The One With the Biggest Mistake of His Life Chapter 1: I Ross, Take Thee Emily, a friends fanfic

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"I'm getting married today!" Ross said as he bursted into Chandler and Joey's room. "Yeah ya are!" Ross left and Monica popped up from under the covers, next to Chandler. "Do you think he knew I was here?" She said with a sound of panic in her voice. Chandler and Monica looked at each other then shook their heads no.

"Oh my God Emily you look fantastic!" Ross was overjoyed to see his new bride in her wedding dress. "Oh that's right your not supposed to see me yet. But I had to find out what was going on. Are our parents fighting?" She asked. Ross looked angered and went over to his parents and Emily's. "Hey you guys, this is our day, so will you please just save it for later?" Jack and Judy Geller and the Walthams looked at each other and agreed. "Well alright."

Rachel had just gotten on the plane. I can't believe I'm going to London. What am I going to say? Is this such a bad idea like Phoebe says? Oh God what am I doing? She kept thinking over and over again in her head. She looked to the man on her left, who said he thought she was a horrible person for ruining the best day of her best friend's life. She then looked to her right, the guy that didn't really care and just kind of pretended to be listening to her when she was telling her story to him. Am I wrong for doing this?

The music started playing as Chandler, the best man, escorted Monica, one of the bridesmaids, to the altar. "What we did last night was…" Monica finished it for him. "Stupid."

"Heh yeah."

"We are in a romantic country and we just had a little too much to drink, that's all."

"So am I coming over tonight?"

"Oh yeah definitely." Monica and Chandler looked away from each other and smiled. Next down the aisle came Joey, escorting Mrs. Waltham, talking to Phoebe on the cell phone. "Hey Pheebs what's up?"

"Hey, did you stop Rachel?"
"No, she never showed up."

"Really? That's weird. Maybe there was a delay. Oh well, all for the best."

"Ok well I've gotta go now Pheebs."

"Oh no, hold up the phone, I wanna listen." Joey held up the phone next to Ross and he glared at him until Joey explained to Ross that it was just Phoebe wanting to hear the ceremony.

Rachel had landed in London. She had grabbed her luggage already, but she was pacing back and forth from the ticket counter to the door. She couldn't decide. Ross deserves to know all the information before he makes this big of a decision. But wait, he is finally happy. Isn't that what I want for him? But only if he is happy with me. But I don't want to date him, I don't think. Ugh I don't know! Rachel opened the door and headed outside, but then right back inside. This is wrong of me. I can't do this. "One ticket to New York City please." The employee handed her a boarding pass. "Thankyou."

"Have a nice flight maam." Rachel stepped on the plane heading back to the U.S., and fastened her seat belt for takeoff. I hope I made the right decision.

"Emily, repeat after me. I Emily,"
"I Emily,"

"Take thee Ross."

"As my lawfully wedded husband."

"In sickness and in health."

"Till death do us part."

"Very well then. Ross, repeat after me. I Ross,"

"I Ross,"

"Take thee Emily."

"As my lawfully wedded wife."

"In sickness and in health."

"Till death do us part."

"Till death do us part." Ross and Emily smiled at each other.

"Alright. If anyone has any objection to this marriage, please speak now." Emily and Ross turned their heads to the audience. No one stood up. "Very well. The rings please." Chandler handed Ross his ring, and Mrs. Waltham handed Emily hers. They each placed the ring on each others finger. "And now, by the powers invested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride." Ross grabbed Emily and they kissed so long and passionately that it made Monica sick to her stomach, but she didn't know why.

Rachel opened the door to the apartment. "Hey Pheebs."

"Rachel where have you been? Joey said you never got there and I started to worry."

"I got to London but then I decided to come home. I don't want to be the one who stands in the way of Ross being happy."

"Rach, I know it hurts, but I think you're a great person for doing this."

"Thanks Pheebs. You need anything?"

"No I'm good."

"Alright well then I think I'm just going to go into my room now." Rachel went into her room and shut the door. Phoebe could hear vague sounds of crying.

