It had been an exhausting day for Joey. He had an interview with Entertainment Tonight and then shooting didn't wrap until late. When he got home , there was a message from Rachel on his answering machine telling him she loved him and to call her. Joey had never called back a woman in his life other than Rachel. Now things were changing rapidly. He laid down in his bed and closed his eyes , he would call her in the morning.
He was asleep in his bed when Rachel came in and she was wearing just a bra and a thong. She batted her eyelashes and then she threw her legs around his torso. She was not the little demure thing, she was like a tigress tearing off his clothes and clawing his skin with her nails. She wanted him and she wanted him now. Usually this kind of girl was the type that turned him on, but for some odd reason, he woke from a sound sleep terrified. The whole thing was a dream, but to Joey , it was more like a nightmare.
"Helllo." Ross said as he woke from a sound sleep. He threw the covers off of the bed and then tripped on the way to the phone. "Shit ." he muttered as he picked up the phone.
"Ross it's me." Joey said with panic in his voice.
Now he was angry, "Do you realize what fucking time it is?" Ross said as he looked at the clock. "It's fucking three in the morning." Joey needed to talk to his best friend. "I know it is, but I have to talk to you about something this is important." Ross went to the dresser and pulled out a sweatshirt and sweats. "You know you are damn lucky I am a great best friend, because if I weren't you would dead right now. I am on my way." Ross said as he hung up the phone.
Joey paced the floor and then he went to his refrigerator and got a beer. He kept looking out his apartment window at the street below. Sweat was pouring off of his forehead , his heart was beating two hundred and fifty beats per minute. Then there was a knock at the door and Joey answered it.
"Starting early, or are you still drinking from tonight?" Ross said as he came in the door. "Since you are almost done, why don't you get your best friend one?" he said as he sat down. Joey returned with two beers and handed Ross one.
"So tell me, why did you wake me from one of the best sleeps I have had since Emily and I broke up?" Ross demanded. Joey took a sip of his beer and then started.
"Well it was like this. I was in my bed and then I started to think about this whole marriage thing. I mean , you know , kids, a house , a wife, and then it dawned on me. I had this really wild dream about Rachel and she was doing all this wild stuff to me. I mean she was a freak, and you know how it usually turns me on, this time all I could think about in this dream was that I would be with the same woman for the rest of my life."
Ross looked at him disgusted. "That didn't dawn on you , like before you gave her the ring?"
"I am in hell man, I mean I have never been in a real committed relationship before. I need to know that I am ready for this. " Joey said as he looked at his friend. "I need to know that Rachel is the one .That is why I need your help."
Ross was confused. "And may I ask for what?"
Joey sighed. "If I am ready, I need to know that Rachel is too. I need you to sleep with her. If she turns you down, I'll know she is the one."
Ross screamed. "Have you lost your fucking mind? You want me to sleep with your fiancée so you can make sure she is going to stay faithful to you. I am going to tell you Joey, you don't exactly have a good track record with women and commitment."
"That's the point. If I know this woman won't sleep with another guy. Then I 'll know I am ready. " Joey turned to Ross and smiled. " I mean I am offering you sex with no strings. You get some and I mean it is not as if you are a dog , I mean you are an attractive guy and you're funny and you're smart. Why wouldn't she want you?" Joey reasoned as he put his arm around his pal.
"I don't want her." Ross said as he moved Joey's arm from his shoulder. "I am not in any way ready to be with a woman again." Joey looked at him. "What are you gay now or something? Have you been around the theatre so much you have become a fag?" he said defensively.
"Unlike you my friend, I know how to be in a relationship. It is only that it seems like I keep finding the same bad kind of women, over and over. Until I can figure out , why I do that., I would prefer to stay celibate." Ross explained. "There are more important things in the world than sex."
"I am doing you a favor pal, probably the last time you got lucky with a girl was Emily, am I right?" Joey said. "Plus I am not saying that she would sleep with you. I just said that I want to see if she would sleep with you."
"Can't you just hire some male escort or something?" Ross asked disgusted.
"You and I go way back. I have to find this out before it is too late. Please do this for me?" Joey begged. He looked into Ross' eyes and then smiled sickingly. "Please?" Ross turned away. "Alright, I 'll do it. But I am doing it under protest." Ross said resigned.
"Thanks Ross, you are a great best friend." Joey said.
"And since I am , could I go back to sleep?" Ross whined. Joey smiled "Of course , you can pal, pleasant dreams. Tomorrow is going to be a big day." Ross turned around and put his Yankee cap on his head. "Don't call me ." he said as he walked out of the door.