Monica had tapped Ross on the shoulder while he was smiling at Rachel. "Hey there big brother."
"Weren't you just over there talking to Rachel?"
"Yes, but then I walked over here. You didn't notice because you were drooling over Rachel."
"Hey I was not drooling."
"Yeah alright Ross. Listen I need to talk to you." He nodded his head and Monica led him over to where no one else was. "Ross, I can't begin to explain how happy I am for you. But there is one thing I have to say. Rachel is my best friend. If you ever hurt her the way you did back when you guys were dating, I'm going to kick your ass." Ross laughed and said "pah!" Monica gave him a look, and then he backed up and said
"Please don't." He knew Monica was stronger than him and probably could kick his ass, but he would never admit that to anyone else. "Mon, I'm not going to hurt Rachel. For one thing, don't you think I learned not to do that from last time? I got on my knees and begged her. And for another, nothing could put us in that circumstance again. We're going to be married. Any disagreement we have we will have to talk about it, not want a break or a divorce. And last, do you really think I want to be divorced four times?" Monica laughed at the thought of that. "I know, but I'm going to miss making fun of you because of that. Anyway, I know you don't want to hurt her, but if you do, don't say I didn't warn you."
Monica gave her brother a quick hug and then told him she was going back over to talk to Rachel. He knew what she was going to say. Probably the same thing. "Hey Rach can I talk to you over here for a minute?"
"Yeah Mon what's up?" They walked over to another secluded place and Monica began to speak. "Rachel, I love you. You are one of my best friends. And I am so thrilled that you are engaged to my brother. But Ross is my brother, and if you ever hurt him…" Rachel cut her off. "Monica relax! I love Ross."
"Honey are you sure this time? Because you have said that A LOT before. And if you hurt him, I'm gonna have to kick your ass." Rachel laughed. "Monica, I promise. Look how many years have gone by. Ross is one of my best friends, and we have a child together, and a HUGE history. And when we are married we are going to have to talk about our problems. No more breaks." Rachel gave Monica a hug and she returned it.
The moment was disrupted when Joey said "Yeah baby." Rachel turned around. "Oh my God Joey I was just giving Monica a hug."
"Let me just think what I want," he whined. Monica noticed something on Joey's shirt. "Um Joey, you have mustard on your shirt." He looked down. "Oh man! I thought I was being careful." Rachel started laughing. "Honey you have it in your hair too." Joey rubbed his hair with his hand and felt the mustard. "Well how did it get up there?" He whined again. The two girls looked at each other and laughed while Joey walked off licking the mustard off of his shirt. "Gross." They both said at the same time.
Chandler had walked over to where Ross was talking to his parents, except Chandler didn't see his parents. "Hey Ross better not screw this one up too huh?" He laughed at his own joke, then noticed who was standing next to Ross. "Oh hi um…" Ross leaned over and whispered into Chandler's ear, "Mom and Dad." Chandler whispered back into Ross' ear, "Well I didn't know if this would be an appropriate time to call him that!" Judy Geller cleared her throat. "Well Chandler, don't you look nice this evening." She hadn't seen him before that. "Oh, thanks you look lovely too." Ross laughed. "Dude you just said you look lovely too." Chandler realized that that meant he looked lovely. "Oh I mean thank you you look lovely." Jack spoke up. "Chandler it's fine what you said to Ross. I thought it was funny."
"Jack!" Judy slapped Jack Geller on the arm. He said "What, it was!"
She led Jack off and Ross and Chandler followed. They saw Rachel and Monica walking towards them, Jack, and Judy. Ross noticed how they were dressed. Rachel was wearing the dress she had worn the night Monica and Chandler got engaged. (A/N: Season 7 Episode 1: The One With Monica's Thunder. And yes I am aware that I watch Friends way too much to remember the title and all of that.) And Monica was wearing the dress she had worn on the date with Chandler where he was going to propose, until Richard showed up. (Same episode.)
"Chandler our wives are HOTT!" Chandler stopped in his tracks. "Dude, you just called your sister hott." Ross was embarrassed. "What there is nothing wrong with that. My sister is pretty so what." Chandler was still looking at Ross funny. "No, you didn't say she was 'pretty', you said she was hott."
