Friends Imagines (TV show)

joey - jealousy

relationship: joey and y/n are dating. female orientated
basic story line: joey becomes jealous over chandler and y/n.
genre: flirtatious/jealousy/fluff.

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chandler bing and y/n have been best friends since they went to college together. from their teens everyone assumed they were dating, especially their family and friends. i mean, who would blame them? his arm always slung round her shoulder, week-long sleepovers filled with endless laughter and cuddles, and glued at one another's sides wherever they went. but it was always platonic. throughout growing up together, they had shared multiple talks where they both agreed and concluded they were just friends. the idea of them being more, just simply felt wrong to both of them. but, it was hard for y/n; she'd never had a boyfriend because they all just assumed she was involved with chandler, and it has slowed her down in understanding what is appropriate in relationships as she'd entered adulthood.

however, when chandler and y/n moved to new york together, and he got a new roommate named joey, the two of them immediately hit it off.

y/n's pov

i've been dating joey for a couple of months now. he's the light of my life and i can tell we both adore one another already, but there's still a lot to learn and get used to. i walked into his apartment that the boys shared, sighing contently after a long week of work. "hi baby" i called from the kitchen to the couch, where they were both slouched. joey turned his head towards me, a bright smile covering his face, as he opened his mouth about to greet me in return. "hey sweetums" chandler butt-in sarcastically, his eyes not lifting from his newspaper. i jokingly rolled my eyes at him as i put my bags down and walked over to my boyfriend, catching sight of his face. he was side-eyeing chandler, a faint glare was present in his eyes. but he quickly changed the expression as he saw me approaching him and leaned up in his seat. "hi" he barely whispered, staring up at me with his large eyes. i leaned down and pressed a peck to his lips, one of his hands snaking up to rest on my waist.

chandler didn't mind the affection and pda, in-fact, he was happy to see me happy, as that's all he really cared about. i pulled away from joey and sat down in-between the 2 guys, sighing as i sunk into the comfortable cushions.

instinctively, chandler's arm came to wrap around my shoulder. without thinking, i leaned into the familiar touch. i snapped into reality as i felt joey sheepishly looking at the two of us from the corner of his eye, frowning slightly. i cleared my throat and sat up, forcing chandler's arm to fall down. "so, how was your day, honey? did you make it to that audition?" i broke the silence quickly, resting a gentle hand on joey's thigh, my thumb circling it through his jeans.
"yeah, uh," he coughed inbetween, "yeah i did. didn't get it though." i frowned at him and stated my apologies, going to wrap my arms around him in a hug. but he stood up swiftly, walking to the opposite side of the apartment. "i'm just gonna chill in here for a while." he said to me and chandler, walking into his room and closing the door behind him.

my heart sank and i looked at chandler, who was seemingly still unaware of the problem. "i told you to try and stop doing that, it's making him really upset" i frowned at my best friend, upset that we couldn't be as we were, but still completely understanding why, on joey's behalf.
"go talk to him" he encouraged me.

i got up and knocked on the door gently. he hummed quietly and i took that queue to walk inside, shutting the door again as i went. he was laid on top of the duvet on his back, his head facing away from the door, but he turned over as i came in. "hey baby" i said as i sat down next to him, "listen, i'm so sorry." he didn't say anything, just looked at me. i couldn't tell if there were hurt or anger in his eyes.

he huffed slightly and sat up, his back against the headboard. "it just hurts," he began, "seeing you guys be like that. you're mine. i'm the one who's supposed to be hugging you on the couch and greeting you when you get back from work..."

you quickly held his hands as you listened to him.
"joey, you have to understand. i only want those things from you too, no one else. i've told you so many times, it's just hard for chandler to break old routines, i will admit, it's still a bit hard sometimes for me too. he is my best friend, but he has never been more than that to me and never will be. we know it's inappropriate now i'm with you, but this is just stuff we've done for years and we're trying so hard to stop because we know it's not fair on you or our relationship." i said gently, and i could see his face soften slightly.

"i love you, you know that, right?" i said, looking up at him, scared for his reaction as we haven't told eachother that yet.

"well now i do" he sighed, leaning forward and opening his arms. i immediately fell into them, crawling up to sit inbetween his legs. my head pressed tightly against his chest and i wrapped my arms around his waist.
"i love you too, y/n" he mumbled into my hair, leaving multiple kisses on the top of my head as we continued to embrace eachother. my eyes filled with happy tears and my heart started to pound as i began to prepare what i was about to say to him.

i pulled away slightly so we were still holding eachother at arms reach, and looked up at my gorgeous boyfriend. "joey, i-" i stuttered a little as he looked at me worryingly, "i know this is so fast and it's probably way too soon, which is why it's completely fine if you say no or don't want to..." i continued to ramble before pulling myself together. "i've just been thinking a lot about it, and i was wondering if you would maybe want to move into my apartment with me? it would just give us a lot more privacy, and obviously space away from chandler" i looked up at him hopefully, and he just smiled, pulling me back into a hug.

"i would love that so much" he kissed me passionately and forcefully, built up frustration fading away as our lips moved together. he tried to slip his tongue into my mouth but i pulled away breathlessly and giggled. "chandler is right outside"

he hummed and pecked my lips over and over. "i won't ever have to hear those words again when i move into my new place" he mumbled against my lips, inbetween kisses.

i laughed and pinched his cheeks, "that's right, my jealous boy."

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ahh i actually hate this part so much i'm ngl hahah. plus it's currently not proof-read so i'm sorry for any mistakes!