TOW Cheers
This is a Friends crossover with Cheers. This will take place in season 3 of Friends before the Xerox girl, so Ross and Rachel are still together. In Cheers, this will take place after the first time Sam and Diane broke up. This fic will focus on Ross, Sam, Rachel, and Diane--so I'm not going to put most of the other characters in mainly, just a little. Also, after working on my alternate season 8, I've discovered that I'm not as good at script format as I am in regular story, so this will be in regular story format.
Disclaimer: I own neither Cheers or Friends. Sometimes I wish I owned David Schwimmer or Ted Danson though. This is not for profit, just for fun.
Friends
One Monday afternoon Rachel was waiting for her boyfriend that she treasured deeply, Ross Gellar, at Central Perk to see if they were going to get together this week, depending on the schedule he should've recieved that day. Ross walked in the doors, and walked over to where Rachel and their four friends, Chandler, Monica, Joey, and Phoebe, were sitting around the table. He looked as if he was about ready to burst from excitement, in fact, he was a bit flushed in the cheeks. He took his usual spot in the chair, and Rachel walked over to him, sat down on his lap, and they shared a long, passionate kiss. After some applause from their friends, the two broke the kiss embarrassed with themselves.
Then Ross remembered his news. He said, "Rachel, sweetie, what are you doing next week?" The excitement in his voice filled the room, and Rachel replied, "Nothing, honey, why?" "Well, because I have to go down to Boston next week to work as a consultant in their museum, and I thought that it'd be nice if I went ahead and paid the way for you, and whoever else wants to come with me, for a vacation type-thing. It'll be really fun, and you don't have to stay with me all week, you all can do whatever you want." Monica, Ross's sister, was the first to reply, "Heck, yeah, I'll go! It's not everyday you offer me a vacation all expenses paid." Phoebe and Joey exchanged a glance, and said simultaneously, "We're in."
Chandler was not as quick as the others, but he acted thoughtful, and slowly said, "Well, let's see, I have my hole-in-the ground gets-me-nowhere BORING job, no dates at all, my friends will all be there, c'mon Ross, whaddya think?? Of course I'll be there! It may not be my ideal vacation spot, but it's better than sticking around here alone for a week." But Chandler Bing was grinning and being sarcastic as usual.
Ross looked around, more excited than ever, then he looked at Rachel, and said, "Well, sweetie, what about you?" She replied by kissing him again, and said,"I wouldn't miss it for the world." Ross grinned at her sexily, then he looked at everyone and said, "Then it's settled, next Monday, we leave for Boston, Massachussetts."
Cheers
Two days later, in a small bar fondly named Cheers, a distraught, angry, and frustrated Diane Chambers walked into the bar like a zombie. She had been torn up for awhile now, three days, in fact, after Sam Malone had cost her her very own heart. He had broke it into a million little pieces, and tossed them out the window. She had loved Sam so deeply that it hurt her very being to think of life without him, even though he was a jerk, or so she thought.
Sam couldn't help but feel bad for his now ex-girlfriend. Maybe he screwed up this time, but he didn't honestly think that was the case in this instance.
Carla immdediately noticed Diane's weird behavior and she poked her nose in and said, 'Well, Miss Bright-Heart, what's the deal today?' Diane shook her head sadly, and quietly, almost monotonely asked, "Carla, where's Sam? It's urgent that I speak to him." Carla just motioned toward Sam's office. Diane slowly made her way to Sam's office, dreading what would soon take place. She didn't knock, she just walked in, and handed him a piece of paper, a little pink one. She was quitting. Sam looked up at her in dismay, and said, "Diane, why? We need you here, and you need the job and you know it." She just sadly replied, "There's nothing left for me here Sam, you hate me-none of the others ever really liked me." She was getting hysterical, so Sam walked over to where she was and just wrapped his arms around her while she cried. When she was finished, he said, "Diane, nobody knows about our break-up but us. I didn't feel right telling them while you were gone these past few days. Plus, I haven't had a chance to talk about it with you, yet. What do you want me to say?" Diane held her head a bit higher at that moment and said, "Say nothing, I'll do the talking." And she walked out the door with Sam hot on her heels.
Everybody in the bar watched with awe at the couple that was so obviously in love, as Diane took center stage and clinked a beer glass. Everybody turned their heads as she said, "Everybody, I-well, we, have and announcement to make. Sam and I have discussed it and we feel that it is the right thing for us now. We've made a decision that will affect our lives and the bar's future." Carla cut her off by shrieking, "NO, NO! YOU CAN'T MARRY HER! SHE'LL BE MY BOSS! WHY SAM, WHY?!?!?" Just as she was about to faint, a startled Diane, said, "No, we're NOT engaged. In fact, we've broken up." Carla, relieved, said, "Oh, thank God." The others started buzzing with excitement and disappointment. For the most part, they had all enjoyed the generally happy couple, and they could all see how perfect Sam and Diane really were together. And how the two would soon regret this decision in their lives.
