no strings attached - j.b

oops I did it again

The shrill sound of the doorbell made them both sit up in bed, startled. "Fuck" stressed Joe jumped out of bed and grabbed his boxers.

"Who's that?" Phoebe, spurred on by Joe's haste, got out of bed and fished her underwear off the floor. "Sam," Joe declared as he climbed into his sweatpants.

"Sam?! What's he doing here?" Phoebe asked, startled. "We're supposed to meet. I totally forgot" Joe sighed.

"How could you forget?" Phoebe's voice was almost lost in the renewed sound of the ringing bell. "Sorry, I was busy...with you" Joe shrugged.

"And what do we do now? There's no way he can know I'm here" Phoebe sighed "Don't worry, you just stay up here and I'll distract him and take him to the living room. Then in five minutes you sneak out, ok?" Joe suggested.

"Great plan, Joe. Just one question. How do I get to my clothes that are still down stairs on the floor?" Phoebe gave him a questioning look.

"Come downstairs with me, grab them and hide in the downstairs guest bathroom" Joe suggested. "But hurry" he raised his finger warningly as he opened the door and followed by Phoebe, dressed only in her underwear, ran down the stairs.

Phoebe grabbed her clothes and disappeared behind the next door, while Joe continued his way to the front door, from which the next ringing already resounded through the house.

"Well, finally. I was beginning to think you'd forgotten about me. I've been standing here for 10 minutes and even tried to call you. What have you been doing?" Sam sighed in annoyance as Joe opened the door.

"Sorry, was playing video games, had headphones on. Probably didn't hear you" Joe lied while trying to put on an innocent face.

"Yeah sure. Say, do you know why Phobe's car is on the other side of the street?" Sam raised an eyebrow questioningly and Joe was glad he had already turned around so Sam couldn't see his caught expression.

"Phoebe's car? No, I don't know. You sure it's hers?" Joe tried to talk his way out of it. "I stood outside your door for ten minutes and got a good look at the car for that long. I KNOW it's her car, so?" Sam crossed his arms in front of his chest as he followed Joe into the living room.

"I don't know what she's doing here. Maybe she knows one of my neighbors" Joe shrugged. "So she's not with you?" Sam checked. "No, why would she be here?" Joe answered quickly, which only aroused Sam's skepticism even more.

At that moment, Phoebe slipped around the corner behind them. Joe tried to keep his gaze on Sam as she slipped quietly into the hallway.

Suddenly Sam turned around with a grin. "Next time you try to sneak out behind my back, make sure you can't be seen in the reflection of the window panes"

Sighing, Phoebe came back. "Hey Sam" she tried to smile. "Phoebe! What a surprise to see you here" Sam greeted her wryly and patted the couch next to her. "Come sit with us"

"I...I don't think so. I should go" Phoebe stuttered and pointed to the door. "Oh, yeah, no problem. Then we'll figure out what's going on next time in the locker room when everyone can listen to us" Sam gave her a challenging look.

Sighing, Phoebe walked over to the couch and dropped down next to Sam, while Joe took a seat at a certain distance from them as well.

"So does anyone want to explain to me what's going on? What is Phoebe doing here? And why, for the first time, do you guys look like you don't want to kill each other?" Sam eyed the two. Joe and Phoebe let their gazes slide around the room, careful not to look at the other.

"Well, honestly, that was Phoebe's intention when she showed up here unannounced and just came storming into my house" Joe stated.

"So you guys were fighting again?" Sam questioned. Joe and Phoebe nodded.

"Then why were you trying to hide Phoebe from me? I know you guys can't stand each other" Sam asked further.

"We thought it was...not easy for you because you're friends with both of us and we don't get along. We didn't want you to have to come between us just because we were fighting again" Phoebe talked her way out of it.

"Oh, so you guys were just trying to protect me? You're not going to tell me you guys agree on something for once" Sam raised an eyebrow questioningly. He didn't believe a word either of them said.

"Yes we do. Your friendship is worth a lot to both of us, we could agree on that" Phoebe obliged him while Joe nodded in agreement.

Sam laughed out loud. "Cut the crap, guys. How stupid do you think I am?" he gave them both questioning looks.

"we're telling the truth..." Joe began, but Sam interrupted him. "I said cut the crap. I'm not blind. Joe, your sweatpants are inside out and Phoebe, I know you, you never leave the house with disheveled hair and you always keep a brush in the car for safety. I think there's an explanation because from the looks of it to me, you were in bed together" Sam laughed again.

Caught, Joe looked down at the floor while Phoebe quickly ran her hands over her hair. "Oh my god, I'm right. You were in bed together. You were hooking up. Again?!" Sam looked at the two of them in surprise.

"how could this have happened?" he asked confused. "Well, to be honest...we don't know" Phoebe shrugged.

"I guess you guys took the phrase, love your enemies, a little too literally. I don't believe it. All this time I just see you guys arguing or giving each other deadly stares and all of a sudden you're fucking again?" Sam looked back and forth between the two.

"It...just happened, man" Joe shrugged. "Yeah, and now? What happens now? Now you guys go back to fighting or have you made up now? Was that make-up sex?" Sam asked.

"We...haven't been able to talk about it yet" Phoebe clarified, looking questioningly at Joe.

"Well, I think we...are done fighting. But not friends. We're ok, but just ok" Joe shrugged. "yeah, I'm ok with that" Phoebe nodded in agreement.

"I can't believe this. There I am trying to talk to you guys all this time to make up and all this time I should have just gotten you guys to sleep together again and everything would have been settled" Sam shook his head in bewilderment.

"Yeah, sorry Sam" Phoebe ran her hand over her forehead before standing up. "I...should be going now. You guys have a good time. Sam, I'll see you around, okay? Joe,...I think we'll run into each other again sometime."

"Yeah, maybe you'll end up mysteriously in bed again" Sam commented, earning a dirty look from Phoebe and Joe. "What?" he asked. "You can't tell me I should have foreseen you guys fucking again".

Phoebe sighed. "Anyway, take care" she raised her hand before running to the front door, which could be heard slamming behind here moments later.

"You went from, I hate that woman, to, we're ok but not friends, pretty fast and that's just because you guys hooked up" still stunned Sam looked at Joe who just shrugged. "You know what sex can do" he replied.

"ugh, spare me the details" Sam rolled his eyes. "And please put your pants on properly already"

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