"No." Kathy said. "Should I be?"
"Hey, if youre gonna bite my head off I'm gonna leave right now." Rachel turned around.
"I'm sorry. Please stay." Kathy said turning.
"All right then."
"Its just since that guy left, I've been miserable."
"That was five minutes ago."
"Oh yeah." Kathy looked in the mirror. "So are you with Chandler?"
Rachel frowned and thought it over.
"It would be all right with you since you are just good friends now right?" Kathy said turning to her.
"Sure." Rachel said chceking her watch. "Knock yourself out babe. I gotta run if Chandler and I want to make that next train home." Rachel and Kathy said there goodbyes and left the bathroom and that was the last time Rachel thought she would see Kathy.
But she was wrong. Here she was on platform looking right at her. There was also something else different about Kathy. She had a mischevious glint in her eye.
"So hows you and Chandler?" Kathy asked.
"Fine." Rachel said.
"And hows Ross?"
"Fine why do you ask?"
"Well I'd hate to think what he would think of you and Chandler if he ever found out you two were sleeping together while you are still with Ross."
"What are you talking about?" Rachel asked trying her best to feign ignorance.
"You know."
"Well how do you know?"
"Remember the Chateau Dominque?"
Rachel tensed. That was where they had their first date.
"But how?"
"I was there with a date of my own. My you went far out of your way to have dinner. There is no way I'll believe you went that far out just have to have dinner as friends when you could have gone to chocko hut across the street."
"What do you want?" Rachel asked. "You wouldnt be here unless you wanted something from me. And so you are using me and Chandler as leverage with me."
"Correction. Chandler and me." Kathy corrected her.
"What?"
"I get to have one date with Chandler. or else I'll tell Ross everything. then you wont have either one of them. I assume the offer made at the dance contest still stands?"
"I was right. You ARE a bitch."
"Thats for me to be, If I want to be." Kathy said. "I'll be at your place at eight. I would love it if you would stick around." Kathy turned and left leaving a flabbergasted achel. She barely had enough time to get on the train and head home. She had to warn Chandler.
Rachel burst through the door. It was unlocked so that meant Chandler was home.
"Chandler!" Rachel cried out when she didn't immediately see him in the living room. She ran into the bedroom. It was nice and clean but he wasnt in it. She felt a tap on her shoulder and she turned on her heel.
"Whats wrong?" Chandler asked with a electric shaver in one hand. He must have just shaved. Rachel sobbed and hugged him tightly. The action surprised him. "I'm glad to see you too."
"We've been found out." Rachel said pulling away.
"What?" He asked looking in her eyes. "Ross? How did he..."
"Then who?"
"Kathy?" Rachel spat out the name like she would spit out hot coffee. She sobbed again. Chandler hugged her again.
"But how?"
"She saw us in the restaurant in Chelse." Rachel quickly recounted the story. Chandler sat her down while he listened patiently.
"And now if she doesnt get this date with you, she will ell Ross everything and I won't have either one of you." Rachel wiped her face. "Oh Chandler what are we gonna do?"
"Well the only thing we can do, other than telling Ross and beating her to the punch, is to give in to her demands."
"What?"
"Listen to me." Chandler said thinking. "Either way Ross will find out whether we tell him or someone else like Kathy does." Chandler put his hand on her shoulder. "Did she say anything else."
"She'll be here at eight. And she wants me hre during the date. Who knows why."
"Maybe to tell you what she thinks."
"True." Rachel said. "We talked at six and its now 7. We have an hour to get ready and make sure Kathy is satisfied with the date so she won't run to Ross."
"Is it me or is our life sounding more like a bad episode of Melrose Place?"
Rachel laughed and kissed him on the cheek.
"This would be considered a slow week on Melrose Place."
Eight O'Clock
"I don't see why I have to wear a tie for Kathy. Can't stick her in a box till she promises not to tell?"
"Thats something Joey would do. Maybe we're overacting. What if Ross wouldnt believe her." Rachel asked.
"I don't want to take that chance." Chandler said. "Not if it means me losing you."
"You won't lose me." Rachel said hugging Chahdler around the waist. There was a knock at the door. "She's here."
"Okay." Chandler went over to open the door. He opened it and Kathy stood there in the outfit she was in when Rachel talked to her on the platform.
"Hi Chandler." She smiled at him, she turned and glared at Rachel. "Rachel."
"Stop that right now!" Chandler said putting his hand on her chest. "For your information, and I know you haven't asked anything so bear with me, I fell for Rachel. Not the other way around. But we're not seeing each other."
Kathy moved his hand and stepped inside. "How can I believe that?"
"You thought we were alone there? When did you leave with your date?"
"When you were still there. With her."
"Well we werent alone." Chandler said.
"Oh?"
"Joey was with us that night." Chandler said. "We were helping him rehearse the play."
"Oh really? So where was he?"
"He left before you got there. He went home because he forgot to bring an extra copy of the script for Rachel." Chandler explained. "He told us to improvise a love scene that he can give to the director. We thought of it while he was gone."
"Pretty convincing love scene huh?" Rachel asked.
"Yeah." Kathy smiled. "I'm so sorry. And I know how Joey is when he is talking about his acting."
"Also we saw each other naked years ago so it kinda took the thrill out of it." Rachel said.
"I am so sorry. Why didn't you say anything Rachel? At the station?" Kathy asked.
"Well you caught me off guard." Rachel said.
"I'll go now. Oh I am so sorry," Kathy said and went out the door. After Kathy left Chandler and Rachel rejoiced.
"What was that about Joey though?" Rachel asked after a long kiss with Chandler. "Arent you afraid shes gonna call Joey?"
"I talked to him while you were in the shower. He's okay with it. Plus by the time she may or may not call he will be out of town so this is perfect."
"Great!" Rachel said. "What do you call this strategy?"
"The old bait and swtich. Well I knew if I out and out said we werent seeing each other she would not believe me. Then I remembered Joey is working on a play during the hiatus of his soap opera. After you went into the showed I called him up and begged him to be the alibi. So beyond Kathy, who now questions what shes sees, and Joey, there is no one else who knows about us."
Rachel nodded. "We have to thank god that Kathy is so gullible."
"True."
"Yeah. Lets eat." Rachel sat down. "It's a good thing she didnt stay. We only have enough for two."
