Written by: Tenneil
Disclaimer: These characters do not belong to me, but to Bright, Kauffman and Crane Productions and Warner Bros. Their use is not intended for profit, only for entertainment.
Summary: This story takes place in about 2005. Ross and Rachel have been going out for about a year and are living together with baby Emma, who is about three years old. No twists, no suspense… just sappy and mushy lobster love dedicated to all those Ross and Rachel supporters!
It was about half past seven on a Valentine's Day morning and Ross was up with Emma, preparing breakfast in bed for Rachel. Ross was making pancakes while Emma was in her high chair playing with her cereal.
"You're not supposed to play with your cereal, Princess, you're meant to eat it." explained Ross to Emma. "Here, let me feed you. Here comes the aeroplane!"
"Yucky." Said Emma being stubborn and not opening her mouth. Because Ross was busy trying to feed Emma, he forgot to pay attention to the pancakes on the stove. "Oh no! My pancakes!" exclaimed Ross as Emma giggled. Ross smiled. He loved seeing his daughter laughing, it always made his day. Even if he had come home from a bad day at work, his daughter's laugh would always cheer him up.
"C'mon, lets go give Mommy her, uh, burnt pancakes." said Ross picking up Emma and walking into his and Rachel's bedroom.
Just then, Rachel woke up. As she opened her eyes, she was amazed to see lilies surrounding the room.
"Hey! You're up! Happy Valentine's Day, Rach." said Ross kissing Rachel.
"Oh my God! What's been burning?!" questioned Rachel in a shocked voice.
"Not the reply I was looking for, but oh well." Said Ross.
"Oh, Happy Valentine's Day, honey." replied Rachel. "Come here." Rachel pulled Ross down on the bed and started passionately kissing him.
"I don't think we should continue this with our daughter in the room." said Ross. "By the way, I made you pancakes for breakfast."
"Oh honey, that's so sweet! They're burnt, though." replied Rachel.
"Yeah, I know. But you're still gonna eat them, aren't you?" asked Ross.
"Um, no." mumbled Rachel. "But as soon as I drop Emma off to Day Care, I'll give you some hot lovin'."
"Sounds like a fair deal." replied Ross.
The gang were all hanging out at Central Perk, except for Rachel, who was picking up Emma from Day Care. Everyone was discussing their plans for Valentine's Day for the night.
"Hey, so what does everyone have planned for Valentine's Day?" asked Monica. "Chandler's taking me out to dinner. It would be nice to spend a night away from Daniel and Kayla. Twins are so much work!"
"Well, I'm taking Isobel out to dinner to her favourite restaurant tonight." replied Joey.
"Wow, so things must be going great for you two." said Ross.
"Yeah, she's great." replied Joey.
"Well, Mike and I have decided to just have a romantic dinner at home." Phoebe said.
"So, what have you and Rachel got planned?" Monica asked Ross.
"Well, this morning I made Rachel breakfast in bed." replied Ross.
"Oh really? What did you make?" questioned the food loving Joey.
"Pancakes." said Ross.
"And how were they?" Joey asked seeming interested.
"Lets just say, Rachel will be doing all the cooking from now on. I almost burnt the whole apartment building down." replied Ross.
"Oh, so that's the burning of pancakes smell I got from across the street." replied Chandler.
Ross just gave Chandler a look. A few seconds later, Rachel walked in holding Emma's hand.
"Daddy!" Emma exclaimed as she ran over to Ross. Emma always loved running into her dad's arms after her day at Day Care had finished. She was Daddy's little girl.
"Come here you little rat bag!" said Ross wrapping Emma is his arms. Emma shrieked in laughter as Rachel smiled, stroking Ross's hair. She then took a seat on the infamous Central Perk couch.
"Daddy, will you be my Valentine?" Emma asked her dad in a cute tone of voice.
"Sorry honey, but that position has been filled by Mommy." said Rachel.
"Don't worry, you can both be my Valentine's." said Ross smiling.
"Two Valentines? Don't you think that's a little greedy?" questioned Phoebe. The rest of the gang just stared at her.
It was now late in the afternoon and Ross had just entered the apartment from dropping off Emma at Jack and Judy's house.
"Hey honey, I'm back." said Ross closing the door behind him.
"You know, Ross, I thought we'd be spending Valentine's Day somewhere special. Just the two of us. I mean, it is our first Valentine's as an engaged couple." said Rachel putting her hands on her hips.
"We are. Why do you think I dropped Emma off at my parents for the night?" replied Ross.
"For hot passionate wild sex?" asked Rachel.
"We have that even when Emma is here." replied Ross.
Rachel thought for a second. "Yeah, that's true." she said.
"Well, I'm gonna go get ready. I'll be in the shower." said Ross.
"Okay, I'll join you. I'll be right there in a sec." said Rachel clearing out the dishwasher.
"Huh?" said Ross confused.
"What? I can't join my own fiancée in the shower?" questioned Rachel.
"Really? That's so wild!" exclaimed Ross.
"Well, you made me that way. I'm so attracted to you!" replied Rachel.
"Okay, well, I'll be waiting…" said Ross sexily.
"Good. I don't want you starting without me." Rachel replied smiling.
"Oh, I wouldn't." said Ross. "Happy Valentine's Day, Rach. I love you."
"Happy Valentine's Day, and I love you more." said Rachel.
