Little Glimpses of Love

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A/n; Hello! Welcome to this ficlet SPECIAL! Yes a special, and it's a two parter. These specials take place after the finale of Friends! Enjoy!

Part A; TOW The Lilies .

Notes; This ficlet has references to TO In Massapequa, it takes place approx. half a year after the final.

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"So that is settled then Henry", Ross said with a slight smile around his lips.

"You bet! I'm sure it's going to be so amazing, I must say you really know how to organize something so special in such a brilliant way", Henry replied.

Ross chuckled, "Well let's hope it will be received as such then", he said .

"Oh come on Dr Geller, I wouldn't worry about that! I'll make sure my part is played well, I won't disappoint you", Henry gave him a friendly punch on the shoulder before he waved and walked away.

Ross nodded to himself, Henry was most likely right. He had arranged everything neatly, there wasn't a thing that could go wrong really except............Ross shook his head, he did not want to think that right now. He was nervous enough as it is.

He breathed in the fresh air of Central Park as he walked to his last destination. His cell vibrated in his pocket so he took it and answered it.

"Hello, Ross speaking"

"Ross! How is 'the plan' coming along?"

Ross chuckled to himself, he could hear his sister was trying to sound casual but her voice was still frantic and her speaking was just a tad faster then normal.

"Calm down Monica, everything is going according to the plan, we're right on schedule actually. Now have you done your part?"

"Yes, everything is okay here too, where are you?", Monica answered.

"I'm on my way to my last destination to pick up some packages then I'll be over at Central Perk in most likely half an hour"

"Okay, we'll be there too then", with that his sister hung up the phone and Ross couldn't help the big grin that settled on his face. He reached his destination.

He waked into the small but neatly organized store. It was cozy and well decorated. He approached the salesclerk at the counter with a smile.

"Good afternoon sir, is there anything I can help you with today?"

"Yes, I'm here to pick up the items I have ordered? It's under Geller", he said to the friendly man.

"Okay, one moment please", the man disappeared into the back for a moment before he returned with three small white boxes.

"Here they are Mr Geller, I hope everything is to your liking", the clerk said while he opened the boxes carefully so Ross could take a look at what was inside of them.

"They are, thank you. Can you wrap up the two largest boxes?", he asked while he took the smallest box and slid it in the inside pocket of his coat.

"Of course".

After everything was packed, Ross left the store and headed straight for Central Perk.

Chandler and Joey were seated on the big comfy couch, seemingly discussing something. He walked into the coffee house and greeted them as he took a seat in his favorite comfy chair.

"Hey guys"

"Hey Ross!', Chandler and Joey said simultaneously.

"Where is Monica?", Ross said with a knowing grin.

"On the phone with the babysitter, where else would she be?", Chandler said grinning too.

Ross rolled his eyes, his sister would never change, not even now that she lived outside the city, she was just as worried and neurotic as ever especially when it came to the twins.

"I really miss you guys living here", Ross said.

"Yeah me too, so when are you moving back?", Joey said seriously. He took a bite out of his muffin.

Chandler chose to ignore him for now, he would probably never stop asking that question anyway. Instead he turned to Ross again.

"So, I hear everything is going smoothly huh?", he said with a smile.

Ross nodded, "Yes thus far things are going great! Let's hope it stays that way", he finished. He couldn't help the nervousness that suddenly appeared in his voice.

Chandler gave him a playful punch on the shoulder.

"Don't tell me the great Dr Geller is nervous over such a small matter as this? I though you loved doing this, it's basically your hobby!", he said laughing.

Ross nodded his head, "Yeah yeah I know, but this will be the last time you can joke about it, I'm planning to let this one stick!"

Chandler gave him a thumbs up when Monica returned from the back. She gave Ross a quick hug.

"I'm so excited for you!", she exclaimed. She sat down next to Chandler.

"Thanks Monica", Ross said with a knowing look.

"How are the twins? Did they get sick, did they run away? Although that is kind of impossible considering their age but hey you never know!", Chandler joked.

"Ha ha very funny and the twins are fine", Monica said, she was fidgeting and twirling her thumbs.

"Honey, relax! Marjory is completely qualified to watch the kids you know that", Chandler took her hands into his and held them firmly.

Ross and Joey chuckled.

