And I Feel Home
by Tina
Hey guys! Thanks for the great reviews! :) But I'll leave the chit-chatting for the end, now on with the story!
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"...I mean, he's really sweet and all..."
"Just want to remind you details are not necessary. I mean, he is my brother, after all"
Soft laughter.
"Don't worry, I won't get to that..."
"Good! I'm really happy for you guys, though...! And I just wanna say... I know this will sound weird and all, me being his little sister, but uh... Take good care of him, Carol. He's a good guy and he's been through too much already"
"Yeah, I know Ross is a very special guy. Believe me, I really like him a lot"
The faint voices were like whispers taking Rachel by the hand and carrying her out of her peaceful slumber. She stirred.
"I'm really glad to hear that." Brief silence. "You know what, we better go talk outside, Rachel's still sleeping"
"Oh, okay"
Rachel softly opened her eyes and lazily started stretching.
"No, no, I'm up, don't worry" her words were almost inaudible.
Monica flashed her a smile and Rachel couldn't help but smile back. There was nothing like waking up to a beautiful smile from a dear friend.
"Goodmorning"
"Morning, Mon"
"Goodmorning, Rachel"
Rachel looked at Carol.
"Goodmorning"
Just then she realised how beautiful Carol really was. Despite the messy blonde hair, the pajamas and the morning eyes, Carol was stunning. Huh, or maybe specially because of those things! Rachel laid in bed and just looked at the girls. They were sisters in law...! Okay, so maybe not just yet, but still.
There was a soft knock at the door.
"Come in" Monica announced just before Ross carefully popped his head inside.
"Everyone decent?"
Carol smiled.
"Goodmorning, sweetie"
"Goodmorning"
Ross entered and went straight to Carol's matress, on the floor. Rachel watched as they kissed and kept their arms around each other. Tenderly, he brushed her hair from one of her shoulders and planted a trail of soft kisses up her neck.
"Ross, cut it out, gross! I don't need to watch that in my own room"
Ross chuckled, embarassed.
"Sorry"
"So, anyway, Rach... Wanna do something today?"
"I don't know, I need to go home first. I think today's not a good day, really. But we can see each other during the week or something"
"I'm going on a field trip, actually..."
"Oh. So, next weekend?"
"Okay! Oh, we're gonna have this little event at this Hotel at the city next saturday, you should totally come! We're gonna be cooking, so you can bring someone if you'd like. My parents will be there, so if yours want to tag along...!"
"Sure, I'll tell them about that"
"Oh, Mon, about that..." Carol began "I won't be able to make it, sorry"
"Aw, why not?" the Gellers asked in choir.
"It's my cousin's birthday party in Rhode Island and she insisted for me to come. I haven't seen her in a while, so..."
"Oww" Ross kissed her cheek "You'll be missed"
Carol smiled at him.
"Can't you come with me?"
"Oh, no, Ma'am! He'll be coming to my thing, sorry! I need to bring a lot of guests!"
Carol laughed.
"Okay, okay, sorry, Mon"
"Yeah, but if I forget it for some reason and end up being stuck, at, I don't know, Rhode Island, don't blame me!"
Monica shot him a look.
"You wouldn't dare!"
Rachel laid her cheek on her pillow and watched. They laughed and smiled. They looked so happy.
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Rachel's house was much different than in the previous night. As she opened the front door, she could already hear everybody's presence. The t.v. room door was half open and she could see Jill in there with a friend. Amy passed by holding the telephone, giggling.
"I know, what was she thinking??"
Rachel rolled her eyes trying to make out what that was about. Ah, whatever. She closed the door.
"Mom??"
Her mother came down the stairs. She was all dressed up, heavy make up on and unsucessfully trying to fasten her bracelet.
"Oh, hi, sweetie"
"Where are you going?"
"Beatrice and Paul's 25th anniversary. Can you please help me with this?"
Rachel approached and handled the bracelet, all the while feeling her mother's eyes straight at her.
"Done"
"Thank you"
Sandra Green ran her fingers down her daughter's hair and then tucked some of it behind her ear.
"Did you sleep over at Monica's?"
"Yes"
"That's good that you're hanging out together again." Rachel smiled back at her mother. "So, what are you doing today?"
Rachel looked down, her plans of spending time with her family slipping down the drain.
"I don't know... I guess I'll go back there, I'll just take a shower and change"
That moment, Leonard Green, Rachel's father, came down, also ready to go.
