Let Him Go
Rachel stepped into Monica's empty hospital room. Monica looked very tired, and impatient.
"Hey girl, how are you feeling?" Rachel asked sitting down in the chair next to the hospital bed.
"I'm fine, for having a human about to come out of me. Chandler went downstairs to ask for a nurse to come up and see how much I've dilated." She smiled. "How's Josh?"
"He's good. Me and him are really good friends now." Rachel smiled. "He's a cutie. You know,.." she paused, looking at Monica. "I can't begin to tell you how envious I am of you. You and Chandler have, well, are about to have, two beautiful children, a nice home, and a loving relationship. I tell you, I would give anything to have what you have." Rachel looked down, obviously thinking of Ross. Monica lifted her head off her pillow.
"Rach, you can still have all of that." She said heartfelt. Rachel merely shook her head.
"No, I had my chance." She half smiled. "Congratulations though."
"Rachel, I need to tell you something. Obviously you haven't gotten over him, but you really need to let him go. He would go crazy if he knew you felt this way. He's really happy and...."
"I know, Mon, okay? I know." Rachel calmed herself and smiled. "I'm going to go get some juice." She turned and walked out of the room.
When you love someone so deep that they become your life
It's easy to succumb to overwhelm you feel inside
Blindly I imagined I could keep you under glass
Now I understand to hold you I must open up my hands and watch you
Spread your wings and prepare to fly
For you have become a butterfly
Oh fly up and be free into the sun
If you should return to me
We truly were meant to be so
Spread your wings and fly, butterfly....
Rachel walked into the cafeteria of the hospital. She was very tired. She looked over and noticed Mona, who was sitting at a table reading a book. Rachel sighed and walked over to her. She knew that for her to be happy again, she needed to let Ross be with the one he loved, and she couldn't change his mind. She sat down beside her. Mona looked up and smiled. She had a very warm smile, Rachel noted.
"Hi Rachel. It's so great that we finally have a few moments to talk. I want to know just why no one could stop talking about you. You must be so great." She said happily. Rachel fake smiled.
"I wanted to talk to you about Ross." She began. Mona set down her book.
"Yes?"
"Well, I just wanted to come over here and tell you personally, what a great person he is. I know he has made some really bad mistakes in the past, I mean, there was a time when my mom was all, 'once a cheater always a cheater,' but he is seriously the best guy I have ever met."
"Yea, he told me about yours and his relationship. I wanted to tell you how sorry I am.."
"Why are you apologizing? It happened like, years ago. You don't have to worry about it." Rachel said uncomfortably. "Anyways, Mona, DO NOT hurt him, DO NOT let him get away. He is one in a BILLION! I swear, I made my mistake, do not let history repeat itself."
"Oh, I won't. I am just so happy that our relationship has made it this far. I have never had a relationship that was this serious, and I'm not even scared." She smiled.
"Well, good for you." Rachel said half sarcastically, but Mona didn't notice. "Well, I'm going to go see how far along Monica is." Rachel said standing. "Oh, and Mona, I'm serious, don't hurt him. Just don't."
Rachel walked out of the cafeteria and through the winding halls and corridors of the hospital. Finally, she found Monica's room and entered. Monica was no longer in it. She smiled. Monica was having the baby.
Rachel walked out of the room and towards the waiting room, where she saw Ross looking like a wreak, talking to the doctor. Rachel walked over to see what was going on.
"....And we're lucky that it doesn't look like things might have taken a turn for the worst." That was all she heard from the doctor, but the expressions of her friends face said a billion words.
"Is Monica okay?" Rachel asked quickly. The doctor looked at Rachel.
"Mrs. Bing is fine, the baby however, is having complications. Right now, the umbilical chord is stuck around her neck, causing her to not get enough air. It will be corrected soon enough though, these things happen to one out of 10 babies. Mrs. Bing's baby girl will be okay within the hour." He finished. Rachel exhaled.
The doctor soon left, leaving Rachel and Ross alone in an empty waiting room. Rachel looked over at him, and then walked over to sit on the waiting room couch. She saw Ross looking at her, but when they made eye contact they both looked away quickly. She heard Ross sigh.
