Beyond Friends Episode Seventeen "Advice to the lovelorn"

Special Guests
Courteney Cox - Monica
Dr. Joy Brown - herself


"Radio Ga-Ga"

Monica and Rachel ran into the building and dusted the snow off of themselves and out of their hair. Rachel had been hanging out with Monica all day since Ross had to go to his conference in Boston. Rachel deeply missed him but enjoyed this break without him. For the first time since going to Joeys Emmy awards they would be apart for a long term period. Monica saw how sad she was at work and offered to let her stay at her place for a while until she got used yto Ross being gone. Rachel readily accepted, packing a few things whens she got back to the apartment, also remembering to leave a note for a certain roomate. Now they were back home after going to a bar for a few drinks. The Monica-Rachel "slumber party" was gonna kick into high gear.
"We havent done this in a dogs age!" Rachel said as they got in the elevator. "Why couldnt we have done this sooner and now wait for Ross to go out of town?"
"Well, I'm busy and your busy and then with Ross you are VERY busy." Monica said drying off her hair with a handkierchief.
"Mon!" Rachel said surprised at what Monica implied she was doing with or in some cases to her brother.
"It's true isnt it?" Monica said as they hopped off the elevator. "Well anyway, I am gonna keep so busy and so entertained you won't even know Ross left!"

Meanwhile Chandler sat at the kitchen table eating a very bad microwave dinner for one. When he got home and noticed that Rachel wasnt there as usual he almost freaked out. It wasn't that often when Rachel wasnt home. Then he found the note on the refrigerator explaning where she was and what was happening. Ross was out of town again. It seemed Ross was out of town too much for his own personal taste. If he had Rachel in his life, Chandler thought, he would spend every moment of every day with her. But then with his job his likelyhood of going out of town nowadays was close to nil. Chandler finished his dinner and took a shower. The hto water would help him think.

Monica opened the door to her apartment. Rachel followed her in bringing her overnight bavg in with her. As Rachel set it down Monica turned the lights on.
"So what are we doing tonight oh master of my destiny?" Rachel asked wile taking her coat off.
"I thought we would hang out, do some fun stuff." Monica said taking a couple of videos out of her purse.
"Sleepless at seattle?"
"Sure." Rachel said. "I love that movie."
"I thought you really loved Weekend at bernies?" Monica said slyly.
"Well...." Rachel stuttered as Monica looked on. "Shut up!"
She then smiled.
"Let me get a couple of things. We can do a whole makeover with oour faces just like we used to." Monica headed into the bathroom. "Turn the radio on. Garden chat with Dorothy is on in fifteen minutes."
"Will do." Rachel flipped the AM button on the radiop and turn it on tuning it in when it came in a little fuzzy. A show about love and relationships was on. Currently the therapist as answering a question about why one woman couldnt stay with one man for more than a couple of days. Vaguely interested, and clearly with nothing else to do Rachel settled into a stuffed chair and listened.

Chandler dried himself and pulled on a shirt and some boxers shorts before heading out in to the living room. He could relax and be more like a guy without Rachel around. He turned the hockey game on but barely paid attention as a fantastic hat trick play was made. His mind was om Rachel like usual. "Like usual" was becoming more and more common. He didnt know what he was feeling yet he was sure of his feelings at the same time and that was a curious combination.
Unable to think of anything ele to do, yet again, he abruptly turned the game off and clicked on the radio. Rachel must ahve left it on am by accident, there was an advice therapist on the air. The therapist was getting done with a caller and had just announced they had room for two more callers. Inspired by the thought he jumped to the phone and called the number. The operator at the radio station left him know he was the last caller after a woman with a cat problem. A cat problem? He wondered to himself. I'm important! He sat down and waited his turn patiently but reluctantly.

"We have one last caller." Dr Joy Brown said as she prepared to talk to her last caller. "Our last caller is a man in New York with a problem. Of course he has a problem or he wouldnt call me." She said.
Rachel couldnt help but laugh at the comment.
"Any hoo, our last caller is Joey." Dr Brown said as she addressed the last caller.

"Well its more of a nagging situation than a problem." Chandler said as he used his best friends name as a precautionary measure. He knew Joey wouldn't listen to this show in a million years. "I'm a first time caller Dr. Brown. My friend often listens to this show before the garden lady comes on."
"Thank you." Br. Brown said.
"Well anyway, I live with this wonderful girl. We've been friends forever but circumstances forced her to move in with me for what I thought was temporary."
"Uh-huh."

Rachel listened to the voice, so oddly familiar but she could not put her finger on the name. She decided to listen to "Joeys" story more closely. Monica had not come in from teh other room with all of their gear yet so she slightly turned the radio up a notch. Loud enough to examine the voice but not so loud as to draw attention.

"She reunited recently with a beau that shes on and off for years and this time I think they are gonna make it after all, if I may borrow form an old tv show." Chandler sighed.

"Ross and I just got back together." Rachel thought.

"Herein lies the problem. I've known Rachel forever but now I think I'm having well un-roommate like feelings about her and I want to know what to do Dr. Brown."

"Rachel?" Rachel thought. "This isnt a guy named Joey."
She got up and left. Monica came out with a plate of cookies.
"Rachel?" Monica looked around. "Damn, where that girl go off to?"

"Well, with the time left I will tell you this. You have to tell Rachel how you feel about her. You cannot put this off or it will come out in a way you will regret and it will come out in a way that will hurt all involved." Dr Brown said to Chandler.
"Thank you." Chandler said as he saw the door fly open. He quickly placed the phone on the hook and turned to see Rachel. There were beads of sweat running down her face. She had a serious look on her face. She walked toward him and noticed the radio was still on. Silently she turned to him and took a deep breath. As nervous as she was she knew what she had to know.
"Chandler. Is it true?"

To be continued in Season Two.