A/N - And the beat goes on. Sorry the chapters are so short. I'll try to
make the next one longer!! Bear with me, I am going somewhere with this! :)
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MONICA & CHANDLER'S APARTMENT
Rachel sat at the table and stared off into space, almost glaring. The bedroom door flung open and Chandler came into the room in his bathrobe.
"Goooood Morning.well someone looks like they woke up on the wrong side of the bed." He exclaimed as he took a look at Rachel. "And how are we doing this morning?"
Rachel continued to stare into space as if he wasn't even there.
"Rach?"
"Oh honey she's off in Rachel land where big huge events don't seem to matter and everything can just go along as normal."
Rachel's head snapped up and she turned to glare at her friend. "I don't need this Mon, I really don't."
"Oh fiiine, talk to Monica and just ignore me," joked Chandler
Rachel got up from the table, "I think I need to go, I have to go pick up Emma from my mother anyways." And with that she stormed out of the apartment slamming the door behind her. She took a deep breath and sat down on the stair holding her head in her hands. Her headache was finally subsiding a little but with all that's going on, she feared she'd have it all day.
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She must have slammed the door harder than she thought because her apartment door flung open and there was Joey with a look of genuine concern on his face. "Oh my god, Joey", she thought.
"Rachel! Are you alright? What's wrong?" He asked as he sat down beside her, rubbing her back, "I was so worried when I realized you and Emma were not home! Are you ok, is Emma ok?"
Rachel rubbed her head a little and looked up at Joey trying to give him her best smile as she smoothed out her hair. "Joey, honey, yeah I'm fine it's just been a rough morning."
Joey smiled at her, gave her a hug and kissed her forehead. Rachel tensed at this and although Joey felt that and knew something was wrong, he decided to let it go for the time being. He had been so worried about her, it wasn't like her to not come home but he was glad to have her in his arms, safe and sound.
Rachel was the first to break the hug, "I have to go get Emma will you be home later?"
"Yep, just gonna go get me some breakfast and then it's time to spend some time with Stevie the TV!" Joey gave her his most adorable grin and she couldn't help but smile.
What has she done? What was she going to do? Joey was going to be so mad when he found out she had slept with Ross the night before. She ruined this, this great thing she had going with him, a relationship that felt right and seemed to make so much sense. She had to go talk to Ross, had to figure out what to do about this, had to think about what all this meant and most of all, had to think about how NOT to hurt one of the two people she cared so much about.
ROSS"S APARTMENT
Ross took a long hot shower after his coffee then sat on the couch and tried hard to remember the night before. The last time he had gotten so drunk he had married Rachel in Vegas and didn't remember that until the next day. What on Earth could have happened this time? He knew it would come to him but this was driving him nuts. There was a knock on the door, he opened it and standing there, looking somewhat distracted was Rachel.
He thought to himself how even though it was obvious she hadn't changed her clothes or gotten ready for the day - she still looked amazing.
"Rachel, what's the matter? Are you ok? Where's Emma? Is she ok??"
"Ross, Ross calm down. I'm fine, Emma is fine, she's at my mothers. I just, well, I just thought maybe we could talk?" She looked at him with wide eyes, with almost a guilty look.
Things started coming back to him. The alcohol, so much alcohol. And Rachel laughing that amazing laugh, her eyes sparkling. They had such a great time last night. But there's no way he came back here with her, I mean, she's with Joey now and neither one of them would have done this to him.
"Sure Rach, come on in." He opened the door and stepped aside. She sat in the chair, the same spot she sat when she told Ross she was pregnant with Emma. Ross crossed the room and took a seat on the couch.
"Ross, listen, we need to talk about what happened last night."
"I don't think we need to. We got drunk and I was so upset about Charlie and well, you were just being a good friend."
"I'm sorry, what?" Rachel was in shock. She did not consider sleeping with someone an act of friendship. What WAS he talking about?
Ross looked at her, surprised at her shock. "What's the big deal Rach? We had some drinks, a lot of fun and then you went home, right?"
Rachel paused, not sure what to do. Could it be that he really didn't remember last night? She was sure they had slept together, it had come back to her on her walk over. He had a LOT more to drink than she had. He was so upset about breaking up with another person and the waitress just kept bringing drinks to both of them. Should she go on and pretend this didn't happen? She had to, Ross would just get hurt all over again if he remembered and she couldn't start a relationship again. She had to keep this in, had to forget about it. For Emma, she told herself.
"Right. I just wanted to, uhm, make sure you were ok. That you would be ok about Charlie."
"Yeah sure, I'll be ok. At least I didn't marry her right?" He laughed a little. "Thanks for being such a good friend."
"Your welcome. Well you know, I have to go get our daughter. I'll see you later. You're sure you're ok?"
"Absolutely."
With that, Rachel turned and was out the door leaving Ross alone with his thoughts. WHAT was that all about, she sure was acting strange. Did she remember something about last night that he didn't? He had wanted to say so much, ask her about last night but didn't really want her knowing that he couldn't remember. She HAD wanted to talk about something though and he stopped her. Maybe he should bring this up again later; maybe she was the one who had been in his bed last night. This was awful because in some ways he hoped it had been her and in other, he hoped it hadn't.
