The Long Road to Love Part 6

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Ross progressively got better, and Ross and Rachel found themselves enjoying their time together more and more. Chandler continued to come over and help with all of the chores because Ross was still very weak.

~ Monica and Chandler's House ~

Chandler started to notice the chemistry between Ross and Rachel, and commented on it one evening.

"Honey?" Chandler asked carefully, as not to annoy her. Monica was about 5 months pregnant and lately she was quite touchy.

"Yes?" Monica replied as she sat down in her favorite chair to continue knitting clothes for the new baby.

"Has Rachel talked to you about how things have been going between her, Ross, and Meg??"

"Yea… Why?."

"Well… It seems to me that Ross is starting to fall for her."

"OH MY GOD!! REALLY?? Cause I think Rach might be thinking about their relationship too!" Monica screeched. Chandler covered his ears. And Monica started to make plans.

"WHOA.. Honey, SLOW DOWN!! I'm not sure yet ok?" Chandler said to calm Monica. Monica nodded, yet Chandler could tell she was still quite excited.

"Uh huh." Monica nodded absentmindedly.

"Now, sweetie, what I wanted to ask you was WHAT exactly has Rachel said about Ross?" Chandler asked again slowly enunciating so that there was the slight chance that Monica would understand.

"Umm well…. There was that one time about a month ago…."

~ Flashback to about a month earlier ~

Rachel, Monica, and Phoebe are sitting in Ross and Rachel's kitchen

(We are coming in on the middle of the conversation)

"Rachel, I think you are starting to love my brother!!" Monica gushed

"What?!?" Rachel asked surprised.

"Rachel you said yourself that you loved to watch him with Meg, do his chores, even eat!! Rachel, even I don't like to watch Joey eat, and you know how much I have come to care for him over the past few months." Phoebe added in.

"Pheebs, NOBODY likes to watch Joey eat!" Monica laughed

"Oh yea… Oh well." Phoebe shrugs.

" Anyway, Rachel, look at yourself! Listen to the way you are talking about Ross and Meg!! Sweetie, you sound like a woman very much in love." Monica added.

Rachel thought for a minute, "I don't know, I mean it seems to me that, even if he is opening up to me, he still seems to love his first wife very deeply."

Phoebe and Monica looked at each other as if to say 'Yea Right' but they didn't say anything to Rachel. The two women decided it best that Rachel should find out the truth about Ross's feelings for his first wife from him.

~ End of Flashback ~

"Yea, ugh I HATE to watch Joey eat." Chandler is off in dreamland with a disgusted look on his face, as if thinking of Joey eating.

Monica slapped Chandler on the arm, "CHANDLER!!"

"HUH?!?! WHAT!?!?!" Chandler yelled jumping into the air.

"Chandler, JOEY IS NOT IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW!!!" Monica yelled impatiently.

"Sorry." Chandler said, he rolled his eyes as Monica started to make plans to get Ross and Rachel together.

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~ Ross, Rachel and Meg's house ~

Meg bounced happily into the parlor as Rachel pricked her finger on the needle that she was sewing with.

"Whatcha doin?" the little three-year old chirped

"Well, I am mending one of your dresses AND pricking my finger!!" Rachel replied exasperated with herself. Meg giggled.

Meg plopped down on the rocking chair, and rested her head on her hand as she watched Rachel guide the needle in and out of the fabric of the well worn dress.

"Meg, will you grab me that spool of thread over there?" Rachel asked.

"Yes, Mommy." Meg said as she jumped out of the chair.

Rachel looked up in surprise, "What?" Meg turned around with a questioning look on her face.

"I said yes mommy?" Meg squeaked.

Rachel slowly went back and sat down on the chair. She wasn't quite sure how to explain to the young girl that she wasn't her mommy.. Rachel wondered what Ross would think.

Meg stood looking at her 'mommy' wondering what she had done wrong. She didn't understand why Rachel had such a weird look on her face. Meg slowly walked over to Rachel and grabbed her hand. "Mommy, what did I do wrong?" Her lower lip puckering out.

Rachel looked up at the young girl that she had slowly be begun to think of as her own. As she looked into the little girls bright blue eyes she noticed a longing that she had never seen there before. Rachel wrapped her arms around the girls tiny body, "Sweetie, its ok… I guess I just started thinking about something else. Why don't you go out and play?"

"Otay."

Rachel sighed, now she would have to talk to Ross about this.

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"Ross?" Rachel quietly asked as she stepped out into the brisk night air, almost hoping that he hadn't heard her.

"Yea?" The tall handsome man turned around facing his wife.

"Ross….. We have to talk.." Rachel said closing her eyes. She was really dreading this conversation even if they had been getting closer in the past few weeks she was reluctant to get involved in Ross's parenting.

"Ok, have a seat." Ross said pointing towards a small couch just big enough for two to sit on. "Shoot." Ross said as the two were seated as far away from each other as possible, which was not really very far.

"Ok… ok….ummm.." Rachel said trying to calm her frazzled nerves. She was quite uncomfortable sitting so close to 'him'. Rachel could smell his cologne she was so close, and to top it off she could definitely feel the blood rushing to her cheeks. "Ok, Ross, this is about Meg."

"What? I mean, is everything ok? Is she hurt, or are you two not getting along?" Ross said getting a little more flustered every minute. The woman's presence was unnerving to him, and he couldn't quite figure out why. He could tell that the attraction between them was great, but Ross couldn't really figure out a way to act on it.

"No, we get along great.. A little too great."

"I don't quite understand." Ross said puzzled. He thought that being close to someone was supposed to be a good thing.

"Today Meg and I were sitting in the parlor together and I was sewing. I asked her to get me something and she said, 'yes mommy.' And, Ross, I didn't really know how to react, because we aren't acting as husband and wife. Ross, I don't know where you stand on your other wife either. I can't read you. I don't know what's going—" Rachel stopped as Ross slowly leaned over and kissed her. His lips molded to Rachel's as if they were meant for only each other.

Ross continued to kiss Rachel like they were never going to see each other again. They were finally releasing the passion that had been built up between them for soooo long.

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What will happen??? Will Ross and Rachel finally have the love that they had been searching for they're whole lives?? Wait to read the next chapter to find out!!! OK, so I continued after a VERY long time away…. There will be more R+R in the next one IF I get reviews:-) I NEED to know what you think…. Otherwise NO MORE CHAPTERS FOR YOU!!!! Lol :-)