Rachel woke up the next morning to the sound of rain pelting the house. 'Oh, man' she thought, pulling back the covers and stumbling out of bed. She wiped her eyes free of sleep and staggered over to her dresser, thinking. "Was I thinking about someone last night?" Rachel wondered aloud. She had slept so hard she didn't remember. All the sudden Ross came back into her mind. She let out a debatable 'oh' followed by a long sigh. Then she finished getting dressed and let herself out of her room.
Rachel walked out to the kitchen, and was immediately greeted by the voice of none other than her younger sister. "Good morning Rach!" she chirped. "Morning, Jill." Rachel yawned in response. "Mom told me before she left this morning to remind you that her and dad are going to be home early from work. They want to be on the road at 4 so pack. I already did last night." Jill told Rachel. "Where are we going?" Rach wondered. "To the Lake House, remember?" Jill replied.
"Oh yeah!" Rach exclaimed, a smile spreading across her face. "Excited to see Monica again?" Jill asked, buttering herself a piece of toast. "Yeah, you know it!" Rachel felt her stomach jump at the thought of hanging out with her best friend again. She had kept in touch with Mon by letters and e-mail, but hadn't seen her since last October. But it was already the beginning of May, and time for the Greens' first summer weekend in Wisconsin. The Gellers' usually took their first weekend in the middle of April, so they would be there. Rachel suddenly found herself excited at the thought of seeing Ross again also. 'Why am I all the sudden thinking about him so much?' she wondered to herself again.
"I'm gonna go out and see what's on T.V Jill, K?" Rachel grabbed a bagel and a yogurt and plopped herself out on the living room couch. "Ok, Rach, but remember, pack..." Jill reminded. "Yeah, yeah, I will." Rachel grabbed the remote and started channel surfing, only to find nothing. "Man, Friday morning T.V sucks! It's all kid shows on." She said to no one in particular. "That's because it's a weekday and the big kids are in school. We, however, have had 2 days off." Jill answered. "Thank you, Captain Obvious!" Rachel taunted, followed by the eye-roll that followed most of the things her sister said. "OK Jill, I'm going to pack for ya." She sighed and lifted herself off the couch.
Rachel dragged herself in her room and got her duffel bag down and out from her closet. Somehow she felt an urge to take up sexy clothes and impress Ross. She decided on cute, yet casual. That way, she could look great for him and Monica wouldn't get any ideas. So Rachel started rummaging through her drawers and came up with a few cute outfits. "These should do!" she said proudly and excitedly. She grabbed some nightclothes and under things, and packed all of it into her bag. Then she grabbed her discman, a few CD's, and took it all out with Jill's stuff in the foyer.
Rachel ran to the front door when she heard a garage door open. It was currently 3:12 p.m., as read her blue LEI wristwatch. "Daddy!" Rachel ran up and gave her father a hug as he entered. "Rach, sweetheart, how are you!?" Leonard Green asked his daughter. "Are you and Jillian ready for Wisconsin?" Dr. Green kissed Rachel's forehead and she smiled. "Yes, daddy." She replied. "Yeah, and packed too!" Jill yelled from her room. Rachel laughed and rolled her eyes again at her sister's ditziness. But then again, she was blonde, so she kinda had an excuse. "So daddy, when's Mom gonna be home?" Rachel wondered. "Anytime now, sweetie. I talked to her on the way home and she was also on the road." Leonard explained.
As if on queue, the other garage door could be heard, and a little while later, in walked Sandra Green. "Hey you guys." Mrs. Green greeted her husband and oldest daughter. "Hey, sweetheart." Leonard leaned over and kissed Sandra on the cheek. "Hi, mom." Rachel went over and hugged her mom. "Rach, where's Jill?" Mrs. Green asked. "She's in her room, probably listening to KISS-FM or something like that." "Ok honey, thanks. Leonard, we've got to go pack. Come on." Mr. Green followed his wife into the master bedroom, leaving Rachel standing alone in the middle of the foyer.
The Green family would be up at their house in Wisconsin in 2 ½ hours, and Rachel could hardly wait. After all, Monica (and Ross) would be there.
[Ok guys, here's the next chapter. I think it's a little better than the last one, but I like the next one a lot (and it's a little longer). I still have to write chapter 4 but I feel ideas coming on so don't worry I won't leave ya hangin'. And I gotta say a big THANK YOU to all of the people who reviewed this!!! (That's why I updated so quick). I am so happy people are actually liking this!! So, keep on reviewing please!!]
Erin :)