EPILOUGE - 2 years later
The gang all gathered for a picnic in Central Park.
Ross and Rachel sat on the Picnic blanket, Rachel cradling their 8-week-old baby boy Joshua Jack in her arms. They had recently celebrated Ally's 2nd birthday and their 2nd Wedding Anniversary. Things could not have been better between the two, They were still as much in love as the day they got married and although they still fought like cat and dog, it didn't matter because no one knew any different in the Ross & Rachel relationship, They were two strong minded people who constantly had differences of opinions but everyone knows that when it blows over, The love between them is still as strong. They normally ended their fights in the bedroom, which neither could complain about. Joshua was actually a result of a very heated argument about the insane amount of money Rachel spent on some clothes. Rachel is a Stay at Home Mom, She returned to Ralph Lauren after having 3 months maternity leave with Ally but later left because she missed not being at home with the kids too much with a promise if she ever wanted to return, there would always be a position available while Ross still does the same job, Lecturing students on Bones, Fossils, Dinosaurs etc.
Phoebe and Joey were lying down in each other's arms, staring up at the sky. They were married 12 months after Ross and Rachel and were blissfully happy. 9 months after their little Tryst in the storage closest when Rachel was in labour with Ally, against all the odds Phoebe gave birth to a little boy named Jaxson who was now stacking blocks next to them. Doctors are baffled about how he was conceived with Joey's problem but Joey confidently says "I knew my boys would come good" so we'll just leave it at that. Joey Tribbiani, former ladies man was now a married father of two although he still hasn't grown up that much. Still the same old Joey who loves Porn and Sandwiches. He also scored another regular spot on Days of Our Lives and was now negotiating the contracts for his own spin-off show.
Monica and Chandler, still happily married after more then 4 years have been busy raising their Terror Triplets. Lily, Emma and Riley were now happy little 3 year olds who attended the same Nursery School as Dylan and the four of them were like Peas in a Pod. Chandler finally quit his job after much persuasion from Monica who could see how unhappy he was doing it and was now working at an Ad Agency. Monica bumped into Pete Becker a year ago and he mentioned how he was opening his third restaurant in New York City and he offered her a position as Head chef, which she immediately accepted. So she now worked 3 days a week above a staff of 20 which was perfect for her because she gets to boss them all around everyday.
After lunch the adults were relaxing while the kids played an arms length away.
Lily, Emma and Riley were in the sand pits and Emma was about to tip a spade full of sand over Riley's head when Chandler decided to intervene before things got messy.
Rachel watched Isabella (4 years) playing catch with Ally and Dylan. She was throwing the ball to them and they were supposed to be catching it but as toddlers do, dropping and missing the ball. Isabella had the same temperament as her mom and was fast losing patience with her sister and her cousin and Rachel could see the frustrated look on her face and knew that she was about to lose it so she called her over.
"Bella, Come her for a sec" called Rachel.
"What Mommy?" said Isabella as she ran up to Rachel. She was the spitting image of Rachel with her honey blond hair and big blue eyes. She was also a fashion plate like Rachel, probably due to wearing Ralph Lauren clothes from age 1.
"Sit here for a second" said Rachel, patting the spot next to her. "What's going on over there Honey?"
"Playing catch," replied Isabella "But Ally and Dylan aren't playing good"
"Well Ally and Dylan are younger then you Honey" said Rachel "They need some more practice before they are as good as you are"
"I'm good at playing catch?" asked Isabella
"Of course you are Sweetie," said Rachel, kissing her head "Isn't she Ross?"
Ross had his head buried in a book and didn't even notice he was being spoken to.
Rachel dug her elbow into his stomach and with a yelp of pain he lifted his head out of the book. "What was that for SWEETIE?"
"I said that your daughter is good at playing catch and you're supposed to agree with me?" said Rachel.
Ross pulled Isabella into his lap. "Of course she's good at playing catch," he said, tickling her stomach. "She IS my daughter after all"
Rachel snorted as if to say "Yeah right"
Ross rolled his eyes and stood up with Isabella in his arms. "Why don't we go and teach Dylan and Ally a few things. Leave Mommy alone when she's snorting like that"
"Ok. Bye Mommy" said Isabella, giggling with delight as they ran over to where Dylan and Ally were inspecting the grass. Isabella slung over Ross's shoulder.
