Disclaimer: I do not own Friends and blah blah blah yakety yak yak yak
(what I can't be funny in a drama? lol). Okay, I guess that wasn't very
funny. Oh, well. On with the story.
Chapter 4: Apologies
"Well, Doc," said Ross. "Is she going to be okay?"
Ross examined the doctor's face. He tried to read his expression, but it seemed blank.
"Are you related to Ms. Green?" asked the doctor.
"I'm either her boyfriend or her ex-boyfriend," said Ross. "I'm Ross Geller."
"Mr. Geller," said the doctor. "We've done all we can and."
The doctor paused. This can't be good, thought Ross.
"Well?" urged Ross.
"She's going to be fine," said the doctor.
Ross exhaled, not knowing he was holding his breath the whole time. He felt like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders.
"She'll be able to go home tomorrow night," said the doctor.
"Thank you," said Ross, shaking his hand. "Can I see her?"
"She's asleep," said the doctor. "You can visit her when she's awake. You can look at her if you want."
Ross went into the room. He saw a very pale Rachel hooked up to an IV. It was a depressing sight. Ross knew he had to get out or he would cry again.
"What's the IV for?" asked Ross.
"It's to flush out what's left of the narcotics that she ingested," said the doctor.
Ross nodded his head and sat down next to Monica. The doctor left and went down the hallway. Ross rested his head on Monica's shoulder and fell asleep.
Ross was the first one to wake up the next morning. Then Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe all woke up at the same time.
"Did you just get back?" asked Monica, sleepily.
"No," said Ross. "I got back maybe two or three hours after I left. The doctor came out."
Suddenly, everyone snapped out of their sleepy state and stared wide- eyed at Ross.
"Is she going to make it?" asked Chandler.
"Yes," said Ross.
Everyone laughed and hugged each other. Finally the doctor came out.
"Ms. Green is awake," he said. "Who wants to visit her first?"
Everyone looked at Ross.
"I'm sorry, guys," said Ross. "I'm not ready. Monica, you're her best friend. You go."
"But Ross-" started Monica, but Ross held up his hand.
"I'm not ready to see her," said Ross. "I still feel guilty. I'm not ready to face her. If I go in now I'm going to start crying and I need to get a handle on my emotions. You understand, right?"
"Yes," said Monica, walking towards the door. "But, you have to get it through your head that it's not you're fault."
Monica was in the room for a half hour. Finally she came out laughing.
"We just spent a full half hour gossiping," said Monica. "We made up."
"Why did you gossip?" asked Chandler. "You're supposed to be serious."
"I know," said Monica. "She said she was a little traumatized and wanted to gossip so she could be a little less traumatized. Oh, and Ross, she said to tell you it's not your fault."
Phoebe went in next, then Joey, then Chandler. Finally it was Ross's turn, but he still didn't feel ready.
"Ross, you have to go in sometime," said Monica.
"No, I'm still not ready," said Ross.
"Ross, all of our visits she's been asking for you," said Joey.
"I can't," said Ross.
"Ew," said Phoebe, waving her arms over Ross's head. "There now you can go in."
"How does cleansing my aura help me go in?" asked Ross.
"It also gives you a confidence boost," said Phoebe.
"I'm still not going in," said Ross.
"It's now or never," said Chandler. "Go in."
"Okay," said Ross, slowly walking towards the door.
He slowly turned the knob and walked in. Rachel's eyes were closed and she was breathing lightly and she was so pale. When she heard motion, she opened her eyes and looked at Ross. Out of nowhere, Ross started crying.
"Rachel," he sobbed, climbing on to her bed. "I'm so sorry."
"About what?" asked Rachel.
"Everything," sobbed Ross. "This."
Rachel started crying, too.
"It's not your fault," sniffed Rachel.
"Yes it is," said Ross, sniffling. "If I had listened to you, this never would have happened."
"Ross," sobbed Rachel. "Don't blame yourself."
"I'm sorry for everything," said Ross, crying hysterically. "For sleeping with the Xerox girl, for trying to make you jealous after the first time we broke up, for not being there while you were pregnant with Emma, and for all this."
"I forgave you about the Xerox girl," Rachel said, barely controlling her tears. "The jealousy thing was two-sided, you stopped dating so you could be around for me, and this wasn't your fault."
"I love you so much," sobbed Ross, embracing her and putting his head on her shoulder.
"I love you, too," sobbed Rachel, embracing him back and putting her head on his head.
"Please, don't do that again," said Ross. "I don't want to lose you. Promise me you'll never do that again."
"I promise," said Rachel.
Later, Ross brought some lunch. He noticed that while Rachel was holding her fork, her hand was shaking. He talked to the doctor outside her room.
"I've noticed it, too," said the doctor.
"Is this a bad sign?" asked Ross.
"No," said the doctor. "She just needs to stay a little longer. She can go home in two days."
"Okay," said Ross. TWO DAYS LATER
Ross had stayed with Rachel for the past two days. Now it was noon on Saturday and Ross was helping her pack. He picked up the phone and called Monica.
"Monica, did you, Phoebe, Joey, and Chandler do what I asked?" asked Ross.
"Yeah," said Monica. "Everything's ready."
"Great," said Ross.
Finally he hung up the phone. Rachel, not hearing the conversation, didn't know what was going on. She was confused.
"What's going on?" asked Rachel.
"Nothing," said Ross, sounding nonchalant.
Rachel knew he was hiding something, but she didn't care. She was happy that he was able to forgive her about Gunther and that she had him back. Finally they reached the building. Rachel was still pale, but she felt healthy and strong. Ross opened the door to her apartment.
"Oh.my.God," stuttered Rachel when she went inside. "Oh, my god."
