It was atleast 8 o'clock when Rachel's cellphone buzzed. Ross was held up at the museum again. She told the cab driver her new destination and leaned back in her seat, knowing that there was only 5 minutes between her and her boyfriend. As the yellow cab rolled through the rain, she remembered her first date with Ross, in the planetarium. She wondered what would have happened if she had forgiven him about the 'we were on a break' nonsence earlier. The driver interrupted her thoughts to announce their arrival.
Ross waited for his girlfriend anxiously. He hoped everything was perfect. Enough for HIS Rachel. His beautiful girlfriend who he had been in love with for as long as he could remember. This is the night that could change his life. For better or for worse, he did not know, but only hoped her love was was almost as strong as his.
Rachel asked the receptionist where she could find Dr. Geller and was directed towards the planetarium.
"I thought he was a paleontologist" she thought out loud as she hurried down the corridors to the love of her life. She opened the huge double doors and almost fainted.
It was just like the scene Ross had described in Massapequa, thousands of lillies and the 'sky' bright with glittering stars. Just as she saw her boyfriend walking towards her through the forest of flowers, the stars rearranged themselves to spell out
"Will you marry me?" Ross said the words at exactly the same time that they appeared, almost as if he had memorised it. On closer inspection, Rachel saw a small box in his hand, a beautifully ornate ring resting inside, a ring that had once belonged to his grandmother. She ran to him and flung her arms around his neck.
"Yes. Yes! Yes! Yes!" she pressed her lips against his and only broke away so he could put the ring on her finger, sealing the deal.
"Finally" they thought simultaneously.