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WARNING: This chapter contains extremly CORNY material ;) *LOL*. CORNY, CORNY, CORNY, CORNY!!!! *LOL*
Chapter 7 "Wishing made it so"
"What are you doing here?" she asked a bit harshly.
"I came to drink a cop of coffee... what's your excuse?" Ross smiled ironically.
"I work here... so if you don't mind drinking your coffee somewhere else?"
"Hey, you don't own this place!" Ross yelled when Rachel grabbed his arm and was about to lead him out.
"Well maybe not, but I work here..."
"Rach this is ridiculous. Is it so terrible if I drink my coffee here."
"Fine... just don't..." Rachel trailed off, 'cause one of the waitress came to interrupt them.
"Hey kids. Could you have your little lovers quarrel somewhere else so the other customers can order their coffees." she asked.
"Sorry..." Rach smiled weakly and walked aside Ross following her.
"Lovers quarrel... well she must have been blind or something." she mumbled.
"Look this is crazy. Can't we just put our differences aside. It's been so long!" Ross asked.
"Hey, look who's talking. Who brought up the whole high school thing!?" Rachel yelled and was surprised when Ross started to laugh hysterically.
"What's so funny?" Rachel questioned, but couldn't help but to laugh herself.
"We're so ridiculous. Remembering something that happened so long time ago. I know we have both probably changed from those days! Come on we were teenagers for Gods sake"
"Well you were the one who brought it up!" Rachel laughed.
"I know. Can you forgive me?" Ross asked smiling.
"Only if you can forgive me for what I did back then?" Rachel smiled back.
"Ok. Let's call it even." Ross said offering his hand.
"Let's." Rachel laughed shaking hands with Ross.
***
Ross and Rachel now got along, but they still weren't friends. Ross went to the coffee house were Rachel worked pretty often nowadays. He didn't like the coffee there, in fact he hated it. It tasted like crap, but he just wanted to see Rachel... He didn't know why. Just that every time he was in the same room with her he felt so strange... in a good way of course.
When Rachel worked she sometimes glanced towards the front door hoping that Ross would come. Usually he didn't disappoint her. He always ordered just a cop of cappuccino and then went to sit on the couch, his regular sitting place. Rachel used to secretly admire his hansom features.
Ross had plans for that evening. He was having dinner with his sister Monica. He had told her about Rachel and what happened between them and one day Monica, who had been a very good friend of Rachel's, even went to see her. They were now becoming good friends again.
"So why don't we see you at Central Perk anymore?" Monica asked.
"Well... Coffee corner is closer to my work." Ross smiled.
(author's note: Coffee corner is the name of the coffee shop where Rachel works)
"Plus Rach works there." Monica smiled.
"No... that has nothing to do with it." Ross simply stated.
"Oh, then why didn't you go there before finding out that Rach worked there." Monica questioned trying hard not to laugh.
"Well I had prejudices towards that place, but now that I have tasted how good the coffee is there..."
"My ass! The coffee tastes like shit there and you know it. Why can't you just admit that you like her." Monica rolled her eyes.
"Because I don't!" Ross denied.
"Ross... I think she likes you back."
"Really?!... I mean she likes me?" Ross asked.
"Yeah... when ever she talks about you she has this certain look." Monica smiled. "Ross do something about it... ask her out or something."
"No!" Ross yelled. "I can't." with that he walked away.
***
Later Monica was talking with her friends Chandler, Joey and Phoebe. They were also very good friends of Ross'.
"We have to get them together!" Monica stated. "They both obviously like each other, but are just too proud to admit it!"
"I don't think we should interrupt..." Chandler said, but Monica just ignored him.
"Now here's the plan..."
***
Later that day Rachel was just closing up when he noticed a note that someone had left in her apron. "Meet me on the roof of Monica's apartment tonight.", it said.
"Who could this be?" She wondered.
She closed up and then left to find out.
***
On the roof.
Ross was standing there freezing. Someone had slipped a note into his mail box asking him to meet him/her here tonight.
"Who could he/she be and what is taking him/her so long." Ross wondered.
