The Dry Spell

"Rach, Monica just called. She said she has some news." Ross said walking into the bathroom where Rachel was taking a shower. Rachel rinsed out her hair before answering him.

"Did she sound upset?" she asked.

"I don't know. I couldn't read her," he said, "She sounded normal to me." he added. Rachel shrugged as she began scrubbing her arms and legs. She felt a breeze.

"Is the bathroom door open?" she asked. She turned around and Ross had the shower curtain open. "What are you doing?" she asked blandly.

"You're taking up all of the hot water. I'm just gonna join you." Ross announced. Rachel turned around.

"Can you check on Emma first? I think she's crying." Rachel lied. Ross sighed and nodded, exiting the bathroom. Rachel rinsed off her arms and legs quickly before shutting off the water and hurrying out of the shower, tying her robe around her. Ross soon re-entered the bathroom. "All the hot water's gone." she said when he passed her a questioning glance. "It was cold when I got out." she added. Ross simply nodded and walked out of the bathroom. Rachel just prayed that this bet would soon be over.

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Monica and Chandler paced around the room, and Joey and Phoebe thought they were going to throw up after getting dizzy from watching them.

"What is the big news?" Joey asked. "I'm hungry!" he added with a whine.

"Just wait. We can't tell you until Ross and Rachel are here!" Moncia snipped. Right on time, Ross, Rachel, and Emma entered the apartment. Monica nearly tackled them. "You're here!" She sang. Ross and Rachel exchanged glances and went to join Joey and Phoebe on the couch.

"Okay. You're all wondering why you're here........." Chandler began.

"We're pregnant!" Moncia shrieked. Immedietly, Joey, Ross and Phoebe stood to congradulate Monica and Chandler. Rachel put her hand over her mouth.

"Is it Gunther's?!!!?" she exclaimed. All eyes went to Monica who squirmed in her pants uneasily.

"Of course not........" she finally whispered. Chandler walked up to her eyeing her strangly.

"Mon, maybe you should tell him." Rachel said nodding. Chandler's eyes grew big.

"What's going on?" Ross asked.

"Did you sleep with Gunther?" Chandler asked after.

"No!" Monica said sternly.

"Then why did you tell me that you did?" Rachel asked. Suddenly, a look of realization came upon her face. "YOU CHEATER!" Rachel yelled out. "YOU HAD SEX WITH CHANDLER!?" Rachel added.

"Well, sometimes when people get married, they tend to do that." Chandler said sarcastically.

"Okay! I admit it!" Monica said painfully. "I couldn't lose!"

"Lose what? What's going on? Gunther?" Ross began rambling.

"Monica and I had a bet........." Rachel finally sighed.

"We were each not going to give in to sex for the longest and....when I gave in, I lied to Rachel and told her I slept with Gunther." Monica confessed.

"That is ridiculous!" Ross said loudly. "Why would you have a bet like that? Don't you know better than toying with a guy's sex drive?"

"Well, you guys weren't putting out anyways!" Rachel added, pointing to them. Ross and Chandler snickered uncomfortably.

"Yea, we were only getting you guys back!" Monica added.

"Hey, guys, maybe you should tell the girls about YOUR bet." Joey said nodding, feeling like he was helping the situation. In reality, both Ross and Chandler wanted to ring his neck.

"What bet?" Rachel asked between her teeth.

"To see........." Chandler said quietly.

"I can't hear you!" Monica snapped.

"To see which of us could get you guys to put out first." Chandler said loudly.

"So THAT'S why you guys have been trying so hard?" Rachel asked. Both Chandler and Ross nodded.

"I cannot belive you two made a bet like that." Monica said shaking her head.

"Oh, you're one to talk." Chandler shot back.

"W-w-ait a minute........"Rachel said slowly. "This means the bet's over, right?" Monica shrugged.

"I guess so." Monica said. Rachel looked at Ross for a long moment before grabbing his hand.

"Mon, watch Emma. Ross and I will be back later." She smiled miscievously before pulling him out of the apartment.

"I'm sorry Chandler." Monica finally said after a long moment of silence. Joey and Phoebe found it in their best interest to take Emma and sneak back over to Joey's apartment, giving them some time alone. "If it's any constellation, I lost that bet." Monica said slowly. "Wow. I lost." She said realizing the fact that she had lost to Rachel. Chandler shrugged.

"I dunno. See, TECHNICALLY, you lost yours and Rachel's bet. But we won mine and Ross'." Chandler said, " Does that count?" He asked, grinning ear to ear. Monica smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Oh, that counts." She said before pressing her lips to his. That's when Chandler picked her up and carried her to their room.

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Ross and Rachel lay in bed. The room looked like a tornado whirrled through it.

"Oh, that was so worth it." Ross said breathlessly.

"Oh yea." She said huskilly. Soon she climbed back on top of him. "Wanna go again?" She asked grinning.

"Again??" Ross asked. Rachel bent down and kissed his lips, in a sultry, heated kiss and pulled away. "Sure, why not." He said happily before flipping her back onto her back.

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Monica and Rachel sat in Monica's kitchen, both looking blissfully happy. Monica grinned.

"So, you and Ross are ok now?" She asked. Rachel grinned miscievously.

"Yea. We made up. We made up in bed. On the kitchen floor. In the shower-" She began listing the numerous places.

"I'm not listening to this." Monica said, plugging her ears.

"I think this should be your punishment for cheating. At least until you apologize." Rachel said happily.

"No way!" Monica objected.

"On the couch, on the window sill........." Rachel coninued.

"OKAY!" Monica shouted. "I'm really sorry for cheating."

"See, that wasn't too hard." Rachel coaxed. Moncia smiled again.

"Yea, but can I tell you something?" Monica asked. Rachel nodded.

"Sure, anything."

"Losing this bet.........wasn't so bad afterall."

THE END

Jenni and Elizabeth