One Week Later

Rachel was still sleeping when Ross and Emily came into Monica's living room. "Hey guys it's nice to see you again." All of the friends except Rachel greeted her. "And where is Rachel?"

"I think she is sleeping." Joey said. He didn't actually know if she was sleeping or not, but he wanted to keep her from the pain of seeing Ross' new wife. "Oh well I'm going to use the restroom if that's alright." Emily got up and walked into the restroom and shut the door. Just as she did that, Rachel came out of her room, in Ross' Frankie Say Relax t-shirt and sweatpants that she had been wearing every day for the past week. She said hello to everyone except Ross, who she thought was still mad at her. "Well good morning Rachel. How was your night?"

"It was fine." Was all she could manage to say without starting to cry. He still looked angry, and everyone could tell. Emily came out of the restroom and saw this. "Ross, is everything okay? Did you and Rachel fight or something?"
"Nope, no fight. She just didn't think it was important to come to my wedding that's all." He glared at her for another second or two. When she started to feel her eyes well up with tears, she excused herself. She looked down and then up real quick. "I gotta go." She got up and walked out of the apartment, slamming the door on the way out. Ross said "Can you guys believe she didn't want to come to my wedding?" They all said "No it's unbelievable!", But they all understood why she didn't.

Rachel slammed the door to Monica's apartment and then realized how she looked. She decided she couldn't really go anywhere looking the way she did, so she just went into Joey and Chandler's apartment and layed down on their couch, looking up at the ceiling. Phoebe saw the tears welling up in Rachel's eyes before she left the room, so she decided to go check on her. "Hey how are you doing?"

"Not great Pheebs." She took in a deep breath and then let it all out. "Phoebe how did this happen to me? I had no feelings for Ross until I found out he was in love with me. Then I have feelings for him, but he has feelings for Julie, then we are finally together, and he sleeps with someone else, then he gets all pissed off at me for being upset about it after we had gotten together again, now I'm completely miserable because I still love him and he is married. I mean he is married Pheebs! What am I supposed to do about this? I feel horrible inside." Phoebe gave Rachel a hug. "Honey I'm sorry."

"Wow Monica that was an excellent dinner. Too bad Rachel missed it." Joey said. Emily agreed with Joey. "Yes it was exquisite. But I am going to go to my new apartment and go to sleep now." She kissed Ross goodbye. "Don't be too long okay?" He kissed her back. "Okay sweetie goodnight." When Monica looked again, Joey was gone, and so was the rest of the leftover dinner. "Damnit Joey! I'm gonna go see what he has done with that." Monica walked out of the aparment.

"Sorry guys but I think I'm gonna go too." Chandler said while walking towards the door. Now only Phoebe and Ross were left.

Rachel was crying over at the guys' apartment. Joey was hugging Rachel while rocking her back and forth. Chandler was getting some water for her, and Monica was trying to talk her through it. "Monica I don't know if I can take this! What am I supposed to do?" Rachel was miserable. They all knew that. Except of course for Ross and Emily.

After the room was quiet for a couple minutes, Phoebe said something. "Ross, can I talk to you for a second?"

"Yeah sure what's up?"

"I think we should go sit on the couch." Ross shrugged and walked over to the couch and sat down next to Phoebe. She took a deep breath and began. "Ross, you know I like Emily, she is a great person. And I couldn't be happier that you are finally over Rachel. Except that…" She didn't want to go on. "Except that what Phoebe?"

"Except that I don't think you are."
"What? Phoebe that's ridiculous of course I am. I love Emily." Phoebe shook her head. "Ross, I have been trying to be supportive, and I have nothing against Emily. Now it might just be my hormones messing up, but I am usually right about this kind of stuff."
"What kind of stuff?" Phoebe could sense a little bit of anger in his tone. "Ross, you're my friend and I love you, but I think you just made the biggest mistake of your life." She looked him straight in the eye and waited for him to speak.