearby beach...Damn, he thought, there is so much to do and so little time to do it in.
He finished his beer at about the same time he saw Phoebe come out of the room. He couldn't help the smile on his face. A very small part of him wished Ross, Chandler, Rachel and Monica were here. They would all have a blast. Oh and Mike. Joey frowned at the thought. Well, not Mike. Not really. He wasn't really part of the gang. He was a great guy and all, but he didn't really fit in. No that wasn't true. He did, but... Well, hell. He just didn't want Mike around. Period. He got up, opened the sliding door and joined Phoebe.
"Wow. You look great, Pheebs. Ready to go?" He said with a smile, his eyes appreciatively looking her over.
"You bet, baby. Let's go have fun"
Joey had to remind himself this was Phoebe. His FRIEND Phoebe. His MARRIED friend Phoebe. However, an unfamiliar and not altogether unpleasant feeling was coming over him the more he saw her, which spelled trouble but Joey being Joey was blessedly unaware.
