Chapter 2

Disclaimer- Don't own anything except a very dodgy keyboard……

AN: Man, this writing bug kinda grows on you, well thanks for the reviews, inspired me to cut back on work and write more lol.. the boss sure wasn't happy, hope you like this chapter as well, there will probably be a couple more chapters in the fic, no promises on updates, but I will finish it- that's a promise. Ohh, This chapter is rated R(nothing too intense)

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He woke up from his deep slumber when he felt something tickling his nose, he moved her hair out of his face and noticed her lying with her back to him, next thing he noticed were the red number flashing on the digital clock on his night stand, it 6:30, hmm, barely 6 hours of sleep, but he felt surprisingly refreshed, he kissed the top of her head and whispered in her ear "Rach….. Rachel" she still did not budge, "must have had more than just half a glass of wine" he thought. Not wanting to disturb her sleep but not wanting to sleep anymore, he got up.

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She squinted her eyes, the sunrays were falling right on her, rubbing her eyes, still adjusting to the brightness, she threw a hand over to his side of the bed, she found nothing, letting out a soft groan she called out his name, which came out as nothing more than a whisper, slowly she pulled herself up and called out his name again, this time he answered "In the shower", "Do you have go today as well?" "No" he answered as he came out of the shower with a towel wrapped around his waist. "What are you doing showering so early?", "Early, its already 9 Rach". "Oh". Noticing his sneakers, next to the slightly damp T-shirt, she asked, "Did you go for a jog?", "Nah, went to the Gym", "Ahh the monthly trip to the gym" she teased him smiling. "Ha...Ha...Ha", he replied sarcastically, moving towards her "If it weren't for these babies (pointing to his biceps) you would still be sleeping on the couch." He replied smugly.

He sat down next to her placing an arm either side of her and kissed her softly on the lips after whispering, "Morning", she deepened the kissed and pulled him closer, his well defined naked torso pressed up to her! The scent of his cologne! She didn't want the kiss to end, but they both had to breath, nuzzling his neck, she mumbled "You know, you didn't need to go to the gym for your workout", punctuating the offer by nibbling on his ear. Hmmm, Ross let out a soft moan "as much as I'd love to, Emma's up and watching cartoons in the living room". Moving her hand down towards the knot of his towel "She's a good girl, she'll stay out there". Grabbing her hand, before it could move any further, he kissed her cheek "you know, I really don't think we can afford a child therapist for Emma right now", He kidded, "Spoil Sport" she replied back, He kissed her deeply once again, letting the kiss linger on for just enough, so he did not loose his cool, groaning in frustration as she pulled back, "You are gonna pay for this later", she remarked. Knowing full well they were both just playing with each other, that at 9 in the morning, the chances of a morning quickie were next to impossible.

Having freshened up, Rachel joined Ross for breakfast, "Ross, Mon, called yesterday, Pheebs and Mike are going over for lunch today, she wanted to know if we wanted to join em?"

"What did you tell her?"

"Nothing, I didn't know if you were gonna be free today"

"Sure, sounds good, it's been almost a month since we went over anyway"

"All right, I'll call her and let her know we'll be there by 1."

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"Hey Mon, no still stuck in traffic, well, taking into account the traffic coupled with your brothers driving, we should be there by the lunch time tomorrow." Rachel looked over at Ross, who was shooting her a none too amused look, they had been stuck in traffic for almost an hour now and Emma hadn't helped with all her crying, she had finally fallen asleep about 15 minutes ago after asking about a million times "Are we there yet?", A comfortable silence had descended in the car, Ross and Rachel were discussing possible plans for Valentines Day, they still had not come to an agreement when they finally reached Monica's.

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"Hey, Thank god, you finally made it, Come on in" they were greeted at the door by Chandler.

"Where's Mon", Rachel asked looking around and not spotting her best friend.

"In the kitchen, though I must warn you she's been cranky all morning"

"I heard that", came Monica's reply, walking into the living room, "Hey guys, Hi, Emma."

"Sweetie, I was talking about Erica", Chandler replied, immediately mouthing a "No, I wasn't" towards Ross and Rachel.

They both stifled small chuckles as they greeted Monica.

Phoebe and Mike arrived minutes later, after greeting everyone, they all sat down for lunch and caught up with each other's lives, soon after desert, they had broken off into groups, the girls were playing with the kids, reminiscing the good old days of "Girly Chit-Chat".

Rachel was making funny faces at Jack, making him laugh, while changing him.

"I miss this"

"I know, just the girls hanging out again"

"Yeah, that too, but I meant having a toddler around, you know, Emma's just growing up so fast, before I know it, she'll be off to school, and- "

"Well you can have another one you know" Monica cut her off.

"Yeah have another kid; we aren't even close to getting married yet".

