Chapter 15
Rachel [her eyes light up, she turns to Phoebe]: He's awake! Oh my god this is amazing!
Phoebe: Shh, Rach, you don't want to be to loud
Rachel: Oh yeah, sorry Joe
Joey [slightly more awake]: It's okay Rach...I don't mind, its good to hear your voice
Rachel [smiling for the first time in the past few hours]: You don't know how good it is to hear yours. [Her face turns more serious, her eyes filling with tears yet again] Joey, I never should have left you last night, Ross was in such an awful mood, I shouldn't have just walked away, I should have stayed. I'm such a terrible person; all of this is my fault. I never should have put you in the position of having to take me in, and putting your safety in jeopardy...this is just all my fault, and I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.
She sniffed, trying to hold back the tears that were welling in her bright blue eyes. Joey pushed himself up so he was sitting, grimacing a little as he felt a slight pain in his chest.
Joey [very seriously, looking straight into Rachel's eyes]: Rachel, listen to me. None of this is your fault. Ross would have confronted me either way at some point. I've told you this before, and I'll tell you again. I love living with you Rach, it is no hardship for me, and if anything it is a privilege to live with you again. And last night, you were just doing what I told you to do, which was to go home and put yourself out of danger. The last thing I needed was to see you get hurt like this [gesturing to his chest].
Rachel [still teary eyed and sniffling trying to hold back]: Thanks honey that really means a lot to me. Can I?
Joey: Sure
Rachel turned around so her legs were up on the bed, and gave Joey a gentle hug, not wanting to squeeze his chest too tight. He hugged her back, and the feel of his arms around her again made her tears let loose. They sat there, their arms around each other, Joey slowly rubbing his hand up and down Rachel's back, and Rachel crying on his shoulder. Phoebe smiled; her theory had just been proved. Sitting right there in front of her were two people who could not be more well suited for each other.
"I would have given you all of my heart, But there's someone who's torn it apart And he's taken just all that I have But if you wanna try to love again Baby I'll try to love again but I know, The first cut is the deepest Baby I know The first cut is the deepest When it comes to being lucky he's cursed When it comes to loving me he's worse" -Sheryl Crow The First Cut is the Deepest
Just then Monica and Chandler rushed in, seeing Rachel and Joey in their embrace, glanced over at Phoebe, who was looking down at them with a smile, and a glint of "I told you so" in her eyes.
Phoebe [mouthing very softly]: Let's give them a few minutes alone
Monica nodded, and pushed Chandler out of the room in front of her, Phoebe following behind and shutting the door. Rachel jumped when hearing the sound of the door shutting echo in the white hospital room. She pulled back from Joey and looked into his dark brown eyes, as he looked into her blue ones. She sniffed, and Joey brushed a piece of her hair back from her face.
Rachel: Joey...I...I thought we had lost you, I was so worried. When I got the phone call from the hospital worker...I didn't believe her, I had to come down and see for myself. I was running and running, and then there was a huge thunderstorm. [She started crying again, choking on her words] And I was trying to get to you as quickly as I could...and, and then I tripped and I fell [her tears taking over her speech] and .....I got her......and I saw you......hooked up to all those wires....and machines...and then it started beeping....and I thought....you were leaving...and I never got to tell you any of the things I wanted to tell you.....but then here you are.....
Joey: Wait...you fell? Are you okay? What happened? Oh my god I didn't even notice your eye! Rach...
Rachel [laughing a little, seeing how much he cared]: I'm fine Joey; I just have this cut on my leg [Joey gasped as he saw the huge bandage covering the deep gash on her leg] and my eye, of course, as you can see.
He reached over and touched the place around her eye where it was black and blue, tracing it with his fingers...
Rachel: Joey
Joey: Yea
Rachel: There was something that I wanted to tell you. When you first told me you were falling in love with me...I wasn't really ever sure of how I felt about you...until now...I'm pretty sure I return those feelings Joey.
Joey [breathless]: Are you serious?
Rachel [smiling]: Yes. I-I love you Joey, and when I was sitting here thinking you were gone I just kept thinking of how I never got to tell you that...I never want to leave you Joey
Joey: I never want to leave you either Rach. I love you too, so much, you have no idea how hard it was to see you at the apartment, hurting like you were; I just wanted to take you in my arms, take you away to our own world where you could never get hurt, by anyone.
He leaned in, his lips brushing hers, as she put her arms around his neck, and he pulled her closer to him with his arms around his waist. They are now kissing more enthusiastically, more passion is involved, and soon Joey has pulled Rachel all the way onto his lap, holding her so tightly to his body, as if he would die if she were not any closer.
Phoebe [to Monica and Chandler]: See I told you two, they are totally meant to be
Monica: They do look pretty sweet together
Chandler: Yea
Rachel [her eyes light up, she turns to Phoebe]: He's awake! Oh my god this is amazing!
