There was no one at the apartment except Phoebe and Joey. Monica and Chandler were sightseeing with the twins, Ross and Rachel were at the studio and Michael was at school doing research.
"Then there were the races we used to have with the chick and the duck. God I miss those little guys." said Joey.
"Yeah we did have some great times." smiled Phoebe.
"Isn't it funny that of all our friends , we were the only ones that didn't hook up." pondered Joey." I tried , I mean." he shrugged his shoulders.
"Well you did propose." said Phoebe. "To two women in one day."
"Only because I thought some guy knocked you up." he reminded her.
"Boy that guy at my gym was in for a surprise." Phoebe laughed.
Phoebe looked over at Joey. Why didn't she ? He was sweet and caring and fun to be with. They always had a good time. Joey looked over at Phoebe and smiled.
"Let's watch a movie." she said quickly.
"Sounds good to me." Joey said as he turned the channel to find a movie.
"Okay , now this is what we are going to do. I want Ross to sit here and read from these cards. You are not to look into the camera at all concentrate on these maps and props. I want you to act like you are teaching in your classroom." the director said.
"I can do that." he said as he pulled the sweater down and smoothed his hair.
"Ross, remember what you showed me that day in lecture and you'll be fine."said Dee.
Someone came in front of Ross with a light metre and then someone adjusted one of the stage lights. This was all new to him too, but he tried to look as comfortable as possible.
A grip came in front with a slate . She put it in front of his face .
"Test R. Geller. The Dinosaur Man.." she said.
"Quiet. We're rolling." the director said. "Go."
"Hello and welcome to our new series …in it we will travel the world on a quest to find the evidence that dinosaurs did indeed exist. We will talk with other experts and I will explain my own theories…." Ross had complete control as he sat on the lighted set and delivered the speech from the cards.
Rachel was amazed. He was so comfortable doing this. It was as if he was born to be a television actor. Even though she had heard his boring dinosaur stories before, this person had her on the edge of her seat as he talked.
"And cut, we're clear.' the director said.
"Levels?" he said .
"Good levels, very clear and distinct. The mike picked up every word." the sound person said.
"We wanted to use a boom and a lavalier, more effective in editing." he said to Dee.
"Good picture , wardrobe showed up nice on camera, make up not too heavy . " he continued. "I think it's a keeper."
"Okay Ross, we've got it." said Dee. "I haven't seen it entirely yet, but with editing , I think we've got a winner here."
Ross smiled and hugged Rachel. This was the best thing that had ever happened to them.
"We'll be in touch to set up the presentation to the network. Once they see this test, they are going to want a pilot and then we can really get this thing going." Dee said.
"When will you know?" asked Ross curiously.
"Should be a few days, now that the hard part is over. You guys should just enjoy LA for a few days. Take Emma to Disneyland, maybe go to the ocean. We 'll let you know." Dee said as she walked off talking to the director.
"Come on Ross, let's go back to Joey's ." said Rachel.
"I guess I should enjoy my anonymity as long as I can before we start production." said Ross as he walked off in his own little world.
Rachel shook her head. His ego was getting as big as the dinosaurs he talked about. She didn't know how much longer she could take it. She wanted the Hollywood life she read about in In Style, but at what cost was it going to come to her.?
Next Joey and Phoebe go to a premiere.