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TOW the fight

"What's going on?", Chandler said, out of breath.

They ignored him. Joey just sat down on the bench. Ross and Rachel were yelling at each other. Ben helped his dad by giving him good arguments. Chandler just stood there waiting for an answer.

''Alright. Well... I'm going to sit down now...'', he finally said.

Joey and Chandler were sitting next to each other. Chandler smiled. He missed the old times: how they all hang out at Central Perk, how they see each other everyday and how they have these little arguments about random things. Joey on the other hand was staring into space. All he could think about was Andrea... Andrea and Lea. He can't seem to be able to get them out of his mind, not even for a second.

Suddenly, Joey sprung up. Chandler looked at his friend, confused. Ross and Rachel were still fighting.

'' WOULD YOU GUYS SHUT UP?! I CAN'T THINK STRAIGHT!''

The couple stopped. They looked at him, embarrassed.

"YOU KNOW WHAT?! I'M JUST GOING TO GO BACK TO THE APARTMENT!"

On that, he stormed off. They all looked at each other.

"See what you did?", Rachel said before she ran after Joey.

"Hey Joey! Wait up!", she yelled as she was getting closer to her friend.

"Leave me alone Rachel. I need to think.", he said angrily.

"What is wrong with you?!", she snapped.

Joey looked at her in the eyes. She never yelled at him like that before.

"If you miss Andrea, then go after her. It's that simple!", she said as she stopped in front of him.

"It's not that simple Rachel! She doesn't want to marry. She can't even tell me why! If I go after her, she's going to run away again.", he said trying to keep his calm.

"You know what? Fine. Ignore your problems again! Everything is going to be fine!", she said sarcastically.

Joey snorted and walked back to the apartment without looking back. He looked at his watch. It was around 11 now.

"Lea should be at her acting class.", he thought.

Joey made Lea take acting classes. He wanted her to like acting as much as he does. One day, she came back home and told him that she loves acting. He was so happy then... and now everything is breaking apart. He was halfway from the apartment. He remembered what he told Andrea when Lea fell in love with acting.

"Wow! She really likes acting huh?", Andrea smiled.

"I guess it runs in the family.", he said with a grin.

Joey finally arrived into the apartment. Monica was on the phone with Erica, the twin's birth mother.


Andrea sat down on the couch. The TV was on but she wasn't paying attention to it. She was thinking about Joey. Andrea loves Joey. She never met a guy this happy in her life. It hurts her seeing Joey crushed. Her dad was the reason why she couldn't marry Joey.

Andrea is an illegal immigrant. Her dad helped her come to the US for a better education. Her aunt took her in. She cam here when she was 13, which explains the tiny Italian accent she has.

A few week ago, her dad called. He announced that his company went bankrupt.

"You need to marry that Joey boy that you are dating and take his money."

"What?! No!"

"You have to help me. It was because of me that you got a good education."

"Oh. Don't use that card again."

"I'm your dad.", he continues.

"I can't do that to him! Are you crazy?!"

"Look... I don't want to do this... but I need the money.", he explained.

"I- I can't."

Tears began to form in her eyes. She can't do that to Joey. She loves him. He cares about her. Andrea wanted to get married to Joey. She can't now...

"Take his money or else I'm going to claim you. You and Lea will have to come back to Italy."

"Wh-what if he doesn't want to marry me?", she said as she tried not to cry.

"Of course he wants to marry you.", she thought to herself.

"Oh he will. He's crazy about you."

Could she really trust her father? Is he really going to claim her back to Italy? Her mind was going crazy. She can't take Joey's money. She can't ignore her dad either. Andrea made herself another drink. After a hour of thinking, she finally had the guts to tell him. She had to tell Joey what's happening.

Nobody answered. She took a deep breath and left him a message.

"Hey Joey, honey. It's me. Call me back alright? I have something to tell you."

She started shaking. Andrea didn't want to go back to Italy. She has everything here: friends, job, life and love... She was scared.


Monica covers the phone when she saw Joey came in.

"Hey Joey. I think someone called you on your cell phone." she said before going back to her conversation.

Joey walked into his room. He slowly picked up his phone from the nightstand. He wasn't in the mood to talk to anyone. He let out a sigh and listened to the message.

