Chapter 15: The One Where Patricia Can't Keep Up
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Patricia walked along side Joey and Chandler to the hall where Ross and Emily's rehearsal dinner hall was being held. She was wearing: ( wwwDOTpolyvoreDOTcom/cgi/set?id=69128446).She spent at least two hours getting ready so she knew that she would have to get up early tomorrow to get ready for the wedding.
"Now I don't care what you say, any boy that stares at you for too long gets hit." Chandler said firmly as they stepped into the elevator and Joey nodded in agreement.
Patricia rolled her eyes and groaned loudly. "No boy will look! I mean what is there to look at!"
"Trish you look beautiful!" Joey exclaimed and wrapped his arms around her giving her a gentle hug. He kissed the top of her head before letting go.
"Yes you do!" The funny guy admitted and pressed a button.
"Thank you…" The teen girl whispered quietly and felt her cheeks blush bright pink, causing her to look down at the ground shyly.
The actor let out a small whimper, catching the attention of the two people who were in the elevator with him.
"What's up Joe?" Chandler asked, raising an eyebrow.
"It-It's just this." He replied and pointed to an advertisement, which was posted on the wall, for Pizza which was entitled 'American Style'. "It reminds me of N-New York…."
"You homesick?" Patricia asked, placing a gentle hand on her friend's shoulder. She knew what it was like to be homesick or to want to be somewhere else.
"A little…." The actor replied hesitantly and the doors of the elevator opened with a ding sound.
The trio stepped outside the elevator and continued walking and talking till they arrived at the grand hall. There was a tall, slender, blonde woman in a pantsuit holding a book that had the guest list.
"Hello, how are you?" The blonde spoke in a posh British accent and gave a warm smile.
"Hello. Good, thank you." Patricia said politely in a British accent. Her eyes widened, she was not supposed to have said it in a British accent. She came up with the assumption that the tall woman looked like Phoebe and Phoebe would have done the accent thing.
"Em…names please?" The woman asked, eyes glancing at the guest list.
"Of course." The brunette responded, still speaking in her British accent. "Patricia Taylor, Chandler Bing-"
"How do you do?" Chandler said in a British accent.
"And Joey Tribbiani." Patricia told her.
"How you doin'?" Joey asked in a high squeaky voice which was his best British accent. The blonde woman raised an eyebrow and gave them the nod to go in.
Patricia stared in awe at the grand hall. It was simply beautiful. The brunette looked around to see a lot of her family there which made her feel all happy and warm inside. Her thoughts drifted off to her brother back home, wishing he wasn't ill so he could enjoy this with her. And then her thoughts drifted to her Father who wasn't even sicker than Derek, her heart went out to him. Her thoughts then, somehow, drifted to her mother….
Her mother.
The teen instantly regretted thinking about her. The 'punishments' had got worse, even just thinking about them made her sick and want to cry but no one would her hear, like the last time.
She sighed and turned around to see Emily and Ross and Patricia that she should say hello to her Godfather and his wife-to-be. The brunette moved swiftly through the crowd over to them and they greeted her. Monica and her parents came over to them as they just arrived.
"Hey." Monica said smiling.
"Hi. Mom." Ross said and hugged his mother tightly. "Dad." He hugged his father.
"Sweetheart. Oh sorry were late, my fault, I insisted on riding the tube." Mrs Geller told them and gave them an apologetic smile.
"Judy, the kids…" Mr Geller told his wife, blushing with embarrassment.
"Jack, that's what they call the subway." Mrs Geller replied.
Mr Geller nodded his head slowly. "Ohh, I thought that you-"
"Dad, dad. We got it! We Got It!" Monica and Ross yelled interrupting their Dad before he could finish his sentence.
"He does not know when to stop talking, does he?" Patricia said to Monica giggling a little.
"He should really think before he talks." Monica whispered back and placed a hand on her Goddaughter's shoulder.
"Ohh, here comes my dad and step-mum." Emily told them as she saw her Dad and his wife coming there way. "Mister and Misses Geller, this is Steven and Andrea Waltham."
Mr Waltham shook everyone's hand. "Hello. Hello. How do you do? How do you do? Very nice to meet you." He turned to his second wife. "Darling it's the Gellers." She paid no attention because she's talking on a cellular phone. "Darling, it's the Gellers." She still doesn't pay an attention. "She's very self-absorbed, you know. I should never have married her."
Mrs Waltham looked evilly at her husband. "Sorry, what?"
"It's the Gellers!" He repeated for the third time.
