Grace kept wondering about that guy. Rachel seemed pretty adamant about the way she felt about him. There was only one good explanation , he was Rachel's ex. That would explain the elusiveness of her wanting to talk about him. Yet she had a child by him, so there must be a long and dark history of their relationship. She was so engrossed in her thoughts, she didn't even notice Will not being there. She opened the door of her and Will's apartment and noticed that Jack was going through Will's wardrobe. She crept into the bedroom and snuck up on him. "Ah ha." She screamed as Jack went through his dresser. "Alright missy, talk." She said threatingly. "I was just trying to find some new clothes for my date." Jack said . "And where is Will?" she wondered. "Probably with his new you." Jack said snidely , waiting for Grace to explode. "It seems Willy boy picked up some girl at the supermarket and he went over to her house." Grace remembered when this happened before and the psycho who attacked her. She could take the bitch , ."Where is he?" she asked angrily. "I think he said he was going to the Village. Bedford Street." Jack volunteered since he loved to see two women fight. "Okay I am off." Grace said as she pulled back on her orange trench coat and walked out of the door.
Rachel came home and she was not happy. She put down her briefcase and started to cry.This was not the way she wanted things to end up. She had every hope in the world that her and Ross would finally be able to settle things and Emma could have a mommy and daddy. She realized that night she went out with Phoebe that she should not have given out her phone number after it was too late. Then poor Mike had to intercept any calls that Ross got. Unfortunately he didn't do a good job, and Bill got through. But Ross got scared like he did before, and started to hide things from her. How could she ever hope to trust him , if he acted like that? These damn post pregnancy hormones just made her want to sit on the couch and cry. She threw down her head and started to sob into her hands.
The door slowly opened as Ross carrying Emma entered the door. He hated to see this. He felt like this was all his fault. He wanted a chance to talk to her this morning, but he had to be in class, so he left. Ever since she moved back to Joey's , he had been so upset and lonely. He was so looking forward to having his baby in his apartment . He slowly walked over while still carrying the baby. "Rach?" he said as he noticed her on the couch . "What's wrong?" Rachel wasn't going to give him the satisfaction so she wiped her eyes and got up. "Nothing." She said abruptly. Putting out her arms., she reached for the little girl. "Emma, are you hungry ? Is Mommy's little angel hungry?" the baby started to cry as she waved her arms.
"I think that is your answer." Ross said as he handed the crying baby to Rachel. "Aw Emma , din din is coming." Rachel said as she unbuttoned the white oxford shirt and pulled down her bra strap. She sat back down on the couch as she held her baby daughter to her breast. Ross stared as he witnessed the beautiful sight in front of him. Rachel breastfeeding their daughter. "You know you didn't have to stare the whole time , Ross." She said irritated.
"It is not as if I have never seen your breasts before Rachel. I mean you were doing a pretty good job of showing them to Joey in the hospital." He said sarcastically.
"Well you have no damn reason to ever see them again." Rachel said standing up. "Will you turn your head.?" She screamed. Emma started to cry. "You see what you did to our daughter ? Rachel took her down from her breasts and started to swing her back and forth . "Emma , I am sorry that Daddy is an asshole." Rachel said. Ross got up and started for the door. "I do not have to stand here and be insulted by you." Rachel walked over as she tried to calm her baby. "That's right, you can leave . Which is what I wish you would do Professor Geller." Ross had an angry look on his face. "You know what Rachel, you want to move on and kiss guys and give out your phone number, that is fine with me. There are a lot of women who would love a guy like me." Ross turned to Rachel as he gave her Emma's things. "Well why don't you just go out there and get them." Rachel said angrily. "Cause this one doesn't want you." Ross gave her a look. "Fine by me." He said as he slammed the door . Once again Emma began to cry. Rachel felt like she wanted to cry.
Will gathered up all his stuff and then went over to Monica. "I had the best time today. Tomorrow , remember we have the cooking demonstration at Macy's." he reminded her. "Nice to meet you Chandler. " He said as he kissed Monica on the cheek and then walked out the door. Monica went about humming a happy tune as she cleaned up. "And what was that?" Chandler asked angrily. "Just a peck between friends, that's all. You wouldn't get mad if Joey or Ross did that." Chandler came over to her. "Joey is my best friend and Ross is your brother. I know either them would not want to get in your pants." "And neither would Will, honey he likes men, just like your dad." Chandler thought for a minute. "Then keep him away from Joey and Ross." He said as he sat down.
