HEARTACHE - Chapter 5
"What's with the face?" asked Rachel as Ross entered her appartment
"Charlie and I just broke up" he answered
"I'm sorry honey, are you ok?" she asked again rubbing his back
"Yeah, I guess. I should have seen this comming though, I have been an awful boyfriend"
"Wanna talk about it?" said Rachel sitting on the big yellow couch. He nodded, talking to her always cheered him up.
He sat next to her and watched Emma, who was playing with some fluffy toys. "Hey princess" he said standing from the couch, leaning to kiss his daughter.
Rachel smiled, she knew that for him their daughter was above everything, even himself, even his own happiness. That's why she thought he would understand her reason to leave if she managed to explain them well, he'd known that it was the best for both of them and for Emma. But she couldn't do it now, not after he had been dumped by his girlfriend. 'What a b¡tch!" she thought "she has no idea what she had". But that was just un excuse. The truth was, she didn't wanna tell him, she wanted to stay with him. That was other of the reasons why she had to leave.
Ross sitted by her side on the couch again "she gets bigger by day huh!" he commented
"Yes, she shouldn't grow up so fast"
And then there was a silence as both of them watched their little girl playing. This little moments made them feel like the family they would like to be.
After a while Rachel finally asked: "and why did you break up?"
"What?" asked Ross lost
"You and Charlie... why did you break up?"
"Things weren't working" was all he said, and it was the truth. How could things work if he didn't love her and was thinking of Rachel the whole time?. He had lost the ability he had devoloped in the past of putting his feelings aside, he was tired of lying to himself.
"Let me guess" she said playfully "she dumpled you because you started being the 'jealous' and 'possessive' you?"
Ross looked at her. Was that the way she saw him?, as 'jealous' and 'possessive'?. He hadn't been any of those things with Charlie. In fact, he hadn't been those things with any other girlfriend beside Rachel. "No, it was more the other way around" he answer. Charlie had got mad at him cause he was going to go with Rachel to his parents dinner and not with her. "My mother invited her, she's the mother of my daughter and one of my best friends for God sakes!" he had told her. "But it looks like you like spending time with her more than you like spending time with me" had replied Charlie. Ross didn't say anything back, she was true, what else could he do?. Then she had said "this is over", and he didn't even fell sad.
"What do you mean?" asked Rachel
"She was jealous and possessive, an american version of Emily" he said smiling a bit. Rachel had hated Emily ever since day one... same thing had happened with Charlie
"Really?... that bad huh?"
"Yes" he nodded "but let's not talk about it. It wasn't a big deal, it's better this way"
"But are you ok honey?, you look sad"
"I'm ok, really. I wasn't in love with her or anything. She was just hot and smart... nothing more". He wasn't sad because of his break up with Charlie, he was sad because now he would be on his own, and that made him think about Rachel even more. He tried to get rid of those thoughts and change the topic. "Are you gonna go dressing like that?" he asked her
"Go?, where?". Rachel was wearing shorts and a t-shirt, and had her hair messy and in two pigtails
"To my parents'. They invided us and Chandler and Monica for dinner. I told you about yesterday, my mom even called you"
"Oh God!... I forgot!!... can you watch Emma?. I'm gonna take a shower. At what time do we have to be there?" she asked running from place to place
"At 9"
"ok, that gives me 2 hours to get ready. Can you change Emma? My God, how could I forgot?"
"Relax Rach" he said smiling, she was always worried when it comes to Ross' parents, just like she was when they were going out. Although they had known her since she was a little girl and loved her like she was their daughter, she had always wanted to give a good impression. Ross' mother knew that, and that was one of the reasons why she loved her so much. She had always thought that Rachel and her Ross should be togehter, and had let him known that a million times "I can't force her to do anything she doesn't want to do mom" was the last thing he had answered to her. "That's true, but I bet she want this as much as you do son, I can see it in her eyes. But she is as stubborn as you. All I'm saying is that you have to do something quick, before it's too late. Now it's the right time". And how right his mother had been. Two days after that conversation he and Rachel had gotten into that huge fight that made him lose her forever.
*~*
"SHE'S A GENIOUS!!" yelled Monica after hanging on the phone
"honey, you're screaming" said Chandler reading the newspaper
"I'm telling you Chandler, that woman is a GENIOUS!!"
"Who?" he asked putting the newspaper down and looking at his wife
"My mother"
"Yesterday she was a witch, now she's a genious?"
"She's still a witch, but she invited Rachel today!!"
"So?" he asked her lost
"Today's my mom's birthday"
"So?"
