"where is she?" an angry man yelled across the dark room at a scared Jill. "I don't know Max, she said she needed time to sort things out" her eyes filled with tears as her stared at her sisters future husband. A man she secretly loved for years.

"She should've told me she was leaving god dam nit" making his way towards Jill she moved cautiously back away from the angry man.

"Relax Max, she'll call soon, don't worry" Looking away from her Max took a deep breath and nodding his head, and walked out, leaving Jill alone drowning in her own thoughts.

sunlight coming threw the car window suddenly awoke Ross from his peaceful sleep. images of Rachel and lovemaking they shared flooded Ross' mind. A smile hastily made way to his face but soon disappeared when he noticed she was no where in sight. "Rach? … Rachel?"

sitting up he swiftly threw on his jeans and stepped out of the car "Rachel?" noting that the weather had dramatically dropped Ross put on a sweater before heading out. Deep in the woods his eyes caught what he was looking for. "Rachel?" taking her off guard she looked up at him "hi" then looked back at the flowers she was carefully studying. Feeling a little out of place Ross sat next to her "what are you doing here?" He looked at her and she seemed to space out, staring into the fog like it was a pot of gold. "ohh nothing" she finally spoke "I needed to think a little" Not wanting to reveal more Rachel quickly stood up and grabbed Ross by the arm. "lets get going" Ross smiled weakly and followed her back out to the highway. Confusion filling his face.

"this weather's a pain" Rachel said once they were in the car. It had gone from sunny and humid to cold and muggy "yeah" Ross silently replied then settled his forehead against the cool window. "funny how things can change so fast" he thought to himself.

The bumpy road suddenly awoke Ross from he sleep. "hey sleepyhead" Rachel teased him. Still sluggish Ross sat up and gazed at the clock "11:30" he said before settling back into a comfortable position. "yeah, you were sleeping so peaceful I didn't wanna wake you up" a smile crossed Ross' face, happy that Rachels dark weird mood had passed. Gazing out of the car window he noticed that it was now pouring heavily "I think we should find a place to say for a while, we wont get to la in till midnight and this rain isn't good" Rachel hesitated before answering "umm yeah you're probably right. I think I saw a motel a couple miles back" nodding her way Ross settled his forehead back on the cold window.

"damn you!" Jill Green cursed at her computer screen. "I'm not suppose to lose here!" the ringing telephone brought Jills attention back to reality. Shaking her head and rolling her eyes she went for the phone, already knowing who the person on the other side was. Max had been calling her at her fathers office every 45 minutes for the past 6 hours. Annoyed she answered "NO MAX RACHEL DIDN'T CALL" her face turned white as milk as the person on the other side begin to speak "whoa I guess Maxie's pretty pissed" Rachel said in a playful tone "Rachel! Where are you? Why didn't you call sooner? How? Why? Why??" Rachel chuckled "Rach, this isn't funny, Max is driving me crazy, he wants to know where you are, you have to come home, where are you?" Rachel looked around the room, Ross had gone to get some food someplace and she finally had a chance to talk in private. "I'm in a motel room, somewhere in California" Shock and confusion filled Jills face, her jaw hanged open as she spoke "Rachel.. You do realize that you're getting married in 3 weeks don't you?" "yes I do! I'll be there by then okay. Tell max I called and that I'll be coming home soon" she hung up the phone before Jill got a chance to argue back. Just as she set the phone back down the door flew opened and Ross came in carrying a 2 plates of Chinese food and a wine bottle. He sat walked over to where she was and headed her a plate. He didn't want to be the one who brought up what they did before and it seemed like she didn't want to talk about it either. "maybe she forgot about it" he thought to himself then shook his head with a snigger. "what's so funny" she asked him. "nothing I was just thinking about something". They both ate quietly. It wasn't uncomfortable though. It was pretty nice.

"you know, you never told me why you were going to Los Angeles" Ross finally broke the silence. Rachel took a moment to answer his question. "well, I don't live there, I need to get a flight there. Plus my cousin lives there and I wanted to visit her. What about you?"

"I have family up there that I'm spending some time with. I'm going to take a shower ok" he said walking into the light pink bathroom.

She felt bad. She felt guilty the way she had left things with him, but what could she do. The worse was already done. She cheated, she couldn't undo that. She wanted to tell him she was engaged but she was scared of his reaction. She was feeling something for Ross that scared her. Something greater then what she felt for Max. Her thoughts disappeared when she hard Ross calling her name. She went over to the door and pressed her ear against it.

"what?"

"can you get me some soap?"

She walked over to her purse and pulled out a soap bar. "here's something I don't find in here everyday" she said to herself before going over to the bathroom. Her hand was about to turn the knob when she stopped herself. Did she want to go in there? He was probably naked. A smile formed across her face but just as quick it she shook herself out of it.

"can I open the door?" she called out

"yeah, go ahead"

Opening the door she was relieved that the bathroom had curtains and she couldn't see what she secretly wanted to. She jumped back startled when he opened opened the curtains. He was in boxers.

"sorry" he said taking the soap from her hand. "its okay" she wanted to bash out of the bathroom but something stopped her. Her mind was telling her no but her body was telling her yes. Ross had closed up the curtains again and she just stood there. "Rach?" Ross called again.

"yes?"

"can you scrub my back?"

This is getting ridicules, Rachel thought to herself. "yeah sure" She opened the curtains again to find him facing the wall, she took the soap in her hands and began to spread it along his back. Her hands moved from hid neck down to his lower back. She started fondling and squeezing his skin. Long strokes up and down his back. He turned around and faced her. Her hands still working their magic, this time on his chest. She was soaked in water but didn't seem to care. Ross gently stroked her arms. His head above hers she looked down at the silky blonde, slighty wet hair. Rachel placed on kiss on his chest and looked up. That was enough for him. He took her into his arms and jumped out of the bathroom tub.

Her legs found themselves wrapped around his waist and soon her back was resting against the bed as he kissed and suckled her neck. Ross gently pulled her sweater over her head. Pleased that she had not worn a bra. He'd been watching her nippy nipples all night long. Man those things were always hard. He made his way down to her breast but before his mouth could take one in she spun on top of him. Her lips traced every inch of his body. She pushed herself into him harder, almost as if she was trying to merge into him. She kissed him down until she reached his boxers. Lightly she pulled them off and began to his around his thubbing penis. Ross hands we're entangled in her hair, pressing her harder against him. Slowly she took him in my mouth, a loud moan escaped from his throat. He was intoxicating. And she was loving it. Ross closed his eyes tightly and just as he was about to blow, Rachel made her way up again. She giggled and stuck her face in his neck, biting him lightly.

Ross spun her back on her back. She welcomed his weight as he positioned between her thighs. Nudged between her drenched folds and swiftly pushed fully, completely inside her.

A silent scream of pleasure rose from Rachels throat. Her world went black, then lights danced between her lids. She arched off the bed. She cried out his name and pushed him deeper into her. She didn't care about her wedding, she didn't care about Max, all she cared about at the moment was Ross. He drove into her harder and harder with each thrust. Her hips met his rhythm and soon they collapsed. A sheer of sweat coated their flushed skin. Both breathing hard. She laid his head on her breasts and stared off into nothing, while her fingers found themselves in his hair. After a few minutes she finally spoke

"ross?"

"mm?"

"Can I trust you enough?"

He lifted himself up on his elbows, still on top of her

"sure you can" The look in her eyes told him that this was something important and something serious

"I'm getting married in 3 weeks?

TO BE CONTINUED…