Here's the new chapter of my fic... I know it took me a long time to update
it and I'm sorry.... I had been kind of busy. :-p.... All you need to know
for this chapter is that it takes place after the prologue.... 'till one
point this will seem like 2 different stories, but one explains the
other.... you'll see.... there are a lot of questions without answer now,
but they will be answered in their own time.... PLEASE KEEP REVIEWING, it
means a lot to me....
~~~Overcoming the lonelyness - Chapter 2 (10 years ago)~~~
The 3 teenagers came down the plane still laughing. The fly hadn't been so awful thought Rachel, actually it had been amazing, and everything because of Ross and Monica. During the past 9 hours they had laugh, joked and talked about everything, from music to fashion, Ross even made them a whole class about the paleolithic era, although the girls pretended they had fallen asleep at the mention of the 'jurasik' word.
Now that the fly was over the 3 new found friends didn't know if this was going to be the last time they saw each other and they were really worried about it. Specially Rachel, she had never met such special people in her entire life and she didn't want to let them go. Monica was like the best friend she always wanted, and Ross... well... Ross was yummy. She couldn't deny she had a crush on the guy since the first time she saw him. He was so cute and such a gentelman, and leaving all the dinasaurs talking aside, he was really fun to talk to.
"Ok you guys... I have to stay here. My daddy is picking me up and he told me to wait here" said Rachel
"Are you sure you don't want us to take you home Rach?" asked Monica, she didn't want to let her new friend on her own
"It's ok Mon. Daddy promised me he would come, I probably just have to call him to let him know I'm already here"
"Well Rachel... it has... it has been a pleasure" Ross slightly blushed
"Likewise" replied Rachel, feeling like her cheeks turned into a soft tone of pink
"Here... that's our phone number" said Monica giving Rachel a piece of paper "you'll call us as soon as you get to your father's place to tell us where exactly that is, so we can get together and do something fun, ok?"
"I'll call you Mon... don't worry, you won't get rid of me so easily" joked Rachel
"I really hope so" replied Monica before hugging her new friend who was smiling akwardly. Rachel didn't know if it was because she had been living in England for too long or what, but she wasn't a touchy person. She wasn't used to be hugged every five minutes, specially not by a friend. All her friends back at home were really cold and not very expressive. Suddenly Rachel panic, what if she was becoming one of those girls? Not in a million years she thought and hugged Monica back.
"There are mom and dad" said Ross pointing to the other side of the room where his and Monica's parents were standing "apparently they are looking for us"
"Give me a second" said Monica before walking away, heading to where her parents were standing, looking totally lost
"It was really nice meeting you" said Ross once he and Rachel were left on their own
"It was nice meeting you too... inspite or all the dinosaurs" she replied laughing
"Oh yeah... I'm sorry about that... I let myself go sometimes... I forgot no one else cares about it like I do"
"It was ok actually... I was just joking. It's a really interesting subject"
"You think?" asked Ross surprised "Because there's a lecture on the NYU this weekend and..."
"I was just trying to be nice"
"Oh I see..."
Rachel laugh again. Ross was cute indeed, and that shy boy thing he had going on was really sexy. "Hey... do you think we could... uhm....you know.... uhm..."
"What?" asked Ross confused. He notice Rachel was a bit nervous now and he didn't know why the sudden change. He really liked her, she was a spoiled little girl, but he found that very very interesting.
"Uhm... do you think... we... we... we can... you know... get together... sometime... maybe?"
"Sure. As soon as you call Monica the three of us can get together and do something"
"Yes, I know that, but... I meant... I meant you and I together... just the two of us"
Ross looked at her attonished. He never thought a beautiful girl like her would like a geeky guy like him, but aparently she did. He felt so happy, he had liked her since he laid his eyes on her, he had never seen a smile as beautiful as hers. "Of... of course... I would love that"
Rachel smiled, she felt nervous, she was really worried about Ross' answer. Maybe he wasn't going to want to hang out with her, at the end of the day she was 3 years younger than him and he could easily think she wasn't really smart, at least not as much as him. "Ok... it's a deal then" she said handing him her hand for him to take it
"Deal" replied Ross taking Rachel's hand. Both remainded locked on a deep look for what it seemed an eternity. Only the touch of his hand gave Rachel the chills. She got lost in his deep brown eyes and couldn't think of anything else but how it would feel like to kiss him
"Stop staring at her like that. You are not even blinking!" Monica's voice came from nowhere, bringing Ross and Rachel back to reality.
