And I Fell Home
by Tina
Ok, so I get home and tadah, there's a computer here. Yay. Yeah, it's been a while, but I haven't had the time, inspiration and most importantly the privacy to write. But right now I'm dying to write so screw all of those things :P Besides, I've had some ideas for this fic. I got to begin a new one (which I'm gonna start over 'cause I've had an idea for a better approach), but I really wanna finish this one first. So... here we go.
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"You've already won me over in spite of me / And don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet / Don't be surprised if I love you for all that you are / I couldn't help it / It's all your fault"
Without noticing it, Rachel was following the song with whispers of the words she could remember. One hand was in her still humid hair while the other held on to the steering wheel. The smile ever present on her face.
"Your love is thick and it swallowed me whole / You're so much braver than I gave you credit for / That's not lip service / You are the bearer of unconditional things / You held your breath and the door for me / Thanks for your patience"
Hmm, it fit.
"You're the best listener that I've ever met / You're my best friend / Best friend with benefits / What took me so long"
"So... did you manage to do whatever it was that you wanted here?" Monica carefully asked, visibly too shy to approach the matter of sex, which she obviously knew that had been had.
Rachel turned to her and smiled.
"That and more"
Rachel giggled and Monica shot her a weird look.
"Ew, Rachel, he's my brother"
"Right, right..." Rachel still kept on smiling. "But here's a note for ya, Mon... Your brother's good" the emphasis Rachel gave to that last word made Monica playfully hit her on the head.
"Shut up!!"
Rachel giggled more.
"So, what's up with you and Chandler?"
"What?" Monica surprised, yet very much innocently, asked.
"Oh, c'mon, Mon, I taught you those moves!"
Monica blushed.
"I have no idea what you're talking about"
"Hey, Mon?"
"Yeah?"
Rachel turned to her and smiled truthfully.
"Go for it" Monica smiled back. "He likes you too"
"You think so?"
"I know so."
Monica and Rachel smiled at each other as the last few verses were sang... and Rache missed to sing them.
"I've never felt this healthy before / I've never wanted something rational / I am aware now / I am aware now..."
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Rachel marked the last spot on her callendar to the day she'd been so long waiting for. Ross' arrival. Eversince the last time they'd seen each other, the number of phonecall had increased. Even though he seemed a bit paranoid at first, with all that story with Chandler, he'd gotten a lot better. And now he was finally coming over to spent Christmas and New Years with her. She sighed and looked at her watch. She should start getting ready soon if she wanted to look nice for lunch at the Gellers'.
My God, she missed him. She couldn't wait to see him again... to talk to him, hug him, kiss him and... other stuff too. She felt as this maybe this was becoming some sort of addiction. A nice, sweet and healthy addiction.
She had not felt this way before since Tony DeMarco. But this time it was different. So much different.
Tony had been her first real boyfriend, the first guy she actually cared about. It had been nice and Rachel looked back only with good memories to cherish. But it was different...! She was much too young back then and things were much simpler. With Ross, despite the awkward beginning and differences, they were growing into each other. Against all odds, they were an item that made sense, someway or another.
She took her time to pamper herself and by the time Monica opened the door for her at the Gellers' residense, there was not a single flaw in her appearance that could be spotted by her best friend.
"Looking nice"
Rachel blushed.
"Are they home yet?"
"No, Ross called from the road and said they had a problem with the car, but they should be home anytime now"
"Oh, ok"
They reached the livingroom and sat down on the couch.
"Have you talked to Chandler?"
Monica's weak smile faded.
"Not much. He's been sounding... weird since that other night." A short silence followed, as Monica looked lost in thoughts. "Do you think Ross talked to him??"
Rachel sighed. He could have... But not so much because of Monica. Yet, it might have disencouraged him to pursue her.
"I'll talk to him"
Monica smiled weakly.
"Thanks"
About half an hour later, the boys arrived. Both were covered in dark stains from fixing the car. Rachel barely seemed to notice it as she made her way across the room to welcome Ross. She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him.
"Hey"
"Hi" he smiled brightly at her. "Oh, shoot, I got you all dirty"
"Yeah, you got me all dirty" she purred right into his ear.
He laughed.
