This chapter will be laid out more like an episode of Sex and the City than Friends, but there will be Friends in it…
Carrie placed herself on the corner of the bed with her lap top. A Mocchachino from Starbucks sat on the nightstand. As she started to type into her laptop , her cell phone rang. Picking it up , she gets a smile on her face when she realizes who it is. On the other end , a male voice says. "Hey Kiddo." The voice is coming from a rather distinguished looking man with black hair and carrying a briefcase. He is wearing a black suit with a white shirt and a solid blue tie. Carrie got all girlie and sweet as she asked him if he missed her . "Absofuckinglutely." Big exclaimed. "So what have you been up to lately?" he asked as he lifted a cigarette to his lips. One of the vices that him and his Carrie always shared. With girl like excitement, Carrie squealed. "I have found the perfect Valentines Day series for my column. It is about a friend of Miranda's who works for Ralph Lauren . She and her future husband have such a sweet story and I want to tell it. And what is really sweet is they remind me of you and me. They had the same amount of obstacles that we did and he even married someone else like you did. They ended up with a baby and then she was going to leave the country and he ran through the airport to tell her he loved her." Carrie swooned when she remembered Big running through the streets of Paris to proclaim his love for her. "Sounds great , kiddo, I hope you have no plans for Valentines , because I have some of my own." Big smiled as he fingered the bracelet with diamonds on it he got Carrie for Valentines Day. "Good cause I want you back in New York." Carrie smiled as she heard John's voice. "Gotta go kiddo, have a meeting in an hour." "Love you." She said softly and blew a kiss into the phone. Following that, Carrie took a swig of coffee and then began to type……
You have to wonder what makes us think we have finally found the happy ending . When can we truthfully say, we won the war. I knew myself the war was over when after years of tears and fights, Big admitted that he did love me.Sometimes it takes a man to make a grand gesture to show how he really feels. When a man does do this, we become the princess and he becomes Prince Charming.
Carrie looked down at her words. When do we find our happy ending ? She had found hers that afternoon in Paris when Big finally said "Carrie, you're the one." Miranda found hers with Steve and Charlotte with Harry and her little baby , Taylor. Even Stanford had found his. Surprisingly enough, it was with Charlotte's friend , Anthony. After they stopped their gay cat fights , they realized that they had fun together and then went out and before you know it, they had moved into a walk up in Chelsea . Carrie started to ponder her assignment. What kind of a man would a smart, fashion savvy woman like Rachel give up Paris and a dream job for? So Carrie began uncovering the mystery of Doctor Dinosaur……
Carrie sat down in Central Perk with Monica. She wanted to know as much background about Ross as she could. Monica couldn't stop talking about her brother and it was obvious how much these two siblings loved each other. It wasn't always like that, Monica laughed, "There was a time I hated him so much. You see , my parents always thought of Ross as the Prince. They praised him and supported his science stuff. I always thought I would be in his shadow." Monica had said."It was n't until we became adults that I realized what a great guy he was. He is a very loving man. He is loyal to his friends and wouldn't do anything to hurt them. He is also an awesome father to both of his children. And Rachel, well I don't think isn't anything on earth that he wouldn't do for her. " At that point, Monica was joined by her husband as he peaked in the carriage. He was no slouch in the looks department either. He had this sandy hair and these incredible blue eyes.
"Carrie, this is Chandler Bing, my husband." Monica said as she proudly introduced Chandler. Chandler shook her hand. "Bing? " Monica continued. "Honey, Carrie writes that column in the Star and guess what, she is doing her valentines column on Ross and Rachel." Carrie remembered where she heard the name Bing from. "Are you any relationship to the romance novelist Nora Bing.?" Chandler put his head down. "Guilty, she is my mother." He said to Carrie. "I love her books." Well you can't say you were a fan of them when most kids everything they learned about sex they learned from my mother's books." Carrie gushed. "I love them." Eager to change the subject, Chandler said. "So you are writing about Ross and Rach?" "Yes any interesting antedotes about them. I mean you must have a lot , since you were his best friend." Chandler started to giggle as he heard Carrie say this. "Oh yes I do." Monica looked at him with an evil look that said "Don't you dare Chandler , or none for you tonight." "No actually I don't" Chandler had a ton of stories he could have told her. "Like how Ross said Rachel's name at his wedding to Emily or how he and Rachel got hammered in Vegas and then got married." Chandler straightened up and smiled. "Well Carrie , I was the one who told Rachel that Ross loved her." Carrie straightened up and got out her tape recorder. "And how did that go?" Chandler told the story of how Ross was in China and it was Rachel's birthday. Ross had gotten her a very expensive broach and then he slipped and said the only other time he spent that much was on his ex wife Carol when he told her he loved her. " Carrie knew that this guy was special and this was just going to prove her point, that guys like him and Big do exist. While Carrie was sitting there talking to Chandler and Monica, another of Rachel's friends walked in to the coffee shop. A tall blonde introduced herself as Phoebe Buffay Hannigan or Princess Consuela Banana Hammock. She had a bohemian air about her as she explained she was going to entertain. Carrying her guitar, she started a concert of her greatest hits. Carrie loved this kind of entertainment , so she endured such songs as Little Black Curly Hair and Sticky Shoes, everyone smiled as she ended her set with a song that she wrote a long time ago called Smelly Cat. As Phoebe came over and sat down, Monica explained about Carrie. Phoebe got so excited about the article that she grabbed a coffee and then proceeded to tell her about the lobsters.
"I am the reason that those two got together in the first place. I kept telling Ross that she was his lobster. Finally when it happened, they were so happy and so in love. Then came the break." Phoebe said ominously. "Carrie excitedly wrote as she heard the tale of the night that Ross got drunk , Rachel had Mark over , and he thought she had moved on, Ross found Chloe and then slept with her. The next day Rachel found out and was heart broken. Carrie thought back to when she found out about Big and Natasha. All of this just seemed too familiar for her tastes. Phoebe then said how Rachel went to London to try and stop the wedding. If Carrie could have gone to Long Island, would she have done the same with Big's wedding to Natasha.
"He actually said her name?" Carrie asked as she wrote this down. Phoebe nodded her head. "Yep, and then he actually wanted to work things out with Emily , which was fine except Emily said that she never wanted Ross to see Rachel ever again." Pictures flashed through Carrie's mind of the day that Natasha found out about how she was still sleeping with Big and the tooth that never would be the same again. As Phoebe continued, Carrie realized that she needed to meet with her girls as well. She looked at her watch and then said. "I am sorry , this is all really great, but I am meeting my friends for drinks later and I have to go get ready." "Oh that is quite alright. This was fun ." exclaimed Phoebe. Monica shook Carrie's hand again and then said. "I am having a party at my house in Westchester. We would love it , if you and Miranda and Steve , and Charlotte and Harry, especially would come to it as well. After all , we are all couples and we always enjoy meeting other peoples friends. " Actually Monica wanted to do what Monica was good at, pleasing complete strangers and catering to her friends. "Oh and we have another friend as well, Samantha, should she come as well?" Carrie asked. "The more the merrier."smiled Monica. Carrie warned Monica about Samantha and her wildness and free spirit. Chandler just smiled and looked at Monica, "Have we got a guy for her then." He laughed .
I am so glad that people are liking this stories. Hey Barb … there is Big in here cause I like him as well… and this chapter is for you and also this story is for all my fellow addicts at Everlasting Love and Versatility… as well on Friends Board….