Holding hands and pushing the stroller. Ross and Rachel came up to the lobby of Carol and Susan's apartment. They looked at each other and sighed. Today they were going to tell Ben that they were getting married .
Ben looked out the window as he saw the cab pull up. With excitement, he jumped up and down.
"Mom , they're back." he cried. Ben loved when his father came to visit. Since Emma was born, Ross tried to have Rachel come with them a few times , so Ben could visit with his sister. Since Carol would probably have no more children, Emma would always be Ben's little sister.
"Hey there sport." Ross said as he entered the door.
"What did you bring me?" Ben said as he hugged his father .
"Ben, that's rude." scorned Carol . She went over and gave her ex husband a hug. She was a little bit surprised at Rachel being there , this wasn't a scheduled visit. "So how was the speech?" she asked as she went and sit down on the couch.
"I was a big hit. They loved me and better than that I have some news." Ross said as he made himself comfortable.
"What's that?" Carol smiled.
Rachel looked over at Ross. "Did you happen to notice a certain piece of jewelry ?" Rachel said as she held out her hand.
"Oh Rachel!" She squealed as she jumped up and went to inspect the ring. Did this happen in Barbados?"
"Yeah I don't know if it was the tropical breezes or the ocean , but one night I just decided the time was right. I was going to do it when we had Emma, but then one thing led to another." Ross tried to explain.
"Well it's about damn time." said Susan as she came in the door. "Hi Ross , hi Rachel, hello little Miss Emma." she cooed into the carriage. She walked over to Rachel and Ross, "You know at first , I thought you were a real jerk, but now I see you aren't that bad of a guy. Congratulations." she said as she hugged him. "I'd hug you Rachel, but then I think he would get jealous." she smirked.
"Very funny Susan." Ross laughed sarcastically. "Anyway, Ben I brought you a few things. I brought you a starfish and some shells and a new video game." he said as he handed the small bag to Ben.
Ben looked at the game, "Awesome Jurassic Park 2. Thanks Dad." he said as he put in the bag again.
"You're hopeless." Rachel said as she looked at him.
"And that's why you love me." he said sweetly. "Because I am hopelessly devoted to you."
"Don't even start singing. This all seems so sudden. I mean I didn't even know you guys were dating and now you are engaged." Susan asked.
"Well , when we went down there, we weren't . But then I had a problem with my speech ,and Rachel helped me and then before you know it , we realized how much we meant to each other and we were back together and then I just decided we had wasted enough time, so I seized the moment and proposed." Ross said as held Rachel's hand.
"Oh and in case we forget, Monica's pregnant." added Rachel.
"That's wonderful. I know how bad they wanted a baby. I'll have to give her a call." said Carol.
"Ben those are very special shells, They came from the bottom of the ocean. Your dad and I found them while we were down there, when I dragged him that is." giggled Rachel.
"You mean he actually went diving. I couldn't even get him to go snorkeling on our honeymoon." laughed Carol.
"Okay enough with the Ross bashing stories. You two will have plenty of time later to swap stories ." said Ross. "We came over to explain all of this to Ben."
"Alright, Ben put that stuff down . Your father wants to tell you something." Carol said as she walked back over with Ben.
Ross cleared his throat and started. "Ben, you know I have always been friends with your Aunt Rachel. Her and I have known each other a very long time. When you were a baby, we were dating but then we broke up. Well now, Aunt Rachel and I are getting married. You are going to have another mommy. Rachel is going to be your step mom. See Mom has a wife and now Dad is going to have one."
"Ben I am going to be your new Mommy, but that doesn't mean I am going to take the place of Mommy Susan or Mommy Carol. " Rachel said as she hugged him.
"Cool , I am going to have one hot mom." Ben smiled.
"He is definitely going to stop hanging around Uncle Joey for a while." Ross said.
After the visit at Carol and Susan's , Ross carried the sleeping Emma into the bedroom. There was a message on the machine so Rachel played it.
They had been invited by Professor Wakefield to visit him in London and that he had to have a decision by the end of their visit.
"Well I think we need to sit down and talk about this." Ross said after he heard the message.