"All my parents friends think that Ross and Rachel are married"
"So?"
"Chandler, COULD YOU PLEASE USE YOUR BRAIN? This means they'll have to act like a couple all night!
"Mon, are you still on that?, it's being ONE MONTH, and nothing. Don't you think that they would have gotten back together already if they really wanted to? Beside, Rachel hasn't told anything to Ross about the moving to LA thing, or to any of us for that matter. Maybe she's not leaving" replied Chandler, going back to read his newspaper. "Wait a minute, when you said 'your parents friends'... does that includes to Mr Moustacho too?"
"I have no idea if Richard is going. And of course she won't tell us anything before talking to Ross, wich I'm sure she's waiting for the right time to do so. She still has a month and a half. Joey said she is leaving two weeks after Phoebe's wedding... But she won't leave Chandler, I swear to God she won't!"
"She won't what?" asked Ross entering to the appartment with Emma by his hand
"She won't... she won't... she won't... work there anymore!!... I was talking about a girl from the restaurant... ah!... yeah, that it was"
"Ok... we actually came here to ask you guys if you are going on the porshe?"
"I... I guess so" answered Monica
"Can we go with you guys?"
"Yeah why not?" replied Chandler
"But you'll have to be ready in an hour... I DON'T WANNA BE LATE!!"
"Of course, let me go tell Rachel"
"And tell her we won't wait for her!"
*~*
Ross entered to Rachel and Joey's, Rachel was exiting the bathroom wearing just a towel. He stared at her mesmerized. After a couple of seconds Rachel smiled at him, noticing the expression on his face "Yes?" she said
"Uhm... I... I... just... I came to... to uhm... to tell you that... Chandler and Monica are gonna drive us" rambled Ross. He realized he had been looking at her for too long and blushed "I'm... I'm sorry" he said lowing his eyes.
Rachel smiled more, she couldn't deny she liked to still have that power over Ross. "I'm gonna hurry then" she said before going into her room
"Ok" he replied staring at her once again, even after she closed her room door
*~*
"Kids! Welcome!" greeted Judy Geller as Chandler, Monica, Rachel, Ross and Emma entered to the house. The four of them noticed that the palce was filled with people, Rachel approached to Ross, who had Emma spleeping on his arms and asked "wasn't this just a dinner?"
"I thought so too" replied Ross confused "I had no idea so many people were gonna come. Look, even Richard is here" he said pointing to the other side of the room
"Ross, Rachel, why don't you put Emma on my bed and join us?" suggested Judy
"Yes, of... of course mom". Ross and Rachel went upstairs as Judy looked at them
"you think this is going to work?" she heared Monica asking her from behind
"It's worth the shot"
*~*
Ross and Chandler were talking on the living room, cause Chandler was freaking out by Richard's presence on the party and had had a little fight with Monica about it after she went to say 'hi' to him
"Chill out man. There was a reason why she married you and not him" conforted him Ross
"I know... I know, but I can't help it"
"Ross?" said a lady from behind Chandler's back "Hello dear, how are you?"
"Aunt Sylvia. Hi!. Have you met Chandler?, he's Monica's husband"
"Hi Chandler" she greeted. Chandler just smiled back at her. He wasn't used to this family life having lived his entire life in a broken family. "Where's your wife kid?, I haven's said hello to her"
"Monica's over there" answered Chandler, pointing to the backyard
"Not Monica, I was asking for Ross' wife" she corrected him
"Wich one?" joked Chandler
"My... wife?" sair Ross remembering the last time he had seen hin aunt Sylvia. It had been two years ago on his parents annyversary party. She believed Rachel was his wife, just like almost his entire family. He smiled to himself, that night being married to her had been fun, maybe this night would be fun too. "She's over there aunt, with Monica" he answer
Chandler looked at him "your wife? Rachel? Are you crazy?" said after aunt Sylvia left, thinking that everything was working the way Monica and her mother had planned
"She believes we are married ok?... I'm not going to tell her we are not"
*~*
Aund Sylvia approached to Monica and Rachel who were standing next to the pool talking
"Aunt Sylvia!, hi!" said Monica
"Hello Monica dear"
"Do you remember Rachel aunt?"
"Of course I remember her. You are Ross' wife. How's the baby dear?"
"Ross' wife?" asked Rachel, looking at Monica confused. Suddenly Ross grabbed her by the arm "excuse me for a second" she said "I... I need to talk to my... uhm... husband??"
"Why does your aunt think I'm your wife?" she asked him once they were on a corner where no one could hear them
"Remember my parents annyversary 2 years ago? My mom told everyone we were married, and it looks like no one has denyed that.... yet" he explained.
