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"So Saturday night, the big night, date night, Saturday night, sa- tur- day night!" your brother snapped at everyone.

"No plans, huh?" His best friend asks

"Not a one."

"Not even say breaking up with Janice" you say to him as you draw on the paper Rachel gave you. You're still grounded and suspended, so you have nothing to do.

"Oh right, shut up you little brat!"

"Chandler, no one likes breaking up with someone." Monica says

"You just gotta do it."

"No, I know, but it's just so hard, you know? I mean, you're sitting there with her, she has no idea what's happening, and then you finally get up the courage to do it, and there's the horrible awkward moment when you've handed her the note. You try to, y'know, run out of the restaurant before she's actually finished the note."

"Why do you have to break up with her?
Be a man, just stop calling." Joey says

"You know, if you want, I'll do it with you." Pheobe offers

"Oh, thanks, but I think she'd feel like we're gangin' up on her."

"No, I mean you break up with Janice and I'll break up with Tony.''

"Oh, you're breaking up with Tony?"

"Yeah, I know, he's sweet, but it's just not fun anymore, you know? I don't know if it's me, or his hunger strike, or, I don't know.'

"Does anybody want anything else?"

"Oh, yeah, last week you had a wonderful, nutty, chocolaty kind of a cakey pie thing." Rachel looks at him impatiently

"What's the matter?Why so scrunchy?"

"It's my father. He wants to give me a Mercedes convertible."

"That guy, he burns me up."

"Yeah, well, it's a Mercedes if I move back home. Oh, it was horrible. He called me a young lady."

"Ooh, I hate when my father calls me that." Ronnie and Chandler say together

"Did he give you that whole "You're-not-up-to-this" thing again?"

"Oh, yeah, yeah.
Actually, I got the extended disco version, with three choruses of "You'll never make it on your own".

"Uh-huh, uh-huh." Ronnie says

"Hi, Joey." Some lady called him

"My god, Angela.''

''Wow, being dumped by you obviously agrees with her." Monica said

" Are you gonna go over there?"Pheobe says

"No, yeah, no, ok, but not yet.
I don't wanna seem too eager.
One Mississippi, two Mississippi, three Mississippi.
That seems pretty cool.
 
he walks over to her

"Hey, Angela."

"Hgh do I have to be here it's boring" you said

"Ah yes because you're still grounded and I have nothing to do so you're stuck with me"

"Ughhhhhh can I at least go upstairs"

"Fine" he gives you the key and you run upstairs

The phone rang so you pick it up and you hear Jake

"Hey"

"Hi"

"So still grounded"

"Unfortunately yes"

"Is your brother with you"

"No why" then you hear knocking on the door you opan it and Jake comes in.

"Sure come in"

"So much time do you have left"

"Uh 20 hours"

"Alright let's finish the project, where is it" he says as he comes off the chair stoll.

"In my room let's do it there"

"Alright" after half an hour you finish it and sit on your bed talk.

You hear the door closed you get Jake in your closet and tell him to be quiet.

"Ronnie" 

"Hey what's up!" You said to him in a high voice.

"I'm going to break up with Janice you want to come or stay here."

"I rather stay here then see you embarras yourself."

"Okay" when he was out of the room you open to Jake your closet

"Ohhh that's gonna be there for a while" he said as he looked at your eye

"Yeah" you laugh

"I heard your birthday is tomorrow so I gave you something." He said as he looked in his pocket.

"Awww Jake you shouldn't have"

"Why not your my first friend here and I wanted to give you something special" you saw the necklace.

"Oh my god, Jake it's beautiful" you said as he put the necklace on you

"I know" he said as he looked at you

You look up at him and realize he was talking about you.

He leaned in and kissed you on the lips, at first you were surprised but then you leaned into it.

"Happy birthday" he said and got out of your apartment.

You're in shock of what just happened and smile to yourself.

                              ~~~~~~~~~~

You're down at central perk and sit with Pheobe, Ross and Rachel as joey and Monica came in.

"Hi" Monica said with a happy face

"Hey, how'd it go?" You ask

"Excellent" said joey

"We ripped that couple apart and kept the pieces for ourselves." Monica said as she sat down.

"Hey where's Chandler?" Rachel asks

"He needed some time to grieve.'' pheobe says

''I'm free! I'm free" you all hear him yelling and running around like a maniac.

"That ought to do it." You say

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