I'm Gonna Go Grab a Spoon

I'm Gonna Go Grab a Spoon

I’m Gonna Go Grab a Spoon

A Lobster One-shot

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Ross remembered what it was like to be shot down. He remembered all those times he had tried to ask out a girl, but she had just laughed in his face and shot him a look that pretty much said ‘what do you think!?’. He remembered the feeling he got in the pit of his stomach when Carol told him she was a lesbian and that she was in love with Susan. He had literally thought that his life was over, but unfortunately for him, it didn’t work that way.

But maybe it wasn’t such a bad thing after all. Because as luck would have it, Rachel had returned into his life, and suddenly he remembered why life was good again. She was just… She was everything he had always wanted. He knew it was corny, like those teenage movies where the popular girl, for some reason, decides to date the geek. But it had always been his dream, and there she was, ready to start anew, just as he was ready to grab that spoon.

Sure, he wasn’t even sure she would say yes when he asked her out. But he had asked her if she might say yes if he did, and she had seemed okay with the idea. Now the problem was just that he didn’t have the guts to actually do it. It was really tough for him. Rachel had always been his dream-girl, and her knowing he had such a huge crush on her, didn’t help the cause. He didn’t want to screw this up, but he told himself he had to take the chance. If he didn’t, he wouldn’t know what could have been.

The old ice cream was melted, and he was ready to taste a new one. That spoon looked rather good right now.

So that was why he was going to do it today. He was gonna go grab that spoon and take a chance. Rachel was working right now, and he was off for lunch break. He decided to go do it now so he wouldn’t have to face the pressure from all of his friends. Chandler knew what he was doing, though, and he had even called to give him a good luck along the way.

Remember Ross. It’s that ice cream. She’s the new taste, and you’re ready to dig in!

Those words were encouraging in a way only Chandler could do it. And even if Ross had goofily laughed when he hung up the phone, he had also thought about the words in a real way. He was going to remember it. He was ready to dig in. And if Rachel didn’t want to go on a real date with him, then there was thousandths if other flavours he could try out. He was ready. He had the spoon in his hand. And even if he had a favourite taste already, he could always try something new if it didn’t work out.

He entered Central Perk in a good mood. He’d get some coffee and hope Rachel would serve him. If she did, he’d give her a nice tip (just because she was a terrible waitress, he should be boosting her self-esteem) and then casually approach the subject. It wasn’t as if he had a plan lined up and everything, he just figured it was better to be prepared.

He took a seat in the couch and leaned back, happy to be at a place he knew and felt safe. He didn’t have to wait many minutes before Rachel’s smiley face was right next to him. He felt his heart grow warmer and realized that he really had to do this. No one could make his heart beat like that except Rachel Karen Green.

“Hi Rach.” He smiled, and tired to sound more relaxed then he felt. He didn’t want to come off as stupid or anything. He hoped she wouldn’t be able to tell how much he dreaded this.

“Hey Ross.” Rachel happily replied and she shot him that smile – the smile he loved so much. It came from her lips and all the way into her amazing eyes. “What can I get for you?”

“Uhm…” he squeezed his eyes together and thought it over for a few seconds, until he had decided on something. He didn’t want to get the wrong thing and then regret it later, “I’d – I’d like an eh, blueberry muffin and some coffee. Just… black.”

Rachel giggled slightly, “Alright, and you’ll have it here I bet?”

“Yup.” Ross said, and tried to charm his way in on her, “Rachel Green – the ever so smart girl.”

She winked at him, “I’ll be right back, Ross.” She promised, before she turned around to go take some more orders. He couldn’t help but almost snap his neck when he tried to follow her all the way through the room. He loved everything about her. The way her hair flew down her shoulders and the way her hips swayed from side to side when she walked.