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"I guess I just never think of money as an issue."
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"Oh my God." Joey let out a heavy sigh. "That was amazing." He smiled at me, covered in a layer of sweat and breathing heavily.
"I told you yoga at home could be the best thing in our lives." I giggled. He grabbed my hands and helped me stand up. "Want a protein shake?" I headed over to the kitchen.
"How about a milkshake?" He suggested, making me chuckle. "Or how about just you?" His voice lowered as he wrapped his arms around my waist.
"Come on, let's go over to Monica's." After we changed out of our workout clothes, we headed over next door. We ended up having pretzels for lunch. Chandler and Rachel were on the couch, Phoebe was sitting on the ground, and Joey and I were sharing the recliner.
"Everybody, say hi to Julie in New Mexico." Ross held up the phone.
"Hi, Julie." Chandler, Phoebe, Joey, and I said at the same time before Ross went back to his conversation with her.
"Hi, Julie." Rachel added in a sarcastic voice, making me nudge her arm. She looked up from the newspaper she was reading.
"While Ross is on the phone, everybody owes me 62 bucks for his birthday." Chandler took out a piece of paper and whispered.
"Um...is–is there any chance that you're rounding up?" Phoebe stuttered out. "You know, like, from 20?" She asked.
"Hey, come on. We've got the gift, the concert, and the cake." Chandler listed out.
"Do we really need a cake?" Joey inquired.
"Look, guys, I know it's a little steep." He explained to them. "But it's Ross." Rachel, Joey, and Phoebe finally gave in.
"Alright? Okay. I'll see you guys later." He headed over to the door and grabbed his coat. "I got to go...do a thing." I quickly stood up and went over to him.
"Hey, why don't I pay for them? I don't mind it, really." I shook my head and suggested.
"If you want to." He shrugged his shoulders and was about to leave when Ross stopped him. I didn't stay to listen in, so I went back to the others.
"Do you guys want to come over to my place for dinner? I could order something, or we could cook something together." I suggested, sitting down in between Joey's legs.
"Can you believe how much this is going to cost?" Phoebe asked, changing back to the topic of Ross' birthday party.
"You know, I could always pay your guys' part of the money." I shrugged my shoulders. "I'd love to do anything to help out."
"That's fine. We can pay for ourselves." They kind of gave me hard looks.
"Alright then." I rubbed my palms on my jeans. "I'm just going to head to work." I cleared my throat and walked out of the apartment. Later that night, we were out for dinner since Monica received a promotion.