"Bye Honey" said Rachel. She leaned over in Monica's direction "Hey Mon, What ya doing?"
"Just checking out some new recipes for work. Pete wants a new Moroccan style Menu," replied Monica, flipping through the pages.
"Oh ok" said Rachel. Immediately uninterested.
She looked down at Joshua in her arms who was hungrily sucking his pacifier "Meal time for you little Buddy?" she said as she lifted up her top to feed him.
"Hey Rach, Joey and I had the best night last night" said Phoebe, smiling over at Joey who was sitting in the sand pit with the triplets and Jaxson with a spade balanced on his head. "5 times!!!"
"5!!" exclaimed Rachel "I wish I had the energy for that"
"Yeah, I know. It was great," replied Phoebe. "And we were going for a 6th but then Dylan wet the bed so it was over after that"
"Shame" said Monica with a laugh "Don't you hate it when your kids spoil it for you?"
Rachel laughed "Always!! We haven't done anything since I had Joshua but I remember once when Isabella was about 3, Ross and I were doing it, we were like nearly there you know and in wanders Isabella, She can't sleep coz there's monsters in her room and she wants to sleep in Mommy and Daddy's bed so there I am straddled on top of Ross, talking to her about green closet monsters and Ross is like 'get her out of here', It was so funny"
"Sounds like a barrel of laughs" said Monica
They looked over at their men who were now rounding up the kids to practice playing catch. Joey was spinning Jaxson round in the air until a stream of vomit came from his mouth. Joey looked guiltily over at Phoebe to see if she saw that he made their son throw up but she didn't notice.
Ross was chasing Ally around, she was running unsteadily on her little feet trying to get away from him but finally collapsed with exhaustion on the grass and laughed when Ross scooped her up into his arms and planted a kiss on her head. He ran over to where Rach and the girls were.
"How's my boy?" he asked, looking down at Joshua who was still feeding.
"He's fine, having some lunch now" replied Rachel "How's my man?"
"Excellent" said Ross, leaning down and kissing Rachel gently "Although a whole lot better now he's had some lovin from his beautiful wife'"
He stood back up and walked over to Joey and Chandler. Rachel watched him walk away.
"God, I love him," said Rachel dreamily "There are seriously no words to describe the way I feel. Every time he kisses me or tells me he loves me I just melt. I honestly feel like the luckiest woman in the world to have found some one like him because let's face it, there aren't many people like Ross in the world"
"Do you know what?" said Monica "I think we can safely say that we are 3 of the luckiest women in the world. How many women can honestly say that they have fallen in love with their best friends and everything worked out?"
"Not very many" said Rachel "Everything happens for a reason, and it always works out for the best"
"Everything does work out for the best! I think god made us all become friends, 3 girls, 3 boys because he wanted us to be together if you know what I mean? Like fate made us all meet or something" said Phoebe "I never imagined I would marry Joey. I was like JOEY. What's with that god? That thought never entered my head until one day and BANG there it was"
"I think a part of me kind of knew that something could happen with me and Chandler" said Monica "He's always been there for me and there has always been love between us, it just took time for us to realize it and fall in love"
"I didn't think for a minute it would work out again for me and Ross," said Rachel "After everything that happened, our failed relationships, Love, Break-up, Emily, Marriage, Divorce, Babies. I never thought we'd ever get the chance again. But we did and we've finally made it stick, I'm so happy these days I could scream"
"I'm glad my brother makes you so happy" said Monica "I like to see my girls happy"
Rachel finished feeding Joshua and laid him in his capsule, kissing his tiny hand. He was such a beautiful, content baby. Loved sleeping.
"We're so old now," said Phoebe "When we all first became friends we were like this group of 24 year olds who didn't know what the hell was going on in their lives.."
"And look at us now" interrupted Rachel "We're a bunch of 36 year old moms and wives"
"We're officially grown up," said Monica "The six of us. Except maybe Joey??"
"I think we can all agree on that one," said Rachel with a laugh "Joey still acts the same as the day I met him"
"And I love that part of Joey," said Phoebe "I can't be you know 'serious' all the time. He likes to have fun. We're a fun couple"
"That's great Honey," said Mon
Rachel nodded her head in agreement.