"So any progress on the proposal front?" enquired Phoebe, knowing how Rachel had been restless since the day before Christmas, when she had found the "Ring" while putting away Ross's laundry. She had been so excited that day, anticipating a Christmas Eve proposal or a New Years Eve one, she was surprised when neither happened and the last month had been Hell, not knowing if she should bring up the topic or wait for Ross to do it.

"Nah, he still hasn't mentioned anything and I haven't had the guts to bring it up, I check the drawer almost every other day to see if its still there and arrrghh, she groaned, I just don't know what to do anymore"

"Hey, you know, I could ask Chandler to ask Ross, you know fish around a little". Monica chipped in.

"I don't know, Mon, Chandler, He'll more than likely mess up" Rachel replied reluctantly.

"You got a better Idea"

"Not really"

"Then Chandler it is"

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Coming out of the twin's room, Monica called out Chandler and explained to him, what needed to be done, Chandler wasn't sure, but Monica had her ways of convincing him.

"What was that about?"

"Umm, nothing, she just wanted me pick up some diapers"

"Oh, Okay" Ross replied, taking a sip of his beer and tuning his attention back to the T.V.

Couple of minutes later

"So..., Chandler started, rather anxiously, how's it going with you and Rachel, should I start preparing my Best Man's speech?"

Ross eyed Chandler suspiciously, "Mon, told you to ask about this didn't she?"

"That Obvious, Huh"

"Yeah"

"So seriously man, are planning on proposing to her, like ever?"

"It's not that simple, you know, its Rachel, I've thought about doing it a dozen times, but butted out, afraid that she'll say its too soon, now I think, we're ready, but the thing is, she already knows about Planetarium thing, Chandler nodded, I want it to be special, something we'll look back at 20 years later and say" "WOW."

"Well then, what are you waiting for, Valentines Day is a couple of days away that would be special enough."

"Yeah, I was thinking the same thing, but haven't really planned anything out yet, we were still discussing the plans when we came here."

"Well, I say do it and get it over with, I mean you both are not getting any younger, it's about time you sealed the deal on Ross and Rachel."

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After knowing the details of Chandler's conversation with Ross, Monica filled Rachel and Phoebe in. Rachel was surprised and flattered at the same time, that he wanted their extraordinary story to be culminated with an extravagant proposal.

After a couple of minutes discussing premature wedding plans, something clicked with Monica.

"You know…"

As both the girls listened to her suggestion, they both became exited and agreed that it would be extravagant and certainly would be remembered for a long time.

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It was at 5, when they finally decided to head back to the city from Monica's, on the ride home, Rachel had told Ross, that she will take care of all the plans for Valentines Day, and that he need not worry about anything, Ross had a sneaking suspicion that the girls were up to something all day, especially after his conversation with Chandler, but decided to go with the flow.

After playing with Emma for a couple of hours, Ross, had her ready for bed, Rachel loved watching Ross and Emma interact, tasks she sometimes considered to be chores, he enjoyed them, playing with her, feeding her, giving her a bath, it physically hurt her whenever she about the fact that she had almost separated them, looking back she couldn't understand, what she was thinking at that time, she couldn't even imagine her life, Emma's life without Ross now.

Ross was cleaning out the dishes, when he felt her arms around his waist; she planted a few butterfly kisses between his shoulders blades, reaching up to his neck while he finished up with the dishes. Once he was done, he turned around and noticed her wearing his favorite "pink, almost see-through nightie", He placed his hands on her back and pulled her into a deep-passionate kiss, his hands traveled down from her back to over her ass, pulling her closer and pressing a very specific part of him into her stomach, the kiss grew from passionate to extremely intense as her hands too traveled down from his hair to cup his ass. He reached further down and lifted her knee high nightie, he was pleasantly surprised when he didn't find any other piece of clothing, "Going Commando again" he mumbled in her ear as he lifted her up and she wrapped both her legs around his waist and commanding him to move to the bedroom.

Once inside, they both lost all inhibitions and literally tore off each other's clothes, she quickly handed him a condom as he settled himself between her thighs, he kissed her belly button, moving up to her breasts, neck and then kissing her lips, as their tongues fought for the control of the kiss. He entered her, both of them moaned in unison as he picked up the pace, he prayed to hold on for a little longer always putting her before him, as soon as she did, he let go, collapsing on top of her.

A couple of minutes later, which seemed like a lifetime, feeling the soft kisses on her collar bone, she mumbled "Wow"

"I know", he replied as rolled off her and settled on his side of the bed , pulling her over to lay her head on his chest, he kissed are hair and whispered "I love you".

She looked up into his eyes, leaning in for a soft kiss after whispering back "I love you too"

As they both slipped into the deep peaceful slumber of the night, they both silently thanked God, that they finally had found their way back to each other.

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Leave a review, did you like it or not, any suggestions about the proposal…., I have it pretty much planned out but new ideas don't hurt….