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She fought to open her eyes, last night was a blur, she had a splitting headache, and worse she didn't know where she was. Finally the dark stains on the ceiling came into her focus; which she considered were probably from a water leakage.
Oh, Oh.
Last night wasn't spent in a room, it was under a shed, she quickly sat up looked around, it was the same room they'd left earlier that day, the next thing she noticed was the shirt she was wearing, it wasn't hers.
Oh God! Ross.
As if on cue Ross came in with a tray that had breakfast set on it, but she didn't notice that, what grabbed her attention were the lipstick marks on his bare chest.
"What's the matter?" Ross asked concerned putting down the tray on the nightstand.
"We didn't…" she trailed off pointing towards the marks on his chest
He smiled "What do you think?" he said raising his eyebrows suggestively
She felt tears welling up in her eyes; she was not one to cheat on her boyfriend's much less her Fiancé.
Looking at her, on brink of tears, Ross realized the joke he was playing on her was cruel, very cruel.
"Rach, nothing happened, we did kiss, but then you puked and passed out." he said making a disgusted face.
"And?" She asked raising her eyebrows
"And I bought you back here and then you slept in the bed and I was on the couch."
"What about…?" she trailed off once again pointing towards his chest
"These, he said pointing to the marks on his chest, I drew with your lipstick." He said chuckling as he picked up the little stick that laid on nightstand.
"Are you telling me the truth?" she said still not fully convinced
"Yeah" he nodded, he was ready to burst out laughing as he watched her acting like a scared little cat.
"You're a stupid, stupid, mean guy" she yelled out picking up a pillow and hitting him with it as he burst out laughing.
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They were at a bus station, waiting for their bus to Zurich; they had already loaded up their luggage, whatever little there was. Rachel spotted a church right next to the bus station; there were still a good fifteen minutes before the bus left so they decided to go in.
"So, what did you pray for?" he asked her as they walked out side by side
"I'm not gonna tell ya!" "If I do, it's not gonna come true."
Ross laughed "You believe in all that?"
"Yes, I do."
"You believe in all that Karma crap as well?"
"Yes, I do, and if you hang out with Phoebe for a bit, you'll too."
"So you must believe in soulmates as well?" he asked turning around and standing in front of her
She thought about it for a moment and then nodded "Yeah, I guess I do."
"So you think this Barry guy is you soulmate?" he asked her looking her straight in the eyes.
"What do you mean?" she said perplexed by his question
"And why are you even asking this?" she continued
"Nothing, he continued, as they started walking again, I just find it strange, you are four months away from starting to spend the rest of your life with this guy, and in the past five weeks he's called you what twice and you haven't mentioned his name once."
"I mean if you were with me, I'd never let you out my sight!" he continued as she watched him board the bus, standing outside pondering over what he just said.
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It was their last night on the trip; tomorrow they will be going their separate ways. Back to where they came from. Chandler lived in Seattle, and he had a great job offer there. Monica on the other hand had been accepted in the training program of one New York's most famous Five Star Hotels "The Plaza".
"How's this gonna work, Chandler?" Monica asked worried, they were curled up on the couch, next to the window watching clear nigh sky.
"I don't care, it just is" he replied back with such confidence that it made all of Monica's fears dissipate.
"I'll fly back and forth on weekends; you can come visit me when you have your breaks."
She leaned back and kissed him full on the lips. After a few minutes of kissing and giggling, he spoke up.
"I think, I should go now" he remarked looking at his watch
"Yeah" she nodded but didn't move from her place atop him on the couch.
"Mon" he said making a move to get up again
She finally got up, rather reluctantly and walked him to the door.
"So, I'll see you tomorrow!" she said as she leaned in for a goodnight kiss
The kiss grew in passion as her hands went from his shoulders into his hair and his encircled her waist pulling her close. Both were getting heated up and their hands soon lost shame.
"Phoebe, isn't going to back anytime soon" she said breathlessly
That was all Chandler needed to hear as he went back inside the room and closed the door behind him.
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They were all gathered at the airport, saying there goodbyes, Monica, Phoebe and Rachel were going back to New York, Joey too was going with them, Chandler was off to Seattle and Ross was going back to Chicago. Monica was going to visit Ross and Jack in Chicago a couple of days later after she had settled back in.
After a tearful goodbye to Chandler they whose plane left first they all sat in the waiting area each were contemplating different thoughts.
Rachel hadn't stopped thinking about what Ross had said to her before boarding the bus, the questions kept floating in her mind, Why was she marrying Barry , Who was she marrying him for, Did she even love him? And it hadn't helped that her crush on Ross, hadn't disappeared, if anything her feelings for him had developed into what Phoebe kept insisting was much more than a crush when she talked to her about it.
Her thoughts were interrupted when the call for the flight to Chicago came.
Ross had already said goodbye to the rest of the gang. He would be seeing his sister in a couple of days and he was pleased to hear when Joey said he wouldn't get rid of him and Chandler any time soon.
Rachel stood up as he approached her.
"So"
"So" she answered back smiling
"I had a really good time, sleeping in the barn, you tearing my favorite top aside" she continued
"Yeah, me too, you puking on my favorite shirt aside" he replied back smiling
"Oh, I have something for you" he continued as he tried to pull something out of his bag.
He finally succeeded.
It was the same Cowbell that Rachel was trying to buy at the station when they had failed to catch the train.
"Oh my god! When did you by this?"
"After you cast me off at the station." he replied back
She pulled him into a hug and whispered a "Thanks" in his ear as they pulled back.
He nodded and bid his goodbye to her and the rest who were standing a couple of feet away. He was about to hand over his boarding pass when he heard her call back, he turned around to face her again.
"Hey you never gave me you address?"
"For what?"
"To send you my wedding invitation." She said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world
"I won't be coming" he replied back simply
She stood there stunned as she watched him disappear in the crowd of people who were boarding the plane; it finally hit her that she may never see him ever again.
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next part should be up by the weekend….