"We're six of one. Six people that are like 1 person" said Phoebe
"Exactly" said Rachel "Six of one"
(Later that night- Ross and Rachel's Apartment)
Rachel stood at the kitchen sink in her short silk robe, washing out one of Joshua's bottles and smiling to her self. There wasn't a day these past 4 years that she hadn't thanked god for what she had, Thanked him for bringing her and Ross back together and for giving her this wonderful life she has, Gorgeous children and the Best group of Friends she could ever want.
It was Ross's turn n to put the kids too bed tonight so now that Ally and Bella were asleep, he was rocking Joshua to sleep in the nursery.
Rachel was humming softly to her self; she was humming her and Ross's song With or Without you, by U2. She loved that song. It reminded her of their love for each other.
She finished washing the bottle and was about to turn around when she felt a pair of strong arms encircle her waist. She smiled and turned around, wrapping her arms around Ross.
"They're all asleep," said Ross softly.
"Great" replied Rachel, kissing his neck
"So I was thinking, Maybe we could head for bed too?" said Ross, as he brushed her hair away from her face.
"Really? Coz I'm not really that tired yet. I was going to see what was on the TV...Oh ok I see what you mean" replied Rachel as she realised what he was implying.
"Now she gets it," said Ross with a laugh "I've missed you these past few months. You've had your six-week check up and everything was good. I need some of that fantastic Rachel lovin"
"No need to ask twice" said Rachel, running her hands down his back "I've missed you too"
Ross leaned down and kissed her passionately, running his hands all over her toned body.
Their need for each other was so strong, it had been about 5 months but Ross thought he'd better take it slow, it would be the first time since the baby was born and he didn't want to hurt her.
But soon Rachel was responding with just as much passion as him, She began to undo the buttons on his shirt and let it drop to the kitchen floor.
Ross picked her up and sat her on the edge of the counter; He moved her robe off her shoulders, exposing her smooth tanned skin and Rachel shivered as she felt his lips grazing along her shoulder bone. She pulled his face up to hers and kissed his lips urgently before pulling away.
"Shall we?" she asked, nodding towards the bedroom.
Ross nodded and lifted her into his arms, carrying her through to the bedroom where he lay her down on the bed. He thought to himself that she had never looked sexier. Her breasts were full and she still had the tiniest bit of a baby stomach. She looked Phenomenal.
Rachel pulled him down on to the bed, undid his pants and pulled him on top of her eagerly. (We'll leave it there; this is a PG rated fic lol)
(Some time later)
Rachel collapsed on top of Ross breathlessly. Her chest was heaving as she tried to catch her breath. She held herself up above Ross with her arms, staring at him.
"God, I've missed you. That was Amazing," she said softly. Ross stared deeply into her eyes. He could tell that she had just experienced pure ecstasy and he loved to know that he had pleasured her so much.
She leant down to kiss him but he stopped her.
"I've got something for you" said Ross.
"What?" asked Rachel, sliding off him and onto the bed.
"Just wait," said Ross, He sat up and leaned over to his nightstand exposing his naked butt. Rachel burst out laughing and reached over and pinched it "Sexy"
He pulled a box with a tiny card attached out of his drawer and lay back down, holding his body up with his arm.
"Here" he said, handing her the Red box.
"What is it?" asked Rachel.
"Open it and you'll see"
Rachel sat up, pulling the sheets up with her, as it wasn't a warm night. She read the card first.
To my Beautiful Wife Rachel, Words cannot express the way I feel about you. You light up my day every morning as I wake and see you looking at me. You make me smile with just one look, you cheer me up when I'm feeling down, and you complete me. You are my best Friend, The mother of my children; my lover and I feel so lucky to know that you are my wife. Thank you so much for our 3 beautiful Babies who I love just as much as you, I hope that they grow up to have a heart as great as yours. We said our Vows two years ago and those words still mean as much to me. Till Death do us part and I know we have many more years of happiness lying ahead of us. Rachel, I love you more and more each day and I want you to know that no matter what happens, throughout whatever obstacles come our way, arguments and harsh words, My love for you will never ever fade. I'm yours forever.