Ross blushed again at the realization of his little sister precense. Although he and Rachel weren't doing anything else than staring at each other, he felt that moment had been as magical and private as a kiss.
Both looked down, avoiding each other's gaze, still trying to get it together, not wanting the other, or Monica, to know what was going through their minds.
"Dad is getting our luggage and mom said she will be waiting for us in the car while we say goodbye to Rachel" Monica informed her brother without noticing the look on his face. He was looking at Rachel again who was standing behind Monica looking back at him "ROSS!! Are you listening to me?" yelled Monica.
"Yes... yes... yes Mon" replied Ross, quickly snapping back to reality again
"What's wrong with you?... you are being so weird"
"It's... it's nothing Mon"
"He's probably tired.... from the fly.... I know I am" said Rachel
"Yes, that's... that's it... I'm so tired" replied Ross with a fake yawn
The 3 guys said their goodbyes to each other before the Gellers left, leaving Rachel on her own, waiting for her father. Something had begun that day, and it wasn't just her new found friendship with Monica. She was so excited about the months she'll be spending in New York and now not just because of her father, but also for Monica and Ross, specially for him. The moment his hand touched hers, she knew this was more than a simply crush. It just took one look from him for her to feel totally transparent, like he could easily see right through her. She felt completly naked in front of him. She had never felt that way for anyone before, and she was completly sure she would never feel it again for anyone else, at least she didn't want to.
Meeting them had reasured her she belonged here and not in England, this was her home, her place, the place where she was supposed to be. But she had promised her mother she'd be coming back in September. She had just arrived but was already suffering because she'll have to leave in two months. "I will live here one day" she promised to herself "This is my home"
"Princess!!" said a man from across the room
"Daddy!!" yelled Rachel running into her father's arms, feeling like the little girl she once was
*~*
"Hello?" said Rachel picking up the phone
"Hey" replied Ross from the other side of the line
"Hey!!... what a surprise!! I haven't seen you in weeks" responded Rachel smiling
"Yeah well... I'm moving to the dorms so I've been kind of busy... how are you?"
"Fine... great actually. I'm having a great time here!"
"That's great... hey, is Monica there?"
Rachel's smile dissapeared and she felt a lump forming in her throat. He wasn't calling her, he was calling his sister. She should had known, why would he be calling her, it had been almost a month since she was there and they had barely seen each other, he didn't seem interested "She's... she's in the bathroom" she managed to say, fighting the tears.
"Great, because I have to talk to you and I don't want her to know I'm calling you
"What?" she said confused
"I sneaked into her room to get your phone number. She didn't want to give it to me"
Rachel's smile reapeared "she's not here at the moment, so we are good, but you better hurry because she'd be getting back anytime soon"
"Ok... I'm calling you to ask you what are you doing tonight" he quickly said
"Uhm... nothing, why?" she replied cheered
"Do you want to catch a movie with me or something?"
"I would love to" she replied, trying to contain her happyness
"Ok, I'll see you at Central Perk at 8 then... wait, do you know where that is?"
"Yeah, it's that little coffee place near your grandma's apartment"
"Yup... that one... I'll see you then"
"Ok, I'll see you"
"Who was that?" asked Monica sitting on her friend's bed
"Who?" asked alarmed Rachel
"The one in the phone, who has you smiling so widely"
"It was nothing..."
"Come on Rach" insisted Monica
"Ok.. ok... I have a date tonight"
"A date?... with whom?"
"This guy.... I met...a couple of days ago" rambled Rachel nervously
"Why? When? How? Why didn't you tell me about him?"
"I... I didn't thought he was gonna call me"
"But you have to start getting ready... oh my God, this is so exciting!!"
