Never Not Be Friends
Disclamer: These characters do not belong to me, they belong to Bright Kauffman and Crane productions.
A/N: I'm not even sure if I'm going to finish this, but this is the fic so far.
This Fic This fan fic is about Ross, Rachel and their little girl, Reilly. After Ross and Rachel broke up, she found out she was pregnant and ran away without telling the guys. Rachel and her live in an apartment in Pennsylvania. They have a great time together and Reilly looks at her like more of a sister (until she gets mad!) But when Rachel lost her job, things started to get harder, and finding money was hard.
Okay a few things you need to know. Reilly is 13 years old in this, and it is mostly about her,(but more about R&R soon afterwards) Monica and Chandler ARE married (they got together soon after Rachel left) and have an 11 year old girl Olivia (Livy). Joey lives in his old apartment, Ross in the Ugly naked guys apartment and Phoebe in hers. This fan fic includes a lot of flashbacks.
New Characters:
Reilly is a tough kid, though she only starts to act like this near the middle when she's not with Rachel. She can be mean, selfish, stubborn and causes trouble. But she is also sweet and can be vulnerable. She's 13/14 in this story. Picture of Reilly: http://members.tripod.com/~missportman/pictures/np12.jpg
Livy: is a shy, sweet kid, she has good grades at school but hangs out with the popular crowd. She's 12 in this story. Picture of Olivia: http://www.jenamalone.com/pics/ef/ef18.jpg
*Part One*
[Scene: An apartment. Rachel is sitting at a kitchen table eating some cereal. A young brown haired girl comes down the stairs in a dressing gown]
Girl: (In a sweet, joking voice) Good morning, mother!
Rachel: (laughs) Don't call me that it makes me sound old!
Girl: (laughs too) You're not old though.
Rachel: (smiles and shakes her head) So what have you got at school today, then?
Girl: (rolling her eyes) Well I've got chemistry, that's all I'm saying!
Rachel: (laughs again) Rye!
Reilly: (laughing) What I hate it! It's soooo boring! (sits down at the plate infront of her and grabs the cereal box)
Rachel: Are we still having that girls' night in tonight?
Reilly: You bet! (pours milk in the cereal. Looks up at Rachel) You've got that interview today, don't ya?
Rachel: (not looking too happy) Yeah (sighs) Don't know why I bother.
Reilly: (rubbing her mom's hand) Hey, it's gonna be all right, Mom.
Rachel: (looks up and smiles at her) Yeah.yeah it is.
Reilly: (smiling, and nods her head once) As long as we've got each other.
Rachel: (continuing) Well be fine. (they both laugh)
Reilly: (taking a spoonful of her cereal) Mom.
Rachel: (cutting her) Don't speak with you're mouth full, young lady.
Reilly: (swallows) Remember that guy who gave you his phone number?
Rachel: (eyes her) Yeah?
Reilly: (grinning) Well, aren't you gonna call him? (cheekily) He was cute.
Rachel: (laughs) I think I'll just enjoy single life for the moment, Sweetie.
Reilly: (rolls her eyes) Yeah, that's what you always say! You haven't been on a date since Cal!
Rachel: Well I do!
Reilly: (looks at her) Oh, come on. Don't you feel just a little tempted to call?
Rachel: Nope.
Reilly: (teasingly) Not at all?
Rachel: No.
Reilly: Not just a teeny, weeny, little.
Rachel: Okay, okay! Maybe a little.
Reilly: Ha!
Rachel: Ha!
(They smiles at each other, and Reilly takes another spoonful of cereal)
[Scene: Monica & Chandler's (yeah, they still live in the same apartment!=)) A girl is sitting there at the table dressed for school, reading a magazine and eating her breakfast. Monica comes out of the bathroom]
Girl: Mom, is dad coming home today?
Monica: Yeah, Livy, he'll be here when you get home from school.
Livy: (breaks into a smile) He's been away for nearly three weeks!
Monica: (smiling) Well, it's a good thing he's coming home today.
Livy: (stands up) I gotta go (runs over and kisses her cheek) I told Becky and Kristen I'd be there at eight for band practise.
Monica: (laughing) Yeah I was wondering why you were up before seven thirty!
Livy: (turns and sticks her tongue out and smiles sweetly) Bye, Mom (leaves)
Monica: (smiles and shakes her head, sitting down at the table)
Ross: (enters) hey, Mon.
Monica: (smiles up at him) Hey, Ross.
Ross: (sits down) Livy looks happy.
Monica: Yeah, Chandler's coming home today.
Ross: (smiles) That explains it!
Monica: (smiling) Yeah, they're really close.
Ross: (grinning) Never thought Chandler would be that close to a kid huh?
Monica: (grinning) Yeah, well, he's grown up a lot now.
Ross: I know.
Monica: So, you've got that presentation today, don't ya?
Ross: Uh huh, yeah.
Monica: (grinning) nervous?
Ross: (quickly) No!
Monica: (laughing) Yes you are! You are SO nervous!
Joey: (walks in) Hey guys!
Monica/Ross: Hey Joey.
Joey: (sitting down) I'm going out with Kristy tonight.
Monica: (smiling) Ooh the fifth date huh?
Ross: Getting serious?
Joey: (shrugging) I dunno.(confused) Don't seem like it, all we do is get dinner, go see a movie, make out and have sex!
Ross: (smiles and shakes his head) Typical, Joey style. (Joey grins and nods his head)
[Scene: Rachel's sitting in a café talking to two women]
Woman1:.So I told him, Jim if you don't get your but in her now, your grounded for a week. ((a different kind of grounded!) Rachel and the other woman laugh)
Woman2: So how's they job hunt going, Rach?
Rachel: (sighs) I've got an interview this afternoon, I don't have much hope though.
Woman2: (shakes her head) You'll find something.
Rachel: Right, there's about as much chance of that happening, Mel, as there is of me being able to afford a house!
Woman1: Oh, don't be silly. It'll work out.
Mel: Cathy's right, it took me months to find a job after I lost my first one.
Rachel: (smiles and shakes her head) I'm sure.
Cathy: How's Reilly doing?
Rachel: (shrugs) Just a normal teenage girl, not as bratty as some though. (they laugh) But she's doing great. Her grades could do better though.
Mel: (smiles) Didn't you have low grades in high school?
Rachel: (pretends to think) Why yes, yes I did.
Cathy: (smiles) You know what they say 'like mother, like daughter'.
Mel: I bet she's a hit with the guys, then. (they laugh)
[Scene: A school corridor. Reilly and a girl, Hailey, are there. A cute guy walks past and opens a locker]
Reilly: (to Hailey) Hey, it's the new guy.
Hailey: He's so cute!
Reilly: Yu huh!
Hailey: (looks at her) So go over and ask him out!
Reilly: (looks at her) What, are you crazy? I don't ask guys out! (grins) I flirt! (walks towards him. Standing beside him) Hey.
Guy: (looks at her) Hey, there (smiles)
Reilly: You knew here?
Guy: Yep, just moved from Florida.
Reilly: Hmm, bet this place is kinda boring compared to it, huh? (leans back against another locker)
Guy: (smiles) Well, the girls are a lot nicer here. I'm Bradley Harvest, call me Brad.
Reilly: (smiles) Reilly Green.
Brad: That's pretty (closes his locker) So, what you doing tomorrow night? Got any plans?
Reilly: (smiles) Nope.
Brad: (smiling) You wanna go catch a movie?
Reilly: (pretends to think about it, so she wouldn't appear too eager) Yeah, sure.
Brad: So where'd ya stay?
Reilly: (quickly) What? Oh.um.you know that building across from _____?
Brad: Yeah?
Reilly: I stay in apartment 16.
Brad: (smiles) So I'll pick you up about six?
Reilly: (smiles) Yeah, sure (turns around and walks back over to Hailey)
Hailey: (quietly) Well?
Reilly: (grins and nods) Tomorrow at six! (they both giggle)
[Scene: Outside a building. Rachel is coming out the door from her interview. She sighs, and walks towards her car, and drives to the school. It's lunch hour now]
Rachel: (Gets out of the car, and looks around for Reilly)
Reilly: (sneaking up behind her, jumps out on her) Boo!
Rachel: (jumps) Rye you nearly scared the hell outta me!
Reilly: (laughing) What are you doing here?
Rachel: Well, seeing as your next periods are drama and geography, I thought maybe you wanted to take the rest of the day of and come shopping with me?
Reilly: (breaks into a wide smile) Yeah, course! (Just then Brad comes over)
Brad: Hey Reilly.
Reilly: (looks at him and smiles shyly) Hey Brad. Mom this is Brad, Brad this is my Mom.
Brad: (smiles at Rachel) You musta been real young when you had her.
Rachel: (smiles at him) Yeah well, not really. So, you taking Reilly out somewhere?
Brad: (a little shyly) yeah, I was gonna take her to the movies tomorrow.
Rachel: (smiles at them) Well then, I'll let you two make plans while I go tell the principle you're going for a 'dentist' appointment. (grins at Reilly and walks towards the school)
Brad: (to Reilly) Oh my god, your Mom is cool! She's letting you skip class?
Reilly: Yep! She's the best Mom ever!
Brad: Is your dad like that?
Reilly: (slight pause) I don't have one.
Brad: (guilty) Oh, sorry.
Reilly: No that's okay. I've never met him before. But you know, just me and mom. It's kinda cool.
Brad: With a Mom like that it would be!
Reilly: (laughs) Well, I'll see you tomorrow?
Brad: Yeah! I'll see ya later.
Reilly: Bye. (gets into the passenger seat to wait for Rachel)
Rachel: (comes out and smiles at Brad as he walks past. Gets in the car) Nice guy?
Reilly: (looks over at her grinning) Yeah, he's just moved up from Florida. (they smile and Rachel starts the car and drives along the road) So what's up? The interview not go well?
