Disclaimer - No, I do not own any of these characters.

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See, I told you it wouldn't take me as long to finish this chapter and thank you for all of the reviews. Ok,so I left off in a bit of a cliffhanger, actually, I just couldn't think of anything else to write. I finally figured out how to continue this, so here it is. Chapter 3.

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Rachel suddenly pulled away.

Rach - Wait, what are we doing?

Ross - I really don't know

Rach - Ok, umm, I just remembered, I have to be somewhere. Be back in an hour. Buh bye now

Rachel hurried out of the house and got in her car. At first she didn't know where to drive. She was confused, she knew Ross liked her, she just never thought he would act upon it. Finally she pulled up in front of her house. She had no where else to go, so she went in. She decided to watch some tv, do anything to get him off her mind. She hadn't even been at Monica's for a week, and it still seemed like she hadn't been to her place forever.

She couldn't seem to find anything to watch, nothing that would keep her mind off him. God, it was just a kiss. Why couldn't she stop thinking about it? She knew she would have to face him later that day. It was what she wanted, she didn't understand why it felt so weird. Maybe it was the fact that they were such good friends, or maybe it was the fact that she didn't know what would happen when he went back to college.

She stayed at her place for another hour and a half an hour, then finally decided to go back to Monica's. As she walked in the door, she wasn't surprised to see that Monica and Ross were already eating. She said hello and went and sat in her room.

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Ross was so confused. Rachel was the one who kissed him, and she was the one who left. Did she not know how much he wanted her, how could she do that to him? He just didn't get it, she seemed like she actually wanted him at that moment. He was so happy for a moment, then it all came crashing down.

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Rachel managed to avoid Ross for the rest of the day. The next morning she went to the mall to do the Christmas shopping she had been putting off, and since tommorrow was Christmas Eve, she figured it was now or never. She bought only 10 things. She didn't feel like spending money on people she only saw every once and a while.

She went back to Monica's feeling really bad. She knew she should say something to him. She didn't mean to avoid him for this long. It had only been a day, but she couldn't stop thinking about him, he was included in everything. She got back to Monica's and was relieved to see his Jeep sitting out front. She walked inside.

Rach - Hey Mon, where's Ross?

Mon - He went out for a walk, he's seemed pretty distant. You wanna talk?

Rach - Maybe later Mon, I'm gonna wait for him in his room.

Mon - Ok then.

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Ross had decided to talk to Rachel when he woke up in the morning, but Rachel was gone by the time he woke up. So he decided to go for a little walk. He had been out for a good two hours when he finally decided to turn around and go back. He got back around 2 and went straight up to his room. He saw Monica had saved him some lunch, but he wasn't very hungry. As he walked into his room, he saw Rachel asleep on his bed. He decided not to wake her up and got on his laptop. Half an hour later he noticed Rachel sitting up and looking at him.

Ross - What are you doing?

Rach - We need to talk.

Ross - Maybe later, *kinda sarcastic*I just remembered I have to do something.

Ross starts to walk out when Rachel grabs him.

Rach - No, I need to talk to you NOW.

Ross - Fine, shoot.

Rach - I was wrong to just leave like that. I should have talked to you then, but I was worried.

Ross - Worried about what?

Rach - Everything, like what'll happen next, what happens when you go back to college, and things like that.

Ross - Wow, you got all that from a kiss?

Rach - Ya, and I know I'm probably jumping to conclusions, but I just didn't know what to do.

Ross - I understand, its just, I've wanted this to happen for around 5 years now.

Rach - I know, and I want it to happen too, its just, you're in college now, and I'll be going next year, we could be miles away from each other, and I don't know if it would work. Its just so confusing and its all I've been able to think about all yesterday and today.

Ross - Hey, Hey, slow down. I think we should think about right now, not in two weeks, not next year, NOW.

Rach - Ok, what about now?

Ross - I think we should give it a try, see where it goes from there.

Rach - Ok, sounds like a plan.

They look at each other for a moment and Ross leans in to kiss her. This time she doesn't pull away. They stay like that for a while and then Ross puts his arm around her and they just lie down on the bed.

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Rachel had the best day that day. The next day Jack and Judy got back and Ross thought it would be best that they didn't know, at least for now. They hid it from them for the next two weeks. Rachel had to go back to school and the week after that, Ross went back to college.

Ross called her almost everyday and she emailed him constantly. One day she was walking through the hall and was stopped by Chip Matthews.

Chip - Hey Rachel, how are you doing?

Rach - I'm fine Chip, but I really should be going.

Chip - Hold on a sec, I wanted to ask you something.

Rach - Ok, but hurry up, I have someplace to be.

Chip - Well, you know, prom is coming up, and I don't have anyone to go with and I was wondering if you wanted to go with me.

Rach - Did you stop to consider the fact that I might already have a date?

Chip - Oh, so you do, or are you just saying that.

Rach - I'm not sure, he doesn't know if he'll be in town or not.

Chip - Ok, so if he isn't you'll go with me. Right?

Rach - Ya Chip, if he's out of town I'll go with you.

Chip - Cool, well I let you go now.

Rach - Bye Chip

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Rachel had completely forgotten about prom. Would Ross want to go with her or not. She figured she'd ask him when he called tommorrow. He had his study group. She didn't think he needed it, he was a genius already, but he said it helped so she went with it.

Later that night she was sitting on her bed thinking to herself. She ended up falling asleep to thoughts of Ross. She didn't know if it was going to fast or not, he was all she could think of. She knew she was in love with him, she had never felt this way for anyone before. She was always anticipating the next phone call, the next email. She just wished she could see him more often, it seemed like he never came home for the weekends, even though he was only two hours away. Thank God spring break was coming up soon.

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The next day at school Rachel was cornered by Chip again, she had tried her hardest to avoid him, since she didn't have an answer for him yet. He found her though.

Chip - So, is he gonna be out of town or not?

Rach - Honestly, I didn't get a chance to talk to him last night. I'm sorry.

Chip - Hey, no problem, I'll just check back with you tommorrow, ok?

Rach - Allright Chip.

Rachel walked away hoping that Ross would be able to go. She didn't mind Chip, but she would much rather go with Ross. Chip was just a bit on the annoying side.

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Ok, thats where I'm leaving off for this one. I hope you liked it. Don't forget to Review. The more reviews I get, the sooner I post the next chapter. Also, If you feel the need to email me, my address is mountain_du_adict@hotmail.com