RACHEL'S POV

"Rachel!" Phoebe's loud voice woke me up from the dream I was having, from which I can't remember a thing, just the fact that I was enjoying it… way too much. Oh stupid Phoebe. Words started to come out of her mouth and I only understood things like "birthday!", "hurry!" and "get ready!" "Whoa! Hold it! Phoebe! But ready for what?" Her excitement suddenly became madness and so she starred at me with a face that was clearly full of disappointment. That's when I started to put the pieces together. Wait… birthday, today! Oh no! Birthday! Ross! Ross' birthday is today! I'm so screwed. I needed to know what time it was so I looked at my wrist where my phone was supposed to be, but it wasn't. "Phoebe! What time is it?!" "Oh! So you remember now? And 5, 5pm Rachel" I'm so stupid! I fall asleep and woke up at 5pm, what kind of person does that? And in my boyfriend's birthday! Fuck. I looked at Phoebe and she looked at me and, without saying a word we communicated. I so knew what she'd done and I wasn't sure if I was okay with it… was I? "You bought something right?" she started smiling and answered my question with a playful tone. "Oh... I did not just buy something. I bought SOMETHING!" She added emphasis to that last word as if that "something" was a mansion, or a car, or… wait, I think I know what she bought. My doubts were confirmed and so were my fears when she got out of my room and came back inside holding a pink Victoria's Secret bag in her right hand and with a mischievous look in her eyes. Whoa! Is she expecting me to wear that? She doesn't even care because she's not going to be the one that sees me in it or the one who gets to wear it. "Rach! You missed his birthday but his birthnight has only just begun!" My mouth hung open when she opened the bag and carefully, as if what was inside was as fragile as glass, started taking the lingerie out of it. And it wasn't just one or two but four outfits that she'd bought and none of them were the slightest bit innocent. What was she thinking about? I'd never wear these, and if I did, it was me who got to buy them, not her. I was a bit angry but a huge smile spread from ear to ear on my face and I couldn't help but laugh. She was just being Phoebe… god damn it. "Wow" is all that came out of my mouth and that was one word for this whole situation that could actually describe it. I spent the next hour trying on the lingerie and finally decided on a deep red unlined full coverage bra and matching panties. "Ross' gonna die when he sees you in this! You look so sexy! My face blushed a deep red, the color of my bra, at Phoebe's comment so, to hide the embarrassment that my face was unable to hide, I went inside the bathroom to try on the outfit that I'd wear tonight knowing that Phoebe was right, Ross is going to die when he sees me in this. I made sure that everything was in the right place. I lowered my bra a little so that he's have a perfect view of the top of my breasts which looked as round and yummy as two oranges… "Oh my god Rachel! Hahahahaha!" Phoebe's busted into laugher. Oh no! Did I just thought that out loud? Here comes the blushing thing again. I quickly fixed my makeup and put on a deep red backless dress and a black coat on top of my outfit. This was needed due to New York's extremely cold weather at this time of the year. Then I went on some black heels and proceed to exit the bathroom and open the door to leave my apartment thinking about tonight's activities and smiling but blushing at the same time. Phoebe's voice brought me back to reality when she shouted at me "Don't worry girl! Those two oranges of yours will surely drive Ross crazy!" "Phoebe!" pervert… I, again, couldn't help but laugh at what Phoebe just said, she's always just so… Phoebe, and that's why she's my friend. She's always there for me. And when I say always, I mean ALWAYS, even when I don't want or need her involved. I arrived at Ross' apartment at about 7pm and knocked on his door, but no one answered. I dialed his number, but it went straight to voice mail. He's mad at me and I feel guilty but I know that his madness won't last long because his love towards me if bigger than anything else. I love him and he loves me and nothing can tear us apart. Of course we fight sometimes but who doesn't. At the end, love brings us back together and that's how we know that we are meant to be. I knocked at Ross' door again and this time I screamed "Ross! I know you're inside! Please let me in! I brought your present!" Ha! I'm so freaking awesome sometimes. The door opened at the sound of those four last words and a sleepy Ross appeared right in front of me. "Oh yeah? What's my present?" I laughed, gave him a peck on his lips, entered the apartment, threw myself in the couch and answered with a huge smile on my face "well, that's for me to know and for you to find out"

ROSS' POV

My birthday! My girlfriend! How can Rachel forget about my birthday! She was just so excited about the fact that it was approaching and, where did that excitement go? It was present last month, it was here last week, and even yesterday but today… BOOM! It's not here anymore! How should I feel about this? To be honest, I don't know if I should be mad at her or just be patient because maybe that's what she wants. Maybe she just wants me to wait because… oh my god! I'm starting to think like a woman! Men shouldn't be worrying about everything but I am… worrying! That all went through my head at about 12m and I started to feel dizzy because of all the stress inside my brain so I stood up from my bed, in which I'd be lying on the past 4 hours and went to the kitchen to get a drink. As soon as I opened the refrigerator's door I heard a knock in the apartment's door and completely forgot about the fact that I was thirsty. I opened the door and was welcomed by Pheobe's uproar. "Happy Birthday Ross!" She made her way inside the apartment and her face instantly showed confusion. "Where's Rachel? Is she in the bathroom? What did she gave you as a present?" I didn't know what to say so I just looked at her with a face full of disappointment because Rachel forgot about my birthday but Phoebe didn't… Phoebe didn't… Monica, Chandler and Joey were all out of the city in some kind of trip but they had all given me my early birthday presents before leaving so that was nothing to worry about. Rachel was also invited to the trip but she insisted in staying here with me to celebrate my birthday. Why was I not invited to that trip? I have no idea, but Phoebe wasn't either so… Anyway! Phoebe seemed to get my disappointment and the next thing she did was look at me and say "She forgot right?" and run out of the apartment. Was she going to look for her? Should I be worried? I looked at my watch… 2pm. I walked all around the apartment not knowing what to do so I just decided to lie on the couch and close my eyes and so I fall into a deep sleep. The next thing I heard was someone shouting at the other side of the apartment's door and I instantly recognized Rachel's voice shouting "Ross! I know you're inside! Please let me in! I brought your present!" I stood up and before opening the door whispered "thanks Phoebe."