Hello everyone! After a long time, I'm back with another story. This, I have not finished, so your feedback is extremely important to it's progress. I hope you guys really like this one and if you have any idea about the course of this story, you can send it to me and I will consider it with care. Now with the storyline...everything you need to know is here:
*Ross and Rachel have two children: Edward, 13 and Lauren, 11 years old. They were married for 15 years and are separating. Rachel filed for divorce a few days ago. Their children are apparently accepting the whole situation, but in fact they're really sad. It's Christmas time and they're not enjoying the idea of spending the day with only one of their parents.
*Leonard and Sandra are married and always throw a big party at their apartment on the Upper East Side, NYC, on December 24 evening. After the Supper, held at midnight, they exchange gifts. Ross and Rachel decided that the kids will spend Christmas with their mother at her parents, with uncles and cousins. Amy and Jill are both married with great men and have children. Amy has two and Jill three kids.
December 24 - 19h30PM
Edward and Lauren are a bit sad cause Ross promised to visit them, but haven't arrived yet. Rachel is in her room finishing getting ready. She's wearing a white pencil skirt knee length and a sleeveless orange satin blouse. She wears a gold metal belt on her waist and strappy gold sandals. Her hair is stuck in a low bun. She admires herself in the mirror thinking about Ross' reaction if he saw her. "Oh, stop it, Rachel. He no longer thinks of you that way. To him, you're just the mother of his children now. But you're gorgeous tonight", she thinks to herself. Meanwhile, Lauren and Edward open the door to Ross, who finally arrived with gifts.
"OH MY GOD, DADDYYYYYY! It was exactly what I wanted!" says Lauren while opening an envelope with VIP tickets to Taylor Swift's concert at Madison Square Garden. In a small box there's a wrist watch and in another one, some clothes.
"You're welcome, princess, you deserve. Don't forget to give the other ticket to your mother. You're already a big girl, but she still needs to take you to the concert..." Ross reminds her.
Meanwhile, Edward is too busy installing his new Xbox on the TV in the living room.
"Hey, kids, where's your mother?" asks Ross.
"She's in her room getting ready, dad!" responds Edward.
"Do you want to talk to her?" asks Lauren.
"Yes, but I'll wait till she comes down".
"NO, dad! Go there, she's waiting for you!" Lauren says smiling. Ed just looks at her.
"Ok, then. I'll be right back." says Ross while walking toward the stairs.
"She is? Waiting for him?" Ed whispers to Lauren.
"Probably not, but it doesn't matter. I'm sure she'll like the surprise."
"You're giving me some ideas..."
"Oh, YES, Ed! Let's make them be together again!"
"Yes, but shhh...they cannot suspect anything."
"Ok."
Ross stops in front of his old bedroom and knocks slightly on the half open door. Rachel is sitting on her bed with her back to Ross, so she didn't notice his presence. She only notices her ex-husband when she hears him sweetly call her.
"Hi, Rach..."
She turns to the door. "Oh, Ross. Hi. I haven't see you here. Is everything alright?" she asks getting up from the bed.
Ross hardly believe in his ex-wife beauty and becomes speechless when realized the power she still has over him. How someone can be so beautiful and sexy even after giving birth two children? He thinks to himself.
"Ross?" she asks while realizes how wonderful he's looking wearing beige pants and a black dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up to half of his arms. He also wears a watch given by Rachel on his last birthday.
"Sorry, can I come in?"
"Oh", Rachel says looking back to her bed and to him again. "Sure."
"So, hi, Merry Christmas."
"Merry Christmas" she say approaching him.
"Uhm, I have something for you..."
"You didn't have to..."
"I insist." he says in a secure way handing her a lttle box with her favorite perfume and a even smaller box with a diamond bracelet.
"Ross, it's so beautiful, but you shouldn't..."
"Shh...may I?" he asks picking up the bracelet from her hands to put on her wrist. She nods positively and when Ross is done, he doesn't resist, and kisses Rachel's wrist. Then he does the same with the other side. When she feels his lips on her skin, she remembers how he used to do this when they were married and in love. Oh, who does she thinks she's fooling? She knows that deep inside she still loves this man standing right in front of her.
"Ross..." she whispers.
"I'm sorry." He says releasing her wrist.
"It's ok. Thank you, but I think you should go now. You know that what happened a few weeks ago doesn't change anything between us..."
"I know, I know. But you cannot deny it was wonderful..."
"It was..."
"As always." he complements.
"As always." she repeats.
"Well, then Merry Christmas again, Rach." he says calmly.
Before answering, Rachel sees Ross' face approaching hers. After na intense exchange of glances she feels his lips on hers and instantly opens her mouth to feel his tongue. God, how she missed this. When the kiss is getting even more intense and passionate, they're interrupted by the noise of the door opening and their kids calling for their mother.
"Mommy? Grandma Sandra wants to talk to you." Lauren says holding the phone and, like Edward, looking suspiciously to their parents. Something was definitely goin' on here they think. Ross and Rachel are clearly nervous about almost being caught .
"Oh, ok, darling. Give me the phone."
"What were you guys doing?" asks Edward slowly.
"Uhm...nothing, Ed. I was just wishing your mom a Merry Christmas."
"Oook, then..." he responds not believing his father at all.
"Merry Christmas, Rachel...again." Ross says intensely looking at her.
"Mom? Give me a minute and I'll talk to you." "Well, Merry Christmas again, Ross. Thank you for visiting the kids."
"Anytime...bye"
"Bye." she whispers.
"DAD!"
"What, Lauren?!"
"You could at least give mommy a hug!" Lauren says excitedly.
"Yeah! At least..." agrees Edward. Ross smiles at Rachel as if asking permission.
She smiles back at him and he understands that its's ok. When they hug, they want to stay like this forever. Before releasing Rachel, he whispers in her ear "you look so beautiful tonight I can hardly control myself ." She laughs a little embarassed and he's delighted at the sound of her laughter. Then Edward and Lauren grab Ross's hands as he leaves Rachel's room.
"And you guys, please behave at your grandparents house. Send my love to them."
"Ok, dad." Ross smiles admiring his two children, especial Lauren, who is more like Rachel each day. "She'll give me a hard time when she grows up a little more", he thinks.
After the party is over, the kids are in their beds at Sandra and Leonard's. Altough exhausted they cannot stop talking before sleeping.
"Ed?"
"What?"
"Do you think mom and dad will get beck together someday?"
"I don't know. I hope so..."
"Yeah. Me too. I think they were kissing when we went into mom's room earlier."
"Really?"
"You don't!?"
"Uhm...maybe. What I really think is that they still love each other, and people who are in love should be together...we should do somehting!"
"YEAH!"
"Shh, Lauren. Let's keep our plan a secret."
"Ok, but what is our plan, smartass?"
"I don't know, yet, but we have to do something, got it?"
"Got it! Good night, Ed."
"Good night, L."
-END OF THE FIRST CHAPTER-
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