Rachel: (smiles and looks at her briefly) How'd you know?
Reilly: (smiling, pulling a walkman out of her schoolbag) Well every time one of us are depressed or screw something up we usually go looking about the shops. Although we usually don't buy anything! (they giggle) Or like, if one of us do good at something we go out for an ice-cream. I'm going to listen to this now, okay? (puts her headphones on)
Rachel: (smiles and turns at the corner)
[Scene: A school corridor, Livy is walking quickly down the hall and out into the playground. A girl stops her]
Girl: Hey Livy, where are you going in such a hurry?
Livy: (keeps walking, with the girl walking beside her) My dad's coming home today, remember?
Girl: (smiling) oh, yeah.
Livy: I missed him, it's been nearly a month! (stops walking)
Girl: Are you still up for that shopping trip?
Livy: Yeah!
(another girl comes over)
Girl2: Hey Becky, hey Livy.
Livy/Becky: Hey Kristen!
Becky: You're coming shopping tomorrow, right?
Kristen: I'm in!
Livy: (looks at her watch) Okay, I gotta go, guys, I'll see ya tomorrow (quickly runs across the street and down an alley)
[Scene: Monica & Chandler's. Chandler is sitting on the couch reading a magazine, Monica is making dinner]
Chandler: (still reading) How's Livy been?
Monica: (looks over and smiles) She misses you.
Chandler: (puts the magazine down, and turns around to smile at her) Really? (Monica smiles and nods) Did you?
Monica: (smiles again and walks over) Uh huh. (sits down next to him, he puts his arm around her and kisses her) I love you.
Chandler: I love you, too. (kisses her again)
Livy: (bursts in) Dad?!
(Monica and Chandler quickly break)
Chandler: (standing up) There's my little girl.
Livy: (smiles and runs over to hug him) I missed you!
Chandler: (kissing her head) I missed you, too! How's band practise?
Livy: (smiles) It's great! Did you have fun?
Chandler: (rolls his eyes) Work, work work!
Livy: (laughs) Yeah, well.
Ross: (coming in) Hey Chandler!
Chandler: Hey!
Ross: You just back?
Chandler: Well, I got home about an hour ago.
Ross: (smiles at Livy) Hey kiddo.
Livy: (smiles back) Hey, Uncle Ross.
Ross: So Chandler what are you doing tonight?
Chandler: Nothing, why?
Ross: Well, Joey and me have got three tickets to go to the Knicks game tonight, you wanna come?
Chandler: (smiles) Yeah! I'm up for that!
Ross: Great. (walks over to the cupboard and takes a taste of the gravy Monica was cooking. Screws up his face) I think this is burnt, Mon.
Monica: (groaning) Oh no. (quickly turns the heat down)
[Scene: Store. Rachel and Reilly are looking about the clothes]
Reilly: (pulling out a black dress) Oh, this would look nice on you, Mom!
Rachel: (looks at it) Yeah that looks nice. (pause and takes it) Well, I can't buy it but I can try it on! (they giggle) Now lets find something for you.
Reilly: I'd rather try on jeans or something.
Rachel: (pulls out a pair of jeans, with things written on it (Babe, I love Guys, etc.) in red and orange) What about these?
Reilly: (smiles and looks at them) Yeah, those are really nice!
Rachel: (smiles) Now we need a top. (they look about the tops)
Reilly: (takes a T-shirt) Hey looks at this! (it's red with Babe written across it in yellow letters and cuts of just above the belly button) This would go with them!
Rachel: (looks at it, and shrugs) All right.
Reilly: (smiles) Okay, let's go and try them on! (they walk towards the changing rooms giggling)
Time Lapse
(Rachel comes out from behind a curtain wearing the black dress)
Rachel: Sweetie, you done yet?
Reilly: (behind a curtain) Just a sec, Mom.
Rachel: (smiles remembering the first time she let Reilly try clothes on herself)
Flash Back
(A different store. Rachel is standing outside a curtain, grinning)
Rachel: Are you sure you don't need any help, Sweetie?
Reilly: (behind the curtain) Uh huh, yeah, Mommy! (pause) Ow!
Rachel: (sniggers) You sure?
Reilly: (quickly) Yeah, I'm fine, uh huh!
Rachel: (smirking) All right. (after a few minutes, a five year old girl comes out, a back-to-front dress on and her pigtails messed up. Rachel puts her hand over her mouth to stop herself from laughing)
Reilly: Uh, help?
Rachel: (bursts out laughing) C'mere, (they go back behind the curtain)
Back to present
Reilly: (coming out, smiling) Wow, you look really nice, Mom!
Rachel: (smiling) Right back at ya.
Reilly: (looks down and smiles, then looks up at Rachel hopefully)
Rachel: (shakes her head, no) Sorry, Rye, we can't afford them.
Reilly: (nods, knowing they're having money trouble, smiles at her) I don't mind. I mean, hey, I've got lots of clothes!
Rachel: (rubs her shoulder) Lets get changed again and go and buy some things for tonight.
Reilly: Like what?
Rachel: Doritos, candy, nail polish, things like that.
Reilly: (smiles) All right. (They both go behind their curtains)
[Scene: Monica & Chandler's. Monica and Livy are there. Monica's writing something, Livy's watching TV]
Livy: Mom?
Monica: (looks at her) Yeah, honey?
Livy: How come we live in an apartment? (Monica looks at her) No, I mean, why not a house?
Monica: (shrugs) We like it here.
Livy: (frowns) Why? How long have you lived here?
Monica: (grinning) about, oh I don't know, 17 years?
Livy: (eyes opening wide) Wow! (her eyes wander over to a picture sitting next to the TV. It of the gang in season 2.) That's Rachel right?
Monica: (looks up, and nods) Yeah.
Livy: How long did she live with you?
Monica: (taking a deep breath) About, three years.
Livy: (switches the TV off, and walks over, sitting next to Monica) Where's she now?
Monica: (Puts her pen down, and pushes the paper away) We don't know.
Livy: (confused) Why'd she leave?
Monica: (takes a deep breath) Well, her and Uncle Ross used to go out.
Livy: Huh?! Really?!
Monica: (smiles) Yeah. (pause) But they broke up, and I guess Rachel thought it'd be better to go.
Livy: (interested) I wanna know about this.How long were they going out?
Monica: A year. Exactly! But Ross had liked her for ten years before that.
Livy: Wow! How'd they get together?
Monica: (taking a deep breath) This is a long story.
Livy: I got plenty of time.
Monica: (looks at her) A really long story. (Livy gives her a look) All right. In high school.
Time Lapse
Monica: And then I got up one morning, she'd left a note saying she couldn't stay here anymore and thought it was better if she left. We haven't heard anything from her since.
Livy: (takes a deep breath) So, you haven't even had a letter?
Monica: She sent a Christmas card the first Christmas she was gone, you know to all of us.
Livy: Think you'll ever hear from her again?
Monica: (looks thoughtful, then shakes her head) fourteen years later, I don't think so.
Livy: (pause) She sounded nice. But I do get what Uncle Ross meant when he said she ran from things when they got difficult.
(Before Monica could reply Ross, Joey and Chandler walked in)
Joey: Hey guys.
Monica/Livy: Hey.
Chandler: What're you two ladies doing?
Livy: (before Monica could stop her) Mom was just telling me about Uncle Ross and Rachel.
(Uncomfortable silence, while Ross glares at Monica)
Chandler: (trying to ease the tension) Okay, guys lets just watch the football game.
Ross: No, that's okay. I think I'm gonna go.
Joey: Camon Ross, it's been fourteen years, you gotta get over it!
Chandler: (giving Joey a look, to Ross) Yeah, c'mon lets just watch the game. (Joey and Chandler walk over to the couch, then look at him)
Ross: Yeah, all right. (comes over and sits down)
[Scene: Rachel's apartment. Rachel and Reilly are dancing about the room to some music in their dressing gowns, laughing]
Woman: (O.S.) Be quiet in there!
(Reilly and Rachel stop, but keep laughing)
Rachel: Sorry Mrs Gates! (Rachel and Reilly keep laughing)
Reilly: (plopping herself down on the couch) C'mon, Mom I'll paint your toenails.
Rachel: (sits down, with her feet on Reilly's lap. Takes a bowl of popcorn off the table and puts in on her stomaching, eating some) When is Brad coming to pick you up tomorrow?
Reilly: (starts painting her toenails) Six (looks up) Is that all right? Because if you need me I could always cancel.
Rachel: (smiles) No, that's fine, Sweetie!
Reilly: He seems really nice.
Rachel: (smiling, but says in a motherly-way) Be careful, honey, guys aren't always what you think.
Reilly: (looks up) Is that what dad was like?
Rachel: (looks at her, not expecting that) No, he.let's just say he hurt me a long time ago.
Reilly: (finishes painting) What did he do?
Rachel: (pause) I'd really rather not talk about it.
Reilly: (taking a deep breath) Um.Mom? (Rachel looks at her) Can you tell me about him?
Rachel: (keeps looking at her, then sighs) All right. (she gets up a walks into her room)
Reilly: (confused) Mom?
Rachel: (comes back, holding some pictures) Okay. (sits down next to Reilly and looks at them)
Reilly: So, what's his name?
Rachel: (looks at her, and takes a deep breath) Okay, you know he lives in New York, his name is Ross Geller, he's a palaeontologist.
Reilly: Huh?!
Rachel: (laughs at her reaction) Yeah, I know!
Reilly: What's he like?
Rachel: well, I haven't seen or spoken to him for fourteen years but he was really sweet, a bit geeky at times, but really sweet. He has a son.
Reilly: I have a brother?
Rachel: (smiling) Yeah, Ben.he'll be about 15 now.
Reilly: Are those pictures?