Rachel gave him a disapproval look
"Would you please just play along?... for tonight?... I'll fix it, I promise"
"Ok, I'll do it. It was fun the first time and we made a lot of money" she said smiling "hubbie"
*~*
"Now that was fun" said Rachel laughing as she entered her appartment with Ross who was carring Emma's stroller "Being married to you is fun... did you see the look on that guy's face when we told him we went zafari on our honeymoon?"
"Yeah... he tought we were crazy"
"well... we kind of are" she said looking into his eyes. Both got locked on an intense moment, and for a second Rachel thought Ross was gonna lean in and kiss her, she was sure she wouldn't back off, she wanted to kiss him. "We are pretty happy" he had said to a guy on Judy's party "I always knew that once we got married it would be forever, and everyday it's like we were still on our honeymoon". She was sure that would be the way it would be if they were actually married, if both of them had managed to fight each others fears. But that wasn't the case.
"I.... I better put Emma into bed" she managed to say
"Yeah... and I better get going... Thank you for everything, and I swear I'll fix it"
"Don't" she said smiling "I like it this way"
"Yeah... me too"
Both stare at each other for a while, and finally Ross leaned in and kissed her. She just let herself go, enjoying the moment.... enjoying the feeling of Ross' hands on her back, and his lips on hers. She had longged for this moment for so long, and now that it had finally happened she didn't want it to end. She forgot about the fight, she forgot about the 'break', she forgot about her promise and she forgot about LA. In than moment all she could think of was Ross.
"Rach?" said Joey from his bedroom door, rubbing his eyes "is that you?"
At the sound of Joey's voice Ross and Rachel broke the kiss. If Joey had seen them, they had no idea.
"Yes Joe... I was... I was... just... saying good night to Ross" she replied nervously
"Good... good night Rach" said Ross without looking at her
"Good night Ross"
"Bye Joe" said Ross before leaving the appartment
TO BE CONTINUE.... I'm so evil I'm so sorry for leaving you there. I know what you are thinking... damn Joey... the one night he had to wake up... but the tension and expectation makes this whole thing more interesting... I'll update tomorrow night with the next chapter... please KEEP REVIEWING to know if you are liking this fic so far ;)
"What's with the face?" asked Rachel as Ross entered her appartment
"Charlie and I just broke up" he answered
"I'm sorry honey, are you ok?" she asked again rubbing his back
"Yeah, I guess. I should have seen this comming though, I have been an awful boyfriend"
"Wanna talk about it?" said Rachel sitting on the big yellow couch. He nodded, talking to her always cheered him up.
He sat next to her and watched Emma, who was playing with some fluffy toys. "Hey princess" he said standing from the couch, leaning to kiss his daughter.
Rachel smiled, she knew that for him their daughter was above everything, even himself, even his own happiness. That's why she thought he would understand her reason to leave if she managed to explain them well, he'd known that it was the best for both of them and for Emma. But she couldn't do it now, not after he had been dumped by his girlfriend. 'What a b¡tch!" she thought "she has no idea what she had". But that was just un excuse. The truth was, she didn't wanna tell him, she wanted to stay with him. That was other of the reasons why she had to leave.
Ross sitted by her side on the couch again "she gets bigger by day huh!" he commented
"Yes, she shouldn't grow up so fast"
And then there was a silence as both of them watched their little girl playing. This little moments made them feel like the family they would like to be.
After a while Rachel finally asked: "and why did you break up?"
"What?" asked Ross lost
"You and Charlie... why did you break up?"
"Things weren't working" was all he said, and it was the truth. How could things work if he didn't love her and was thinking of Rachel the whole time?. He had lost the ability he had devoloped in the past of putting his feelings aside, he was tired of lying to himself.
"Let me guess" she said playfully "she dumpled you because you started being the 'jealous' and 'possessive' you?"
Ross looked at her. Was that the way she saw him?, as 'jealous' and 'possessive'?. He hadn't been any of those things with Charlie. In fact, he hadn't been those things with any other girlfriend beside Rachel. "No, it was more the other way around" he answer. Charlie had got mad at him cause he was going to go with Rachel to his parents dinner and not with her. "My mother invited her, she's the mother of my daughter and one of my best friends for God sakes!" he had told her. "But it looks like you like spending time with her more than you like spending time with me" had replied Charlie. Ross didn't say anything back, she was true, what else could he do?. Then she had said "this is over", and he didn't even fell sad.
