Ross thought long and hard about what Gunther had told him. It was obviously easier for him to say rather than for Ross to actually do it, 'You let her go without a fight Ross, if I were you...and I wish I was' He had laughed, but then told him seriously, 'Get her back...She loves you, I know these things'.
If Gunther was right, and Rachel did love him back. Then why did she leave him? Ross couldnt get his head around it, and he wasnt sure whether trying to win her back was a good idea, she obviously was already happy in Paris, before he knew it, she would probably have found somebody else. It was just the case of waiting for that day to come, and he didnt blame any man who would be attracted to her, she was the perfect woman, yet she wasnt his.
He slammed his keys down on the table as he dived onto his sofa, the leather was so cold against his skin that it soothed him, he just couldnt believe that he was all alone now, everybody was either gone, or would be gone sooner or later. He wondered if calling her would be totally innapropiate, he just wanted to hear her voice and speak to his daughter who he hadnt seen for 9 days, he was used to not seeing Ben because that was the way it had always been, but Emma was his little girl who he had been close with for the first year in her life, and now he didnt quite know for definate when he would be seeing her. Oh to hell with it he thought, 'I'm calling her..'. He picked up the phone, and quickly dialled in her mobile number, he knew it as well as he knew his own.
He got her answering machine.
'Hi, This is Rachel...Im not available right now so if you could just leave a message, I'll ring you back when I can...'. He smiled. Her voice was like music to his ears, god he loved her. And why was he just sitting here dwelling on it when he knew full well that he could do something about it, but he was too afraid. Too afraid for the second rejection in the past week. 'Hi Rach, its me Ross..I just wanted to call you for a talk, are we still on for 2 weeks? I am also free next weekend if you want me to come down then instead...give me love to Emma, miss you...Bye' He said. He didnt want to sound too soppy, he knew that she was already aware of his feelings but he didnt like the idea of her knowing he was sat here moping about because of her. He put the phone down and hoped she would either ring back, or the next time he rang she would answer.
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Rachel took a sip from her coffee as she gazed over at the man sitting opposite her, she couldnt quite believe she had met such a gentlemen, and she didnt even feel uncomfortable with him, he had that way about him that made her feel comfortable in his presence and she only found that quality in one other man, and that was Ross. It didnt feel like a date, with Emma being there with them too but it was a nice time spent with him, getting to know eachother and drinking coffee, 'You know Joshua, I should get going now...' She said, not meaning to interupt him on talking about his job in the city. 'I should get back and put Emma to bed then get myself ready for the first day at work tomorow...' She told him. She got up to put on her jacket, and to her surprise, he stood up to help her with it. 'Here...' He said, putting the jacket around her. 'Why...thank you Joshua' She smiled. He smiled back, making her wonder whether he was going to say something to end the coffee date, she would never dream of giving her his number without him asking, or even asking him. She would sound too keen, and she wasnt. But she did like him.
'Listen, Rachel...It was lovely meeting you, if you wanted to...we could swap numbers and maybe see eachother again, only if you want to...'. He asked her, almost reading her mind. She had a feeling he would ask her anyway, she got the feeling that he liked her too. 'Sure...' She smiled. She got out her cellphone to read out her number, he reached for a serviette on the table and picked out a pen from his blazer jacket. She called her number to him, ' You got it?' She asked him. He nodded. 'I'll take your number and I'll be the gentlemen and call you...' He smiled, putting the pen and serviette with her number on inside his pocket safely.
'Thanks for the coffee...' She said to him.
'Consider it a treat for a beautiful lady..' He winked. She wasnt used to these charms by a man she had just only met, but she enjoyed it. 'If you give me a ring in the week, we can arrange a proper date or something if that is what you would like..' She told him.
He nodded. 'Would like that more than anything'. There was a sudden silence. Rachel had a feeling he wanted to maybe kiss her or something, but maybe he was thinking it would be unappropiate, on the lips maybe yes, but a peck on the cheek would be perfectly fine. 'Goodbye then...' He said, putting his hands in his pockets. She decided to kiss him instead, she didnt feel at all shy. 'Bye...' She said, before placing a soft kiss on his right cheek. 'And thanks again...'.
He looked a little surprised as she laid the kiss on his cheek, but he looked happy that she had done it. 'I would have but...'.
'I know..' She laughed. 'You were too embarrassed and you thought I would get the wrong idea..'.
'Exactly' He told her honestly. She began to push the pram away, looking back and smiling at him as he waved. 'Lets get you home sweetheart...' She said to Emma, who was already half asleep in the pram. She didnt quite know what had happened this afternoon, it wasnt normal for her to meet a man and feel so close to him already, but then again, she had never given herself the chance to meet a guy and have fun. In New York, there was always the constant reminder of Ross, and their feelings for one another, but now was the perfect opportunity to try and move on without him.
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