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Part Seven
"Hi, Phoebe," Ross said quietly as he stood, embarrassed at Phoebe's door.
"Ross?" Phoebe said disbelievingly. Ross had been making his "rounds", first seeing Monica and then Joey. This was the first time Phoebe had seen him.
"Yeah," Ross said, "I wanted to, um, come over and talk. I haven't seen you since I've been back."
"Sure," said Phoebe. She'd already made up her mind to try and be nice to Ross. She hadn't forgiven him-it'd take a long time before anyone ever would, but she had to be civil to him, at the very least. Suddenly, Phoebe became aware of the toddler in her arms. "Let me just go put Ryan down for a nap."
Ross smiled gratefully and entered Phoebe's apartment. "Anyone else here?" he asked.
"No," Phoebe said, shaking her head, "Mike took Heath and Lillie to the park. I'll be right back," she said, and disappeared down a hallway. Ross sat down on the couch and glanced around the apartment. On the coffee table, he saw a large leather bound book. Embossed in gold on the front cover were the words: The Bings, The Hannigans, The Tribbianis and The Gellers. He realized it was a picture album of all four families. He turned to the first page and saw all the kids full names in bold silver on a black back round.
Joshua Alexander Geller
Grace Isabella Geller
Emma Gabrielle Bing
Zachary Joseph Bing
Heath Michael Hannigan
Lillie Faith Hannigan
Ryan Erick Hannigan
Nicholas Chandler Tribbiani
Jackson Anthony Tribbiani
Christopher Raymond Tribbiani
Robert James Tribbiani
Ross sucked in his breath. It was only then that it hit him that he didn't even know his own niece and nephew's middle names. But if that page was disturbing, it was nothing compared to what Ross found on the next page. It was another black page with the names of the parents embossed in gold. Rachel Geller
Chandler and Monica Bing
Michael and Phoebe Hannigan
Joseph and Juliana Tribbiani
For some reason, it hurt Ross more than ever to see, in print, that Rachel truly was the only person in the group who didn't have a spouse. Well, she did, but he wasn't around. Suddenly, Ross' thoughts were interrupted as Phoebe reentered. "You looking at the photo album?" she asked. He nodded, "Chandler and Monica had that made up for my birthday last year."
"Oh. It's really nice," Ross said quietly. It was becoming more and more apparent just how little he had to talk about with his friends these days. "So, um, you got married," he stated.
"Yeah," Phoebe smiled, and looked at him, "Surprised?"
"Maybe a little," Ross said, laughing, "and the three kids part especially surprises me."
Phoebe shrugged, "I always wanted to be a mom. And Monica and Rachel were doing it, so I couldn't help but follow. Monica and I were actually pregnant with Heath and Emma at the same time. It was pretty fun. 'Course, she thought I was stealing her thunder, but."
Ross laughed, "She would think that, wouldn't she?"
"Let's just say we're lucky Heath and Emma weren't born on the same day."
"So, besides Heath, your other kids are."
"Lillie and Ryan. Lillie after my mom, though we spelled it a different way. And the name Ryan we actually let Josh and Gracie pick out."
"That's nice," Ross said slowly, "Thanks,"
Phoebe shrugged, "No big deal," The two went without conversation for several minutes until Phoebe finally spoke up. "Look, Ross," she said slowly, "Why are you here? I mean, I know you haven't seen me yet and whatever, but why're you here? The real reason."
"I dunno," Ross shrugged, "Well, I guess.you were the one who always forgave me pretty easily. I guess I wanted to see if we were still friends or not."
Phoebe took a deep breath, "Ross," she started, "I may forgive and forget pretty easily. But there's some things that just don't follow that rule. Rachel is one of my best friends. And you hurt her more than you can ever imagine. You're one of the most selfish people I know now, and it didn't used to be that way. So have I forgiven you? No way. But that doesn't mean we can't rebuild our friendship. But we're going to have to start from square one".
Ross nodded, relieved, "I understand that. You have no idea how much this means to me."
"Well, then," said Phoebe, "I'm Phoebe Buffay. Hi."
"I'm Ross Geller. Hi."
This part kinda sucked, didn't it? I do promise, this is going someplace! Review and tell me if I should just stop or keep posting, okay?
