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"London Baby!" Joey exclaimed for the 3rd time in 3 minutes as they proceeded towards baggage claim, the first time was out of excitement but the next two were definitely to annoy Chandler.
"Shut up, Joe".
The three girls giggled in background hearing Chandler's reaction, they had all had a blast on the flight, getting to know each other. The awkwardness that was normally there between people who had just met was broken when Monica had spilled coffee on Chandler's pants and everyone had had a fun time teasing him, which had also bought out the story of Ross drawing on his ex-girlfriends face while she was sleeping on their trip to Chicago.
Ross had noticed the ring on Rachel's left hand and was more than a little disappointed that she was already taken, after the coffee incident the flirting between Monica and Chandler had reached new heights, Rachel was sure if it were not for the presence of four other souls Chandler would have kissed Monica. Joey and Phoebe had mysteriously disappeared for about 45 minutes and when they came back looking extremely raggedy, none of them had a hard time guessing where they were.
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"Thanks for not drawing on my face" Rachel said in a playful tone as she stood outside her hotel room she was sharing with Monica and Phoebe, both of them were already inside relaxing after a long taxing flight.
"Well you didn't really give me a chance, you didn't even close your eyes after Joey told you the story" he replied in just as playful a tone.
Just because she was engaged didn't mean he couldn't at least be-friend her. "This had nothing to do with the fact that every time she looked at him with those Ocean colored eyes he felt weak in the knees, this had nothing to do with the fact every time she brushed his side he had goose bumps" he kept repeating in his head.
"So, we'll see you tonight then" he continued
"Yeah" she replied smiling, their eyes were once again locked in a subterranean gaze, but the moment was quickly broken when Chandler walked by them, smacking Ross on the head lightly as he headed into the room opposite to the girls room.
Rachel giggled again and bid goodbye to Ross closing the door behind her.
"What's with you?" Phoebe asked intrigued by the look on her friends face.
"Nothing…, she continued, this vacation idea was really good, Pheebs."
Phoebe gave Rachel a skeptical look, not quite able to make out what exactly she was so happy about. Before Phoebe could delve into it any further Monica came out of the bathroom, holding up a beautiful lime green dress against her.
"You think this would look good for the dinner tonight?"
"Mon, it's just a simple dinner." Phoebe told her raising her eyebrows suspiciously.
"What, I just wanna look nice…, we are in a new city, we need to make a good American fashion statement" she told the girls not considering how stupid what she had just said sounded.
"And this had nothing to do with that Chandler guy?" Rachel asked this time
"No!" Monica exclaimed defensively
"Mon, go for it, he was totally drooling over you during the whole flight, except maybe when you flushed the hot coffee down his pants."
"Really?" Monica asked smiling giddily.
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Meanwhile back in New York, Jack Geller had finally got a lead on the whereabouts of his daughter; she now went by the name Monica Allen, Judy had obviously dropped the name Geller after the divorce and changed back to her old maiden name. But when he reached the apartment in the Village, it was locked, the super "Mr. Treeger" had told him that they occupants were away for a few weeks and he had returned back disappointed.
He had called Ross immediately when he found out about her, Ross was disappointed that they still hadn't found her, but was also sure that it won't be long now before they did.
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Having had dinner, the sextet were enjoying each others company, anybody who saw how they were interacting would have said that they had been friends for years, their personalities just clicked with each other.
Soon the dance floor started becoming crowded, Joey and Phoebe were the first ones to head towards it, without any hesitation Rachel asked Ross eyeing a great opportunity to let Monica have some "Alone Time" with Chandler.
Ross wasn't complaining, he had wanted to ask Rachel to dance, but the two times he had tried, once he was interrupted by a waiter and the second time he chickened out and asked if she wanted some water instead of asking for a dance.
"So" Chandler asked nervously, for some reason he was extremely nervous, he had never been this nervous about asking a girl to a dance before, well both times.
"So" Monica shot back, she was losing her patience, she had been flirting very charitably
all night and it was getting to her.
"Uhh, you wanna dance?" he finally said it; she could tell by the look in his eyes the answer he was expecting.
"Finally" she said as she grabbed his hand and headed towards the dance floor.