Rachel: (looking at them) Yeah. They're one of me and my friends. We were all really close.
Reilly: Yeah?
Rachel: Yeah, we hung out every day, we did everything together ( smiles and picks up a picture) Here's us.
Reilly: (smiling) Who are they?
Rachel: (points to Chandler) That's Chandler.
Reilly: Um, is he gay?
Rachel: (laughs and shakes her head) No. A quality, right?
Reilly: (embarrassed) Uh, yeah.
Rachel: (pointing to Phoebe) That's Pheebs. (points to Monica) that's Monica (points to Joey) that's Joey (points to herself) that's me (points to Ross) And that's Ross, your dad.
Reilly: (looks at him, then looks up at her) What did he do to hurt you?
Rachel: (looks at her) It's a complicated thing, Rye.
Reilly: (looks at the other pictures on her lap) What are those ones?
Rachel: (picks up another one) That's us at the beach.
Reilly: (smiling) Your hair's nice there.
Rachel: (smiles back) Thanks. That picture was taken a few months before I left. (picks up another photo) Here's one of me and the girls.
Reilly: (smiles at it) What're they like?
Rachel: Oh they're great. Monica was my best friend from High School, she's a really clean tidy person, but she's really nice too. (shows another one) That's us again. (another one) That's the guys.
Reilly: (grinning) How come Chandler and Ross are wearing suits, but Joey isn't?
Rachel: (smiles at her) Well, Joey's an actor, the other two aren't.
Reilly: (eyes opening wide) Joey's an actor? Has he ever been in any movies?
Rachel: (frowning) I don't think so. (picks up another) Here's another one.
Reilly: Looks like you had a lot of fun together.
Rachel: (smiling) We did, (she picks up another picture) Uh.here's on of me and Ross.
Reilly: (smiles a little) Where's that?
Rachel: The coffee house, Central Perk. (smiles at her) The usual hanging out place for us. (another pic)
Reilly: (looks at it weirdly) Um, a sailor's uniform?
Rachel: (grinning) That's a long story too.
Reilly: (raising her eyebrows) You two have loads of long stories don't you?
Rachel: (smiling) Yeah we do. (pause) Well, that's all the pictures.
Reilly: (smiles) You and Ross looked cute together.
Rachel: (looks at her, realising she's not calling him dad) Yeah, I guess we did. (they smile at each other)
Reilly: (pause) Remember Garry?
Rachel: (looks at her, surprised) Of course I remember Garry (pause) You remember much about him, I mean, you were only six when he left?
Reilly: (smiles at her) Yep. You were with him for four years of course I do! (pause, already knowing) Why'd you break up with him?
Rachel: (looks at her and shrugs) We just, you know, drifted apart, after Ashley.
Reilly: (nods, then looks at her) I remember when he used to look after me while you went to work at night.
Rachel: (looks at her) Uh, yeah, me too.
Reilly: (curiously) What did you do?
Rachel: (smirks) Don't worry not what you're thinking. (they laugh) I was a barmaid.
Reilly: (eyes opening wide) You?!
Rachel: (laughs) For most of my time in New York I was a waitress.
Reilly: (the way Rachel would do it) Nooooo.
Rachel: (they're laughing) Yep!
Reilly: I can't imagine you doing that! Serving coffee.
Rachel: (smiles and shakes her head) Yeah, that was at Central Perk so I used to give the guys free coffee.
Reilly: It sounded so cool there. Rachel: Yeah it was. (they look at each other and she smiles) I love you, baby.
Reilly: (smiles) I love you too, Mom. (they hug and after a few minutes break it) Um.Mom?
Rachel: Yeah, Sweetie?
Reilly: Do you have a picture I could have of him? Please.
Rachel: (smiles, stands and walks over to the counter where her purse is. She pulls out a picture, and walks back over) Here, (hands it to her)
Reilly: (looks at it) Um.(smirking) what's he doing?
Rachel: (laughs)
Reilly: (smiles up at her) Thanks, Mom. (Rachel strokes her hair) So tell me about the guys.
Rachel: Well, Phoebe's um, I think you'd get on with her the most.
Reilly: How come.
Rachel: Well, she's.I just.you just would.
Reilly: (laughs)
Rachel: (laughs) All right, Phoebe's.
[Scene: Next morning. Reilly is sitting on the couch sketching something. The room is a mess from the night before]
Rachel: (comes out of her room) Morning, sweetie.
Reilly: (looks up) Morning, mom. (smiles, then goes back to her sketch)
Rachel: (walks into the kitchen) You had breakfast?
Reilly: (not looking up) Yeah, I had a sandwich.
Rachel: (makes a cup of coffee) What're you doing today, then?
Reilly: Mom, ( stands up and walks over to her, holding the drawing, she shows her it. It's a drawing of a dress) What d'ya think?
Rachel: (looks at it, smiling) That's excellent, honey. (kisses her head)
Reilly: (smiling) The idea just came to me in chemistry yesterday.
Rachel: (smiles at her) You really better start paying attention in that class, your grades are practically rock bottom!
Reilly: (shrugs) I hate it! It's boring! It's not like I need it if I'm gonna work in fashon!
Rachel: Well, you must get that from me! (they smile at each other)
Reilly: What're you doing today then?
Rachel: (shrugs) Well, I'll probably go out and try to find a job! I'm unemployed and I hate it!
Reilly: (laughs) Yeah, well. I'm going out, so I'll see ya later?
Rachel: (smiles) All right.
Reilly: (walks towards her room) I'll just put this into my folder.
Rachel: (smiles after her)
[Scene: Reilly is walking along a street. She stops next to a card store and looks in. After a few minutes she walks in]
Reilly: (what she's thinking) All right, she's seven this year.
(She walks towards a stand with Happy Birthday cards on it)
Reilly: (picks up one with a seven on it and cats around it, the camera concentrate on a white one)
Flashback
[Scene: The camera is on a stuffed white cat (a toy!). The camera pulls back, Reilly is clutching it with her hands while her and a man are walking down a corridor in a hospital, she's about six]
Reilly: (excitedly) Are we gonna see her?
Man: (smiles down at her) Yep, but she's a little sick, honey, so you have to be quiet.
Reilly: What's wrong with her, Garry?
Garry: (looks at her) You wouldn't understand, Sweetie.
Reilly: (looks at him with puppy eyes) I would.
Garry: (takes a deep breath, then lifts her up, and sits on a chair with her on his lap) Okay, she sort of.uh, I don't know if you'll under.
Reilly: I will! I ain't a baby!
Garry: (pause) She has leukaemia.
Reilly: (confused) What's that?
Garry: (hugs her and kisses her cheek, you can see he's upset) Lets just go see her, huh?
Reilly: (still hugging him) Okay.
Back to
Reilly: (standing, holding the card with tears in her eyes, she quickly puts it back. She takes a deep breath. Then, looks at another one. It has happy birthday written on it, then has a picture of a two rabbits and a butterfly on it)
Flashback
[A room: Garry and Reilly are there, with a nurse standing there. You can see a baby sleeping in one of those.baby things! She puts the cat down on a chair and quietly walks over]
Reilly: (whispers to the baby) Hey there, baby. (pause) I'm Reilly.
Baby: (gurgles at her, then smiles)
Reilly: (smiles back, then whispers) Garry, she's smiling at me!
Garry: (smiles and whispers back) You can put your hand in, Rye.
Reilly: (looks at him, smiles, then looks back at the baby, putting her hand through the hole in the glass, and touches her hand, then whispers) Garry says you're sick. (Garry looks over) But you'll get better.
Garry: (walks over and puts his arm around her)
Back to
(Reilly takes a deep breath, then puts it back and runs out the shop, tears a tear running down her cheek)
Time Lapse
Reilly: (sitting on a bench, with her head in her hands)
Boy: Hey.
Reilly: (looks up, it's Brad, smiles slightly) Hey.
Brad: (sits down beside her, she looks ahead while he looks at her, he looks ahead as well) Nice day, huh?
Reilly: (quietly) Yeah sure. (it's silent for a few seconds)
Brad: (softly) You wanna talk about it?
Reilly: (looks at him slowly) I.(pause) I don't really talk to people about it.
Brad: (smiles slightly) You're a closed book, huh?
Reilly: (smiles back a little) I guess you could say that. (looks down) I've never really needed to talk to anyone 'bout stuff (looks back at him) I got Mom.
Brad: You and your Mom that close?
Reilly: Yeah, we tell each other everything.
Brad: (smiles, then looks down) Yeah.
Reilly: (looks at him) What?
Brad: (looks at her) Nothing, just wish me and my Mom were like that.
Reilly: What about your Dad?
Brad: They're divorced, he's back in Florida.
Reilly: (understanding) I know what it's like not to have a Dad.
Brad: (takes her hand) I gotta go now, uh, you still up for that movie tonight?
Reilly: (smiles) You bet!
Brad: (smiles) Okay, I'll see ya later.
Reilly: See ya, (he stands up and walks away. She smiles after him, then looks down at her hands)
Flashback
[Scene: Hospital, Reilly is sitting in a kid's care area drawing. There are kids around her playing]
Reilly: (singing quietly to herself) I love you baby, and if it's quite alright, I need you baby, to warm a lonely night.
Garry: (O.S.) Hey kiddo.
Reilly: (looks up at him and smiles) Hey, Garry. Look (shows him a picture of a dress) Do you like it? It's not finished yet.
Garry: (smiles) It's great, Rye.
Reilly: (smiling) I've done more! (hands him a small pile of paper. He looks at them, while she finishes the dress she was doing)
Garry: (look at them) These are really good, Reilly, I mean really good!
Reilly: (smiles up at him) I wanna be a fashion designer when I grow up!
Garry: (hands back the drawings) And I bet you will be!
Reilly: (smiles) Is the baby better yet?
Garry: (takes a deep breath) No, honey.
