Another Chance at Love
Rachel Green was at a high point in her life. She had just had a beautiful baby girl, she was surrounded by wonderful friends, and something was finally going to happen between her and the father of her child. Things just couldn't get any better.
She was admiring her daughter when Monica popped her head in. "Hey," she whispered, trying not to disturb Emma. "Can I come in?"
"Sure."
Monica walked over to the bed and casually sat down next to Rachel. "How are you doing?"
"Sore," she replied with exhaustion visible in her voice. "And tired."
"I meant how are you feeling about the 'doing this all alone' thing. Are you still okay with it?"
"I'm not going to be alone."
Monica sighed. "Rach, honey..."
"Ross and I are going to start dating."
"What?!" she yelped, forgetting to keep her voice down. "I mean, 'what!' Are you serious?"
For Emma's sake, Rachel tried to hold back her excitement. "Mhmm."
"Oh that's great!"
The new mother looked once again at her baby and just couldn't quit smiling. "Yeah, yeah it is."
--
Thanks to Monica, word of Ross and Rachel dating again got around quickly. The only person who didn't receive the memo was the one person who it involved; Ross.
When he went to talk to his friends in the waiting room, he found them smiling at him in an almost eerie fashion. "Okay, what's going on?"
All that he got back were giggles from Phoebe and Monica.
"You guys are really freaking me out.'
Still no one answered.
"Well if you guys aren't going to tell me why you are acting so weird, I'm going to go back to Rachel. I really think she could make better use of my time than you."
And with that he walked away, leaving five people with sore cheeks.
--
"Brought you some lunch," Ross said as he walked in the door.
"Oh, that's so sweet."
He handed her a brown bag and proudly watched her open it. "It's your favorite, tuna salad and pickle. I figured you probably missed being able to have it."
Rachel looked up at him with appreciative eyes. "Thank you."
She patted on the bed next to her as a sign for him to come over.
As he sat down he rested his hand on her shoulder. "I'm sorry that I didn't want to give us a chance before. It's just that.."
"I know what you mean, " Rachel said softly. "But I'm glad we did."