"I know" replied Rachel smiling
*~*
Ross looked at his watch. Rachel was already 10 minutes late and he was starting to get nervous. Maybe she had problems with Monica, maybe she wasn't coming, maybe she didn't want to go, maybe she regreted saying yes to him. A thousand posibilities came across Ross' mind. He looked at his watch again and stood up from the couch, looking out side through the window. Maybe something had happened to her, he knew he should had offer to pick her up, but he didn't want to run into Monica
Without noticing her, Rachel stood up behind Ross' back and put her hand on his shoulder, making him jump out of fear
"Sorry I'm late" she apologized smiling
"It's ok... just... never do that again... you scared the hell out of me"
"But I'm only 15 minutes late"
"No... I mean... coming from behind... you really scared me"
"Ok, I'll never do it again... I promise" replied Rachel laughing at Ross expression, he was still pale from the scare
"Hey... don't laugh at me..."
"Ok... ok... I won't laugh... but you should see your face... is really funny"
"Ha ha"
"So... what are we doing tonight?... my dad said I have to be home at 11:30, so we don't have much time"
"Do you want to catch a movie?"
"Did you hear what I say? We only have a bit more that 3 hours!"
"And who's fault is that? We would have 3 and a half hours if 'someone' would have made it on time" he joked. It was amazing how confortable he felt with her. With most of the girls he was a mess, very clumsy and extremly shy, but with her he felt he could be himself, whatever that meant.
"Hey!!... that wasn't my fault... it was your sister's... she kept on asking me who was I going out with... I still don't see why the whole mistery anyway"
"You don't know my sister Rach... she would get really mad at me if she knew I have feelings for you" Ross let her mouth run a bit too much, not noticing what he had just said
"You have what?" asked shocked Rachel
"I... well... you... I... Oh my God!" rambled nervously Ross, realizing what he had just said.
"You... you have feelings for me?"
Ross looked down and sigh. There wasn't a way to take those words back now. Rachel would probably freak out and leave he thought. How could he let it spill the one thing he had to keep for himself?. This will probably be the shorter date ever.
"Ross?... what?... are you gonna answer me? Did... did you say you have feelings for me?"
Ross nodded, still looking down. He didn't want to face Rachel, he was too embarrassed
"Wow" was all Rachel could say
"Could you uhm... forget what I just said?... I mean... well... I really wanna spend sometime with you... and I don't want you to think I'm some kind of emotional freak or whatever"
Rachel looked at him. She couldn't take her eyes off him, he was so sweet. "What if I don't want to..." she said
"Wha... what?... why?" he asked confused, lifting his head to look at her
"Because I kind of have feelings for you too... I guess I'm an emotional freak too" she replied smiling sweetly
He smiled back at her, wondering what should he do next. Should he kiss her? Or should he wait until the date was over to see if she still felt the same way after spending time with him? He was really confused
"Ok... now that we established that... can we go on with our date?" said Rachel trying to break the tension and letting him know it was ok if he didn't know what to do, because she didn't know either.
"Let's go them" said Ross, and they started to walk out. When they were crossing the door, Rachel grabbed his hand. He smiled shyly at her and both left the coffee house holding hands.
*~*
"This is me" said Rachel when they reached the tall building where Rachel's father apartment was. She had felt cold while they were walking on the park so he had gave her his sweater, wich looked pretty big on her.
Ross made a sad face, he didn't want this date to be over so soon. "You can keep the sweater. That would give us another excuse to see each other soon... that's my favourite sweater"
"Ok then... I'll take good care of it... I promise" she replied smiling "I had a great time tonight"
"I did too... we... we should really do this again"
"Yes we should" she replied, feeling a bit speechless. It was hard for her to put down in words how much she had enjoyed this time they had spent together and even harder to express the many things she was feeling.
He looked deep into her eyes and slowly started to lean in. Feeling their faces getting closer by the second he just let himself go. Ross had been wanting to kiss her the whole night, and he couldn't hide it anymore.
"No... wait" she said taking a few steps back, moving away from him
"Oh my God... I'm sorry" said Ross covering his face with both of his hands "I knew I didn't have to do that... I'm so stupid... I'm sorry"
"No... no Ross... don't say that... it's not your fault... it's... it's mine actually"
"I'm so stupid... first I tell you I have feelings for you before the date even started and now I try to kiss you?... what's wrong with me?"
