Outside was cooler. After an hour of visiting, Rachel found it in her
best interest to spent the rest of the evening talking with Ross on the
sidewalks of New York. She looked around. Even at night, the streets were
still busy and lit. She liked it, although she really wished, just for a
moment, that she were on a beach with him. Walking along the sand like they
had done a year before. She couldn't help looking at him periodically. It
had been a long while before he broke the silence.
"So, Joey told you I was engaged?" He asked. He looked at her and smiled. Rachel looked away, embarrassed.
"Yea." She said robotically.
"And what exactly went through your mind?" He asked. She thought for a moment, glancing up at the moon.
"Just that I didn't want you to be." She said. It was the truth. He took a hold of her hand and continued to walk. It was like a spark flew between him and her again. He coughed.
"Well, I'm not engaged. Tonight we were actually celebrating the fact that I just got promoted at work. It's not much, but now I'm the head of 'putting bones together and crud.'" He said. Rachel and him shared a brief laugh.
"Congratulations. I'm very happy for you. It looks like you have nothing missing in your life." she said. Ross turned to her and took her other hand into his.
"I don't have you." he near whispered. Rachel looked up at the moon again. It was peering down upon them, and she smiled. She looked into his eyes.
"Yes you do."
Ross wrapped his arms around her quickly and within seconds both were lip locked again. Something both had yearned for, waited for, for so long. Something Rachel thought would never happen again. As for Ross? He always had faith. Rachel ran her hand through his hair, twice for effect. She felt like she was in some romance movie. She pressed herself to him. She didn't care about the people walking by. Finally, she broke it and they continued to embrace. She moved her lips to his ear.
"Come up to my room with me." She whispered. Ross didn't hesitate. He wanted it too badly. Both entered the Hilton.
The hotel room was dark, only the moonlight filling it with its romantic vibe. Rachel lay upon her bed with Ross between her thighs. They hadn't yet stripped their clothes away, but it was so passionate that she didn't realize it when they finally were undressed, their bodies touching. Ross kissed Rachel's neck, following her bone line to her breast. She just smiled to herself. She would never let him go again.
The next morning was a not welcomed, for both wished they still had a couple more hours to stay close to one another. Ross was the first one to acknowledge the time. He winced at the bright sun in his eyes. He knew, deep down, that the sun was shining just for him and Rachel, for it had been nothing but rain for the past week. He kissed her on her head and got dressed quickly.
Rachel leaned over and looked at him.
"Do you have to go?" She asked.
"Yea, I'm sorry. I have to make it in on my first day." He said. He noticed the disappointment in her eyes. He walked over and cupper her face in his hands, planting a kiss on her lips. "I'll see you tonight, ok?" He said.
"Promise?" She asked. He stared at her for a long moment.
"I wouldn't miss it for the world."
It didn't take long after Ross left for Rachel to get herself out of bed. She was just thankful that Andrea hadn't come back to the hotel room that night. She must have stayed with Joey. Rachel dressed quickly, getting ready for her day of apartment searching.
With the pen clutched in her hand, hovering over an apartment ad, Rachel let her mind wander. Suddenly, she pictured a nig house. Hers and Ross' big house with a big willow tree and a tire swing hanging off of it as if it were part of it in the front yard. There was a little girl with black hair in curly pigtails and a pink sundress chasing after her puppy. And then she saw herself, standing with Ross close to her, watching her little girl.
The phone snapped Rachel into reality. She set down her pen and picked it up.
"Hello?" She asked.
"Hey, Rach, its Andrea." Said the voice.
"Man am I glad you didn't come back to the room last night." Rachel teased.
"Uh, I almost did. I heard you through the door. In fact, everyone heard you." Andrea said flatly. Rachel laughed.
"Anyways, what's up?" Rachel asked.
"I was just wondering if it was safe to come back yet." She laughed.
"Yea, Ross left about an hour ago." Rachel said as she sipped her tea. "But he's coming back tonight." Rachel said.
"Right, you did exchange phone numbers this time, right?"
"Hi, I'm Rachel Green, I'm looking for, uh, Monica or Chandler Bing?" Rachel asked the man behind the counter of the Central Perk. The man looked at her.
"Uh, they usually come in at 12." He said. Luckily, the door flew open and Rachel turned around quickly. It was Ross. He looked tired.
"Hey, what are you doing here?" She asked. Ross looked frightened.
"Uh, n-nothing. What are you doing here?" He asked. Rachel smiled.
"I was looking for you. Actually your sister to see if she knew your number. I totally forgot to get it." She said. "Let me get your home phone now."
:No!" Ross shouted. Rachel glared at him.
"Why not?" She snapped mildly.
"Uh, just, take my cell number. You can reach me easier there." He said. Rachel hesitated, but then just shrugged it off.
"Okay."