Reilly: (frowns) Oh, but it's been three days!
Garry: (sighs and stoops down beside her) Um, honey, do you remember when your Grandma got sick?
Reilly: Uh huh. (pause) She went to heaven, but (pause) The baby's not gonna go there. Is she?
Garry: (takes a deep breath) We, we don't know yet, honey.
Reilly: (lowers her eyes, then turns around and starts drawing another dress. Softly) Okay.
Garry: (lightly rubs her back)
Back to
(Reilly stands up and walks down the path, wrapping her arms around herself)
[Scene: Rachel is sitting on the couch watching a video. It's a homemade one, it has Reilly's first steps, first bath, her 1st to 7th birthday parties and her 1st to 5th Christmas'.]
Reilly: (walks in) Hey, Mom.
Rachel: (turns around and smiles) Hi, honey (sees she been crying) What's wrong?
Reilly: (smiles) Nothing, (sits down beside her) What ya watching?
Rachel: (looks at her, uncertainly) Your tape.
Reilly: (leans against her) Can I watch it with you? Rachel: Sure. (they watch it, it's Reilly's second birthday, the guests aren't there yet )
Rachel: (on camera, she's holding Reilly, sitting on the couch) Yes, you're a big girl now aren't you.
Reilly: (giggles) Uh huh, Mommy! Me big!
Rachel: (kisses her head) Time to open your presents now, Sweetie?
Dr Green: (O.S. he's behind the camera) Time for presents.
Reilly: (back to present) What're you doing tomorrow, Mom?
Rachel: (looks at her) Nothing, why?
Reilly: Well, I've got the stables, but if you want you can come down and we can go for a ride on Dana and Chase?
Rachel: (smiles) Yeah, sure what time?
Reilly: Well I go down there at about 8 to clean the stalls, brush the horses and stuff, so you can come down about 11.
Rachel: (smiling, she hugs her) So what were you upset about?
Reilly: (looking at her) Mom, really, I don't wanna say.
Rachel: (unsurely) All right. (sighs and hugs her)
[Scene: Central Perk, Monica, Chandler and Phoebe are there]
Chandler: (to Phoebe) Did you have fun in Miami?
Phoebe: Oh, yeah! It was so fun, Little Chandler, Leslie and Frank Jr. loved it! And I met this really cute guy, Allan.
Monica: (smiling) Really? What was he like?
Phoebe: So cute! He took me down the beach one night, and had this little picnic set out for us.
Monica: Aw, Phoebe that's so cute! I wish I had a guy that did that. (Chandler looks at her, she looks at him, then smiles at him) But no one can compare to you, Honey, (kisses him)
Ross: (comes in) Hey guys. Hey Pheebs! (they hug) Have a nice time in Miami?
Phoebe: Yeah! I met this.
Chandler: (interrupting) Really cute guy, Allan.
Phoebe: Oh, you met one, too?!
Ross: (sits on the chair) Sounds fun.
Monica: So, what did you do? When did you meet him?
Phoebe: (rolls her eyes) Okay, what we did? Take a guess. And I met him on the third day I was there. (pause) So what happened here while I was away?
Chandler/Monica/Ross: (bored again) Nothing.
Phoebe: Aw, you should have come with me. (they look at her like 'You didn't ask!')
Joey: (walks in) Hey guys (sees Phoebe) Pheebs!
Phoebe: (turns around) Hey, Joey!
Joey: You're back (hugs her) Did you have a nice trip.
Phoebe: (breaking it) Ye.
Chandler/Ross: She met a really cute guy, Allan.
Phoebe: (looks at them) Hey!
Livy: (comes in carrying two shopping bags) Hey Guys.
All: Hey Sweetie/Hi honey/Hey
Livy: (sits on the couch)
Monica: What did you buy, honey?
Livy: I got that top we were looking at last time and some hair things.
Chandler: I thought you just bought 'hair things' last week?
Livy: (nodding) I did.
Chandler: (looking at her) Then why did you buy some today?
Livy: (shrugs) You can never have too much, Dad.
Chandler: (rolls his eyes) Yeah.
[Scene: Two days later, Monday. Reilly is walking along the street again, with her school bag and stops for a few seconds outside the shop before going in]
[Scene: Rachel's apartment. She's sitting on the couch, looking at a picture we don't see.
Rachel: (sighing, a tear running down her cheek. Whispers) 7 today.
[Cut to: Card store. Reilly is standing in the birthday card section. Looking at them. She slowly picks up one.]
Reilly: (sighs. The card has 'Sister' written on it)
Flashback
[Back to the hospital room. Reilly and Garry are there. It's continued from the second flashback]
Reilly: (whispering) I'm your sister. (pause) Mommy's sleeping, but when she wakes up the doctor is gonna take you to see her.
Garry: (has his arm around her)
Reilly: (turns and looks at him) Can we go and see Mommy now?
Garry: (smiles) Yeah, all right. (she smiles and walks over to pick up her cat, while he looks back and whispers) Hey, Sweetie. You hang in there okay? I love you.
Reilly: (opens the door) Garry!
Garry: (quickly turns around) Shh! (he walks over and they go out the door)
Back to
Reilly: (pulls out some money from her pocket, she didn't have much, she turned and walk up to the counter to pay for it) Can I have this (puts it on the counter, a lady takes it)
Lady: That'll be $1.50
Reilly: (hands her some money) Thanks.
Lady: Thank you.
(Reilly picks up the card the walks out the store.)
[Fade to. Rachel walking into her room. She pulls a bag out from under her bed, and put it on the desk. She pulls out a card in an envelope with Ashley written on it]
Flashback
[Hospital room: Rachel, Garry, Reilly and they baby are there. Rachel's in a bed holding the baby, Reilly's sitting on the bed next to her and Garry's standing behind her ]
Reilly: What're you gonna call her?
Rachel: (smiles at her) We haven't thought of anything yet. (looks at Garry) But I like the name Marie.
Reilly: What about Ashley Marie? (looks at them both)
Garry: (smiles) Ashley, huh?
Rachel: (smiling) I like it.
Reilly: (excitedly) Me too! I like it too!
(Rachel and Garry laugh)
Rachel: (kisses her head, then kisses the baby) Yeah, I like Ashley.
Back to
Rachel: (wipes at the tear slipping down her cheek) I miss you, baby. (pulls something else out the bag. It one of those beanie babies. It's a little dog. She puts them back in the bag and leaves)
[Cut to: Reilly walking out of another store carrying a bag. She's walking towards a cemetery. She stops at the gate, surprised. The camera turns and we can see Rachel kneeling at a grave. Reilly, smiles slightly, then turns in the other direction, walking off. We stay with Rachel]
Rachel: (sitting in front of the grave which is under a tree) Happy Birthday, Sweetie. (on the grave is a few cards, which have been ruined because of rain, and there is 7 dirty beanies) I got you a puppy this time. (pulls out the beanie she had, and put it in between a polar bear and a elephant, then take out the cards and puts it next to it) I love you, baby. (a tear slides down her cheek. She stays there in silence for a few minutes) Reilly'll probably be here to see you soon, I know she comes here sometimes. (kisses her fingers, then puts it to the grave stone, and whispers) Bye. (slowly gets up and walks away)
[Fade to: Reilly sitting on a bench outside the school. Classes had started but she didn't bother going in]
[Cut to: Inside a classroom. Brad is sitting there looking bored, he looks out the window and sees Reilly]
Brad: (looks at her for a second, then looks at his teacher and raised his hand) Miss Flexure?
Miss Flexure: Yes, Bradley?
Brad: Could I please be excused for a minute?
Miss Flexure: (rolls her eyes) Next time please go to the toilet before class.
Brad: (smiles embarrassed, then walks out. He walks down a corridor, then walks out the doors, slowly approaching Reilly) Hey.
Reilly: (quickly looks up) Wh.why aren't you in class.
Brad: Saw you through the window.
Reilly: (takes a deep breath, then looks away)
Brad: What's wrong?
Reilly: Nothing, just.nothing.
Brad: You sure?
Reilly: (looks at him and snaps angrily) Yes! I'm fine! There's nothing wrong!
Brad: (surprised) Okay.all right, I'm sorry.
Reilly: (just looks at him, then looks away) I can't say.
Brad: (sits down beside her, and lightly puts his arm around her) Well, I'm here if you ever can.
Reilly: (nods, then looks at him) Thanks.
Brad: (smiles) No prob.
Reilly: (quickly looks away) You didn't need to come out here.
Brad: (moving a little closer to her, with his arm still around her) I wanted to.
Reilly: (looks at him) I.
Brad: (slowly leans in and kisses her)
Reilly: (kisses him back for a second, then pulls back) I gotta go.
Brad: (lowers his eyes) Yeah, I'm sorry.
Reilly: No, that's okay. I just need to do something.
Brad: (smiles slightly) Uh, see ya around?
Reilly: (confused) I thought we were going out tonight?
Brad: (smiles) Yeah, I'll come get you around seven?
Reilly: All right (stands up) Bye.
Brad: See ya.
(Reilly walks out the school gates and crosses the road)
[Cut to Cemetery: Reilly is at the grave]
Reilly: Hey sis (smiles slightly) Happy birthday. (Pulls a box out the bag, and opens it, there's a little blue and pink bear made out of flowers in it, she puts it down on the grave, then opens the card and puts it in front of it) Mom told me about my dad last week. His names Ross Geller and he's a palaeontologist. (pause) Mom says he was really sweet, but I don't get why she left him. She said he did something to hurt her (pause) We, uh, haven't heard from your dad in a while, but I bet he still comes here. I miss you. (pause) I'd better go, I haven't been to school today. Love you. (stands up and walks away. The camera rests on the grave stone 'Ashley Marie Carter Died on the 11th April 2001 May She Rest In Peace')
End of part one
Disclamer: These characters do not belong to me, they belong to Bright Kauffman and Crane productions.