"There's nothing wrong with you Ross... I'm the one ruining this now... not you"
"Come on Rach... I'm the one who keeps making mistakes. I don't want to rush you into anything, I really don't. And I still hope you will give me a second chance... I'm not gonna screw it up the next time"
"Of course I will... but really... the whole kiss thing... I ruined it... I.... I..." Rachel blushed "I wanted you to kiss me too"
"Then... what's the matter?... why did you back up?" asked Ross
Rachel blushed even more and looked down "If I tell you you're gonna thing I'm a freak"
"Try me" he said grinning
"It's just... it's just... I've.... I've... never... wel... I haven't.... well"
"Come on... trust me... you can do it"
"Ok... ok... well... I've.... I've never kissed a guy before" Rachel's voice trailed at the end of the sentence. She felt so embarrassed and silly.
Ross looked at her sweetly and smiled, she was so cute. With one hand he lifted her chin to look straight into her eyes and with the other he pulled her near him. "Then I'm going to give you your first kiss" he said softly before kissing her sweetly on the lips.
Rachel felt as the electricity of Ross' lips touching hers ran through all of her body. She felt like she was floating, everything was magic and the time stood still. Her first kiss had been even more wonderful than she ever thought it would be. It had been perfect.
When they broke the kiss Rachel kept her eyes shout for a while, still feeling the touch of Ross' lips on hers, longing for more "woooow" she muttered
Ross smiled, still holding her by the waist. He kissed her forehead and said "I'll call you tomorrow... you better go upstairs now or your dad is going to kill you"
"Yes.. you are... you are right... I.... I gotta go" she replied without moving
"Bye then" he said back, not moving either
She lifted her face looking for his lips again and they kissed one more time, enjoying it as much as the first time, knowing for sure that this wasn't going to be the last time they would do it, this was just the begining
TO BE CONTINUE...
That's it for now.... I hope you liked this chapter... I thought it was kind of sweet... you know, Ross being Rachel's first kiss.... you'll see he was very important in her life.... as I said before... PLEASE REVIEW.... I'll try to post the next chapter (wich takes place after the last one) tomorrow or the day after tomorrow tops....
HAPPY NEW YEAR by the way ;-)
~~~Overcoming the lonelyness - Chapter 2 (10 years ago)~~~
The 3 teenagers came down the plane still laughing. The fly hadn't been so awful thought Rachel, actually it had been amazing, and everything because of Ross and Monica. During the past 9 hours they had laugh, joked and talked about everything, from music to fashion, Ross even made them a whole class about the paleolithic era, although the girls pretended they had fallen asleep at the mention of the 'jurasik' word.
Now that the fly was over the 3 new found friends didn't know if this was going to be the last time they saw each other and they were really worried about it. Specially Rachel, she had never met such special people in her entire life and she didn't want to let them go. Monica was like the best friend she always wanted, and Ross... well... Ross was yummy. She couldn't deny she had a crush on the guy since the first time she saw him. He was so cute and such a gentelman, and leaving all the dinasaurs talking aside, he was really fun to talk to.
"Ok you guys... I have to stay here. My daddy is picking me up and he told me to wait here" said Rachel
"Are you sure you don't want us to take you home Rach?" asked Monica, she didn't want to let her new friend on her own
"It's ok Mon. Daddy promised me he would come, I probably just have to call him to let him know I'm already here"
"Well Rachel... it has... it has been a pleasure" Ross slightly blushed
"Likewise" replied Rachel, feeling like her cheeks turned into a soft tone of pink
"Here... that's our phone number" said Monica giving Rachel a piece of paper "you'll call us as soon as you get to your father's place to tell us where exactly that is, so we can get together and do something fun, ok?"
"I'll call you Mon... don't worry, you won't get rid of me so easily" joked Rachel
"I really hope so" replied Monica before hugging her new friend who was smiling akwardly. Rachel didn't know if it was because she had been living in England for too long or what, but she wasn't a touchy person. She wasn't used to be hugged every five minutes, specially not by a friend. All her friends back at home were really cold and not very expressive. Suddenly Rachel panic, what if she was becoming one of those girls? Not in a million years she thought and hugged Monica back.
