[Joey x Chandler] COMPILATION OF SHORT STORIES FROM AO3

The Difficult Love Triangle

Joey's POV:
"I love you Chandler," I said as I kissed him.

"Love you more," he said before returning the kiss.

I screamed as I bolted upright gasping for breath.

"Joey," Chandler yelled as he ran in, "Are you okay? What happened?"

"Hey, yeah," I began as tears filled my eyes, "Sorry. It was a nightmare."

"Okay," he breathed, "You sure you're okay?"

I nodded and told him to go so I could get a hold of myself in peace. Once he left I let the tears fall as I cried into my pillow until I fell asleep.

Chandler's POV:
"What's up with Joey," Monica asked as she leaned into me.

"I don't know," I said, "He's been acting weird for the last couple of days and the nightmare he-"

"Nightmare," she interrupted, "What was it about?"

"He wouldn't tell me," I answered, "He woke up screaming and when I left I heard him crying until he fell asleep."

"Poor guy," she sympathized, "You should talk to him tonight."

"Tonight," I asked, "But we have a date tonight."

"We can have it tomorrow," she said, "I know we've been looking forward to this but I also know how much Joey means to you. Talk to him and if anyone asks why we canceled just say I don't feel well."

"Okay," I agreed, "Okay, I'll talk to him."

"Good," she said before kissing me, "Don't stop until he tells you."

I nodded and watched her leave as I thought about what to do until Joey got back.

Time Skip to when Joey gets home:
Chandler's POV:
"Hey Joey," I said when I heard the door.

"Hey Chandler," he responded, "I thought you were supposed to be on a date with Monica?"

"I was," I began, "She wasn't feeling good so we might try again tomorrow."

He nodded as he headed for his room.

"Hey," I said stopping him, "Can we talk?"

"Sure," he whispered as he sat down, "What's up?"

"I wanted to talk about what's been bugging you lately," I said.

Joey's POV:
"Bugging me," I said quickly, "Nothing's bugging me."

"Joey," he said gently, "Please tell me what's wrong. I only want to help you, you know that."

"Yeah, I know," I sighed, "It's just hard to tell you."

"What is it," he pressed on, "You can take your time but I just want to know the problem so I can help you."

I laughed and said, "Nothing can be done to fix this Chandler."

He wiped the tears from my face (which I didn't know where there) as he pleaded, "Please just tell me Joey, I won't tell anyone."

"You know how I can never be with a girl for more than a few days or weeks," I asked as he nodded, "I think I know the problem with that. I think...I think I'm starting to like guys instead."

"Joey," Chandler softly interrupted, "There's nothing wrong with that. Why do you think it's so bad?"

"I don't think that part is bad," I began, "It's who I like."