"What do you mean?" asked Rachel
"She was jealous and possessive, an american version of Emily" he said smiling a bit. Rachel had hated Emily ever since day one... same thing had happened with Charlie
"Really?... that bad huh?"
"Yes" he nodded "but let's not talk about it. It wasn't a big deal, it's better this way"
"But are you ok honey?, you look sad"
"I'm ok, really. I wasn't in love with her or anything. She was just hot and smart... nothing more". He wasn't sad because of his break up with Charlie, he was sad because now he would be on his own, and that made him think about Rachel even more. He tried to get rid of those thoughts and change the topic. "Are you gonna go dressing like that?" he asked her
"Go?, where?". Rachel was wearing shorts and a t-shirt, and had her hair messy and in two pigtails
"To my parents'. They invided us and Chandler and Monica for dinner. I told you about yesterday, my mom even called you"
"Oh God!... I forgot!!... can you watch Emma?. I'm gonna take a shower. At what time do we have to be there?" she asked running from place to place
"At 9"
"ok, that gives me 2 hours to get ready. Can you change Emma? My God, how could I forgot?"
"Relax Rach" he said smiling, she was always worried when it comes to Ross' parents, just like she was when they were going out. Although they had known her since she was a little girl and loved her like she was their daughter, she had always wanted to give a good impression. Ross' mother knew that, and that was one of the reasons why she loved her so much. She had always thought that Rachel and her Ross should be togehter, and had let him known that a million times "I can't force her to do anything she doesn't want to do mom" was the last thing he had answered to her. "That's true, but I bet she want this as much as you do son, I can see it in her eyes. But she is as stubborn as you. All I'm saying is that you have to do something quick, before it's too late. Now it's the right time". And how right his mother had been. Two days after that conversation he and Rachel had gotten into that huge fight that made him lose her forever.
*~*
"SHE'S A GENIOUS!!" yelled Monica after hanging on the phone
"honey, you're screaming" said Chandler reading the newspaper
"I'm telling you Chandler, that woman is a GENIOUS!!"
"Who?" he asked putting the newspaper down and looking at his wife
"My mother"
"Yesterday she was a witch, now she's a genious?"
"She's still a witch, but she invited Rachel today!!"
"So?" he asked her lost
"Today's my mom's birthday"
"So?"
"All my parents friends think that Ross and Rachel are married"
"So?"
"Chandler, COULD YOU PLEASE USE YOUR BRAIN? This means they'll have to act like a couple all night!
"Mon, are you still on that?, it's being ONE MONTH, and nothing. Don't you think that they would have gotten back together already if they really wanted to? Beside, Rachel hasn't told anything to Ross about the moving to LA thing, or to any of us for that matter. Maybe she's not leaving" replied Chandler, going back to read his newspaper. "Wait a minute, when you said 'your parents friends'... does that includes to Mr Moustacho too?"
"I have no idea if Richard is going. And of course she won't tell us anything before talking to Ross, wich I'm sure she's waiting for the right time to do so. She still has a month and a half. Joey said she is leaving two weeks after Phoebe's wedding... But she won't leave Chandler, I swear to God she won't!"
"She won't what?" asked Ross entering to the appartment with Emma by his hand
"She won't... she won't... she won't... work there anymore!!... I was talking about a girl from the restaurant... ah!... yeah, that it was"
"Ok... we actually came here to ask you guys if you are going on the porshe?"
"I... I guess so" answered Monica
"Can we go with you guys?"
"Yeah why not?" replied Chandler
"But you'll have to be ready in an hour... I DON'T WANNA BE LATE!!"
"Of course, let me go tell Rachel"
"And tell her we won't wait for her!"
*~*
Ross entered to Rachel and Joey's, Rachel was exiting the bathroom wearing just a towel. He stared at her mesmerized. After a couple of seconds Rachel smiled at him, noticing the expression on his face "Yes?" she said
"Uhm... I... I... just... I came to... to uhm... to tell you that... Chandler and Monica are gonna drive us" rambled Ross. He realized he had been looking at her for too long and blushed "I'm... I'm sorry" he said lowing his eyes.
Rachel smiled more, she couldn't deny she liked to still have that power over Ross. "I'm gonna hurry then" she said before going into her room
"Ok" he replied staring at her once again, even after she closed her room door
*~*
"Kids! Welcome!" greeted Judy Geller as Chandler, Monica, Rachel, Ross and Emma entered to the house. The four of them noticed that the palce was filled with people, Rachel approached to Ross, who had Emma spleeping on his arms and asked "wasn't this just a dinner?"
