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Chapter 2

A Date With Mrs. Green

Rachel lifted her head up slowly she had woken up to the sound of a phone ringing. Glancing over to the clock she saw that it was just about noon. She then groggily reached for the cordless phone that was next to her on the bed, wincing in pain as she made a sudden turn. "Damn ribs." she mumbled.

"Hello" Rachel said as she laid her head back down on the pillow this time with the phone.

"Rachel darling, I heard about your little accident, how are you?"

It was her Mother. Why the hell was she calling there.

"Mom? Im- wait how did you find out?" Rachel questioned in a high pitched voice.

"Well dear, I called your work to set up a little dinner date and they told me you were home, and well here I am calling you. Now you just keep resting dear and Ill be right over" Sandra explained

Rachel jumped to an upright position in bed, not evening thinking about her side. "OW! What…what do you mean youll be right over?"

"Well for lunch dear, I wanted to talk to you, youll never guess whose son is coming back into town." At this Rachel rolled her eyes, ever since she and Ross had broken up her Mother was always trying to set her up with some guy who was 'worthy of her daughter' "Now Ill be over in a little while, Ill have the help make us sandwiches or something to bring over."

With that Sandra was gone. Great. Rachel thought….now I have to deal with her for the day. It wasn't that Rachel didn't like her Mother she just wasn't in the mood to hear about this new rich guy that her Mother had picked out for her.

After it seemed like it took her forever to get ready Rachel came out of her room. Dressed in a plaid skirt that sat just above her knees and a white long sleeved tee, with her hair messily pulled up, it was a much effort she could put into an outfit with the state she was in…even if it was for her mother.

As she took a seat at the kitchen table and took her medicine Monica walked in the door.

"Hey Rach, how are you feeling?"

"How does it look like Im feeling?" Rachel shot back frustrated.

"Okay Okay Fine." Monica walked past her and was heading to her room. "Bitch" she mumbled.

Hearing this Rachel slowly stood up. "Mon, wait. Im just…UGH Im so stressed. I mean I can barely move…and my Mom is coming for lunch."

"Still bothering you huh? Ross told me about last night."

Smiling "Ross was here earlier?"

"Yeah he came by to see how you were but you were still asleep, said he would drop by later. I don't know…" Monica stopped realizing the second part of Rachel's complaints "You Mothers coming!"

"Unfortunately" Rachel said sighing.

"Great…and this is the day I choose to come home for lunch…just great. She's almost as bad as my Mothe- Mrs. Green! How are you!" Monica said cheerfully noticing Sandra's presence, as she ran over to hug her. "Its been a while hasn't it?"

"Yes…Yes I suppose it has…I hope you don't mind I let myself in…" Sandra looked around the apartment "You really should keep these doors locked in this neighborhood anyway…"

Monica looked at her watch. "Ugh will you look at the time, I need to be back at the restaurant…too bad I have to cut this visit short."

Rachel shot her a look. "Mon, you sure? I mean you didn't even get to eat yet."

"Yeah Im real sorry Rach, Chicken fiasco or something- nice seeing you again Mrs. Green…" Monica grabbed her coat from the rack and run out the door.

Sandra watched her leave and turned to Rach "She always has been such a weird girl…"

Rachel smiled.

"Anyway dear…how are you, tell me everything" Sandra said while placing a bag on the table, and taking out two wrapped sandwiches. "How did this all happen-I brought us some food now sit down."

"Thanks Mom" Rachel replied while taking a seat. "Well I mean, it all started when Mon was trying out roller skates, you know for work, and Phoebe and I were trying to help her then I got distracted and she knocked me down. And then ever since then I was having this terrible, really horrible pain in my side, then last night Ross took me to the hospital and we found out about my rib."

Sandra laughed

"What's so funny?" Rachel asked taking a bite of the sandwich her mother had brought.

"Nothing…for a second there I thought you said you went with that Ross boy." Once again Sandra let out and exaggerated laugh.

Rachel stared at her "Well I did Mom…"

"What! I thought you two were done…messing around. You remember what I told you about cheaters Rachel." Sandra said scolding her daughter.

"I know mom. But first off….Ross and I aren't back together…and second…'messing around'? We were never messing around." Rachel said offended.

"Well come on Rachel dear…surly you didn't see a future with that dinosaur boy. And if you two aren't together then why would you go with him."

"I cant believe you, Ross is a really great guy Mom. Besides…he was here and pretty much insisted I go and see a doctor, I was having trouble walking on my own." Rachel smiled "I felt so bad though, he missed his chance to be on the discovery channel to help me."