Ross xoxo.
Rachel looked up from the card with tears running down her face.
"Why are you crying?" asked Ross, wiping the tears away.
"I don't know," said Rachel "I feel the exact same way. I love you so much "
Ross kissed her gently "Good. Now what about this box"
She opened the box and pulled out a Silver Ring with a 4 Sapphire stones set in it.
"Wow" she sighed. "It's beautiful!!!"
"4 stones, One for Me, Isabella, Ally and Joshua. So no matter where we are, we'll always be close to your heart. Read the inscription" said Ross.
She turned it over and inscribed were the words "My Love for you is forever"
Ross took the ring and slid it on her finger, in front of her wedding ring. "This is Forever Rach. Happy 27 month Wedding Anniversary"
"27 Month?" said Rachel with a laugh.
"27 months of Wedded Bliss and 72 more years to come" said Ross.
"Ross, Thank you so much" said Rachel "This means more to me then you'll ever know"
"I do know," said Ross.
Rachel kissed him tenderly before laying down, resting her head on his chest where she fell into a deep sleep.
(The next morning)
Rachel was awoken early by the shrill screams coming from the Nursery. She stirred in Ross's arms, not wanting to get up.
"Do you want me to get him?" murmured Ross
"Do you have a pair of boobs??. No!! Ok I'll go then," said Rachel, heaving herself out of bed, reaching for one of Ross's shirts to cover her body.
She walked through to the nursery and picked Joshua up, cradling him against her body. She walked back through to the bedroom, stopping at the front door and grabbing the newspaper on the way through.
She entered the bedroom and hopped back into bed next to Ross handing him the Newspaper before opening her shirt to feed Joshua.
"Hungry Little Man aren't you?" said Ross, watching him gulp his breakfast.
"He sure is" said Rachel, smiling down at Joshua.
They heard the door begin to creak open slowly and saw 2 little heads pop round.
"Mommy?" whispered Isabella.
"Come on" said Ross, patting the bed.
Isabella ran and jumped up on the bed before carefully helping Ally up too. They nestled under the covers, close to their dad.
"Daddy I heard noises last night" said Bella
"What kind off noises?" asked Ross
"Loud ones. Kind of like this...Ohhhhhh" said Isabella.
Ross laughed and looked at Rachel "I think you should ask Mommy about those ones Honey"
"So how did you sleep Ally?" said Rachel quickly.
"What's Bubby doing?" asked Ally.
"Joshua's having his breakfast," replied Rachel.
Ross opened the paper and began to read the science section. His mind floated to a certain conversation he had with Joey about 4 years ago when he watched Rachel, pregnant with Isabella head out on a date with another man
(******Flashback******)
Ross: It's just I always thought when I had another kid it would be different. Now I-I love Ben, but every time I have to drop him off at Carol and Susan's, it's like-It breaks my heart a little. I mean I've always had this picture of me and my next wife in bed on Sunday and, my kid comes running in and leaps up onto the bed. And we all read the paper together. Y'know? Maybe fight over the science section.
Joey: That's a nice picture. Maybe you can still have that!
Ross: No! No I can't. I mean Rachel's out with some guy. My baby went with her. If anything that picture keeps moving further away.
Joey: Hey, can I ask you something? In this, in this picture of you and your wife, is your wife Rachel?
Ross: It used to be. Now she doesn't really have a face. Smokin' body though.
(Back to present time)
Isabella cuddled up to Ross, "What are you reading Daddy?"
Ross snapped out of his thoughts "The newspaper Sweetie. Do you wanna look at the pictures in the science section while Daddy reads?"
"Ok" said Isabella.
She stared intently at the pictures, pointing things out to Ross and asking what they were.
Rachel looked at them smiling, She knew that Isabella was going to be just as smart as her Dad when she grew up.
Ross looked up and saw Rachel smiling at him. He realised that all his dreams had come true. Here he was, in bed on a Sunday Morning with Rachel as his wife, 3 gorgeous kids, sharing the Science section with one very interested 4 year old. That picture that he had once thought would never appear was right in front f him. It was absolute bliss.
