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HEARTACHES - CHAPTER 10

"Wow... what a story mom!" said 15 years old Emma lying in her bed next to her mother "never thought it was that long"

Rachel smiled at her teenage daughter. For years she had begged her to tell her her story with Ross, she had always wanted to know why and how everything was the way it was. Rachel always thought she was too young to understand a lot of the things that happened between her and the girl's father, but now her sweet little baby wasn't a baby anymore, she was already a young woman, very matured for her age... maybe too mature. She could easily understand some of the desicion her mother had taken, the right ones and the wrong ones.

"There were a lot of things I didn't know. You could write a book with all that... or make a movie... or a TV show" said Emma laughing

"Yeah... maybe" replied Rachel

"So... you dated uncle Joey, uhu?"

"It was nothing Em... we only kissed a few times and went on one or two dates"

"But still... did you sleep with him?" asked Emma with a mischievous look on her face

"What?... I'm not going to answer you that!!" Rachel and Emma's relationship was more as friends than as mother and daughter. Rachel knew she could trust her daughter with everything as the girl could trust her mother with every single issue.

"Come on... tell me!!" insisted the girl

"Ok, ok, ok.... no we didn't... we were too good as friends to go down that road... that was why we broke up actually"

"Still... you dated a movie star mom... that's pretty cool"

"Your father was so heartbroken when he found out about Joey and I... you should have seen his face" comented Rachel with a sad tone in her voice

"It must have been really tough for him mom"

"I think it was"

"It would have been so fun to have uncle Joe as dad though... I'd be famous now!" joked Emma, trying to break the tension

"Don't even think on saying that in front of your father. He's a great dad Em. He loves you like crazy"

"I know mom... I was only joking" replied the girl. She stayed silent for a while, thinking carefully what she was about to ask her mother. "Mom?..." Rachel looked at her, a bit confused by the sudden change on her daughter's tone "Do you... I mean... are you... are you still in love with my dad?"

Rachel looked at Emma amazed, her question had took her off guard. She stood silent for a while, choosing carefully the words she was going to use to answer the best way possible her daughter's question. She wanted to make everything clear "Look Em" she started "there are few things in life as everlasting as true love. Your father has always been the love of my life, and I know he always will be inspite of all the fights, the hurt and the heartaches. I've came to the conclusion that no matter where I go, or what I do... that will never change... no matter how hard I try, and only God knows how hard I've tried"

Emma smiled. That was exactly the answer she wanted to hear, but there were still a thousand question in the girl's mind "But mom... how... how did we end up this way?... I mean, that's not your whole story, right?... what happened after that fight?""

"That's another story honey, and you have to sleep now, you have school tomorrow morning, and you don't wanna go with bags under your eyes, right?"

"You're right... I need my beauty sleep"

Rachel stood from Emma's daughter after giving her a quick kiss in the forehead "Good night sweety"

"Good night mom"

"Is my princess still awake?" asked Ross opening slightly the door to Emma's bedroom

"Yes daddy" replied Emma

"Why are you still up so late?" he asked her

"That would be my fault honey... I was telling her our story"

"Our story? The whole thing? Wow!"

"It's a very interesting story daddy"

"Did your mom tell you we were on break?" he asked joking, waiting for Rachel's reaction

Rachel looked at him with the eyes opened widely and hit him playfully "20 years and you're still on that... I can not believe it you!"

"Yes dad... mom told me about the break thing... and it looks to me, that you really weren't"

Ross' smiled frown

"That's my daughter!!" said Rachel proundly

"Ok, ok, ok... I can't against the two of you... I give up!" said Ross rasing his two hands admiting defeat

"It was about time" replied Rachel, still laughing

"Ok... after that very interesting conversation... we better get the hell out of here... I don't want you two ploting anything else against me, and my princess needs to get some sleep" said Ross as hugged Rachel from behind before kissing her in the top of the head

"Night sweety" said Rachel to Emma again

"night mom"

"Bye bye princess" said Ross, kissing Emma's forehead

"Bye daddy" replied Emma before her parents left her room

"Let me say goodnight to Nicky" said Rachel letting go of Ross' embrace before entering to their 12 years old son bedroom.

"I'll see you in our room then" he replied

*~*

Rachel entered to the bedroom and sat next to Ross, both looked at each other before kissing sweetly

"Emma asked if I was still in love with you" said Rachel after breaking the kiss

"Really... why?"

"Well... maybe she's amazed by how much can I love someone as stubborn and hardass as you" she replied smiling

"Could be... why are you in love with me again?"

"Cause inspite of all those things you are still the most wonderful, carring, loveable, noble and amazing guy I've ever met"

Ross smiled and started stroking her hair "I love you"

"I love you too" she replied "thank you"

"For what?"

She rested her head on his shoulder and sighed "For everything. For been here. For our two wonderful children. For all of this years. For giving me the family I always dreamt. Thank you"

"You are welcome honey... it has been a pleaseure" he replied kissing her hair

***FLASHBACK***FLASHBACK***

Rachel crossed the street furious. How could Ross been so heartless? Had those past two days ment nothing to him? How could he ever think she was gonna leave him? She wasn't going anywhere. Not this time. She was exactly where she was supposed to be, and she was going to fight for that

She stood on Ross' hallway and knocked the apartment door roughly. Ross opened without saying a word. She let herself in and stood in the living room with her hands on her hips as she gave him a hard look

"I'm not going anywhere" she said firmly "I don't know if me telling you I love you is enough for you to belive it. But I do. I love you like I never thought I'd be capable of, and I'm not gonna give up that easily. Three days ago I thought we would never gonna happen again... then the other night came and it filled me with all the strength I needed to fight for this, cause I know it's real. I don't need to go to LA to find happyness... cause happyness is right here, by your side. And I know you are scared we are not going to make it this time... God I'm petrifed.... but just knowing I'm going through this with you makes it a lot easier!.

I thought going away and getting over you was the only way out, for my happyness, for yours and for Emma's. But now I know that would have been the biggest mistake of my life, and you were right... I was being slefish. I can't get over you when I don't want to. That's why I'm staying, and no matter what you say or what you do... I won't change my mind this time!" Rachel stood in the middle of the apartment waiting for Ross reaction. He just stood there as she gave him her speech without moving, just standing there with a look on his face that it was hard for Rachel to read. She wanted to know what was going through his mind. She needed to know

"Ok, I'm trying my best here... aren't you gonna say anything?"

Ross moved from where he was standing and stood in front of her. Put his hand on his right pocket and took a little black box from it. "Marry me?" he asked

Rachel looked at him shocked "wh.... wha... what?" she muttered

He smiled watching Rachel's reaction "Marry me?" he repited with the small box opened on his hand "I know it may seemed a little rushed, giving the fact that we've only been together for two days, but we don't have to get married right away. Just knowing that you are willing to marry me one day is enough for me". He took the ring from the box and placed into her finger "I wanna be happy by your side too. I wanna spend the rest of my life with you Rachel"

Rachel smiled weakly looking at her hand. Her eyes started to water. She lifted her head to face Ross and replied "Yes... I... I ... will.... I will marry you"

Ross hugged her before kissing her deeply, she was crying

"I had no idea what I was going to do if my speech didn't work" she said still crying as she hugged him

"When I left your apartment I came to pick up the ring... I wasn't gonna let you go anywhere..." he explained

"I love you"

"I love you too" replied Ross before kissing her one more time "my fiancee"

"I'm sorry for not telling you about LA"

"I'll forgive you only if you promise me you are not going anywhere"

"I'm not"

"Then you are forgiven" he said smiling

***END FLASHBACK***END FLASHBACK***

THE END

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