What happened when Rachel opened the door? What was Ross up to? To Be Continued
A/N: Well, here's another chapter. Chapter 5: Life is Perfect is coming soon so keep reading (okay that was lame).
Chapter 4: Apologies
"Well, Doc," said Ross. "Is she going to be okay?"
Ross examined the doctor's face. He tried to read his expression, but it seemed blank.
"Are you related to Ms. Green?" asked the doctor.
"I'm either her boyfriend or her ex-boyfriend," said Ross. "I'm Ross Geller."
"Mr. Geller," said the doctor. "We've done all we can and."
The doctor paused. This can't be good, thought Ross.
"Well?" urged Ross.
"She's going to be fine," said the doctor.
Ross exhaled, not knowing he was holding his breath the whole time. He felt like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders.
"She'll be able to go home tomorrow night," said the doctor.
"Thank you," said Ross, shaking his hand. "Can I see her?"
"She's asleep," said the doctor. "You can visit her when she's awake. You can look at her if you want."
Ross went into the room. He saw a very pale Rachel hooked up to an IV. It was a depressing sight. Ross knew he had to get out or he would cry again.
"What's the IV for?" asked Ross.
"It's to flush out what's left of the narcotics that she ingested," said the doctor.
Ross nodded his head and sat down next to Monica. The doctor left and went down the hallway. Ross rested his head on Monica's shoulder and fell asleep.
Ross was the first one to wake up the next morning. Then Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe all woke up at the same time.
"Did you just get back?" asked Monica, sleepily.
"No," said Ross. "I got back maybe two or three hours after I left. The doctor came out."
Suddenly, everyone snapped out of their sleepy state and stared wide- eyed at Ross.
"Is she going to make it?" asked Chandler.
"Yes," said Ross.
Everyone laughed and hugged each other. Finally the doctor came out.
"Ms. Green is awake," he said. "Who wants to visit her first?"
Everyone looked at Ross.
"I'm sorry, guys," said Ross. "I'm not ready. Monica, you're her best friend. You go."
"But Ross-" started Monica, but Ross held up his hand.
"I'm not ready to see her," said Ross. "I still feel guilty. I'm not ready to face her. If I go in now I'm going to start crying and I need to get a handle on my emotions. You understand, right?"
"Yes," said Monica, walking towards the door. "But, you have to get it through your head that it's not you're fault."
Monica was in the room for a half hour. Finally she came out laughing.
"We just spent a full half hour gossiping," said Monica. "We made up."
"Why did you gossip?" asked Chandler. "You're supposed to be serious."
"I know," said Monica. "She said she was a little traumatized and wanted to gossip so she could be a little less traumatized. Oh, and Ross, she said to tell you it's not your fault."
Phoebe went in next, then Joey, then Chandler. Finally it was Ross's turn, but he still didn't feel ready.
"Ross, you have to go in sometime," said Monica.
"No, I'm still not ready," said Ross.
"Ross, all of our visits she's been asking for you," said Joey.
"I can't," said Ross.
"Ew," said Phoebe, waving her arms over Ross's head. "There now you can go in."
"How does cleansing my aura help me go in?" asked Ross.
"It also gives you a confidence boost," said Phoebe.
"I'm still not going in," said Ross.
"It's now or never," said Chandler. "Go in."
"Okay," said Ross, slowly walking towards the door.
He slowly turned the knob and walked in. Rachel's eyes were closed and she was breathing lightly and she was so pale. When she heard motion, she opened her eyes and looked at Ross. Out of nowhere, Ross started crying.
"Rachel," he sobbed, climbing on to her bed. "I'm so sorry."
"About what?" asked Rachel.
"Everything," sobbed Ross. "This."
Rachel started crying, too.
"It's not your fault," sniffed Rachel.
"Yes it is," said Ross, sniffling. "If I had listened to you, this never would have happened."
"Ross," sobbed Rachel. "Don't blame yourself."
"I'm sorry for everything," said Ross, crying hysterically. "For sleeping with the Xerox girl, for trying to make you jealous after the first time we broke up, for not being there while you were pregnant with Emma, and for all this."
"I forgave you about the Xerox girl," Rachel said, barely controlling her tears. "The jealousy thing was two-sided, you stopped dating so you could be around for me, and this wasn't your fault."
"I love you so much," sobbed Ross, embracing her and putting his head on her shoulder.
"I love you, too," sobbed Rachel, embracing him back and putting her head on his head.
"Please, don't do that again," said Ross. "I don't want to lose you. Promise me you'll never do that again."
"I promise," said Rachel.
Later, Ross brought some lunch. He noticed that while Rachel was holding her fork, her hand was shaking. He talked to the doctor outside her room.
"I've noticed it, too," said the doctor.
"Is this a bad sign?" asked Ross.
"No," said the doctor. "She just needs to stay a little longer. She can go home in two days."
"Okay," said Ross. TWO DAYS LATER
Ross had stayed with Rachel for the past two days. Now it was noon on Saturday and Ross was helping her pack. He picked up the phone and called Monica.
"Monica, did you, Phoebe, Joey, and Chandler do what I asked?" asked Ross.
"Yeah," said Monica. "Everything's ready."
"Great," said Ross.
Finally he hung up the phone. Rachel, not hearing the conversation, didn't know what was going on. She was confused.
"What's going on?" asked Rachel.
"Nothing," said Ross, sounding nonchalant.
Rachel knew he was hiding something, but she didn't care. She was happy that he was able to forgive her about Gunther and that she had him back. Finally they reached the building. Rachel was still pale, but she felt healthy and strong. Ross opened the door to her apartment.
"Oh.my.God," stuttered Rachel when she went inside. "Oh, my god."
What happened when Rachel opened the door? What was Ross up to? To Be Continued
A/N: Well, here's another chapter. Chapter 5: Life is Perfect is coming soon so keep reading (okay that was lame).