"Well I'm off, I got another audition! Good luck Ross!", Joey said. He took his coat and keys before he left.

"We should probably go too, it's been a long day with all this organizing and such and I just.............oh screw it I just really want to get home to Jack and Erica", Monica chuckled.

They said their goodbyes outside the coffee house before they went their separate ways.

"Don't you dare forget to let me know how it went!", Monica threated. Ross just shook his head as he waved at them before they disappeared around the corner. He pulled his coat closer around him, the wind was getting a little chilly as he walked to his building, eager to see the two most beautiful women in his life after this eventful day. He tried to ignore the erratic and nervous beating of his heart along the way


"So you guys are doing really well huh?", Phoebe said with a smile. Rachel just nodded at her while she helped Emma out of her jacket.

"Yes, it's amazing", she said absentmindedly with a smile around her lips.

Phoebe grinned knowingly to herself. She was so happy for her Lobsters, she still referred to them as such. She wondered if everything that Ross had been doing today had been going well. She loved the fact that Ross had included all of them in his big plan.

"Here you go sweety", Rachel said as she handed her daughter a lemonade.

"Thank you", Emma said sweetly.

"She sure is growing up fast, I can't believe she is going to be two soon!", Phoebe said as she sat down on the couch. Rachel took a seat beside her.

"Yeah me neither, it's amazing how time flies"

At that moment the door opened and Ross walked in, his hair was damp.

"Is it raining?", Rachel said surprised.

"Just started to yes", Ross said as he hung his coat away making sure that Rachel couldn't see the small bag he hurriedly hid in the sleeve.

He walked over to her and softly kissed her.

"I'm home", he chuckled.

Rachel just smiled at him, "I'm glad you are, we missed you"

At that moment Emma ran towards them as fast as her short legs could carry her.

"Daddy!", She exclaimed stretching her arms out towards him. Ross picked her up and gave her a big hug and a kiss on her cheek.

"There is my favorite little girl in the whole world!", he said smiling as he tickled her stomach. Emma giggled.

Phoebe and Rachel shared a look.

"Hey Pheebs", Ross said putting Emma down on the floor again, "How are you and Mike?"

"We're good, how are you and Rachel?", she retorted. Rachel and Ross looked at each other for a moment.

"Uh we're good", Ross said chuckling. Phoebe grinned at him.

"Okay I'm gonna go get changed out of these wet clothes", Ross said before he turned to look at Rachel, "You should get ready too, we have dinner reservations at seven", he reminded her.

"I know sweety", Rachel said, "I already picked out my outfit so I'll change after you are done"

Ross raised his brows at that, he remembered a time when she tried on millions of outfits before she was finally ready to go somewhere.

Rachel frowned slightly "Don't give me that look", she said.

"I'm sorry but it is a little hard to believe that you are going to be ready to go in just minutes instead of hours", he teased. She shook her head at him.

"I don't know about that though, I mean I have my outfit ready and all but I still have to do my make-up and my hair, that could take forever", she whispered the last word in his ear before she planted a kiss on his cheek.

Ross was about to protest but she pushed him forwards towards their room.

"Go get ready", she said with a slight chuckle.

Phoebe, who had seen the whole little exchange, grinned when Rachel sat down next to her again.

"I'm so happy for you guys", she said suddenly enveloping her friend in a tight hug. Rachel was surprised by it but she returned the gesture nonetheless.

"Thank you Pheebs, now are you sure you will be alright watching Emma for the night?"

"Yes don't worry, we'll be fine, won't we Emma?", Phoebe said turning her attention to the girl on the floor. Emma looked up for a moment before she resumed her babbling to her stuffed animals again.

"See?!", Phoebe said matter of factly.

Rachel nodded, "Yep you convinced me", she said.

"Okay I'm done, you can use the bathroom honey", Ross said walking into the living room. He was wearing a black suit with a white collared blouse and a lime green tie. His hair was combed neatly yet it wasn't too neat, it still had that messy look he always had nowadays. Rachel whistled softly as she passed him.

"Hey handsome", she said softly as she gripped his hand for a moment before she walked into their room. Ross couldn't help but blush a little. He cleared his throat as he walked over to where he hung his coat. Making sure that Rachel was indeed in their room, he grabbed the little bag out of the sleeve.