Suddenly Rachel opened the door and was shocked to see Ross standing there. He was the last person she had expected to meet here.
"What are you...?" Ross asked trailing off. "Why did you ask me to meet you here?"
"What?" Rachel asked. "You were the one who slipped the note..." Rachel rolled her eyes and in unison they yelled: "Monica!"
"Well this calls for a revenge." Rachel smiled.
"Yeah, but we better get going before we freeze to dead." Ross smiled back and they turned to open the door only to find out that it was stuck!
"This is not happening!" Rachel yelled.
"I can't believe Monica planned all this!" Ross tried to break the door down, but it was too strongly build.
"Well I guess we are stuck in here all night." he smiled uncomfortably.
"I guess so..." Rachel whispered. She had started to become more and more aware of his warm breath which occasionally brushed her face making her feel shivers. Neither of them said anything for a long time... they didn't have anything to say to each other.. well no actually they had a lot to say to each other, but neither of them wanted to say it. You could almost touch the silence with your hands, that's how thick it was.
Little while later. They were now sitting on the floor.
"Pretty cold weather..." Ross whispered. He wanted to break the silence so badly and he couldn't think of anything else to talk about than the weather.
"Yeah..." Rach nodded. "They promised snow today." she continued. Ross saw how she shivered when she talked. He figured it was because she was cold, but it was actually because she was nervous.
"Do you want to have my scarf?" Ross asked.
"No thanks... I'm perfectly warm." Rachel smiled... she was actually saying the truth. His presence was enough to make her whole body warm and weak.
"Are you sure... cause if you..."
"I'm sure." Rachel interrupted him. "They said it's gonna be a snowy winter this year..." Rachel continued. She didn't want to go trough one of those awkward silences again.
"Really... didn't know that..." Ross shrugged his shoulders.
"Yes..." Rachel simply stated.
"Hey look! It's a shooting star." Ross jumped up and pointed towards the sky.
"Oh? So it seems like. Now we can make a wish." Rach smiled.
Both of them closed their eyes and made their wishes.
"So what did you wish for?" Ross asked.
"I'm not gonna tell you... it won't come true if I do." Rachel smiled.
"Oh... Ross walked towards the railing and started admiring the view of New York by night. It was amazing.
"Rach, come here!" he whispered.
Rachel stood up and walked beside Ross, but then slipped and almost fell, but luckily Ross catch her just in time. Their eyes met and their lips were only couple of inches away from each other.
(author's note: typical, huh? *LOL*)
"Ross, I..." Rach whispered, but was interrupted when Ross softly touched her lips with his. His lips felt so soft against hers and the kiss felt so tender.
"Rach..." Ross then whispered and their eyes met. Neither one of them knew what to say.
"Rach, you wanna know what my wish was?" Ross finally smiled.
Rachel didn't answer she just looked him back longingly so Ross went on.
"It was you." Ross smiled.
Rachel smiled back. "It was?" she asked.
"Yes...I don't know why, but somehow you make me have all these feelings inside. It's hard to explain..."
"I kn.." Rachel started, but Ross interrupted her.
"Wait... I wanna... I mean.."
"Ross just say it." Rachel laughed a little.
"I...I love you Rachel." Ross finally confessed. "For the longest time I didn't want to admit that. I convinced myself that I hated you, but in fact I have always loved you. Even though what you did to me back in high school I never stopped. Being stuck here in the roof with you made me see that."
"Ross I..."
"Just give me five minutes... If I can't win you over after that I'll disappear from your life and never look back, but just give me five more minutes..."
"You can hav.."
"No Rach, sweetie, let me finish. I know you probably don't feel the same way I do, but I had to tell you this.
Rachel smiled sweetly and Ross went on...
"Look! What do you see?" Ross asked pointing towards the sky.
"I see stars and the moon..." Rachel explained.
"Well I see so much more... Every time I look into the sky it reminds me of you... the blueness of your eyes." Ross smiled.
"Look what do you see there!" Ross continued and pointed towards the streets.
"I see a lot of lights and people and cars and..."
"Well again I see you, 'cause everything around me reminds me of you. Rachel please give me a change. Maybe you will learn to feel the same way about me as I feel about you, maybe you'll learn to see the world like I see it." Ross begged and took Rachel's hands in his.
