Sorry if there are any typos or errors I missed guys.

The next morning felt like a dream. Ross had woken up early and had spent hours with his eyes focused only on her. For months he had hoped for this moment and it had come true. She was sleeping like an angel in his bed.

He studied every little detail of her face and felt himself fall more in love. Everything was perfect to him and he could not find one single flaw. The pink pouty lips that he was eager to kiss, eyes that couldn't have been any more blue, and the honey blonde hair that he was itching to run his fingers through. He was praying that their daughter ended up looking just like her. He felt himself unable to stop staring so he scooted closer and moved the strand of hair that fallen out of place. He kissed her forehead, but she did not stir so he moved his mouth to her neck and within a few seconds he heard her soft voice.

"So early in the morning huh," she joked as a smile played on her face. He didn't wait for an answer, but pulled her in for a kiss. When they broke apart she cuddled to his side and buried her face in the crook of his neck.

"Good morning."

"You bet it is," she giggled. At this he kissed her forehead and pulled her closer to him.

"Hmm last night was… wow."

"I know," she agreed. She laid her head on his chest as his arms circled around her. "I love you." His smile grew even wider as he gave her another passionate kiss, but not before he whispered the same words back to her.

"I love you too Rach."

"What are we going to tell Monica? She's going to freak when she finds out."

"Us. I like the way that sounds," he grinned. She shook her head at him and smacked his chest lightly.

"Ross I'm not joking."

"Rachel you of all people should know that she was the main one rooting for us to get together and we couldn't tell her even if we wanted to. She and Chandler went to Atlantic City for the weekend."

"Oh yeah. I completely forgot." He focused his attention back to her belly and moved his head in hopes of feeling his daughter kick again.

"Come on baby kick for daddy," he cooed to her stomach. He smiled when he felt a strong kick and Rachel watched as he kissed her stomach repeatedly before she made her way out the bed.

"I'm going to take a shower. Are you coming?" She gave him a seductive look and sauntered into the bathroom while Ross fell back on his bed, hoping she wasn't a dream.

After 5 minutes of waiting for him Rachel's patience began to wear.

"Ross are you coming," she yelled. She stepped out wearing nothing but a towel and Ross felt his mind go into a daze. She sighed to herself as she grabbed his hand and pulled him into the bathroom with her.

Thirty minutes later they finished their shower together and Ross gave Rachel a kiss one last time as he left the bathroom to go fix her breakfast while she finished washing he finally made his way into the kitchen he collected the ingredients and mixed the batter together before pouring it into the pan. He started to whistle and just as he was about to flip the pancakes Rachel came out of nowhere and covered his eyes.

"Guess who," she whispered in his ear. He turned around and smiled when he saw her.

"Hey you." He pulled her in for a kiss and she tugged at his shirt and pushed her against the pantry door. He moved his hand lower which caused Rachel to let out a loud chuckle.

"You are so good at that."

"And you feel so good," he whispered in her ear. He moved his lips back to hers and they stay glued to each other until they were both greeted to the smell of something burning. Rachel crinkled her nose and broke away him.

"What's that?"

Just as he was about to shrug his shoulders he remembered that he was cooking breakfast. He cursed to himself and he rushed back to try and save them, but it was useless. The pancakes were completely burnt so he just piled them onto a plate and tossed it in the trash.

"I'm sorry Rach. I should've been paying attention," he apologized. She shook her head at him and moved a hand to his shoulder

"No it's my fault. I shouldn't have seduced you like that since I know you can't resist me," she added with a slight smirk.

He grinned and kissed her again. "Well that is true, but I can't help it honey. You're so beautiful."

"And you're adorable." He kissed her cheek again and turned back to the stove to get the ingredients to make another batch of pancakes. She frowned as she watched him mix the batter and kissed his shoulder blade.

"It's okay sweetie it's the thought that counts anyways."

"I want to do them perfect for you. I want only the best for my Rachel," he murmured.

Rachel shrugged and took a seat at the table and watched in admiration as he did a perfect flip. He looked back at her and winked.

She thought of how this could be their life every day, with the addition of a baby of course. Just the thought of waking up to him every morning made her smile. He treated her like a princess and last night was no exception. There was something different about him. He was definitely more special than any other guy she had ever been with because she could actually see herself marrying him. She was interrupted from her thoughts when he slid a plate in front of her. He was surprised at himself because he wasn't really wasn't a cook and the second batch came out perfectly. He took a piece of one and fed it to her and watched anxiously as she chewed.

"So… how do they taste?" Instead of giving him an answer she pulled him in for a kiss. She pulled back and Ross licked his lips, tasting syrup and grinned back at her.

