Title: The One With The Flashforward
Chapter 7

Disclaimer: Do I own Friends? Nooooo. Do I wish I owned Friends? Yesssssss.



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Scene: Ross and Rachel's. Ross and Conner are still working on clearing the apartment of books. Rachel and Emma come in.

Rachel: Oh. Hi.

Ross: Hi.

Emma: Hey, Conner.

Conner: Hey, Emma.

Emma: Whatcha doin?

Conner: Just helping Ro--Dad with the books.

Emma: Oh. Don't they sound really boring?

Conner: No, actually. I was reading one and I got past the first chapter before Dad told me to help him again.

Emma: The first chapter is two thousand pages!

Conner: Yes, and they were extremely well-written pages, too.

Emma: (to Rachel) Please get me out of here! (heads to her room)

Rachel: Um, Ross?

Ross: Yeah?

Rachel: Emma and I will be at my mother's house. You know, if you need us.

Ross: Okay.

Conner: You're leaving? When will you be back?

Rachel: I don't know. Oh, and Ross, Courtney is going with us.

Ross: Courtney? As in my sister's daughter Courtney?

Rachel: Yes, Courtney. As in the strangest mix of people ever.

Ross: Oh. Are Monica and Chandler going too?

Rachel: No.

Ross: So they're just letting their daughter leave for an indefinite amount of time? Without them?

Rachel: Well, it's not as if she's going across the country to live with strangers! She's just going to visit her cousin's grandmother in Long Island!

Ross: Well, still!

Rachel: Ross, why are you yelling at me?

Ross: I don't know.

Rachel: You know what you could do to make me stay.

Ross: Yes, I know.

Rachel: You only have to say one thing.

Ross: I know.

Rachel: So? Are you gonna say it?

Ross is silent. Emma comes from her room loaded down with luggage.

Emma: Mom?

Rachel: Just a second, sweetie. Ross?

Ross: Yeah? (everyone is quiet for a second)

Rachel: Bye. Come on, Emma.

Emma: Bye, Dad. (hugs Ross) Bye Conner. (waves and then they are both gone.)



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Scene: Central Perk. Joey is sitting on the couch. Phoebe comes in and sits down.

Phoebe: Hi, Joey.

Joey: Hey, Pheebs.

They are both silent. Phoebe and then Joey do the whole talking to themselves in their head thing. You know, with the voiceover.

Phoebe: Hmmm. Joey. Joey would be a cool guy to go out with. He's hot! And I already know everything about him. On the other hand, I know everything about him. Whatever. Hmm. I wonder what he's thinking about just sitting there all sexy.

(A/N: Okay, I have to explain this. When Joey talks to himself in his head, he really talks to himself. It's arranged like a conversation, only Joey is having this conversation with himself.)

Joey: So, Joey, how're things going?

Good, good. I've got a good job and lots of people know who I am.

So, Joey, are you going out with anyone?

Yeah.

Who?

Juulee...Michelle and Errriii..Ashley.

So no one special?

No, not really. Except maybe Beeerrrrnnaa...Denise.

What about one of your Friends?

Oh, like who? Rachel? HAH! She's married.

Well, she's having trouble isn't she? Maybe they'll get divorced again.

Oh, yeah! And Gunther, who like, loved her, got a kiss. Maybe I'll get a kiss. But, then again, I like Ross and Rachel. They go good together, and they got a kid together.

Well, then, what about Phoebe?

Phoebe? Well, Phoebe's hot, and cool. Yeah, I should ask her out.


Joey looks to where Phoebe was sitting and she is gone.

Joey: (out loud, to the real world) Hey, Gunther?

Gunther: Yeah, Chandler?

Joey: I'm Joey. I'm the famous one.

Gunther: Yeah, whatever. Didn't you used to work here?

Joey: No. That was Chandler.

Gunther: That's what I thought.

Joey: Anyway, where'd Phoebe go?

Gunther: Oh, she left like ten minutes ago.

Joey: What? She, like, just got here!

Gunther: No, she got here like half an hour ago.

Joey: Dammit! I gotta stop having conversations with myself. (runs out of the coffeehouse. Gunther just looks bewildered.)



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Scene: Ross and Rachel's. Ross is just sitting on his couch. All of the books and boxes are gone. There is a knock on the door.

Monica: It's me.

Ross gets up and opens the door.

Ross: (in that Ross way) Hi.

Monica: Oh, that bad, huh?

Ross: Yeah.

Monica: Emily and Conner went back to England today, didn't they?

Ross: Yeah.

Monica: So have you talked to Rachel?

Ross: No.

Monica: Ross, why not? It's been a week since she left.

Ross: Yeah, I know. I've just got some stuff to sort out.

Monica: Like what? You've always loved Rachel. There's no way you love Emily more than Rachel.

Ross: Yeah, that's what I thought too. But then when I saw Emily again I didn't what to think.

Monica: Ross, when you got married to Emily you said Rachel's name!

Ross: That was because I had just seen her. She was in the front of my brain!