"This is ridiculous. We are still friends, aren't we?" He laughed.
"Yea, I guess we are." Rachel smiled sadly.
"Why did you kiss me, by the way?" Ross asked quickly, like it had been on his mind for hours.
"Cause I still love you."
"God, Rachel, don't say that."
"You wanted the truth right?" There was a long, awkward silence. "Why did you kiss me back?" She asked. He had been caught.
"Would it sound crazy if I said I still loved you?" He asked slowly.
"No, it wouldn't. But don't say it, because you are with Mona now." Rachel said standing up facing him.
"I know! And Mona is great, I love Mona." He said as if trying to convince himself first. "But I love you too. This could be a problem." He chuckled.
"Ross, you and I have already been together, I already told you to stay with Mona. I know you love her; I am tired of ruining your happiness. Julie, us, it's like a cycle. Don't make me coming back and confessing..." Before she could finish, Ross had pulled her close and began to kiss her. She was very hesitant at first, but that didn't stop her. She wanted this so badly. She was just getting into the kiss when....
"You're right Rach." A voice rang. Rachel and Ross parted ways quickly when they saw Mona standing in the hallway of the waiting room. "Once a cheater always a cheater." With a simple stare that could make you melt, Mona turned and walked down the hall. Ross looked desperately at Rachel.
"Go after her." Rachel said sadly. Ross nodded and hurried down the hall. Rachel sighed and sat down on the couch. The whole world was spinning around her. She felt like she was going crazy with all of the emotions. She had done it again; she had messed up Ross' happiness again. Chandler hurried into the room.
"She's here! I just had a baby, again! Wahoo-hoo!" He cheered. Rachel stood.
"Is she back in her room? Can I see the baby?" Rachel asked excitedly. Chandler nodded and both ran back into the room. Rachel entered quietly, inching her way in. Monica sat prepped up against some pillows holding a little girl in her hands. She smiled broadly.
"It's a girl!" She said quietly, her voice cracking. Rachel smiled and walked over besides her, looking down at the little black haired girl. She was going to look just like Monica.
"She's beautiful, Mon. Just beautiful." Rachel smiled. "What's her name?" She asked. Monica smiled again.
"Tiffany Rachel Bing." Monica said proudly. Rachel felt her heart melt. "We wanted to put your name in there somewhere." Rachel leaned down and kissed the little girl on the head.
"I'm so proud." She said nobly.
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Rachel needed to get some sleep. She had felt like she had been awake forever. Monica, Chandler and Tiffany were all sleeping in the room. Rachel got her purse and began to leave. She walked out to the parking lot, but noticed Ross and Mona still out front. She tried to hurry past, but her curiosity got the best of her. She listened from a safe distance.
"..And that is why I can't be with you." She heard her finish. Rachel watched her take something off of her finger and give it to him. "Please give this to someone you are ready to be with forever. I can't be married to someone who doesn't love me as much as I love him." Ross was engaged to Mona? Rachel felt a sudden anger grow inside of her. She knew it wasn't that big of a deal, but she felt cheated in some way. She watched Mona stand and walk away. She didn't waste any time, she walked over to Ross as soon as Mona was out of sight. Ross quickly wiped away what had appeared to be tears.
"You were engaged?" Rachel asked, trying not to sound too upset.
"Rach, please not right now."
"Why didn't you tell me you were engaged?"
"Because I love it when we get into fights!" He said sarcastically. Rachel narrowed her eyes.
"I was asking a simple question. Yes, I am upset that you didn't tell me you were about to be married. Did you have a date?" Rachel asked. Ross was silent for a moment. "Did you have a date?" She asked again.
"October 15." He finished. Rachel's mouth opened.
"You were going to get married in a month? Ross? Where you just not going to tell me? Were you just going to let me keep being in love with you?"
"That is not my fault. You never asked how serious Mona and I were. Yes, WERE. She just left me Rach. Take a wild guess as to of why!"
"Because YOU kissed ME!"
"I kissed you because YOU told me you were in love with me!"
"I didn't stop you because you said you loved me too!"
"Well this fight is pointless." Ross said running an impatient hand through his hair.
"You're right. This is so pointless." She finished as she walked to her car. Ross sat and put his head in his hands.