A/N: I'm not even sure if I'm going to finish this, but this is the fic so far.
This Fic This fan fic is about Ross, Rachel and their little girl, Reilly. After Ross and Rachel broke up, she found out she was pregnant and ran away without telling the guys. Rachel and her live in an apartment in Pennsylvania. They have a great time together and Reilly looks at her like more of a sister (until she gets mad!) But when Rachel lost her job, things started to get harder, and finding money was hard.
Okay a few things you need to know. Reilly is 13 years old in this, and it is mostly about her,(but more about R&R soon afterwards) Monica and Chandler ARE married (they got together soon after Rachel left) and have an 11 year old girl Olivia (Livy). Joey lives in his old apartment, Ross in the Ugly naked guys apartment and Phoebe in hers. This fan fic includes a lot of flashbacks.
New Characters:
Reilly is a tough kid, though she only starts to act like this near the middle when she's not with Rachel. She can be mean, selfish, stubborn and causes trouble. But she is also sweet and can be vulnerable. She's 13/14 in this story. Picture of Reilly: http://members.tripod.com/~missportman/pictures/np12.jpg
Livy: is a shy, sweet kid, she has good grades at school but hangs out with the popular crowd. She's 12 in this story. Picture of Olivia: http://www.jenamalone.com/pics/ef/ef18.jpg
*Part One*
[Scene: An apartment. Rachel is sitting at a kitchen table eating some cereal. A young brown haired girl comes down the stairs in a dressing gown]
Girl: (In a sweet, joking voice) Good morning, mother!
Rachel: (laughs) Don't call me that it makes me sound old!
Girl: (laughs too) You're not old though.
Rachel: (smiles and shakes her head) So what have you got at school today, then?
Girl: (rolling her eyes) Well I've got chemistry, that's all I'm saying!
Rachel: (laughs again) Rye!
Reilly: (laughing) What I hate it! It's soooo boring! (sits down at the plate infront of her and grabs the cereal box)
Rachel: Are we still having that girls' night in tonight?
Reilly: You bet! (pours milk in the cereal. Looks up at Rachel) You've got that interview today, don't ya?
Rachel: (not looking too happy) Yeah (sighs) Don't know why I bother.
Reilly: (rubbing her mom's hand) Hey, it's gonna be all right, Mom.
Rachel: (looks up and smiles at her) Yeah.yeah it is.
Reilly: (smiling, and nods her head once) As long as we've got each other.
Rachel: (continuing) Well be fine. (they both laugh)
Reilly: (taking a spoonful of her cereal) Mom.
Rachel: (cutting her) Don't speak with you're mouth full, young lady.
Reilly: (swallows) Remember that guy who gave you his phone number?
Rachel: (eyes her) Yeah?
Reilly: (grinning) Well, aren't you gonna call him? (cheekily) He was cute.
Rachel: (laughs) I think I'll just enjoy single life for the moment, Sweetie.
Reilly: (rolls her eyes) Yeah, that's what you always say! You haven't been on a date since Cal!
Rachel: Well I do!
Reilly: (looks at her) Oh, come on. Don't you feel just a little tempted to call?
Rachel: Nope.
Reilly: (teasingly) Not at all?
Rachel: No.
Reilly: Not just a teeny, weeny, little.
Rachel: Okay, okay! Maybe a little.
Reilly: Ha!
Rachel: Ha!
(They smiles at each other, and Reilly takes another spoonful of cereal)
[Scene: Monica & Chandler's (yeah, they still live in the same apartment!=)) A girl is sitting there at the table dressed for school, reading a magazine and eating her breakfast. Monica comes out of the bathroom]
Girl: Mom, is dad coming home today?
Monica: Yeah, Livy, he'll be here when you get home from school.
Livy: (breaks into a smile) He's been away for nearly three weeks!
Monica: (smiling) Well, it's a good thing he's coming home today.
Livy: (stands up) I gotta go (runs over and kisses her cheek) I told Becky and Kristen I'd be there at eight for band practise.
Monica: (laughing) Yeah I was wondering why you were up before seven thirty!
Livy: (turns and sticks her tongue out and smiles sweetly) Bye, Mom (leaves)
Monica: (smiles and shakes her head, sitting down at the table)
Ross: (enters) hey, Mon.
Monica: (smiles up at him) Hey, Ross.
Ross: (sits down) Livy looks happy.
Monica: Yeah, Chandler's coming home today.
Ross: (smiles) That explains it!
Monica: (smiling) Yeah, they're really close.
Ross: (grinning) Never thought Chandler would be that close to a kid huh?
Monica: (grinning) Yeah, well, he's grown up a lot now.
Ross: I know.
Monica: So, you've got that presentation today, don't ya?
Ross: Uh huh, yeah.
Monica: (grinning) nervous?
Ross: (quickly) No!
Monica: (laughing) Yes you are! You are SO nervous!
Joey: (walks in) Hey guys!
Monica/Ross: Hey Joey.
Joey: (sitting down) I'm going out with Kristy tonight.
Monica: (smiling) Ooh the fifth date huh?
Ross: Getting serious?
Joey: (shrugging) I dunno.(confused) Don't seem like it, all we do is get dinner, go see a movie, make out and have sex!
Ross: (smiles and shakes his head) Typical, Joey style. (Joey grins and nods his head)
[Scene: Rachel's sitting in a café talking to two women]
Woman1:.So I told him, Jim if you don't get your but in her now, your grounded for a week. ((a different kind of grounded!) Rachel and the other woman laugh)
Woman2: So how's they job hunt going, Rach?
Rachel: (sighs) I've got an interview this afternoon, I don't have much hope though.
Woman2: (shakes her head) You'll find something.
Rachel: Right, there's about as much chance of that happening, Mel, as there is of me being able to afford a house!
Woman1: Oh, don't be silly. It'll work out.
Mel: Cathy's right, it took me months to find a job after I lost my first one.
Rachel: (smiles and shakes her head) I'm sure.
Cathy: How's Reilly doing?
Rachel: (shrugs) Just a normal teenage girl, not as bratty as some though. (they laugh) But she's doing great. Her grades could do better though.
Mel: (smiles) Didn't you have low grades in high school?
Rachel: (pretends to think) Why yes, yes I did.
Cathy: (smiles) You know what they say 'like mother, like daughter'.
Mel: I bet she's a hit with the guys, then. (they laugh)
[Scene: A school corridor. Reilly and a girl, Hailey, are there. A cute guy walks past and opens a locker]
Reilly: (to Hailey) Hey, it's the new guy.
Hailey: He's so cute!
Reilly: Yu huh!
Hailey: (looks at her) So go over and ask him out!
Reilly: (looks at her) What, are you crazy? I don't ask guys out! (grins) I flirt! (walks towards him. Standing beside him) Hey.
Guy: (looks at her) Hey, there (smiles)
Reilly: You knew here?
Guy: Yep, just moved from Florida.
Reilly: Hmm, bet this place is kinda boring compared to it, huh? (leans back against another locker)
Guy: (smiles) Well, the girls are a lot nicer here. I'm Bradley Harvest, call me Brad.
Reilly: (smiles) Reilly Green.
Brad: That's pretty (closes his locker) So, what you doing tomorrow night? Got any plans?
Reilly: (smiles) Nope.
Brad: (smiling) You wanna go catch a movie?
Reilly: (pretends to think about it, so she wouldn't appear too eager) Yeah, sure.
Brad: So where'd ya stay?
Reilly: (quickly) What? Oh.um.you know that building across from _____?
Brad: Yeah?
Reilly: I stay in apartment 16.
Brad: (smiles) So I'll pick you up about six?
Reilly: (smiles) Yeah, sure (turns around and walks back over to Hailey)
Hailey: (quietly) Well?
Reilly: (grins and nods) Tomorrow at six! (they both giggle)
[Scene: Outside a building. Rachel is coming out the door from her interview. She sighs, and walks towards her car, and drives to the school. It's lunch hour now]
Rachel: (Gets out of the car, and looks around for Reilly)
Reilly: (sneaking up behind her, jumps out on her) Boo!
Rachel: (jumps) Rye you nearly scared the hell outta me!
Reilly: (laughing) What are you doing here?
Rachel: Well, seeing as your next periods are drama and geography, I thought maybe you wanted to take the rest of the day of and come shopping with me?
Reilly: (breaks into a wide smile) Yeah, course! (Just then Brad comes over)
Brad: Hey Reilly.
Reilly: (looks at him and smiles shyly) Hey Brad. Mom this is Brad, Brad this is my Mom.
Brad: (smiles at Rachel) You musta been real young when you had her.
Rachel: (smiles at him) Yeah well, not really. So, you taking Reilly out somewhere?
Brad: (a little shyly) yeah, I was gonna take her to the movies tomorrow.
Rachel: (smiles at them) Well then, I'll let you two make plans while I go tell the principle you're going for a 'dentist' appointment. (grins at Reilly and walks towards the school)
Brad: (to Reilly) Oh my god, your Mom is cool! She's letting you skip class?
Reilly: Yep! She's the best Mom ever!
Brad: Is your dad like that?
Reilly: (slight pause) I don't have one.
Brad: (guilty) Oh, sorry.
Reilly: No that's okay. I've never met him before. But you know, just me and mom. It's kinda cool.
Brad: With a Mom like that it would be!
Reilly: (laughs) Well, I'll see you tomorrow?
Brad: Yeah! I'll see ya later.
Reilly: Bye. (gets into the passenger seat to wait for Rachel)
Rachel: (comes out and smiles at Brad as he walks past. Gets in the car) Nice guy?
Reilly: (looks over at her grinning) Yeah, he's just moved up from Florida. (they smile and Rachel starts the car and drives along the road) So what's up? The interview not go well?