"Where?" Mrs Waltham asked furrowing her perfectly plucked eyebrows as she looked arounf.
"Well there's one." Mr Waltham replied and pointed at Jack. "And there's another." He added but this time he pointed at Judy.
"Lovely to meet you." Mrs Waltham said politely.
"Terribly nice of you to offer to pay for half the wedding." Mr Waltham admitted and he handed a multipage bill to Jack.
"Ohh forget it." Mr Geller told him and took the bill. "Too hell with tradition, we're happy to do it."
"We know how expensive weddings can be; besides this may be the only wedding we get to throw." Mrs Geller said softly and patted Monica's shoulder.
"Haha, a joke that's funny in all countries." Monica replied and faked a smile.
Ross quickly directed the families over to their tables.
Chandler, Joey, Ross, Emily, Monica, Patricia and all the bridal party are seated at the table. Chandler got up to make his toast.
"I'd like to toast, Ross and Emily." Chandler announced. "Of course, my big toast will be tomorrow at the wedding, so this is kind of my little toast or Melba toast, if you will." No one in the room laughed. He started to get flustered. "Okay. I've known Ross for a long time. In fact, I knew him when he was going out with his first girlfriend."
"Oh God." Ross said playfully.
"And I thought things were going to work out for him. Until the day he over inflated her." Chandler laughed. Jack looked at Judy and no one in the room laughed. "Ohh, Dear God…" A phone started to ring.
"Hello, Waltham Interiors." Mrs Waltham said when she answered her phone.
"Oh, hi, Mrs Waltham. I need to speak with ether one of the best men, or Ross's sister Monica or Goddaughter Patricia." Phoebe replied at the other end of the phone.
"Who is this?" Mrs Waltham asked before taking a sip of her sherry.
"Oh, I'm Phoebe Buffay." Phoebe told her. "I'm one of Ross's best friends."
"Well, if you're one of Ross's best friends, why aren't you here?" Mrs Waltham asked.
"Yeah, um, I can't fly." Phoebe told her. "I'm having my brother's babies."
"Oh, am I on the radio?" Mrs Waltham said, sounding very intrigued.
"No…umm, could I talk to one of them?" Phoebe asked. "It's very, very important."
"No, I'm bored with you now. I'm going to cut you off." Mrs Waltham replied and hung up.
"And I'm sure we're all very excited that Ross and Emily are getting married at Montgomery Hall." Chandler said continuing with his speech. "I mean to think, my friend getting married in Monty Hall." No reaction from anyone. "Ohh, come on! Monty Hall! Let's make a Deal! Come on, you people! All right, forget it! Congratulations, Ross and Emily." He sat down sulking and Patricia patted his shoulder.
"Hey, best man number two, Joey Tribbiani. Now I'm not good with the jokes like Chandler here. Boy...but ahh, I just want to say congratulation to the happy couple." Joey told them all. "I first met Ross in this coffee house back home...Home...New York City...Where everybody knows my name. Well anyway, I love you guys." He pointed to everyone. "But not as much as I love America." Joey sat down and looked at Chandler. "Could we please...go home now?"
A pretty girl who was one of the bridesmaids, named Felicity, but her arm around Joey. "Are you going home? I was hoping to get to know you better."
"I'm not going anywhere, sweetheart." Joey replied smiling, putting his arm around her.
Patricia woke up to the alarm clock she had seat to get up. She yawned and stretched out her arms before she reached over to get her alarm clock to turn it off. The brunette then lay back into the comfortable bed that was nice and warm. She slept great last night, for the first time in ages.
The door creaked open and Patricia turned her head to see Monica trying to sneak in to their hotel room. The teen examined her cousin to see that she was still wearing last night's clothes.
"Hmm six o'clock in the morning Mon." Patricia mused causing Monica to jump in surprise and hit the lights. "Walk of shame?"
"You know waaaay too much for you age." The chef told her but smiled all the same. The taller brunette kicked of her heels and sat down beside Patricia.
"Yeah! Thanks to you!" The teen replied and pushed a lock of hair behind Monica's ear. "I'm going to get my bridesmaid dress fitted with Emily. You can catch up on your sleep and I'll wake you up when I came back."
"It's fine, I'll come with you." Monica said getting up from the bed and getting her Goddaughter's suitcase from under the bed. "I want to be there."
