Chapter 13:
Baby, talk is cheap.
The next morning…Monica and Joey slept in the same couch, very close to each other all night and the next day they woke up very shocked. But while Joey was shocked in a good way, Monica was very worried… she fell sleep in Joey's arms… What did that mean? She got up the couch and sit on one of the smaller couches. She had a very confused look in her face.
Joey- good morning...
Monica- good morning! Didn't you see what've just happened? We slept together…
Monica was about to have a heart attack, but Joey was too happy because of what had happened to care about the implications.
Joey- calm down… nothing happened… we didn't have sex…
Monica- but… what do you think this means?
Joey's happy face started to fade and he talked to Monica using a warning tone…
Joey- oh no… no way! You are not going to ruin this for me, my friend...
Monica- (confused) Ruin what? And how?
Joey- you are not ruining last night for me… wanting to analyze it…
Monica- don't you think we should talk about it?
Joey- no… I don't! we are not going to ruin what happened by talking things over… you want to analyze what only was an innocent night on the couch… while I just want to enjoy the fact that we spend the whole night together, I had a great night and I didn't even touched your boobs…
Monica- it was a great night for me too…
Joey- then… lest not ruin this… lest just say that we had to share the couch because there were no extra beds available…
Monica- ok... now I will woke up the kids up and make breakfast…
Luckily Ben got to school on time and Joey was more than happy to take care of the twins. While Monica was at work and Joey was looking after the babies, he got a phone call… he had to go to another audition… but luckily he was allowed going with the babies.
He was waiting for his turn and talking to Little Joey and Elizabeth who were in their stroller…
Joey- so… Do you think is funny If I do this part homosexually?… Like this… He started talking imitating a woman's voice… Joey- "oh my God… you are so mean… (Pause) is not what you said but the way you said it"The babies started laughing… they didn't understand what was going on but Joey's weird voice made them laugh.
A very beautiful lady who was going to audition for another part talked to him.
Lady- oh my God! Your babies are lovely… How old are they?
Joey- seven months…
Lady- and what are their names?
Joey- Joey and Elizabeth
Lady- oh… those are lovely names!
Joey- (smiling) thanks!… my name is Joey too…
Lady- really? Isn't that confusing?
Joey- no… we call the baby "little Joey"…
Lady- by "we" you mean you and your wife…
Normally, Joey would have told the lady that he wasn't married and that the kids weren't actually his… that he was just "uncle Joey"… but, surprisingly, he said:
Joey- yes… well… actually, it was mostly my wife's idea to name our baby boy after me and our baby girl after her middle name…
Joey smiled… for some reason he liked people thinking that he was a husband and a father. Of course, in reality he couldn't even date Monica because they were best friends, and Joey learned his lesson when he tried to date Rachel: never date a friend… but nobody could blame him for dreaming.
Meanwhile…. Monica managed to get out of work early; she was very looking forward to go back home and see her beloved twins. But before she could do that, she had to pick up some pictures she had taken some time ago and now were finally ready.
Right after the pictures were given to her, Monica looked at them…. There were several pictures of the twins and Emma, some pictures of Ben, and a couple of pictures of Ross and Monica with the kids. But the most beautiful picture was one that was taken in the Central Park… it was a picture of Joey and Monica with the twins. In that picture, they looked like a real family. Monica smiled at that thought… "A complete family", that sounded good…
Finally she entered at her apartment… she saw Joey there who was trying to feed the babies, but little Joey refused to eat.
Monica- honey, I'm home.
Monica surprised her self by saying that… "Interesting choice of words" she thought astonished. What was wrong with her lately?… Why was she having weird feelings for Joey? The jackpot question was: why was she having feeling for Joey and, at the same time, she couldn't get completely over Chandler?
Joey- Thanks God you are here! Because little Joey is refusing to eat! He doesn't like mashed potatoes…
Monica- and did Elizabeth eat?
Joey- oh… well... I can honestly say that she definitely didn't leave any food on her plate.
Monica looked at her daughter and started laughing. The baby girl had thrown to the floor all the mashed potatoes. Monica immediately started to clean the mess.
Monica- no wonder they hate this mashed potatoes! You didn't use my secret ingredient.
Joey- please, don't say is something sentimental like "maternal love"…
Monica- no! I always mix the potatoes with some milk… they love it…
While Monica cleaned, Joey prepared some mashed potatoes like Monica told him and the kids ate it gladly.
Joey- they loved it! You are a genius!
Monica laughed at the exaggeration.
Monica- right… I will be known worldwide as "the chef who makes great mashed potatoes"Joey suddenly remembered something.
Joey- oh! I forgot to ask you… at what time is Rachel coming from the hospital?
Monica- She is coming in an hour… Phoebe and Mike went to pick her up…
Joey- oh… that's great… I already prepared her old room… I think she and Emma will be comfortable there.
Monica- what about you? Will you be ok? I mean… Wont it be weird for you having Rachel as your roommate again?
Joey- no, it wont…
Monica- ok then…
Joey- why would it be weird, Monica?
