Chapter 2
Ross & Rachel's Apartment
Rachel is sitting on the brown leather couch in the living room watching "Days of Our Lives"
Rachel (thinking): I wonder what he's doing right now. Things just haven't been the same since that night at dinner when he said that he loved me. I didn't mean to hurt him, I mean, he's one of my best friends, he's always been there for me, when I was pregnant with Emma, unsure of things with Ross...
Her thoughts are interrupted with the key turning in the lock. She quickly throws the blanket off herself, switches the TV off, and starts to read a fashion magazine. She didn't want Ross to know she was still thinking about the whole "Joey/her" scenario, or else he would flip out, like he did the first time he found out.
Ross: Hey Rach! So what did you do today? Are you feeling any better, did you go back to work?
With Ross it was like never ending questions being fired at her, he always wanted to know what exactly what she had been doing, he was so paranoid about her seeing Joey and maybe considering starting a relationship with him. He had forbidden her to see him, and she had agreed for the sake of trying to make a proper family for Emma. It was getting harder and harder as time went on for her to not see Joey, instead of easier and easier, as she had hoped it would be. These past few weeks she had stayed home, thinking about her situation with Joey all the while, she didn't feel like going to work and dealing with all her co-workers. She had told Ross she wasn't feeling well, and that a very bad case of the flu had been going around her office. However, she had the feeling he was getting a little suspicious.
Rachel: Um... I'm feeling slightly better; I think I may be back to work in a couple days or so, I just stayed on the couch today, read some fashion magazines, talked to Mon. Ross: That's cool, I'm glad you're feeling better. Do you want me to get you anything; I'm going out to pick up some Chinese food?
Rachel: Yea...sure, how 'bout some chicken lo mien.
Ross: Okay, no problem, be back in 10 minutes.
Rachel: Thanks.
Ross walks out the door. Rachel lies down on the couch and pulls the blanket back over herself, and turns the TV back on to "Days of Our Lives" with a faraway look on her face. Monica & Chandler's Apartment Monica: CHANDLER, DINNER'S READY!!! Chandler [mimicking]: Chandler, dinner's ready! Monica: Chandler! I can hear you! Chandler: Sorry, Mon. Monica: Don't let it happen again! And by the way Chandler, I do know what you were doing in the bathroom.
Chandler: You...you do, do you? Monica: Yea, you were taking some more of my pregnancy tests! I know that we know we're adopting Erica's baby now, but that doesn't mean I want to stop trying...and it would be useful to have some tests left over! Chandler: How the...How When How did you know??!? Monica: Honey, I can tell that when the box of pregnancy tests is nearly empty, and I have been ovulating, that someone besides me is using them! Chandler: Fine, fine...but sometimes when I'm left home alone.... Monica: Okay, that's it, you need to go out more!
Rachel & Ross's Apartment
Rachel is still lying on the couch, now with the TV off as "Days of Our Lives" reruns are over. She is looking at the big window across which shows Monica and Chandler's apartment, although that's not the apartment she is thinking about. Ross enters the apartment, the bag of Chinese food under his arm.
Ross: Rachel, hun, I'm back with the Chinese.
Rachel shows no sign of hearing him walk in or talk to her.
Ross: Rachel! Earth to Rachel...
Rachel [laughingly]: Oh, sorry Ross, I guess I must have drifted off a little...you know how sick people get
Ross [suspiciously]: Yea, I know what you mean Rach... anyway, I'll just go get us some plates and we can start enjoying our wonderful Chinese dinner!
Rachel: Ross... can't we just eat out of the carton; I mean that's how we always used to eat it at-
She stops herself quickly from saying "at Joeys" knowing that this would make Ross livid with rage.