"They tasting amazing baby. They're better than Monica's, but you can't tell her that." At this they both laughed when they thought of his sister's weirdly competitive nature.

"So what do you want to do today," she asked as she took a sip of milk.

"I have to stop at the university and get some of my notes. You don't have to come if…"

"I want to go!" He laughed at how quick she was to answer

"Okay you can come, but we have to get dressed first."

"Will you help me?" She gave him the classic puppy dog face and almost instantly he was under her spell.

"Anytime."

She giggled as she pulled him into their bedroom. When she gestured to her shirt he teasingly played with it, but when he saw the look she was giving him he slipped it off. He whispered a few words to her stomach before moving a hand to her waist.

"When do we have to leave sweetie?" He glanced at her and was a little taken back by the lust that was apparent in her eyes.

"We have a few hours to kill," he said with a sly look. She glanced at him with a lazy smile and pulled him in for another kiss.

"Here walk closer to me," Ross insisted. He pulled her closet to him as he and Rachel crossed the street. They walked in perfect sync with each other, hand in hand and with the goofiest smiles on their faces as if they didn't have a care in the world.

"After we go to the university do you want to take a walk through Central Park?"

"That sounds perfect…" She stopped in mid sentence when she saw a young woman of about 20 make her way to them. She gave them a beaming smile, well mostly Ross.

"Ross I didn't know you would be in class today. I missed my favorite professor. How has your weekend been," she flirted. Rachel watched in shock as the girl took a step closer and she raised her eyebrows. Was she really trying to hit on him in front of her?

"My weekend has been great actually. I'm here with my…"

"Do you have plans this afternoon? I'm having trouble understanding the work you gave us and who else would be a perfect tutor than my favorite professor," she finished with a smile and Ross grimaced. Rachel watched with raised eyebrows as the girl took another step in Ross's direction. She flipped back her hair in such a dramatic way that Rachel let out a fake cough. When Ross felt Rachel tense up next to him he put an arm around her.

"Actually I'm just coming to pick up a few notes from my classroom and then I have plans with my girlfriend." He put a lot of emphasis on the world girlfriend and she took notice. She turned her attention to Rachel and glared until her eyes landed on her stomach.

"Oh I didn't know… so your the girlfriend," she stuttered.

"Yeah and I would appreciate it if you didn't hit on the father of my child," Rachel snapped.

"I…"

"How old are you?"

"Nineteen," the girl answered nervously.

"I thought so." Rachel smirked as the girl stood frozen for a few moments and when she bid them farewell she gave Ross a quick smile before walking away. Ross turned to Rachel with a helpless look, prepared to apologize, but she beat him to it.

"Is that her? The student you told me about."

Yeah that's her." He put his head down in shame and began to apologize. "I'm sorry Rach."

"Don't worry about that sweetie. I don't think she'll be bothering you anymore." He kissed her forehead as they made their way into the building with their hands still linked.

"So umm I was in the nursery last night before you came home," she started as she looked at him and he met her stare. "And I remembered that we were so excited about getting together and her kicking for the first time that we forgot to pick out a name."

"A name?"

"Yeah, but we still have three more months to decide. Do you have any ideas?"

"Uh well I haven't really thought about that. I thought you would pick the name." At this she stopped in her tracks and tugged on his arm so that he stopped walking too.

"Ross you're her father. I would like you to have some input in picking her name."

"Rach I… I'm sorry. I didn't think you would like any of the ones I picked out. I mean I talked with Monica and she said they were horrible."

"What were some of the names?"

"Well one name was Ruth," he suggested and she started shaking her head.

"Ugh Monica was right."

"Well there was Helen." Rachel shook her head again and they began to argue about baby names for the next 15 minutes and they didn't agree on anything.

"Ross we are not naming our child Ruth!"

"If you would just give it a chance Rachel," he pleaded as they opened the door to his classroom.

"This is ridiculous. We can't even decide on a name."

"Well Monica suggested one name that really stuck to me, but I don't know if you'll like it.

"Try me," she said as she folded her arms.

"Well she suggested that we name her Emma. Monica said that she always loved that name and…" He didn't finish his sentence when he saw a tear escape from her eye and he made his way to her.

"Ross it's perfect for her. I love it."

"Really?" She nodded and hugged him tightly as they felt the baby kick again and they both grinned.

"See she likes it too. Emma is perfect honey," she gushed as Ross moved towards his desk and began searching through stacks of papers.

"When did I become so unorganized," he muttered as he searched through the papers

"I need to call Monica and thank her. We owe her big time." Ross nodded his head in agreement while he tried organize his desk.

"As soon as I find these notes we'll call her sweetie," he assured her. Once he found the notes he had been looking for he sighed in relief and made his way to a beaming Rachel.

"Ready to go?"