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A/N - I know these are short chapters and it's going rather slow but please bear with me! I have a lot in mind for this story!!! I'll update soon! Suspenseful I know!! hehe
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MONICA & CHANDLER'S APARTMENT
Rachel sat at the table and stared off into space, almost glaring. The bedroom door flung open and Chandler came into the room in his bathrobe.
"Goooood Morning.well someone looks like they woke up on the wrong side of the bed." He exclaimed as he took a look at Rachel. "And how are we doing this morning?"
Rachel continued to stare into space as if he wasn't even there.
"Rach?"
"Oh honey she's off in Rachel land where big huge events don't seem to matter and everything can just go along as normal."
Rachel's head snapped up and she turned to glare at her friend. "I don't need this Mon, I really don't."
"Oh fiiine, talk to Monica and just ignore me," joked Chandler
Rachel got up from the table, "I think I need to go, I have to go pick up Emma from my mother anyways." And with that she stormed out of the apartment slamming the door behind her. She took a deep breath and sat down on the stair holding her head in her hands. Her headache was finally subsiding a little but with all that's going on, she feared she'd have it all day.
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She must have slammed the door harder than she thought because her apartment door flung open and there was Joey with a look of genuine concern on his face. "Oh my god, Joey", she thought.
"Rachel! Are you alright? What's wrong?" He asked as he sat down beside her, rubbing her back, "I was so worried when I realized you and Emma were not home! Are you ok, is Emma ok?"
Rachel rubbed her head a little and looked up at Joey trying to give him her best smile as she smoothed out her hair. "Joey, honey, yeah I'm fine it's just been a rough morning."
Joey smiled at her, gave her a hug and kissed her forehead. Rachel tensed at this and although Joey felt that and knew something was wrong, he decided to let it go for the time being. He had been so worried about her, it wasn't like her to not come home but he was glad to have her in his arms, safe and sound.
Rachel was the first to break the hug, "I have to go get Emma will you be home later?"
"Yep, just gonna go get me some breakfast and then it's time to spend some time with Stevie the TV!" Joey gave her his most adorable grin and she couldn't help but smile.
What has she done? What was she going to do? Joey was going to be so mad when he found out she had slept with Ross the night before. She ruined this, this great thing she had going with him, a relationship that felt right and seemed to make so much sense. She had to go talk to Ross, had to figure out what to do about this, had to think about what all this meant and most of all, had to think about how NOT to hurt one of the two people she cared so much about.
ROSS"S APARTMENT
Ross took a long hot shower after his coffee then sat on the couch and tried hard to remember the night before. The last time he had gotten so drunk he had married Rachel in Vegas and didn't remember that until the next day. What on Earth could have happened this time? He knew it would come to him but this was driving him nuts. There was a knock on the door, he opened it and standing there, looking somewhat distracted was Rachel.
He thought to himself how even though it was obvious she hadn't changed her clothes or gotten ready for the day - she still looked amazing.
"Rachel, what's the matter? Are you ok? Where's Emma? Is she ok??"
"Ross, Ross calm down. I'm fine, Emma is fine, she's at my mothers. I just, well, I just thought maybe we could talk?" She looked at him with wide eyes, with almost a guilty look.
Things started coming back to him. The alcohol, so much alcohol. And Rachel laughing that amazing laugh, her eyes sparkling. They had such a great time last night. But there's no way he came back here with her, I mean, she's with Joey now and neither one of them would have done this to him.
"Sure Rach, come on in." He opened the door and stepped aside. She sat in the chair, the same spot she sat when she told Ross she was pregnant with Emma. Ross crossed the room and took a seat on the couch.
"Ross, listen, we need to talk about what happened last night."
"I don't think we need to. We got drunk and I was so upset about Charlie and well, you were just being a good friend."
"I'm sorry, what?" Rachel was in shock. She did not consider sleeping with someone an act of friendship. What WAS he talking about?
Ross looked at her, surprised at her shock. "What's the big deal Rach? We had some drinks, a lot of fun and then you went home, right?"
Rachel paused, not sure what to do. Could it be that he really didn't remember last night? She was sure they had slept together, it had come back to her on her walk over. He had a LOT more to drink than she had. He was so upset about breaking up with another person and the waitress just kept bringing drinks to both of them. Should she go on and pretend this didn't happen? She had to, Ross would just get hurt all over again if he remembered and she couldn't start a relationship again. She had to keep this in, had to forget about it. For Emma, she told herself.
"Right. I just wanted to, uhm, make sure you were ok. That you would be ok about Charlie."
"Yeah sure, I'll be ok. At least I didn't marry her right?" He laughed a little. "Thanks for being such a good friend."
"Your welcome. Well you know, I have to go get our daughter. I'll see you later. You're sure you're ok?"
"Absolutely."
With that, Rachel turned and was out the door leaving Ross alone with his thoughts. WHAT was that all about, she sure was acting strange. Did she remember something about last night that he didn't? He had wanted to say so much, ask her about last night but didn't really want her knowing that he couldn't remember. She HAD wanted to talk about something though and he stopped her. Maybe he should bring this up again later; maybe she was the one who had been in his bed last night. This was awful because in some ways he hoped it had been her and in other, he hoped it hadn't.
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A/N - I know these are short chapters and it's going rather slow but please bear with me! I have a lot in mind for this story!!! I'll update soon! Suspenseful I know!! hehe