~chapter 3: Night & Endings~
After Emma had fell asleep, and Rachel still not being back, Ross sat on the couch and turned on the TV. He realized nothing was on at this hour. Flipping through the channels, he laughed slightly when he saw Joey re- running on Days Of Our Lives, on soap net. It was always funny to him to see his goofy friend playing such a part of Dr. Drake Remore'. Just as he got situated, he heard a key in the door knob jingling. It turned, as Rachel walked in.
"Hey." She said, quietly not wanting to wake up Emma.
"Hey sweetie.. you- you ok?"
Rachel nodded, not saying anything, just sitting down on the couch beside him, massaging his back gently.
"Emma still sleeping?" She asked.
"Uh-huh" Ross yawned. As he stood up. "I'm gonna go to bed, ok?"
"Goodnight, sweetie."
Ross walked in his bedroom. Before he realized it, he was fast asleep.
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The morning sunlight peeked through the window the next morning, dancing across the room in beams, as Ross woke up, and scratched the back of his head. He was surprised not to hear Emma or Rachel stirring, or crying or something of the sort. He got up, furrowed his brow quizzically, and peeked in Rachel's room. The sheets were messy, but no Rachel. He looked in Emma's nursery walking over to her crib, no Emma. He walked in the living room. Same result. He shrugged, wondering where they were as he walked in the kitchen, and saw a note laying on the coffee pot.
Ross,
Hi honey...This is hard for me, but I need some time away. I took Emma. We will be back...but it'll be awhile. Please, please don't worry. I'll call you when the time is right, just please give me some time.
Love You,
Rachel
Ross looked at the note and held it away from his face as he re-read it over and over. "What the hell?" he thought out loud. He took the note, and went over to Monica and Chandler's apartment. Chandler was sitting on the couch, watching TV, and Monica was making coffee.
"She left this." He said, blankly walking in. Monica and Chandler walked over to him, reading the note.
"Why?" Monica asked, confused. "What happened?"
"Nothing. She's been acting weird lately, but I--I didn't do anything, I swear." Ross looked sad, as Monica gave her brother a hug.
"Do--Do you know anything?" Ross asked them, looking at one of them, then to the other. They both looked as blank as his thoughts.
"No...Nothing." Chandler shook his head.
Ross sighed. "Okay...Ok. I'm gonna go ask Joey."
"She'll be back, Ross...you know Rachel." Chandler asked before Ross walked out.
"I just have a bad feeling about this." He said, as he walked out.
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ahhhh sorry that one's so short. thx for all the reviews, keep em comin!!
*Rachelle*
After Emma had fell asleep, and Rachel still not being back, Ross sat on the couch and turned on the TV. He realized nothing was on at this hour. Flipping through the channels, he laughed slightly when he saw Joey re- running on Days Of Our Lives, on soap net. It was always funny to him to see his goofy friend playing such a part of Dr. Drake Remore'. Just as he got situated, he heard a key in the door knob jingling. It turned, as Rachel walked in.
"Hey." She said, quietly not wanting to wake up Emma.
"Hey sweetie.. you- you ok?"
Rachel nodded, not saying anything, just sitting down on the couch beside him, massaging his back gently.
"Emma still sleeping?" She asked.
"Uh-huh" Ross yawned. As he stood up. "I'm gonna go to bed, ok?"
"Goodnight, sweetie."
Ross walked in his bedroom. Before he realized it, he was fast asleep.
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The morning sunlight peeked through the window the next morning, dancing across the room in beams, as Ross woke up, and scratched the back of his head. He was surprised not to hear Emma or Rachel stirring, or crying or something of the sort. He got up, furrowed his brow quizzically, and peeked in Rachel's room. The sheets were messy, but no Rachel. He looked in Emma's nursery walking over to her crib, no Emma. He walked in the living room. Same result. He shrugged, wondering where they were as he walked in the kitchen, and saw a note laying on the coffee pot.
Ross,
Hi honey...This is hard for me, but I need some time away. I took Emma. We will be back...but it'll be awhile. Please, please don't worry. I'll call you when the time is right, just please give me some time.
Love You,
Rachel
Ross looked at the note and held it away from his face as he re-read it over and over. "What the hell?" he thought out loud. He took the note, and went over to Monica and Chandler's apartment. Chandler was sitting on the couch, watching TV, and Monica was making coffee.
"She left this." He said, blankly walking in. Monica and Chandler walked over to him, reading the note.
"Why?" Monica asked, confused. "What happened?"
"Nothing. She's been acting weird lately, but I--I didn't do anything, I swear." Ross looked sad, as Monica gave her brother a hug.
"Do--Do you know anything?" Ross asked them, looking at one of them, then to the other. They both looked as blank as his thoughts.
"No...Nothing." Chandler shook his head.
Ross sighed. "Okay...Ok. I'm gonna go ask Joey."
"She'll be back, Ross...you know Rachel." Chandler asked before Ross walked out.
"I just have a bad feeling about this." He said, as he walked out.
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ahhhh sorry that one's so short. thx for all the reviews, keep em comin!!
*Rachelle*