Friends
Meanwhile, the week in New York City had flown by for Rachel and the gang. They were all extremely pumped about going to Boston even if they really had no clue what the big deal about Boston was. They just figured they could go bar-hopping and they could pick dates up--well, except Ross and Rachel. Monica was so pumped that she had overseen the packing three nights before the plane was due to leave. Twenty four hours before the flight she had went through everyone's luggage twice, and did last-minute additions. Joey and Chandler, were both frankly, sick of seeing her face in the apartment. Ross had spent the night with Rachel and Monica, in Rachel's room of course. And Phoebe had spent the night with Chandler and Joey as well, so they could all be right there to take taxis together to the airport. When the time finally arrived, Monica had them out the doors and into 3 seperate taxis about six hourse before takeoff. In fact, when they got to LaGuardia, the check-in lady laughed at them for being too early. So they waited, and waited, and waited. Finally, they were able to board the plane.
Rachel sat on her seat totally relaxed. She had Ross on one side of her, and the window on the other. Monica, Phoebe, Joey, and Chandler were all sitting together towards the back of the plane. She leaned over and gave Ross a kiss, since they were alone and all. He grinned, and said, "Well, sweetie, what was that for?" Rachel said, "For being so nice, loving me, and taking me on a really nice, romantic getaway for the two of us and the four of them." Ross looked a little surprised at that last part, and said, "Honey, it's a business trip. You'll be able to do as much as you want, but I have to work. Maybe we can go to dinner once or twice this week and see how that goes. But I can't promise much alone time except at night." Rachel got that fire in her eyes that says she's angry and she said, "WHAT?!? You conned me here just so you could get some in between meetings?" Ross shrank back, but didn't say a word. She continued, "So that's it, is it? You weren't planning on fitting me in to your BUSY schedule? Well, then, I just won't fit you into mine either. I hope you have an excellent trip, Dr. Gellar." Then she got up, before Ross could say anything and went over to Mon, Chan, Pheebs, and Joey, to trade seats with Chandler. She also realized that it was a good thing they had already decided to sleep boys with boys and girls with girls, because as far as Rachel was concerned, this trip she was single!
Cheers
Back at Cheers, Sam and Diane were the only two left waiting on one customer who just would NOT leave. Well, they actually didn't mind it too much, after all Norm was the best-know customer in the bar. But there was a strange aura in the air. You could feel the tension, and Norm was the first to notice it. He thought about it for awhile, and realized that Sam and Diane probably needed some alone time to talk. So he got up and walked out.
Diane was both relieved and frustrated that Norm had walked out so early. She could go home earlier, but first, she had to face Sam about their recent decision. But Sam, being Sam, wasn't really in the mood to talk about it. And then she found out why. Sam was going on his first date since the break-up, it had only been a few days, and he HAD A DATE! At first, she was appalled, but after concluding that he was no longer hers, she acted like she didn't care. 'Let him do whatever the hell he wants!' she thought to herself. She looked at Sam and smiled her prettiest smile and said, "Sam, have a good time tonight. Don't try to think about me, otherwise you might make your date a little angry. I think I'm going to go home now." Sam just looked at her and said, "Okay, Diane, Goodnight." And with that she was gone. But he watched her feet go up the stairs, and they were running, and he could tell she was much more affected than she let on.
The next morning, Sam headed into the bar early for inventory because his date the previous night had been a disaster. He HAD thought about Diane, so much that he called her name out while he was kissing the other lady. So he thought it would do him some good to get over to Cheers and be in his enviornment for awhile alone. When he got there, he was shocked to see a young lady sitting outside crying. He looked down at her, and said, "Excuse me, Miss, I own this place. You're welcome to come in and sit awhile. I'll get you a drink if you like." The striking young woman peered up at him shyly, but relieved she said, "Oooh.. thank you sooo much! That would be.. it would be great." Sam was shocked at how beautiful this woman was, and he looked at her curiously and said, "I'm Sam Malone. Could I get the name of the beautiful woman of whose needs I'm catering to?" She grinned at him gratefully, and said, "Hello Sam. My name's Rachel Green." Their eyes locked, and they just stood there smiling for what seemed like forever, and then, he moved to unlock the door.