"There are mom and dad" said Ross pointing to the other side of the room where his and Monica's parents were standing "apparently they are looking for us"
"Give me a second" said Monica before walking away, heading to where her parents were standing, looking totally lost
"It was really nice meeting you" said Ross once he and Rachel were left on their own
"It was nice meeting you too... inspite or all the dinosaurs" she replied laughing
"Oh yeah... I'm sorry about that... I let myself go sometimes... I forgot no one else cares about it like I do"
"It was ok actually... I was just joking. It's a really interesting subject"
"You think?" asked Ross surprised "Because there's a lecture on the NYU this weekend and..."
"I was just trying to be nice"
"Oh I see..."
Rachel laugh again. Ross was cute indeed, and that shy boy thing he had going on was really sexy. "Hey... do you think we could... uhm....you know.... uhm..."
"What?" asked Ross confused. He notice Rachel was a bit nervous now and he didn't know why the sudden change. He really liked her, she was a spoiled little girl, but he found that very very interesting.
"Uhm... do you think... we... we... we can... you know... get together... sometime... maybe?"
"Sure. As soon as you call Monica the three of us can get together and do something"
"Yes, I know that, but... I meant... I meant you and I together... just the two of us"
Ross looked at her attonished. He never thought a beautiful girl like her would like a geeky guy like him, but aparently she did. He felt so happy, he had liked her since he laid his eyes on her, he had never seen a smile as beautiful as hers. "Of... of course... I would love that"
Rachel smiled, she felt nervous, she was really worried about Ross' answer. Maybe he wasn't going to want to hang out with her, at the end of the day she was 3 years younger than him and he could easily think she wasn't really smart, at least not as much as him. "Ok... it's a deal then" she said handing him her hand for him to take it
"Deal" replied Ross taking Rachel's hand. Both remainded locked on a deep look for what it seemed an eternity. Only the touch of his hand gave Rachel the chills. She got lost in his deep brown eyes and couldn't think of anything else but how it would feel like to kiss him
"Stop staring at her like that. You are not even blinking!" Monica's voice came from nowhere, bringing Ross and Rachel back to reality.
Ross blushed again at the realization of his little sister precense. Although he and Rachel weren't doing anything else than staring at each other, he felt that moment had been as magical and private as a kiss.
Both looked down, avoiding each other's gaze, still trying to get it together, not wanting the other, or Monica, to know what was going through their minds.
"Dad is getting our luggage and mom said she will be waiting for us in the car while we say goodbye to Rachel" Monica informed her brother without noticing the look on his face. He was looking at Rachel again who was standing behind Monica looking back at him "ROSS!! Are you listening to me?" yelled Monica.
"Yes... yes... yes Mon" replied Ross, quickly snapping back to reality again
"What's wrong with you?... you are being so weird"
"It's... it's nothing Mon"
"He's probably tired.... from the fly.... I know I am" said Rachel
"Yes, that's... that's it... I'm so tired" replied Ross with a fake yawn
The 3 guys said their goodbyes to each other before the Gellers left, leaving Rachel on her own, waiting for her father. Something had begun that day, and it wasn't just her new found friendship with Monica. She was so excited about the months she'll be spending in New York and now not just because of her father, but also for Monica and Ross, specially for him. The moment his hand touched hers, she knew this was more than a simply crush. It just took one look from him for her to feel totally transparent, like he could easily see right through her. She felt completly naked in front of him. She had never felt that way for anyone before, and she was completly sure she would never feel it again for anyone else, at least she didn't want to.
Meeting them had reasured her she belonged here and not in England, this was her home, her place, the place where she was supposed to be. But she had promised her mother she'd be coming back in September. She had just arrived but was already suffering because she'll have to leave in two months. "I will live here one day" she promised to herself "This is my home"
"Princess!!" said a man from across the room
"Daddy!!" yelled Rachel running into her father's arms, feeling like the little girl she once was
*~*
"Hello?" said Rachel picking up the phone
"Hey" replied Ross from the other side of the line
"Hey!!... what a surprise!! I haven't seen you in weeks" responded Rachel smiling
"Yeah well... I'm moving to the dorms so I've been kind of busy... how are you?"
