Irresistible Attraction

Chapter 3

*Ross and Rachel's thoughts are in italics;

*This chapter is RATED R.

The day after, Ross wakes up and goes to his and Melanie's bedroom just to be sure that she isn't there anymore. He looks around and founds a note on their bed. He grabs that piece of paper and sits to read it.

"Ross, I can't handle this anymore. You acted like a jerk yesterday. I mean, not only yesterday...you've been acting like a teenager lately and I don't know what to do anymore to save our marriage. I don't want to say this, but I have to. Our marriage is over and I'm really sorry for this. I still love you, but I love me more and enough to know that I don't deserve to be treated like shit by you. I bring almost all of my things with me now and I'll only come back to pick the rest of it and I'm truly hoping not to see you when the time comes. I'm already praying to never have to see you again in my life, cause you've hurt me so bad. Goodbye! Have a nice life.

P.S.: If you need to talk to me or have doubts about anything, please call my lawyer, Mr. Samuels. He's taking care of my rights on the divorce". Melanie wrote.

After reading all of her words, Ross takes a deep and relieved breath and then he goes to their joint walk in closet and picks up a nice outfit for the day. During his shower his mind travels between the sweet girl Melanie used to be and the neurotic woman she became and who he's divorcing. Then it hits him: tonight he's going to see Rachel again and hopefully they'll have the chance to talk about other things besides work and makeovers. Suddenly he remembers she's married and a wave of sadness takes over his wet body. Wrapping a towel around his waist, he thinks he cannot wait to see her later and just knowing this, makes him unwittingly smile. While he's still on the bathroom, his cell phone rings, but he doesn't listen. Luckily it was just his friend Chandler and not someone else, like Rachel, the woman of his dreams.

On his way to the hospital where he works three days a week, Chandler calls again.

"Hey, man!"

"Hi, how you doing?"

"Good..."

"Great. I just called to know if everything is settled for our monthly guys night out tonight?"

"Guys night out? Today?!"

"Yeah! Don't tell me you forgot?!"

"Uhm...kind of..."

"Oh, you can cancel, right? I'm sure Melanie will understand."

"About that...Melanie and I are divorcing."

"WHAT? What happened?"

"How about we have lunch instead and I'll tell you?"

"Sure, sure. I want to know everything."

"You're worse than women when they are curious." Ross says laughing.

"Shut up."

"See you later, man."

"See ya."

Rachel's day started pretty much like Ross's. The only difference is that she didn't found a note, but she's alone too. She gets up thanking God for not have anything related to work during the day. She looks herself in the mirror and immediately realizes that she'll have time to get pampered, for her and for him...that man, that amazing man, her client, her married client. Her smile fades just remembering he has a wife and now she's all alone. But all of this is for the best.

She's doing nothing but thinking about her day, better, her night. She's pretty anxious to see him again and can't wait help but remember their kiss less than 24 hours ago. She's already missing his soft lips on hers. She gets up and opens her bedroom curtains and windows. It's still raining. She sighs silently praying it stops. She puts on her robe and goes to the kitchen where her maid already prepared her breakfast.