"Of course. She want's to tell me that she wants to keep Lea and move out.", he thought.

Joey decided not to call back. He lied down and fell asleep as soon as he closed his eyes.


Rachel walked back towards the park. She felt bad for yelling at him like that.

"Hey Rach! How's Joey?", Chandler asked as soon as he saw his friend.

"Really bad... I- I yelled at him.", she admitted.

"What?! Why?"

"I don't know... I guess I just let it out on Joey since I was already in a bad mood because of Ross.", Rachel said, looking at her husband.

"Oh so it's my fault again?", Ross commented.

Chandler shot him a look. He immediately knew that he should shut up before Chandler kills him.

"C'mon don't feel bad. I'll go check on him.", Chandler comforted.

"Can I come with you? I want to apologize. I don't know what has gotten over me."

"It's fine. I think you have some other stuff to take care of.", he said, pointing at Ross and Ben.

"Urgh. You are right. Wish me luck."

Chandler smiled, kissed his friend on the head and left. On his way back, he went into a liquor store and brought a pack of beer, and to the pizza parlour to get an extra large peperoni pizza and to the video store to pick up Die hard 1 and 2, Joey's favourite movie.

"Knock knock?", Chandler said from the other side of door.

"Come in.", Joey answered.

"Die Hard marathon?", he suggested, showing him the movies.

"Thanks, but no thanks."

"OK, buddy. What's wrong?"

Realizing that his question was stupid. He offered him some beer and pizza.

"Just the beer.", Joey said, pointing at the pack of beer.

They both drank in silence. Chandler knew how he felt: losing someone he loves. He felt the same way when he was with Kathy, the actress he dated a while ago. He thought that she was the one. Chandler knows that if Monica ever leave him, he would die. He can't without her. She completes him in every way he could think of. Monica is the best thing that's ever happen to him.

"Rachel's right.", Joey finally said, breaking the silence that was making Chandler uncomfortable.

"Excuse me?"

"Rachel's right. I always ignore my problems, hoping that they would go away. But I end up getting hurt even more."

"It's not your fault, pal. You're scared, that's all. Try calling Andrea. Maybe you'll work things out.," Chandler said, patting his best friend on the back.

"Alright. I'll call her. ", he said, looking down to his feet.

Chandler stands up and pick up the box of pizza, the pack of beer and head towards the door.

"If you change your mind about the movie. I'll probably be on the porch."

"Thanks, Chandler.", Joey said before Chandler left.


"What is wrong with you Ben!', Rachel lectured.

"Dad did it too!"

"Ross shot him a deadly look. He doesn't want to fight with Rachel again. Ever since she got the plane, he promised himself to never lose her ever again.

"I know what I did was wrong, but you called the break!", he fought back.

"Exactly1 it was a B-R-E-A-K! Not a break up!"

"She's the one who wanted to break up!", Bend said.

"Let's call her. You'll see! I'm always right."

The boys let out a snort. They both know that it was not true.

After a few rings, Lucy picked up. Rachel opened the speaker phones.

"Hello?", the voice answered.

"Hi Lucy. It's Rachel."

"Oh. Um... Good morning again Mrs. Geller."

"I was wondering... Did you had the intention to break up with Ben when you said that you wanted a break?"

"...No. I thought that we would last.", Lucy said in a sad voice.

On those words, Ben's heart sank. He didn't know. It was his first serious relationship. He never thought that he could ever feel this way about someone, but he did now and he screwed it up. Ross stood next to Rachel. She looked at him in the eyes. He understood. Ross hugged her from behind and whispered that he was sorry.

"Alright. Thanks Lucy.", she said before hanging up.

She turns towards Ben. He looked up and looked at his so-called mom. He was about the fall apart.

"See? I'm always right.", she said slowly.

Ross gave her a sad smile.

"What do I do? I want her back.", Ben said.

"Give her some time. She will realize that she loves you more than anything in the world.", Ross said as he looked at Rachel who was hugging Ben.

She let go and gathered the other kids. They walked back to the apartment in silence.

"Give her time... What if it takes her a eternity to realize that?", Ben thought.


