Okay, I have to start by saying that I know this is a very dramatic story and I may come off as being a very dark person who hates life, but the funny thing is I am probably one of the happiest people you will ever meet. I just find it that I'm better at writing stories to be very dramatic rather than all honky-dory, you know what I mean? I also watch All My Children and obviously a soap opera is dramatic. And also in the end of that last chapter it turned out that Ross' accident and everything was a dream. A very detailed dream. That last part where I had her stabbing Ross was to fit in this next scene I wrote. I hope other than that everybody's enjoying this story. I wouldn't know since I only got one review and it was telling me that I'm a dark person.J
I don't own anyone either.
Flashes to September of 2000
Rachel wakes up fast and sits up breathing heavily, she looks over to Ross, sighs of a big relief, "Oh it was only a dream. The whole thing was a dream" She looks back at Ross and smiles. She's still trying to catch her breath, "Ross?"
He stirs, "hm?" He opens his eyes a bit to see Rachel looking scared and panicking, then he sits up too and becomes concerned, "What? What is it? Are you okay?"
Rachel starts getting teary eyed, "Oh my god, it's you, you're here, you're really here" She strokes his face and smiles. She looks at his chest and runs her hand on it to make sure her stabbing him at least was a dream.
Ross, still kinda confused at her behavior, says, "Well of course I'm here. Did you have a bad dream?"
Rachel starts kissing him again and again and again, she stops, starts asking questions to find out what part of her dream was real, "Ross? Have I ever cheated on you?"
He's not sure what to say to that, "um… not that I know of why?"
Rachel sighs of relief, "Good." She looks down, then thinks again, "Where's Lukas? Is he okay? What about Emma? I didn't lose her did I?
Ross is confused, "Lukas…Emma… Who's? Sweetie you musta had a bad dream," Rachel doesn't say anything and stares into space, "Seemed that real, huh?"
Rachel asks just to make sure, "We don't have any kids?"
"No"
"Married?"
"No… Honey do you want to talk about it?"
"About what?" Rachel asks, still off in space. She was hoping that they were married with kids, and she's upset that they aren't.
Ross smiles, "About your nightmare honey."
"Oh right, um, yeah…except it wasn't really a nightmare, as more of a…"
"Really? Because the way you woke up in a panic, I thought…"
"I know, I just dreamt that we were married and we had this life. You know? Kids? That part of the dream was amazing. It was just what happened in the dream that was a nightmare." She starts going into detail she wanted to keep it rather short, so she mentioned the main part where he was in a car accident and was in a coma and then woke up and had all these weird memories and also mentioned Lukas and Emma dying. "Then that's when I woke up."
"Wow, that was some dream you had there."
She begins kissing him again and again and a gain, "I love you so much." She kisses him with passion.
"Well, if I get treated like this every time you have a bad dream, then it doesn't bother me." Ross says, playing around.
She kisses him and they start making out. She's just relieved that Ross really wasn't in that car accident. Although, she would've liked to be married with kids. While they're kissing, "Ross?"
"What?"
"I want to be with you."
They stop kissing, "I'm with you honey, I'm here." Ross answers by running his hands through her hair. He goes to kiss her again, but she backs away.
"That's not what I mean Ross. I don't want to lose you. I-I want that life in my dream. I want to be with you forever."
Stunned, he's not sure of what to say, "Wow…um…what does this mean, Rach?"
I want to marry you…that is…if you want to marry me."
Stumbling over his words, "Well of-of course I want to marry you. I-I just had so many ways of asking you." She looks down, kinda embarrassed, he notices, "I'm-I'm sorry, I just wanted this day to be one of the most memorable days of our lives and…"
"So why wouldn't this day be memorable? Ross, this dream just made me realize that anything can happen at any point and I don't want to waste time by not being your wife."
Ross thinks for a bit, "So in this dream how many kids did we have? Just the 2?"
"Actually, we had four boys, and a girl on the way…I want that Ross, with no one else but you. You know if you want to plan a special way of asking me that's fine, I'll wait. Just know that I won't say 'no'.
Ross begins digging through his nightstand
"What are you doing." Rachel asks curiously.
