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Joey was sitting alone in the coffeehouse, drinking a cappuccino. Phoebe and Mike were supposed to meet him there in a little while. He saw a woman looking at him. He thought at first to go over and make his move, but then sat back down. If I wanna find the right woman, I gotta wait for her.
Phoebe came home the next morning. "Hey honey where were you last night. You went to answer the door and never came back." Mike was asking Phoebe nicely, but she could sense some anger in his voice. "Oh I'm sorry, but Monica was at the door. She came by to tell me she was pregnant! Isn't that great?!"
"Sure, but you just left me there."
"Well I'm sorry I thought you would understand once I told you the Monica thing."
"Well I don't understand. I don't feel like I'm part of your life anymore. I feel like I'm just here for you when you are not with your friends."
"Mike I'm not gonna lie to you, I love my friends, but I still love you."
"It doesn't seem like it anymore."
"But I do."
"I think I'm gonna go out for a little while. I'll be back later." Mike walked out the door and slammed it.
Ross walked over to the door. "Hey Carol. Susan." Ben walked out the door and joined his mother. "Bye Dad."
"Bye Ben." Just then Rachel walked out. "Hey was that Ben leaving?"
"Yeah. How did you sleep?"
"Great. I can't believe Emma slept until nine."
"Yeah. She must have been tired from all the shopping last night." Rachel smiled. "Well I'm going to go get ready for work."
"Okay." Ross kissed Rachel and then went to get Emma dressed.
Joey was back at his apartment now, eating a "Joey special", when the phone rings. "Hello?"
"Joey, this is Ronald Buck, I heard about your agent, do you have other representation yet?"
"Ron Buck? You're a major agent."
"Are you interested Tribbiani?"
"Yeah I am!"
"Alright come by my office tomorrow at three." He hung up the phone and Joey jumped up and down. "YES!" He then looked around and noticed that there was no one there to celebrate with him.
It was Sunday, so Ross
didn't have work. Instead, he was watching Emma while Rachel was at
work. The phone rang. "Hello?"
"Ross?" He recognized the
voice immediately. "Emily? What are you calling for?"
"I
just need to know that you have no feelings for me anymore."
"I already told you
that when you showed up at my door uninvited."
"I know, but
Rachel was there then."
"Emily I'm sorry, but I don't have any more feelings for you."
"I'm coming over."
"No you can't come over, the last time you did that Rachel got really upset."
"If you don't have any more feelings for me why would she?"
"I don't know,
maybe she doesn't believe me."
"Goodbye Ross."
"No don't come o…" The phone hung up. "Oh crap."
Phoebe heard the door shut again. She looked over. "Hey." Mike looked back at her. "Hey." Then he just went into their room and shut the door. Phoebe got up and knocked on the door before she came in. "Hey, you okay?"
"No Phoebe, I'm sick of this. I'm sick of being secondary in your life. I'm your husband. We are supposed to be around each other constantly."
"Mike I can't be with you every second of the day. You know me."
"Not anymore."
There was a knock at the door. "Ross? You there?" Ross got up and opened the door. He knew she wouldn't go away until he did. "What?" Emily practically pushed her way in. She saw the baby playing on the floor next to the tv. "And who is this?"
"That's Emma."
"Is she yours?"
"Yes, With Rachel."
Emily frowned. "Oh. So you had a child with her what, three years
ago?"
"Just about."
"So you have been together for
three years?"
"No. I had just broken up with my girlfriend,
Mona, and Rachel had just broken up with her boyfriend, Tag, and we
went to each other for comfort, and walked away with a beautiful baby
girl."
"Wait? You all weren't together after our divorce?"
"No."
"Why not? You said her name at our wedding. You gave up on our marriage for nothing?"
"Hey, you gave up on our marriage, not me. Because you didn't trust me, remember? But thank God you didn't because if you had given our marriage a chance I may not be with the woman I have been in love with for twenty years. My soulmate." Emily became angry. "I know you still love me Ross."
"No Emily I'm sorry but I don't."
"How can I be sure of that?"
"You can't. But I'm telling you I'm not." Emily leaned in to kiss Ross and he backed up. "What are you doing?"
"Kissing you."
"Why?"
"To be sure." She leaned in again and time seemed to stand still. Should I kiss her so she can be sure and go away? Or will that make her want to be with me? Will that make her think I want to be with her? He backed up. "Emily I can't kiss you. I love Rachel. Not you."
"I'm getting married next week Ross. To Colin."
"I thought that was
five years ago."
"No, I got scared because I still had
feelings for you. I still do."
"Emily you need to go now. I don't love you. That's just it. I'm sorry."
"Do you promise me, Ross, that there is nothing left of me in your heart?"
"I swear."
"Fine. This is the last time you will see me." Ross opened the door for Emily. She cornered him and kissed him passionately. He hated it. It wasn't Rachel. "What was that for?"
"One last reminder." She walked away. When she reached the end of the hall, she turned to him one more time. "Bye Ross." He didn't say anything back. He just shut the door and went inside.
Well that was chapter 21. Seeing as how each season was about 24 episodes, I will write only three more chapters for Friends Season 11. If you want me to continue, I can start to write a Friends Season 12. Let me know. Also, if I do make the season 12, I need to know what you guys think about Phoebe's situation. I have set the stage for her and Mike's divorce. If you want them to stay together I can clean it up. If you want her to be with Joey, I can end it.