"Pumpking!"
"Hi, daddy"
He kissed her hair.
"Where were you?"
"At Monica's"
"We better get going now, Sandra" Rachel watched her parents interact as if nothing at all had happened the night before. It was a routine they had mastered over the previous few years. "We'll see you girls later"
Amy and Jill contented themselves to simply wave goodbye, not even bothering to look at their father. After warm hugs, Rachel released them and sighed.
'Alright, slight change of plans...'
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"Hey, Rach, could you hand me those tomatoes?"
"Sure"
Rachel handed her a plate full of chopped tomatoes and looked down into the pot, unsure.
"Mon, are you sure about this?"
"Calm down, of course I am! We made this last week and it was fine!"
"I'm hungry!"
Monica laughed at Rachel's lack of patience.
"I'd check the fridge for a snack if I were you, this is gonna take a while!"
Rachel groaned and approached the fridge.
"This better be worth it, you know?"
She was analysing all the itens they had in storage when Ross entered, seduced by the scent emerging from the kitchen.
"What are you doing?"
"Just this chicken we learned how to cook last week"
"How much time till it's done?"
Monica rolled her eyes.
"Not anytime soon!"
"I'm hungry!" Ross whined.
"Damn, not you too!"
"Can I open this pack of Cheetos?" Rachel asked, exiting the food storage room with a bag in her hands.
"Sure! Can I get some of that, actually?" Ross approached.
"Oh, ok"
Rachel tore it open and got a handful out of it, handing the rest to Ross. She sat down on the kitchen table and watched Monica.
"Don't you guys learn how to make superquick and fancy snacks?"
"Okay, one more word and I don't let you eat at all!"
Ross and Rachel laughed.
"Hey, Mon, does speed count in your practical exams? I guess it should, considering it's an important factor in a restaurant...! But then again I guess that would fail a lot of people, huh?"
Monica turned around to shoot her brother a look and found Rachel covering her mouth to prevent hersef from laughing out loud.
"Fine, gang up on me! You don't get to eat my chicken now!"
"Aw, Mon, we're sorry! We didn't mean that, we do want to eat you chicken!" Rachel approached Monica and stroked her arms. "I mean, I guess we'll be hungry again in a couple of hours!"
Ross burst into laughter again and Rachel smiled at Monica, who didn't look too amused.
"Will I have to kick you two out of my kitchen?"
Judy and Carol walked in to hear Monica's last two words.
"Your kitchen?" Judy questioned.
"Hey, mom. How did the shopping go?" Monica quickly shot back.
Judy opened a smile and carried her multiple bags onto the table. Rachel read Bloomingdale's, Barney's and Macy's on them.
"It was great! Anything looks good in that girl!"
"That girl" was already in Ross' arms, Rachel noticed. She was wearing a wide smile and her cheeks were turning pink.
"Thanks, Mrs. Geller"
"It's Judy, dear"
Her smile grew even more.
"Thanks, Judy"
Rachel stuck her hand inside the Cheeto bag again and Judy approached her.
"Junk food before dinner?"
Rachel blushed.
"Monica's taking forever to make that!"
Judy stroked Rachel's hair and smiled at her.
"In that case, I baked a cake yesterday. Would you like a piece of that too, Rachel, dear?"
Rachel smiled.
"Okay!"
She watched as Judy Geller picked up a plate, a fork, a knife and a beautiful chocolate cake. There was something so big in that simple gesture of hers. Something so magical radiated from that woman, so powerful that made Rachel smile each passing second more. It almost screamed "perfect mom". "Love me, hug me, take me home".
After the plate was settled in front of Rachel, she paid Judy with a kiss on her cheek.
"Does any one else want some?"
Rachel tasted it. Not too sweet, just perfect.
"C'mon, no one?"
"I'm fine, mom"
"Carol?"
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Yeah, ok :) See... I have this all planned out, sort of. Right now I'm writing very mechanically, so I'm not sure I'm passing the right message. Or, if so, if I'm doing it right. But, anyway...! I've spent the last few days sort of obsessing with this fic. All I have to say right now is that I don't want that to happen anymore. I'm just doing this to kill off some time, seriously. Anyway, whatever! I'm probably not making much sense, I'm weird like that :) Just wanna ask those reviews to keep coming! And yes, this IS a R&R fic. Just hold on, I will get there! :)
by Tina
Hey guys! Thanks for the great reviews! :) But I'll leave the chit-chatting for the end, now on with the story!