Rachel allowed herself to be led into the mysterious, yet handsome, man's place. When she walked in, she realized that it was a bar, not a restaurant. She giggled to herself, and she could only see Sam at that second. It was almost as if they had known each other for years, but they both knew they didn't. After a couple hours of talking, Sam looked at Rachel seriously, and asked, "Well, Rachel, why is it exactly that you showed up on my doorstep crying your heart and soul out today? What happened?" Rachel allowed herself to briefly think back on the events that occurred the night before. Then she swallowed her pride, because for some reason, she trusted Sam, and she began with, "Well, it's a long story, but I'll tell you anyway..."
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Flashback to night before
When they finally reached the attractive little hotel Ross had booked, Rachel and Ross were not talking at all! They hadn't spoken a single word to each other all day. Then Ross announced the news, there weren't just two rooms, there were three, and now they'd have to sleep boy, girl, boy, girl since Rachel wasn't speaking to him. So Rachel and Chandler shared as did Monica and Joey, and, Phoebe and Ross. After they had all settled in, Rachel, Monica, and Phoebe had went shopping while Ross went to work. When the girls came in around 1:30 a.m., Ross was waiting outside of Rachel's room. And he was FURIOUS! And DRUNK! They fought and fought into all hours of the night, until finally, Ross just looked at Rachel and said, "Rach, you were it for me. I loved you so much, but I just realized tonight that I don't trust you. And I should trust you." Rachel had sat there stunned, and she slowly said, "Ross, I've been thinking. I think that maybe we rushed into everything, and we should just take a break for awhile." Ross's eyes filled with tears, as did Rachel's, and he replied, "I'm not going to wait for me to trust you. Rachel, I'm sorry. I've been wondering for awhile, but I think it's time this relationship was ended. I'm breaking up with you." Rachel was sobbing, and she just looked at him and nodded her head.
Then she took off running back to her and Chandler's room, where he spent the remainder of the night trying to calm a hysterical Rachel down. But strangely, she didn't felt as if a steamroller had come in and flattened her heart. Over 6 months down the drain. She and Ross hadn't spoken since, and she didn't really care. She fell asleep in the comfort of Chandler's arms, and awoke tense, so she took a walk and ended up at Cheers.
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Sam looked into Rachel's eyes, and for a second, he thought he could see into her soul. Then he looked at the rest of her and realized how beautiful Rachel really was. He, in that moment, felt more for her than he had ever felt for Diane. Then he asked, "Rachel, did you love him?" She looked at Sam, and answered honestly, "Of course I did. He owned every inch of my heart and soul. But he doesn't trust me, and I can't go on like that. Neither can he. So I have to get over it somehow, and I will. By the way, why is it that you showed up here at the bar so early this morning? Do you have a sad story to tell as well?' Sam grinned and Rachel felt shivers go down her spine, but he looked at her and said, "I broke up with my girlfriend, Diane, about 5 days ago, and she's held it over my head ever since. The worst part is that she affected me in such a way that I haven't been able to get her out of my mind with other women. I loved her so much. She and I were just not meant to be. But the longer I sit here looking at you, I wonder about you and I." Rachel blushed because she had been thinking the exact same thing. They exchanged smiles and he said, "It's about noon now, would you like to go grab a bite to eat somewhere? Then we could go to a movie. And if you'd like, after that, you can hang around Cheers and you can meet my friends, and you can bring your friends by, and I can meet these people you seem to think so fondly of." Rachel's eyes lit up for the first time since they had boarded the plane yesterday, and she said, "That sounds-that sounds fantastic! Do I look okay to be seen in public though?" Sam looked her up-and-down and said, "Darling, you look good enough to eat." Then they walked out of the bar, arm-in-arm.
While Rachel was out with Sam, Ross had just woken up. He had sent himself into a drunken frenzy the night before, and he was sure he had broken up with Rachel, which he now regretted. He saw it all so clearly, he had been a fool, and he had ended it all with his soul-mate because she was out with his sister. Phoebe slowly peeked her head around the doorframe when she heard Ross moan. She walked over to him, and she was looking a little worried. Ross looked up at her and said, "It's nothing Phoebe, just a hangover. Where's Rachel?" Phoebe said nothing. Ross kept going, "I made a huge mistake last night. I was going to propose this week and I tried to throw her off, but instead I got drunk and I broke up with her. Where is she? I need to talk to her?" Phoebe looked him straight in the eye and said, "Ross, she just called. She's been out since 6:30 this morning, just walking around town. And she met a guy, who's been comforting her. She's with him Ross. They're on a date. She's too stunned at everything that happened last night. I'm so sorry. I'm sure she had no idea you would propose. We're supposed to meet her and this man tonight at some bar named Cheers. You're invited too." Ross just numbly nodded his head and said, "Okay...I'll go, but only for Rachel."