"Ok then, let's get dressed." The smaller girl told her and routed through her suitcase. She quickly changed into: ( wwwDOTpolyvoreDOTcom/outfit/set?id=69727805)
Joey and Patricia are sitting on the edge of Joey's bed. The actor is telling her all about what Phoebe told him about Rachel coming to London to tell Ross she loves him.
"Wow…" The teen said taking in everything Joey just told her. "This is huge!"
"I know!" The Italian replied. Chandler came out of the bathroom wearing a robe. "Hey."
"Hey." Chandler said shoving his hands in his pockets.
"Have you seen Monica?" Joey asked.
Patricia rolled her eyes. "Joe-"
"I'm not seeing Monica." The funny boy replied quickly and defensively.
"What?" The actor asked, scrunching his face up into a confused expression.
Chandler shrugged. "What?"
"Look we've got to find her." The Italian replied. "Phoebe just called! Rachel's coming to tell Ross she loves him!"
"Oh my god!" Chandler shrieked
"I know! That's why we got to find Monica! You know where she is?" Joey asked again.
"Joey-" The teen was interrupted.
"No! Okay! What's with the third degree?! Why don't you just shine a light in my eyes?!" Chandler screamed.
Judy, Andrea, Monica and Patricia walked into the place Ross and Emily are getting married again. The three relations looked around in awe while Mrs Waltham looked around in disgust.
Andrea was wearing a dark outfit you'd see someone wearing to a funeral while Judy wore a gold champagne coloured outfit. And Monica and Patricia were dressed beautifully in their dresses. Patricia was wearing: ( wwwDOTpolyvoreDOTcom/cgi/set?id=70104205) While Monica wore the same except her hair was up in a bun.
Judy looked around the chapel. "Oh my God! It's like a fairyland."
"I know, it's horrible isn't it?" Andrea asked.
"Well, I love it." Monica told them firmly. "I only hope my wedding looks this good."
"I just hope..." Judy said quietly and softly.
"You can let some of them go by!" Monica replied angrily and Andrea and Judy walked towards the front of the chapel, leaving the two girls behind.
"You will get married Monica, I have no doubt in my mind." The smaller brunette said rubbing the chef's back in a comforting manner. "None what so ever. The right guy is probably just around the corner."
"You're the best, you know that?" Monica smiled and hugged her Goddaughter.
"Yeah I know." The teen replied before turning her head to look at Emily's mother. "What the hell is she wearing? This isn't a funeral."
"Pisst, Monica, Patricia." Joey whispered as he approached the two from behind. "Alright, we really need to start looking out for Rachel. I'll cover the front door. You two watch that big hole at the back of the building and I got Chandler covering Ross."
"Why would I care where Chandler is?" The chef asked uneasily and scratched the back of her neck awkwardly. "You know uhh...You know sometimes I don't even like Chandler."
"Okay." The Italian trailed off and shared a confused glance with Patricia. Monica walked off to her spot to keep an eye out for Rachel. "Well Chandler and Monica are acting weird."
"Em…you think there's something going on between those to?" The teen girl asked and raised an eyebrow.
"Eh no." The actor said chuckling and shook his head. "Monica is way out of his league."
Patricia nodded in agreement. "Yeah you're right."
The front entrance. Joey and the bridesmaid were up against the wall making out. Rachel came in the door and walked by Joey unnoticed. She walked into the chapel and saw Ross and Emily kissing. She wanted to cry. Emily walked away and Ross turned and saw Rachel standing there.
"My God. Rachel!" Ross exclaimed and he walked towards her, grasping her hands and kissed her on the cheek. "Your here. I can't believe it. What happen? Why are you here?"
"Well I just came..." The copper haired girl said and touched him near his heart. She's almost in tears. "I just needed to tell you..." She looked into his eyes and took a deep breath, and flashes of Emily and Ross played in her head. "Congratulations." He hugged her tightly and she can barely hold back the tears. "Go get ready…" Ross nodded and smiled widely at her before leaving to get into position.
"Rachel?" Patricia asked, her voice cracking, and she walked down the aisle with her arms wide open to embrace her friend. Rachel quickly walked over to the teen and hugged her tightly, letting all the tears she kept back fall on to Patricia's shoulder. "Oh Rach…" The brunette gently stroked her hair and said a silent pray in her head that no one would walk into the empty hall while they were here.
After a few minutes, Rachel calmed down and she and Patricia were seated in one of the benches. The teen held on to Rachel's hands in a comforting manner as she also kept her tears back. She loved Ross and Rachel when they were together and when she met Emily and saw how he made her Godfather happy and she loved them but now she was unsure…
"I c-couldn't tell him." The copper haired girl said and wiped her nose. "Seeing them so happy together made me feel like an awful person for wanting to tell R-Ross how I felt."
