The One With The Wrecked Christmas

CHAPTER II

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Previously on Friends:

Rachel: What's up?

Monica: Nothing, nothing. Everything's just plain normal.

Phoebe: Oh, come on. It's Christmas, you're weird, and a new restaurant just opened next to us.

Monica: Okay, I'm cooking Christmas dinner!

TIME LAPSE

Joey: Sure. (Rachel turns her back on him and Joey checks out her dress, opens his eyes wildly then ignores what he saw.) Wow, looks like somebody's going to some fancy place. You and Ross tonight? Huh?

Rachel: Yup. Tonight's the night.

Joey: Yeah! It's sex night!

Rachel: (turns around and looks at Joey) No, it's Christmas Eve! Monica and Chandler's Christmas party, hello?

Joey: Ooh, I totally forgot.

Rachel: Thanks for the necklace thing.

Joey: Oh, yeah, sure. I'm used to putting on necklaces on women.

Rachel: Please tell me you don't try them on.

Joey: Oh, no! Please!

(Awkward Silence)

TIME LAPSE

Ross: No, not that. But I was thinking of asking Rachel to move in with me tonight.

Chandler: Tonight? You're asking her tonight?

Ross: Yup.

Chandler: I don't want our Christmas party to end so bad, please, dude, do it some other time.

Ross: What are you talking about? Rachel would be pleased to move in with me!

Chandler: (Chuckling) Good luck with that. (Leaves)

TIME LAPSE

Joey: (coming out of his bedroom) Wow. Don't you look...

(Awkward Silence)

Rachel: Uh-huh? Joey!

Joey: You look...hideous!

(Silence. Suddenly, Joey jumps and gives Rachel a kiss on the lips, which shocks her.)

Joey: Oh, my god. Oh, my god...What am I doin'?! Gosh, I'm so sorry, Rach. I mean, you're with...you're with Ross! And I don't wanna go through that again!

Rachel: Ok, well, it was an incident, and nobody needs to know about this.

Joey: Thank you!

(They sigh in relief. Ross enters)

Ross: Hey! Ready to go, Rach?

Rachel: Yeah! Bye, Joe.

Ross: See ya tonight!

Joey: Bye!

(Ross and Rachel head to the door; Ross opens it and starts to leave)

Joey: Ross, I kissed Rachel.

(Long Silence, as Ross stood just right there at the doorway, shocked and frozen.)

Ross: What? (He turned around and looked at Joey)

Currently on Friends...

(Silence occurrs after Joey told Ross what he just said..)

Joey: So, Ross, would you like to...reply?

Rachel: (nervous) No, no! You don't have to reply! Ross, don't reply!

Joey: No, Rach, we need to talk about this!

(Silence)

Ross: I...we have to be at Monica and Chandler's Christmas dinner. (Staring at Joey for moments, he left the apartment, shocked)

Rachel: I can't believe you just told him!

Joey: What, you thought I was gonna just hide such a thing from my BEST friend?!

Rachel: I thought Chandler was your best friend.

Joey: Rachel, I can't do this right now, okay?

Rachel: What? You can't do this now? What, why?!

Joey: BECAUSE I'M HUNGRY! (Leaves the apartment and shuts the door loudly after him)

(SCENE: Monica and Chandler's Place. Monica is asking Emma, Erica and Jack to quit running in the house.)

Monica: It..it's a new house! Please stop running! Rachel!

Rachel: WHAT?!

Monica: Emma doesn't stop ruining my kids!

Rachel: Oh, I'm sure it's something you can handle, Mon. (Groans)

Monica: Uh-okay, NO. It's something I'm not handling, and what's the matter with you tonight? This is Christmas Eve. You're supposed to have fun!

Cut to Chandler talking to Ross a few feet away.

Chandler: This is Christmas Eve! You're supposed to have fun, Ross, not ruin mine.

Ross: I'm sorry, okay? I just didn't expect that my best friend would kiss my girlfriend on Christmas Eve.

Chandler: I thought I was my best friend.

Ross: No! You were just a hangover! (pause) You know? How else would I get dates in college? (Chandler gasps) I'm kidding, all right?! Look, I was supposed to ask Rachel to move in with me tonight! Look how that is going!

Chandler: Oh, come on. It could've gone better. I mean, it's not like you planned your second best friend to end up kissing your girlfriend. (Ross stares at him) Oh, excuse me? Did that hurt you DEEP FROM THE INSIDE?!

Ross: I'm sorry, Chandler, that I'm giving you a hard time at this. But...it's just that...I want my relationship with Rachel to work. I'm done having it not work out with her. But I just...can I possibly forgive Joey?!

Chandler: I don't think so. I mean, what he did to ya was pretty bad. But that doesn't mean that you should just...like shut him out or something. Talk to him about this.

Cut to Phoebe and Mike consoling Joey a few feet away.

Phoebe: Talk to him about this!

Joey: I can't! All right? It'll be too awkward!

Mike: (Sniffs) Speaking of awkward, who are these people?

Phoebe: (Glaring at Mike) My friends. (keeps staring at him) Gosh, just if you weren't good in bed. (to Joey) Will you talk to him, Joey? Please?

Joey: I can't, Pheebs!

Phoebe: We'll at least have Christmas dinner not after three in the morning! (looking at her watch) I mean, it's already an hour and a half before midnight.

Joey: Fine! (Sniffing) I'll do it for the food. (pause) 'Cause I'm hungry! (pause) Had nothing all day. (Phoebe and Mike look at him) What? Hey, I only had two lunches! (Walks away)

(Time Lapse...)

Joey: Hey, Ross!

Ross: Look, I don't want to talk about this, Joey, all right?

Joey: Please, Ross, just talk to me!

Ross: I can't...right now. I'm sorry.

Joey: Do it for the food!!

Ross: For the...what? Never mind! (Walks away)

Joey: (Sniffing, walking towards Phoebe and Mike) Oh, man.

Phoebe: So? How'd it go?

Joey: Pretty good. He didn't even give me the finger yet!

Phoebe: Great!!

Mike: Oh, no, hey, look. Joey, there it is! (points somewhere and Joey awwes)

Cut to Monica and Rachel

Monica: What?! You and Joey? Could it get any serious? I mean, you're with my brother!

Rachel: Who, because of your stupid, stupid Christmas party, had to walk in on us!

Monica: Yeah, which is about to be ruined, thanks to your child!! (yelling at Emma) No, leave that! That's precious! Ah, whadda heck. Chandler's mom bought it for us.

Rachel:I just...I know that, that kiss with Joey was just a one-time thing! I just wish Ross would understand!

Cut to Ross and Chandler again.

Ross: What if it was just a one-time thing, y'know? Maybe I should give her a chance to explain, and not give Joey one.

Chandler: You can't do that to him! And what if Rachel doesn't agree to move in with you? AWKWARD AGAIN!

Cut to Monica and Rachel.

Monica: What if Ross asks you to marry him? What would you say?

(Silence)

Cut to Ross and Chandler again.

Ross: I think I should propose to Rachel. (Chandler is shocked.)

Cut to Monica and Rachel.

Rachel: I think I'd say no.

(Silence. Rachel sighs)

TO BE CONTINUED...

END...

Chapter III is coming soon. It's to be titled as: The One Where Ross Proposes... Leave a review!!