Diane was at the museum watching the stars in the planetarium. She had sat through three shows, just crying to herself. When she finally worked up the nerve to go outside, she ran, literally, into a man who seemed to be in quite a hurry. Their eyes met, and she smiled, and she thought to herself, 'He's quite the catch. He'll be perfect to get back at Sam with for dumping me.' The man on the other end of these thoughts was Ross, who was thinking the exact same thing about Rachel. Diane stuck out her hand and said, "Hello, there. Sorry for being so clumsy, I just didn't see you. I'm Diane Chambers." Ross replied, "Oh, it's okay. It's not too bad being burrowed over by a pretty lady every once in awhile. My name's Ross Gellar's. I'm pleased to meet you." "As I am you." They started talking about things, such as love, fate, and dinosaurs until Diane said, "Please excuse me for being so forward, but I work at this little bar called Cheers. Would it be okay if you stopped by sometime tonight? I'd enjoy the company." Mentally, Ross realized that that was the exact bar that Rachel had asked to meet the gang at. He looked at her steadily and said, "What time does your shift begin?" She grinned, "9:00." Ross said, "Better yet, why don't I pick you up around 8:30 and take you to work myself." They agreed that it was a date, and she gave him her address. They parted ways, neither realizing that fate was dealing them both a funny hand.
Sam and Rachel had an amazing time on their first date together. Rachel was very attracted to him, although she was a little uneasy seeing how she and Ross had just broken up, but she didn't care. Sam had taken the liberty to arrive back at the bar around 6:45, so maybe they could fool around, and he would still have time to clean-up, and open the bar in time. But when the arrived, they were both extremely caught up in each other's kisses, each wanted more. And Sam took her, right there on top of the bar's counter top. The place where people came in and ate off every night. Sam had never done anything like that before, and he was impressed at how exhilerating it was. Even though they both had other people on their minds, the didn't care. It was too new a feeling, and they enjoyed the closeness no matter how hurt they were inside. They went at it once, twice, three, FOUR times, and they both had lost track of time. They went into his office, and he and Rachel curled up together on his couch, naked, and they dozed off. It was 8:45.
Diane had never been on time for anything in her life, as was the case that particular evening. Her shift started at 9, which meant she had to open the bar, and she would be the first there. When Ross came to pick her up, she was just putting on her make-up and curling her hair in rollers. He waited about 15 minutes and then she was finally ready.
They arrived at the bar about 30 minutes later. Diane thought it extremely strange that Sam had left the door unlocked, he was the one that closed the night before. When she and Ross walked into the bar, she flipped on the lights, and Ross let out a scream. When she saw what he was looking at, she about had a heart attack. There were clothes EVERYWHERE! The bar was sopping wet with something she wasn't sure she wanted to know what it was. Then she realized. Sam and some poor girl had done it, right on top of the bar. They were probably in his apartment now, but they were clearly gone. Ross was mortified, and he insisted on sitting at a table, not near the bar. Diane laughed at his naivety, and she pulled him into Sam's office, so she could start opening the bar. She walked in, and realized there were people in there. She thought, 'Oh, dear Lord, what if the bar was broken into? I'll die. Sam'll die. I've got to stop them.' She noticed that Ross was still disgusted with the condition the bar was in. But he was behind her following her line of vision. She creeped around the door and flipped on the lights, and she heard Ross scream, "RACHEL?!?!?" Diane flipped around and did the same thing, "AUGH! SAM MALONE, WHAT IN HELL ARE YOU THINKING?!?!?" There was some girl and Sam fully exposed on his couch. Then she looked at Ross suspiciously and said, "You know her?" Ross sighed heavily, and said sadly, "You could say that." Then Rachel started to come to, and she kept saying, "Sam, sweetie, oh Sam, where are you?" Sam heard this, and startled, he wrapped his arms around her and said, "I'm here baby, no one will ever hurt you again." Then they kissed, and then they noticed they weren't alone. Simultaneously they shouted, "Ross/Diane what are you doing here?!?" Diane said, "We could ask you two the same thing." Then Rachel and Sam had a realization, again simultaneously they said, "THAT'S your EX?!?"
to be continued
hehe... I just love Cheers! We need some fanfic writers for that area too, so if you have a good Cheers fic, start posting it and let's get that section up and running. :) Anyways, please review, and I'll try to get the next part up before Christmas.