"I don't need to give you a change." Rachel simply stated.
"Of course you don't need to. I'm not forcing..."
"No Ross! Would you for once let me finish." Rachel laughed. "I don't need to give you a change, 'cause I already know! I LOVE YOU ROSS!" Rachel yelled as her eyes sparkled.
"You do?" Ross lift his eye browns like he couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"Yes I do. If you just let me finish before you would already know that." Rachel laughed.
Ross took Rachel into his arms and hugged her tight. After they broke from the hug they looked lovingly into each others eyes and kissed passionately. Neither of them wanted that kiss to end.
"And by the way it was you." Rachel whispered out of breath after they finally broke from the kiss.
"What?" Ross asked being confused.
"My wish: It was you." Rachel looked deeply into Ross' eyes and then kissed Ross again.
"Really?" Ross smiled and Rach smiled back. For the longest time they just stood there close to each other and smiled. Both feeling so happy.
"Rach... There's something that I have wondered about for a very long time now." Ross said at one point.
"Yeah.. what's that?" Rach asked confusedly.
"Well you know that night two years ago..."
"How could I forget..." Rach interrupted him whispering. She was a little bit afraid of where this was going.
"Well you sent me that note and the money...Why did you sent me the money back?" Ross questioned.
"Oh God... Ross... I...there's so much you don't know about me... I did some pretty stupid stuff when I was..." Rachel stopped, 'cause Ross put his hand in front of her mouth.
"Hush... I changed my mind. I don't wanna know, I don't need to know... I don't care what you did back then. Why should I? I only care about the present and the future." Ross smiled and hugged Rachel who hugged him back very tightly. She couldn't believe how understanding Ross was.
"Wanna have this dance Ms. Green?" Ross then asked and kissed Rachel's hand.
"But there's no music." Rach smiled.
"Yes there is, sweetie." Ross smiled back. "Just listen. I'm sure you can hear it."
Rachel smiled.
(author's note: God that was typical :P... AND SO CORNY *LOL*)
It´s hard for me to say the things
I want to say sometimes
There´s no one here but you and me
And that broken old street light
Lock the doors
We´ll leave the world outside
All I´ve got to give to you
Are these five words when I
Thank you for loving me
For being my eyes
When I couldn´t see
For parting my lips
When I couldn´t breathe
Thank you for loving me
Thank you for loving me
I never knew I had a dream
Until that dream was you
When I look into your eyes
The sky´s a different blue
Cross my heart
I wear no disguise
If I tried, you´d make believe
That you believed my lies
Thank you for loving me
For being my eyes
When I couldn´t see
For parting my lips
When I couldn´t breathe
Thank you for loving me
You pick me up when I fall down
You ring the bell before they count me out
If I was drowning you would part the sea
And risk your own life to rescue me
Lock the doors
We´ll leave the world outside
All I´ve got to give to you
Are these five words when I
Thank you for loving me
For being my eyes
When I couldn´t see
You parted my lips
When I couldn´t breathe
Thank you for loving me
When I couldn´t fly
Oh, you gave me wings
You parted my lips
When I couldn´t breathe
Thank you for loving me
Thank you for loving me
Thank you for loving me
Oh, for loving me
(Song by Bon Jovi- Thank you for loving me)
They danced in each other's arms as the snow flakes gently started to fall.
"I guess the forecast was right." Rachel smiled.
"I guess so." Ross smiled back as they looked deeply into each others eyes.
**********************
Ross and Rachel started dating and their love grew stronger everyday. Rachel got her dream job from the Bloomingdale's. Ross later proposed on the roof and Rachel said yes. Their wedding was a small and a beautiful ceremony and Rachel had even invited her parents who were very happy to see her again. Rachel was now happier than ever, 'cause for the first time in her life she had not only found love, but the direction she had been looking for for so long... She had finally reached her destination.