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Rachel stepped into Monica's empty hospital room. Monica looked very tired, and impatient.
"Hey girl, how are you feeling?" Rachel asked sitting down in the chair next to the hospital bed.
"I'm fine, for having a human about to come out of me. Chandler went downstairs to ask for a nurse to come up and see how much I've dilated." She smiled. "How's Josh?"
"He's good. Me and him are really good friends now." Rachel smiled. "He's a cutie. You know,.." she paused, looking at Monica. "I can't begin to tell you how envious I am of you. You and Chandler have, well, are about to have, two beautiful children, a nice home, and a loving relationship. I tell you, I would give anything to have what you have." Rachel looked down, obviously thinking of Ross. Monica lifted her head off her pillow.
"Rach, you can still have all of that." She said heartfelt. Rachel merely shook her head.
"No, I had my chance." She half smiled. "Congratulations though."
"Rachel, I need to tell you something. Obviously you haven't gotten over him, but you really need to let him go. He would go crazy if he knew you felt this way. He's really happy and...."
"I know, Mon, okay? I know." Rachel calmed herself and smiled. "I'm going to go get some juice." She turned and walked out of the room.
When you love someone so deep that they become your life
It's easy to succumb to overwhelm you feel inside
Blindly I imagined I could keep you under glass
Now I understand to hold you I must open up my hands and watch you
Spread your wings and prepare to fly
For you have become a butterfly
Oh fly up and be free into the sun
If you should return to me
We truly were meant to be so
Spread your wings and fly, butterfly....
Rachel walked into the cafeteria of the hospital. She was very tired. She looked over and noticed Mona, who was sitting at a table reading a book. Rachel sighed and walked over to her. She knew that for her to be happy again, she needed to let Ross be with the one he loved, and she couldn't change his mind. She sat down beside her. Mona looked up and smiled. She had a very warm smile, Rachel noted.
"Hi Rachel. It's so great that we finally have a few moments to talk. I want to know just why no one could stop talking about you. You must be so great." She said happily. Rachel fake smiled.
"I wanted to talk to you about Ross." She began. Mona set down her book.
"Yes?"
"Well, I just wanted to come over here and tell you personally, what a great person he is. I know he has made some really bad mistakes in the past, I mean, there was a time when my mom was all, 'once a cheater always a cheater,' but he is seriously the best guy I have ever met."
"Yea, he told me about yours and his relationship. I wanted to tell you how sorry I am.."
"Why are you apologizing? It happened like, years ago. You don't have to worry about it." Rachel said uncomfortably. "Anyways, Mona, DO NOT hurt him, DO NOT let him get away. He is one in a BILLION! I swear, I made my mistake, do not let history repeat itself."
"Oh, I won't. I am just so happy that our relationship has made it this far. I have never had a relationship that was this serious, and I'm not even scared." She smiled.
"Well, good for you." Rachel said half sarcastically, but Mona didn't notice. "Well, I'm going to go see how far along Monica is." Rachel said standing. "Oh, and Mona, I'm serious, don't hurt him. Just don't."
Rachel walked out of the cafeteria and through the winding halls and corridors of the hospital. Finally, she found Monica's room and entered. Monica was no longer in it. She smiled. Monica was having the baby.
Rachel walked out of the room and towards the waiting room, where she saw Ross looking like a wreak, talking to the doctor. Rachel walked over to see what was going on.
"....And we're lucky that it doesn't look like things might have taken a turn for the worst." That was all she heard from the doctor, but the expressions of her friends face said a billion words.
"Is Monica okay?" Rachel asked quickly. The doctor looked at Rachel.
"Mrs. Bing is fine, the baby however, is having complications. Right now, the umbilical chord is stuck around her neck, causing her to not get enough air. It will be corrected soon enough though, these things happen to one out of 10 babies. Mrs. Bing's baby girl will be okay within the hour." He finished. Rachel exhaled.
The doctor soon left, leaving Rachel and Ross alone in an empty waiting room. Rachel looked over at him, and then walked over to sit on the waiting room couch. She saw Ross looking at her, but when they made eye contact they both looked away quickly. She heard Ross sigh.
"This is ridiculous. We are still friends, aren't we?" He laughed.
