Ross looked at his watch. It was one o clock. He was supposed to meet Rachel at one. He sat at his desk and waited for the door to open.

"I'm here, as promised." Rachel said as she walked over to kiss her handsome fiance. "Oh when did you get that?' she asked motioning to a picture frame on his desk with their engagement picture. Well at least ,he could take his own engagement picture for the paper, unlike some people.

"It was an engagement gift from my TA." he answered. "She's such a sweet kid." Rachel was surprised when she heard that his teaching assistant was his ex girlfriend Elizabeth. For her studies, they had found out that her and Ross got along rather well and they worked well together. Now they were very good friends and Rachel adored her.

"Elizabeth is so sweet." she said. "Now I am hungry and I hear that they make a great cobb salad in the Brasserie." '

Leaving the science building, Rachel put her hand in Ross's. He didn't care what those old stuffed shirts in the paleontology department thought. He had the most beautiful woman in the world.

He did notice that as he they walked toward the student union, there were a lot of frat boys staring at his sexy girlfriend. Let them look all they want, she was his. In all his years walking the halls of Lincoln High, he never thought in a million years that prom Queen, head cheerleader, Rachel Green would choose him to be the one.

Entering the restaurant , he pulled out her chair and then sat down.

"Why Dr. Geller, you eat here?" said one of his students Jamie. Jamie was a grad student who worked as a waitress to pay her tuition.

"Yes, I do , Jamie this is my lovely fiance Rachel, and Rachel this is one of my best students of the Crestaceous period." Ross introduced.

"What would you guys like?" Jamie asked.

"I will have the Cobb salad and a glass of iced tea and what would you like honey?" Rachel asked sweetly.

"You guys make the cutest couple." gushed Jamie.

"Thank you, we think so and I am having the turkey club." said Ross as he put down his menu.

"Be right back with your lunch." Jamie said as she walked away.

The young girl promptly returned with their lunches. After a short stroll, Rachel returned to work and Ross went on his quest for the perfect gift. He didn't have to be back in class until four .

Strolling through Bloomingdales, he looked through rack after rack. Rachel did not need a new outfit. Jewelry might be the answer so he walked into a store. He had just given her the most special engagement ring , so she didn't need any rings. He spotted it in the case, that was it.

It hung on a tiny chain and the links had a small jewel inspersed between them. On the end of the chain was a star with a sparkling diamond in the middle. Stars reminded him of how she was the one light in his life and that first night in the museum.

Leaving the store, he held the necklace in his hand. Next was the baby store where Rachel and him shopped before Emma was born. He prayed secretly the same clerk wouldn't be there. Opening the door, he saw his prayer wasn't answered.

"Look it's Indiana Jones guy," the clerk said. "I have wondered about you." She smiled and flirted aimlessly at Ross.

"Before you see you are wasting your time, I will tell you that I am now engaged to be married. Things are different and I would like to see your stuffed toys for my daughter." Ross said matter of factly.

The clerk showed him a cute orange dinosaur and he purchased it. Leaving he felt good because both of the special women in his life were taken care of. He could go back to NYU and then home to get ready for their special night.

Rachel looked at her desk. This wasn't really happening. She looked at her watch and moaned. Her assistant had put a stack of papers on her desk and she had a post it that said of a conference call to come in at five thirty.

" Sandy, where was the conference call coming from?" Rachel asked.

"I think Milan." Sandy said.

"Any plans for tonight Sandy?" Rachel asked curiously hoping to find out when she would be able to leave.

"My boyfriend and I were just going to spend a quiet evening at home, Sleepless in Seattle and Chinese." the young girl answered. "And then who knows." she giggled. "How about you and the good professor?"

"I have no idea, he said that he wanted to surprise me. So we could end up dancing in the Rainbow Room or eating a Nathan's at Coney Island." Rachel said as she looked through the stack of papers.

"Whatever he planned I am sure it will be memorable." Rachel smiled.

Next : as it creeps closer to evening , our couple find a little bit of deja' vu in their valentines celebration.