Patricia took a deep breath and tilted Rachel's head up so she was looking directly at her. "You know what they say. If you love someone, set them free. And if they really love you, they'll come back."
The taller girl sniffed and wiped a tear. "Ok fourteen or twenty four?" Rachel said before she hugged the teen tightly.
One of the band members started playing. The chapel is full of guests. Patricia is escorted down the aisle by a groomsman, Emily's cousin. Joey was waiting with Mrs Waltham to escort her down the aisle when a phone rings. Mrs Waltham looked through her handbag and took it out.
"Hello, Waltham Interiors." She answered.
"Mrs Waltham. Hi. It's Phoebe again."
"Why?!" Mrs Waltham asked and through her heads back in discuss.
"Yeah. Can I please, please, please talk to one of the best men?" Phoebe pleaded sweetly. "This is going to be the last time I promise."
Mrs Waltham slapped the phone into Joey's chest. "Joey there's a girl on the phone for you."
The actor smiled. "Ohh great!" He put the phone to his ear. "Hello." The actor began to escort Mrs Waltham down the aisle.
"Did you stop Rachel?" The blonde asked hopefully.
"No, but it's okay." Joey reassured her. "She just came in and gave him a hug, that it."
"So nothing got ruined?" The pregnant woman said.
"No." The actor replied.
"Oh that's so great! Ohh, so what's going on now?" Phoebe asked.
"Ah, I'm-I'm walking down the aisle...Still walking." Joey retorted and Mrs Waltham took her place. "I'm about to pass the bridesmaid I hooked up with last night." He looked at Felicity. "Hey!" Joey went back to talking to his friend. "I told her "Hey." Now I'm passing Trishie. Hey Trishie!"
"Hey Joe!" Patricia replied with a small wave. "Who you talking too?"
"It's Phoebe!" The actor said and pointed to the phone.
"Hey Phoebe!" The brunette said into the phone.
"Hey Patricia!"
"And now I'm at the front with Ross. It's Phoebe." He showed Ross the phone. He looks pretty mad. Uh...I'd better go.'
"No! Wait, wait, wait! Oh please, hold it up so I can listen." The blonde pleaded and Joey looked at Ross and held the phone above Ross's shoulder.
Chandler escorted Monica down the aisle. "What we did last night was...
"Stupid." Monica said finishing his sentence.
"Totally crazy stupid." The tall man replied and nods his head at the people seated.
"What were we thinking?" The chef asked.
"I'm coming over tonight though, right?" The funny boy retorted.
"Oh yeah. Definitely." Monica replied.
They quickly take their places and Here Comes the Bride began to play. Everyone seated looked back. Emily was being escorted up the aisle by her father. She kissed him on the cheek and took her place by Ross's side.
"Friends. Family. We are gathered to celebrate here today the joyous union of Ross and Emily." The Minister started. "May the happiness we share with them today be with them always. Now Emily, repeat after me. I, Emily..."
"I, Emily..." The bride replied and smiled widely.
"Take thee Ross..." The Minister continued.
"Take thee Ross..."
"As my lawfully wedded husband, in sickness and in health, till death parts us." The Minister said.
"As my lawfully wedded husband, in sickness and in health, until death parts us." The brunette.
"Now Ross, repeat after me. I Ross..." The Minister told him.
"I Ross..."
"Take thee, Emily..."
"Take thee, Rachel..." Ross said and all his friends have looks of shock on their faces. He realized what he said. And quickly he added. "Emily." He chuckled slightly. "Emily."
The Minister looked and felt awkward. He looked towards Emily. "Uhh...Shall I go on?"
Rachel looked all around as if all the eyes in the chapel were looking at her….
First, there is an argument between the Gellers and Walthams. Second, Joey hooks up with a bridesmaid. Third, Monica had a one night stand. Fourth, Phoebe calls and says Rachel's on her way to tell Ross she loves him. Fifth, Ross just said Rachel instead of Emily!, Patricia thought. God, I can't seem to keep up with them!
A/N: I hope you guys enjoyed that! I bet you're all wondering what's going to happen next ;) I know there is not a lot of Patricia but there will be more of her after the wedding. Also I called this chapter TOW Patricia Can't Keep Up because I think she deserves one of those, who agrees? Please review and I'll try to update soon.
Peace out ~ Mystery Girl 911