"Fine... great actually. I'm having a great time here!"
"That's great... hey, is Monica there?"
Rachel's smile dissapeared and she felt a lump forming in her throat. He wasn't calling her, he was calling his sister. She should had known, why would he be calling her, it had been almost a month since she was there and they had barely seen each other, he didn't seem interested "She's... she's in the bathroom" she managed to say, fighting the tears.
"Great, because I have to talk to you and I don't want her to know I'm calling you
"What?" she said confused
"I sneaked into her room to get your phone number. She didn't want to give it to me"
Rachel's smile reapeared "she's not here at the moment, so we are good, but you better hurry because she'd be getting back anytime soon"
"Ok... I'm calling you to ask you what are you doing tonight" he quickly said
"Uhm... nothing, why?" she replied cheered
"Do you want to catch a movie with me or something?"
"I would love to" she replied, trying to contain her happyness
"Ok, I'll see you at Central Perk at 8 then... wait, do you know where that is?"
"Yeah, it's that little coffee place near your grandma's apartment"
"Yup... that one... I'll see you then"
"Ok, I'll see you"
"Who was that?" asked Monica sitting on her friend's bed
"Who?" asked alarmed Rachel
"The one in the phone, who has you smiling so widely"
"It was nothing..."
"Come on Rach" insisted Monica
"Ok.. ok... I have a date tonight"
"A date?... with whom?"
"This guy.... I met...a couple of days ago" rambled Rachel nervously
"Why? When? How? Why didn't you tell me about him?"
"I... I didn't thought he was gonna call me"
"But you have to start getting ready... oh my God, this is so exciting!!"
"I know" replied Rachel smiling
*~*
Ross looked at his watch. Rachel was already 10 minutes late and he was starting to get nervous. Maybe she had problems with Monica, maybe she wasn't coming, maybe she didn't want to go, maybe she regreted saying yes to him. A thousand posibilities came across Ross' mind. He looked at his watch again and stood up from the couch, looking out side through the window. Maybe something had happened to her, he knew he should had offer to pick her up, but he didn't want to run into Monica
Without noticing her, Rachel stood up behind Ross' back and put her hand on his shoulder, making him jump out of fear
"Sorry I'm late" she apologized smiling
"It's ok... just... never do that again... you scared the hell out of me"
"But I'm only 15 minutes late"
"No... I mean... coming from behind... you really scared me"
"Ok, I'll never do it again... I promise" replied Rachel laughing at Ross expression, he was still pale from the scare
"Hey... don't laugh at me..."
"Ok... ok... I won't laugh... but you should see your face... is really funny"
"Ha ha"
"So... what are we doing tonight?... my dad said I have to be home at 11:30, so we don't have much time"
"Do you want to catch a movie?"
"Did you hear what I say? We only have a bit more that 3 hours!"
"And who's fault is that? We would have 3 and a half hours if 'someone' would have made it on time" he joked. It was amazing how confortable he felt with her. With most of the girls he was a mess, very clumsy and extremly shy, but with her he felt he could be himself, whatever that meant.
"Hey!!... that wasn't my fault... it was your sister's... she kept on asking me who was I going out with... I still don't see why the whole mistery anyway"
"You don't know my sister Rach... she would get really mad at me if she knew I have feelings for you" Ross let her mouth run a bit too much, not noticing what he had just said
"You have what?" asked shocked Rachel
"I... well... you... I... Oh my God!" rambled nervously Ross, realizing what he had just said.
"You... you have feelings for me?"
Ross looked down and sigh. There wasn't a way to take those words back now. Rachel would probably freak out and leave he thought. How could he let it spill the one thing he had to keep for himself?. This will probably be the shorter date ever.
"Ross?... what?... are you gonna answer me? Did... did you say you have feelings for me?"