"What are those?", Phoebe said curious pointing to the two wrapped boxes.

"Ssh! Don't let her hear you", Ross warned as he sat down next to her on the couch. "These are just a little extra gift I picked up for tonight"

"Oh okay, that is so sweet! Can I see the other item?", Phoebe pleaded. Ross smiled as he took the smallest box and opened it.

She carefully took it from his hands to admire the contents with a deep sigh.

"Those gifts are going to pale in comparison with this I'm sure!, It's so beautiful", she gasped. She looked at it for a little longer before she closed the box and returned it to Ross who slipped it in the inside pocket of his suit jacket along with the other two boxes. It was a tight fit but it would do for now.

He picked up Emma from the floor and placed her on his lap.

"Hey Emma, you're going to stay with Aunt Phoebe tonight, how's that?", he said in a high pitched voice.

"Yeah!", she exclaimed cutely with a bright smile.

Phoebe chuckled, she liked Emma, the kid was really sweet and surprisingly well behaved. She loved babysitting her every now and then.

"Yes and we are going to have so much fun!", she said excited clapping her hands. Emma looked at her before she copied her clapping and laughed out loud.

"Well as long as you can promise me that my apartment will still be here when we come back, then I have nothing to complain about", Ross said also laughing. He handed Emma to Phoebe and looked at his watch, it was half past six. They would have to leave soon if they wanted to make it to the restaurant in time. And tonight was all about timing so they couldn't be late.

"I'm gonna go see if Rachel is ready yet", he said. He walked over to their room and knocked on the door softly before entering. Rachel sat in front of her desk. She was applying the last touches of make-up to her face. Ross stayed in the door just watching her. She literally took his breath away.

She was wearing a long black dress that accented her curves in the most exquisite way. Her feet were covered in simple yet elegant strapped sandals and her hair was up in a bun with a few strands of hair framing her face. Rachel locked eyes with him through the mirror.

"Like what you see?", she teased. Ross just nodded. He walked into the room and wrapped his arms around her from behind as he bend down to place a soft kiss behind her ear.

"Of course I like what I see", he whispered softly.

Rachel closed her eyes for a moment as she relaxed in his arms. Then she untangled herself from him and stood up turning to face him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him slowly. Ross responded immediately, he protested weakly when she pulled away.

"Dinner remember?", she chuckled knowingly.

"Right!", Ross said. He squeezed her into him for a moment.

"You look gorgeous", he said

"Thank you", Rachel replied, she took hold of his hand and pulled him with her to the living room before her instincts would take over and just have her way with him right in that moment. A warm and happy feeling filled her whole being right now, she was floating on a big pink cloud of love and she loved it.

When they entered the living room, they saw that both Emma and Phoebe were transfixed watching Sesame street on the TV. Ross laughed softly to himself, Phoebe was a strange one, she would always be a strange one.

"Well we're off", Rachel said as she walked around the couch to kiss Emma on her head.

"You look really nice", Phoebe remarked.

"Thanks", Rachel replied, she turned back to Emma.

"Bye sweety, be good", she said softly. Emma just nodded, all of her attention was on the TV . Ross kissed the top of her head too before he turned to Phoebe.

"Thanks again Pheebs.........for everything", he put extra emphasis on the last word hoping she would get the clue.

Phoebe winked at him, "No problem, now go! Have some fun!", she said seriously.

"We will", Ross said , he handed Rachel her coat before he put on his own. With one last wave towards Emma they left the apartment...


"This is nice", Rachel said. She reached over their dining table to grab Ross' hand. Ross smiled at her while he laced their fingers together.

"Yes it is and while we wait for dessert I want to give you something", he let go of her hand to reach into the inside pocket of his suit jacket. Rachel looked at him curiously.

He took out two small wrapped items and handed them to her.

"Happy Half-A-Versary!", he joked , "just a little something to celebrate we survived half a year already", he finished with a smile. He reached over their table to plant a soft kiss on her cheek.

Rachel blushed in spite of herself as she accepted the gifts from him.

"You didn't have to do this, I didn't get you anything", she said softly.

"You don't need to get me anything, just the fact that you are here with me is more wonderful then all the gifts you could ever give me", Ross said seriously.