THE END- I hope you enjoyed reading this fic as much as I enjoyed writing it (
The gang all gathered for a picnic in Central Park.
Ross and Rachel sat on the Picnic blanket, Rachel cradling their 8-week-old baby boy Joshua Jack in her arms. They had recently celebrated Ally's 2nd birthday and their 2nd Wedding Anniversary. Things could not have been better between the two, They were still as much in love as the day they got married and although they still fought like cat and dog, it didn't matter because no one knew any different in the Ross & Rachel relationship, They were two strong minded people who constantly had differences of opinions but everyone knows that when it blows over, The love between them is still as strong. They normally ended their fights in the bedroom, which neither could complain about. Joshua was actually a result of a very heated argument about the insane amount of money Rachel spent on some clothes. Rachel is a Stay at Home Mom, She returned to Ralph Lauren after having 3 months maternity leave with Ally but later left because she missed not being at home with the kids too much with a promise if she ever wanted to return, there would always be a position available while Ross still does the same job, Lecturing students on Bones, Fossils, Dinosaurs etc.
Phoebe and Joey were lying down in each other's arms, staring up at the sky. They were married 12 months after Ross and Rachel and were blissfully happy. 9 months after their little Tryst in the storage closest when Rachel was in labour with Ally, against all the odds Phoebe gave birth to a little boy named Jaxson who was now stacking blocks next to them. Doctors are baffled about how he was conceived with Joey's problem but Joey confidently says "I knew my boys would come good" so we'll just leave it at that. Joey Tribbiani, former ladies man was now a married father of two although he still hasn't grown up that much. Still the same old Joey who loves Porn and Sandwiches. He also scored another regular spot on Days of Our Lives and was now negotiating the contracts for his own spin-off show.
Monica and Chandler, still happily married after more then 4 years have been busy raising their Terror Triplets. Lily, Emma and Riley were now happy little 3 year olds who attended the same Nursery School as Dylan and the four of them were like Peas in a Pod. Chandler finally quit his job after much persuasion from Monica who could see how unhappy he was doing it and was now working at an Ad Agency. Monica bumped into Pete Becker a year ago and he mentioned how he was opening his third restaurant in New York City and he offered her a position as Head chef, which she immediately accepted. So she now worked 3 days a week above a staff of 20 which was perfect for her because she gets to boss them all around everyday.
After lunch the adults were relaxing while the kids played an arms length away.
Lily, Emma and Riley were in the sand pits and Emma was about to tip a spade full of sand over Riley's head when Chandler decided to intervene before things got messy.
Rachel watched Isabella (4 years) playing catch with Ally and Dylan. She was throwing the ball to them and they were supposed to be catching it but as toddlers do, dropping and missing the ball. Isabella had the same temperament as her mom and was fast losing patience with her sister and her cousin and Rachel could see the frustrated look on her face and knew that she was about to lose it so she called her over.
"Bella, Come her for a sec" called Rachel.
"What Mommy?" said Isabella as she ran up to Rachel. She was the spitting image of Rachel with her honey blond hair and big blue eyes. She was also a fashion plate like Rachel, probably due to wearing Ralph Lauren clothes from age 1.
"Sit here for a second" said Rachel, patting the spot next to her. "What's going on over there Honey?"
"Playing catch," replied Isabella "But Ally and Dylan aren't playing good"
"Well Ally and Dylan are younger then you Honey" said Rachel "They need some more practice before they are as good as you are"
"I'm good at playing catch?" asked Isabella
"Of course you are Sweetie," said Rachel, kissing her head "Isn't she Ross?"
Ross had his head buried in a book and didn't even notice he was being spoken to.
Rachel dug her elbow into his stomach and with a yelp of pain he lifted his head out of the book. "What was that for SWEETIE?"
"I said that your daughter is good at playing catch and you're supposed to agree with me?" said Rachel.
Ross pulled Isabella into his lap. "Of course she's good at playing catch," he said, tickling her stomach. "She IS my daughter after all"
Rachel snorted as if to say "Yeah right"
Ross rolled his eyes and stood up with Isabella in his arms. "Why don't we go and teach Dylan and Ally a few things. Leave Mommy alone when she's snorting like that"
"Ok. Bye Mommy" said Isabella, giggling with delight as they ran over to where Dylan and Ally were inspecting the grass. Isabella slung over Ross's shoulder.
