While Rachel and Jennifer have been asked about other feuds happening within New Jersey (you know, that one between those sisters-in-law?), their friendship was one fans initially didn’t need to worry about. They ended Season 13 closer than ever, and Rachel shared on her Instagram that she helped organize her “bestie’s” 55th birthday party in August 2023.

Although Season 14 is set to start out well for them, the good times seemingly won’t last.

In a clip from the RHONJ sneak peek, Rachel cries as she sits across from Jennifer. As a scene of them dancing and smiling together plays, Rachel tells Jennifer, “I feel like I’m mourning what our friendship used to be.”

Jennifer replied to Rachel by telling her friend, “I don’t understand what you’re so upset about, Rach.”

Although Rachel couldn’t tell us everything about what led to her and Jennifer’s emotional scene, she said her reaction to Jen’s actions was for a “very good reason,” though she admitted it wasn’t fun falling out with her friend.

“It's really, really hard. It's really hard,” Rachel told Distractify of her and Jennifer’s fallout. “Friendships change, and they go through different storms.”

The mother of three also said that the “rough patch” was something she felt she and Jennifer could come back from.

“We just had a rough patch, and you guys will see it,” Rachel added. “I don't think I'm being unreasonable. I think it's for a very good reason.”