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The Pact-Part Three


2007

"Wow! Rach! It's so good to see you!" Ross pulled Rachel into a hug, and Rachel was so dumbfounded by this that
she couldn't reply.
"Rach, this is my wife Emily," Ross said quickly, hoping that Emily had not picked up on his nervousness.
"Hi," Rachel finally choked out.
"Hello," Emily replied.
"Let's go see if anyone else is here!" Ross said, and opened the coffeehouse door. The faster they found the others, the better.

Monica spotted the odd little group immediately. She almost had to laugh. The last person that she expected Ross
to walk into Central Perk with was Rachel. Monica thought about the night that Ross and Rachel split. No one ever thought
they could stand to be in the same room ever again.

1999

Monica opened the front door, and was shocked to see Rachel standing on the other side, crying.
"Rachel! What happened?"
"Ross...he...cheated on me," Rachel sobbed.
"What?"
"Some woman at a copy place," Rachel said angrily.
"Why? Why would he?"
"I, um..." Rachel pulled on her fingers nervously, not sure if she should tell Monica the whole story.
"What?"
"Mark kissed me," Rachel said quickly.
"And you told Ross."
"He got really mad, and he stayed out all night," Rachel said, as more tears began to flow.
"That's when he slept with the copy girl?"
Rachel nodded.
"Rach, that's...that's awful." Monica pulled her friend into a hug.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Monica released Rachel and pulled open the door.
"Hi," said Ross, in a way only Ross could.
"Ross!"
"Rachel and I broke up," he said.
"I know, sweetie."
Ross walked in before Monica could stop him, and saw Rachel immediately.
"What are *you* doing here," Ross whined.
"Monica is my best friend!" Rachel said.
"She is *my* sister!" Ross yelled.
"Hey!" Monica yelled over the two, "I am not getting in the middle of this! Take it somewhere else!"
"Fine," Ross grumbled, and stormed out.
Rachel followed close behind, not saying anything.

That was the last she'd heard from either of them, until two years ago.

2005

"Monica," Richard called out to his wife.
"What," she replied shortly, clearly irritated with him.
"You got something from your brother," he replied.
Monica bounded down the steps, ripping the envelope from Richard's hands.
"Ross is getting married!" She said excitedly. Inside she was torn. While she was happy that Ross
was getting married, she was sad to see that it wasn't Rachel he was marrying.

2007

"Ross! Rachel!" Monica called out, waving them over.
"Hey!" they said simultaniously, and hugs and kisses and introductions were exchanged.
"Oh! the couch is free!" Joey yelled, and ran over to snag it.
The others followed, and soon they had all made themselves comfortable.
"So, Ross, how did you and Emily meet?" Joey asked, winking at Emily.
Emily blushed slightly. Ross had told her he was friends with Joey Tribbiani, but she didn't actually believe him.
Ross pulled his arm around Emily.
"Well, actually, it was here in New York..."

2003

Ross sat alone on a bench in Central Park, watching strangers walk by. He rarely did much else these days.
He hadn't spoken to Monica, Rachel or Pheobe since he and Rachel split, and Chandler had suddenly up and moved
several years ago. That left him and Joey, and Joey had just gotten his "big break", and was planning to stay in
California. He was so deep in thought that he failed to see the big brown ball careening toward him.
"Heads up!" someone yelled, but it was too late. Ross had been smacked in the face, and was now on the ground,
writhing in pain.
"Sorry 'bout that mate," a very large red-headed man said as he approached, "You alright, then?"
"UUUUUUh," Ross moaned, holding his broken nose.
"Colin, you imbicile!" a pretty brunette said, "He's not alright!"
Colin shrugged, and looked at the brunette.
"You can look after 'im, can't ya Emily? We've only got one period left."
"Fine, go, go," Emily replied, and Colin bounded off to join the already formed scrum.
"I'm terribly sorry," Emily said, crouching down to help Ross, "They are a bunch of pigs!"
"That's okay," Ross said, "But I think I need a doctor."
"Right. Um, I'm Emily."
"Ross."
"Pleasure," Emily instinctively held out her hand to shake Ross' then realized he was using his hands to hold his nose.
She laughed uncomfortably, and helped Ross to the street, where they flagged a taxi.

2007

"So, that's why your nose is all crooked," Joey laughed.
Ross shot Joey a look.
"Anyway, Emily stayed with me the whole time, and we got on really well, so, I asked her out."
"Aww," Pheobe said.
"Pardon me, I need to use the loo," Emily stated, and kissed Ross on the head as she walked off.
"The *loo*?" Joey giggled after she had left.
"Hey," Ross replied, shooting Joey a look.
"What? It's a funny word!"
"Ross, before Emily gets back, I need to ask-does she know about..." Monica waved her finger back and forth
between him and Rachel.
"No," Ross said quietly.
Rachel rolled her eyes, and an unconfortable silence formed.
"So, why were you two so mad at *me*, anyway?" Monica asked.
"What do you mean, I wasn't mad at you," Rachel said, "I just decided that Ross was your brother, so I should
probably stay away.
"Funny, I thought the same thing," Ross laughed bitterly.
"So, basically you both stopped talking to me for no good reason," Monica said crossly.
"What? You have Richard, right?" Rachel said.
"Oh, I wouldn't go there," Pheobe said.
"What? What are you talking about?" Rachel said.
"Long story, and I don't wanna get into it again. At least not until we are all here," Monica said.
"Yeah, where the hell is Chandler?"

As though on cue, the front door of the coffeehouse opened, and Chandler walked in, carrying a sleeping three-year-old, and
a suitcase.

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Yes, I know, poor Chandler hasn't been in the last two, but his time is coming....please review!!