Matt Leblanc as Joey
Courteney Cox as Monica
Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe
David Schwimmer as Ross
Guest
Rupaul As Greta
I Hear A Symphony
The "Met"
Greta and Rachel sat in the back at the metropolitian opera.
"Remind me why we're here again?" Rachel looked at her program with sleepy eyes.
"We are here to study my art darling." Greta said.
"This is art? All shes gonna do is sing and fall on the sword." Rachel said. "It looks fakey."
"Yes, but its the artistry, dear." Greta said.
"If I was her I'd fall on the sword too." Rachel said. "She's with three guys, all brothers. They all just killed each other in a sword fight worthy of an action movie. She has nothing left but an old sheepherder to go home to, by the way who I think is wayyyy into his sheep." Rachel said. "Tell me the truth Greta, why are we here?"
"Ok ok, I won the tickets on the radio and i couldnt give them away, not even to that guy with no pants who lives in front of my building." Greta said. "And hes damn choosy for being half naked."
"Let's go. I got a feeling this is gonna end soon." Rachel said getting up.
"Ok." Greta said and got up with her.
Outside
"I've told you about my new boyfriend, right?" Greta said.
"No, you havent even given him a name yet." Rachel said as they walked along the street. Rachel hailed a taxi.
"Oh, well I'm sure you'll like him." Greta said. "When are we getting back to Chandlers place?"
"Soon." Rachel said as cab slowed down to a stop in front of them. "Joey is holding a shindig tonight. He's celebrating something." Rachel held the door open for Greta. "Hopefully he got another role or maybe something better."
"Could be." Greta said. She smiled in Rachels direction.
"What?" Rachel said.
"Not like I know something you don't." Greta said. She gave the directions to the apartment building. They rode in silence till they got there.
Upstairs
"Joey, this is a really nice spread you made here." Phoebe said. "Jenny and Jamie really love these little veggie things."
"Thanks." Joey and Monica said at the same time.
"Oh so Monica helped..." Phoebe started. Monica shook her head. "..do the entire thing."
"Yeah." Monica said. "You know me."
"I'm afraid I do." Phoebe laughed.
"Plus Mon was afraid I would set her kitchen on fire." Joey confessed. "I told her she had nothing to worry about after the first two grease fires."
"Ah." Pheobe said.
Chandler and Ross played darts.
"So Chandler you seeing anyone?" Ross asked as he threw a dart.
"What do you mean?" Chandler asked.
"Are you dating?" He asked. "Im just making conversation. No need to spazz out on me or anything."
"Oh, I saw this girl Sherlynn last week. She worked at a suicide hotline. I wasnt a caller." He said looking at Ross. "I met her on the way to work."
"Ok." Ross said.
"So how are you and Rachel?" Chandler asked. "I'm just talking."
"Pretty good." Ross said. "In fact I am setting up something now that I hope will fix things for a long time."
"Really?" Chandler asked. "What?"
"Well..." Ross started.
There was a knock at the door.
Chandler started for the door but Joey opened it.
"Greta! Rachel!" Joey hugged them both. "I'm glad you are finally back. I have some news for you all." He said. "How was the opera."
"It blew. We didn't even stay to see the fat lady sing." Rachel said. "Whats this news?"
"Well its more than just my news." Joey said. "Greta?"
"Yes?" She said looking at Joey.
"Should we tell them?" Joey asked.
"Sure. Why else are we here?" Greta took her place next to Joey.
"What news?" Chandler asked.
"Well." Joey said.
"Joey asked me to marry him!" Greta shouted. She brandished her ring. "It may be a qvc diamonique but I dont care! I love this guy."
The rest were speechless.
"I think we killed them." Joey said. "If we run fast we can get away."
"Engaged!" Phoebe said. "What can I say, I'm so happy for you." She hugged them both tightly.
"Us too!" Rachel said hugging Greta. "I never expected this!"
"I know. But we got so close at the show. Then we got even closer...well I'm sure you don't need to hear about that." Greta said looking at them.
Chandler and Ross shook Joeys hand.
"Good job." Ross said.
"Ditto." Chandler said.
Greta sat down next to Phoebe who became unusually quiet.
"Are you all right Pheebs?" Rachel asked her. Monica gave her a glass of water.
"I'm fine." Pheobe said. "I just feel a little floopy right now." She smiled.
"Ok." Rachel said. "Let's see that ring."
"What are you gonna do, appraise it? Careful there." Greta said as Rachel pulled the hand. "I might become a hand model."
"Whats a hand model?" Monica asked.
"Well its when you can only see the hand posed like so." Greta did several things with her ring hand. "Its not that hand but you have to have a perfect hand."
"Wow." Pheobe said nonplussed.
Joey and the guys sat at the kitchen table.
"So how are you guys?" Joey said.
"Same as always, single and being rejected. Sometimes even before I even open my mouth." Chandler joked.
"Pretty good." Ross said.
"I don't know." Joey said looking at Greta. "It just feels so right with her. Shes told me all her secrets, like the time she was accused of being a man. She took off her shirt and demanded Does this look like a man?" Joey said. "Of course after that we had to sleep together."
"Natch." Ross said looking at Chandler.
Later
Greta went home with Joey and Ross was gonna give Phoebe a ride home with Rachel. Rachel and Chandler sat up at the table.
"Wow, Joey. He just might be the first one of us to actually have a stable marriage." Chandler said. Rachel looked at him. "Sorry."
"I understand. Things happened the way that they did. Now we are in some place in between time and space. We're not married but under the same roof."
"Do you know what you're gonna do." Chandler said getting up.
"I don't know. Joeys engagement is making me think for the first time in weeks." Rachel said looking into him. "I want to be Mrs Somebody." She told Chandler. "Right now I'd settle for anything."
"Yeah?" Chandler asked. "Be careful." He said softly, his voice just barely audible. "You might get what you wish for."
"What do you think I'm wishing for?" She said as they grew closer.
"I'm hoping the same thing I am." He said as their faces grew closer.
"I mean if its what I want is what you want, then we wouldnt doing anything wrong." She said. "I want it that way."
"Me too." Chandler said and he closed her eyes. He could feel her soft breath against his face. He used every force in his body to resist clearing the kitchen table and doing a love scene like in so many movies.
"Yes." She sighed.
The doorbell rang. Both jumped a mile in their shoes.
"Oh." Rachel said. "I have to go."
"You do?" Chandler said.
"I do." Rachel said. "The longer we stand here, the more he will think something else happened." Rachel said going to do the door. "I'm coming!" She shouted. "I'm coming." She said quietly. She stood there and looked at him. "Bye." She opened the door and closed it.
"Bye." Chandler waved at the closed door.
Ross helped get into the car. "You and Chandler talked for quite a bit. What about?"
"Oh nothing." Rachel said looking at her. "Comparing notes."