Rachel felt like melting right there on the spot, he was always so sweet. She gave him a smile before she proceeded to open the first present. Unwrapping it, she found a small white box. Curiously she opened it to reveal its contents.

In it was a silver bracelet set with small sparkling stones. There was a little bead on it that had the birth date of their daughter on it. She noticed small writing engraved on the inside of the bracelet. The inscription read 'It's always been you'.

Rachel felt her eyes mist over with tears as she gently put the bracelet on her wrist. It fit perfectly.

"Thank you", she whispered softly. Ross just squeezed her hand and urged her on to open the next wrapped box.

She unwrapped it revealing a similar white box only a little bigger. In it were two items. The first was a necklace. It was in the same silver design as the bracelet but there were no stones on it, instead it had a small heart shaped medallion. She carefully opened it to reveal a small picture of Ross and Emma, they were both smiling at the camera. Emma was waving. Rachel chuckled slightly, a warm feeling spread through her whole being when she looked at that. Her little family, she considered herself so very lucky.

"It's beautiful", she sighed softly dabbing at her eyes with a napkin before she took the last items out of the box. It was a set of earrings, the same design as the necklace and bracelet. They had two little stones on it each. She took out the ones she was wearing so she could wear the new set. Then she took the necklace and undid the small clasp.

"Care to help me with this?", she said smiling.

"Anytime!", Ross said with a chuckle, he stood behind her so he could close the clasp. Rachel looked at the small picture again before she looked up at Ross who was already back in his seat.

"I don't know what to say, this is all so...", she trailed of.

"Don't say anything", Ross whispered knowingly. He was about to say something else when they were interrupted by a loud beeping. Ross looked around before he realized that it was his beeper that was making a lot of noise. He hurriedly grabbed it to silence it and looked at the number on it.

"Uh oh", he said worried.

"What is it? ", Rachel said becoming worried almost instantly too.

"I'm not sure , Henry just beeped me, I'm gonna give him a call okay be right back" He stood up and left the table.

Rachel watched him go, a dreamy look on her face. This evening was perfect. They'd had the best dinner and just being together was such a great feeling. She fingered the bracelet on her wrist. She knew one thing for sure, she would NEVER exchange these beautiful items for something else.

Ross came back to the table with a panicked expression on his face.

"What's wrong honey?", Rachel said with a worried expression on her face.

"Uhm well you know that project I'm doing ? For one of my classes at the University?"

Rachel mulled his words over but she couldn't quite get what he was talking about. Seeing her puzzled expression made Ross chuckle slightly.

"Remember I told you about the collaboration with the museum for one of my classes. Well Henry was supposed to set everything up for tomorrow but he kind of messed up..................no he really messed up and now I have to go over there to fix this", he said frowning.

"Oh that!", Rachel said when she finally realized what he was talking about.

"Yeah, I can't believe this!", Ross said disappointed., "Do you mind to come to the museum with me after dessert before going home? I mean I can drop you off at home..", he trailed of.

"No no that is okay, sure I'll come with you", Rachel said grabbing his hands.

"Really, aw that is so sweet of you, I know you don't really like it there', he said.

"Yeah well........when you are there with me it's not such a bad place", Rachel joked squeezing their hands together.

Unbeknownst to Rachel, Ross let out a small relieved sigh, things were going surprisingly well and right according to plan thus far.



Phoebe startled awake from her slumber when a loud knock sounded on the door . She shook her head slightly trying to remember where exactly she was since she didn't recognize the furniture in the room at first. Then she remembered being at Ross and Rachel's apartment watching little Emma who was sound asleep in her room.

The knocking became louder.

"Phoebe?!"

"Monica?", Phoebe said surprised. She hurriedly strolled over to the door to open it. Monica Chandler and Joey were on the other side.

"You guys, what are you doing here?"

"Are they back yet?", Monica immediately countered.

"No", Phoebe said as she let them all in.

"Oh all this waiting is making me anxious!", Monica said loudly. Phoebe shushed her immediately telling her that Emma was sleeping.

"Where are the twins?", she asked.

"At home with the sitter, big surprise huh?", Chandler joked referring to Monica not being able to leave the twins for longer then 5 minutes.

"Yeah well, I just really want to know if Ross did okay",Monica said. Joey emerged from the kitchen with a big sandwich. They all looked at him.

