by Tina
Aw, our last chapter! I'm gonna miss this so much...! I was intending to make this longer, but the way I've built up the story pushes me into ending it now in order to keep it closer to the classic story telling style. And I have to keep on making myself follow these rules at least for now or my screenwriting teacher will fail me! :P I know that doesn't necessarily apply here, but this is my way of practicing ;)
Anyway, wanna thank you all for being so great and reading the story, reviewing me and stuff :) I'm glad there's people out there reading my fics! So yes, this is also for my own good, for my improvement. But you guys help me out even more, reviewing! And besides, it's nice to see your time was not wasted! So... thank you all! :) I'll see you soon (hopefully!) in another fic. Most likely, Can't fight the night.
So many times she'd stood by that door before. Yet, not one of them compared to that particular moment. She'd never felt so nervous, yet anxious. Hopeful yet... so scared. She could hardly breath. Her heart was feeling funny, pounding madly. Her stomach felt as if it was rising closer to her mouth, she could almost swear it coming up her esofogus. Her palms were sweaty...
"Calm down, Rachel" she whispered to herself.
After a long and deep sigh, she finally rose her shaky hand and knocked on the door. Ross opened the it, looking so handsome...
"Hi", he said, softly.
Rachel felt a lot more confident and smiled.
"Can I come in?"
He opened the door wider and Rachel stepped in. The moment she looked around, though, she froze. Lara was standing near the couch, looking right at her. Her heart broke... She'd just left Daniel's and, despite all the nice things he had said to her, she knew she'd hurt him bad. She hated this part, she didn't want to hurt anyone. Specially people she knew that were so nice. They were not doing anything wrong, they were simply seeking for love. Only whether she wanted it or not, someone was about to be hurt again.
And for the looks of it, maybe this time it was her, Rachel, who'd be rejected. The smile on Lara's face was not a good sign, she realised.
But then, Lara sighed.
"I was just on my way out" she picked up her purse and walked to the door. "Good luck" she said meaningfully.
Rachel just watched, confused, as Ross followed her and they hugged. He whispered something in her ear and they pulled away. She smiled and kissed his cheek, whispering something back. With genuine yet sad smiles on their faces, she left.
Then, Ross turned around and faced Rachel. The look he had on was one of those that could send chills up her spine.
"We broke up", he simply said.
Rachel couldn't help but smile.
"I broke up with Daniel too.."
Ross smiled back.
They stared at each other for a long time, just longing for the next action. Not being able to hold it any longer, Ross walked up to her and they kissed.
Free of doubts, free of fears, insecurity or heavy conscience.
This was right, they were doing nothing wrong. There were no longer lying to anyone. In fact, for the first time in a while they were just being true. Not only to the rest of the world, but to their feelings, to themselves.
Only Rachel still had to tell him. There was so much she had to tell him...
Dazed, trying to recompose herself after another amazing kiss of his, she opened her eyes and allowed her arms to hold his torso for a bit longer.
With a lighter voice, she started "Hmm, we need to talk"
He stroked her hair and nodded, taking her hand and bringing her to the couch.
They had a lot to talk about indeed...
The room was quiet, but nothing had to be said. Though it was silent, peaceful and Rachel's body ached all over, she wouldn't allow her eyelids to be shut for too long. It was like a spell had fallen upon them. Thirty four hours without sleep and she wouldn't give in.
She looked up at Ross and they smiled at each other. He placed a soft kiss on her forehead and looked back at the bun on his arms. The beautiful baby was fast asleep, wrapped so carefully in pink and white blankets. Rachel followed his sight and smiled wider. Their baby girl was just beautiful. At a new cute noise, their atention quickly shifted to the baby on her arms. Their baby boy.
They chuckled as he opened his eyes and looked at his parents. He looked so much like Ross, Rachel thought. The same chocolate brown eyes, so round and full of glow. But he also had some things from her, she had to admit it.
Ross' hand reached for her left one and he kissed it softly.
"They're amazing", he whispered.
"They really are", she looked up at him.
"We're so lucky"
She smiled even more.
"We really are"
He kept playing with her wedding ring and leaned over to kiss her. With him, even the slightest touch of their lips had the power to create a great impact over her. Specially that very moment, when they held their newborns for the first time and her hormones took the most of her.
Her eyes filled up with tears and she quickly looked back at the babies. Happy
Almost two years had passed by. They'd got married a few months after getting back together and Rachel insisted for it to happen on the same day as their old aniversary. Now, that day had a whole new meaning, only good things related to it. Their true vows, their first dance as husband and wife, the sight of Ben dancing with Melissa... their first dance with Melissa. It was perfect.
And some time after, Rachel found out she was pregnant with the twins.
It'd been a long, painful labour. But nothing seemed to matter at this time. Looking back and forth at their beautiful faces, she knew everything was worth it. All the things that had leaded her to that very moment had been valid, important. All the pain, physical or not, was worth to be felt. Her eyes were wide open, sense of complete awareness now mixed with the good sensation that blinded her sometimes. It seemed controversial, but she was at the same time dreaming and living. She was... living a dream. This was her dream. And it was real.
