A/N: Hey, I hope you guys liked the last chapter and here's chapter six, enjoy! And don't forget to Read and Review, thanks!
The Party
Monica and Chandler's Apartment
There is a swarm of people, some who are familiar to us and others who are not. Among the familiar faces we see Gunther's yellow haired head, Erica who looks glowing, and of course the usually gang of Phoebe and Mike, and Joey with his date Natasha. Monica is running around the room like a chicken ready to be skinned. Chandler smiles at this knowledge and walks over to his neurotic wife. Trying to comfort her he pulls her aside and puts his hands on her shoulders.
"Mon, you have to relax and take it easy. It's New Years Eve and I want to be with my wife not the galloping horse in the Kentucky Derby." Monica glared at him.
"Oh, so I remind you of a horse?" Chandler's face froze and he started back pedaling.
"No, no not a horse…what I meant was, ugh. It was a comparison, an analogy if you will." Monica conceded.
"Well Chandler you knew this before you married me. I can't help it, I just have an compulsive need to please people!" Chandler laughed.
"I know honey, but I just want you to take it easy. Half the people here will be so smashed they'll leave thinking it was the best New Year's Eve party they've been to in years, whether you are prancing around the room or not."
"I know, your right. I'll try to take it a little easier. Thank you." Chandler smiled and stroked her shoulder.
"Okay, that's all I'm asking." Monica snidely grinned.
"Mmm Hmm, and if you compare me to a horse again you'll be sleeping in a stable." Chandler nodded knowingly.
"Gottcha."
Ross and Rachel enter. Monica looks like she is ready to pounce on them.
"HEY GUYS! Can I get you anything to eat or drink, or can I take your coats for you?" Ross and Rachel knowingly stare at each other.
"No honey were fine," Rachel insists and then goes to talk to her friend. Chandler greets Ross.
"Hey man, how was the drive to the mother-in-laws." Ross blankly stares at him.
"It was fine, funny guy. You know maybe your New Years resolution should be to stop making fun of your friends. Oh wait, you already tried that and you couldn't do it!" Chandler goes to reply with a comeback, but Ross cuts him off as he walks away.
"Ugh Huh!"
Pan to Rachel and Monica talking.
"So, how was the drive to your mom's?" Monica says a little too interested. Rachel smiled.
"It was fine Mon." Then Rachel's eyes fell on Ross who was engaged in coversation with who looked to be another science guy. Rachel smiled and then ponders whether to tell Monica what happened on the way home. She decides against it thinking it better to just keep it between them two right now, and also because she didn't really know what it meant yet anyway. Monica's loud voice snaps Rachel back to reality.
"Rachel! I asked you two times what time you were leaving to go pick up Emma!"
"Oh, I'm sorry I must have just been lost in thought," immediately regretting saying it as soon as it left her mouth. Ahem.
"Well, what were you thinking about?" Rachel thought for a second before replying.
"What my New Years resolution should be. Do you know yours?" Knowing Rachel is lying, but deciding to let it go Monica replies.
"To stop being so noisy in my friends personal lives when they clearly don't need me poking around in their business." Rachel eyeballed her.
"Well Mon, that's great. Good luck with that." Rachel walks away before Monica coan say anything else but, "HEY!"
As Rachel walks across the room Ross is still lost in his conversation, but when he feels eyes on him he looks up and sees Rachel standing about five feet away from him staring. Ross smiles.
"Hi."
She smiled back at him.
"Hi." Ross stood up and grabbed Rachel's arm, walking her over to where he was sitting to introduce her to the man he was talking to.
"Rachel, this is Dr. McNaby. He is the Dean at NYU and he wants me to give a speech at the commencement of Scholastic Paleontologist Professors from all over the world!" (A/N: I have no idea... I made it up cause it sounded good haha). Rachel's face lights up as she goes to give him a hug.
"That's great honey!" While Rachel's face was away from Ross's she realizes what she had just called him. When they broke apart Ross looks at Rachel confused, but she quickly turns to Dr. McNaby to greet him by shaking his hand.
"Nice to meet you sir."
"Call me George. And may I say Dr. Geller you are very lucky to have this lovely young lady." Rachel quickly turns to look at Ross but he is looking at George.
"Yeah, I guess I am." Ross then turns back to Rachel who is looking back at Ross now the confused one. Monica yells from across the room.
"Alright everybody get ready! It's almost midnight!"
"Woo Hoo!" Phoebe yelled.
Before Rachel could get an explanation Ross grabbed her hand to face the television with him, which everyone else was doing.
"Ten, Nine, Eight…" (Rachel's looked down to see Ross was still holding her hand) He is still holding my hand! What is up with him? And he told that guy yeah! Oh my God. I don't know what to think right now.
"Seven, Six, Five…" (Ross to himself) Come on, this is the longest ten seconds of my life! I bet she has no idea what I'm thinking right now. Smiles to himself. Good... it will be a surprise when she finds out.
"FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE! HAPPY NEW YEAR!"
Everyone yelled simultaneously and it is so noisy and crowded in the apartment with noisemakers going off and people yelling and hugging and couples kissing. It was all happening so fast and then Rachel looked down to notice Ross had let go of her hand and was now staring directly at her.
"Happy New Year Rach." She smiled, unsure as to what was going on.
"Happy New Year."
As their gaze was still locked Ross put one hand on Rachel's back to push her closer to him, and with his other hand his thumb grazed her face. The inches between them got closer as they soon looked like one face. Ross's nose touched Rachel's, and her arms were around his neck with her fingers in his hair while Ross's hands were now at Rachel's waist. Ross moved his lips to meet hers ever so slowly, and she did the same not knowing how or why this was happening. They were like two magnets being drawn together by an electric current. Their lips brushed together softly and slowly, but passionately as if they were the only two people in the room.
After what seemed like two centuries their lips finally parted, and when they did their faces were still close enough to feel their erratic breaths on each other's faces. Rachel opened her blue eyes to see Ross's brown ones staring back at her. She smiled and then spoke softly.
"Wow, where did that come from?"
Ross answered smiling as well. "I don't know, but I can't say I'm complaining."
Rachel smiled wider. "Yeah…I guess we're both 'lucky' tonight." They laughed to each other. I guess the others took notice because they were smiling like four watchful kids, except for Gunther who was giving Ross the evil eye and saying something under his breath. Ross and Rachel noticed.
"Looks like we got company," Rachel said unaffected. Ross didn't break his gaze from her.
"Well…we could give them something more to stare at, or we could just go pick up Emma now leaving them wondering with no explanation," Ross said mischievously. Rachel pondered.
"We could, but that would be cruel." Ross nodded a little disappointed as he shifted his weight brushing against Rachel unintentionally. Suddenly Rachel's mind was made up.
"Ahh, we can always tell them later."
Ross was convinced as well.
"Sure."
They quickly parted and Ross grabbed Rachel's hand. They simply smiled and waved at the others who had confused looks on their faces. Rachel yelled back to the four gawkers as they were at the door, "Arivour suckas!"
End Scene