THE END
So as you probably noticed this was the last chapter :(! Thank you for bearing with me. Luckily or unfortunately I will probably write a new fic ;) *LOL*
I hope you liked the ending :)
WARNING: This chapter contains extremly CORNY material ;) *LOL*. CORNY, CORNY, CORNY, CORNY!!!! *LOL*
Chapter 7 "Wishing made it so"
"What are you doing here?" she asked a bit harshly.
"I came to drink a cop of coffee... what's your excuse?" Ross smiled ironically.
"I work here... so if you don't mind drinking your coffee somewhere else?"
"Hey, you don't own this place!" Ross yelled when Rachel grabbed his arm and was about to lead him out.
"Well maybe not, but I work here..."
"Rach this is ridiculous. Is it so terrible if I drink my coffee here."
"Fine... just don't..." Rachel trailed off, 'cause one of the waitress came to interrupt them.
"Hey kids. Could you have your little lovers quarrel somewhere else so the other customers can order their coffees." she asked.
"Sorry..." Rach smiled weakly and walked aside Ross following her.
"Lovers quarrel... well she must have been blind or something." she mumbled.
"Look this is crazy. Can't we just put our differences aside. It's been so long!" Ross asked.
"Hey, look who's talking. Who brought up the whole high school thing!?" Rachel yelled and was surprised when Ross started to laugh hysterically.
"What's so funny?" Rachel questioned, but couldn't help but to laugh herself.
"We're so ridiculous. Remembering something that happened so long time ago. I know we have both probably changed from those days! Come on we were teenagers for Gods sake"
"Well you were the one who brought it up!" Rachel laughed.
"I know. Can you forgive me?" Ross asked smiling.
"Only if you can forgive me for what I did back then?" Rachel smiled back.
"Ok. Let's call it even." Ross said offering his hand.
"Let's." Rachel laughed shaking hands with Ross.
***
Ross and Rachel now got along, but they still weren't friends. Ross went to the coffee house were Rachel worked pretty often nowadays. He didn't like the coffee there, in fact he hated it. It tasted like crap, but he just wanted to see Rachel... He didn't know why. Just that every time he was in the same room with her he felt so strange... in a good way of course.
When Rachel worked she sometimes glanced towards the front door hoping that Ross would come. Usually he didn't disappoint her. He always ordered just a cop of cappuccino and then went to sit on the couch, his regular sitting place. Rachel used to secretly admire his hansom features.
Ross had plans for that evening. He was having dinner with his sister Monica. He had told her about Rachel and what happened between them and one day Monica, who had been a very good friend of Rachel's, even went to see her. They were now becoming good friends again.
"So why don't we see you at Central Perk anymore?" Monica asked.
"Well... Coffee corner is closer to my work." Ross smiled.
(author's note: Coffee corner is the name of the coffee shop where Rachel works)
"Plus Rach works there." Monica smiled.
"No... that has nothing to do with it." Ross simply stated.
"Oh, then why didn't you go there before finding out that Rach worked there." Monica questioned trying hard not to laugh.
"Well I had prejudices towards that place, but now that I have tasted how good the coffee is there..."
"My ass! The coffee tastes like shit there and you know it. Why can't you just admit that you like her." Monica rolled her eyes.
"Because I don't!" Ross denied.
"Ross... I think she likes you back."
"Really?!... I mean she likes me?" Ross asked.
"Yeah... when ever she talks about you she has this certain look." Monica smiled. "Ross do something about it... ask her out or something."
"No!" Ross yelled. "I can't." with that he walked away.
***
Later Monica was talking with her friends Chandler, Joey and Phoebe. They were also very good friends of Ross'.
"We have to get them together!" Monica stated. "They both obviously like each other, but are just too proud to admit it!"
"I don't think we should interrupt..." Chandler said, but Monica just ignored him.
"Now here's the plan..."
***
Later that day Rachel was just closing up when he noticed a note that someone had left in her apron. "Meet me on the roof of Monica's apartment tonight.", it said.
"Who could this be?" She wondered.
She closed up and then left to find out.
***
On the roof.
Ross was standing there freezing. Someone had slipped a note into his mail box asking him to meet him/her here tonight.
"Who could he/she be and what is taking him/her so long." Ross wondered.