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"...I mean, he's really sweet and all..."
"Just want to remind you details are not necessary. I mean, he is my brother, after all"
Soft laughter.
"Don't worry, I won't get to that..."
"Good! I'm really happy for you guys, though...! And I just wanna say... I know this will sound weird and all, me being his little sister, but uh... Take good care of him, Carol. He's a good guy and he's been through too much already"
"Yeah, I know Ross is a very special guy. Believe me, I really like him a lot"
The faint voices were like whispers taking Rachel by the hand and carrying her out of her peaceful slumber. She stirred.
"I'm really glad to hear that." Brief silence. "You know what, we better go talk outside, Rachel's still sleeping"
"Oh, okay"
Rachel softly opened her eyes and lazily started stretching.
"No, no, I'm up, don't worry" her words were almost inaudible.
Monica flashed her a smile and Rachel couldn't help but smile back. There was nothing like waking up to a beautiful smile from a dear friend.
"Goodmorning"
"Morning, Mon"
"Goodmorning, Rachel"
Rachel looked at Carol.
"Goodmorning"
Just then she realised how beautiful Carol really was. Despite the messy blonde hair, the pajamas and the morning eyes, Carol was stunning. Huh, or maybe specially because of those things! Rachel laid in bed and just looked at the girls. They were sisters in law...! Okay, so maybe not just yet, but still.
There was a soft knock at the door.
"Come in" Monica announced just before Ross carefully popped his head inside.
"Everyone decent?"
Carol smiled.
"Goodmorning, sweetie"
"Goodmorning"
Ross entered and went straight to Carol's matress, on the floor. Rachel watched as they kissed and kept their arms around each other. Tenderly, he brushed her hair from one of her shoulders and planted a trail of soft kisses up her neck.
"Ross, cut it out, gross! I don't need to watch that in my own room"
Ross chuckled, embarassed.
"Sorry"
"So, anyway, Rach... Wanna do something today?"
"I don't know, I need to go home first. I think today's not a good day, really. But we can see each other during the week or something"
"I'm going on a field trip, actually..."
"Oh. So, next weekend?"
"Okay! Oh, we're gonna have this little event at this Hotel at the city next saturday, you should totally come! We're gonna be cooking, so you can bring someone if you'd like. My parents will be there, so if yours want to tag along...!"
"Sure, I'll tell them about that"
"Oh, Mon, about that..." Carol began "I won't be able to make it, sorry"
"Aw, why not?" the Gellers asked in choir.
"It's my cousin's birthday party in Rhode Island and she insisted for me to come. I haven't seen her in a while, so..."
"Oww" Ross kissed her cheek "You'll be missed"
Carol smiled at him.
"Can't you come with me?"
"Oh, no, Ma'am! He'll be coming to my thing, sorry! I need to bring a lot of guests!"
Carol laughed.
"Okay, okay, sorry, Mon"
"Yeah, but if I forget it for some reason and end up being stuck, at, I don't know, Rhode Island, don't blame me!"
Monica shot him a look.
"You wouldn't dare!"
Rachel laid her cheek on her pillow and watched. They laughed and smiled. They looked so happy.
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Rachel's house was much different than in the previous night. As she opened the front door, she could already hear everybody's presence. The t.v. room door was half open and she could see Jill in there with a friend. Amy passed by holding the telephone, giggling.
"I know, what was she thinking??"
Rachel rolled her eyes trying to make out what that was about. Ah, whatever. She closed the door.
"Mom??"
Her mother came down the stairs. She was all dressed up, heavy make up on and unsucessfully trying to fasten her bracelet.
"Oh, hi, sweetie"
"Where are you going?"
"Beatrice and Paul's 25th anniversary. Can you please help me with this?"
Rachel approached and handled the bracelet, all the while feeling her mother's eyes straight at her.
"Done"
"Thank you"
Sandra Green ran her fingers down her daughter's hair and then tucked some of it behind her ear.
"Did you sleep over at Monica's?"
"Yes"
"That's good that you're hanging out together again." Rachel smiled back at her mother. "So, what are you doing today?"
Rachel looked down, her plans of spending time with her family slipping down the drain.
"I don't know... I guess I'll go back there, I'll just take a shower and change"
That moment, Leonard Green, Rachel's father, came down, also ready to go.