"Yea, I guess we are." Rachel smiled sadly.
"Why did you kiss me, by the way?" Ross asked quickly, like it had been on his mind for hours.
"Cause I still love you."
"God, Rachel, don't say that."
"You wanted the truth right?" There was a long, awkward silence. "Why did you kiss me back?" She asked. He had been caught.
"Would it sound crazy if I said I still loved you?" He asked slowly.
"No, it wouldn't. But don't say it, because you are with Mona now." Rachel said standing up facing him.
"I know! And Mona is great, I love Mona." He said as if trying to convince himself first. "But I love you too. This could be a problem." He chuckled.
"Ross, you and I have already been together, I already told you to stay with Mona. I know you love her; I am tired of ruining your happiness. Julie, us, it's like a cycle. Don't make me coming back and confessing..." Before she could finish, Ross had pulled her close and began to kiss her. She was very hesitant at first, but that didn't stop her. She wanted this so badly. She was just getting into the kiss when....
"You're right Rach." A voice rang. Rachel and Ross parted ways quickly when they saw Mona standing in the hallway of the waiting room. "Once a cheater always a cheater." With a simple stare that could make you melt, Mona turned and walked down the hall. Ross looked desperately at Rachel.
"Go after her." Rachel said sadly. Ross nodded and hurried down the hall. Rachel sighed and sat down on the couch. The whole world was spinning around her. She felt like she was going crazy with all of the emotions. She had done it again; she had messed up Ross' happiness again. Chandler hurried into the room.
"She's here! I just had a baby, again! Wahoo-hoo!" He cheered. Rachel stood.
"Is she back in her room? Can I see the baby?" Rachel asked excitedly. Chandler nodded and both ran back into the room. Rachel entered quietly, inching her way in. Monica sat prepped up against some pillows holding a little girl in her hands. She smiled broadly.
"It's a girl!" She said quietly, her voice cracking. Rachel smiled and walked over besides her, looking down at the little black haired girl. She was going to look just like Monica.
"She's beautiful, Mon. Just beautiful." Rachel smiled. "What's her name?" She asked. Monica smiled again.
"Tiffany Rachel Bing." Monica said proudly. Rachel felt her heart melt. "We wanted to put your name in there somewhere." Rachel leaned down and kissed the little girl on the head.
"I'm so proud." She said nobly.
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Rachel needed to get some sleep. She had felt like she had been awake forever. Monica, Chandler and Tiffany were all sleeping in the room. Rachel got her purse and began to leave. She walked out to the parking lot, but noticed Ross and Mona still out front. She tried to hurry past, but her curiosity got the best of her. She listened from a safe distance.
"..And that is why I can't be with you." She heard her finish. Rachel watched her take something off of her finger and give it to him. "Please give this to someone you are ready to be with forever. I can't be married to someone who doesn't love me as much as I love him." Ross was engaged to Mona? Rachel felt a sudden anger grow inside of her. She knew it wasn't that big of a deal, but she felt cheated in some way. She watched Mona stand and walk away. She didn't waste any time, she walked over to Ross as soon as Mona was out of sight. Ross quickly wiped away what had appeared to be tears.
"You were engaged?" Rachel asked, trying not to sound too upset.
"Rach, please not right now."
"Why didn't you tell me you were engaged?"
"Because I love it when we get into fights!" He said sarcastically. Rachel narrowed her eyes.
"I was asking a simple question. Yes, I am upset that you didn't tell me you were about to be married. Did you have a date?" Rachel asked. Ross was silent for a moment. "Did you have a date?" She asked again.
"October 15." He finished. Rachel's mouth opened.
"You were going to get married in a month? Ross? Where you just not going to tell me? Were you just going to let me keep being in love with you?"
"That is not my fault. You never asked how serious Mona and I were. Yes, WERE. She just left me Rach. Take a wild guess as to of why!"
"Because YOU kissed ME!"
"I kissed you because YOU told me you were in love with me!"
"I didn't stop you because you said you loved me too!"
"Well this fight is pointless." Ross said running an impatient hand through his hair.
"You're right. This is so pointless." She finished as she walked to her car. Ross sat and put his head in his hands.
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