A story written about TOW Ross Finds Out. This story delves farther into their personal feelings.

Story: Rachel or Julie

Prologue: Confusion

These characters do not belong to me.

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Rachel Green stood looking out of her apartment bedroom window. It was a beautiful autumn day in Greenwich Village. The leaves on the trees in the Village had recently turned the traditional colors of red yellow and orange. The sidewalks were still a strewn with paraphernalia left over from the recent Halloween Parade. Rachel left the window and sat down on her bed. Soon she began reflecting back to events from the past year.

She had chosen an independent lifestyle in Greenwich Village over her marriage and consequently somewhat dependent lifestyle to Dr. Barry Farber in Massapequa. The spoiled quality she brought with her to the city was soon left behind when she began working and accomplishing things on her own. Her social lifestyle had changed from shopping and attending Country Club type events to hanging out with her newly acquired independent friends Monica, Phoebe, Chandler, Joey and Ross. Ross, he was the one she emotionally had the most feelings towards. He had emotionally revealed his feelings to the others without her knowledge. After Chandler mistakenly revealed Ross's romantic feelings towards her, she had ran to the airport to reveal her feelings for him only to find him coming down the jet way with his new girlfriend, Julie. After getting over the initial shock, she later on decided to reveal her feelings to him. Not fully interpreting her feelings towards him correctly, he responded by advising her to find someone with qualities like he had found with Julie.

"Rachel, lunch is ready", Monica informed her from the kitchen.

Rachel coming back to reality replied, "I will be there shortly."

"Rachel, you seen so down lately. What is going on?"

Rachel not wanting to get into the whole Ross situation just shrugged her shoulders.

Monica seeing that she was not going to get any further answers from her changed the subject, "Rachel, I know of someone you might be interested in dating. He is just divorced, a white collar professional and is looking to get out again. Would you be interested?"

When Monica mentioned dating, the thought of Ross immediately passed through her mind. She also was aware it was time to move on. She somewhat despondently responded, "I suppose it wouldn't hurt me to go out on a date."

"Great, I'll set it up", Monica replied somewhat satisfied that she had successfully set up Rachel on a date.

Rachel not yet letting completely letting go of the Ross situation inquired, "Monica. Do you think that Ross is "that" happy with Julie?"

Monica reached over and put her hand on hers in a compassionate manner, "I know you are disappointed that things did not work out with Ross, but he does appear to be happy."

"I know he is, I just feel as though the feelings he had for me are still there and I don't know how to deal with that", Rachel somewhat emphatically replied.

"I know sweetie. I know. Maybe this date will help you to move on."

"I hope so."

Ross Geller stood with his girlfriend Julie outside of Central Perk. Like Ross, Julie was also a Paleontologist and that quality boded well making their bond more solid. He backed her up against the window at Central Perk, kissing her. He intuitively looked inside the coffeehouse trying to spot Rachel. He thought. Why was he was so interested in making sure Rachel saw him kissing Julie? Rachel had not completely left his mind yet and that was beginning to bother him. As of yet no girlfriend had been able to erase Rachel from his heart?

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To be Continued