"Pumpking!"
"Hi, daddy"
He kissed her hair.
"Where were you?"
"At Monica's"
"We better get going now, Sandra" Rachel watched her parents interact as if nothing at all had happened the night before. It was a routine they had mastered over the previous few years. "We'll see you girls later"
Amy and Jill contented themselves to simply wave goodbye, not even bothering to look at their father. After warm hugs, Rachel released them and sighed.
'Alright, slight change of plans...'
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"Hey, Rach, could you hand me those tomatoes?"
"Sure"
Rachel handed her a plate full of chopped tomatoes and looked down into the pot, unsure.
"Mon, are you sure about this?"
"Calm down, of course I am! We made this last week and it was fine!"
"I'm hungry!"
Monica laughed at Rachel's lack of patience.
"I'd check the fridge for a snack if I were you, this is gonna take a while!"
Rachel groaned and approached the fridge.
"This better be worth it, you know?"
She was analysing all the itens they had in storage when Ross entered, seduced by the scent emerging from the kitchen.
"What are you doing?"
"Just this chicken we learned how to cook last week"
"How much time till it's done?"
Monica rolled her eyes.
"Not anytime soon!"
"I'm hungry!" Ross whined.
"Damn, not you too!"
"Can I open this pack of Cheetos?" Rachel asked, exiting the food storage room with a bag in her hands.
"Sure! Can I get some of that, actually?" Ross approached.
"Oh, ok"
Rachel tore it open and got a handful out of it, handing the rest to Ross. She sat down on the kitchen table and watched Monica.
"Don't you guys learn how to make superquick and fancy snacks?"
"Okay, one more word and I don't let you eat at all!"
Ross and Rachel laughed.
"Hey, Mon, does speed count in your practical exams? I guess it should, considering it's an important factor in a restaurant...! But then again I guess that would fail a lot of people, huh?"
Monica turned around to shoot her brother a look and found Rachel covering her mouth to prevent hersef from laughing out loud.
"Fine, gang up on me! You don't get to eat my chicken now!"
"Aw, Mon, we're sorry! We didn't mean that, we do want to eat you chicken!" Rachel approached Monica and stroked her arms. "I mean, I guess we'll be hungry again in a couple of hours!"
Ross burst into laughter again and Rachel smiled at Monica, who didn't look too amused.
"Will I have to kick you two out of my kitchen?"
Judy and Carol walked in to hear Monica's last two words.
"Your kitchen?" Judy questioned.
"Hey, mom. How did the shopping go?" Monica quickly shot back.
Judy opened a smile and carried her multiple bags onto the table. Rachel read Bloomingdale's, Barney's and Macy's on them.
"It was great! Anything looks good in that girl!"
"That girl" was already in Ross' arms, Rachel noticed. She was wearing a wide smile and her cheeks were turning pink.
"Thanks, Mrs. Geller"
"It's Judy, dear"
Her smile grew even more.
"Thanks, Judy"
Rachel stuck her hand inside the Cheeto bag again and Judy approached her.
"Junk food before dinner?"
Rachel blushed.
"Monica's taking forever to make that!"
Judy stroked Rachel's hair and smiled at her.
"In that case, I baked a cake yesterday. Would you like a piece of that too, Rachel, dear?"
Rachel smiled.
"Okay!"
She watched as Judy Geller picked up a plate, a fork, a knife and a beautiful chocolate cake. There was something so big in that simple gesture of hers. Something so magical radiated from that woman, so powerful that made Rachel smile each passing second more. It almost screamed "perfect mom". "Love me, hug me, take me home".
After the plate was settled in front of Rachel, she paid Judy with a kiss on her cheek.
"Does any one else want some?"
Rachel tasted it. Not too sweet, just perfect.
"C'mon, no one?"
"I'm fine, mom"
"Carol?"
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Yeah, ok :) See... I have this all planned out, sort of. Right now I'm writing very mechanically, so I'm not sure I'm passing the right message. Or, if so, if I'm doing it right. But, anyway...! I've spent the last few days sort of obsessing with this fic. All I have to say right now is that I don't want that to happen anymore. I'm just doing this to kill off some time, seriously. Anyway, whatever! I'm probably not making much sense, I'm weird like that :) Just wanna ask those reviews to keep coming! And yes, this IS a R&R fic. Just hold on, I will get there! :)