"Emily!" Ross exclaimed.

Rachel got up from her stool and looked over at the lady. This couldn't be happening. She saw the woman eyeing her over.

"I might have known." Emily said with disgust. "What are you doing here in England? I had hoped that I would never see you again."

"Well , to tell the truth Emily, we might be moving over here." said Ross as he straightened up from the floor." I have been offered a job teaching at Oxford."

"But when we together , didn't you work for a museum or something?" she asked puzzled. "I realize it had been six years , but now you are a professor.?" Emily said.

"Ross I didn't know you had people over here. Please have her join us." said Alexander as he drank his scotch. Rachel looked on with trepidation as Ross led her over to where they were sitting.

"Young lady sit please, " Dr. Wakefield said. "This is smashing to know that you won't be totally alone in England."

Ross got a strange look on his face as he looked at Emily. Rachel had a different look. It was disgusted.

"Professor Alexander Wakefield, this is Emily Waltham, she is my ex wife." Ross said . "And Emily, you remember Rachel, my fiancee.?" he proudly said as he kissed her to assure her.

"Fiancee! It's taken you this bloody long to get with her." Emily raged. "Oh yes, I remember Rachel." she seethed.

Ross took a long drink of his ale. This was going to be very painful.

"Emily could I speak with you?" Ross said as he led her away. "Emily , I realize that I am probably the last person you wanted to see, but I am up for this professorship at Oxford , and I really don't need you bringing up our past. If you could just excuse yourself, that would be so great and if you want to rake me over the coals, you can do that at a later date." he begged.

Emily smiled evilly ,this could be fun. But Emily had ulterior motives. She had heard from a friend at Oxford that Ross was going to be back in England. Since Colin and her divorce, she had been feeling lonely and looked through some of her old letters. Only one other man had touched her so much, and that was her American husband.

"Ross, please let me stay. I promise I won't make any trouble for you. I would enjoy you and Rachel's company. I believe I can be civil for the evening." Emily begged.

"Alright, but no talk of the past. I am actually glad to see you." smiled Ross. "Emily, I am not this terrible monster. You just caught me at a time after Rachel and I broke up and I was confused by my feelings toward you. We did have an amazing month." he said

Emily smiled and looked into his eyes, "Yes we did, I remember going to Vermont and watching the deer eat the fruit. Okay Ross, I promise to be good." she agreed.

Ross and Emily came back to the bar in the pub. "Just a quick chat. " explained Emily. She placed her handbag down and sat on the stool. Turning to Rachel, she smiled. "Congratulations Rachel, here's to you two, " she said taking a sip and then putting her glass down.

"Why Ross, old chap, I didn't know you had an English ex wife." laughed Alexander.

"Yes we were married for a total of a month." he said. "Marriage has never been one of my strong suits." he laughed.

"Ross flew over here from New York to get married in this wonderful old church that my parents were married in. The church was being demolished , but we decorated enough and it was lovely. His two mates were his best men." Emily explained.

Rachel now felt she could join the conversation , "And our two best friends , Monica and Chandler started the greatest romance of their lives because of that wedding." she sighed.

Emily smiled, "So Monica and Chandler are together now? That's wonderful. I remember your mother dear was putting her down so much before the wedding."" Emily slid a little closer to Ross. This was feeling very comfortable. Rachel noticed it too.

"Alexander would you like to see a picture of Emma that we talked about?" Rachel said as she pulled out her purse. She had to be clever because she could tell Emily was up to something. She handed him the picture. "She 's almost one." smiled Rachel.

Emily took the picture from Professor Wakefield's hands. "She is adorable Rachel. You can tell she is her mother's girl." said Emily as she handed back the picture.

"So smart too, takes after her father." Rachel said as she lovingly stroked Ross' arm.

"So you have a child together." said Emily. This was going to be harder than she thought. She knew that he was going to be at that pub that night. She couldn't help staring into those deep brown eyes and remembering the love they once had. Why did Rachel have such a spell on him? If not Rachel, they could have stayed married and Colin would have never had the chance to cheat on her.

Emily put a hand to her forehead. "Oh dear, I seem to have a sort of a spell. I came down here alone , so I guess, I will ring a cabby . " she said as she attempted to get up. She fell back down in her chair.

"Ems are you alright?" Ross asked concerned.

"I will be fine. Now you get back to your business dinner. Dr. Wakefield , it was lovely to meet you. Rachel, while you are here in London ring me up and I will take you to the most incredible place for lunch. Ross, as always. " she continued to chat as she fell onto the floor.

"Alexander, why don't you and Rachel stay here. I am going to take Emily home. She isn't feeling well and the streets this late are no place for a single woman." Ross helped Emily up from the floor .

"Ross stay." insisted Emily.

"No I am taking you home and making sure you are alright." he said as he took Emily's arm and walked toward Rachel.

"Be back soon , sweetie." he said as he kissed her on the cheek.

Ross and Emily got into a cab and she gave him directions to her flat. Emily insisted that she had a touch of the flu that she was getting over and it must have been the affect of the medicine.

"Hey with this crazy London weather, it's no wonder you're ill." laughed Ross. "I guess I am going to have to get used to it."

"It would be nice to be able to see you before you head back to the States." said Emily as she tenderly touched his shoulder. "You know I called you the night before Colin's and my wedding. I was having second doubts and looking back , I should have followed my instincts. I realized that I still cared for you." Emily said as she looked up.

Ross began to felt uneasy. "Emily I did love you, but I love Rachel now. Who knows I think I loved her then too."

Emily put her arms around Ross' neck. "Not a day goes by that I don't think of you. I remember how tender you were and how we would lay in your flat and make love all day." she moved her face next to his. She was so close, that his face brushed up against hers and she could feel his hint of a beard next to her.

"Emily?" Ross said as her lips touched his.

"The feelings never die Ross." she said she kissed him. Weakened from the effects of a few pints of ale, he put his hands around her waist and began to kiss her back. Emily knew she had won this round.