"Bye Honey" said Rachel. She leaned over in Monica's direction "Hey Mon, What ya doing?"
"Just checking out some new recipes for work. Pete wants a new Moroccan style Menu," replied Monica, flipping through the pages.
"Oh ok" said Rachel. Immediately uninterested.
She looked down at Joshua in her arms who was hungrily sucking his pacifier "Meal time for you little Buddy?" she said as she lifted up her top to feed him.
"Hey Rach, Joey and I had the best night last night" said Phoebe, smiling over at Joey who was sitting in the sand pit with the triplets and Jaxson with a spade balanced on his head. "5 times!!!"
"5!!" exclaimed Rachel "I wish I had the energy for that"
"Yeah, I know. It was great," replied Phoebe. "And we were going for a 6th but then Dylan wet the bed so it was over after that"
"Shame" said Monica with a laugh "Don't you hate it when your kids spoil it for you?"
Rachel laughed "Always!! We haven't done anything since I had Joshua but I remember once when Isabella was about 3, Ross and I were doing it, we were like nearly there you know and in wanders Isabella, She can't sleep coz there's monsters in her room and she wants to sleep in Mommy and Daddy's bed so there I am straddled on top of Ross, talking to her about green closet monsters and Ross is like 'get her out of here', It was so funny"
"Sounds like a barrel of laughs" said Monica
They looked over at their men who were now rounding up the kids to practice playing catch. Joey was spinning Jaxson round in the air until a stream of vomit came from his mouth. Joey looked guiltily over at Phoebe to see if she saw that he made their son throw up but she didn't notice.
Ross was chasing Ally around, she was running unsteadily on her little feet trying to get away from him but finally collapsed with exhaustion on the grass and laughed when Ross scooped her up into his arms and planted a kiss on her head. He ran over to where Rach and the girls were.
"How's my boy?" he asked, looking down at Joshua who was still feeding.
"He's fine, having some lunch now" replied Rachel "How's my man?"
"Excellent" said Ross, leaning down and kissing Rachel gently "Although a whole lot better now he's had some lovin from his beautiful wife'"
He stood back up and walked over to Joey and Chandler. Rachel watched him walk away.
"God, I love him," said Rachel dreamily "There are seriously no words to describe the way I feel. Every time he kisses me or tells me he loves me I just melt. I honestly feel like the luckiest woman in the world to have found some one like him because let's face it, there aren't many people like Ross in the world"
"Do you know what?" said Monica "I think we can safely say that we are 3 of the luckiest women in the world. How many women can honestly say that they have fallen in love with their best friends and everything worked out?"
"Not very many" said Rachel "Everything happens for a reason, and it always works out for the best"
"Everything does work out for the best! I think god made us all become friends, 3 girls, 3 boys because he wanted us to be together if you know what I mean? Like fate made us all meet or something" said Phoebe "I never imagined I would marry Joey. I was like JOEY. What's with that god? That thought never entered my head until one day and BANG there it was"
"I think a part of me kind of knew that something could happen with me and Chandler" said Monica "He's always been there for me and there has always been love between us, it just took time for us to realize it and fall in love"
"I didn't think for a minute it would work out again for me and Ross," said Rachel "After everything that happened, our failed relationships, Love, Break-up, Emily, Marriage, Divorce, Babies. I never thought we'd ever get the chance again. But we did and we've finally made it stick, I'm so happy these days I could scream"
"I'm glad my brother makes you so happy" said Monica "I like to see my girls happy"
Rachel finished feeding Joshua and laid him in his capsule, kissing his tiny hand. He was such a beautiful, content baby. Loved sleeping.
"We're so old now," said Phoebe "When we all first became friends we were like this group of 24 year olds who didn't know what the hell was going on in their lives.."
"And look at us now" interrupted Rachel "We're a bunch of 36 year old moms and wives"
"We're officially grown up," said Monica "The six of us. Except maybe Joey??"
"I think we can all agree on that one," said Rachel with a laugh "Joey still acts the same as the day I met him"
"And I love that part of Joey," said Phoebe "I can't be you know 'serious' all the time. He likes to have fun. We're a fun couple"
"That's great Honey," said Mon
Rachel nodded her head in agreement.