Something was weird. Rachel knew that. It wasn't like Ross (that she knew of) to be like this. He looked up at her and smiled a relived smile.
"Let's get a coffee." He said. Rachel smiled.
"I'd like that."
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A TWIST IS COMING UP
"So, Joey told you I was engaged?" He asked. He looked at her and smiled. Rachel looked away, embarrassed.
"Yea." She said robotically.
"And what exactly went through your mind?" He asked. She thought for a moment, glancing up at the moon.
"Just that I didn't want you to be." She said. It was the truth. He took a hold of her hand and continued to walk. It was like a spark flew between him and her again. He coughed.
"Well, I'm not engaged. Tonight we were actually celebrating the fact that I just got promoted at work. It's not much, but now I'm the head of 'putting bones together and crud.'" He said. Rachel and him shared a brief laugh.
"Congratulations. I'm very happy for you. It looks like you have nothing missing in your life." she said. Ross turned to her and took her other hand into his.
"I don't have you." he near whispered. Rachel looked up at the moon again. It was peering down upon them, and she smiled. She looked into his eyes.
"Yes you do."
Ross wrapped his arms around her quickly and within seconds both were lip locked again. Something both had yearned for, waited for, for so long. Something Rachel thought would never happen again. As for Ross? He always had faith. Rachel ran her hand through his hair, twice for effect. She felt like she was in some romance movie. She pressed herself to him. She didn't care about the people walking by. Finally, she broke it and they continued to embrace. She moved her lips to his ear.
"Come up to my room with me." She whispered. Ross didn't hesitate. He wanted it too badly. Both entered the Hilton.
The hotel room was dark, only the moonlight filling it with its romantic vibe. Rachel lay upon her bed with Ross between her thighs. They hadn't yet stripped their clothes away, but it was so passionate that she didn't realize it when they finally were undressed, their bodies touching. Ross kissed Rachel's neck, following her bone line to her breast. She just smiled to herself. She would never let him go again.
The next morning was a not welcomed, for both wished they still had a couple more hours to stay close to one another. Ross was the first one to acknowledge the time. He winced at the bright sun in his eyes. He knew, deep down, that the sun was shining just for him and Rachel, for it had been nothing but rain for the past week. He kissed her on her head and got dressed quickly.
Rachel leaned over and looked at him.
"Do you have to go?" She asked.
"Yea, I'm sorry. I have to make it in on my first day." He said. He noticed the disappointment in her eyes. He walked over and cupper her face in his hands, planting a kiss on her lips. "I'll see you tonight, ok?" He said.
"Promise?" She asked. He stared at her for a long moment.
"I wouldn't miss it for the world."
It didn't take long after Ross left for Rachel to get herself out of bed. She was just thankful that Andrea hadn't come back to the hotel room that night. She must have stayed with Joey. Rachel dressed quickly, getting ready for her day of apartment searching.
With the pen clutched in her hand, hovering over an apartment ad, Rachel let her mind wander. Suddenly, she pictured a nig house. Hers and Ross' big house with a big willow tree and a tire swing hanging off of it as if it were part of it in the front yard. There was a little girl with black hair in curly pigtails and a pink sundress chasing after her puppy. And then she saw herself, standing with Ross close to her, watching her little girl.
The phone snapped Rachel into reality. She set down her pen and picked it up.
"Hello?" She asked.
"Hey, Rach, its Andrea." Said the voice.
"Man am I glad you didn't come back to the room last night." Rachel teased.
"Uh, I almost did. I heard you through the door. In fact, everyone heard you." Andrea said flatly. Rachel laughed.
"Anyways, what's up?" Rachel asked.
"I was just wondering if it was safe to come back yet." She laughed.
"Yea, Ross left about an hour ago." Rachel said as she sipped her tea. "But he's coming back tonight." Rachel said.
"Right, you did exchange phone numbers this time, right?"
"Hi, I'm Rachel Green, I'm looking for, uh, Monica or Chandler Bing?" Rachel asked the man behind the counter of the Central Perk. The man looked at her.
"Uh, they usually come in at 12." He said. Luckily, the door flew open and Rachel turned around quickly. It was Ross. He looked tired.
"Hey, what are you doing here?" She asked. Ross looked frightened.
"Uh, n-nothing. What are you doing here?" He asked. Rachel smiled.
"I was looking for you. Actually your sister to see if she knew your number. I totally forgot to get it." She said. "Let me get your home phone now."
:No!" Ross shouted. Rachel glared at him.
"Why not?" She snapped mildly.
"Uh, just, take my cell number. You can reach me easier there." He said. Rachel hesitated, but then just shrugged it off.
"Okay."
Something was weird. Rachel knew that. It wasn't like Ross (that she knew of) to be like this. He looked up at her and smiled a relived smile.
"Let's get a coffee." He said. Rachel smiled.
"I'd like that."
XOXOELIZABETHXOX
A TWIST IS COMING UP