This is a Friends crossover with Cheers. This will take place in season 3 of Friends before the Xerox girl, so Ross and Rachel are still together. In Cheers, this will take place after the first time Sam and Diane broke up. This fic will focus on Ross, Sam, Rachel, and Diane--so I'm not going to put most of the other characters in mainly, just a little. Also, after working on my alternate season 8, I've discovered that I'm not as good at script format as I am in regular story, so this will be in regular story format.
Disclaimer: I own neither Cheers or Friends. Sometimes I wish I owned David Schwimmer or Ted Danson though. This is not for profit, just for fun.
Friends
One Monday afternoon Rachel was waiting for her boyfriend that she treasured deeply, Ross Gellar, at Central Perk to see if they were going to get together this week, depending on the schedule he should've recieved that day. Ross walked in the doors, and walked over to where Rachel and their four friends, Chandler, Monica, Joey, and Phoebe, were sitting around the table. He looked as if he was about ready to burst from excitement, in fact, he was a bit flushed in the cheeks. He took his usual spot in the chair, and Rachel walked over to him, sat down on his lap, and they shared a long, passionate kiss. After some applause from their friends, the two broke the kiss embarrassed with themselves.
Then Ross remembered his news. He said, "Rachel, sweetie, what are you doing next week?" The excitement in his voice filled the room, and Rachel replied, "Nothing, honey, why?" "Well, because I have to go down to Boston next week to work as a consultant in their museum, and I thought that it'd be nice if I went ahead and paid the way for you, and whoever else wants to come with me, for a vacation type-thing. It'll be really fun, and you don't have to stay with me all week, you all can do whatever you want." Monica, Ross's sister, was the first to reply, "Heck, yeah, I'll go! It's not everyday you offer me a vacation all expenses paid." Phoebe and Joey exchanged a glance, and said simultaneously, "We're in."
Chandler was not as quick as the others, but he acted thoughtful, and slowly said, "Well, let's see, I have my hole-in-the ground gets-me-nowhere BORING job, no dates at all, my friends will all be there, c'mon Ross, whaddya think?? Of course I'll be there! It may not be my ideal vacation spot, but it's better than sticking around here alone for a week." But Chandler Bing was grinning and being sarcastic as usual.
Ross looked around, more excited than ever, then he looked at Rachel, and said, "Well, sweetie, what about you?" She replied by kissing him again, and said,"I wouldn't miss it for the world." Ross grinned at her sexily, then he looked at everyone and said, "Then it's settled, next Monday, we leave for Boston, Massachussetts."
Cheers
Two days later, in a small bar fondly named Cheers, a distraught, angry, and frustrated Diane Chambers walked into the bar like a zombie. She had been torn up for awhile now, three days, in fact, after Sam Malone had cost her her very own heart. He had broke it into a million little pieces, and tossed them out the window. She had loved Sam so deeply that it hurt her very being to think of life without him, even though he was a jerk, or so she thought.
Sam couldn't help but feel bad for his now ex-girlfriend. Maybe he screwed up this time, but he didn't honestly think that was the case in this instance.
Carla immdediately noticed Diane's weird behavior and she poked her nose in and said, 'Well, Miss Bright-Heart, what's the deal today?' Diane shook her head sadly, and quietly, almost monotonely asked, "Carla, where's Sam? It's urgent that I speak to him." Carla just motioned toward Sam's office. Diane slowly made her way to Sam's office, dreading what would soon take place. She didn't knock, she just walked in, and handed him a piece of paper, a little pink one. She was quitting. Sam looked up at her in dismay, and said, "Diane, why? We need you here, and you need the job and you know it." She just sadly replied, "There's nothing left for me here Sam, you hate me-none of the others ever really liked me." She was getting hysterical, so Sam walked over to where she was and just wrapped his arms around her while she cried. When she was finished, he said, "Diane, nobody knows about our break-up but us. I didn't feel right telling them while you were gone these past few days. Plus, I haven't had a chance to talk about it with you, yet. What do you want me to say?" Diane held her head a bit higher at that moment and said, "Say nothing, I'll do the talking." And she walked out the door with Sam hot on her heels.
Everybody in the bar watched with awe at the couple that was so obviously in love, as Diane took center stage and clinked a beer glass. Everybody turned their heads as she said, "Everybody, I-well, we, have and announcement to make. Sam and I have discussed it and we feel that it is the right thing for us now. We've made a decision that will affect our lives and the bar's future." Carla cut her off by shrieking, "NO, NO! YOU CAN'T MARRY HER! SHE'LL BE MY BOSS! WHY SAM, WHY?!?!?" Just as she was about to faint, a startled Diane, said, "No, we're NOT engaged. In fact, we've broken up." Carla, relieved, said, "Oh, thank God." The others started buzzing with excitement and disappointment. For the most part, they had all enjoyed the generally happy couple, and they could all see how perfect Sam and Diane really were together. And how the two would soon regret this decision in their lives.
