Joey got home early the next morning. Chandler was still sleeping, which was unusual for him. Joey didn't think anything of it and went to his room.
He changed clothes after taking a shower and went over to Monica's to raid the fridge. Monica and Rachel were both up and about.
Joey opened the door and waltzed in like he always does.
"Hey Joey. How was your date last night?" Rachel asked quietly.
"Fine, I mean really fine," Joey answered in a louder voice. Monica looked at Joey and spoke in a quiet voice, "Joey, you have to be quiet. We have a guest…"
"Oh, who is it?"
Both Rachel and Monica looked a little taken aback at that question. Who was this girl?
They shrugged. "Don't know," Rachel said. "Ross just asked us to let her sleep here last night."
Joey started eating a bowl of Frosted Flakes and nodded. "Maybe it is Ross's girlfriend?"
Monica shook her head. "No I don't think so…"
"Why not?"
"She seems a little young for him."
They all turned to the couch when they heard someone yawn. Sarah sat up and looked around. She was still dressed the way she was last night, and her shoes were sitting on the ground by the couch.
Sarah turned and saw the three people sitting at the table. "Good morning," she said. Monica and Rachel said good morning. Joey just sat there.
Something about that girl was familiar to Joey, but he just couldn't put his finger on it.
Sarah stood up and walked to the bathroom, which she found last night.
Joey turned to Monica and Rachel when he heard the door shut. "Young? Ross is robbing the cradle with that one. She looks like she is fifteen."
Chandler came in at this point. "Hey Joe. Listen I need to talk to you about…"
"About the young girl?" Joey said not looking up from his Frosted Flakes. Chandler seemed a little surprised about Joey's open reaction to the girl.
"Oh, so you know about her?" Joey nodded. Chandler let out a sigh of relief.
"Wow, " he said sitting down. "I was afraid you would freak out."
"Freak out?" Joey asked with his mouth full of cereal. Chandler nodded.
"Well, yeah. I know I would if I found out I had a teenage daughter."
Joey stopped eating, Monica eyes widened until they were ready to pop out of her head, and Rachel gasped. Joey dropped the spoon that he was holding into his cereal bowl.
"What?" he said. Chandler was getting a little frightened. He was wrong. Joey didn't know.
"I said…um…I know I would freak out if I found out I had a twenty dollar bill in my pocket," Chandler said pulling a twenty out of his pocket. Joey just continued to stare at him.
Then the door opened and Ross walked in. "Hey guys. What's going on?"
Monica stood up and walked over to her brother. "Ross, did you know that the girl we took in last night was Joey's daughter?"
Ross's eyes went wide. "No…I mean…no. I may have…yes, I knew."
The bathroom door opened and Sarah walked out. She looked refreshed and clean. Her black hair was cascading down her back, leaving wet marks on her t-shirt.
"Good morning," she said. She picked up a bowl and found a spoon. She took Monica's chair across from Joey and poured herself a bowl of Frosted Flakes and some milk. She started eating unaware of five pairs of eyes on her.
No one noticed when the door opened and a blonde head walked in. It was Phoebe. "Hey guys," she said. When she noticed she pointed at Sarah and said, "Who's this?"
Chandler stood up and walked out of the room. Joey stood up and followed, leaving Ross to explain to everyone else what was going on, and tell Sarah about Joey.
Isn't it always Chandler who spills the beans? Just an observation. He is almost always the one to let on about the big secret. He just has a big mouth I guess.