"I can't believe you. You 're jealous of him." Monica shook her head. "Why shouldn't I be? He's handsome , and funny, and the worst of all is he likes to do what you like to do." Chandler moaned . Monica smiled and came over to him after she dropped her dishrag."But there 's one thing that I like to do that he doesn't." Chandler smiled as she threw her arms around him. Then they began to kiss.
Ross stomped down the stairs. "I 'll show her. She thinks that all I am going to do is sit around and wait for her until she gets tired of finding another loser and then come crawling back to good old Ross." He thought as he went down the stairs. He had a taste for a latte so he headed to the usual place. Gunther saw him and immediately gave him a dirty look. As he got the latte ready, Ross saw something that he saw earlier today. It was that woman from Rachel's office. She had on a peach blouse with a skirt that set off her dynamic red hair. She seemed to be by herself. Ross saw his opportunity.
"May I sit here?." Ross smiled . This was unusual because he usually sat on the chair next to the familiar orange couch . The chair was where he sat because of his long legs and height. Today he felt like being daring. The woman smiled recognizing him from Rachel's office."Sure." he sat down and then took a sip. Grace realized that she was given an opportunity so she took it. "I'm Grace ." she said as she extended her hand. Ross decided that he would turn on the charm , since it seemed this girl was interested in him. "I'm charmed.' He said as he bent down and kissed her hand. Grace giggled at the old fashioned gesture. "Ross , Ross Geller." He said as he came back up from the hand. Ross knew he had her. "Grace, are you doing anything tonight?" he asked . "Nope , not a thing." She smiled. "Well would you join me for a bite to eat then?" he asked as he looked at her. "Sure." She said as she grabbed her purse. The two of them left the coffee shop. Gunther watched them leave and then smiled. "Rachel , you shall be mine now." Then he went back to wiping the counter.
At a bar across town. Karen Walker sat drinking gin with her new buddy. "Another round , Smitty." She sang . The bar tender gave her a disgusted look. "For the last time , you old drunk, my name is not Smitty. I tell you this every time you come in here." He said as he slammed down his towel. "I don't pay you to talk, now a martini for my new friend here." Karen said as she took another sip. "Well, well , well" she heard someone drawl in a Southern accent. Phoebe thought she was seeing things. "I must have had too much. Now I am seeing little men." She put down her glass. "Karen Walker, " the little man said . Karen took another sip and turned in disgust. "You have to be twenty one to be served in here." She yelled. "It looks like you have found another drinking buddy. I am here of course with my business associate Benjie." A tall black man smiled at her. "Oh come on , who are you fooling. You haven't touched Krystal since the riots of Stone wall." Karen sneered. "Everyone knows that you two are lovers." She cooed. Phoebe was intrigued at the little man. "He is so cute , he looks like a little elf." Phoebe said as she examined Beverly. "I am not an elf.And who are you?" he asked. "I am Princess Consuela Banana Hammock, Heir to the throne of Tamponia." Karen giggled at the performance that Phoebe was giving. "Your highness." Beverly said as he bowed to her thinking she was really royalty. "Up you little man, you are embarrassing me." She said . "Well Karen, I must go , Benjie and I have tickets to Les Miz." Beverly said. "Another time, Princess."
As they left, Karen turned to Phoebe and droned."I like you, you're fun."
Grace lifted her wine glass. She couldn't get over how charming this guy was. He told her he was a paleontology professor at NYU. He had the most soulful brown eyes and the nicest smile. He kept her laughing most of the night and she felt like she was with an old friend rather than a new lover. He held her hands across the table and stared deeply into her eyes. She was pretty and had style and was fun to be with. If it wasn't for the fiery red hair , he would swear he was out on a date with Rachel. He took out his wallet and gave the waiter his credit card. "That was an incredible meal." Ross said. "And the company wasn't bad either." Grace couldn't get over how charming he was. As the waiter brought back his credit card he put it in his jacket and then came over and held the chair for Grace. Grace smiled as the two of them walked out into the night air.
"Let's go for a walk." Ross said as he put his arm around Grace's shoulder and then she dropped her head on his. They strolled along like two lovers and then their lips met as they stared into each other's eyes. Ross had wanted to do this for so long, ever since Emma came home from the hospital. But here he was kissing another woman, maybe Rachel was right , it was time for them both to move along.
Okay I know what everyone is thinking but remember I don't write stories where the lobsters aren't together. This is just a fun way to shake things up and yes I could have pictured Ross falling for someone like Grace.
To my loyal few …oliver, Meister Bing, and always my sis Mon….another chapter will be up soon. Hope everyone is enjoying my tributes to my two favorite shows.