Thanks to everyone who reviewed Chapter 1, looks like you guys are enjoying the story so I will continue writing. Here is Chapter 2, sorry I don't have more creative names for the chapters...maybe in the next story.
Ok, enjoy everybody!
Central Perk
The gang was lost in conversation about some topic, Rachel wasn't sure what anymore. She was lost in her own thoughts.
How could she have been so cruel to Ross? She obviously hurt him just now, but didn't he deserve it? To feel what it is like when the one person in the whole world that you feel truly understands, and appreciates you is with someone else. At least she had the decency to wait until they were definitely finished.
Finished.
What a horrid word! Is that actually what their relationship had become? Could everything they had been through boil down to that one little definite word? Finished. She found herself repeating it over and over in her head. Was she admitting it, or trying to convince herself of it?
"What do you think Rach?" Monica's voice snapped her out of her thoughts.
"Um...well...I think...what was the question again?"
"Haven't you been listening?"
"Yeah, I mean this is a real question here. Don't you think I make a better boyfriend than Joey would? Monica says me, and Pheobe says Joey, so you are the deciding vote." Chandler said.
"Come on! Chandler women want sex, and I mean I think we all know between the two of us who is better at that!" Joey boasted.
"Well Joey, while sex is good, women are looking for a little bit more than that in a relationship. You know, understanding, compassion, intelligence all of these things figure in as well." Rachel said trying to avoid the question.
"Oh, and what, you don't think I have all of those things?!" Joey replied hurt.
"Oh no sweetheart, I didn't mean it like that, I just meant don't sell yourself short thinking it is only about the sex, look at all of your talents. I mean you have so much more than just sex to offer." Rachel quickly replied hoping she hadn't hurt Joey's feelings.
"See, I told you Chandler, I win!" Joey said smugly! Chandler stared back at him in amazement.
"She didn't say you win." Chandler replied to Joey, he then looked back at the rest of the group. "She didn't say he won!"
"Ok, ok, fine! I have a way to finish this once and for all." Joey stopped, looked Rachel up and down, "How you doin'?"
Everyone giggled a little bit except for Chandler. Chandler jumped up and went over to Rachel's chair.
"Come on Rach no fancy lines or pressure techniques. Me or him? Pick me, pick me, pick me!" Chandler repeated over and over in a whiny as he hopped up and down on Rachel's chair.
Rachel jumped up, "Ok fine! Do you really want to know who makes a better boyfriend?"
"Yeah we do!" Joey and Chandler smile and bob their heads up and down.
Rachel smiled knowing the perfect way out was to say her current boyfriend Mark. No way anyone could argue with that, and then she didn't have to worry about hurting either Joey or Chandler's feelings.
Mark. "Ross."
As soon as the name left her lips she realized what she had said as they all stared in open-mouthed astonishment at her.
"Mark! I mean Mark!" She yelled out quickly before covering her mouth, but they all continued to look at her.
She sank back in her chair wishing she hadn't said that. Why had she said that? Surely it was because she had been thinking about Ross, and the little incident that had just happened. That had to be it, I mean she didn't really think that he made the better boyfriend, did she? No, she thought to herself, that was over and she was moving on. However, deep down inside how could she ever move on?
Chandler put his hand on her shoulder, and sat next to her on the arm of the chair.
"Honey are you ok? Do you want to talk about it?" Monica asked.
"Yeah I mean really? Mark and Ross weren't even in the competition." Joey said with a smile that was returned by looks from the rest of the group. "But I can see how this isn't the time to bring that up." He countered sheepishly.
Copy CenterMeanwhile Ross was still staring at Chloe and Mark. Did he really just see what he thought he saw? Could Mark being doing the exact same thing to Rachel that he did? Ross' mind was racing a mile a minute, should he go and confront Mark, or should he run right back to the coffee house and tell Rachel?
He was about to go and confront Mark when it dawned on him that if Mark knew, that Ross knew, then Mark could quickly come up with a lie or excuse, but if Ross told Rachel then she could just put him on the spot, and the little weasel wouldn't be able to get out of it.
Having made his decision Ross scrambled to get back to Central Perk.
Central PerkRoss burst through the doors looking for Rachel. She and the rest of the group had obviously already left. Ross spotted Gunther, and ran over to him.
"Gunther, how long ago did Rachel leave?"
"Hmmm...let me think...how long ago did who leave again?"
"Rachel! Rachel, Gunther! How long ago did Rachel leave?"
"Oh yeah....I don't remember."
Ross sighed loudly as he ran back out the door.
"What did she ever see in him?" Gunther asked himself once Ross was out of ear shot.
Street Outside Monica and Rachel's ApartmentRoss came running around the corner just in time to see Mark and Rachel kissing outside the front door to the building. Ross had to double over slightly due to the intense cramps that he was feeling due to the exertion of running all over New York. He made a mental note that he really was going to have to get to the gym more often.
Ross tried to call out to them, but he was too out of breath to make any kind of audible sound. He took another deep breath and was about to try and yell again when a kid on a bike came flying around the corner and slammed into him, Ross hit the ground with a yelp.
"OUCH!" Ross cried out in pain.
"Sorry man, didn't see you there." The kid said, obviously un-phased before he got back up on the bike and rode off.
Ross struggled to his feet to see that Rachel and Mark were no longer there. He started to run after them but collapsed again in pain. He looked down at his knee where his pants had been torn away he could see a little trickle of blood
And there we have Chapter 2, hope you guys liked it. Please let meknow what you think.
