Grrrrr. School has to go away like right now, or I don't see how I'm ever going to be able to update again. Ack. Well anyways, here's the next part, hope you enjoy it and THANK YOU for the reviews!!
Chapter 5
"Oh my God," said Monica slowly, walking over to the phone. "Was that…was that…was it?"
"Well, it SOUNDED like Catherine Zeta Jones, with the accent and all," Joey said. "But I can't remember ever giving her your number." Everyone stared at him.
"It was Emily, Joey," Chandler told him.
"…OH."
"You've met Catherine Zeta Jones?" Phoebe asked.
"Of course not. That's why I didn't remember," Joey explained. Phoebe, Monica and Chandler stared at him for a minute, trying to figure it out, then shrugged and turned away.
"Oh god, it's Emily," said Monica, starting to freak out. "THE Emily. Emily who married Ross and tried to control him and wouldn't let him see Rachel ever again! The Emily Ross doesn't even remember!!"
"Crap, what are we going to do?" Phoebe yelled.
"Well, first thing, we erase the message," Chandler said quickly. The others nodded quickly in agreement and raced for the phone.
"No."
They stopped and turned. Rachel was standing in her bedroom door, her face expressionless but intense. She stared at them and shook her head. "No. You can't just erase the message. It's not right, it's not yours. The message is for Ross, only he should erase it."
"Rachel, Ross doesn't even know who this person is," said Monica. "And even if he did, he wouldn't want to talk to her! Don't you remember what she did to him?"
"Of course I do," Rachel snapped. "And I also remember when she called a few years ago and he chose not to call her back. I'm not saying I want him to talk to her, God knows I don't, but he should be able to make that decision on his own."
"But Rachel, he doesn't know who this is," said Phoebe. "He doesn't remember Emily. If we gave him this message, it would totally confuse him."
"Um, guys?"
"Even if that is true," Rachel argued, "we should just wait until he gets his memory back, it can't be that long now, it's already been a couple of days."
"Guys?"
"Rachel, I know you don't like Emily. I know you won't like Ross seeing Emily. It wouldn't be good for Ross to see Emily either, even if he did remember everything that's happened the last six years. It would be in everybody's best interest to erase this message."
"GUYS!"
Everyone jumped and turned. "WHAT, Joey?" asked Chandler, irritated.
"Anyone actually wondering where Ross is?" Joey asked. They all looked at each other. Then Rachel began to freak out.
"Oh my god, oh my god," she said slowly. "She's here, isn't she? That stupid British stalker came to the building and found him and now she's messing with his head and making him remember all the wrong stuff, and she's going to steal him away and even if she can't he won't be Ross anymore because he'll remember all the wrong stuff because of that psycho controlling…EMILY!" Rachel paused for a breath, and everyone stared at her.
"I'm sure he's fine, Rach, probably only ran into someone in the hall," Chandler said. "I'll go grab him." He left quickly.
"Oh man, what if she does find him?" Rachel asked, crossing over to the couch and sitting down. "What if she does come here? What would happen?"
"Nothing, Rach," said Monica quickly. "Absolutely nothing. He wouldn't recognize her at this point anyway, and we would stop her before she said anything. And you have nothing to worry about, she wouldn't come here."
"You heard the message," Rachel said miserably. "She wants to get back together with him. What if he gets his memory back and decides to give it another try with her?"
"Ooh," said Monica softly. She realized what Rachel was worried about. "Rachel, come on. He's never going back to Emily, you know that."
"Do I?" asked Rachel. "How can I, Monica? Ross has made some pretty dumb decisions when it comes to relationships. I mean, he married Emily after only six weeks. He slept with the copy slut, Chloe, cheating on ME in the process! He married a lesbian, for crying out loud!"
"Rachel, we know," said Phoebe. "But all that was a long time ago, even if it doesn't seem that way to Ross. He broke up with Emily for a reason, and there's no way he would get back together with her."
"Ugh, you're right," sighed Rachel. I don't know why I'm doing this, I am freaking out!" She stopped and shook her head. "Y'know, I'm just gonna erase the message."
"NO!" yelled Monica, Joey and Phoebe in unison. Rachel started.
"Why not?" She argued. "You were all pushing for it five seconds ago!"
"But Rachel, you were right! The message is Ross's, and he needs to hear it when he gets his memory back!" argued Joey.
"Please?" begged Rachel, her finger hovering over the "ERASE" button.
"No, Rachel! Not going to happen!"
"You were right all along, Rachel!" said Monica, crossing over the apartment to stand in front of Rachel, her back to the door. "We can't erase someone's message even if it's good for them, it's not right! Ross needs to hear the message from Emily himself!" Someone behind her coughed.
"Who's Emily?"
Monica gasped. Joey and Phoebe looked at each other nervously. Rachel inhaled sharply and looked at the floor.
Monica wheeled around. Standing behind her, and looking very confused, was Ross. Chandler was next to him, his hand in front of his mouth, staring at her.
"She's…she's…" Monica frantically tried to come up with an excuse. "She's…nobody…"
"No one that matters," added Phoebe quickly.
"Not worth knowing," said Joey.
"You really should be glad you don't know," laughed Chandler nervously. Only Rachel said nothing.
"Seriously, you guys," said Ross, looking at them in bewilderment. He walked over to Rachel and gave her a hug. Then, all of a sudden, she pulled away. "Rach?"
Rachel stared back at him, eyes wide.
"Ross. Emily…she's your ex-wife."
FINALLY the next chapter! I never get to update anymore, I need time! AH! Okay, I know this was really short, but hopefully it wasn't a complete waste of time, please leave a review, thanks for reading!
