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Ross leaves and Monica gets a glass of water, on her way back to bed. She hears some sniffing noises coming from the next room.
Monica peeps in and sees Rachel sitting on the bed.
“Rach,”
“Hey…”
Rachel wipes her eyes with the heel of her palms.
“Sorry did I wake you.”
“I heard you crying.” Replies Monica
Monica walks in sitting on the bed.
“Rach, everything is going to be ok, you know that.”
“Do I…I have no money, no job, no place to live.”
“You can stay here.” Replies Monica
“Thanks, but…you don’t have to do that.”
“I mean it, as long as you like.”
Rachel smiles then she sighs.
“You know what I’m just going to call my dad and…”
“No don’t do that.”
Monica takes both of Rachel’s hands.
“You’ve wanted this for a long time. I’ll help you, in any way I can.”
“Thank you.”
Monica tries to pull her hands away, but Rachel stops her.
“I missed you.”
“I missed you too.” Replies Monica
“I would have invited you to the wedding but…”
“It’s ok, we lost contact.”
“I didn’t want you to watch me get married.”
“Good call, I wouldn’t have wanted to watch that.”
Rachel smiles.
“You look so beautiful.”
“I just woke up” replies Monica
“I stand by my statement.”
Rachel leans forward.
“We…we really shouldn’t.”
“Then stop me.
The next morning.
Monica is in the kitchen making breakfast.
Ross opens the door.
“Hey, hungry?”
“Is Rachel here?”
“Still asleep why?” replies Monica
Ross walks inside, taking a seat at the table.
Monica puts a plate in front of him.
“How can you do this to me?”
“What, there’s no nuts in it.”
“I’m talking about you and Rachel.”
“What?”
“I was…2 minutes from home when I realised I forgot my keys.”
“It’s not what you think, I…”
“How do you think that made me feel, the woman I love.”
“Ross…what?”
“Nothing.”
“You love her?”
“No.” replies Ross
Monica takes a seat at the table.
“I had no idea.”
Rachel comes out of her room.
“Morning.”
“I have to get to work.”
“Bye.” Says Rachel
“Bye.”
Rachel sits at the table.
“You must be hungry.”
Monica turns to fix Rachel a plate.
“We should probably talk about…”
Monica turns putting the plate in front of Rachel and takes a seat opposite.
“I think we should just forget about it.”
“Forget about it…yea, that’s what I was going to say.”
3 days later Rachel and Ross are sitting on the sofa at the coffee house.
“Hey Ross, you know what we were talking about a few days ago.”
“What’s that?”
“About you asking me out.” Replies Rachel
“Oh yea.”
“Were you planning on doing that any time soon?”
“Yes, would you want to have dinner with me next Saturday.”
“I’d love too.”