"Aaron In New york" Part Two
Friends/Chicago Hope Crossover
In the car
Jeffrey smiled his famous grin. Hed been silent ever since Aaron asked him why he was in New York.
"I could ask you the same thing." Jeffrey explained. "The Aaron Shutt i know is no Mr Excitment Vacation Man. As soon as he can he gets back to work and its liek there was no vacation at all. Expecting this usual behavior..."
"You oughta be the psychiatrist." Aaron pointed out taking an prize opportunity to interupt a patented Jeffrey Geiger rant.
Ignoring him Jeffrey went on. "Expecting you to be back at the hospital and using the hard way to examine the human mind I called your office. No answer so what better alternative to talk to Phillip Watters, AKA the big boss."
"Uh huh." Aaron said as he paid the toll before crossing the bridge.
"He told me you asked for a week extension, and that in fact that you were still here in New York." Jeffrey said. "Long story short version..."
"Too late for that."
"I wanted to see what was keeping you here." Jeffrey finished. "So Aaron. Whats new?"
"Ok if you want to know whats up I will satisfy your nosey tendencies." Aaron couldnt resist smiling. "I met someone."
Jeffrey laughed for a minute, a minute too long Aaron thought. "Seriously, why are you here?" Aaron gave him a look. "Oh my are you serious?"
"More serious than I have ever been in my life." Aaron said. "Right before you threw yourself in front of my car I was on my way to see her."
"I see. Where are you gonna meet this chicky of the moment?"
"Monica Geller is no ordinary chicky." Aaron defended her. "Stop getting me mixed up with Danny Nyland."
"You both had the same tie one day, what was that?" Jeffrey said. "Sorry."
Aaron pulled up to a bus depot. "I'm soooo sorry but this is where you are getting off."
"What?"
"I'm gonna see Monica, I am not bringing an entourage." Aaron said. "You wanted to know what I am doing here fine, but you could have saved the airfare. Its called a phone Jeffrey. Have someone show you around it someday." Aaron said as Jeffrey got out of the car.
"Fine." Jeffrey said closing the door. "Do you mind telling me where you are dropping me off?"
"How the heck should I know?" Aaron said. "I've been lost for half an hour myself. But I am getting closer. I see the landmark Monica gave me. Some coffee place."
"You hate gourmet coffee." Jeffrey said as Aaron started to drive away.
"That doesnt seem so important right now." Aaron said to himself as he pulled into traffic.
Up the street a bit
Monica finished getting together what she hoped to a nice romantic dinner with Aaron. But so far everything had gone wrong that could go wrong.
For instance she sent Phoebe on a simple shopping errand, emphasis on "simple". But Phoebe suceeded in bringing back the opposite of everything she wanted.
She tried not to get mad at her, because Aaron was coming. After calming down she managed to shoo her couch hogging pals out of the apartment to realise one thing.
Aaron was half an hour late.
"Now this is starting to feel like a normal relationship." Monica said. "But hes new to the city, I'll cut him some slack."
As Monica was making this comment there was a solitary and very hesistant knock at the door. Monica was about to yell "I'll get it!" she remembered she was alone.
Pulling herself together with a final look in the mirror Monica went to the door. She opened it and Aaron was in fact there.
"Hello." Monica said.
"Hi there." Aaron said. "Sorry I'm so late, I ran into an old friend, quite literally."
"That's all right. I kept msyelf busy." Monica said.
"Whats that lovely smell?" Aaron said smelling the air around her.
"It's either me or the food." Monica said remember she had to come up something creative to do with the wrong food order she got from Phoebe.
"I kinda thought I would meet your friends today. The ones I saw at the dock?" Aaron said.
"I thought that it would be better if we waited till like a second date till you met my friends. Some of them are a lot to take at one time." Monica said. "Time to eat."
"Good, I'm starving." Aaron admitted. Monica moved toward the table and Aaron took out her chair for her.
"I could smell this all the way downstairs."
"Thanks." Monica smiled and looked into his eyes. "I hope you like it."
They spent the longest time just looking into each others eyes.
Aaron thought. "I think I'm falling in love in this woman. I'm feelings things that I havent felt since before I met Camille. Maybe coming here was a good idea after all. When I get back I should nominate Phillip for sainthood."
Aarons thoughts were interupted by a knock on the door.
Monica snapped to reality. "I wonder who that is?"
