While Rachel denied that she and Ariana were as close as they certainly appeared to be on Vanderpump Rules, she did say that she and Scheana were "best friends" before Sandoval happened. Yes, there was eventually that incident where Rachel filed a false police report and claimed that Scheana attacked her. But before all that happened, they were legitimately close.
"Scheana was [one] of my best friends," Rachel shared in the same Instagram Story. "She offered her apartment to me to stay in while I was figuring out my next moves after breaking up with James."
However, according to Rachel, the part of the story where Scheana created a "narrative" about giving her a home when no one else would after she and James Kennedy split and of being a familial figure to her is untrue.
"It's just unfortunate that she is trying to create this narrative that I have taken advantage of her when I feel like I contributed," Rachel wrote.
Whatever the truth may be about Ariana and Rachel's friendship, though, we're inclined to believe it lies somewhere in the middle of what they have both said. And even though Rachel is no longer on the Bravo series, that certainly hasn't stopped her from talking about it, so we'll stay tuned for more tea.