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Ross walked out of Joey's apartment, still thinking of how he was going to propose. It had to be perfect, especially since the last time he married her they were both drunk and he looked like a cat and Rachel looked like a pirate. He laughed to himself. That sure was interesting. He heard the door shut behind him and looked around. "So when are you gonna buy the ring?" It was Pheobe.

"I don't know I guess I could do it now, maybe that will get ideas of how to do it flowing in my head."

"OOH! I wanna help!"

"Okay, take me to where Chandler bought Monica's ring."

"OOH YAY!" Pheobe walked off towards the stairs. Rachel came walking up. "Ross what are you doing here?" Pheobe looked panicked. "He left his-dinosaur here!" Ross frowned at Pheobe. "I don't see a dinosaur." Rachel noticed there was nothing in either one of their hands. "Oh see Ross we forgot it again." Pheobe pulled Ross' arm and drug him down the stairs while Rachel walked into Joey's apartment. THAT was weird, but then again it's Pheobe. She just shrugged it off, knowing that Pheobe was always weird like that. She thought it was nothing, until she walked into Joey's apartment and noticed how big he was smiling at her. "Hey Joey." Joey could barely utter a word. "I-I'm so HAPPY for you!"

"Happy for me? Why?" Joey, suddenly realizing what he just said, replied back immediately. "I mean-cause you know, you and Ross are back together."

"Joey me and Ross got back together a while ago."

"So what? I can't be happy about it?"

"No you can but…"

"Fine you don't want me to be happy about it! I'll just go in my room and shut the door."

"Joe, Monica is in your room cleaning it."

"I know that! I'll just go in Chandler's room and shut the door!" He went in and, like he said, slammed the door. Rachel just stood there, stunned. Okay what's going on? She would have pursued that question further if Monica hadn't come out of Joey's room acting so-normal. It was Monica. "Hey Rach."

"Hey, what's goin on?"

"Oh nothing, just cleaning Joey's room. I can't stand it anymore."

"But Mon you left it alone for ten years while you lived next door to it. You live a city away and NOW it bothers you?"

"Well, yeah. I can't help it if I'm weird!" Rachel patted Monica's shoulder. "I know honey I know." She couldn't help but laugh. "Hey you wanna go down to Central Perk and get some coffee?"

"Yeah, I could use a break."

"Oh would you just hurry up and pick!" Ross and Pheobe had now been in the ring store for three hours. "Shh, it has to be perfect."

"Okay. But can it be PERFECT in the next hour or so? Cause I have a massage client at four." Ross just glared at her. He must have seen all the rings at least five times, yet none had struck him as "the ring". "Sir, have you found one you like yet?"

"No. Is this your entire selection?"

"Yes sir it is." Ross let out a sigh and began to walk around again. Then something finally caught his eye. "Wow Pheobe look at this!" Pheobe ran over and her jaw fell open. "Wow!"

"I know. I don't know how I could have missed this one. Five times." They simply stared at it in awe. It was a diamond ring with a gold band, smaller diamonds on the sides, and a bigger one in the middle. Then there were two small rings, outside of the bigger diamond, one with a blue stone and one with a green. "Ohh and look Ross, these two colors right here are your guys' birthstones!"

"Yeah they are. Pheobe how perfect is this?"

"Really perfect." Ross motioned to the clerk. "I'll take this one."

"Very nice choice sir. It was hand-crafted in India. It's worth ten thousand dollars."

"Ten THOUSAND DOLLARS!?"
"Yes Sir, ten thousand dollars." Pheobe couldn't take it. "Listen you snooty rich, ring man! We have been here for FOUR HOURS! Yes, FOUR HOURS, trying to find the PERFECT ring for the PERFECT COUPLE, and he finally found one. IF YOU DON'T GIVE HIM A MORE REASONABLE PRICE I'm GOING TO KICK…" The man interrupted. "Alright miss, no need to yell. I will give you the ring for seven thousand."

"I can give you five."

"No deal."

"Please sir, I need this ring."

"Yes and I need seven thousand."

"What about six?"

"Are you going to give me six thousand?"

"Yeah, I guess I can try to swing that."

"Sold." Ross and Pheobe jumped up and hugged each other. They walked out of the store, ring in hand. "Ross how did you pay him six thousand dollars?"

"I really had about nine, but I wanted to bargain."

"Ooh nice."

"I know." They spent the rest of the day together, going through different proposal ideas. It was getting late so Pheobe decided they better go home. He walked her to her apartment and she hugged him one last time. "Good luck Ross"

"Thanks Pheebs." He watched her to make sure she got inside safely, then he walked towards his and Rachel's apartment. He got inside and hid the ring in the air vent. He went into the room to find Rachel sleeping soundly. He kissed her and Emma, who was in her crib, on the forehead, then layed down next to Rachel. The loud neighbor across the street was playing country music again. How can she sleep through this? He wondered. He was just about to go tell the neighbor to turn it down, but then his favorite song came on. He didn't even like country music, but there was this one song that always reminded him of Rachel. He fell asleep listening to the soft words of the love song.

I could stay awake, just to hear you breathing.

Watch you smile while you're sleeping.

Watch you far off in dreaming.

I could spend my life, in this sweet surrender.

I could stay lost in this moment, forever.

Every moment I spend with you is a moment I treasure.

I don't wanna close my eyes,

I don't wanna fall asleep cause I'd miss you.

And I don't wanna miss a thing.

Well there you go. I haven't updated in awhile because I only got one idea for the proposal, and I was gonna make this chapter the proposal, but since I only got one idea, I decided to put it off for another chapter. So the proposal is coming in the next chapter, send me your ideas!!!!! Oh yes and I like country music, along with every other kind out there. So get over it. LOL send me ideas pleez!