"What should we name them?" Ross asked softly. "We didn't exactly come to an agreement about that, did we?"
Rachel smiled thinking of their little sweet tiffs about the matter and looked back down at her beautiful children.
"This may sound a little innapropriated, but..." she looked up at him "I've been thinking... What if we named them Lara and Daniel?" Ross looked surprised. "I know, I said it may sound innapropriated, but..." she looked intently at the babies "I can't help but think how thankful we should be for all that's happened." their eyes met again. "Remember what I told you? I had to be free to find my way back to you. To realised what I really wanted"
"Likewise", he said sweetly. She chuckled.
"Only we had to be with great people in order to really see that. And they were great..." her expression became casual "Hell, Geller, if I dumped him to be with you, then you had to have something...!"
He chuckled back.
"Thanks", he replied sarcastically.
"You know what I mean...! I knew you well, I knew all your flaws and our history was bumpy and all... And he was perfect to me. Well, almost. I chose you. Simply because he wasn't you. That's how much I love you... gel boy"
Ross chuckled and kissed her hair, wrapping one arm around her. Having her being so honest to him, knowing she knew him so well made his insecurities fly away. It was not like this was a fairy tale. They had problems, they had flaws. And when you can see these things and still love the other person, possibly even more, then you know that this is it. They were real people, not at all close to being perfect. But understanding that and accepting themselves was the key to a sucessful relationship.
And they'd achieved that acceptance, at last.
"I love you too" he kissed her neck "probably more than you'll never know"
Rachel closed her eyes and sighed, cherishing that moment.
"Thank you for these amazing little guys..."
She opened her eyes again and saw his eyes fixated on the infants. The little girl had opened her eyes, also. Hers were deep blue like her mother's.
"Likewise", she said back, chuckling one more time, mocking him.
There was a knock at the door and they looked at it as it opened. Monica was holding Melissa on her arms and Ben was also peeking from behind the half open door. Ross and Rachel smiled broadly.
Melissa was three years old now. She had long hair and the same old puppie dark eyes. She looked at Ross and Rachel adoringly.
"Come here sweetie, come meet your brother and sister", Rachel invited her. "You too Ben, come on. They're dying to meet you!"
Monica put Melissa down and she and Ben approached the hospital bed Rachel was lying on. The other members of the gang entered after Rachel, carrying presents and cards. However, they gave them some distance. They just watched at first as Ross and Rachel's family bonded.
Rachel carefully moved her baby boy closer to her face, still pressed up comfortingly against her chest. She moved his tiny little pale blue hat just enough to see more of his forehead and kissed it lovingly. She motioned for Melissa to come closer and she did. Ross helped her up the bed and watched her wife and daughter, while holding his other baby girl and stroked his older son's hair. Melissa rested her chin on Rachel's arm and just watched her new brother for a long time. Rachel kissed her hair.
"What do you think of your new brother?"
"He's pretty", Melissa whispered.
Rachel smiled at her and then looked at Ross. Their eyes said so much. More than words could ever try to express.
Soon the little buns were being passed around. Monica took a good time holding them, proud to be an aunt once again. Rachel's eyes filled up with tears again when Melissa hugged her so carefully, visibly very much afraid to hurt her. She let the little girl hug her and wrapped her own arms around her, stroking her soft hair and watching her friends welcoming the babies into the world.
"What are you gonna name them?" Monica asked.
"Wait, it's not gonna be Baby Girl and Baby Boy? I thought that was so original!" (note from Tina: sorry, I had to write this! :D)
Ross and Rachel looked at each other and chuckled.
"Actually" Ross began "We've decided to name them Lara and Daniel" they all looked at him and he took Rachel's hand on his. "A little something to remind us of a phase that ended up being so important to us"
"You guys amaze me", Monica stated as she watched them with true respect in her eyes. "Not many people would've overlooked the whole situation like you did" she handed the baby she was holding back to Rachel. "You so deserve this"
Rachel simply smiled. The room was quiet for a while, untill baby Lara broke the silence with a loud wail, soon followed by her brother Daniel.
Their mommy couldn't help but chuckle... Craddling Lara so sweetly while Ross handled Daniel, she promised her babies she'd always love them and do whatever it took to make things right. She knew she had what it took. She was strong, she was brave and she had structure. She had her man to rely on, great friends and amazing children.
Life was... not at all close to being perfect. And yet again... it just was.
Perfect.
Aw, it's over :( I understand this chapter was very-very corny and not really well written... but I kept being interrupted and all! Plus, I'm just never really good with endings...! : Still, I don't know, it's okay. That's my opinion, anyway. Wanna tell me yours? haha, then leave me a review!! :D I'm satisfied with the whole thing and I think it was very good to me to take another shot at this. No pressure this time, just pure entertainment. I love writing again!! :D Thanks for helping me out through this, I needed it! I'll hopefully see you guys soon!