The two of them entered the room , holding hands. Rachel had a purple Hermes scarf wrapped around her head. She surveyed the room and saw the women sitting and talking with their husbands, there were even a few who had brought their lesbian lovers. This whole scene made Rachel uneasy, but she had been assured by Sarah that this would be a good support group for her and Ross. Her lover and her were part of it as well. As they slowly walked around the room, Sarah came over and gave them a big hug.

"I am so glad you decided to come . " she smiled. "This will be so good for you. " Taking Rachel's hand, she brought her over to meet her partner. "This is Jamie, my wife." She said. Jamie stood up and put her hand out. "So this is Carol's ex? Glad to finally put a face with the name. I absolutely love Ben." Jamie said as she shook Ross' hand. Ross was feeling a little bit more at ease. "He is a good boy." He said.

A lady with a ball cap came to the front of the room and called the room to attention. "Okay, I see we have some new faces tonight. Please stand up and introduce yourselves. And tell us a little bit about yourselves." Rachel slowly stood up and turned to face the group. She would still get nervous even though she was quite used to getting up to give presentations at work. "I am Rachel Geller and I just was diagnosed with breast cancer. I am in charge of marketing for Ralph Lauren and I have two beautiful daughters." She smiled as she thought of her two angels. The lady in charge said. "And I suppose this is your husband?"

In his normal way Ross stood up and said. "I am Rachel's husband, Dr. Ross Geller and I am a professor of paleontology at NYU. Previously I have published five papers that have appeared in many scientific and academic journals. I got my PHd at NYU…" Rachel looked over to him. "Do you have to do that all the time.? They don't care about your dinosaurs. They just wanted to know who you were." She said shaking her head. "Please excuse him." She said to the group.

"Well anyway, welcome. We are here because we all have one thing in common , we are cancer survivors . We are still alive and the reason we have is because we have a strong support. That support is the man or woman sitting next to you. That person made a commitment to love you in sickness and in health, no matter how bad. If you are beginning the journey, don't shut them out. Let them be part of it. Hold each other and just feel the love. " Rachel looked over at Ross and he kissed her on the top of her head like he had done in the past. It was almost as if it was something that was special to just them. "Tell your wife she is beautiful when she looks at her bald head. Hold her hand and keep her company when she is having chemo. Make each day a celebration of life because that is what life is , love." The leader of the group finished and then she sat down. The women talked about their feelings and then the spouses and lovers were urged to tell what this experience has been like for them. Ross stood up and cleared his throat and then he lovingly looked at her with tears in his eyes.

"I have known this woman forever and loved her forever. The first thing, I will admit, attracted me to her was her beauty. But she has a much deeper beauty, she has an inner beauty that can not be destroyed by this disease. She has strength. When I first met this girl , she was leaving her sheltered life and starting a brave new one. She started as a coffee shop waitress and worked her way up to one of the top executives at Ralph Lauren. She decided to have a baby and was willing to raise it on her own. This disease has made me decide to never take advantage of the fact that she is in my life and that I will love her until my dying day." Rachel was now crying. The two of them hugged. Everyone in the room clapped.

The next day Rachel was getting dressed for her chemo appointment. Judy quietly came in and took Emma and Izzy. Ross whispered something to her and then she left.

"What was that all about?" Rachel asked. "You'll see." He said mysteriously with a grin. "I thought that you had that big conference today." Rachel asked. "Cancelled, something more important." He said as he put on his coat. "I am going to spend the day with my wife and then take her out to dinner and dancing and then wherever the night leads us. My mother is watching our daughters , so today is all about you. I believe we have an appointment." He opened the door for her and then they left their house.

Rachel sat down in her chair and took off her top. Shamana hooked up to the iv and started the drip. Ross had disappeared for a few minutes and then came back with two wine glasses and candles. "I know you are supposed to watch movies when you do this, but I thought this would be nice too." He opened a bottle of sparkling cider and poured them each a glass. "To us." He said as they clinked their glasses. "But I did bring a movie. Now which one will it be?" he put in the dvd and the opening of Sleepless in Seattle came on. "I still remember the first time we watched this movie together. Ben was asleep and we cuddled on the couch , eating popcorn and drinking wine. Then when Meg Ryan kissed Tom Hanks on the Empire State Building and that song played, When I Fall in Love, we started to kiss and I never wanted to ever let you go." He leaned into her and stated to sing softly in her ear.

When I fall in love

It will be forever

Or I 'll never fall in love again

In a restless world like this is

Love has ended before it begun

And too many moonlight kisses

Seem to cool in the warmth of the sun…..

Suddenly it was as if Rachel wasn't sick. She could feel his warm breath on her neck and she reached over and began to kiss him. Neither of them cared that anyone was watching, they were in their own world as the movie played on.

Her session was now over and she was once again weak. Leaning her head over , she started to vomit into the basket next to the chair. Ross knelt next to her and rubbed her back. "I don't think I want to go out tonight. Can we just stay in?" Rachel said looking up. "For the lady in my life , anything." Ross answered as he swept her in his arms , throwing her purse over his shoulder as he carried her. He stopped at the video store and asked her what she wanted to see. "You know what movie I haven't seen in a while? Jurassic Park."Rachel answered with a smile. Ross knew she was doing it for him.