While packing, Ross called Sherry to confirm the fact that he was coming for another visit to London, but she sounded weird and said, "We need to talk."
It seemed that Sherry had fallen in love with a British guy whom she'd met on a previous lecture tour, and now she was breaking up with Ross.
The gang was just as shocked when he told them.
"Oh!" Monica realized suddenly. "That's why she was always too busy to talk to you lately."
Ross nodded and was heartbroken. "I can't believe it. We've been dating for months, and somehow this Colin guy swoops in and takes her from me. It's like Carol and Susan. It's like--" He stopped and did not mention Rachel, who was in the room. Anyway, he had been wrong about Rachel and Mark. "I thought I did everything right this time. I thought I gave her space, and her career."
Phoebe hugged Ross close and put his head on her shoulder.
Rachel was surprised, since Phoebe never seemed particularly close to Ross. Joey, Chandler, and Monica soon made it a group hug, and Rachel stayed on the outside, not in direct contact with Ross.
Rachel knew that she couldn't risk being that close to Ross right now. She was dating Joshua, but her feelings for Ross could easily return if she let her guard down. It was healthier to move on, and she didn't want to end up being Ross's rebound fling, so she focused on just being a friend for now.
***
Phoebe was more than a friend that night, when, unknown to the rest of the gang, she convinced Ross to sleep with her. After that comforting embrace, they just lay in his bed, naked and watching each other in the darkness.
Then Ross rolled on his side and moaned miserably. "When am I gonna get it right, Phoebe? When am I gonna find a woman who's not a lesbian, who doesn't shave her head, who doesn't cheat on me?"
Phoebe squeezed his shoulder. "It's gonna happen again. You and Rachel."
He turned to her questioningly.
"Yeah," she nodded. "Eventually this Joshua guy is gonna be history. You're gonna both be ready for each other, and you're gonna be so much better because of how you've both grown. Don't worry, Ross. You're lobsters, remember?"
He smiled half-heartedly. "Lobsters."
"You worry about getting over Sherry now, okay?" She kissed his lips again.
It seemed that Sherry had fallen in love with a British guy whom she'd met on a previous lecture tour, and now she was breaking up with Ross.
The gang was just as shocked when he told them.
"Oh!" Monica realized suddenly. "That's why she was always too busy to talk to you lately."
Ross nodded and was heartbroken. "I can't believe it. We've been dating for months, and somehow this Colin guy swoops in and takes her from me. It's like Carol and Susan. It's like--" He stopped and did not mention Rachel, who was in the room. Anyway, he had been wrong about Rachel and Mark. "I thought I did everything right this time. I thought I gave her space, and her career."
Phoebe hugged Ross close and put his head on her shoulder.
Rachel was surprised, since Phoebe never seemed particularly close to Ross. Joey, Chandler, and Monica soon made it a group hug, and Rachel stayed on the outside, not in direct contact with Ross.
Rachel knew that she couldn't risk being that close to Ross right now. She was dating Joshua, but her feelings for Ross could easily return if she let her guard down. It was healthier to move on, and she didn't want to end up being Ross's rebound fling, so she focused on just being a friend for now.
***
Phoebe was more than a friend that night, when, unknown to the rest of the gang, she convinced Ross to sleep with her. After that comforting embrace, they just lay in his bed, naked and watching each other in the darkness.
Then Ross rolled on his side and moaned miserably. "When am I gonna get it right, Phoebe? When am I gonna find a woman who's not a lesbian, who doesn't shave her head, who doesn't cheat on me?"
Phoebe squeezed his shoulder. "It's gonna happen again. You and Rachel."
He turned to her questioningly.
"Yeah," she nodded. "Eventually this Joshua guy is gonna be history. You're gonna both be ready for each other, and you're gonna be so much better because of how you've both grown. Don't worry, Ross. You're lobsters, remember?"
He smiled half-heartedly. "Lobsters."
"You worry about getting over Sherry now, okay?" She kissed his lips again.