"Whatever dude you kissed a guy." Chandler was surprised that Ross brought that up NOW. "Like I said a million times before Ross, it was dark and he was a pretty guy!" Ross knew that bringing that up at that moment was stupid, but he couldn't think of anything else. But he knew there was nothing wrong with what he just said. And I should know what is and isn't inappropriate, I tried to kiss my cousin Cassie.
Jack and Judy Geller struck up a conversation with the two girls on their way over to the two guys, when Ross and Chandler joined them. "Wow it's amazing, I lost a daughter but then I gained one." Monica looked mad. "Dad, I'm still alive and kickin," she said angrily. "Well I know that. I meant you took the name Bing, so I lost a daughter carrying the family last name, but then Rachel is going to marry Ross, so now I have a daughter carrying the family name." Ross tried to speak for Rachel. "Dad, you don't even know if she is going to take my name." He smiled at her. "Thanks Ross but I am." Ross smiled at her again. "Aw Rach that's great!" He kissed her. Monica agreed with Ross. "This is great Rach!" Chandler then spoke up, "Yeah,it is. And I just noticed, ten years ago I wasn't related to any of the six of us, but now I'm Monica's husband, Ross' brother, and your brother Rach."
"Hey yeah I never noticed that. Oh my God Mon we're sisters!"
"I know!" The two girls screamed and jumped up and hugged each other, then pulled Ross and Chandler into the little huddle. "Well Jack and I are going back to our hotel. We'll see you kids later." Ross, Monica and Chandler all shouted "Bye Mom and Dad." Rachel thought it was cute. "I can't wait until I can do that with you guys!" Monica smiled. "Hopefully that won't be too long. You guys should discuss a good wedding date tonight."
"Good idea." Monica smiled. "I know."
Soon everyone was gone except for the six best friends. "Hey Pheebs where's Mike? Are you guys getting a divorce?" Joey asked. Monica was disgusted. "Joey!" Phoebe was just surprised. "No, why?"
"Because all you guys are getting married! I have no more hot girl friends to hit on!" Ross and Chandler gave him a look. "Dude that's my fiancé, and that's my sister." Chandler said "Right." Joey just shrugged and walked back over to the food and drinks table. "There's no more sandwiches?!" Phoebe laughed and then said she had to go before she was too drunk to get back to the hotel. Joey offered to go with her. Chandler and Monica said their goodbyes to Ross and Rachel and also went back to their rooms.
Rachel and Ross were the only ones left. "Hey Rachel I'm gonna get a drink do you want anything?"
"Yeah get me a…" Ross interrupted. "Long Island Iced Tea?" Rachel smiled. He remembered. "Yeah, thanks." Ross poured the drinks and then grabbed a flower out of the centerpiece on the table and put the flower in Rachel's hair. It fell off, but then she laughed and put it on again. Ross gave her the drink and sat down next to her. "Can you believe this is happening?" She asked. Ross looked into her eyes and said. "Yes." She was surprised. "Yes?"
"Rachel remember when we were going out, and I told you that I thought about the future because I said I knew we were going to end up together? That's why."
"Ross you're killing me. You keep saying the most romantic things."
"Well I have been known as a sweet talker, but I usually say these things to women for a different reason," he laughed, "and I think you know what that reason is. But not with you, I say these things because they are what is in my heart." He kissed her softly. She smiled and looked into his eyes. "I never thought I'd be here."
"I never thought so either." Rachel kissed Ross, and got up. He got up after that. "So are we flying home tonight? Or do we have a hotel room?"
"We have one, follow me." He took her hand and led her down only one flight of stairs. There was one single hotel room up that high. It had a huge window looking out at the romantic city of Paris. "This is our room."
"Oh my God how much did this cost you?! Let me pay for half." She reached into her purse and grabbed her wallet and he stopped her. "You don't need to pay for this. I want to. And the price doesn't matter. I have something that is worth way more than any hotel room. Or anything else in the world. And that's you." He could see the tears in her eyes and he held her tight. She couldn't stop crying, no matter how bad she wanted to. "Rachel why are you crying?"
"Because I can't believe I'm here with you. I have everything. The one person that I never stopped loving is here with me."
"You're not so bad at the sweet talking either." She chuckled a little bit. He held her out and looked into her eyes once again. "I love you Rachel." She said "I love you." She kissed him, and he kissed her, and the kiss got deeper, and more passionate and full of love. He layed her down on the bed, still kissing her. Then he stopped to look at her, as if asking a question. She smiled and nodded, then began kissing him again.