He grabs a small box, "I was going to ask you on Christmas, but I think tonight is the perfect night. Rachel Greene, I too want to spend my forever with you."
"Oh Ross." He slips the ring on her finger, "It's beautiful…but how long have you had this?"
Ross smile, "Oh just a couple weeks."
"I love you so much." She kisses him.
"I love you too. So when do you want to get married?"
"As soon as possible."
Ross is surprised, "Really? Do you want to get married in the courthouse or something?"
"No. We can still have a nice wedding, we can start tomorrow. I'll get one of those wedding planner, book things. Actually we have Monica, so that's done, now we…"
"Are we really doing this?"
"We're really doing this." She takes a deep breath and smiles at him. They kiss. "So I was thinking about the date. We could probably be married by the end of the year."
"That's soon"
"It is but we could start off the New Year as husband and wife. What do ya say?"
"Let's do this."
December 31st… Their wedding. A lot of planning has happened, with the help of Monica, of course. Sorry but I figured that if I wrote in them planning…it could get boring so I jumped forward. The church is decorated beautifully. A lot of people are showing up. I realize that it's New Year's Eve, but that way at the reception people can celebrate the New Year together.
Church-Ross and Rachel are both in the separate rooms. It's getting close…
Monica, Phoebe, and Rachel's dad is in the room. Sandra just left to be ushered down the aisle to the front pew. Ross' parents are also there.
Monica asks Rachel to make sure she's doing good, "How are you holding up Rachel?"
"I'm nervous. This is it. You know this is the last time I'm going to be Rachel Greene."
Her father jumps in, "You know you can back out at any second."
"I'm not going to back out, I just…something tells me that something's gonna go wrong, I mean it's been going so great lately and I feel like someone from our past is going to interfere."
"Like who?"
"I wasn't going to say anything, but Mark. He's been acting all weird since I told him that we were getting married and asking me about where and when we're getting married and I just have a strong feeling. He also told me yesterday 'good luck and I hope no one interrupts."
Phoebe speaks up, "So what if he interrupts, you and Ross love each other."
"I hate to admit it, but she's right. I've seen you together and I see why you love him so much."
Rachel is very touched, "Thanks dad. That meant a lot."
Someone comes in, "Okay, we're ready for you."
Now it goes to the front with Ross, Joey and Chandler
Chandler asks, "You nervous?"
"A little…a lot actually. Its just that I've dreamt about marrying her from the day I met her. And this is what we both want but…"
"But?"
"Well it's been going so well between us and planning this wedding, that I just feel that something bad is bound to happen, I don't know…"
Joey jumps in… "Don't worry man, what I usually do is picture everyone in their underwear, better yet, naked."
Ross glares at Joey, who's smiling at the guests, picturing them naked.
"How is that going to help?"
"Don't listen to him man, ok? It's going to be great."
The Piano begins playing 'Jesus Bleibet Mein Freude' as Monica and Phoebe walk down the aisle, then 'Canon in D major' starts playing as Rachel walks down. They get to the front and her dad gives her a kiss on the cheek and givers her away to Ross. Ross and Rachel are both smiling and Ross mouths 'I love you' and she mouths it back.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today, in the presence of God, to bring forth this man in this woman in holy matrimony. If there is any reason these two should not wed, speak now or forever hold your peace." He waits. Ross and Rachel are nervous.
A voice in the back speaks up, "Yeah, I'd like to say something."
The crowd also begins talking amongst one other. Ross and Rachel are very upset, you can only imagine.
The pastor is surprised, "Um this rarely ever happens…uh, do you guys know who this guy?"
Rachel answers coldly, "No, we don't "
"Really?"
"Yeah, we don't…"
Cuts her off, "She's lying I'm Mark, the one Rachel should be with, not some jealous, insecure loser, like Ross."
Ross looks like he's going to kick his ass.
"Um…sir, we will not have that kind of talk in here."
"Not meaning it, "Sorry" To Rachel, "Rachel, come with me, before it's too late, you're making a mistake. I can give you everything you've ever wanted."
"Rachel?" Pastor waits for a reaction from her.
"You know what I can't do this…"
To be continued. Well let me know what you think. Chapter 9 will be up soon.