Rachel: -At my office
Ross [still looking a little doubtful]: Alright...I guess we could try that
He sits down on the couch, passes Rachel her Lo Mien and some chopsticks, and starts to eat his dish as she opens her carton and digs in. Again, Rachel is staring off into the distance, thinking about that night when she and Joey had ordered this exact same dish from the exact same restaurant, and stayed up all night talking about totally random stuff, but it was still meaningful to her. She and Ross had never had those "heart to heart" talks during their relationship.
Ross [obviously repeating this for a 3rd or 4th time]: Rachel! I said did you want some wine?
Rachel [realizing she has been spacing out again]: Oh! Yea sure I'd love some.
Ross: Rachel, you're acting really strangely lately...what is the matter with you?
Rachel: I'm just sick Ross, nothing else.
Ross: Yea...well then what is all this about "eating outta the carton", hmm? Where did you get that habit from? Our "friend" Joey perhaps?
You could tell him mentioning this name brought a lot of tension into the room
Rachel: ROSS! Jeez, just because I happen to eat Chinese food the same way as him doesn't mean I'm in love with him!
Ross: Oh, are you sure about that, missy?
Rachel: Did you just call me "missy"?
Ross: Yes! Every time I talk to you, it's like you're never there! Sure, you may be sitting on the couch next to me, but your mind is somewhere else. I never feel like you're listening to me. You're always day dreaming about someone... maybe a someone we all know very well...maybe JOEY!
Rachel: GOD ROSS! EVERY TIME I ACT A LITTLE DIFFERENT IT'S ALWAYS JOEYS FAULT! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M THINKING ABOUT, AND YOU CAN'T JUST GO AND MAKE PRESUMPTIONS LIKE THAT!
Ross: Well, then who are you thinking about when you space off like that.
Rachel [knowing that she is about to be caught]: Chandler...
Ross: Oh come on Rachel!
Rachel: No I'm serious, we've been doing a lot of stuff together lately, and I was just thinking about whether to call him or not.
Ross: No you weren't!
Rachel: You know what Ross; I can't deal with this right now! I'm going to bed!
Ross: Fine!
Rachel slams the door to her bedroom shut and throws herself onto her bed, feeling miserable.
Ross & Rachel's Apartment
Rachel is sitting on the brown leather couch in the living room watching "Days of Our Lives"
Rachel (thinking): I wonder what he's doing right now. Things just haven't been the same since that night at dinner when he said that he loved me. I didn't mean to hurt him, I mean, he's one of my best friends, he's always been there for me, when I was pregnant with Emma, unsure of things with Ross...
Her thoughts are interrupted with the key turning in the lock. She quickly throws the blanket off herself, switches the TV off, and starts to read a fashion magazine. She didn't want Ross to know she was still thinking about the whole "Joey/her" scenario, or else he would flip out, like he did the first time he found out.
Ross: Hey Rach! So what did you do today? Are you feeling any better, did you go back to work?
With Ross it was like never ending questions being fired at her, he always wanted to know what exactly what she had been doing, he was so paranoid about her seeing Joey and maybe considering starting a relationship with him. He had forbidden her to see him, and she had agreed for the sake of trying to make a proper family for Emma. It was getting harder and harder as time went on for her to not see Joey, instead of easier and easier, as she had hoped it would be. These past few weeks she had stayed home, thinking about her situation with Joey all the while, she didn't feel like going to work and dealing with all her co-workers. She had told Ross she wasn't feeling well, and that a very bad case of the flu had been going around her office. However, she had the feeling he was getting a little suspicious.
Rachel: Um... I'm feeling slightly better; I think I may be back to work in a couple days or so, I just stayed on the couch today, read some fashion magazines, talked to Mon. Ross: That's cool, I'm glad you're feeling better. Do you want me to get you anything; I'm going out to pick up some Chinese food?
Rachel: Yea...sure, how 'bout some chicken lo mien.
Ross: Okay, no problem, be back in 10 minutes.
Rachel: Thanks.