Rachel: (smiles and looks at her briefly) How'd you know?
Reilly: (smiling, pulling a walkman out of her schoolbag) Well every time one of us are depressed or screw something up we usually go looking about the shops. Although we usually don't buy anything! (they giggle) Or like, if one of us do good at something we go out for an ice-cream. I'm going to listen to this now, okay? (puts her headphones on)
Rachel: (smiles and turns at the corner)
[Scene: A school corridor, Livy is walking quickly down the hall and out into the playground. A girl stops her]
Girl: Hey Livy, where are you going in such a hurry?
Livy: (keeps walking, with the girl walking beside her) My dad's coming home today, remember?
Girl: (smiling) oh, yeah.
Livy: I missed him, it's been nearly a month! (stops walking)
Girl: Are you still up for that shopping trip?
Livy: Yeah!
(another girl comes over)
Girl2: Hey Becky, hey Livy.
Livy/Becky: Hey Kristen!
Becky: You're coming shopping tomorrow, right?
Kristen: I'm in!
Livy: (looks at her watch) Okay, I gotta go, guys, I'll see ya tomorrow (quickly runs across the street and down an alley)
[Scene: Monica & Chandler's. Chandler is sitting on the couch reading a magazine, Monica is making dinner]
Chandler: (still reading) How's Livy been?
Monica: (looks over and smiles) She misses you.
Chandler: (puts the magazine down, and turns around to smile at her) Really? (Monica smiles and nods) Did you?
Monica: (smiles again and walks over) Uh huh. (sits down next to him, he puts his arm around her and kisses her) I love you.
Chandler: I love you, too. (kisses her again)
Livy: (bursts in) Dad?!
(Monica and Chandler quickly break)
Chandler: (standing up) There's my little girl.
Livy: (smiles and runs over to hug him) I missed you!
Chandler: (kissing her head) I missed you, too! How's band practise?
Livy: (smiles) It's great! Did you have fun?
Chandler: (rolls his eyes) Work, work work!
Livy: (laughs) Yeah, well.
Ross: (coming in) Hey Chandler!
Chandler: Hey!
Ross: You just back?
Chandler: Well, I got home about an hour ago.
Ross: (smiles at Livy) Hey kiddo.
Livy: (smiles back) Hey, Uncle Ross.
Ross: So Chandler what are you doing tonight?
Chandler: Nothing, why?
Ross: Well, Joey and me have got three tickets to go to the Knicks game tonight, you wanna come?
Chandler: (smiles) Yeah! I'm up for that!
Ross: Great. (walks over to the cupboard and takes a taste of the gravy Monica was cooking. Screws up his face) I think this is burnt, Mon.
Monica: (groaning) Oh no. (quickly turns the heat down)
[Scene: Store. Rachel and Reilly are looking about the clothes]
Reilly: (pulling out a black dress) Oh, this would look nice on you, Mom!
Rachel: (looks at it) Yeah that looks nice. (pause and takes it) Well, I can't buy it but I can try it on! (they giggle) Now lets find something for you.
Reilly: I'd rather try on jeans or something.
Rachel: (pulls out a pair of jeans, with things written on it (Babe, I love Guys, etc.) in red and orange) What about these?
Reilly: (smiles and looks at them) Yeah, those are really nice!
Rachel: (smiles) Now we need a top. (they look about the tops)
Reilly: (takes a T-shirt) Hey looks at this! (it's red with Babe written across it in yellow letters and cuts of just above the belly button) This would go with them!
Rachel: (looks at it, and shrugs) All right.
Reilly: (smiles) Okay, let's go and try them on! (they walk towards the changing rooms giggling)
Time Lapse
(Rachel comes out from behind a curtain wearing the black dress)
Rachel: Sweetie, you done yet?
Reilly: (behind a curtain) Just a sec, Mom.
Rachel: (smiles remembering the first time she let Reilly try clothes on herself)
Flash Back
(A different store. Rachel is standing outside a curtain, grinning)
Rachel: Are you sure you don't need any help, Sweetie?
Reilly: (behind the curtain) Uh huh, yeah, Mommy! (pause) Ow!
Rachel: (sniggers) You sure?
Reilly: (quickly) Yeah, I'm fine, uh huh!
Rachel: (smirking) All right. (after a few minutes, a five year old girl comes out, a back-to-front dress on and her pigtails messed up. Rachel puts her hand over her mouth to stop herself from laughing)
Reilly: Uh, help?
Rachel: (bursts out laughing) C'mere, (they go back behind the curtain)
Back to present
Reilly: (coming out, smiling) Wow, you look really nice, Mom!
Rachel: (smiling) Right back at ya.
Reilly: (looks down and smiles, then looks up at Rachel hopefully)
Rachel: (shakes her head, no) Sorry, Rye, we can't afford them.
Reilly: (nods, knowing they're having money trouble, smiles at her) I don't mind. I mean, hey, I've got lots of clothes!
Rachel: (rubs her shoulder) Lets get changed again and go and buy some things for tonight.
Reilly: Like what?
Rachel: Doritos, candy, nail polish, things like that.
Reilly: (smiles) All right. (They both go behind their curtains)
[Scene: Monica & Chandler's. Monica and Livy are there. Monica's writing something, Livy's watching TV]
Livy: Mom?
Monica: (looks at her) Yeah, honey?
Livy: How come we live in an apartment? (Monica looks at her) No, I mean, why not a house?
Monica: (shrugs) We like it here.
Livy: (frowns) Why? How long have you lived here?
Monica: (grinning) about, oh I don't know, 17 years?
Livy: (eyes opening wide) Wow! (her eyes wander over to a picture sitting next to the TV. It of the gang in season 2.) That's Rachel right?
Monica: (looks up, and nods) Yeah.
Livy: How long did she live with you?
Monica: (taking a deep breath) About, three years.
Livy: (switches the TV off, and walks over, sitting next to Monica) Where's she now?
Monica: (Puts her pen down, and pushes the paper away) We don't know.
Livy: (confused) Why'd she leave?
Monica: (takes a deep breath) Well, her and Uncle Ross used to go out.
Livy: Huh?! Really?!
Monica: (smiles) Yeah. (pause) But they broke up, and I guess Rachel thought it'd be better to go.
Livy: (interested) I wanna know about this.How long were they going out?
Monica: A year. Exactly! But Ross had liked her for ten years before that.
Livy: Wow! How'd they get together?
Monica: (taking a deep breath) This is a long story.
Livy: I got plenty of time.
Monica: (looks at her) A really long story. (Livy gives her a look) All right. In high school.
Time Lapse
Monica: And then I got up one morning, she'd left a note saying she couldn't stay here anymore and thought it was better if she left. We haven't heard anything from her since.
Livy: (takes a deep breath) So, you haven't even had a letter?
Monica: She sent a Christmas card the first Christmas she was gone, you know to all of us.
Livy: Think you'll ever hear from her again?
Monica: (looks thoughtful, then shakes her head) fourteen years later, I don't think so.
Livy: (pause) She sounded nice. But I do get what Uncle Ross meant when he said she ran from things when they got difficult.
(Before Monica could reply Ross, Joey and Chandler walked in)
Joey: Hey guys.
Monica/Livy: Hey.
Chandler: What're you two ladies doing?
Livy: (before Monica could stop her) Mom was just telling me about Uncle Ross and Rachel.
(Uncomfortable silence, while Ross glares at Monica)
Chandler: (trying to ease the tension) Okay, guys lets just watch the football game.
Ross: No, that's okay. I think I'm gonna go.
Joey: Camon Ross, it's been fourteen years, you gotta get over it!
Chandler: (giving Joey a look, to Ross) Yeah, c'mon lets just watch the game. (Joey and Chandler walk over to the couch, then look at him)
Ross: Yeah, all right. (comes over and sits down)
[Scene: Rachel's apartment. Rachel and Reilly are dancing about the room to some music in their dressing gowns, laughing]
Woman: (O.S.) Be quiet in there!
(Reilly and Rachel stop, but keep laughing)
Rachel: Sorry Mrs Gates! (Rachel and Reilly keep laughing)
Reilly: (plopping herself down on the couch) C'mon, Mom I'll paint your toenails.
Rachel: (sits down, with her feet on Reilly's lap. Takes a bowl of popcorn off the table and puts in on her stomaching, eating some) When is Brad coming to pick you up tomorrow?
Reilly: (starts painting her toenails) Six (looks up) Is that all right? Because if you need me I could always cancel.
Rachel: (smiles) No, that's fine, Sweetie!
Reilly: He seems really nice.
Rachel: (smiling, but says in a motherly-way) Be careful, honey, guys aren't always what you think.
Reilly: (looks up) Is that what dad was like?
Rachel: (looks at her, not expecting that) No, he.let's just say he hurt me a long time ago.
Reilly: (finishes painting) What did he do?
Rachel: (pause) I'd really rather not talk about it.
Reilly: (taking a deep breath) Um.Mom? (Rachel looks at her) Can you tell me about him?
Rachel: (keeps looking at her, then sighs) All right. (she gets up a walks into her room)
Reilly: (confused) Mom?
Rachel: (comes back, holding some pictures) Okay. (sits down next to Reilly and looks at them)
Reilly: So, what's his name?
Rachel: (looks at her, and takes a deep breath) Okay, you know he lives in New York, his name is Ross Geller, he's a palaeontologist.
Reilly: Huh?!
Rachel: (laughs at her reaction) Yeah, I know!
Reilly: What's he like?
Rachel: well, I haven't seen or spoken to him for fourteen years but he was really sweet, a bit geeky at times, but really sweet. He has a son.
Reilly: I have a brother?
Rachel: (smiling) Yeah, Ben.he'll be about 15 now.
Reilly: Are those pictures?
