Faith's Abyss
Two weeks. Two weeks in New York and all Rachel had were bills and bills of hotel costs. Andrea was with Joey all the time. Rachel spent a lot of time alone. Ross saw her a lot, but he always seemed ashamed or distant. Rachel would revisit old memories to keep loneliness from creeping up on her. She often thought of Jake. Not as much as she used to. But just enough to remember his cologne.
Rachel wasn't so sure Ross wanted to be with her. She never really asked him. But he was always in and out of it. She found he worked a lot. And she didn't like it too much.
Rachel lay in bed next to him. He was breathing. He was at peace. This was the only time he didn't looked paranoid or panicked. This was the time Rachel remembered why her feelings for him overtook her so. He opened his eyes and smiled.
"Hi." He whispered. Rachel leaned down and kissed him. "What were you doing?" He asked.
"Thinkin'." Rachel smiled. Ross did too.
"About what?"
"Oh, Jamaica." She said. This made Ross' smile grow.
"Oh?"
"Yea. The Luau. The music. How happy we were there." She said. "You know, once I am all settled here, we should go back." Rachel said with her eyes shining.
"Yea. Definitely." Ross added.....And then his pager went off.
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Rachel sat at the coffee house in a daze. Ross had just left hurriedly after a strange phone call. Rachel didn't like this Ross very much. She dealt her feelings off however, as him just under a lot of work stress. Still, she couldn't help feeling that he was keeping something from her. And she was determined to figure out just what that was. That's when Ross re-entered, this time with Monica and Chandler. Rachel smiled politely.
"Hey." She greeted.
"Howdy." Monica greeted. She received a weird looked from Chandler.
"Like I said before. Seriously, you CANNOT pull that off." He said, taking a seat next to her. Soon Andrea and Joey came in too, gracing the group with their presence. Monica looked at Rachel noticing the newspaper she was reading.
"What are you looking for?" Monica asked. Rachel looked up.
"Oh, I'm trying to find an apartment. They're all so damn expensive." Rachel sighed. Andrea looked at Ross weirdly, who was concentrating an awful lot on his coffee cup.
"Well, I'm surprised Ross hasn't offered you a bed, I mean, room." Andrea smiled. Ross looked up.
"Well, I don't think Lexy would like that much." Monica joked. Monica then received a glare from Ross.
"Who's Lexy?" Rachel asked.
"My cat." Ross said quickly. Rachel raised her eyebrows.
"You named your cat after your ex-girlfriend?" She asked. The room was silent and Rachel finally caught on. "Oh my God." She whispered. Ross stood.
"Rach- wait."
"Sh-she's your girlfriend, huh? You're still together?" She asked. "You're engaged?" Rachel asked astonished.
"No, I mean yes, it's like-" Ross stammered. Rachel looked up at him and shook her head.
"I need air."
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Ross followed her outside. Rachel was hyperventilating.
"Rachel!" Ross called. Rachel spun around.
"Which is it Ross? Yes or no? Are you with her or not?" Rachel asked.
"We're dating, yes. But we're not engaged!" Ross said truthfully. Rachel felt her eyes well up.
"And so the last two weeks? What was that? Did you cheat on your girlfriend?" She asked. Ross nodded.
"You are the only person I really want to be with." He said. Rachel sighed.
"We barely even know each other." Rachel said mostly to herself. "I don't know what to do."
"Come on, Rachel. Lexy- Lexy doesn't mean as much to me as you do. I mean, I'm crazy about you."
"Well, she means enough to you to have gone back to her. There's obviously something there."
"Just- just tell me how I can make this right."
"I...I don't think you can." Rachel said softly, walking away.
XOXOElizabethXOXO
Just so ppl know, I was having MAJOR writer block, but this story is now up and running again.
Two weeks. Two weeks in New York and all Rachel had were bills and bills of hotel costs. Andrea was with Joey all the time. Rachel spent a lot of time alone. Ross saw her a lot, but he always seemed ashamed or distant. Rachel would revisit old memories to keep loneliness from creeping up on her. She often thought of Jake. Not as much as she used to. But just enough to remember his cologne.
Rachel wasn't so sure Ross wanted to be with her. She never really asked him. But he was always in and out of it. She found he worked a lot. And she didn't like it too much.
Rachel lay in bed next to him. He was breathing. He was at peace. This was the only time he didn't looked paranoid or panicked. This was the time Rachel remembered why her feelings for him overtook her so. He opened his eyes and smiled.
"Hi." He whispered. Rachel leaned down and kissed him. "What were you doing?" He asked.
"Thinkin'." Rachel smiled. Ross did too.
"About what?"
"Oh, Jamaica." She said. This made Ross' smile grow.
"Oh?"
"Yea. The Luau. The music. How happy we were there." She said. "You know, once I am all settled here, we should go back." Rachel said with her eyes shining.
"Yea. Definitely." Ross added.....And then his pager went off.
)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) ))))))))))))))))
Rachel sat at the coffee house in a daze. Ross had just left hurriedly after a strange phone call. Rachel didn't like this Ross very much. She dealt her feelings off however, as him just under a lot of work stress. Still, she couldn't help feeling that he was keeping something from her. And she was determined to figure out just what that was. That's when Ross re-entered, this time with Monica and Chandler. Rachel smiled politely.
"Hey." She greeted.
"Howdy." Monica greeted. She received a weird looked from Chandler.
"Like I said before. Seriously, you CANNOT pull that off." He said, taking a seat next to her. Soon Andrea and Joey came in too, gracing the group with their presence. Monica looked at Rachel noticing the newspaper she was reading.
"What are you looking for?" Monica asked. Rachel looked up.
"Oh, I'm trying to find an apartment. They're all so damn expensive." Rachel sighed. Andrea looked at Ross weirdly, who was concentrating an awful lot on his coffee cup.
"Well, I'm surprised Ross hasn't offered you a bed, I mean, room." Andrea smiled. Ross looked up.
"Well, I don't think Lexy would like that much." Monica joked. Monica then received a glare from Ross.
"Who's Lexy?" Rachel asked.
"My cat." Ross said quickly. Rachel raised her eyebrows.
"You named your cat after your ex-girlfriend?" She asked. The room was silent and Rachel finally caught on. "Oh my God." She whispered. Ross stood.
"Rach- wait."
"Sh-she's your girlfriend, huh? You're still together?" She asked. "You're engaged?" Rachel asked astonished.
"No, I mean yes, it's like-" Ross stammered. Rachel looked up at him and shook her head.
"I need air."
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Ross followed her outside. Rachel was hyperventilating.
"Rachel!" Ross called. Rachel spun around.
"Which is it Ross? Yes or no? Are you with her or not?" Rachel asked.
"We're dating, yes. But we're not engaged!" Ross said truthfully. Rachel felt her eyes well up.
"And so the last two weeks? What was that? Did you cheat on your girlfriend?" She asked. Ross nodded.
"You are the only person I really want to be with." He said. Rachel sighed.
"We barely even know each other." Rachel said mostly to herself. "I don't know what to do."
"Come on, Rachel. Lexy- Lexy doesn't mean as much to me as you do. I mean, I'm crazy about you."
"Well, she means enough to you to have gone back to her. There's obviously something there."
"Just- just tell me how I can make this right."
"I...I don't think you can." Rachel said softly, walking away.
XOXOElizabethXOXO
Just so ppl know, I was having MAJOR writer block, but this story is now up and running again.
