[Joey x Chandler] COMPILATION OF SHORT STORIES FROM AO3

The One with Chandler and Joey

The One With All The KissingChapter Text

Chandler and Joey are sharing a candlelight bubble bath while drinking champagne and they clink their glasses.

"Are you worried that this is a little... y'know--" Joey tries to say but Chandler cuts him off.

"Yeah, this might be too much..." Chandler says in agreement as Joey nods They stay in awkward silence, holding onto their glasses.

"Ehh, we're just all liquored up," Joey said as Chandler nods.

They look at each other in desire and slowly lean in to kiss, but they are interrupted when Monica knocks on the door.

"Hey, it's me," Monica says outside the door. "I'm coming in."

Joey freaks out and quickly dives under the water as Monica enters. She looks a little shocked at what Chandler's doing.

"I've had a very long, hard day," Chandler said awkwardly and forces a smile as Monica shakes her head, brushing off her confusion.

"Ok... anyways, Richard and I are going to order some chicken for dinner," Monica explains, still a little uncomfortable. "Do you want any?"

"Ahh, no thanks, no chicken, bye-bye then," Chandler said quickly, stuttering his words. He knew Joey needed to come up for air at some point or else they are going to be caught if Monica doesn't leave.

"Ok.." Monica turns to leave but stops at the door.

"You sure? Some extra crispy? Dirty rice? Beans?" Monica asked.

"For the last time no! Get out! Get out, Mon!" Chandler snaps at Monica feeling Joey pinch his leg really hard, losing his breath underwater.

"All right, enjoy your bath, bubble boy!" Monica shoots back, insulted by her friends snarky comment at her. She storms out and shuts the door firmly behind her. Joey comes up for air, catching his breath.

"Are you okay? I'm so sorry, she wouldn't leave," Chandler said feeling guilty that Joey had to hold his breath for that long. "She kept asking me about chicken."

"Chicken?" Joey asked before slapping Chandler's arm and gave him a look. "You know I love chicken, man! Why did you send her away?!"

Chandler rolls his eyes, not in the mood to fight with him and calls Monica back, "Hey Mon, you still here?"

Joey goes back underwater as Monica re-enters the bathroom with an annoyed expression on her face, crossing her arms.

"Yeah, can I get a 6-piece, some coleslaw, some beans, and a diet Coke--" Chandler starts to give her an order and then he yelps in pain as Joey grabs him underwater. "Regular Coke."

"Fine," Monica said annoyed as she left the bathroom to go place the order at her apartment with Richard.

Chandler, Joey, Richard and Monica are eating breakfast at her apartment she shares with Rachel. Phoebe enters the apartment, 9 months pregnant now with her brother's babies. Ross comes in shortly after Phoebe's arrival. Rachel is coming back from Greece, and Monica explains that her plane got delayed. Ross is worried that Rachel is going to be mad at him for leaving her alone in Greece. Rachel shows up, putting on a happy act in front of Ross, even though she is extremely pissed at him for abandoning her. After Ross seems to think everything is ok between the them, he leaves to go mail Emily some flowers as an apology for everything that happened since the wedding.

"Rach, that's great!" Monica exclaims in a happy mood for her friend. " It's so good that you had a good time in Greece!"

"What?! I didn't have a good time in Greece! Ross abandoned me!" Rachel yelled in devastation and very emotionally distraught, starting to ramble on about her terrible trip to Greece. "Okay, I couldn't get a plane out, so I had to stay in their honeymoon suite with people coming up to me all the time going, "Oh, Mrs. Geller, why you cry?" I mean, it was so humiliating. I felt like such an idiot!"