Although they were very worn out, Ross and Rachel just could not fall asleep. There was so much excitement between them now, and they both knew that they were finally doing the right thing.

Around four in the morning, Rachel finally fell asleep. Ross began stroking her hair, and was soon asleep, a huge grin on his face, and his arms wrapped around Rachel.

By the time Ross woke up the next morning, Rachel was apparently already awake, and he could hear other voices in the living room. He put on his robe and went to see what was going on.

"Good morning!" Rachel said. She was sitting with Phoebe and Monica, and they were surrounded by piles of wedding information, dress catalogs, and photo albums.

Ross slowly looked around, taking in the very, well, girly scene in his living room. "This is going to be us until the wedding, isn't it?" he asked.

"Yes!!" Rachel replied, "Isn't this exciting?!"

Ross smiled and hugged her. "This is the most exciting thing in my life!" he said, squeaking on the last word.

Monica laughed at her brother, and went back to flipping through dress catalogs.

"Speaking of the wedding, "Phoebe said, "When is it going to be?"

Rachel looked at Ross, who said, "Honey, you pick the day. I proposed, now it's your turn to do something!"

"Okay..." Rachel said nervously, "Oh, I don't want to mess this up and pick a bad day!"

Before Rachel finished talking, Ross got the calendar from the kitchen, and thrust it into her arms.

After almost an hour of debating over a day, which included calling Chandler and Joey ad having them come over (Chandler had to bring the twins), they all finally agreed on a date. On October 6, Ross and Rachel would be getting married.

Soon, everyone had to head to their homes or work, and Rachel was left alone, amidst the piles of catalogs and photo albums. Suddenly, the entire wedding planning became very overwhelming, and she was soon on the phone with Phoebe, and was freaking out.

"Food? Where are we having it? Are weddings expensive? Where should I get my dress? Reception??" Rachel asked in a rush, not even saying hello.

"Rach, Rach, calm down!" Phoebe said, "You have five months to do this, and five people that are going to be more than ready to help you!"

"Aww, thanks!" Rachel sighed, sounding very relieved. "Want to help me with everything today?"

"Rach, I've got to get to work! I'm already an hour late!"

"Ohh..." Rachel replied, sounding disappointed.

"But afterwards, we'll all come over and we can plan, okay?"

"Alright, thanks!"

"Bye!"

After Rachel hung up, she reached for the photo album from Ross' wedding with Carol. Monica had brought it, and said that that was the wedding to beat, since it was his longest lasting marriage thus far.

Flipping through the pages, Rachel got more of a glimpse into Ross' first marriage. He looked so happy in all the pictures, but they were just so young, barely twenty. She wondered if Carol knew before the wedding that she was a lesbian, and whether or not there were really no signs of that. This led her to playing the "what if?" game. What if Ross and Carol never got divorced? Would Rachel have found someone, or never run out on Barry? And what about Ross and Emily? What if their marriage lasted longer than it did?

The questions were scaring Rachel, and she had to remind herself that her and Ross were together, and were meant to be. She sighed, put down the photo album, and decided to go job hunting again.


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