"Hey Andrea.", he said.

"Joey. What took you so long to call me back?'

"My phone's battery died.", he lied.

"Look Joey. I-", Andrea started.

"No! Listen to me! I love you, OK? I don't see myself without you. I want to marry you... Why can't you marry me?", he interrupted.

"Joey. I can't marry you because...my... dad... he...", she said.

"Why does he have anything to do with us?", Joey interrupted again.

"No no... He's perfectly fine with us. It's just that... if I get married to you. He wants me to take your money and leave you."

"Well don't take my money and don't leave me!"

"I can't do this. I can't. If he finds out that I'm marrying you and don't take your fortune, he will take me back to Italy.", she explained.

"He can't ta-"

"He can Joey! ... I'm a illegal immigrant!"

"WHAT?! You never told me that!"

"I'm sorry!"

"Let's moves to New York! You can change your phone number, your name. If you marry me, take my last name. He will not find you! Please!", he begged.

"What if it doesn't?! I will have to go back to Italy! I-"

"I will come with you!", he yelled.

A second there, Joey thought he scared her off. She didn't talk for a few seconds. Joey hold his breath. He can't afford to lose the love of his life. Even with all the money he had... He would break down.

"You can't Joey. What about your friends? You can't leave them... I know you.", she said softly, holding back her tears.

"I can.", he affirmed in a cold tone as if he was trying to convince himself too.

"Fine. If you say so. We'll try that."

"OK. I love y-"

Andrea hung up.


Alone, Phoebe sat on a green lawn chair on the roof. She was wearing a red think sweater.

"Why is everything so messed up?", she thought.

She wasn't only thinking about the others... It's been two months since she had sex with Mike. He was getting pretty upset about it these days. A while ago, he brought up the subject of having a second child. They both thought it would be nice for Patrick to have a little sister or brother to look after.


Chandler walked out of Joey's room. He was worried about him. For the first time, Joey was in a committed relationship. He wanted to marry the girl and she rejected him.

He looked out the windows and saw no one. He wondered where Phoebe was.

"Hey Monica? Where's Pheebs?", he asked.

"Chandler! I'm on the phone!"

He let out a snort. He knew where his friend was thought. Chandler noticed earlier that she had something's bothering her. Phoebe would always go sit on roof when something's wrong. They both can read each other like a book. They get each other and laugh a lot.

"Maybe it's because we both had a shitty childhood.", he thought.

Chandler walked up the stair with the beers left. He felt a cool breeze blasting on his face which made him shiver. The door was open.

"I was right. She's up here.", he thought with a smirk on his lips.

He pushed the metallic door. Phoebe jumped.

"Oh. Hi Chandler.", she said as she sat back down and gave him a sad smile.

"Hey Pheebs. Can I join ya?", he asked.

He dragged the other chair that was lying around the roof and sat next to her. They sat there for a while, watching the New York skyline. He reached down to grab himself a beer and popped it open. Phoebe started to get nervous. She looked at him from the corner of her eyes.

"What?", he asked, noticing that she was staring at him.

"N-Nothing.", she said nervously.

"OK... Want a beer?", he offered.

"Um. No thanks.", Phoebe said quickly.

Chandler nods. He knew something was up. She normally accept any drink when offered. He sat up and turns towards Phoebe. He had to ask.

"Alright Pheebs. What's wrong?, he questioned, looking at her in the eyes.

"What are you talking about? I'm fine. Nothings wrong!", she said as she was shifting nervously on her chair.

"Phoebe, you are not accepting an alcohol..."

"Well, I don't feel like having alcohol today that's all."

Chandler looked at her. Not convinced. He stares at her intensely, knowing that she would crack and tell him everything. Phoebe tried to avoid his stare.

"OK! Chandler! Stop using Joey's eye thing! It's freaking me out!", she said with her hand covering her eyes.

"Not until you tell me what's wrong!"

"OK! Fine! Just stop staring at me, God!"

"Not staring anymore. Now tell me!"

"Alright alright!"

She sat up and fixed her sweater.

"I'm pregnant."


End of chapter 8!

Muahahahahahaha I fell so evil ending a chapter like this!

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-Jen