"Yeah I…" They both jumped when they classroom door opened and turned to see an older colleague of Ross coming in.

"Professor Tuyle. How are you?"

"I'm good Geller I'm just hear to congratulate you. You're a lucky man." Ross looked scrunched his eyebrows and looked back at Rachel, who shrugged her shoulder and he turned back to Professor Tuyle

"I'm sorry, but I guess I wasn't informed yet. What did I win?"

"Didn't they tell you? They picked you to go on another dig, but this time you'll be leading it. You'll have a group of hand picked students working under you."

"Wow… that's great. I didn't think I would get it," he said in amazement. He was torn between wanting to jump and down, but he had to restrain himself in front of his colleague.

Professor Tuyle clapped him on the back and handed him the paper. Ross smiled and read the paper silently. A frown broke out when he saw the scheduling of the dig and how long he would be gone. According to the scheduled date he would be gone during Rachel's last few weeks of pregnancy and would be arriving back a week before her due date.

"I'm sorry Professor, but I can't accept this. I have other things that need to be taken care of and I can't leave."

"Ross do you know how many other Paleontologists wanted this. This is a once in a lifetime thing and you're going to say no." Tuyle stared at him in disbelief while Ross shook his head in confusion.

"I have other priorities here and they're too important. My girlfriend is pregnant and I can't leave her now," he explained as he gestured to Rachel. Professor Tuyle's expression softened as he watched Rachel go to Ross's side.

"I understand. Just make sure to call the board and inform them that you won't be able to take it. It would have been a great opportunity for you Geller." He shook his hand and left Ross and Rachel to themselves again. Ross silently gathered his notes and took Rachel's hand and led them out the classroom. An awkward silence was present and both were still speechless over what had just happened. They had walked for about twenty minutes in complete silence and were in the middle of Central Park when Ross gestured to a bench, but Rachel shook her head.

"No we can still walk. I kinda need the exercise," she joked and Ross couldn't help but crack a smile. He let out a sigh of relief when he felt her squeeze his hand.

"I thought you would be mad at me after what happened," he muttered

"Why would I be mad at you? If anything I'm extremely proud of you honey." She gave him a peck on the cheek, but even that could not elevate his mood.

"I know, but I really didn't think I would get this offer. It's a big deal."

"Do you want to go?"

"I did at first, but then when I read the paper I realized I was going to be gone when your nine months and I would come back a week before your due date."

"If you want to go then I won't get mad Ross."

"I'm not leaving you," he stated.

"If you don't go then you'll regret it Ross and I know how much this means to you. You were so excited when you first told me."

"Rach that was before the baby and we weren't even together yet. I promised you I wouldn't leave."

"I trust you and I know you'll come back because we love each other," she said and he nodded at this. "And I know you want to see her."

"I want to see both of you," he said softly. "I don't want to miss a thing."

"You won't because I'll be here waiting for you. Monica and Chandler are here so you won't have to worry about me being alone." She pulled him in for a tight hug and buried her face in his chest as she took in his scent.

"I love you."

"I love you too Rach." She smiled as he held onto her protectively and they remained in a tight embrace until a few raindrops began to fall.

"I'm so proud of you Ross. Emma is too."

At 9 months pregnant Rachel looked like she was ready to pop, but she was beyond excited that she would be a mother in just one week. The last few months had been hard, but especially the last two weeks since Ross was gone. They called each other every day to check in and to keep him informed about the baby. Rachel grabbed a glass of water and waddled around Monica and Chandler's kitchen and took a seat at the table.

"Rach do you want another cookie," Monica asked. At this Rachel gave her a warm smile. Even though the Geller siblings didn't have much in common they always made sure to treat her like family.

"No thanks Mon," she said politely.

"But look their still warm. And look at all the chocolate chips. You know you want them." She pushed the plate toward Rachel, but she politely declined again.

"If I eat another one then I'm going to be even bigger than I am now," she joked.

"Well I'm sure my brother wouldn't care. He dotes on you."

"I know he's so sweet," she gushed as her mind wandered back to him. After two long weeks he was finally coming back home. Chandler had left about an hour ago to pick him up from the airport and they both anxiously awaited his arrival.

"So are you excited to see him," Monica asked, but she already knew the answer by Rachel's expression.

"Am I excited? Monica I'm dying! As soon as I see him I'm taking him home and…," she stopped when she saw Monica's disgusted expression. "What?"

"You do realize he's my brother right?"

"Well you asked." They both burst into laughter at this. When she saw Monica move towards the living room Rachel tried to get up, but it had been getting more difficult every day to do the simplest things. Monica noticed this and lent out her hand.

"Need some help?"

"Thanks Mon." She helped her up and Monica immediately moved a hand to her stomach in excitement.

