I haven't written an adventure fic for a while and these are always fun to write..it is obviously in season 2...in an au story …Ross and Rachel are very much in love…there is the beginnings of mondler, though.

These characters are the property of BKC and Warner Brothers Productions…

He crawled out of the hotel bed and looked over at the night stand.

The travel alarm said ten. It was early in the morning back in New York.

Ross yawned and slowly got up. He needed to get ready for the day ahead. Suddenly his cell phone rang.

"I'll be right there." he said. Quickly he dressed and got in the elevator. He hopped in his Jaguar and sped down the busy London streets. Stopped at a red light, he looked over and saw a blonde in a Ferrari giving him the eye. He had one thing on his mind, the mission.

Gloria, the receptionist, smiled when he came in the door. "Good morning Robert." she said.

"Hey Gloria," he said.

"They are waiting for you." she said business like.

"Agent Fredricks, good come in." said the Chief.

"Just flew in from New York last night. Now what is the big deal. I was in bed with my girlfriend and then I am told to fly here." Ross said.

"We have problems, there is going to be a kidnapping attempt while the Prince of Mulhrabi is in New York. Some leftist members of his government aided by some third world country wish to have the prince kidnapped and assassinated." the Chief said.

"And you want me to find out what is going on, while I am undercover , correct.?" Ross said.

"You were the closest one to get on such short notice. Plus with your alias, it 's perfect. You'll keep up your guise as the museum worker, hang out at the coffee shop, yet be close enough when you are needed. " the Chief said.

"Okay, I'll start reconnaissance of the Prince, then take it from there." Ross sighed.

"I knew I could count on you, Robert. Go back to New York.You'll get your instructions when we know more." The Chief got up and shook Ross' hand.

Ross sighed and got in his car. He had to admit his life was far from normal. He was an agent whose missions got more and more dangerous as time went on. He hated to keep this life secret from his friends, especially his girl friend Rachel. Even his own sister didn't know that he had an alias Robert Fredricks, agent in the SSA .Training and education following his divorce allowed him to pursue this line of work. At the time, he felt he needed a change and this seemed to be it.

But then Rachel reentered his life, she was the only stabilizing force he had in this chaotic life he had chosen. He had envisioned himself with beautiful models and dangerous women. But this was always before Rachel. Now he could be perfectly content to just lay in bed and stroke her hair as he waited for the next mission to come.

With his cover as the geekish museum worker, he could tell Rachel that he had to take a trip for the museum. In reality he could check into headquarters and then off on another mission.

The flight touched down at LaGuardia. There she was waiting at the gate. Her smile made coming home worthwhile.

"I missed you," said Rachel as she kissed Ross .

"I missed you too." he said as his lips were still touching hers.

He put his arm around her and they started for customs. She walked to the entrance and waited as his bags and jacket were inspected. They were surprised when a gun fell out of his jacket.

"And what is this?" the security official said.

"Just a minute I have a permit for that. International agreement." Ross said as he opened his briefcase. "There you go gentlemen."

The official opened the paper and smiled, "Go on through sir."

This puzzled Rachel. Why would Ross carry a gun ? She had a lot of questions and she hoped he would have some of the answers.

"Honey, can I ask you something? Why do you have a gun in your briefcase?" Rachel asked scared to hear the answer.

"Well there were some artifacts that and documents that had to be shipped that were rather rare almost a billion years old.This was just for protection." Ross lied.

"Okay," she smiled.

Grabbing a cab, they ended up back at her apartment. Rachel looked around, Monica must have gone to work.

"All clear," she said. "Now where were we?"

"I believe this," he said as he moved her toward the bed. He playfully tossed her on the mattress and then tucked his arms under her legs. The mattress bounced as he started moving his lips up her neck. Her arms were being restrained by his hands. He let his lips brush against her soft skin and brushed her auburn hair away from her face.

She wriggled and giggled as he tickled her with his tongue. He sighed and then started to remove his clothes. Clad in only his boxers. He pulled off her tank top to reveal her bra. He laid back down on the bed and continued to kiss her flat stomach. She let her fingers get tangled in the dark hair on his head.

Wrapping her legs around him, she became powerless. His weight overpowered her but she willingly surrendered. She let him enter her as she allowed it. Finally until he could do no more. He collapsed from a combination of the trip and the lovemaking. She sighed.

Contently they laid in bed , holding each other for dear life. Both deeply in love. . . . And one of them keeping a terrible secret..never knowing when he would be called into action. She also never realized that the man she loved so much was one of the world 's top notch secret agents.