Ross and Emily's Wedding
Rachel sat on one of the chairs, alone, starring at the ground. She was in the kitchen. It was quiet in there because all of the food had been served, and Rachel needed somewhere peaceful to get away from the party happening in the living room.
This was Ross' wedding. This was actually Ross' wedding, and he was not married to Rachel. A single tear rolled down her face as she thought about this, but she rubbed it away quickly.
"Hey Rach!" A voice suddenly called. Rachel's head snapped up, looking towards the sound. Her eyes immediately locked with his dark brown ones. "I've been looking everywhere for you!"
Ross approached her, looking very handsome in his suit. Rachel whipped at her eyes again, before standing up to face him.
He had a huge smile on his face, so Rachel smiled slightly.
"Me?" Rachel said quietly. She paused, before trying to speak louder and more confident. He couldn't know how she was feeling right now, she thought. "Why would you be looking for me?"
"I haven't seen you at all!" Ross said, and grabbed her hand. "Come on, we are dancing."
"Dancing?" Rachel said surprised. Dancing? With Ross?
"Yeah," Ross said excitedly. "I've danced with Monica and Phoebe, and the guys... so it is your turn!"
Rachel stopped suddenly, causing Ross to stop as well. He looked at her worried. "What?"
"What about Emily?"
Ross only smiled. "She is not stopping me from dancing with my best friend." He grabbed her hand again, and pulled her into the living room and out to the designated dancing area. There were a few other people out on it, including Monica and Chandler, and Joey and Phoebe, who all seemed to be enjoying themselves.
Ross pulled Rachel to him and they wrapped their arms around each other lightly. It appeared more of a hug than anything, but the two danced that way, swaying slowly to the music.
Rachel rested her head on Ross' shoulder. Why would he think this was a good idea, Rachel thought.
As the music continued, tears started falling from Rachel's eyes. She moved her hand up to whip it away quickly, trying hopelessly not to get anything on Ross' suit. Rachel also did not want Ross to notice that anything was wrong. This was his day, and Rachel was trying to keep it together for him, no matter how much it was killing her.
The two did not talk at all, only holding on tightly to each other for the song. It felt like time was going by slowly, but only a few minutes later the song ended, changing to a much faster one.
Rachel pulled away . There were tears in her eyes as she looked up at Ross, but she would not let them fall.
"Thank you, Rachel," Ross said, leaning forward to kiss her lightly on the cheek.
When he pulled away, Rachel looked up at him again.
"Congratulations, Ross," Rachel said softly, and finally let a tear fall.
Ross' hand reached out automatically and whipped it away. They stood in silence for a few moments, before Rachel broke the eye contact and leaned forward to kiss his cheek. Then, Rachel turned away without looking at Ross, and made her way back to her spot in the kitchen, ready to finally let the tears all fall.