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-December 11th 1997-

   Outside Central Perk Monica and Phoebe are showing us the van they bought for the catering business.

Phoebe:Okay!.

Monica:Come on no peeking!.

   They are leading us out with our hands over our eyes.

Chandler:Our eyes are closed and we’re about to cross the street.Very good.

Phoebe:Okay open up!.

   We open our eyes and are stunned at the van.It’s an old Dodge van that has a cartoon woman riding on a dragon painted on the side of it.

Ross:What did you want to show us?. Because all I can see is this bitchin van.

Phoebe:Yeah it’s for our catering business.

Joey:I think I know that girl.

Monica:All right um we’re not gonna really keep it this way though.

Tabitha:No?.

Phoebe:No we’re gonna paint over the sword and replace it with a baguette.

Rachel:Oh.

Phoebe:And also we don’t know what to do with this.

   Phoebe turns on a switch and the girl’s nipples light up.

Joey:Oh yeah I definitely know her.

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-December 12th 1997-

At Monica and Rachel's we are all here.

Monica:"To Phoebe".Remember that guy from cooking school I told you about that put cilantro with everything?.

Phoebe:Oh sure Cilantro Larry.

Monica:Well I’m gonna fill in for him as food critic for the Chelsea Reporter...Wow Monica!.What an amazing opportunity to influence…dozens of people.

Phoebe:How could you say yes what about our catering business?.

Monica:Oh no,no,no it’s only one night a week and plus I get to take all of you out for a lot of free dinners.

Everyone:Yay!.

Phoebe:Oh in that case."Jumps up and down in joy".Yay!.

Monica looks confused.

Phoebe:That was me hopping on board.

Monica:Oh.

Chandler:"Entering".Hey you guys!.Hey Ross quick question for ya.Are you ready to party?.

Ross:I don’t know I could maybe go out for a couple of beers but there’s this thing about bumblebees on The Discovery Channel that I was planning to watch.

Chandler:No-no I don’t think you heard me. Are you ready to party?!.

Ross:No!.Gandolf?!.Gandolf is coming to town?.

Chandler:Kathy’s with her parents I have nothing to do so tomorrow we are partying with Gandolf dude!.

Ross:Dude we are so gonna party!.

Phoebe:Wow!.Okay dude alert!.And who is this guy?.

Ross:Mike Gandolf Ganderson only like the funnest guy in the world.

Chandler:I’m gonna call and get off work tomorrow.

Ross:I’m gonna call after you.

Chandler:This is gonna be so cool dude we never party anymore.

Chandler,Ross:Wo!!!

Monica:All right were you guys smoking something in the back of our van?.

Joey:Really.And what do you mean you never have fun anymore?.You have fun with me remember that time we saw those strippers and you paid me 50 bucks to eat that book?.

Ross:Joey you are gonna love this guy. Gandolf is like the party wizard.

Joey:Well why do you call him Gandolf?.

Tabitha:Gandolf the wizard.

Joey is still confused.

Ross:Hello!.Didn’t you read Lord of the Rings in high school?.

Joey:No I had sex in high school.

Tabitha:"Whispers in his ear".No wonder your so good.

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-December 13th 1997-

   At Chandler and Cassius's' Chandler is getting ready to party.

Chandler:Oh man!.I am so excited I may vomit.

Joey:Will you calm down he’s just a human guy.

Chandler:Look you don’t understand Gandolf is amazing.You know you’re never know what’s gonna end up happening you go out for a couple of beers and end up on a fishing boat to Nova Scotia.

Joey:Really?!.

Chandler:Oh yeah it’s beautiful country up there.

Ross:"Entering".Hey!.Okay!.I got my passport,fresh socks and a snake bite kit.

Chandler:It’s not gonna be exactly like last time.

Joey:All right I’ll see you guys."Kisses Tabitha and begins to leave".

Chandler,Ross:Whoa,whoa,whoa.

Chandler:Whoah,wh-whoa,whoa,who,whoa.

Joey:I have an audition but I’ll definitely hook up with you later.Where are you gonna be around noon?.

Ross:Somewhere maybe along the equator?.

Joey:Okay.

Tabitha:I have things to tend to.

I follow Joey out the door.

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   I am at work and I am singing as I watch customers sit down to eat with their families.I watch as I see a pregnant woman and her daughter and husband.Then I see someone requesting a song.I smile at the thought of having a child with Joey...A baby Tribbiani....Maybe one day we will have kids but right now we have only been married 7 months and are taking time for ourselves.

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   At Chandler and Cassius's Me and Joey enter to see Ross and Chandler are watching TV.

Joey:Hey.What are you guys doing here?.We thought you’d be out partying with Gandel-worf.

Ross:It’s Gandolf and he’s not coming.

Tabitha:So you’ve been sitting around here all morning?.

Ross:No!.I balanced my checkbook.

Chandler:Yeah and I-I gave first names to all of the foosball players.

Ross:I can’t believe he didn’t come.

Joey:So what if he didn’t come!.We can still go out and party ourselves.

Chandler:Oh-no you know with Gandolf we’d be out all night.

Ross:Yeah!.We’d meet,we’d meet total strangers and hang out with them.

Joey:Well we could do that.

Ross:There’s other stuff too.

Joey:We’ll do it all and better.Look after tonight Gandolf will want to party with dude come on!.

Ross:Yeah!.

Joey:Yeah!.

Ross:Yeah!.

Joey:Yeah!.

Ross:It’s not like we don’t know how to party!.

Joey:Yeah!.All right?.Let’s go!.

Chandler:And m-maybe we could end up on a boat again?.

Joey,Ross:Yeah!.

Chandler:All right!.

Ross:"To Chandler".Hey,hey,hey when uh when were we on a boat?.

Chandler:Remember that really cold morning you woke up and those dogs were licking your face?.

Ross:Yeah.

Chandler:Well those were seals man.

   I laugh at that and just before the boys leave I stop them.

Tabitha:Hey Joey!.Where's my kiss.

   Joey runs back and gives me a kiss and leaves which leaves me chuckling as I leave the apartment still having thoughts of a baby on my mind.