Ok, this is my first fic ever, so we will see how it goes! This one takes place in season 3. Ross and Rachel have broken up, and Rachel is now dating Mark. She has been on several dates with Mark and things seem to be going well, but Mark may have something to hide. Meanwhile Ross is obviously still obsessed with the fact that they were on a break, and wants to get back together with Rachel.

Disclaimer: I do not own Friends, or any of the characters.

Central Perk

Pheobe, Monica, and Rachel sat on the sofa talking, and giggling like schoolgirls.

"So you and Mark seem to be hitting it off." Monica said with a smile as she sipped her coffee.

"Yeah, things are really going well. I mean he is sweet, sophisticated, intelligent..." Rachel replied with a dreamy look.

"Not too mention he's really cute." Pheobe interjected.

"Well there's that too!" They all laughed.

Chandler, Joey, and Ross all walked in carrying a basketball and dressed like they just came from the court. They sit down next to the girls. Ross went to sit next to Rachel, but the two look at each other for an icy moment, before Ross moves to the opposite side of the group.

"So...how was the game?" Monica asked breaking the awkward silence.

"Great! Yeah it was great... wait, did you mean our game?"

"Yes Chandler."

"Oh, well we never actually got to play, because there were these big super human looking guys on the court, and well, when they were finished we would've just looked ridiculous."

"So you pansies just left without playing?"

"Well, we passed the ball around on the street until we got here!" Joey said quickly.

"Ah, so you guys really are big pansies!" Pheobe said with a smile.

"Yeah. Pretty much." Ross and Chandler answered in agreement.

"So what are you ladies talking about?" Ross asked.

"Um, nothing really just girl gossip." Moncia responded a little too quickly.

Rachel and Ross exchanged a quick look before looking away.

"We were talking about how things are going with Mark." Rachel said exasperated.

Ross looked down at the floor.

"Yes but in a girly gossipy way!" Pheobe said trying to break the tension.

"You know what, it's fine, it's just fine!" Ross said refusing to look any of them in the eye.

"Good Ross! I'm glad that I have your permission, not that you went looking for my permission when you slept with the copy girl!" Rachel said refusing to look anywhere but Ross' eyes.

Ross stood up and stormed out of the coffee house. The rest of the gang looked at each other for a moment.

""It's good to see that you two have really moved beyond this." Chandler remarked, and received glares form everyone else in the room.

City Street

Ross moped down the street, a flurry of thoughts went flying through his head. He remembered being happy with Rachel, all the good times that they had spent together. His expression softened a little while he remembered what it was like to be loved by someone as wonderful as Rachel. His expression changed to a look of pain as the memories of what he did during their "break" came flooding back to him. He had hurt her badly and he knew it. What right did he have to be upset? Rachel was moving on with her life, and while he was certain that he would never be able to move on he shouldn't stand in her way.

He stopped dead in his tracks. That was it! He was no longer going to let anyone see how much it pained him to have Rachel seeing Mark. In fact he would do anything to make her happy, and maybe that meant stepping aside.

Ross began walking with a new sense of purpose. In a way he of course didn't really give up on getting back together with Rachel, but he was now able to see a way that he could work to make her happy even though he wasn't with her.

As Ross walked around the corner he saw the copy shop that Chloe worked at, and saw her in the window. He started to walk faster so as not to have to think about the mistakes that he made in the past, but he caught a glimpse of Chloe kissing someone. He couldn't help but look. It was then that he saw what he could have sworn was Mark kissing Chloe.

Ok, so that is chapter 1. I hope you all enjoyed it. I will try to update as soon as I can unless of course you all hated it, please review and let me know what you think.