The flirting was continuing as they danced which lead to the inevitable, they kissed, a lot, both were left breathless by the after effects as they continued to dance holding each other close.
Rachel who had one eye on her friend while dancing with Ross smiled when she looked over at Monica.
"What is it?" Ross asked as he watched a cute shy smile make its way on his dance partner's lips.
"Nothing, she said shaking her head and looking up towards him, what's up with you, you seem to be awfully nervous or excited?" she asked knitting her eyebrows together trying to figure it out.
"Well it's probably just the upshot of dancing with you" he said with a cute smile on his face obviously trying to flirt.
But she called out his line, smiling as she lifted her hand and showed him the ring "I'm engaged you know".
"We'll just see about that," he added with a mischievous grin on his face as Rachel rolled her eyes, they had been teasingly flirting back and forth while dancing and both of them were enjoying each other's company.
"But I'm exited about something, he continued as they headed back to their seats, remember on the flight I told you about my sister, she nodded, well dad finally got a hold of her."
"Really?" Rachel asked genuinely exited, Ross had told her quite a bit on the long flight about how he had tried to trace his sister, but failed to do so.
"Yeah, she lives in New York"
"Oh My God, that's so great, are going to head back to New York then?" she asked eagerly, but also feeling a tad bit disappointed that she wouldn't be able to enjoy her new found friends company.
"No, no, I'm not heading back, for now, he added quickly, she's not there right now, but at least we know that we will find her."
"What's her name again?" Rachel asked intrigued, she remembered Ross mentioning the name but couldn't recall it right now.
"Monica Geller", he answered back, before continuing; actually my mom changed it to "Monica Allen" after the divorce." He finished missing the look of shock on Rachel's face which appeared as soon as her had said the name "Allen."
"Allen, did you say Allen", Rachel asked dumbfounded
"Yeah, I think she lives in The Village in NY". Ross added
"Oh My God, Oh My God, Oh My God" Rachel screamed out shaking her hands in that girly way, now convinced that their Monica was indeed Ross's sister.
This attracted the attention of everyone around them, but she was way to excited to take notice, she quickly grabbed Ross's hand and dragged him around the dance floor looking for Monica.
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It was a couple a weeks into the trip, after an emotional reunion between Monica and Ross, the six had gotten even closer, Jack had flown in when they were in Dublin for a couple of days to finally meet his daughter. Monica and Chandler were going strong, but neither had broached the subject of where this was heading as yet. Ross had been somewhat uncomfortable when he had found Chandler and Monica in compromising positions a couple of times, but he didn't really see it fit to intrude in her recently reunited sister's life. Plus he knew Chandler wasn't a player, he was usually the one being played.
Having the other two couples paired off, threw Ross and Rachel together more than ever, neither seemed to mind, both of them were relishing their new found friendship.
"Hey" Ross said as he approached Rachel who was sitting on a swing which had been set up in a Gazebo in the corner of the garden of the hotel they were staying in.
"Hi" she replied back, looking up from the book she had her nose buried in.
"Where's everyone else?"
"Joey and Phoebe are out bowling and Mon and Chandler are out on what I presume is a Date."
"How's it going with Monica and you?"
"Good, really good, we are all caught up now, it's just weird you know, I've known her for like 2 weeks now, but I already have these weird protective big brothery feelings towards her."
She nodded, laughing "Yeah, I know, you should've looked at you face when you caught her with Chandler yesterday."
"Thanks for reminding me!" he said sarcastically making a disgusting face.
"Well, you should know she feels the weird too."
"I know she talked to me about it, yesterday" he added as a comfortable silence descended upon them.
"So, she started again after a long silence, any special ladies in you life?"
"No, no one."
"Come on, there's gotta be one."
"No, no one worth mentioning." he said again.
"Not even say, Carol" she said smiling mischievously before adding, "Joey told me."
He didn't say anything. He didn't like to discuss his relationship with Carol with anyone.
Only Chandler knew what exactly had happened and especially not with someone who he was sure he was falling for and the only thing keeping him from pursuing her was the ring on her left hand. Carol was the one and only woman he had loved and she had crushed his heart.