Ross walks out the door. Rachel lies down on the couch and pulls the blanket back over herself, and turns the TV back on to "Days of Our Lives" with a faraway look on her face. Monica & Chandler's Apartment Monica: CHANDLER, DINNER'S READY!!! Chandler [mimicking]: Chandler, dinner's ready! Monica: Chandler! I can hear you! Chandler: Sorry, Mon. Monica: Don't let it happen again! And by the way Chandler, I do know what you were doing in the bathroom.
Chandler: You...you do, do you? Monica: Yea, you were taking some more of my pregnancy tests! I know that we know we're adopting Erica's baby now, but that doesn't mean I want to stop trying...and it would be useful to have some tests left over! Chandler: How the...How When How did you know??!? Monica: Honey, I can tell that when the box of pregnancy tests is nearly empty, and I have been ovulating, that someone besides me is using them! Chandler: Fine, fine...but sometimes when I'm left home alone.... Monica: Okay, that's it, you need to go out more!
Rachel & Ross's Apartment
Rachel is still lying on the couch, now with the TV off as "Days of Our Lives" reruns are over. She is looking at the big window across which shows Monica and Chandler's apartment, although that's not the apartment she is thinking about. Ross enters the apartment, the bag of Chinese food under his arm.
Ross: Rachel, hun, I'm back with the Chinese.
Rachel shows no sign of hearing him walk in or talk to her.
Ross: Rachel! Earth to Rachel...
Rachel [laughingly]: Oh, sorry Ross, I guess I must have drifted off a little...you know how sick people get
Ross [suspiciously]: Yea, I know what you mean Rach... anyway, I'll just go get us some plates and we can start enjoying our wonderful Chinese dinner!
Rachel: Ross... can't we just eat out of the carton; I mean that's how we always used to eat it at-
She stops herself quickly from saying "at Joeys" knowing that this would make Ross livid with rage.
Rachel: -At my office
Ross [still looking a little doubtful]: Alright...I guess we could try that
He sits down on the couch, passes Rachel her Lo Mien and some chopsticks, and starts to eat his dish as she opens her carton and digs in. Again, Rachel is staring off into the distance, thinking about that night when she and Joey had ordered this exact same dish from the exact same restaurant, and stayed up all night talking about totally random stuff, but it was still meaningful to her. She and Ross had never had those "heart to heart" talks during their relationship.
Ross [obviously repeating this for a 3rd or 4th time]: Rachel! I said did you want some wine?
Rachel [realizing she has been spacing out again]: Oh! Yea sure I'd love some.
Ross: Rachel, you're acting really strangely lately...what is the matter with you?
Rachel: I'm just sick Ross, nothing else.
Ross: Yea...well then what is all this about "eating outta the carton", hmm? Where did you get that habit from? Our "friend" Joey perhaps?
You could tell him mentioning this name brought a lot of tension into the room
Rachel: ROSS! Jeez, just because I happen to eat Chinese food the same way as him doesn't mean I'm in love with him!
Ross: Oh, are you sure about that, missy?
Rachel: Did you just call me "missy"?
Ross: Yes! Every time I talk to you, it's like you're never there! Sure, you may be sitting on the couch next to me, but your mind is somewhere else. I never feel like you're listening to me. You're always day dreaming about someone... maybe a someone we all know very well...maybe JOEY!
Rachel: GOD ROSS! EVERY TIME I ACT A LITTLE DIFFERENT IT'S ALWAYS JOEYS FAULT! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M THINKING ABOUT, AND YOU CAN'T JUST GO AND MAKE PRESUMPTIONS LIKE THAT!
Ross: Well, then who are you thinking about when you space off like that.
Rachel [knowing that she is about to be caught]: Chandler...
Ross: Oh come on Rachel!
Rachel: No I'm serious, we've been doing a lot of stuff together lately, and I was just thinking about whether to call him or not.
Ross: No you weren't!
Rachel: You know what Ross; I can't deal with this right now! I'm going to bed!
Ross: Fine!
Rachel slams the door to her bedroom shut and throws herself onto her bed, feeling miserable.