"What? I'm hungry, might as well eat something while we wait for them to get home, who knows how long that might be", he said sitting down.

"Well, this is nice actually, now I have some company!", Phoebe said softly.

"So do you think they are there yet? You think he asked her yet?", Chandler said. They all looked at each other.

"I don't know, maybe. This is so great isn't it, what do you think she'll say?", Monica wondered.

"Of course she is going to say yes, I mean come on it's them", Joey said. Chandler nodded in agreement. Phoebe nodded too, "Yes of course because they are each others lobsters remember!"

They all gave a her an amused look.

"What?", Phoebe said puzzled.

They just nodded at her and decided to play a little card game while they waited for their two missing friends to come home.



To say that he was nervous was an understatement. Ross cleared his throat for the umpteenth time since their cab drive to the museum.

Rachel gave him a puzzled and worried look, "Honey? You need to relax a little, I'm sure Henry might have made it sound worse then it actually is", she said reassuringly.

Ross gave her a small smile, if only she knew what was about to happen, what was making him this anxious. He shook his head slightly, mentally pep talking to himself, he was starting to become his sister!

"Yeah you're probably right, it's going to be okay", he said kissing her forehead softly.

Rachel nodded.

The cab pulled up at the entrance of the museum, it was dark all the lights seemed to be off except for a few on the second floor of the building, Rachel figured they'd find Henry there. She could vaguely remember him from meeting him at her and Ross' first date . Her cheeks became red just thinking about that particular evening.

"Thanks", Ross said to the cabdriver as he payed their fare. He wrapped an arm around Rachel's shoulders as they walked up to the front of the building. There was a security guard seated at the entrance in a special cubicle.

"Dr Geller, what brings you here at this late hour? The museum is closed", he said.

"I know that Roland, but Henry called me, there is an emergency with the set-up for one of my classes of tomorrow", Ross replied.

"Oh yeah............I'll tell you something, it doesn't look too good in there", Roland said winking slightly at Ross.

He opened the doors for them and they entered. The big entrance hall was darkened, the only light came from the emergency exit signs. Rachel unconsciously pressed herself into Ross just a little more.

"What's the matter Rach?", Ross said chuckling as he noticed this.

"This place creeps me out when it's fully lit in lights but now that it's dark it's even more sinister looking", she said. Ross laughed at that.

"Oh come on, you're afraid of a little darkness?"

"Darkness no, but dead things in a museum full of …............well dead things yes", she said uncomfortably.

Ross led her to the elevators.

"Come on, Henry is up at the second floor"

They got in and patiently waited for the elevator to reach it's destination. Ross felt very warm suddenly, he was moments away from the big thing he had been planning all day. He began to see all kind of scenarios in his head about it and none of those were happy ending. He gulped slightly as he shook his head.

The elevator doors slid open to reveal a panicked Henry waiting for them.

"Dr Geller! Roland told me you were coming up. Thankfully you are here!", he motioned for them to follow them.

"Is it really that bad?", Rachel wondered out loud. Henry turned to face her,noticing just now that she was there too.

"Where are my manners, hello Ms Greene", he said hastily before he continued, "And yes it is really really bad! I'm so sorry Ross but.............oh I'll let you see for yourself. Follow me please", he continued walking fast, leading them through several glass doors and hallways till they reached the Planetarium.

"I can't go in there again, I will just be in my booth down the corridor okay?", Henry said sadly.

"I'm really sorry about this, I hope you can fix it", he walked away from the couple softly grinning to himself, he believed he had played his part well.

"Now it's all up to you Dr Geller, don't screw it up!", he said softly to himself as he sat in his comfortable chair. He turned the security cam on that was connected to the Planetarium, he had to be very careful now, everything was about timing and he didn't want to mess this up.

Meanwhile Ross and Rachel stood before the Planetarium doors, Ross was mentally preparing himself for what was about to come. Rachel noticing his nervousness, reached up to him and planted a kiss on his mouth.

"You really need to calm down, I'm sure you can fix whatever this is", she said smiling.

"Let's hope so, let's hope this will all end on good terms", Ross said. Rachel gave him a puzzled look, not exactly knowing what he meant by that.

