Although she was extremely worn out, Rachel just could not sleep.
Being back in her old bedroom, now with Ross, was so different. She headed
into the kitchen to pick at the leftover cake.
"Oh, hey! You couldn't sleep, either?" Monica asked, sitting at the table, beginning to eat the leftover cake.
"Nope," Rachel said, sitting down, "Give me some of that!"
Monica cut the cake in half, and they silently ate for a few minutes. Then Monica asked, "Who would have thought we would be sleeping here again?"
Rachel didn't know if Monica wanted an answer, or if it was just rhetorical. Monica didn't look upset that she wasn't answering, so they let the question hang in the air.
It wasn't long before Ross walked out of the bedroom. "Um...I was just...going to the bathroom!" he said, obviously not expecting to also see his sister and wife awake. He continued into the bathroom, but was seated with the girls barely a minute later.
By the time Rachel had given half of her piece of cake to Ross, Chandler came out of the other bedroom. "Bathroom!" he said, looking relieved that everyone else was up. He was in the bathroom for maybe ten seconds, then pulled a chair over to the table to join his friends.
Even though no one spoke much, they could all tell what each other were thinking: About how far they had all come in a year, how far they grew apart, and yet how close they still were. And, of course, there were now Phoebe's triplets and Joey's new approach to romance to think about.
Rachel realized that Joey had headed out to show women this new side of him at five in the morning. Even though she was confident that his caring side would be good in relationships, she was sure that not many women would appreciate this so early in the morning.
She thought she was right. A few minutes later, they heard footsteps in the hallway. Chandler opened the door and invited Joey inside, saying that Monica could make him more food if he wanted it.
"No, thanks," Joey said, smiling.
"You okay?" Monica asked, "You just turned down my food with a smile!"
"I think I'm more than okay," Joey said, sitting down in Chandler's chair.
"Really? Why?" Rachel excitedly asked.
"And why are you in my chair?" Chandler added.
"Well, Rach, I tried out what you told me," Joey began, ignoring Chandler's question. "I went down to another coffee shop, just to get something to drink. Well, there was this girl there. She was cute, but looked really sad. I decided to try what Rach told me. I asked her what was wrong, was really caring, and now I have a date tonight!"
"What was wrong with her?" Ross asked.
"Ross!" Rachel exclaimed, shooting him a look.
"No, no! I meant, why was she so sad at a coffee shop at five in the morning!"
"Oh..." Joey said. "See, her dog has been really sick, and at four in the morning, little Scampers died..."
Chandler stifled a laugh at the dog's name. Monica and Ross looked very sad about Scampers, while Rachel asked "So she really liked you because of your sensitive side?"
"Yup!" Joey proudly said, "I can't wait till tonight!"
"You know, it's like being back here made everything okay again," Monica said, "Here is Joey, ready with a date tonight. Ross and Rachel are together and happier than ever, and me and Chandler finally lost that guilt."
Everyone else realized this, then their tiredness began to really sink in. But Rachel had just one more thing to do. She picked up the phone and called Phoebe's cell.
"Good morning honey...yup, we're all still here...That's good to hear! (She mouthed "The triplets are fine" to the others)...year, we're still up...stop by later? Sure...yeah, we'll try to be awake!...okay...see you then!"
Ross smiled at Rachel, "Ready to sleep now?"
She yawned her agreement and followed Ross into their room. Monica gave Joey some of their extra blankets and pillows, and told him that he could sleep in the living room.
Soon, everyone in the old apartment was asleep. Over at the hospital, Phoebe and Mike gazed at their triplets until they were both happily asleep.
"Oh, hey! You couldn't sleep, either?" Monica asked, sitting at the table, beginning to eat the leftover cake.
"Nope," Rachel said, sitting down, "Give me some of that!"
Monica cut the cake in half, and they silently ate for a few minutes. Then Monica asked, "Who would have thought we would be sleeping here again?"
Rachel didn't know if Monica wanted an answer, or if it was just rhetorical. Monica didn't look upset that she wasn't answering, so they let the question hang in the air.
It wasn't long before Ross walked out of the bedroom. "Um...I was just...going to the bathroom!" he said, obviously not expecting to also see his sister and wife awake. He continued into the bathroom, but was seated with the girls barely a minute later.
By the time Rachel had given half of her piece of cake to Ross, Chandler came out of the other bedroom. "Bathroom!" he said, looking relieved that everyone else was up. He was in the bathroom for maybe ten seconds, then pulled a chair over to the table to join his friends.
Even though no one spoke much, they could all tell what each other were thinking: About how far they had all come in a year, how far they grew apart, and yet how close they still were. And, of course, there were now Phoebe's triplets and Joey's new approach to romance to think about.
Rachel realized that Joey had headed out to show women this new side of him at five in the morning. Even though she was confident that his caring side would be good in relationships, she was sure that not many women would appreciate this so early in the morning.
She thought she was right. A few minutes later, they heard footsteps in the hallway. Chandler opened the door and invited Joey inside, saying that Monica could make him more food if he wanted it.
"No, thanks," Joey said, smiling.
"You okay?" Monica asked, "You just turned down my food with a smile!"
"I think I'm more than okay," Joey said, sitting down in Chandler's chair.
"Really? Why?" Rachel excitedly asked.
"And why are you in my chair?" Chandler added.
"Well, Rach, I tried out what you told me," Joey began, ignoring Chandler's question. "I went down to another coffee shop, just to get something to drink. Well, there was this girl there. She was cute, but looked really sad. I decided to try what Rach told me. I asked her what was wrong, was really caring, and now I have a date tonight!"
"What was wrong with her?" Ross asked.
"Ross!" Rachel exclaimed, shooting him a look.
"No, no! I meant, why was she so sad at a coffee shop at five in the morning!"
"Oh..." Joey said. "See, her dog has been really sick, and at four in the morning, little Scampers died..."
Chandler stifled a laugh at the dog's name. Monica and Ross looked very sad about Scampers, while Rachel asked "So she really liked you because of your sensitive side?"
"Yup!" Joey proudly said, "I can't wait till tonight!"
"You know, it's like being back here made everything okay again," Monica said, "Here is Joey, ready with a date tonight. Ross and Rachel are together and happier than ever, and me and Chandler finally lost that guilt."
Everyone else realized this, then their tiredness began to really sink in. But Rachel had just one more thing to do. She picked up the phone and called Phoebe's cell.
"Good morning honey...yup, we're all still here...That's good to hear! (She mouthed "The triplets are fine" to the others)...year, we're still up...stop by later? Sure...yeah, we'll try to be awake!...okay...see you then!"
Ross smiled at Rachel, "Ready to sleep now?"
She yawned her agreement and followed Ross into their room. Monica gave Joey some of their extra blankets and pillows, and told him that he could sleep in the living room.
Soon, everyone in the old apartment was asleep. Over at the hospital, Phoebe and Mike gazed at their triplets until they were both happily asleep.