TOW ROSS’S SLIP-UP  

by: Sqira

(A montage of past season’s clips are shown, ending with the wedding scene in ‘TOW Ross’s Wedding’)

(The Chapel, London)

Priest: Shall I go on?

Emily: (red-faced & embarrassed) Yes… please. (whispers to Ross) … and get it right this time!

Ross: Yeah, okay, get on with it. I take EMILY to be my wife…

Emily: and I CAN’T… take you… I mean, I can, no, I can’t…

Chandler: Gee, that was fun. I just had a lesson on opposing verbs.

Ross: What? No? I thought you wanna get married?

Emily: Yes, I do, but…

Ross: Today would be good!

Joey: (rushing to the couple) Hey, people are watching. Do you guys need to do this now? (Emily & Ross glared back at him) Okay, just curious.

Emily: Everyone… Can you give us a minute please?

Chandler: Okay, this way people. Your brunch is being served 15 minutes early today. Need I remind you again, the pate needs some time to defrost. (a man whispers to him) No, you do not need to take away!

(Opening credits)

(A room somewhere in The Chapel, London)

Monica: I can’t believe Ross made us stay here instead! I NEED to know what’s going on!

Chandler: Well, unless you’re part of the marriage…

Rachel: Oh! I shouldn’t have come. Look what had happen. It’s all my fault.

Joey: (on the phone with Phoebe… still!) Hey, Phoebe said "I told you so!"

Rachel: I knew it! Oh why didn’t I think before I feel?

Chandler: (looking at Monica and moving towards her) Well, we all ‘feel before thinking’ now and then. Sometimes, ‘good’ stuff happens (smiling uneasily at Monica).

Monica: (smiles) It’s good? I mean, Rachel, you don’t know that. Besides, Ross is old enough to know what's right and what's wrong. I dunno why he said your name, but knowing Ross, he will have a good reason for it. He’d better!

Chandler: ‘Coz we all had run out of them! (others just glared at him) C’mon! A little humor please!

Joey: Phoebe wants to know who gets the bride’s bouquet?

Rachel: What bouquet? There’s not even a wedding… yet.

Monica: Ross better make it fast ‘coz I HAVE TO PEE!

Joey: Wow, that was cool Mon. Phoebe can hear your scream all the way in New York.

Chandler: (looked at Joey) Technology advancement aside, how long have we been here anyway?

Rachel: I dunno. Wait, I hear someone’s coming.

(The door of room is opened and Ross comes in)

Joey: So, are we back on? I’m starting to sweat in this damn suit.

Ross: Um, guys, it ain’t happening. So, can you like come out and help me out with the guests? I have a bride… I mean, an ‘ex-bride’ to attend to. I’ll meet you guys later at the hotel ‘kay? And um, Rachel, it’s okay, I made the mistake. It won’t happen again, I mean, you know like, never… I mean, after something like this. Um…see you later. (turns and faces another door) Wrong door ha ha… (turns again and stood at the entrance while facing the gang) I, I... better be going now. (turns and leaves, shoulders hunched)

Rachel: (started to run towards Ross, but stopped by Monica) I MUST go to him!

Monica: I think you’re the last person he wanna see right now. C’mon, we got things to do.

Chandler: All right, I won the bet! (others just stare at Chandler in disbelief)

Joey: Okay, okay, I’ll pay you when we get back and I’ll stop trailing you with the videocam. Do I owe anybody anything else?!

Mrs Waltham(off camera): Who the bloody hell has my phone!!!

(Commercial break 1)

(Outside The Chapel, London)

Monica: Where are the guys? I hope they’re done. How hard can it be to tell the guests that the wedding is off?

Rachel: Have you ever been to a wedding that has been called off?

Monica: No, um…. So?

Rachel: So?! How would you know? I mean, ‘you’ are not the one who ruined it, not the one who came all the way here to do something else, not the one who shouldn’t have come, not the one…

Monica: (starts to shake Rachel) Stop it! I had enough of hearing ‘that’ from BOTH parents, so quit it!

(Chandler & Joey came back, with icing smeared all over their suits. Joey is licking off some cream from his nose.)