Rachel: (looking at them) Yeah. They're one of me and my friends. We were all really close.
Reilly: Yeah?
Rachel: Yeah, we hung out every day, we did everything together ( smiles and picks up a picture) Here's us.
Reilly: (smiling) Who are they?
Rachel: (points to Chandler) That's Chandler.
Reilly: Um, is he gay?
Rachel: (laughs and shakes her head) No. A quality, right?
Reilly: (embarrassed) Uh, yeah.
Rachel: (pointing to Phoebe) That's Pheebs. (points to Monica) that's Monica (points to Joey) that's Joey (points to herself) that's me (points to Ross) And that's Ross, your dad.
Reilly: (looks at him, then looks up at her) What did he do to hurt you?
Rachel: (looks at her) It's a complicated thing, Rye.
Reilly: (looks at the other pictures on her lap) What are those ones?
Rachel: (picks up another one) That's us at the beach.
Reilly: (smiling) Your hair's nice there.
Rachel: (smiles back) Thanks. That picture was taken a few months before I left. (picks up another photo) Here's one of me and the girls.
Reilly: (smiles at it) What're they like?
Rachel: Oh they're great. Monica was my best friend from High School, she's a really clean tidy person, but she's really nice too. (shows another one) That's us again. (another one) That's the guys.
Reilly: (grinning) How come Chandler and Ross are wearing suits, but Joey isn't?
Rachel: (smiles at her) Well, Joey's an actor, the other two aren't.
Reilly: (eyes opening wide) Joey's an actor? Has he ever been in any movies?
Rachel: (frowning) I don't think so. (picks up another) Here's another one.
Reilly: Looks like you had a lot of fun together.
Rachel: (smiling) We did, (she picks up another picture) Uh.here's on of me and Ross.
Reilly: (smiles a little) Where's that?
Rachel: The coffee house, Central Perk. (smiles at her) The usual hanging out place for us. (another pic)
Reilly: (looks at it weirdly) Um, a sailor's uniform?
Rachel: (grinning) That's a long story too.
Reilly: (raising her eyebrows) You two have loads of long stories don't you?
Rachel: (smiling) Yeah we do. (pause) Well, that's all the pictures.
Reilly: (smiles) You and Ross looked cute together.
Rachel: (looks at her, realising she's not calling him dad) Yeah, I guess we did. (they smile at each other)
Reilly: (pause) Remember Garry?
Rachel: (looks at her, surprised) Of course I remember Garry (pause) You remember much about him, I mean, you were only six when he left?
Reilly: (smiles at her) Yep. You were with him for four years of course I do! (pause, already knowing) Why'd you break up with him?
Rachel: (looks at her and shrugs) We just, you know, drifted apart, after Ashley.
Reilly: (nods, then looks at her) I remember when he used to look after me while you went to work at night.
Rachel: (looks at her) Uh, yeah, me too.
Reilly: (curiously) What did you do?
Rachel: (smirks) Don't worry not what you're thinking. (they laugh) I was a barmaid.
Reilly: (eyes opening wide) You?!
Rachel: (laughs) For most of my time in New York I was a waitress.
Reilly: (the way Rachel would do it) Nooooo.
Rachel: (they're laughing) Yep!
Reilly: I can't imagine you doing that! Serving coffee.
Rachel: (smiles and shakes her head) Yeah, that was at Central Perk so I used to give the guys free coffee.
Reilly: It sounded so cool there. Rachel: Yeah it was. (they look at each other and she smiles) I love you, baby.
Reilly: (smiles) I love you too, Mom. (they hug and after a few minutes break it) Um.Mom?
Rachel: Yeah, Sweetie?
Reilly: Do you have a picture I could have of him? Please.
Rachel: (smiles, stands and walks over to the counter where her purse is. She pulls out a picture, and walks back over) Here, (hands it to her)
Reilly: (looks at it) Um.(smirking) what's he doing?
Rachel: (laughs)
Reilly: (smiles up at her) Thanks, Mom. (Rachel strokes her hair) So tell me about the guys.
Rachel: Well, Phoebe's um, I think you'd get on with her the most.
Reilly: How come.
Rachel: Well, she's.I just.you just would.
Reilly: (laughs)
Rachel: (laughs) All right, Phoebe's.
[Scene: Next morning. Reilly is sitting on the couch sketching something. The room is a mess from the night before]
Rachel: (comes out of her room) Morning, sweetie.
Reilly: (looks up) Morning, mom. (smiles, then goes back to her sketch)
Rachel: (walks into the kitchen) You had breakfast?
Reilly: (not looking up) Yeah, I had a sandwich.
Rachel: (makes a cup of coffee) What're you doing today, then?
Reilly: Mom, ( stands up and walks over to her, holding the drawing, she shows her it. It's a drawing of a dress) What d'ya think?
Rachel: (looks at it, smiling) That's excellent, honey. (kisses her head)
Reilly: (smiling) The idea just came to me in chemistry yesterday.
Rachel: (smiles at her) You really better start paying attention in that class, your grades are practically rock bottom!
Reilly: (shrugs) I hate it! It's boring! It's not like I need it if I'm gonna work in fashon!
Rachel: Well, you must get that from me! (they smile at each other)
Reilly: What're you doing today then?
Rachel: (shrugs) Well, I'll probably go out and try to find a job! I'm unemployed and I hate it!
Reilly: (laughs) Yeah, well. I'm going out, so I'll see ya later?
Rachel: (smiles) All right.
Reilly: (walks towards her room) I'll just put this into my folder.
Rachel: (smiles after her)
[Scene: Reilly is walking along a street. She stops next to a card store and looks in. After a few minutes she walks in]
Reilly: (what she's thinking) All right, she's seven this year.
(She walks towards a stand with Happy Birthday cards on it)
Reilly: (picks up one with a seven on it and cats around it, the camera concentrate on a white one)
Flashback
[Scene: The camera is on a stuffed white cat (a toy!). The camera pulls back, Reilly is clutching it with her hands while her and a man are walking down a corridor in a hospital, she's about six]
Reilly: (excitedly) Are we gonna see her?
Man: (smiles down at her) Yep, but she's a little sick, honey, so you have to be quiet.
Reilly: What's wrong with her, Garry?
Garry: (looks at her) You wouldn't understand, Sweetie.
Reilly: (looks at him with puppy eyes) I would.
Garry: (takes a deep breath, then lifts her up, and sits on a chair with her on his lap) Okay, she sort of.uh, I don't know if you'll under.
Reilly: I will! I ain't a baby!
Garry: (pause) She has leukaemia.
Reilly: (confused) What's that?
Garry: (hugs her and kisses her cheek, you can see he's upset) Lets just go see her, huh?
Reilly: (still hugging him) Okay.
Back to
Reilly: (standing, holding the card with tears in her eyes, she quickly puts it back. She takes a deep breath. Then, looks at another one. It has happy birthday written on it, then has a picture of a two rabbits and a butterfly on it)
Flashback
[A room: Garry and Reilly are there, with a nurse standing there. You can see a baby sleeping in one of those.baby things! She puts the cat down on a chair and quietly walks over]
Reilly: (whispers to the baby) Hey there, baby. (pause) I'm Reilly.
Baby: (gurgles at her, then smiles)
Reilly: (smiles back, then whispers) Garry, she's smiling at me!
Garry: (smiles and whispers back) You can put your hand in, Rye.
Reilly: (looks at him, smiles, then looks back at the baby, putting her hand through the hole in the glass, and touches her hand, then whispers) Garry says you're sick. (Garry looks over) But you'll get better.
Garry: (walks over and puts his arm around her)
Back to
(Reilly takes a deep breath, then puts it back and runs out the shop, tears a tear running down her cheek)
Time Lapse
Reilly: (sitting on a bench, with her head in her hands)
Boy: Hey.
Reilly: (looks up, it's Brad, smiles slightly) Hey.
Brad: (sits down beside her, she looks ahead while he looks at her, he looks ahead as well) Nice day, huh?
Reilly: (quietly) Yeah sure. (it's silent for a few seconds)
Brad: (softly) You wanna talk about it?
Reilly: (looks at him slowly) I.(pause) I don't really talk to people about it.
Brad: (smiles slightly) You're a closed book, huh?
Reilly: (smiles back a little) I guess you could say that. (looks down) I've never really needed to talk to anyone 'bout stuff (looks back at him) I got Mom.
Brad: You and your Mom that close?
Reilly: Yeah, we tell each other everything.
Brad: (smiles, then looks down) Yeah.
Reilly: (looks at him) What?
Brad: (looks at her) Nothing, just wish me and my Mom were like that.
Reilly: What about your Dad?
Brad: They're divorced, he's back in Florida.
Reilly: (understanding) I know what it's like not to have a Dad.
Brad: (takes her hand) I gotta go now, uh, you still up for that movie tonight?
Reilly: (smiles) You bet!
Brad: (smiles) Okay, I'll see ya later.
Reilly: See ya, (he stands up and walks away. She smiles after him, then looks down at her hands)
Flashback
[Scene: Hospital, Reilly is sitting in a kid's care area drawing. There are kids around her playing]
Reilly: (singing quietly to herself) I love you baby, and if it's quite alright, I need you baby, to warm a lonely night.
Garry: (O.S.) Hey kiddo.
Reilly: (looks up at him and smiles) Hey, Garry. Look (shows him a picture of a dress) Do you like it? It's not finished yet.
Garry: (smiles) It's great, Rye.
Reilly: (smiling) I've done more! (hands him a small pile of paper. He looks at them, while she finishes the dress she was doing)
Garry: (look at them) These are really good, Reilly, I mean really good!
Reilly: (smiles up at him) I wanna be a fashion designer when I grow up!
Garry: (hands back the drawings) And I bet you will be!
Reilly: (smiles) Is the baby better yet?
Garry: (takes a deep breath) No, honey.