He took her hand, lacing their fingers together as he slowly opened the door.

Back in his security boot, Henry took that as a cue to dim all the lights.

Rachel jumped slightly when all the lights went out suddenly, she unconsciously squeezed Ross' hand tightly. Ross gulped not even noticing it, his mind was swamped with nervous thoughts.

"Ross?",Rachel whispered panicked when she felt him let go of her hand. When she didn't receive an answer from him she got a little frightened.

"Ross!?", She whispered slightly harder now.

"Yeah?", Rachel let out a big sigh of relieve when she felt him stand behind her with his hands on her shoulders.

"There you are, why didn't you reply to me?",she said accusingly. Ross didn't answer her, instead he gave her a hug from behind.

Suddenly the ceiling of the Planetarium lid up with hundreds of 'stars', it gave the room a sparkling soft glow

Rachel's mouth dropped at the sight that was before and all around her. She was surrounded by dozens of white lilies. Soft music was playing in the background.

Someday, when I'm auwfly low.
when the world is cold.
I will feel the glow,just thinking of you.
and the way you look tonight.

You're lovely,with your smile so warm
and your cheek so soft.
There is nothing for me,but to love you.
And the way you look tonight.

With eachs word you tenderniss grows.
Taring my fears appart.
And that laugh,that wrinkels your nose.
It touches my foolish mind.

Lovely,never ever change,
keep that braethless charm.
Wont you please arrange it.
Cause I love you.
Just the way you look tonight.

She listened to the words and realized that it was Fred Astair's The way you look tonight.

She turned around to face Ross but found that he disappeared again.

"Ross?", she said softly as she carefully stepped further into the room, she touched some of the lilies. She didn't know what was going on here but she found the setting vaguely familiar.

Ross watched her from where he stood. His hand was on the small box in his pants pocket. Just looking at her taking in her surroundings with a look of total disbelieve and awe on her face made his nerves melt like snow did in sunlight. He was doing the right thing and he wouldn't screw this up he loved her too much to do that and he knew it.

"Rachel", Ross called out to her softly, she looked around her looking for him. She located him just a few steps to the left of her. He was holding out a hand to her waiting for her to grab it.

She walked over to him, she shot him a puzzled look as she grabbed his hand tightly.

"What's going on?", she asked, for some unknown reason, her heart was doing fipflops in her chest.

Ross swallowed the lump in his throat before he turned to face her, he took her face in his hands and softly kissed her.

"There is something I've been planning to tell you for a while now", he started. He grabbed both her hands again and squeezed them.

"Okay", Rachel whispered looking up at him trying to read his expression for some kind of clue to what he was getting at.

"I know we've had some rough times and I know that things have not always been exactly smooth between us but I always knew that you and me belonged together. You're the only person I've felt this strongly for, our connection is like no other. What we have is unique,

I truly believe that you are my soul mate. We've been dancing around each other for so long that it seems kind of ridiculous now........", Ross gulped slightly, he was going good, now came the most nerve wrecking part.

Rachel gulped slightly, she began to remember why she had recognized the scenario she was in right now, her heart was pounding in her chest. She bit her bottom lip as she watched Ross get down on one knee.

"W..what I'm trying to say is that I love you, I love you so so much and I want to spend the rest of my life with you and our daughter, as a family.", Ross reached into his pants pocket and took out a small white box.

"Rachel Greene I am about to ask you a question that has been written in the stars for a long time now", with that Ross motioned for her to look up.

Rachel looked up at the ceiling. The stars were arranged neatly so that they formed a simple yet powerful sentence that made her knees tremble and her eyes mist over with tears.

"Dear Rachel, will you marry me?", Ross said the words that were spelled out loud. His heart was racing in his chest. This was it, the moment he'd been waiting for practically since he first fell in love with her back in high school.

Rachel brought her hand up to her mouth as tears poured from her eyes. She looked back down at Ross who was still on one knee holding a beautiful white golden ring that was set with three small sparkling white diamonds.

She let out a sob before she dropped down into Ross' arms hugging him tightly to her.

"Yes! Yes I will!', she said happily. Ross couldn't help the tears of happiness that rolled down his cheeks as he held her close to him. He buried his nose in her hair.

"Oh my God", Rachel whispered softly in his ear, she sat back a little so she could look him in the eyes.