"No, no, your dress" he backed away as he noticed just how great was the damage he'd done. "I'm sorry"
Rachel quickly inspected it but shrugged away, moving closer to him again.
"Don't worry about it"
"Really?"
"Yeah, you'll take me out shopping tomorrow to get a new one"
He laughed.
"Okay"
They kissed one more time.
"Where are mom and dad?"
"They're having lunch at Kate's but said they'd be back as soon as they could. Said they couldn't get out of it"
"Oh, okay"
Ross said, protectively wrapping one arm around Rachel. She looked over to Chandler and noticed just how uncomfortable he looked. Poor guy... Monica also stood there uncertain to what to do next. A short silence followed and the tension got thicker and thicker. Rachel finally brushed a hand across Ross' stomach and kissed his neck.
"So, your parents not home, huh?" she whispered.
He smiled down at her.
"We'll have lunch later" he informed his sister and his friend as he walked away with Rachel.
"I've missed you..." she whispered.
"I've missed you too.. you have no idea how much"
They reached his room and closed the door after themselves. Rachel climbed on the bed and pulled Ross on top of her. They kissed. When Ross moved his lips from hers down to her neck, she softly opened her eyes and spotted the flying dinosaur replica hanging above his bed.
It was just staring at them.
It bothered her.
Sensing the way her body tensed up, Ross stopped kissing her.
"What's the matter?"
"That" she pointed to the ceiling.
"What about it?"
"I feel like it's watching us"
Ross chuckled.
"Ignore it"
He kissed her neck again. She closed her eyes softly and tried to enjoy it. But softly peek one more time.
"I can't"
He stopped kissing her and rolled off. Both stared at the ceiling, with their backs to the matress.
"It's been dead for millions of years, Rach. Actually, it's a replica, it's never even lived"
"Still"
"Would it help if I covered it up?"
She laughed.
"Maybe"
She turned to look at him and kissed his ear. Quickly they were kissing intensely again. He started getting carried away, figuring she was letting it go. But all it took was another quick glance.
"Yeah, yeah, cover it up"
He laughed and got up, a bit relutanctly. She sat up on his bed and smiled as she watched him atempt to cover his piece of decoration. And she took the time to look around his room more carefully. That was the first official time she'd been to his bedroom - disconsidering his dorm - as his girlfriend. He kept yet another picture of her on his bed side table and she smiled. They needed more pictures together. That's fine, they'd do it over the holidays, all nice dressed up for the ocasions.
She laid down and turned her atention to him again. He'd grabbed a towel and was trying to throw it over the dinosaur and wrap around it. So far, however, he was miserably failing his task.
It was fun watching him though. At one point she started giggling and he turned his atention to her.
"Oh, is this amusing?"
"Very much so"
He quickly got the towel and threw it lightly on her direction. She grabbed it and violently pulled him closer. He fell next to her and she giggled, leaning close to kiss him.
"You're stupid" she cooed.
"Well, as least I'm not scared of a fake dinosaur"
She shot him a look and playfully hit him.
"I'm not scared of it. I just don't wanna share this with anybody else"
"This isn't anybody else"
She hit him again.
"You know what I mean"
He kissed her lightly but she pulled him in for a deeper kiss.
"You're toying with me, Green"
She giggled and he went back to his mission. After a few more atempts, he managed. She cheared for him and he smiled.
"So I get a personal chear from the head cheadleader now?"
"You get anything from the head chearleader now..." he smiled and they kissed, laying back down to the matress. "Give me and R" He laughed and she giggled. "Give me an O"
They kissed.
"Hm, give me an S..." she whispered after they broke.
"Kids??" they heard his parents' call from downstairs.
Ross and Rachel imediately broke.
"Damn it" he mumbled.
Rachel laughed dispite her own clear disapoitment and kissed him on the cheek.
"I'll catch up with you later, Geller"
She got up from the bed, straightened herself up and left the room.
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OK, so this is rather short... but if I went on it would seem a bit weird 'cause I wanna skip some stuff so I won't ramble on too much. I wanna go right to the point because a lot is still gonna happen, so...! Reviews are very much welcome and I hope writing more very soon! :D
Song from the beginning is "Head over feet", performed by Alanis Morissette. It's edited :P