Phoebe: Shh, Rach, you don't want to be to loud
Rachel: Oh yeah, sorry Joe
Joey [slightly more awake]: It's okay Rach...I don't mind, its good to hear your voice
Rachel [smiling for the first time in the past few hours]: You don't know how good it is to hear yours. [Her face turns more serious, her eyes filling with tears yet again] Joey, I never should have left you last night, Ross was in such an awful mood, I shouldn't have just walked away, I should have stayed. I'm such a terrible person; all of this is my fault. I never should have put you in the position of having to take me in, and putting your safety in jeopardy...this is just all my fault, and I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.
She sniffed, trying to hold back the tears that were welling in her bright blue eyes. Joey pushed himself up so he was sitting, grimacing a little as he felt a slight pain in his chest.
Joey [very seriously, looking straight into Rachel's eyes]: Rachel, listen to me. None of this is your fault. Ross would have confronted me either way at some point. I've told you this before, and I'll tell you again. I love living with you Rach, it is no hardship for me, and if anything it is a privilege to live with you again. And last night, you were just doing what I told you to do, which was to go home and put yourself out of danger. The last thing I needed was to see you get hurt like this [gesturing to his chest].
Rachel [still teary eyed and sniffling trying to hold back]: Thanks honey that really means a lot to me. Can I?
Joey: Sure
Rachel turned around so her legs were up on the bed, and gave Joey a gentle hug, not wanting to squeeze his chest too tight. He hugged her back, and the feel of his arms around her again made her tears let loose. They sat there, their arms around each other, Joey slowly rubbing his hand up and down Rachel's back, and Rachel crying on his shoulder. Phoebe smiled; her theory had just been proved. Sitting right there in front of her were two people who could not be more well suited for each other.
"I would have given you all of my heart, But there's someone who's torn it apart And he's taken just all that I have But if you wanna try to love again Baby I'll try to love again but I know, The first cut is the deepest Baby I know The first cut is the deepest When it comes to being lucky he's cursed When it comes to loving me he's worse" -Sheryl Crow The First Cut is the Deepest
Just then Monica and Chandler rushed in, seeing Rachel and Joey in their embrace, glanced over at Phoebe, who was looking down at them with a smile, and a glint of "I told you so" in her eyes.
Phoebe [mouthing very softly]: Let's give them a few minutes alone
Monica nodded, and pushed Chandler out of the room in front of her, Phoebe following behind and shutting the door. Rachel jumped when hearing the sound of the door shutting echo in the white hospital room. She pulled back from Joey and looked into his dark brown eyes, as he looked into her blue ones. She sniffed, and Joey brushed a piece of her hair back from her face.
Rachel: Joey...I...I thought we had lost you, I was so worried. When I got the phone call from the hospital worker...I didn't believe her, I had to come down and see for myself. I was running and running, and then there was a huge thunderstorm. [She started crying again, choking on her words] And I was trying to get to you as quickly as I could...and, and then I tripped and I fell [her tears taking over her speech] and .....I got her......and I saw you......hooked up to all those wires....and machines...and then it started beeping....and I thought....you were leaving...and I never got to tell you any of the things I wanted to tell you.....but then here you are.....
Joey: Wait...you fell? Are you okay? What happened? Oh my god I didn't even notice your eye! Rach...
Rachel [laughing a little, seeing how much he cared]: I'm fine Joey; I just have this cut on my leg [Joey gasped as he saw the huge bandage covering the deep gash on her leg] and my eye, of course, as you can see.
He reached over and touched the place around her eye where it was black and blue, tracing it with his fingers...
Rachel: Joey
Joey: Yea
Rachel: There was something that I wanted to tell you. When you first told me you were falling in love with me...I wasn't really ever sure of how I felt about you...until now...I'm pretty sure I return those feelings Joey.
Joey [breathless]: Are you serious?
Rachel [smiling]: Yes. I-I love you Joey, and when I was sitting here thinking you were gone I just kept thinking of how I never got to tell you that...I never want to leave you Joey
Joey: I never want to leave you either Rach. I love you too, so much, you have no idea how hard it was to see you at the apartment, hurting like you were; I just wanted to take you in my arms, take you away to our own world where you could never get hurt, by anyone.
He leaned in, his lips brushing hers, as she put her arms around his neck, and he pulled her closer to him with his arms around his waist. They are now kissing more enthusiastically, more passion is involved, and soon Joey has pulled Rachel all the way onto his lap, holding her so tightly to his body, as if he would die if she were not any closer.
Phoebe [to Monica and Chandler]: See I told you two, they are totally meant to be
Monica: They do look pretty sweet together
Chandler: Yea