Friends
Meanwhile, the week in New York City had flown by for Rachel and the gang. They were all extremely pumped about going to Boston even if they really had no clue what the big deal about Boston was. They just figured they could go bar-hopping and they could pick dates up--well, except Ross and Rachel. Monica was so pumped that she had overseen the packing three nights before the plane was due to leave. Twenty four hours before the flight she had went through everyone's luggage twice, and did last-minute additions. Joey and Chandler, were both frankly, sick of seeing her face in the apartment. Ross had spent the night with Rachel and Monica, in Rachel's room of course. And Phoebe had spent the night with Chandler and Joey as well, so they could all be right there to take taxis together to the airport. When the time finally arrived, Monica had them out the doors and into 3 seperate taxis about six hourse before takeoff. In fact, when they got to LaGuardia, the check-in lady laughed at them for being too early. So they waited, and waited, and waited. Finally, they were able to board the plane.
Rachel sat on her seat totally relaxed. She had Ross on one side of her, and the window on the other. Monica, Phoebe, Joey, and Chandler were all sitting together towards the back of the plane. She leaned over and gave Ross a kiss, since they were alone and all. He grinned, and said, "Well, sweetie, what was that for?" Rachel said, "For being so nice, loving me, and taking me on a really nice, romantic getaway for the two of us and the four of them." Ross looked a little surprised at that last part, and said, "Honey, it's a business trip. You'll be able to do as much as you want, but I have to work. Maybe we can go to dinner once or twice this week and see how that goes. But I can't promise much alone time except at night." Rachel got that fire in her eyes that says she's angry and she said, "WHAT?!? You conned me here just so you could get some in between meetings?" Ross shrank back, but didn't say a word. She continued, "So that's it, is it? You weren't planning on fitting me in to your BUSY schedule? Well, then, I just won't fit you into mine either. I hope you have an excellent trip, Dr. Gellar." Then she got up, before Ross could say anything and went over to Mon, Chan, Pheebs, and Joey, to trade seats with Chandler. She also realized that it was a good thing they had already decided to sleep boys with boys and girls with girls, because as far as Rachel was concerned, this trip she was single!
Cheers
Back at Cheers, Sam and Diane were the only two left waiting on one customer who just would NOT leave. Well, they actually didn't mind it too much, after all Norm was the best-know customer in the bar. But there was a strange aura in the air. You could feel the tension, and Norm was the first to notice it. He thought about it for awhile, and realized that Sam and Diane probably needed some alone time to talk. So he got up and walked out.
Diane was both relieved and frustrated that Norm had walked out so early. She could go home earlier, but first, she had to face Sam about their recent decision. But Sam, being Sam, wasn't really in the mood to talk about it. And then she found out why. Sam was going on his first date since the break-up, it had only been a few days, and he HAD A DATE! At first, she was appalled, but after concluding that he was no longer hers, she acted like she didn't care. 'Let him do whatever the hell he wants!' she thought to herself. She looked at Sam and smiled her prettiest smile and said, "Sam, have a good time tonight. Don't try to think about me, otherwise you might make your date a little angry. I think I'm going to go home now." Sam just looked at her and said, "Okay, Diane, Goodnight." And with that she was gone. But he watched her feet go up the stairs, and they were running, and he could tell she was much more affected than she let on.
The next morning, Sam headed into the bar early for inventory because his date the previous night had been a disaster. He HAD thought about Diane, so much that he called her name out while he was kissing the other lady. So he thought it would do him some good to get over to Cheers and be in his enviornment for awhile alone. When he got there, he was shocked to see a young lady sitting outside crying. He looked down at her, and said, "Excuse me, Miss, I own this place. You're welcome to come in and sit awhile. I'll get you a drink if you like." The striking young woman peered up at him shyly, but relieved she said, "Oooh.. thank you sooo much! That would be.. it would be great." Sam was shocked at how beautiful this woman was, and he looked at her curiously and said, "I'm Sam Malone. Could I get the name of the beautiful woman of whose needs I'm catering to?" She grinned at him gratefully, and said, "Hello Sam. My name's Rachel Green." Their eyes locked, and they just stood there smiling for what seemed like forever, and then, he moved to unlock the door.