"Has my niece been kicking lately?" Instead of getting an answer she felt movement under her hand and she squealed.

"Does that answer your question?"

"Oh my gosh this is so exciting. I can't wait to see her. She's going to be so small and cute. I just love babies." Rachel watched in amusement as Monica began to sing to her tummy, but after a while she was reminded of Ross and how much he's missed in only two weeks and tears began to form. When Monica glanced at Rachel and saw her expression, she went into panic mode.

"What's wrong? Is it the baby? Are you…"

"I miss him Mon," she cried and Monica's expression softened. She knew the crying came more from Rachel than the pregnancy hormones.

"They're on their way. In just a few hours you'll be all over him." Rachel nodded and made her way to the couch, but stopped in her tracks when she felt pain strike in her lower abdomen. She made the mistake of letting out a gasp and Monica quickly rushed to her side.

"Rachel are you sure your okay?" At this she waved off Monica's question and denied it.

"I'm fine Monica."

"But you looked liked you were in pain and Ross said that…"

"I think I saw a spider in your guestroom." At this Monica grabbed a broom and practically sprinted to the guestroom. Rachel let out a chuckle at Monica's unusual obsession to have everything perfect, but she stopped when she felt pain strike her again.

"Probably just cramps," she muttered to herself. Just then Monica appeared at the door, sweaty and slightly flustered and she shook her head in Rachel's direction.

"There wasn't a spider Rachel. I swear you almost gave me a heart attack."

"Sorry Mon." They both took a seat on the couch as Monica grabbed the remote and began to search the channels when Rachel let out another gasp of pain and once again Monica gave her a curious look.

"Rachel are you sure your okay?"

"Yeah she's just kicking a lot that's all," she insisted. Monica stared at her for a few seconds before she turned her attention back to the tv.

"It's the middle of the day and nothing is on," she complained.

"Monica."

"Yeah."

"Do you think she'll have his eyes?"

"I think so. The Geller genes are very strong," she joked. Rachel smiled as she rubbed her stomach nonchalantly.

"The only problem would be that she'd get anything she wants. Ross already gets away with that."

"Yeah you're a goner if she's gets his eyes. I remember our mom could never say no to him. All he had to do was that puppy dog face thing and he got anything he wanted." Their conversation was cut short when the phone began to ring and Rachel moved to answer it, but Monica stopped her and answered it herself. She smiled when she heard her husband's voice.

"Hi honey have you picked him up yet," Monica asked.

"Yeah his flight just landed. We're going to the baggage claim," Chandler explained. "So how has my beautiful wife been?"

"She's doing great," Monica smiled she got up from the couch and strolled into the kitchen. "So did you miss me?"

"I missed you very much. I can't wait until tonight so we can…," he started, but Ross grabbed the phone.

"Dude that is my sister you know." He shook his head at Chandler for a few seconds before putting the phone back to his ear. "Hey Monica. How's my two girls?"

"She's doing fine. Speaking of girls, did Chandler tell you we went with Rachel to her doctor's appointment yesterday?"

"No."

"It was amazing Ross. I know we don't really know what she looks like yet, but she's beautiful," Monica gushed.

"I know, but that was a given since Rachel's her mother. She's healthy right?"

"Yup. She was moving a lot and she's gotten so big."

"How is my other girl?"

"Fine, but she was acting a little weird earlier. You want to talk to her?"

"Yes please," he answered.

"Okay hold on." She put down the phone and turned to see an empty couch. She checked the bedroom to see if she was taking a nap, but the it was empty.

"Rachel!" She grabbed the phone again to try and calm Ross who was now worried.

"Where is she?" The panic in his voice made her feel more guilty as she tried to stay calm.

"I don't know Ross. We were just sitting on the couch watching tv and…"

"Monica!" Relief filled her when she heard Rachel's voice and she hurried to the bathroom, but stopped in her tracks when she saw the terrified expression on Rachel's face.

"Rach what happened?"

"I think my water broke," she said quietly.

"Umm well I… we need to go to the hospital," She helped Rachel to the door when she remembered Ross was still waiting for her to answer. As soon as she put the phone to her ear she heard yelling.

"Monica what the hell is going on!"

"My niece is about to born," she yelled excitedly.

"What?"

"Your about to be a dad soon big brother. Rachel's water broke so just tell Chandler to meet us at the hospital."

"Wait what? Her water broke! Monica I…"

"I don't have time to explain so just meet us at the hospital," she snapped as she hung up. She ran a hand through her hair as she turned to Rachel, who had a terrified look on her face.

"Monica my due date isn't until next week. Ross isn't even here yet."

"Well it looks like Emma wanted to make an early arrival," she said as she led Rachel out the door.