Monica- I don't know… forget I said anything…
Joey- Monica, I only love Rachel as my friend… I don't have romantic feelings for her anymore…
Monica- is ok… you don't have to explain your self to me…
Joey- I'm just telling the truth because I want to… well… I have to go now… I will see you later…
Later they were going to have some kind of "Welcome back home" party for Rachel. It wasn't really a party… Phoebe, Mike, Joey, Monica and Rachel would have dinner at Monica's to cheer Rachel up…
The truth was that Monica was happy because Rachel finally left Dennis and now Rachel would be safe and would be able to get Emma back and make her peaces with Ross. But, on the other hand, Monica was a little bit jealous because Rachel was moving it with Joey. Monica needed to talk about her feelings for Joey… she needed to understand them…
Just before Joey left the apartment, Monica spoke…
Monica- Joey… wait… we need to talk…
By the moment Monica said that, Joey was facing the door… he suddenly stopped and without even turning a round he sighed and said.
Joey- no… we don't…And saying that, he simply walked away from the apartment leaving a very shocked Monica alone.
At dinnertime, Rachel, Phoebe, Mike and Joey went to Monica's apartment. While the twins and Emma played the adults could have dinner al talk. Then, the three babies fell sleep and the grown ups decided to watch a movie.
They starting watching "How to loose a man in ten days"… almost two hours later Kate Hudson and Matthew Mcconaughey knew each other's secret… but Monica still hadn't told her secret to anyone.
Rachel- ok… I think I'm going to sleep now… I feel pretty tired… Joey… Are you coming home too?
Joey- yes… I'm pretty tired my self…
They got up, said "good night" to the others and after Rachel picked up Emma they both left. Monica started feeling jealous again… Joey and Rachel might be just roommates, but they left together, "like a couple" Monica thought bitterly. She went to the bathroom and washed her face as an intend to clear her head. After washing her face she looked her self in the mirror and talked to her own reflection:
Monica- What the hell do you want, Mon?
After that, she decided that she had to talk to someone so she walked into her living room and decided to ask Phoebe for advice.
Phoebe- well Mon, I guess Mike and I are going to leave too…
Monica- oh… ok… but May I talk to you about something first?
Phoebe- ok… what's going on?
Monica- well… I kind of… mmmm… I slept with Joey…
Phoebe couldn't believe what she was hearing.
Phoebe- What! Are you kidding me?
Monica- well… we didn't actually slept together… we just fell sleep on the couch…
Phoebe- oh my God! You two spent the night together! What does it mean?
Monica- I have not idea… the thing is that lately I been feeling very attracted to Joey and I feel that we are becoming very close… really… really close…
Phoebe didn't understand what the problem with closeness was… until Monica added… Monica- like "me and Chandler right before London" close…Now Phoebe understood better….
Phoebe- oh… and you think that you are Joey are getting so close that you will end up dating him… like you and Chandler in London…
Monica- exactly… and I think Joey is falling in love with me too…
Phoebe- but you still have feelings for Chandler…
Monica- that's the confusing part! How can I be falling in love for Joey if I'm still not completely over Chandler?
Phoebe- I don't know… but I know one thing for certain… Joey is really over Rachel, so, if he is falling in love with you is for real…
Monica sighed… she wished things were that simple for her.
Monica- what do I do? I wish I could get over Chandler completely and for good… I mean he is, after all, gay
Phoebe- didn't he tell you that it's not working with Andrew?
Monica- yes, but I can't take it seriously… he was drunk… I have to ignore that…
Phoebe- well… but you can't ignore Joey… he practically lives here…
Monica- I want to talk to Joey about our feelings but he refuses to talk to me about that… or about the night we spent in the couch…
Phoebe nodded, understanding everything.
Phoebe- I'm not surprised
Monica- Do you think he ignoring our feelings makes sense?
Phoebe- yes… think about it Mon… you are Joey's best friend… and you have a huge history with the guy Joey who was Joey's best friend for years… suddenly you are single and Joey starts feeling attracted to you… he starts looking at you in a different way… but suddenly he sees you and he has a horrible "Rachel" flashback…
Monica- so… What you are saying that he is afraid I'm gonna hurt him like Rachel did?
Phoebe- and can you blame him?
Monica- not really… the truth is that I'm afraid of getting hurt again too…
Phoebe- so… you understand now…
Monica- yes, and you are totally right, Phoebe, me dating Joey is a horrible idea…
Phoebe- (confused) when did I ever said that?
Monica- it doesn't matter that you didn't said those exact words… the truth is that I'm too confused to date anyone… and I don't want to jeopardize my friendship with Joey… I don't want to hurt him like Rachel did… and I don't want my life to be even more complicated…
Believing that she had finally made a decision, Monica said goodbye to Phoebe and Mike, who had to go to their home. Next, she kissed her twins and went to bed.
To be Continued….
Well…. I only got one review for last chapter…. from my loyal Seminoles1…. Thank you, kid! You make my day!
I'm getting very disappointed because very few people seem to like this story and I really love it. I decided to update and get to the really juicy stuff hoping that thinks get better….
I hope you liked this chapter… but remember that this isn't the end…. If this story doesn't seem to be going where you want just be patient… (this goes specially for mondlers fans)