New Friends, New Family, New Forever

The Thumb: Part 2

Key:

Y/F/C: Your Favorite Coffee Drink

Sarah's POV:

Later, we're all hanging out at the cafe as Rachel prepares our drinks.

Chandler: "I thought it had to do with the size of a guy's feet."

Monica: "No, no, no. They say it's the same as the distance from the tip of a guy's thumb to the tip of his index finger."

The guys stretch out their fingers and look at her in disbelief.

Joey: "That's ridiculous."

Ross: "Can I use either thumb?"

Monica nods as Chandler glances at his feet.

Chandler: "I'm gonna go with the foot theory."

Me: "Don't kid yourself."

Joey laughs as Rachel walks over with a tray of drinks.

Rachel: "Alright, don't tell me, don't tell me! Decaf cappuccino for Joey, coffee black for Ross, latte for Chandler, iced tea for Monica, and cream, sugar, and Y/F/C for Sarah. I'm getting pretty good at this!"

We all murmur our agreement as Rachel dons a proud smile.

Rachel: "Good for me."

Once she walks off, the others exchange drinks. Joey gets the latte, Ross gets his iced tea, Monica gets the black coffee, and Chandler gets the decaf cappuccino. Then Phoebe walks in, muttering something as she sits beside Ross.

Joey: "You ok, Phoebe?"

Phoebe: "Yeah- no- I'm just- it's, I haven't worked- It's my bank."

Monica: "What did they do to you?"

Phoebe: "It's nothing, it's just- Ok. I'm going through my mail, and I open up their monthly, you know, statement-"

Ross: "Easy."

Phoebe: "And there's 500 extra dollars in my account."

Chandler: "Oh, Satan's minions at work again."

Phoebe: "Yes, 'cause now I have to go down there, and deal with them."

Joey: "What are you talking about? Keep it."

Phoebe: "It's not mine, I didn't earn it, if I kept it, it would be like stealing."

Rachel: "Yeah, but if you spent it, it would be like shopping."

Phoebe: "Ok, let's say I bought a really great pair of shoes. Do you know what I'd hear, with every step I took? 'Not-mine. Not-mine. Not-mine.' And even if I was happy, okay, and, and skipping- 'Not-not-mine, not-not-mine, not-not-mine, not-not-mine'."

Me: "We're with you. We get it."

Chandler leans over the back of the couch.

Phoebe: "I'd just never be able to enjoy it. It'd be like this giant karmic debt."

Rachel: "Chandler, what are you doing?"

Monica gently pulls him to sit back up.

Monica: "Hey, what are you doing?"