Ross nodded, still looking down. He didn't want to face Rachel, he was too embarrassed
"Wow" was all Rachel could say
"Could you uhm... forget what I just said?... I mean... well... I really wanna spend sometime with you... and I don't want you to think I'm some kind of emotional freak or whatever"
Rachel looked at him. She couldn't take her eyes off him, he was so sweet. "What if I don't want to..." she said
"Wha... what?... why?" he asked confused, lifting his head to look at her
"Because I kind of have feelings for you too... I guess I'm an emotional freak too" she replied smiling sweetly
He smiled back at her, wondering what should he do next. Should he kiss her? Or should he wait until the date was over to see if she still felt the same way after spending time with him? He was really confused
"Ok... now that we established that... can we go on with our date?" said Rachel trying to break the tension and letting him know it was ok if he didn't know what to do, because she didn't know either.
"Let's go them" said Ross, and they started to walk out. When they were crossing the door, Rachel grabbed his hand. He smiled shyly at her and both left the coffee house holding hands.
*~*
"This is me" said Rachel when they reached the tall building where Rachel's father apartment was. She had felt cold while they were walking on the park so he had gave her his sweater, wich looked pretty big on her.
Ross made a sad face, he didn't want this date to be over so soon. "You can keep the sweater. That would give us another excuse to see each other soon... that's my favourite sweater"
"Ok then... I'll take good care of it... I promise" she replied smiling "I had a great time tonight"
"I did too... we... we should really do this again"
"Yes we should" she replied, feeling a bit speechless. It was hard for her to put down in words how much she had enjoyed this time they had spent together and even harder to express the many things she was feeling.
He looked deep into her eyes and slowly started to lean in. Feeling their faces getting closer by the second he just let himself go. Ross had been wanting to kiss her the whole night, and he couldn't hide it anymore.
"No... wait" she said taking a few steps back, moving away from him
"Oh my God... I'm sorry" said Ross covering his face with both of his hands "I knew I didn't have to do that... I'm so stupid... I'm sorry"
"No... no Ross... don't say that... it's not your fault... it's... it's mine actually"
"I'm so stupid... first I tell you I have feelings for you before the date even started and now I try to kiss you?... what's wrong with me?"
"There's nothing wrong with you Ross... I'm the one ruining this now... not you"
"Come on Rach... I'm the one who keeps making mistakes. I don't want to rush you into anything, I really don't. And I still hope you will give me a second chance... I'm not gonna screw it up the next time"
"Of course I will... but really... the whole kiss thing... I ruined it... I.... I..." Rachel blushed "I wanted you to kiss me too"
"Then... what's the matter?... why did you back up?" asked Ross
Rachel blushed even more and looked down "If I tell you you're gonna thing I'm a freak"
"Try me" he said grinning
"It's just... it's just... I've.... I've... never... wel... I haven't.... well"
"Come on... trust me... you can do it"
"Ok... ok... well... I've.... I've never kissed a guy before" Rachel's voice trailed at the end of the sentence. She felt so embarrassed and silly.
Ross looked at her sweetly and smiled, she was so cute. With one hand he lifted her chin to look straight into her eyes and with the other he pulled her near him. "Then I'm going to give you your first kiss" he said softly before kissing her sweetly on the lips.
Rachel felt as the electricity of Ross' lips touching hers ran through all of her body. She felt like she was floating, everything was magic and the time stood still. Her first kiss had been even more wonderful than she ever thought it would be. It had been perfect.
When they broke the kiss Rachel kept her eyes shout for a while, still feeling the touch of Ross' lips on hers, longing for more "woooow" she muttered
Ross smiled, still holding her by the waist. He kissed her forehead and said "I'll call you tomorrow... you better go upstairs now or your dad is going to kill you"
"Yes.. you are... you are right... I.... I gotta go" she replied without moving
"Bye then" he said back, not moving either
She lifted her face looking for his lips again and they kissed one more time, enjoying it as much as the first time, knowing for sure that this wasn't going to be the last time they would do it, this was just the begining
TO BE CONTINUE...
That's it for now.... I hope you liked this chapter... I thought it was kind of sweet... you know, Ross being Rachel's first kiss.... you'll see he was very important in her life.... as I said before... PLEASE REVIEW.... I'll try to post the next chapter (wich takes place after the last one) tomorrow or the day after tomorrow tops....
HAPPY NEW YEAR by the way ;-)