Author's Note: Before I begin this next chapter, 4+I'd like to thank you all for the overwhelmingly positive response on the last chapter. I really wasn't sure if people would like it, so I certainly wasn't expecting to get six reviews just on one chapter. For that, and everything else you all have done for me, I just want to say thank you. Without you guys, I wouldn't be writing this. I can't thank you enough. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Friends. If I did Ross and Rachel would have been together for a hell of a lot longer than they were.
Rachel and Ross walked into the coffeehouse together. "Guys! We have some exciting news!" Rachel said, smiling.
"Ooh, are you guys getting back together?" Phoebe guessed.
"What? No!" Ross said, making a face.
"What is it?" Chandler asked.
"Well, I got a job interview at Gucci!" Rachel said, excited.
"And I'm up for tenure!" Ross added, also excited.
"That's great! Congratulations you guys!" Monica said as everyone got up and congratulated them.
Later, Rachel goes to the restaurant for her interview.
"Here is your table. Mr. Amberson will be here shortly." The maître d' informed her.
"Thank you." Rachel replied, sitting down.
As she waited, she was surprised to hear someone call out her name behind her. She turned around and froze. Sitting at the table behind her was Mr. Zelner, her boss at Ralph Lauren.
"Oh… Hi Mr. Zelner."
Mr. Amberson came in and Rachel whispered to him "That's my boss from Ralph Lauren."
Amberson nodded in understanding and whispered back "Let's just make small talk and have this interview in my office."
Rachel nodded and an hour later they went to the Gucci offices.
"So, Rachel… Your résumé is very impressive. May I ask why you want to leave Ralph Lauren?" He asked once they were seated in his office.
"Well, uh… It's just that I have pretty much gotten everything out of my job that possibly could and I just want something new." Rachel answered.
The interview went on for another hour. Afterwards, Amberson said "Thank you for your time, Rachel. We'll give you a call in a few days."
Rachel went back to the coffeehouse and saw Ross coming in with a bottle of champagne.
"Wow, looks like someone has some good news." She said.
"I got tenure!" Ross exclaimed.
"Oh my God! That's great!" Rachel said, hugging him.
"I was just about to go in and tell the others." Ross said, holding the door open for her as they both walked in.
"Hey guys. What's with the champagne?" Chandler asked.
"Well, I got tenure!" Ross announced.
Everyone got up and congratulated him.
"So, Rach, how did your interview go?" Ross asked her.
"It actually went really well. It kinda got off to a bad start because Mr. Zelner was sitting at the table behind us, but I told the interviewer and we had the interview in his office instead. I think it went well though." Rachel said with a smile.
"That's great, Rach! You'll get the job, I know you will." Ross said, hugging her.
"Thank you, Ross." She replied, smiling.
A few days later, Ross and Rachel were walking back to Monica's apartment after having lunch together.
Rachel's phone rang. "Hello?" She answered.
"Yes, this is Rachel Green… Oh my God! Thank you!" She said as she hung up.
"I got the job!" Rachel exclaimed.
"Oh my God! That's fantastic!" Ross said, hugging her and kissing her on the cheek.
They got to the apartment, and Monica, Phoebe, and Mike were inside.
"I got the job!" Rachel announced as they walked in.
"That's fantastic!" They all said.
"I'm going down to their office tomorrow to finalize all the details." She said, still smiling.
After Rachel left, Monica and Phoebe looked at each other.
"What?" Ross asked.
"You still love Rachel." Phoebe said.
"Oh. Please don't start this again! I am not in love with Rachel!" Ross replied.
"Oh please! Ever since you guys got back from Long Island, you've been all over her." Monica told him.
"I DO NOT LOVE RACHEL!"
"Ok then, let's play a little game." Phoebe said with a mischievous grin.
Ten minutes later, they dragged in Joey, Chandler and Rachel.
"What are we playing?" Rachel asked.
"Truth or dare." Phoebe answered.
"Truth or Dare? We're not in middle school!" Ross protested.
"Well hold on… This sounds like a fun game." Joey said.
Everyone else nodded in agreement. "As long as we get drunk, I don't care what we do." Rachel said with a laugh.
A minute later, they all sat in a circle as Phoebe explained the rules. "A person will spin the bottle and ask 'Truth or Dare' to whoever it lands on. Then, that person will spin the bottle and so on. If they get dare, they pick a dare card from the pile. If they pick truth, the person who asked them picks the question.
Phoebe went first and the bottle landed on Joey.
"Joey, truth or dare?" She asked.
"Uh, dare."
He picked up the card and smiled. "Remove one article of clothing." He read aloud.
He pulled off his sock and spun the bottle. It landed on Monica.
"Ok Monica, truth or dare?" He asked.
"Truth." She answered.
"Ok…" He thought for a minute and said "Are you guys still moving to the stupid house in the stupid suburbs?"
"Yes, we are." Monica answered.
She spun the bottle and it landed on Ross. "Ross, truth or dare?"
"Dare." Ross said, picking up a card. He read it aloud. "Kiss the person to your right for 10 seconds." He looked to his right uncertainly. Rachel was sitting to his right. She looked at him, uncertain whether or not she wanted him to kiss her or not.
The second they locked eyes, they both knew that they wanted it to happen. Ross leaned in and passionately kissed her for the whole ten seconds. Phoebe and Monica both exchanged glances.
They played for another two hours, then Phoebe said "Ross, you're too drunk to walk home, and seeing as you can't keep your tongue out of Rachel's mouth you may as well stay with her.
Ross and Rachel went to her room and Ross kicked the door shut behind them.
The next morning, Rachel went to Gucci's office and Mr. Amberson welcomed her into his office.
"Rachel, there's something you should know before you take this job." He said.
"What is it?" She asked.
"I want you to be the head of our accessories department." He told her.
"Oh my God! That would be incredible!" She said, gasping.
"There is one catch. That will require you to move to our headquarters in Florence." He told her.
