Ross couldn't believe his eyes. He knew that Charlie was probably the hottest woman he had ever been with. Outside of course, of what he would refer to as "the dirty girl." She stood in front of him draped in furs like a hot, black cavewoman. The white fur made her ebony skin glow even more. He seemed to be hypnotized by this hot woman, even though he was no longer an available male.

"Hello Dr. Geller , " she purred as she strided along in her matching furs boots that were tied with ropes around her legs. Ross turned coldly to her as the spell was broken. She did dump him and in front of her ex.

"Hello Charlie," he said coldly. He then remembered this was the same woman who called his best friend dumb and also dumped him and then within an hour jumped his bones."Oh and by the way in case you were interested, I didn't get my grant. Your ex was supposed to give it to me for giving you back to him remember?" he said sarcastically. "Oh I am so so sorry Rossy." She said as she threw herself against his body. "Actuallly Hobie and I broke up, he left me for some dumb super model. " she pouted. "So as you can see, I am free as the wind and ready to fly." She said pushing herself against him. "I 'm not." Ross said as he backed away from her.

Charlie now was going to say her piece. "Speaking of exes, that was a real good performance that night with Joey and Rachel. " Ross was a little embarrassed about the night he invited Joey and Rachel to his apartment when he found out they were dating. "In case you didn't know , Joey had told me the whole story about you two. I knew you were still in love with her." She said as she had her hands on her hips."I also knew that you had a history of being with someone after they had broken up." Ross could counter that. "Then you and I have something in common, because I remember you had just left your ex in Boston and then went after Joey, then right after you and Joey broke up , you went after me, and then when your ex showed up , you dumped me for him."

"Well I have learned a very valuable lesson about men." Said Charlie philosophically.

"And what is that ?" Ross said as he eagerly wanted to know any insights about women and what they thought.

She pulled her fur around her cleavage and then licked her lips. "That having a brain really doesn't matter when it comes to men. They only want a hot girl, they could care less whether she had a Phd or not."

"Are you still teaching Professor Wheeler?" he asked in a professional way.

"Nope , I have been modeling for Victoria 's Secret and posing for Playboy." Charlie was very proud of her body. "You can get further ahead with a hot body then with a brain." She smiled. "And what has been happening with you?" Suddenly Charlie was interested in Ross' activities.

"Well I am getting married." He said happily.

"And I bet I know to who?" she sighed. Ross smiled. "Yes , to Rachel. She was going to Paris to work for a designer and then after I begged her to stay, she gave it up and now we are going to get married."

She was curious, "So how is Joey these days?" Ross stated. "Well he doesn't live in New York anymore. He is in Los Angeles and is making some big movie that will make him a star." Charlie nodded. "I thought he was a really sweet guy. I just had never been with some guy that wasn't a brain before ."she said sweetly.

"Or a guy that hadn't won the Nobel Prize, oh wait a minute, you were with two guys that had never won the Nobel Prize." He said as he sank his head realizing that he was the other one. Charlie lifted it. "Hey you will get your chance. You are brilliant and besides that kind of sexy." She flirted.

"Is that why you dumped me?' Ross asked. "I still had feelings for someone who meant a great deal to me. If anyone would understand that it would be you." Ross agreed with her. "Well what I have been doing , good scientist that I am , is that I have been trying to analyze all of my past failed relationships with women. And then I try to get a lesson out of it so I won't do it again." Charlie nodded with understanding . "Don't try to bury the past. Deal with it. You and Rachel have known each other for a long time. That is what makes your relationship so special. You started out as friends, then best friends , then lovers , and now you two are going to be man and wife.You have grown with each other. You have made mistakes, unfortunately some of those mistakes have hurt other people. And you guys have the best bond of all , your friends." Charlie said sympathetically. Ross was confused. "And what do my friends have to do with me and Rach?" Charlie continued. "They have supported you from the very beginning. And you draw strength from them. The first thought on your mind when we were in Barbados and you wanted to be with me was Joey. And I bet after he realized he wanted to be with Rachel , his thoughts were on you. And your sister, isn't she Rachel's best friend?" Ross got the idea. "Yeah , we have known each other since we were kids. In fact , I have been in love with her since I was fifteen." He said dreamily. "And Chandler was the one who told Rachel I was in love with her. And my friend Phoebe always convinced me that Rachel and I belonged together."

"They are more than friends , they are your family." Charlie said softly. "They will always be there for you." She took Ross face in her hands and then kissed his forehead. "Be happy Ross, you deserve this and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Embrace you and Rachel's history and don't hide it." She blew him a kiss and walked away. Ross stood and watched as she left.

Next thing he knew there was a girl standing there. Ross didn't recognize her face at all. She was wearing a mini dress and her hair was honey blonde . If he would have known better, she looked a little bit like Rachel , but he would certainly know his bride to be. He walked over and looked her over even closer. She looked at him and was unsure how to deal with this man staring at her. She finally broke her silence. "Daddy?" she said smiling. Then it dawned on Ross who was standing before him.

"Emma." Was all he could say.