Rachel allowed herself to be led into the mysterious, yet handsome, man's place. When she walked in, she realized that it was a bar, not a restaurant. She giggled to herself, and she could only see Sam at that second. It was almost as if they had known each other for years, but they both knew they didn't. After a couple hours of talking, Sam looked at Rachel seriously, and asked, "Well, Rachel, why is it exactly that you showed up on my doorstep crying your heart and soul out today? What happened?" Rachel allowed herself to briefly think back on the events that occurred the night before. Then she swallowed her pride, because for some reason, she trusted Sam, and she began with, "Well, it's a long story, but I'll tell you anyway..."
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Flashback to night before
When they finally reached the attractive little hotel Ross had booked, Rachel and Ross were not talking at all! They hadn't spoken a single word to each other all day. Then Ross announced the news, there weren't just two rooms, there were three, and now they'd have to sleep boy, girl, boy, girl since Rachel wasn't speaking to him. So Rachel and Chandler shared as did Monica and Joey, and, Phoebe and Ross. After they had all settled in, Rachel, Monica, and Phoebe had went shopping while Ross went to work. When the girls came in around 1:30 a.m., Ross was waiting outside of Rachel's room. And he was FURIOUS! And DRUNK! They fought and fought into all hours of the night, until finally, Ross just looked at Rachel and said, "Rach, you were it for me. I loved you so much, but I just realized tonight that I don't trust you. And I should trust you." Rachel had sat there stunned, and she slowly said, "Ross, I've been thinking. I think that maybe we rushed into everything, and we should just take a break for awhile." Ross's eyes filled with tears, as did Rachel's, and he replied, "I'm not going to wait for me to trust you. Rachel, I'm sorry. I've been wondering for awhile, but I think it's time this relationship was ended. I'm breaking up with you." Rachel was sobbing, and she just looked at him and nodded her head.
Then she took off running back to her and Chandler's room, where he spent the remainder of the night trying to calm a hysterical Rachel down. But strangely, she didn't felt as if a steamroller had come in and flattened her heart. Over 6 months down the drain. She and Ross hadn't spoken since, and she didn't really care. She fell asleep in the comfort of Chandler's arms, and awoke tense, so she took a walk and ended up at Cheers.
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Sam looked into Rachel's eyes, and for a second, he thought he could see into her soul. Then he looked at the rest of her and realized how beautiful Rachel really was. He, in that moment, felt more for her than he had ever felt for Diane. Then he asked, "Rachel, did you love him?" She looked at Sam, and answered honestly, "Of course I did. He owned every inch of my heart and soul. But he doesn't trust me, and I can't go on like that. Neither can he. So I have to get over it somehow, and I will. By the way, why is it that you showed up here at the bar so early this morning? Do you have a sad story to tell as well?' Sam grinned and Rachel felt shivers go down her spine, but he looked at her and said, "I broke up with my girlfriend, Diane, about 5 days ago, and she's held it over my head ever since. The worst part is that she affected me in such a way that I haven't been able to get her out of my mind with other women. I loved her so much. She and I were just not meant to be. But the longer I sit here looking at you, I wonder about you and I." Rachel blushed because she had been thinking the exact same thing. They exchanged smiles and he said, "It's about noon now, would you like to go grab a bite to eat somewhere? Then we could go to a movie. And if you'd like, after that, you can hang around Cheers and you can meet my friends, and you can bring your friends by, and I can meet these people you seem to think so fondly of." Rachel's eyes lit up for the first time since they had boarded the plane yesterday, and she said, "That sounds-that sounds fantastic! Do I look okay to be seen in public though?" Sam looked her up-and-down and said, "Darling, you look good enough to eat." Then they walked out of the bar, arm-in-arm.
While Rachel was out with Sam, Ross had just woken up. He had sent himself into a drunken frenzy the night before, and he was sure he had broken up with Rachel, which he now regretted. He saw it all so clearly, he had been a fool, and he had ended it all with his soul-mate because she was out with his sister. Phoebe slowly peeked her head around the doorframe when she heard Ross moan. She walked over to him, and she was looking a little worried. Ross looked up at her and said, "It's nothing Phoebe, just a hangover. Where's Rachel?" Phoebe said nothing. Ross kept going, "I made a huge mistake last night. I was going to propose this week and I tried to throw her off, but instead I got drunk and I broke up with her. Where is she? I need to talk to her?" Phoebe looked him straight in the eye and said, "Ross, she just called. She's been out since 6:30 this morning, just walking around town. And she met a guy, who's been comforting her. She's with him Ross. They're on a date. She's too stunned at everything that happened last night. I'm so sorry. I'm sure she had no idea you would propose. We're supposed to meet her and this man tonight at some bar named Cheers. You're invited too." Ross just numbly nodded his head and said, "Okay...I'll go, but only for Rachel."