Suddenly Rachel opened the door and was shocked to see Ross standing there. He was the last person she had expected to meet here.
"What are you...?" Ross asked trailing off. "Why did you ask me to meet you here?"
"What?" Rachel asked. "You were the one who slipped the note..." Rachel rolled her eyes and in unison they yelled: "Monica!"
"Well this calls for a revenge." Rachel smiled.
"Yeah, but we better get going before we freeze to dead." Ross smiled back and they turned to open the door only to find out that it was stuck!
"This is not happening!" Rachel yelled.
"I can't believe Monica planned all this!" Ross tried to break the door down, but it was too strongly build.
"Well I guess we are stuck in here all night." he smiled uncomfortably.
"I guess so..." Rachel whispered. She had started to become more and more aware of his warm breath which occasionally brushed her face making her feel shivers. Neither of them said anything for a long time... they didn't have anything to say to each other.. well no actually they had a lot to say to each other, but neither of them wanted to say it. You could almost touch the silence with your hands, that's how thick it was.
Little while later. They were now sitting on the floor.
"Pretty cold weather..." Ross whispered. He wanted to break the silence so badly and he couldn't think of anything else to talk about than the weather.
"Yeah..." Rach nodded. "They promised snow today." she continued. Ross saw how she shivered when she talked. He figured it was because she was cold, but it was actually because she was nervous.
"Do you want to have my scarf?" Ross asked.
"No thanks... I'm perfectly warm." Rachel smiled... she was actually saying the truth. His presence was enough to make her whole body warm and weak.
"Are you sure... cause if you..."
"I'm sure." Rachel interrupted him. "They said it's gonna be a snowy winter this year..." Rachel continued. She didn't want to go trough one of those awkward silences again.
"Really... didn't know that..." Ross shrugged his shoulders.
"Yes..." Rachel simply stated.
"Hey look! It's a shooting star." Ross jumped up and pointed towards the sky.
"Oh? So it seems like. Now we can make a wish." Rach smiled.
Both of them closed their eyes and made their wishes.
"So what did you wish for?" Ross asked.
"I'm not gonna tell you... it won't come true if I do." Rachel smiled.
"Oh... Ross walked towards the railing and started admiring the view of New York by night. It was amazing.
"Rach, come here!" he whispered.
Rachel stood up and walked beside Ross, but then slipped and almost fell, but luckily Ross catch her just in time. Their eyes met and their lips were only couple of inches away from each other.
(author's note: typical, huh? *LOL*)
"Ross, I..." Rach whispered, but was interrupted when Ross softly touched her lips with his. His lips felt so soft against hers and the kiss felt so tender.
"Rach..." Ross then whispered and their eyes met. Neither one of them knew what to say.
"Rach, you wanna know what my wish was?" Ross finally smiled.
Rachel didn't answer she just looked him back longingly so Ross went on.
"It was you." Ross smiled.
Rachel smiled back. "It was?" she asked.
"Yes...I don't know why, but somehow you make me have all these feelings inside. It's hard to explain..."
"I kn.." Rachel started, but Ross interrupted her.
"Wait... I wanna... I mean.."
"Ross just say it." Rachel laughed a little.
"I...I love you Rachel." Ross finally confessed. "For the longest time I didn't want to admit that. I convinced myself that I hated you, but in fact I have always loved you. Even though what you did to me back in high school I never stopped. Being stuck here in the roof with you made me see that."
"Ross I..."
"Just give me five minutes... If I can't win you over after that I'll disappear from your life and never look back, but just give me five more minutes..."
"You can hav.."
"No Rach, sweetie, let me finish. I know you probably don't feel the same way I do, but I had to tell you this.
Rachel smiled sweetly and Ross went on...
"Look! What do you see?" Ross asked pointing towards the sky.
"I see stars and the moon..." Rachel explained.
"Well I see so much more... Every time I look into the sky it reminds me of you... the blueness of your eyes." Ross smiled.
"Look what do you see there!" Ross continued and pointed towards the streets.
"I see a lot of lights and people and cars and..."
"Well again I see you, 'cause everything around me reminds me of you. Rachel please give me a change. Maybe you will learn to feel the same way about me as I feel about you, maybe you'll learn to see the world like I see it." Ross begged and took Rachel's hands in his.