Reilly: (frowns) Oh, but it's been three days!
Garry: (sighs and stoops down beside her) Um, honey, do you remember when your Grandma got sick?
Reilly: Uh huh. (pause) She went to heaven, but (pause) The baby's not gonna go there. Is she?
Garry: (takes a deep breath) We, we don't know yet, honey.
Reilly: (lowers her eyes, then turns around and starts drawing another dress. Softly) Okay.
Garry: (lightly rubs her back)
Back to
(Reilly stands up and walks down the path, wrapping her arms around herself)
[Scene: Rachel is sitting on the couch watching a video. It's a homemade one, it has Reilly's first steps, first bath, her 1st to 7th birthday parties and her 1st to 5th Christmas'.]
Reilly: (walks in) Hey, Mom.
Rachel: (turns around and smiles) Hi, honey (sees she been crying) What's wrong?
Reilly: (smiles) Nothing, (sits down beside her) What ya watching?
Rachel: (looks at her, uncertainly) Your tape.
Reilly: (leans against her) Can I watch it with you? Rachel: Sure. (they watch it, it's Reilly's second birthday, the guests aren't there yet )
Rachel: (on camera, she's holding Reilly, sitting on the couch) Yes, you're a big girl now aren't you.
Reilly: (giggles) Uh huh, Mommy! Me big!
Rachel: (kisses her head) Time to open your presents now, Sweetie?
Dr Green: (O.S. he's behind the camera) Time for presents.
Reilly: (back to present) What're you doing tomorrow, Mom?
Rachel: (looks at her) Nothing, why?
Reilly: Well, I've got the stables, but if you want you can come down and we can go for a ride on Dana and Chase?
Rachel: (smiles) Yeah, sure what time?
Reilly: Well I go down there at about 8 to clean the stalls, brush the horses and stuff, so you can come down about 11.
Rachel: (smiling, she hugs her) So what were you upset about?
Reilly: (looking at her) Mom, really, I don't wanna say.
Rachel: (unsurely) All right. (sighs and hugs her)
[Scene: Central Perk, Monica, Chandler and Phoebe are there]
Chandler: (to Phoebe) Did you have fun in Miami?
Phoebe: Oh, yeah! It was so fun, Little Chandler, Leslie and Frank Jr. loved it! And I met this really cute guy, Allan.
Monica: (smiling) Really? What was he like?
Phoebe: So cute! He took me down the beach one night, and had this little picnic set out for us.
Monica: Aw, Phoebe that's so cute! I wish I had a guy that did that. (Chandler looks at her, she looks at him, then smiles at him) But no one can compare to you, Honey, (kisses him)
Ross: (comes in) Hey guys. Hey Pheebs! (they hug) Have a nice time in Miami?
Phoebe: Yeah! I met this.
Chandler: (interrupting) Really cute guy, Allan.
Phoebe: Oh, you met one, too?!
Ross: (sits on the chair) Sounds fun.
Monica: So, what did you do? When did you meet him?
Phoebe: (rolls her eyes) Okay, what we did? Take a guess. And I met him on the third day I was there. (pause) So what happened here while I was away?
Chandler/Monica/Ross: (bored again) Nothing.
Phoebe: Aw, you should have come with me. (they look at her like 'You didn't ask!')
Joey: (walks in) Hey guys (sees Phoebe) Pheebs!
Phoebe: (turns around) Hey, Joey!
Joey: You're back (hugs her) Did you have a nice trip.
Phoebe: (breaking it) Ye.
Chandler/Ross: She met a really cute guy, Allan.
Phoebe: (looks at them) Hey!
Livy: (comes in carrying two shopping bags) Hey Guys.
All: Hey Sweetie/Hi honey/Hey
Livy: (sits on the couch)
Monica: What did you buy, honey?
Livy: I got that top we were looking at last time and some hair things.
Chandler: I thought you just bought 'hair things' last week?
Livy: (nodding) I did.
Chandler: (looking at her) Then why did you buy some today?
Livy: (shrugs) You can never have too much, Dad.
Chandler: (rolls his eyes) Yeah.
[Scene: Two days later, Monday. Reilly is walking along the street again, with her school bag and stops for a few seconds outside the shop before going in]
[Scene: Rachel's apartment. She's sitting on the couch, looking at a picture we don't see.
Rachel: (sighing, a tear running down her cheek. Whispers) 7 today.
[Cut to: Card store. Reilly is standing in the birthday card section. Looking at them. She slowly picks up one.]
Reilly: (sighs. The card has 'Sister' written on it)
Flashback
[Back to the hospital room. Reilly and Garry are there. It's continued from the second flashback]
Reilly: (whispering) I'm your sister. (pause) Mommy's sleeping, but when she wakes up the doctor is gonna take you to see her.
Garry: (has his arm around her)
Reilly: (turns and looks at him) Can we go and see Mommy now?
Garry: (smiles) Yeah, all right. (she smiles and walks over to pick up her cat, while he looks back and whispers) Hey, Sweetie. You hang in there okay? I love you.
Reilly: (opens the door) Garry!
Garry: (quickly turns around) Shh! (he walks over and they go out the door)
Back to
Reilly: (pulls out some money from her pocket, she didn't have much, she turned and walk up to the counter to pay for it) Can I have this (puts it on the counter, a lady takes it)
Lady: That'll be $1.50
Reilly: (hands her some money) Thanks.
Lady: Thank you.
(Reilly picks up the card the walks out the store.)
[Fade to. Rachel walking into her room. She pulls a bag out from under her bed, and put it on the desk. She pulls out a card in an envelope with Ashley written on it]
Flashback
[Hospital room: Rachel, Garry, Reilly and they baby are there. Rachel's in a bed holding the baby, Reilly's sitting on the bed next to her and Garry's standing behind her ]
Reilly: What're you gonna call her?
Rachel: (smiles at her) We haven't thought of anything yet. (looks at Garry) But I like the name Marie.
Reilly: What about Ashley Marie? (looks at them both)
Garry: (smiles) Ashley, huh?
Rachel: (smiling) I like it.
Reilly: (excitedly) Me too! I like it too!
(Rachel and Garry laugh)
Rachel: (kisses her head, then kisses the baby) Yeah, I like Ashley.
Back to
Rachel: (wipes at the tear slipping down her cheek) I miss you, baby. (pulls something else out the bag. It one of those beanie babies. It's a little dog. She puts them back in the bag and leaves)
[Cut to: Reilly walking out of another store carrying a bag. She's walking towards a cemetery. She stops at the gate, surprised. The camera turns and we can see Rachel kneeling at a grave. Reilly, smiles slightly, then turns in the other direction, walking off. We stay with Rachel]
Rachel: (sitting in front of the grave which is under a tree) Happy Birthday, Sweetie. (on the grave is a few cards, which have been ruined because of rain, and there is 7 dirty beanies) I got you a puppy this time. (pulls out the beanie she had, and put it in between a polar bear and a elephant, then take out the cards and puts it next to it) I love you, baby. (a tear slides down her cheek. She stays there in silence for a few minutes) Reilly'll probably be here to see you soon, I know she comes here sometimes. (kisses her fingers, then puts it to the grave stone, and whispers) Bye. (slowly gets up and walks away)
[Fade to: Reilly sitting on a bench outside the school. Classes had started but she didn't bother going in]
[Cut to: Inside a classroom. Brad is sitting there looking bored, he looks out the window and sees Reilly]
Brad: (looks at her for a second, then looks at his teacher and raised his hand) Miss Flexure?
Miss Flexure: Yes, Bradley?
Brad: Could I please be excused for a minute?
Miss Flexure: (rolls her eyes) Next time please go to the toilet before class.
Brad: (smiles embarrassed, then walks out. He walks down a corridor, then walks out the doors, slowly approaching Reilly) Hey.
Reilly: (quickly looks up) Wh.why aren't you in class.
Brad: Saw you through the window.
Reilly: (takes a deep breath, then looks away)
Brad: What's wrong?
Reilly: Nothing, just.nothing.
Brad: You sure?
Reilly: (looks at him and snaps angrily) Yes! I'm fine! There's nothing wrong!
Brad: (surprised) Okay.all right, I'm sorry.
Reilly: (just looks at him, then looks away) I can't say.
Brad: (sits down beside her, and lightly puts his arm around her) Well, I'm here if you ever can.
Reilly: (nods, then looks at him) Thanks.
Brad: (smiles) No prob.
Reilly: (quickly looks away) You didn't need to come out here.
Brad: (moving a little closer to her, with his arm still around her) I wanted to.
Reilly: (looks at him) I.
Brad: (slowly leans in and kisses her)
Reilly: (kisses him back for a second, then pulls back) I gotta go.
Brad: (lowers his eyes) Yeah, I'm sorry.
Reilly: No, that's okay. I just need to do something.
Brad: (smiles slightly) Uh, see ya around?
Reilly: (confused) I thought we were going out tonight?
Brad: (smiles) Yeah, I'll come get you around seven?
Reilly: All right (stands up) Bye.
Brad: See ya.
(Reilly walks out the school gates and crosses the road)
[Cut to Cemetery: Reilly is at the grave]
Reilly: Hey sis (smiles slightly) Happy birthday. (Pulls a box out the bag, and opens it, there's a little blue and pink bear made out of flowers in it, she puts it down on the grave, then opens the card and puts it in front of it) Mom told me about my dad last week. His names Ross Geller and he's a palaeontologist. (pause) Mom says he was really sweet, but I don't get why she left him. She said he did something to hurt her (pause) We, uh, haven't heard from your dad in a while, but I bet he still comes here. I miss you. (pause) I'd better go, I haven't been to school today. Love you. (stands up and walks away. The camera rests on the grave stone 'Ashley Marie Carter Died on the 11th April 2001 May She Rest In Peace')
End of part one