Chandler: You know Joey, the tongue need not necessary touched the nose. I was just joking with the Guinness Book thing.

Monica: What happened? You crashed into the cake?

Chandler: No, we didn’t! Who do you think we are? Clowns? Cake Smashers? You do NOT know how many people want the cake! It’s not a matter of who gets the cake, but who gets the top layer!

Rachel: And that is so hard because…

Chandler: Mr Brilliant over here decides to cut the cake. Is that easy enough? Noooo… he had to grab the ‘wedding couple’ at the top first. He loses his balance, BAMM! on top of me, with the cake, in front of everybody! Because of that, we are now moving targets for ants! (looking at Joey fearlessly) Thanks Joey.

Joey: I told you I could get the ‘wedding couple’. (showing off the statue) See! Who knows I could reach up beyond 5 foot? We might use this again someday.

Rachel: Sure Joey. Be sure to remind me when that happen. Are we done yet? I gotta find Ross. He’s at the hotel right?

Monica: I hope so. I have not seen them both around. I hope everything is okay. C’mon, let’s go, we’ve got everything settled here. Coming guys?

Chandler: Yeah, we’re coming… can we stop at the Gingerbread House first? I heard that the witch is looking for Joey.

(Commercial Break 2)

(At the hotel, Ross’s Room)

(Ross is seen packing his clothes into his bag)

Rachel (off camera & knocking on the door): Ross? Are you there? Can I come in?

Ross: Yeah, it’s open

Rachel: (comes in and rather unsure of herself) I’m sorry for what happened and I’m sorry for coming. I didn’t know I would cause all this, if you could just let me talk to Emily, you know…

Ross: No, Rachel. I’d told you, it’s not you. I had a talk with Emily and we decided not to go on with the wedding. I guess, the time is not right though the place is. Sometimes, things just don’t work out.

Rachel: I know, but…

Ross: (holds Rachel’s hand) It’s okay, Rach. I’m gonna be fine though I may freak out you guys for a while after this, being depressed and all and, wanting attention and affection… But, I’ll be okay. I’m ‘Red Ross’ remember? I’ll be okay.

Rachel: (trying to remember ‘Red Ross’) Okay, ‘Mr’ Red Ross, I still feel bad but, I guess, since you’re okay… (lets go of Ross’s hand) I’ll better go pack too. I’m sorry, again… (starts to leave but stops at the door and turns to Ross) We’re still friends, right?

Ross: Yeah, you’ll always be, Rach. See you tomorrow. (Rachel turns and leaves. Ross takes out the wedding ring from his pocket and places it in his hand that held Rachel’s moments before) Always, Rach.

(Closing Credits)

(Monica’s Apartment, New York)

(Monica is cleaning up the living room)

Monica: (picking up a chicken bone from under the coffee table) I’ll never leave New York ever again!

(Chandler bursts into the apartment)

Chandler: (rather impatient) Is anybody else here?

Monica: No, they’re all downstairs. You need something?

Chandler: (facing Monica) No… Hey Mon, I know we had sorta agreed not continue our… you know, our micro affair back in London. But, can I ask why again? It’s not fair… I didn’t get to say anything…

Monica: (stops cleaning and faces Chandler) Well, me knowing you, me thinks that you won’t say anything anyway! It’s better this way Chandler. Things cannot work out between us!

Chandler: Why?! Why?! Why?! I’m not tall enough for you?

Monica: (starts to ‘push’ [or rather ‘force’] Chandler towards the door) Just because! We are friends, we can’t do those stuff, what will people think, what will happen, what can happen, who will know, why go through all the trouble….

Chandler: (trying to weasle out of Monica’s pushing) Why?! Why?! I don’t get to say anything… Can’t you just listen to me for once?

Monica: (manages to push Chandler out of the apartment and closes the door) It’s for the best!

(In the hallway between the apartments)

Chandler: It’s not fair. I don’t get to say anything! (begins to pound on Monica’s door)

(Shot of Monica on her side, crying softly while pressing her forehead against the door)

(Shot of Chandler on his side, pounding the door while pressing his forehead against the door)

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