"Oh yeah, well, I love you more than more!" replied Ross calling out from the hallway.
"No way! I love you the most!" exclaimed Rachel running after Ross. She then jumped on Ross back and started kissing him.
After Ross and Rachel had finished their business in the shower, they were almost ready to go. It was about a quarter to six and Ross was waiting by the door, waiting for Rachel, so they could go out and celebrate Valentine's Day.
"Rach, are you ready yet?" called out Ross.
Rachel walked out from their bedroom wearing a strapless three quarter length black dress. "Now I am. How do I look?"
"Stunning, as always." replied Ross.
"Thank you. You look very handsome yourself. Kiss me." said Rachel. Ross gazed into Rachel's eyes and Rachel looked straight back. Ross then placed his hands on Rachel's hips, leaned in and kissed her. "Wow. That was amazing. I wasn't expecting that."
"Never under estimate the power of Ross." replied Ross, trying to act cool. "Anyway, shall we go?"
"Where are you taking me?" asked Rachel.
"It's a surprise. You'll find out soon." Ross opened the door. "After you." Rachel led the way out.
Soon later, Ross and Rachel had arrived at the restaurant. It was a new restaurant that had just recently opened. The restaurant was situated out by the beach that over looked the sea.
"Oh Ross, this restaurant is so nice! I never would've thought you'd take me here!" exclaimed Rachel.
"Like I said, never under estimate the power of Ross." Ross replied smiling.
"Will you stop with that. You can be such a goof sometimes." said Rachel lightly hitting his arm.
Ross and Rachel were now sitting at their table by the window. They could see the sky turning orange as the sun was going down and the gentle waves crashing against the rocks. The scene was breathtaking.
"Look out the window." said Rachel. "It's so beautiful."
"Yeah, not as beautiful as you, though." replied Ross. Rachel blushed and looked down at the table smiling. She loved it when Ross would say sweet things about her. The way Ross always complimented Rachel always made her feel so special and right now, she couldn't imagine a more picture perfect moment than this.
After they had finished their dinner and dessert, Ross decided to take Rachel down to the beach. He had something special to give her.
"Hey, lets go walk on the beach. I have something for you." said Ross.
"Okay, but I hope what you're giving me isn't sex. Someone might catch us, you know." replied Rachel, as Ross just smiled. Ross and Rachel made their way onto the beach. While walking, Rachel crossed her arms, so Ross put his jacket over her, as she was obviously cold.
"Lets sit down here." said Ross. He and Rachel sat on the sand dunes looking at the sky's horizon.
"I've had such a wonderful time just with you, Ross. And thanks for the lilies. They were beautiful." said Rachel leaning her head on Ross's shoulder as Ross was caressing Rachel's leg.
"You're welcome." said Ross. "Here, this is for you." Ross took out a velvet red box from his pocket and handed it to Rachel.
"What is it?" asked Rachel.
"Open it and you'll find out." replied Ross.
Rachel opened the box and her mouth widened. Inside, was a silver necklace attached with a small heart shaped locket.
"Oh my God, Ross, it's so pretty. You didn't have to get me this." said Rachel in surprise, then kissing Ross on the lips.
"Yes I did." said Ross. "Open the locket."
Rachel opened the locket and inside, was a photo of Ross and Emma. Rachel was almost in tears. She couldn't believe how lucky she was to have someone like Ross; she loved him with all her heart.
"Why are you crying?" asked Ross.
"I, I just can't believe it. I love you so much." replied Rachel as tears ran down her cheeks. "Put it on me."
Ross took the necklace and placed it around her neck. "There you go." said Ross.
"How does it look on me?" asked Rachel.
"Beautiful." replied Ross. Rachel wrapped her arms around Ross firmly, not wanting to let go of him. Ross started passionately kissing Rachel, first on her chest, then on her neck, until his lips met Rachel's. He slid his hands on Rachel's waist, while Rachel had her hands around Ross's neck. Progressively, their kisses became deeper as they could feel each other's bodies against their own. Rachel pulled Ross onto her and she was now lying on the cool white sand of the beach. After about ten minutes, they sat up and stopped to catch their breath back.
"Wow, it's so dark now. We must've been kissing for a long time." said Ross.
"I know. How about we continue what we started at home?" said Rachel smiling.
Ross smiled, too. "Good idea. You've got me all hot now." Ross stood up and took Rachel's hand. Hand in hand, Ross and Rachel started walking off the beach.
"You're the love of my life, Ross." said Rachel placing a tender kiss on Ross's cheek.
"And you're the love of my life. We're gonna be together forever." replied Ross stroking Rachel's hair.
Authors Note: Hey all you lobster fans! Hope you liked this chapter. I tried to make it really special and romantic since they were celebrating Valentine's Day, so I'm hoping I did a good job, hehe. Sorry it took me a while to get this chapter up, I've been really busy with schoolwork… school sucks! Hugs and kisses to all that have reviewed my fan fic. Thank you for taking the time to read and review my story, I've been getting such nice comments… it's really flattering, I really appreciate it. If it weren't for you guys, writing this fic would be pointless! I'm kind of running out of ideas; so if you have any suggestions of what you'd like to read in my fic, don't hesitate to tell me. Before I go, always remember… ROSS AND RACHEL FOREVER! They're just so cute, don't you think?! Well, bye!