"I love you", she whispered before she kissed him passionately. Ross eagerly kissed her back, this was the most single happiest evening of his live up until now. He broke away so he could gently put the ring on her finger.

"It's so beautiful", Rachel whispered. She wiped at her eyes, the tears were still pouring out. Ross took a handkerchief from his pocket and gently wiped at her eyes.

"You've just made me the happiest man alive", he whispered.

"I can't believe you actually proposed to me the way you told those people at your parents 35th anniversary", Rachel said as she turned in his arms so she could sit down more comfortable with her back against his chest.

"Yeah well, you told me it would be hard to say no to it that way so I figured I'd take the risk", Ross joked.

Rachel just smiled as she observed the room again, it was so beautiful.

"So now that I've done this for you....................you let me ride that Harley on our wedding?"

Rachel burst out laughing, "What do you think?"

"Hey it was worth a try", Ross said mock offended.

Rachel bend her head backwards and gazed up at him, Ross took the silent hint and bent his head down so that their lips could meet in a soft kiss.

A knock on the door startled them both. Ross smiled as he broke the kiss.

"That's probably Henry wanting to congratulate us now", he said.

Rachel grabbed his outstretched hand so he could help her up.

"So Henry and that Roland guy were in this the whole time?", she asked in disbelieve.

"Yes", Ross said grinning. He opened the doors to the hallway to reveal both Henry and Roland smiling brightly at them.

"Congratulations you two!", They said simultaneously.



"I hate Poker I still can't play it!", Monica said frustrated as she flung her cards across the table. Joey hurriedly took the glass fruit bowl from the table .

"Easy now Monica, it's just a game", he said with raised brows.

"I know but..", she stopped talking suddenly.

"Do you hear that?"

Phoebe Chandler and Joey listened intently trying to see what Monica was talking about. Sure enough they could hear soft noises from the hallway.

"Oh you think they're back?", Phoebe whispered excited.

"I don't know, maybe?!", Monica said, they all stood up and rushed to the door. Chandler looked through the small peephole.

"What do you see?', Phoebe asked.

"Nothing yet..........oh wait..........wait..........I think it's them..............yes it's them they're back!", he said softly.

"Do they look happy?", Monica asked anxiously.

"I'd say they look pretty happy yes", Chandler stepped away from the door when he noticed that their missing friends were actually at the door now. They could hear a key being stuck in the lock to open it.

They all hastily got back on the couch. When the door opened they pretended to talk about something interesting.

"Oh so that is how they did that!", Chandler said. They all turned around to face a surprised Ross and Rachel in the door opening.

"Hey you're back!", Phoebe said with a smile.

"Yes we are, what are you all doing here?", Rachel said surprised.

Monica stood up and walked over to her while trying to make up a story that would sound believable.

"Uhm well we just wanted to keep Phoebe company and well ah well.............oh screw it!! Well?? Don't you have some great news for us?", she all but yelled enthusiastically.

Rachel shared a puzzled look with Ross who just smiled.

"They helped me with everything, the planning the set up, you might as well take them out of their misery now", he said.

"You were all in this whole thing too?", Rachel said in disbelieve.

"Yes! So ehm …...........does the plan have a happy ending or not?", Phoebe said impatiently.

Rachel smiled brightly as she showed her new engagement ring to her friends.

"Yes it does", she said softly.

"Oh my God!", Monica said excited before she hugged her friend tightly, Phoebe Joey and Chandler joined her.

"Ross get in here", they said. Ross just chuckled and happily joined the group hug. He was fortunate to have such good friends.

"Thanks you guys, I don't think I could've done it without your help", he said when they broke their hug. He wrapped his arm around Rachel's shoulders who was teary eyed again. He kissed the side of her head softly.

"This is so great! I can't believe you're engaged now", Monica said.

"About time too don't you think?", Phoebe joked. They all sat down around the coffee table as they listened to Ross and Rachel re-telling every detail of their wonderful evening.

Ross looked around him, he was so happy right now., He smiled softy to himself as he watched his fiancée gush about the proposal. Could life be more perfect right now? He didn't think so, he now had everything he ever wanted and it felt tremendously good.

They would have to start planning the wedding soon, he couldn't wait!

END!