"We're six of one. Six people that are like 1 person" said Phoebe
"Exactly" said Rachel "Six of one"
(Later that night- Ross and Rachel's Apartment)
Rachel stood at the kitchen sink in her short silk robe, washing out one of Joshua's bottles and smiling to her self. There wasn't a day these past 4 years that she hadn't thanked god for what she had, Thanked him for bringing her and Ross back together and for giving her this wonderful life she has, Gorgeous children and the Best group of Friends she could ever want.
It was Ross's turn n to put the kids too bed tonight so now that Ally and Bella were asleep, he was rocking Joshua to sleep in the nursery.
Rachel was humming softly to her self; she was humming her and Ross's song With or Without you, by U2. She loved that song. It reminded her of their love for each other.
She finished washing the bottle and was about to turn around when she felt a pair of strong arms encircle her waist. She smiled and turned around, wrapping her arms around Ross.
"They're all asleep," said Ross softly.
"Great" replied Rachel, kissing his neck
"So I was thinking, Maybe we could head for bed too?" said Ross, as he brushed her hair away from her face.
"Really? Coz I'm not really that tired yet. I was going to see what was on the TV...Oh ok I see what you mean" replied Rachel as she realised what he was implying.
"Now she gets it," said Ross with a laugh "I've missed you these past few months. You've had your six-week check up and everything was good. I need some of that fantastic Rachel lovin"
"No need to ask twice" said Rachel, running her hands down his back "I've missed you too"
Ross leaned down and kissed her passionately, running his hands all over her toned body.
Their need for each other was so strong, it had been about 5 months but Ross thought he'd better take it slow, it would be the first time since the baby was born and he didn't want to hurt her.
But soon Rachel was responding with just as much passion as him, She began to undo the buttons on his shirt and let it drop to the kitchen floor.
Ross picked her up and sat her on the edge of the counter; He moved her robe off her shoulders, exposing her smooth tanned skin and Rachel shivered as she felt his lips grazing along her shoulder bone. She pulled his face up to hers and kissed his lips urgently before pulling away.
"Shall we?" she asked, nodding towards the bedroom.
Ross nodded and lifted her into his arms, carrying her through to the bedroom where he lay her down on the bed. He thought to himself that she had never looked sexier. Her breasts were full and she still had the tiniest bit of a baby stomach. She looked Phenomenal.
Rachel pulled him down on to the bed, undid his pants and pulled him on top of her eagerly. (We'll leave it there; this is a PG rated fic lol)
(Some time later)
Rachel collapsed on top of Ross breathlessly. Her chest was heaving as she tried to catch her breath. She held herself up above Ross with her arms, staring at him.
"God, I've missed you. That was Amazing," she said softly. Ross stared deeply into her eyes. He could tell that she had just experienced pure ecstasy and he loved to know that he had pleasured her so much.
She leant down to kiss him but he stopped her.
"I've got something for you" said Ross.
"What?" asked Rachel, sliding off him and onto the bed.
"Just wait," said Ross, He sat up and leaned over to his nightstand exposing his naked butt. Rachel burst out laughing and reached over and pinched it "Sexy"
He pulled a box with a tiny card attached out of his drawer and lay back down, holding his body up with his arm.
"Here" he said, handing her the Red box.
"What is it?" asked Rachel.
"Open it and you'll see"
Rachel sat up, pulling the sheets up with her, as it wasn't a warm night. She read the card first.
To my Beautiful Wife Rachel, Words cannot express the way I feel about you. You light up my day every morning as I wake and see you looking at me. You make me smile with just one look, you cheer me up when I'm feeling down, and you complete me. You are my best Friend, The mother of my children; my lover and I feel so lucky to know that you are my wife. Thank you so much for our 3 beautiful Babies who I love just as much as you, I hope that they grow up to have a heart as great as yours. We said our Vows two years ago and those words still mean as much to me. Till Death do us part and I know we have many more years of happiness lying ahead of us. Rachel, I love you more and more each day and I want you to know that no matter what happens, throughout whatever obstacles come our way, arguments and harsh words, My love for you will never ever fade. I'm yours forever.
