Rachel walked over to the tall , dark headed man. Part of her wanted to run , yet part wanted to run into his arms. Ross looked at his former girl friend, now six months pregnant.

"Rach, what happened?' he said looking at her. He walked around her and observed her from every angle he could. "I am obviously pregnant." She said sarcastically. "When?' he asked with curiousity. "Six months , " she said nervously. "He put his hand to his mouth, that dirty bastard Mark, couldn't wait to get his hands on you." He said as he shook himself away from her. "Well I hope after that, he has taken responsibility for his actions." Rachel couldn't do it. "It's not Mark's," she said quietly.

It took Ross a moment for him to do the math. "That's mine." He smiled. ""I 'm the father." He said with tears in his eyes. "Why didn't you tell me , Rach?" he said as he looked at her. "You said you would never see me again and that you would never come back to New York." She said as she looked away.

"I think I have a right to know when I am going to have a child." Ross said angrily. "At least my ex wife the lesbian, told me when I was going to be a father."

"I was scared . alright." Rachel said . "But I would have been there for you every step of the way." Ross said. "All you had to do was call, Mon had my number and I would have come back."

"I still haven't forgiven you for what you did to me that night. " Rachel said. "I mean you did cheat on me with that whore."

"That's why I left, I couldn't face seeing you anymore. Everytime I saw your face , it would hurt me more to know I hurt you so much." Ross said as he took her hand. Every thought of his girlfriend was suddenly miles away. "I knew I needed to forget you."

It dawned on Rachel that Ross was at the airport for a reason. "Do you usually hang around airports for no particular reason?' Ross looked at her. "Actually I was here to see someone off." He explained as he looked down. Rachel could read his face. "Was that someone a girl?" Ross nodded. "Yeah, my girlfriend had to fly to Los Angeles.' Rachel bolted from him and ran. She forgot she was carrying the extra weight and tripped and fell. Ross immediately ran to her side.

"Are you alright ?" he said concerned. "Is the baby alright?" Rachel sat on the ground and then started to cry. "You have forgotten me." Ross helped her to her feet. "Rach, I didn't mean for you to find out this way. We started out as friends, and then we started to date and we have been together for about six months. Her name is Melanie and I think you would like her , she reminds me a lot of you. In fact , she worked as a waitress in a coffee shop too."

Rachel was indignant. "I am in Boston on business for Bloomingdales. That is the only reason I came to town , not to chase you or tell you about this baby. I could care about you or your coffee house slut."

Ross said angrily. "What are you going to do to this one , Rachel, tell her like when I was with Julie. I heard how mean you were to her and she was a really nice girl. Melanie is sweet and I like her a lot."

"Do you love her , Ross?" Rachel asked with the deadly accuracy of an arrow that was headed for the target. Ross had a questioning look in his eyes. He then looked over to the woman before him. Her brownish blonde hair and the now obvious stomach that contained his unborn child . Oh if he could only go back in time. He wanted to take it all back. Rachel stepped up to him. "You can make a choice right now. You can tell me who you love, or I can get a cab and do my business and you will never have to see me again?" Ross took Rachel by the shoulders and pushed her hard against his body. His lips were drawn to hers like two magnets. She was powerless in the fight against his muscular arms . Then he backed away out of breath.

"Was that a good enough answer for you?" he said as he wiped the lipstick from his mouth. Rachel had tears in her eyes. "I missed you too." She hugged him again. "Let's get out of here. You won't need a hotel now." He said as he walked with his arm around her and they headed toward baggage.

Now they laid nestled in bed together. He tangled his hands in her long brunette hair. She closed her eyes as she heard his heart beating beneath his olive skinned chest. He ran his hand across her large belly and then he bent over and kissed her naked stomach. She gave a sigh of content , because he obviously had satisfied her.

"So thank you for the welcome to Boston." Rachel smiled and then got up . "Woah, woah , where are you running off to missy?" Ross asked as he pulled on Rachel's arm as she got up to dress. "I have business to take care of with a seller in Malden that makes lingerie. That is why I came here." Rachel pulled on her hose and then started to put on a bra. "So what does that mean to us?" Ross asked as the sun beat down on his unshaven face. "Don't you have a girl friend now?" Rachel said sarcastically. "I also have a baby ." he said as he pulled her back down and I am not letting you leave until you tell me when I can see you again." Rachel liked this new Ross , he was more forceful and more manly than before. Maybe Boston had been good for them. "Alright Dr. Geller, I will call you when I am done and then we can plan on dinner." She smiled and then kissed him again. "Can you call me a cab though?" she said as he got up from the bed. "Yeah." He said as he put on a shirt. "Mmm someone has been working out?" Rachel said as she ran her fingers up and down his arms. Yes Boston had been a good thing for Ross.

As she started to dress, she felt a pain come to her stomach. She doubled over in pain. Ross ran to her side. "Rach?" he said as he took her hand and led her to the chair. "I can't be having contractions. , I am only six months pregnant. " She had a worried look on her face. "It's probably Braxton Hicks." He said thoughtfully. "They are false labor pains, but we still should have them checked out." Ross grabbed his keys and then put his arm around her . "Come on, we're going to the hospital." Rachel got in the car as they drove from Cambridge back toward Boston. He went into the emergency entrance of Women's Hospital and brought a wheelchair out for Rachel.

"There is nothing wrong with me." Rachel protested as Ross helped her into the chair. "This is just precautionary. Please I haven't been around for the past six months, let me do this for you." Rachel looked at his pleading puppy dog eyes. "Okay Daddy." She smiled as he rolled them into the hospital.

"This is Rachel Green, she is in town on business from New York." Ross said as they checked in with an obstetrician. The doctor took her into the cubicle and checked her over. "Mr. Green." He started. "No , I am the baby's father, but my name is Geller . " he corrected the doctor and secretly wished that their two names could be linked together. "Oh in that case, Rachel there isn't a thing wrong with you. It is just Braxton Hicks syndrome. " he smiled. "See honey, just Braxton Hicks like I said. " Rachel gave him a look. "No uterus, no opinion." Ross helped her up and took her hand as they walked toward the parking lot. "This ruined my meeting." She moaned. "But now we can have that dinner ." he said as their lips met.

As they came through the door of Ross apt., he noticed that his answering machine was blinking. "I have to grab this number and explain why I didn't make it to the appointment." She opened up her briefcase. "Yeah I had better get this , it might be work." Ross said as he leaned over the answering machine. Then he heard the familiar voice. "Honey, it 's me. I am in LA and the producer is arranging my test for tomorrow. I guess we'll see huh. I will call you tomorrow. I love you Ross." Rachel stared at the answering machine. He didn't say he loved her, but it was obvious that Melanie was in love with him.

Well at this point I want to say to the people who are enjoying this story , thank you so much. This is a story that I am very proud of and shows my development as a writer. To all those who have remained loyal to me , thank you. There is more to come.