Author's Note: I'm sorry I haven't updated in a while. I had writer's block, but eventually I came up with an idea I liked. Thanks and special shoutout to WishUponAFangirl for the kind reviews! Thanks to everyone else who followed favorited and reviewed. It means the world to me! You guys are the best! Keep the reviews coming! I love reading them! Enjoy this chapter!

Rachel woke up with a smile on her face. The night before, Ross had taken her on a walk through Central Park. He set up a picnic for them and it was really romantic. Today was his graduation, so they couldn't stay out late, but it was still a wonderful night. Now, she didn't know what to do. Ross was busy preparing for his graduation ceremony, and she didn't have any classes. She looked over and saw that Monica was still sleeping. She got up and gently shook her friend awake. "Mon. Mon, wake up." She said into her ear.

"Mmn, what time is it?" She moaned.

"It's 9:30." Rachel answered.

"Ugh." Monica said, getting up and making her bed.

They got showered and dressed, then headed out. They met Phoebe and Joey at Central Perk.

"Hey guys." Phoebe greeted them.

"Hey." Monica and Rachel both said back.

"What's up?" Joey asked them.

"Ross and Chandler are preparing for their graduation ceremony, so we have nothing to do until the ceremony at three." Rachel said.

They hung out at the coffeehouse until they had to leave to get ready for the ceremony. Rachel wore a beautiful dark blue sleeveless dress, while Monica wore a red sleeveless dress. After they got ready, they headed to the graduation. The ceremony was really boring and they tuned out most of it until they heard "Chandler Bing" They cheered. They tuned out most of the rest unless they heard a familiar name. A few minutes later, they heard "Ross Geller" Monica and Rachel both stood up and cheered. After the ceremony, Rachel ran up to Ross and hugged him. He kissed her, then lifted her off her feet and spun her. She loved it when he did romantic things like that. He kissed her again and then hugged his parents as they walked up. Monica hugged them too. "I can't believe that you're graduating college. It feels like just yesterday you were learning how to read." Jack Geller said to his son. He turned to Monica "I can't believe our little Harmonica graduates next year."

"Thanks dad." Monica said.

Chandler walked over and kissed Monica. She remembered the first time they had kissed. It had been over three months ago. He was dropping her off at her dorm after a date.

"I had a great time. Thanks for taking me." She had told him.

"I had a great time too." He had said back.

They gazed into each other's eyes and Chandler kissed her. She quickly pulled him in and passionately kissed him back.

"I love you, Chandler." She said to him.

"I love you too." He said back.

Later, they all went to the graduation dinner. Rachel laughed as she listened to Jack and Judy tell stories about Ross that she had never heard before. Ross begged his parents to stop, but to Rachel's delight, they ignored him.

A few weeks later, Joey and Chandler got set up in their new apartment. It was a nice place in The Village, so it was close to Monica and Rachel. The apartment was right across the hall from Ross and Monica's grandmother's apartment, and she died the year before, so Monica and Rachel planned to move into the apartment when they graduated.

Once they got their stuff set up, they invited the girls over. When they came in, Rachel said "Nice place!"

"Thanks." Ross said, kissing her.

They sat down and watched a movie together. Ross put his arm around Rachel and she kissed him. When a scary part came, Rachel would bury her head in his lap. Ross would stroke her hair and cover her eyes. When the scene was over, he would uncover her eyes and kiss her head.

After the movie, it was late so the girls stayed closed Ross' bedroom door behind her. "You want to christen your new bed?" She asked seductively. To answer her question, Ross kissed her as he pulled off her shirt. He ran to the bathroom and grabbed a condom, then quickly ran back into the room, shutting the door behind him.

The next morning, Rachel woke up with a big smile on her face. Ross had his arms wrapped around her. She looked up at him and smiled. "Hey you." She said.

He kissed her and she asked "How long have you been up?"

"About ten minutes. You looked so beautiful I just had to admire you for a few minutes. You looked so peaceful, I didn't want to wake you." He answered.

She smiled and Ross added "Now that the school year is over, you're going to need somewhere to stay, unless you want to go back home."

"God no. I'll have to go visit my parents at some point, but I'm not living with them again. Eighteen years was plenty." She said, smiling.

"Well good. I was going to ask if you'd like to live here." Ross said to her.

"Are you asking me to move in with you?" She asked.

"Yes, I am." Ross confirmed, smiling.

Rachel kissed him and said "Well, it's either your place or the street, so I guess I pick your place." She said sarcastically, smiling. They sealed the deal with a kiss.

Ross quickly got up and got dressed. He kissed Rachel on the head, then went to the bathroom to get ready for the day. When he came back, Rachel got ready.

They went down to the coffeehouse (which was only a few blocks away), and met with the rest of the gang.

"Great! Now that you're all here, Phoebe and I have an announcement to make. We're getting married!" He announced. Phoebe pulled the ring out of her pocket and put it on. Everyone got up and hugged them.

"So, how did you do it?" Monica asked.

I took her on a carriage ride through Central Park, then I led her over to this picnic blanket where I had a candlelit dinner set up. After we ate, I told her that after chasing after all these women, I had finally found the one I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. Then I got down on one knee and said "Phoebe Buffay, will you marry me?"

Monica wiped a tear from her eye. "That was beautiful." She said.

Ross realized that it was time to start thinking about how he was going to ask Rachel to marry him. He was going to wait until after she graduated, so that gave him a year to think about it.

A few days later, his mother came to see him. "Ross, there's something I would like to give you."

She pulled out a ring box and gave it to him. He opened it and recognized it as his grandmother's engagement ring. "Mom, are you saying I should ask Rachel to marry me?" He asked her.

"I see the way you are with her. You love her more than anything in the world. I can tell you want to marry her, so I thought I'd save you the trouble of buying the ring." She answered.

"You're right Mom. I've been thinking about it. Thanks." He said to her.

She left and he opened the box again. He couldn't believe that he was actually going to propose to Rachel.