"I thought so too" replied Ross confused "I had no idea so many people were gonna come. Look, even Richard is here" he said pointing to the other side of the room
"Ross, Rachel, why don't you put Emma on my bed and join us?" suggested Judy
"Yes, of... of course mom". Ross and Rachel went upstairs as Judy looked at them
"you think this is going to work?" she heared Monica asking her from behind
"It's worth the shot"
*~*
Ross and Chandler were talking on the living room, cause Chandler was freaking out by Richard's presence on the party and had had a little fight with Monica about it after she went to say 'hi' to him
"Chill out man. There was a reason why she married you and not him" conforted him Ross
"I know... I know, but I can't help it"
"Ross?" said a lady from behind Chandler's back "Hello dear, how are you?"
"Aunt Sylvia. Hi!. Have you met Chandler?, he's Monica's husband"
"Hi Chandler" she greeted. Chandler just smiled back at her. He wasn't used to this family life having lived his entire life in a broken family. "Where's your wife kid?, I haven's said hello to her"
"Monica's over there" answered Chandler, pointing to the backyard
"Not Monica, I was asking for Ross' wife" she corrected him
"Wich one?" joked Chandler
"My... wife?" sair Ross remembering the last time he had seen hin aunt Sylvia. It had been two years ago on his parents annyversary party. She believed Rachel was his wife, just like almost his entire family. He smiled to himself, that night being married to her had been fun, maybe this night would be fun too. "She's over there aunt, with Monica" he answer
Chandler looked at him "your wife? Rachel? Are you crazy?" said after aunt Sylvia left, thinking that everything was working the way Monica and her mother had planned
"She believes we are married ok?... I'm not going to tell her we are not"
*~*
Aund Sylvia approached to Monica and Rachel who were standing next to the pool talking
"Aunt Sylvia!, hi!" said Monica
"Hello Monica dear"
"Do you remember Rachel aunt?"
"Of course I remember her. You are Ross' wife. How's the baby dear?"
"Ross' wife?" asked Rachel, looking at Monica confused. Suddenly Ross grabbed her by the arm "excuse me for a second" she said "I... I need to talk to my... uhm... husband??"
"Why does your aunt think I'm your wife?" she asked him once they were on a corner where no one could hear them
"Remember my parents annyversary 2 years ago? My mom told everyone we were married, and it looks like no one has denyed that.... yet" he explained.
Rachel gave him a disapproval look
"Would you please just play along?... for tonight?... I'll fix it, I promise"
"Ok, I'll do it. It was fun the first time and we made a lot of money" she said smiling "hubbie"
*~*
"Now that was fun" said Rachel laughing as she entered her appartment with Ross who was carring Emma's stroller "Being married to you is fun... did you see the look on that guy's face when we told him we went zafari on our honeymoon?"
"Yeah... he tought we were crazy"
"well... we kind of are" she said looking into his eyes. Both got locked on an intense moment, and for a second Rachel thought Ross was gonna lean in and kiss her, she was sure she wouldn't back off, she wanted to kiss him. "We are pretty happy" he had said to a guy on Judy's party "I always knew that once we got married it would be forever, and everyday it's like we were still on our honeymoon". She was sure that would be the way it would be if they were actually married, if both of them had managed to fight each others fears. But that wasn't the case.
"I.... I better put Emma into bed" she managed to say
"Yeah... and I better get going... Thank you for everything, and I swear I'll fix it"
"Don't" she said smiling "I like it this way"
"Yeah... me too"
Both stare at each other for a while, and finally Ross leaned in and kissed her. She just let herself go, enjoying the moment.... enjoying the feeling of Ross' hands on her back, and his lips on hers. She had longged for this moment for so long, and now that it had finally happened she didn't want it to end. She forgot about the fight, she forgot about the 'break', she forgot about her promise and she forgot about LA. In than moment all she could think of was Ross.
"Rach?" said Joey from his bedroom door, rubbing his eyes "is that you?"
At the sound of Joey's voice Ross and Rachel broke the kiss. If Joey had seen them, they had no idea.
"Yes Joe... I was... I was... just... saying good night to Ross" she replied nervously
"Good... good night Rach" said Ross without looking at her
"Good night Ross"
"Bye Joe" said Ross before leaving the appartment
TO BE CONTINUE.... I'm so evil I'm so sorry for leaving you there. I know what you are thinking... damn Joey... the one night he had to wake up... but the tension and expectation makes this whole thing more interesting... I'll update tomorrow night with the next chapter... please KEEP REVIEWING to know if you are liking this fic so far ;)