Ross sat in the airport terminal looking down at the two tickets he had in his hand. He was mentally kicking himself. Why would he think, after saying the wrong name at his own wedding, did he assume that Emily would forgive him and come with him to their honeymoon. His friends had already left for New York, so all he could do was sit alone and sulk at his own stupid mistake. Or so he thought he was alone. A familiar figure came rushing past him towards the terminal with a handful of suitcases. The very person that in some way, got him in this position.
"Rach?" Ross spoke out as he got up and walked towards her. "Rach!"
Shocked and confused, Rachel turned around, "Hi." She said back with a smile on her face.
"Wha..what are you doing here?" Ross asked. He assumed Rachel had gotten on the plane hours ago with the others.
"Well I…I've been on standby for a flight home for hours." Rachel explained.
Ross, still with a defeated look on his face responds, "Oh."
Rachel gives him a sympathy look as she realizes what is going on. "No sign of Emily huh?" She asked tilting her head to the side to show him she felt bad about the situation.
Ross sat back down and looked back towards where he would hope Emily would be coming from, "Not yet." He looks back down at his hands where he was holding the tickets for his honeymoon to Athens.
Rachel sits across from him with a frown now on her face, "So um, what time are you supposed to leave?" She asks and once she finishes the question, a woman over the intercom announces, "This is the last call for flight 1066 to Athens. This is the last call."
Ross looks up and then back at Rachel and says, "Pretty soon I guess."
"Yeah." Rachel responds with a slight smile. Rachel continues to look at Ross with a sympathy smile. She couldn't help but feel bad for Ross. She hated seeing him so hurt and could only assume beating himself up over what happened at his wedding. She never intended to hurt him. Hell, she didn't even tell him how she actually felt because she had seen how happy he was with Emily right before the wedding. Even wished him good luck. She was still confused over why he said her name instead of Emily's. "I'm sorry." She tells Ross.
Ross looks back towards where Rachel had come from only moments before expecting, hoping for Emily to walk towards him, he looks back at Rachel and says, "I just, I don't understand. I mean how could she do this?" Ross asks. "Ya know. Am I a complete idiot for thinking that she would actually show up?"
Rachel shakes her head, "No. You're not an idiot Ross. You're a guy very much in love."
Ross smacks the tickets lightly on his hand and says back, "Same difference." The woman over the intercom comes on again and announces, "This message is for flight 1066 to Athens should now be on board." Kind of irritated, Ross shouts out as if that woman could him, "I GET IT." Ross then looks back down at his tickets feeling defeated again, "Well that's that."
Rachel starts to think to herself. He shouldn't have to be so depressed over this. Sure it was stupid mistake and Emily has a right to be mad but its something that she should at least given him the opportunity to work on then just plainly given up. At that very moment, an idea popped in Rachel's head, "No, you know what? I think you should go."
Ross, little confused says, "What?"
"Yeah I do. That you should go by yourself. Get some distance. Clear your head." Rachel starts to collect her things and get up from the spot she was sitting at. "Think it will be really good."
Ross shakes his head in disbelief, "Oh I..I..I don't know."
"Come on Ross. I think it would be really good for you." Rachel reassures him.
Ross looks at the terminal that he should be heading towards and then back at Rachel, "I mean I could. Yeah I could do that."
Rachel nods her head back, "Yeah."
Ross then looks back down at the tickets he has in his hand and says, "I cant, I can't even believe her." He slaps the tickets on his leg and immediately stands up, "You know what, I am. I am gonna go."
Rachel agrees and says, "Good." And then both say "Right" when agreeing about it.
Ross picks up his bag and throws it over his shoulder and says, "Thanks."
"Okay. Well I see you back when I get home." Says Rachel as she leans in for a hug to Ross, "if I ever get a flight out of here." She laughs. Ross squeezes her back and he has his own idea pop into his head.
"Hey wait." Ross stops her in her tracks as she tries to head to her own terminal. She turns around to let him finish. "Nah." He ends up saying.
Confused she asks, "What. Wait what?" She laughs.
Ross shows her that he had two tickets to Athens and asks her, "What don't you come? I mean I have two tickets, why not?"
Rachel shakes her head, laughs and says, "Oh I don't…Ross…really?"
Ross steps closer to her, "Yeah, yeah. It would be great. I mean you can lay on the beach, and I can cry over my failed marriage." This got a laugh from both of them. "See how I make jokes."
Rachel laughs, "Uh huh." She nods.
Ross looks at Rachel and tells her, " I mean I could use a friend."
"Oh wow. Uhh okay uhh, maybe." Rachel continues, " Yes I can do that." Rachel finally responding to Ross's offer.
"Cool." Ross says as he heads towards the terminal with Rachel.
"Alright cool." Rachel says with him. Both board the flight to Athens. Nether one look back. A trip nether would have expected to go on. A trip that will change everything for the both of them.