"I don't need to give you a change." Rachel simply stated.
"Of course you don't need to. I'm not forcing..."
"No Ross! Would you for once let me finish." Rachel laughed. "I don't need to give you a change, 'cause I already know! I LOVE YOU ROSS!" Rachel yelled as her eyes sparkled.
"You do?" Ross lift his eye browns like he couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"Yes I do. If you just let me finish before you would already know that." Rachel laughed.
Ross took Rachel into his arms and hugged her tight. After they broke from the hug they looked lovingly into each others eyes and kissed passionately. Neither of them wanted that kiss to end.
"And by the way it was you." Rachel whispered out of breath after they finally broke from the kiss.
"What?" Ross asked being confused.
"My wish: It was you." Rachel looked deeply into Ross' eyes and then kissed Ross again.
"Really?" Ross smiled and Rach smiled back. For the longest time they just stood there close to each other and smiled. Both feeling so happy.
"Rach... There's something that I have wondered about for a very long time now." Ross said at one point.
"Yeah.. what's that?" Rach asked confusedly.
"Well you know that night two years ago..."
"How could I forget..." Rach interrupted him whispering. She was a little bit afraid of where this was going.
"Well you sent me that note and the money...Why did you sent me the money back?" Ross questioned.
"Oh God... Ross... I...there's so much you don't know about me... I did some pretty stupid stuff when I was..." Rachel stopped, 'cause Ross put his hand in front of her mouth.
"Hush... I changed my mind. I don't wanna know, I don't need to know... I don't care what you did back then. Why should I? I only care about the present and the future." Ross smiled and hugged Rachel who hugged him back very tightly. She couldn't believe how understanding Ross was.
"Wanna have this dance Ms. Green?" Ross then asked and kissed Rachel's hand.
"But there's no music." Rach smiled.
"Yes there is, sweetie." Ross smiled back. "Just listen. I'm sure you can hear it."
Rachel smiled.
(author's note: God that was typical :P... AND SO CORNY *LOL*)
It´s hard for me to say the things
I want to say sometimes
There´s no one here but you and me
And that broken old street light
Lock the doors
We´ll leave the world outside
All I´ve got to give to you
Are these five words when I
Thank you for loving me
For being my eyes
When I couldn´t see
For parting my lips
When I couldn´t breathe
Thank you for loving me
Thank you for loving me
I never knew I had a dream
Until that dream was you
When I look into your eyes
The sky´s a different blue
Cross my heart
I wear no disguise
If I tried, you´d make believe
That you believed my lies
Thank you for loving me
For being my eyes
When I couldn´t see
For parting my lips
When I couldn´t breathe
Thank you for loving me
You pick me up when I fall down
You ring the bell before they count me out
If I was drowning you would part the sea
And risk your own life to rescue me
Lock the doors
We´ll leave the world outside
All I´ve got to give to you
Are these five words when I
Thank you for loving me
For being my eyes
When I couldn´t see
You parted my lips
When I couldn´t breathe
Thank you for loving me
When I couldn´t fly
Oh, you gave me wings
You parted my lips
When I couldn´t breathe
Thank you for loving me
Thank you for loving me
Thank you for loving me
Oh, for loving me
(Song by Bon Jovi- Thank you for loving me)
They danced in each other's arms as the snow flakes gently started to fall.
"I guess the forecast was right." Rachel smiled.
"I guess so." Ross smiled back as they looked deeply into each others eyes.
**********************
Ross and Rachel started dating and their love grew stronger everyday. Rachel got her dream job from the Bloomingdale's. Ross later proposed on the roof and Rachel said yes. Their wedding was a small and a beautiful ceremony and Rachel had even invited her parents who were very happy to see her again. Rachel was now happier than ever, 'cause for the first time in her life she had not only found love, but the direction she had been looking for for so long... She had finally reached her destination.
THE END
So as you probably noticed this was the last chapter :(! Thank you for bearing with me. Luckily or unfortunately I will probably write a new fic ;) *LOL*
I hope you liked the ending :)