Monica: Yeah, and then you saw Emily when she came down the aisle. And, then you even turned around and faced the priest. You didn't say "I take thee priest"!!

Ross: (starting to get mad) Yeah, well! (calms down) What am I gonna do? Monica, what am I gonna do? Did I drive her away? Again?

Monica: Oh, no, Ross. I'm sure you can fix this. You know what you have to say.

Ross: Yeah. Thanks, Mon. (hugs her. She leaves. Ross picks up the phone and dials. The camera shows us each person as they talk.)

Sandra Greene: (Rachel's mom, as played by Marlo Thomas--That Girl!) Hello?

Ross: Hello, Sandra. This is Ross. May I please speak to Rachel?

Sandra: Well, I don't know, are you gonna say it?

Ross: Say what?

Sandra: You know, say the thing that could get my daughter to come back home.

Ross: Oh. You know about that?

Sandra: Of course. I'm her mother, she tells me everything.

Ross: Oh, okay. (does that little chuckle thing then realizes something) Ev-everything?

Sandra: Yep, everything, Tiger. (growls)

Ross: Okay, can I please, please, talk to Rachel?

Sandra: Just a second let me get her. (the camera stays by Mrs. Greene's phone and no one is there for a minute. Then Emma comes by and picks up the phone.)

Emma: Hello?

Ross: Emma?

Emma: Dad? Cool! Are you gonna say it?

Ross: Say what?

Emma: Come on, Dad, don't you know?

Ross: Yes, I know, I just didn't realize you knew.

Emma: Oh, yeah, Mom tells me everything. (Rachel comes up.)Okay, Dad, Mom's here.

Ross: Okay.

Emma: Love you.

Ross: Love you too.

Emma: Bye.

Rachel: Hi.

Ross: Hi.

Rachel: Yeah, what do you want?

Ross: Well, I could never love anyone else. (camera shows Rachel and she's welling up) It's always been you, Rach.

Rachel: Oh, I love you! (she's crying of happiness now)

Ross: (all happy) I love you too.

Rachel: Okay, we'll pack and be home in a couple of hours.

Ross: Okay. I can't wait to see you.

Rachel: Me, either.

Ross: Okay. Bye.

Rachel: Bye. (Rachel looks at Emma.) Come on, Emma, we've got packing to do!

Emma: Really?!

Rachel: Yep!

Emma: Cool! (they squeal and walk off.)



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Scene: Monica and Chandler's apartment. All the Friends are there(no kids).

Monica: Okay, so, let's see. (points to Chandler) You and (points to Joey) you got another chick and duck, (points to Ross and Rachel, who are cuddling) the two of you broke up and got back together, and (points to Phoebe) you finally broke up with David. And nothing at all has happened to me.

Phoebe: Oh, Mon, at least you got to be there.

Joey: Yeah, you made food.

Monica: Yeah, that's what matters.

Joey: Does to me! I couldn't get through a day without your abysmal food!

Ross: Okay, I hate to break up this love-fest, but Rach, we gotta go pick up Emma.

Rachel: Oh, you're right. Okay, well we gotta go.

Ross: Did you tell them?

Rachel: No, I haven't told them yet.

Chandler: Tell us what?

Ross: Oh, well, we are going away for the week.

Joey: Ooh-ooh-ooh, the whole week?

Rachel: Yes, the whole week.

Phoebe: Is Emma going with you?

Ross: Yeah.

Joey: Ooh-ooh-ooh, the whole week--wait, why is Emma going with you?

Rachel: Because she also hasn't seen Ross in a while.

Ross: And Rachel and I said our real hello's last night.

Joey: Ooh-ooh-ooh, they said hello!

Chandler: Hey, do you think Emma would want to stay here?

Ross: No, she's coming with us.

Everybody: Okay.

Rachel: Okay, we gotta go.

Everybody: Bye!

Ross and Rachel leave.

Monica: Hey, Chandler, we actually have to go pick up Courtney, too.

Chandler: Okay. (They get up to leave, but Joey and Phoebe stay where they are.) Aren't you guys gonna leave too?

Phoebe: Hmm, no I don't think so.

Chandler: Okay. Bye, guys.

Monica: Bye.

Joey and Phoebe: Bye.

Chandler and Monica leave.

Phoebe: Hey, Joey?

Joey:Yeah?

Phoebe: Do you ever feel left out?

Joey: What do you mean?

Phoebe: I mean, like, Monica and Chandler are together and they have a kid, and then Ross and Rachel are together, and they have a kid. Do you ever think we should get together?

Joey: I don't know. (neither of them talk for a minute)How you doin'?

Phoebe giggles.

Time passes.

Phoebe: Hey, Joey?

Joey: Yeah?

Phoebe: Do you remember when we kissed?

Joey: Oh, yeah! You dressed up like your sister and broke up with me.

Phoebe: Yeah. (they're quiet for a sec) Hey, you wanna do that again?

Joey: Okay! (they kiss)