"Can we please drop it?" he said defensively
"Sure, sure, just one thing thought, did you know she was lesbian and you were just an experiment or did you push her over the edge?"
"You know what, he started with an annoyed look on his face, it's late and I'm goona go sleep" he said as he got up and left before she could say anything.
She was stumped by his reaction, certainly not what she expected, weren't they just teasing each other, like always. Before she could ponder on it anymore her Cell rang, it was Barry.
"Hey, what's up?" she was soon into the routine conversation she always had with her fiancé, forgetting all about Ross's reaction.
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Arriving back from their date Monica and Chandler stood outside Monica's room.
"I had a really great time, Chandler."
"Yeah, me too."
He leaned in to kiss her, encircling her back, her hands made their way into his hair, deepening the kiss, his hands journeyed down settling on her butt as his lips traveled towards her neck. She let out a soft moan before pushing him away.
The push came as surprise to him and he immediately regretted his actions.
"Sorry" he stammered
"No, no, she said grabbing his hand, it's just I need to know that this is going somewhere before we…, you know take this any further." She said hesitantly
She continued. "I really like you, but if this is just a fling for you…"
She was silenced by a kiss, when they finally broke he spoke up
"I like you too, Mon, I mean really, and this is not justa fling" he said looking deep into her eyes.
Something about the way he said those words coupled with the intensity of his gaze made her feel weak in the knees, before she could regain her composure, he gave her quick peck on a lips and bid her goodnight.
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Another week had passed, Rachel wasn't sure what had happened; Ross had been maintaining his distance from her ever since the talk that night, she certainly didn't think it was that big a deal, we were just teasing each other, friends do that all the time, there's no reason to act that immaturely about it, she thought. She certainly wasn't pleased by the silent treatment he was dishing out to her and decided to get back at him by doing the same.
They had safely tucked in the luggage next to their respective seats; they were heading towards Zurich via train, there were still about 5 minutes before the departure when Rachel spotted a very cute looking "Cowbell" at a nearby stall. Being an impulsive shopper, she immediately got up.
She immediately spotted Ross who was standing at the same stall, looking at some Swiss Knives. Ignoring his presence she continued
"Hi, how much for that "Cowbell"?" she asked the shopkeeper
"Excuse me, Ross butted in, I came here first…, so what exactly is this used for?" he asked the shopkeeper pointing towards one of the many nuances that were present in the Swiss Knife.
"Will you hurry up, please?" Rachel asked irritatingly
Ross continued his pointless banter with the shopkeeper; the final bell had rung for the departure of the train, getting frustrated Rachel picked up the "Cowbell" and threw some money towards the shop-owner not bothering about the change. She turned around to make a dash for the train, Ross too finally realized what was happening and ran with her, but it was too late, tears began to from in Rachel's eyes as she watched the train pull away from the station.
"Oh god, please don't cry, please don't cry" Ross pleaded with her again and again, but the tears that were threatening finally began to fall.
He pulled out a tissue from his pocket and handed it to her, but she didn't move, he apologized again.
Finally having calmed down a little she wiped her tears away, still not using the tissue he was offering.
"Stay away from me!" she sternly told him as she turned around to head towards the enquiry office.
He didn't give up running around in front of her he pleaded again, but she didn't budge, she stepped aside and continued towards the enquiry office.
He reached out for her shoulder to stop her but only got the back of her blouse; he heard a tearing sound and looked at the small piece of cloth that was now in his hand shocked.
She immediately backed into a pillar, breathing heavily, the tears were forming again.
"Oh god, Oh god, Oh god, sorry, sorry, I'll buy you a new one, here please take my jacket" Ross said sounding very scared, the look in her eyes was difficult to read, it was somewhere between "I wanna kill you" or "Hope you burn in hell"
She took his jacket, seeing as she had very little option.
"Stay away from me!" she told him pointing a finger at him, looking furious as she walked past him again, While he stuffed the piece of cloth he was still holding in his mouth simultaneous hitting himself on the head with his other hand.
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AN- sorry 4 the delay, the next chapter should be up by the weekend, I wanted to delve further into Mon and Ross's reunion, I wrote it like 3 times, but it just wasn't coming out right, so I dropped it, it isn't really significant to the remaining story anyway…..
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