Chapter 5: French Kisses
After a busy day, Emma dragged her tired body back home. She thought, "I'm really exhausted today, I need to buy something delicious to treat myself!" However, when she felt the few bills in her pocket, her heart sank—she still owed Chandler and Rachel money and needed to save up to pay it back as soon as possible. But the deep craving for good food made her unable to resist. In the end, she decided to buy a delicious pizza and enjoy a hearty dinner.
At the pizza shop, Emma drooled as she looked at the various flavors of pizza. Although she really wanted to order some wings too, considering her limited budget, she gave up on the idea. After all, life always requires making some trade-offs.
Emma returned home with the pizza and eagerly turned on the TV as soon as she entered the door. Even while living in a sitcom, she had to watch a show within the show. She ate her pizza while immersed in the world of the TV series, almost forgetting all her troubles.
"Is that pizza you're holding, Emma!" A shout came from beside her, and Emma looked over to see Joey staring longingly from the window.
"Ten pancakes can't fill one Joey Tribbiani," Emma muttered, then walked to the window and shouted, "Emma doesn't share food! I know you don't either!"
Joey wiped his face and looked at the pizza with puppy-dog eyes, practically on the verge of tears.
"Fine, you can only have a small slice." Emma eventually softened and brought the pizza over. Joey excitedly reached for it, but he couldn't control himself, and the entire pizza fell.
Emma's expression didn't change... She stood there, watching the pizza fall... motionless... Joey, like a child who had done something wrong, secretly glanced at Emma, then put on a sheepish expression: "I'm so sorry~"
Emma still didn't move.
"To Monica's place?" Joey suggested.
"Let's go." Emma agreed without hesitation.
When the two arrived at Monica's place, they found Chandler holding Monica, both kissing each other passionately.
Chandler sensed something was wrong and let go of Monica.
"Thank you for having me over," Chandler said quickly, then walked up to Emma.
"Hello, Emma." Chandler pulled Emma into his arms and kissed her.
Emma's mind went blank. By the time she reacted, Rachel had also entered.
"Hi, Rachel." Chandler let go of Emma and kissed Rachel. Joey retreated repeatedly, afraid that Chandler would kiss him.
At this moment, Phoebe also walked in, with a pizza box balanced on her baby bump.
"Guess what happened, I was walking downstairs and a pizza fell from the sky, it's a gift from the universe." Before Phoebe could finish, Chandler also kissed her, with the pizza box in between them.
"Bless you, Phoebe. Goodbye everyone." He left, his mission accomplished.
"What's wrong with him?" Rachel said in shock.
"He said he learned British customs..." Monica defended Chandler.
"That's not a British custom, it's more like... a French greeting," Rachel said.
"Exactly." Joey replied, but he clearly didn't understand what everyone was talking about. He had, at some point, taken the pizza from Phoebe's baby bump and was now eating it with relish.
"Joey!" Emma said unhappily.
Joey froze, then reacted.
"Oh, I forgot, here." He handed Emma a mushroom that had fallen off the pizza crust... Emma rubbed her forehead. She thought she was dramatic enough, but comedy truly was comedy.
Seeing that Emma ignored him, Joey continued eating.
Emma looked at the mushroom in her hand and shook her head helplessly. She had wanted to taste the pizza, but now she could only give up... After a long while, Monica and Rachel returned to their room, and Phoebe also went back home.
After finishing the pizza, Joey licked his fingers, then walked to Monica's refrigerator, secretly opened it, and took several bags of snacks. But he didn't notice that behind him, Emma was staring at him.
"Joey," Emma said.
Joey quickly hid the snacks behind his back.
"I saw you."
Joey smiled sheepishly, then brought out the snacks.
"You won't tell Monica, right?" Joey asked.
"I think Monica already knows," Emma said.
"I think so too." Joey tore open a bag of chips.
Seeing this, Emma excitedly shouted at Joey's back: "Joey! Naked supermodel!"
"Where?" Joey immediately turned his head. Emma saw her chance and prepared to snatch all the snacks from his hands, but she bounced right off him and fell directly to the ground.
"Oh! Why are you so strong?" Emma asked, puzzled.
Joey looked at the snacks, then at Emma, and then said, "Never try to take food from a Tribbiani, never~" He turned around gracefully and walked back happily.
Only Emma was left sitting on the ground, almost crying from frustration... "I haven't had dinner yet~"