Ross xoxo.
Rachel looked up from the card with tears running down her face.
"Why are you crying?" asked Ross, wiping the tears away.
"I don't know," said Rachel "I feel the exact same way. I love you so much "
Ross kissed her gently "Good. Now what about this box"
She opened the box and pulled out a Silver Ring with a 4 Sapphire stones set in it.
"Wow" she sighed. "It's beautiful!!!"
"4 stones, One for Me, Isabella, Ally and Joshua. So no matter where we are, we'll always be close to your heart. Read the inscription" said Ross.
She turned it over and inscribed were the words "My Love for you is forever"
Ross took the ring and slid it on her finger, in front of her wedding ring. "This is Forever Rach. Happy 27 month Wedding Anniversary"
"27 Month?" said Rachel with a laugh.
"27 months of Wedded Bliss and 72 more years to come" said Ross.
"Ross, Thank you so much" said Rachel "This means more to me then you'll ever know"
"I do know," said Ross.
Rachel kissed him tenderly before laying down, resting her head on his chest where she fell into a deep sleep.
(The next morning)
Rachel was awoken early by the shrill screams coming from the Nursery. She stirred in Ross's arms, not wanting to get up.
"Do you want me to get him?" murmured Ross
"Do you have a pair of boobs??. No!! Ok I'll go then," said Rachel, heaving herself out of bed, reaching for one of Ross's shirts to cover her body.
She walked through to the nursery and picked Joshua up, cradling him against her body. She walked back through to the bedroom, stopping at the front door and grabbing the newspaper on the way through.
She entered the bedroom and hopped back into bed next to Ross handing him the Newspaper before opening her shirt to feed Joshua.
"Hungry Little Man aren't you?" said Ross, watching him gulp his breakfast.
"He sure is" said Rachel, smiling down at Joshua.
They heard the door begin to creak open slowly and saw 2 little heads pop round.
"Mommy?" whispered Isabella.
"Come on" said Ross, patting the bed.
Isabella ran and jumped up on the bed before carefully helping Ally up too. They nestled under the covers, close to their dad.
"Daddy I heard noises last night" said Bella
"What kind off noises?" asked Ross
"Loud ones. Kind of like this...Ohhhhhh" said Isabella.
Ross laughed and looked at Rachel "I think you should ask Mommy about those ones Honey"
"So how did you sleep Ally?" said Rachel quickly.
"What's Bubby doing?" asked Ally.
"Joshua's having his breakfast," replied Rachel.
Ross opened the paper and began to read the science section. His mind floated to a certain conversation he had with Joey about 4 years ago when he watched Rachel, pregnant with Isabella head out on a date with another man
(******Flashback******)
Ross: It's just I always thought when I had another kid it would be different. Now I-I love Ben, but every time I have to drop him off at Carol and Susan's, it's like-It breaks my heart a little. I mean I've always had this picture of me and my next wife in bed on Sunday and, my kid comes running in and leaps up onto the bed. And we all read the paper together. Y'know? Maybe fight over the science section.
Joey: That's a nice picture. Maybe you can still have that!
Ross: No! No I can't. I mean Rachel's out with some guy. My baby went with her. If anything that picture keeps moving further away.
Joey: Hey, can I ask you something? In this, in this picture of you and your wife, is your wife Rachel?
Ross: It used to be. Now she doesn't really have a face. Smokin' body though.
(Back to present time)
Isabella cuddled up to Ross, "What are you reading Daddy?"
Ross snapped out of his thoughts "The newspaper Sweetie. Do you wanna look at the pictures in the science section while Daddy reads?"
"Ok" said Isabella.
She stared intently at the pictures, pointing things out to Ross and asking what they were.
Rachel looked at them smiling, She knew that Isabella was going to be just as smart as her Dad when she grew up.
Ross looked up and saw Rachel smiling at him. He realised that all his dreams had come true. Here he was, in bed on a Sunday Morning with Rachel as his wife, 3 gorgeous kids, sharing the Science section with one very interested 4 year old. That picture that he had once thought would never appear was right in front f him. It was absolute bliss.
THE END- I hope you enjoyed reading this fic as much as I enjoyed writing it (