~* Always Been Forever Part 4~* Because of some VERY nice encouragement from some people I decided to continue…. Thanks for the reviews and happy reading:-)

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The next day at work Ross is very nervous.

"Here goes nothin." Ross quietly spoke to himself as he paused in front of the door leading to his office. He normally wasn't given to speaking to himself, but these were not normal conditions and Ross felt that under the circumstances he could do anything. Ross took in a deep breath and quietly pushed open the door.

Morgan looked up when she heard Ross walk in the door. "Why hello Mr. Geller, so glad you could join me today." She said seductively. Morgan could tell that Ross was very nervous, so she decided to lay it on very slow.

Meanwhile Ross was wondering exactly what to do, he had never had a secretary before. "umm… I guess I'll just go into my… my office now." Ross shuffled across the room towards his office door.

"Mr. Geller?"

"Yes, Ms… Ms. Cole?"

"There's a note from Mr. Lucas on your desk. Sir." Morgan smiled.

"Oh.. uh ok. Thanks." Ross opened the door and walked into his silent office and sat down behind his desk. Ross sighed, this was going to be a long day.

Ross finally picked up the note from Mr. Lucas… Again, he was VERY scared as to what it would say. The note read:

Geller, I admire you for what you did yesterday. You were right, and I was wrong. You are one of the only people who would have had the guts to stand up to me like that. And for that I admire you. Keep up the great work.

Lucas

Ross was surprised. He hadn't expected his boss to react so favorably, especially when it was against himself. Ross smiled. Maybe he should speak his opinions more often…

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Rachel decided that she hadn't spent enough time with Monica, and today was just the day. Emma was at school and Lizzy was at her Mother's house. "Finally, a free day before this one takes over." Rachel thought putting her hand on her swollen abdomen.

Rachel picked up the phone and dialed Monica's number.

"Bing's residence." Monica said in a cheery voice.

"Hey Mon!!"

"Oh hey Rach!! What's up?"

"Well, I was thinking since Daniel, Mandy, and were at school, and Lizzy is at my mother's we could have a girls day out before this new baby is born. (Mandy and Daniel are Monica and Chandler's kids. They are twins and they are 5? Lets pretend that they were born the same year as Emma.)

"Oh, that's a great idea! Umm.. let me make sure that I don't have anything going on. Hang on."

"Ok." Rachel said excited, it had been a long time since just her and Monica had been out together. Normally, somebody would always end up tagging along whether it was their kids or even their husbands. Not that she minded, but it was always nice to be able to go out with a girl alone. Plus, Rachel wanted to ask Monica what she thought of Ross's strange behavior the previous day. Rachel heard Monica come back to the phone, interrupting her thoughts.

"Sorry Rach, I have an appointment with a lady that I might get a really big catering job with." Monica said a little sadly. She too always looked forward to her girly talks with Rachel.

Oh… Maybe another time then." Rachel said a little let down, "Maybe I'll just give Ross a call."

"That's an idea, I'm sure that he would love to have lunch with, especially since you guys haven't had a lot of alone time together lately."

"Yea, ok. Bye Mon."

"Bye. Talk to you later." Monica hung up first. She always hated it when that happened. It always seemed that when she had free time, Rachel didn't and when Rachel did, she didn't. Monica sighed, at least Rachel and Ross would have time together. Monica knew that even though they never said it, sometimes Ross and Rachel wished that they didn't have kids. And again not because they didn't love their children dearly, they did, its just that as soon as the kids were born, their relationship had completely changed.

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Rachel hung up the phone, and immediately dialed Ross's number. She decided that maybe lunch with Ross would be better, cause they did need time together.

"Hello?" A woman answered Ross's phone.

"Oops I must have the wrong number sorry." Rachel said slightly embarrassed into the phone.

"Wait. Who are you trying to reach?"

"Ross Gel—Morgan??" Rachel almost screamed into the telephone!

"Yea this is Morgan, and yes this is Ross Geller's office. Who is this?"

"This is Rachel." Rachel said angrily losing her temper.

"Rachel… as in??" Morgan asked.

"AS IN Ross and Rachel…" Rachel was starting to very angry.

"OH! Sorry Rachel. This is Morgan… Morgan Cole."

"Oh… May I PLEASE speak to Ross.. NOW!" Rachel was brimming with anger now. She couldn't understand why Morgan was in Ross's office.

"Yea sure… Didn't Ross tell you?"

"Tell me what?" Rachel asked curiously.

"I'm his new secretary. Oh, here's Ross now." Rachel could hear Morgan talking to Ross in the background.

"Hey Honey!" Ross said a little scared, but trying not to show it.

"HONEY? Ross, why didn't you tell me you had a secretary? ESPECIALLY Morgan?? " Rachel blurted out.

"Rachel, PLEASE calm down." Ross said calmly. He didn't want to get Rachel more upset than she already was, for his sake as much as hers and the baby's.

"I am calm." Rachel said breathing slowly. "Why don't we meet for lunch?" Once again Rachel stayed very calm. Ross couldn't understand her sudden change of heart, but he hoped it stayed for a while. Long enough so that he could explain the whole situation to her.

"Ok. Where do you wanna go?"

"Umm… ****"

"Ok, I'll see you there in 20 minutes. Bye Rach, I love you."

"Uh huh. Bye." Rachel hung up the phone a little hurt. She knew that Ross was a little confused at her VERY sudden change of heart. She had decided that she did not want to fight over the phone. Rachel went and got ready.

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Ross stared at the phone for a minute after Rachel hung up. "So it wasn't that much of a change of heart." Ross said to himself. He decided to go to the restaurant as to get there early, and not upset Rachel anymore. Ross picked up his suit coat and walked out of his office.

"I'll be back in maybe an hour or two, ok? If anyone calls, just tell them that I am very busy with a very important matter." Ross called over his shoulder to Morgan.

"Ok!!" Morgan called after him in a cheery voice. "If the rest of my plan works as well as this part, I'll have him in my arms in a week." Morgan laughed an evil laugh as she turned around in her chair and snidely propped her feet up on the desk.

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Ok that is where I am leaving off for tonight… I'm still kinda sick, and I am getting braces tomorrow so… yea… PLEASE review.. I REALLY NEED to know what you guys think!!!! Maybe I'll have it done by tomorrow night if a lot of people review… If you have any ideas, I am open to anything:-) PLEASE review!! Thanks!!