Diane was at the museum watching the stars in the planetarium. She had sat through three shows, just crying to herself. When she finally worked up the nerve to go outside, she ran, literally, into a man who seemed to be in quite a hurry. Their eyes met, and she smiled, and she thought to herself, 'He's quite the catch. He'll be perfect to get back at Sam with for dumping me.' The man on the other end of these thoughts was Ross, who was thinking the exact same thing about Rachel. Diane stuck out her hand and said, "Hello, there. Sorry for being so clumsy, I just didn't see you. I'm Diane Chambers." Ross replied, "Oh, it's okay. It's not too bad being burrowed over by a pretty lady every once in awhile. My name's Ross Gellar's. I'm pleased to meet you." "As I am you." They started talking about things, such as love, fate, and dinosaurs until Diane said, "Please excuse me for being so forward, but I work at this little bar called Cheers. Would it be okay if you stopped by sometime tonight? I'd enjoy the company." Mentally, Ross realized that that was the exact bar that Rachel had asked to meet the gang at. He looked at her steadily and said, "What time does your shift begin?" She grinned, "9:00." Ross said, "Better yet, why don't I pick you up around 8:30 and take you to work myself." They agreed that it was a date, and she gave him her address. They parted ways, neither realizing that fate was dealing them both a funny hand.
Sam and Rachel had an amazing time on their first date together. Rachel was very attracted to him, although she was a little uneasy seeing how she and Ross had just broken up, but she didn't care. Sam had taken the liberty to arrive back at the bar around 6:45, so maybe they could fool around, and he would still have time to clean-up, and open the bar in time. But when the arrived, they were both extremely caught up in each other's kisses, each wanted more. And Sam took her, right there on top of the bar's counter top. The place where people came in and ate off every night. Sam had never done anything like that before, and he was impressed at how exhilerating it was. Even though they both had other people on their minds, the didn't care. It was too new a feeling, and they enjoyed the closeness no matter how hurt they were inside. They went at it once, twice, three, FOUR times, and they both had lost track of time. They went into his office, and he and Rachel curled up together on his couch, naked, and they dozed off. It was 8:45.
Diane had never been on time for anything in her life, as was the case that particular evening. Her shift started at 9, which meant she had to open the bar, and she would be the first there. When Ross came to pick her up, she was just putting on her make-up and curling her hair in rollers. He waited about 15 minutes and then she was finally ready.
They arrived at the bar about 30 minutes later. Diane thought it extremely strange that Sam had left the door unlocked, he was the one that closed the night before. When she and Ross walked into the bar, she flipped on the lights, and Ross let out a scream. When she saw what he was looking at, she about had a heart attack. There were clothes EVERYWHERE! The bar was sopping wet with something she wasn't sure she wanted to know what it was. Then she realized. Sam and some poor girl had done it, right on top of the bar. They were probably in his apartment now, but they were clearly gone. Ross was mortified, and he insisted on sitting at a table, not near the bar. Diane laughed at his naivety, and she pulled him into Sam's office, so she could start opening the bar. She walked in, and realized there were people in there. She thought, 'Oh, dear Lord, what if the bar was broken into? I'll die. Sam'll die. I've got to stop them.' She noticed that Ross was still disgusted with the condition the bar was in. But he was behind her following her line of vision. She creeped around the door and flipped on the lights, and she heard Ross scream, "RACHEL?!?!?" Diane flipped around and did the same thing, "AUGH! SAM MALONE, WHAT IN HELL ARE YOU THINKING?!?!?" There was some girl and Sam fully exposed on his couch. Then she looked at Ross suspiciously and said, "You know her?" Ross sighed heavily, and said sadly, "You could say that." Then Rachel started to come to, and she kept saying, "Sam, sweetie, oh Sam, where are you?" Sam heard this, and startled, he wrapped his arms around her and said, "I'm here baby, no one will ever hurt you again." Then they kissed, and then they noticed they weren't alone. Simultaneously they shouted, "Ross/Diane what are you doing here?!?" Diane said, "We could ask you two the same thing." Then Rachel and Sam had a realization, again simultaneously they said, "THAT'S your EX?!?"
to be continued
hehe... I just love Cheers! We need some fanfic writers for that area too, so if you have a good Cheers fic, start posting it and let's get that section up and running. :) Anyways, please review, and I'll try to get the next part up before Christmas.