"Who watches the discovery channel anyway…no loss there" Sandra said with a laugh.

"I do!" Rachel yelled.

"Rachel please…" Sandra laughed.

"Okay…well I mean I have. Ross and I use to watch it at night…after we…after we um- well you see we would switch I mean some nights after-" Rachel cleared her throat " some night after we had done it, we would lay there…and he would just hold me and we use to watch the discovery channel together…we would switch back and forth between that and E! . Rachel seemed to get lost in what she was saying…and Sandra noticed this.

"While that is a lovely story dear…that's all it is now, just a story. And it will remain forever that way because that boy cheated on you." Sandra said trying to reason with her daughter.

Rachel looked down and her voice became soft. "I know…its just…last night, the way that he just took care of me." Rachel paused "I missed it mom."

Sandra looked at her daughter and for the first time noticed just how much pain she was in. " I know honey, but you really have to move on, he was just being a friend…anyway you know Sally's son, Matthew the um lawyer, well he's opening up a practice in the city, so I gave him your number, I figured he would be lonely and you could show him around. Maybe youll like him. Blonde hair….nice smile…tall…give it a shot Rachel."

Maybe her Mom was right, she couldn't stay hung up over Ross forever. Its not like she hadn't gone out on a date since the break up…plenty of them….its just now…after last night, she didn't know what she wanted anymore. "No reason I can't show him around" Rachel faked a smile in order to please her Mother.

"Im only asking for you to give him a shot dear, that's all." Sandra said and she placed her hand on Rachel's cheek. "I just want to see you happy again."

Rachel nodded and looked down. The phone began to ring and Rachel started to stand up and get up, when Sandra shook her head.

"Ill get it dear you just rest." Walking over to the phone she picked it up. "Monica and Rachel's…"

Rachel couldn't help but let out a laugh by the way her mother had picked up the phone.

"Oh, Hello Ross. " Rachel whipped her head around to where he mother was standing next to the couch. "Yeah Rachel's here." Sandra answered but made no attempt to hand the phone to her.

"Well can I speak to her." Ross pleaded on the other line.

"Why?" Sandra asked smugly.

"Because I want to know if she's alright." Ross said getting angry.

"Well you know, shell manage."

"San-Mrs. Green, would you please give the phone to Rachel."

"Ugh" Sandra made a disgusted noise and brought the phone over to Rachel, not bothering to cover the speaker she said " That Boy wants to waste some of your time." in only the way that Sandra could.

"Give it to me" Rachel said through gritted teeth.

"Ill have Matthew give you a call…now I better get going…feel better dear." Mrs. Green said as she made her way out the door.

Sighing Rachel lifted the phone up to her ear. "Still there Ross?"

"Yeah, so how are you?" Ross questioned, he couldn't help but wonder who this 'Matthew' was.

"Oh Im a little bit better than last night I guess, once again thanks for everything Ross."

"Yeah, I mean what are friends for right? Say Rach, who is Matthew?" Ross asked.

"Ugh just some guy my Mother wants to set me up with…she says she just wants to see me happy again." Rachel said while shrugging and walking over to take a seat on the couch.

"Oh…Oh…okay, and would that make you, uh you know happy?" Ross questioned getting jealous.

"Who knows anymore" Rachel said with a small laugh. The truth was though…she didn't even know "Hm. Why do you ask."

I do. I know what makes you happy Ross thought "Oh you know just wondering, I was just wondering if you want some company tonight, since you really cant go anywhere."

"Um. Yeah…Yeah okay that'll be fun." …More like awkward Rachel thought. "But you know Ross that's the other line, I think its Mon, so Ill talk to you later."

"bye Rach, see you tonight." Ross said while hanging up.

He didn't like the sound of this….this Matthew. Hes probably some rich boy that her mother loves Ross thought to himself. I know what makes you happy Rach…I know. Looking at the stars, Lilies, walks in central park in the middle of the night. He smiled he had remembered this one night in the summer, it had just rained and it had to be like 1 am, they were lying in his bed just holding each other when she had suggested it. They had gone walking in their bare feet in the grass holding hands and laughing under the stars. It was things like that Ross missed. For appearing as such a materialistic girl…it was times like that when she was happiest…and Ross knew it.

And you….you make me happy.

"Ugh. " Ross let out a yell as he put his head down on the desk he was sitting at. Life was so confusing…and this…all this with Rachel couldn't be happening again.

Could It?

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