Part Seven
"Hi, Phoebe," Ross said quietly as he stood, embarrassed at Phoebe's door.
"Ross?" Phoebe said disbelievingly. Ross had been making his "rounds", first seeing Monica and then Joey. This was the first time Phoebe had seen him.
"Yeah," Ross said, "I wanted to, um, come over and talk. I haven't seen you since I've been back."
"Sure," said Phoebe. She'd already made up her mind to try and be nice to Ross. She hadn't forgiven him-it'd take a long time before anyone ever would, but she had to be civil to him, at the very least. Suddenly, Phoebe became aware of the toddler in her arms. "Let me just go put Ryan down for a nap."
Ross smiled gratefully and entered Phoebe's apartment. "Anyone else here?" he asked.
"No," Phoebe said, shaking her head, "Mike took Heath and Lillie to the park. I'll be right back," she said, and disappeared down a hallway. Ross sat down on the couch and glanced around the apartment. On the coffee table, he saw a large leather bound book. Embossed in gold on the front cover were the words: The Bings, The Hannigans, The Tribbianis and The Gellers. He realized it was a picture album of all four families. He turned to the first page and saw all the kids full names in bold silver on a black back round.
Joshua Alexander Geller
Grace Isabella Geller
Emma Gabrielle Bing
Zachary Joseph Bing
Heath Michael Hannigan
Lillie Faith Hannigan
Ryan Erick Hannigan
Nicholas Chandler Tribbiani
Jackson Anthony Tribbiani
Christopher Raymond Tribbiani
Robert James Tribbiani
Ross sucked in his breath. It was only then that it hit him that he didn't even know his own niece and nephew's middle names. But if that page was disturbing, it was nothing compared to what Ross found on the next page. It was another black page with the names of the parents embossed in gold. Rachel Geller
Chandler and Monica Bing
Michael and Phoebe Hannigan
Joseph and Juliana Tribbiani
For some reason, it hurt Ross more than ever to see, in print, that Rachel truly was the only person in the group who didn't have a spouse. Well, she did, but he wasn't around. Suddenly, Ross' thoughts were interrupted as Phoebe reentered. "You looking at the photo album?" she asked. He nodded, "Chandler and Monica had that made up for my birthday last year."
"Oh. It's really nice," Ross said quietly. It was becoming more and more apparent just how little he had to talk about with his friends these days. "So, um, you got married," he stated.
"Yeah," Phoebe smiled, and looked at him, "Surprised?"
"Maybe a little," Ross said, laughing, "and the three kids part especially surprises me."
Phoebe shrugged, "I always wanted to be a mom. And Monica and Rachel were doing it, so I couldn't help but follow. Monica and I were actually pregnant with Heath and Emma at the same time. It was pretty fun. 'Course, she thought I was stealing her thunder, but."
Ross laughed, "She would think that, wouldn't she?"
"Let's just say we're lucky Heath and Emma weren't born on the same day."
"So, besides Heath, your other kids are."
"Lillie and Ryan. Lillie after my mom, though we spelled it a different way. And the name Ryan we actually let Josh and Gracie pick out."
"That's nice," Ross said slowly, "Thanks,"
Phoebe shrugged, "No big deal," The two went without conversation for several minutes until Phoebe finally spoke up. "Look, Ross," she said slowly, "Why are you here? I mean, I know you haven't seen me yet and whatever, but why're you here? The real reason."
"I dunno," Ross shrugged, "Well, I guess.you were the one who always forgave me pretty easily. I guess I wanted to see if we were still friends or not."
Phoebe took a deep breath, "Ross," she started, "I may forgive and forget pretty easily. But there's some things that just don't follow that rule. Rachel is one of my best friends. And you hurt her more than you can ever imagine. You're one of the most selfish people I know now, and it didn't used to be that way. So have I forgiven you? No way. But that doesn't mean we can't rebuild our friendship. But we're going to have to start from square one".
Ross nodded, relieved, "I understand that. You have no idea how much this means to me."
"Well, then," said Phoebe, "I'm Phoebe Buffay. Hi."
"I'm Ross Geller. Hi."
This part kinda sucked, didn't it? I do promise, this is going someplace! Review and tell me if I should just stop or keep posting, okay?