This is my Christmas present to R/R fans...It's A Mondler Life ..was for the Chandler and Monica fans...this one is fo us... a Christmas story about our favorite couple..these characters belong to Bright, Kaufmann, and Crane ..although there are a couple I'd like for Christmas..Mr. Bing and Mr. Geller.

Rachel looked out the window of her office. The snow was laying a blanket over the city and all the store windows were decorated with tinsel and lights. New York City seemed like a fairy tale at Christmas time. She picked up her mail and saw a postmark from LA. With a little girl 's excitement she opened it. It was from Joey , the first Christmas card she had received. Christmas had always been a special time of year for her, but this year would make it even more special. For the first holiday in seven years, she was in love and that feeling wasn't going to change..she was in love alright ..with ross… she looked out over Madison and smiled and then....

He sat with his eyes looking over the computer screen. His fingers typed in the final grades for the semester and then he took a drink from his coffee mug. His eyes wandered over to the framed picture on his desk, a birthday present. It contained a picture of himself, Emma , and Rachel. For years he spoke of a dream that contained him and a faceless woman reading the sunday Times in bed while his son and him fight over the science section. Now that woman had a face and that picture was the dream. All he had to do was make it official and the dream he had since he was fifteen would come true.

what more can I do...all I want for Christmas is you

Ross must have walked past Tiffany's window at least five times. He had a perfectly good ring at home in his desk, actually two. The first he had bought seven years ago with every intention of giving it to her that anniversary night. In case she had to work, he even was prepared. He had went to a deli and had them make up a picnic basket. Unfortunately, that night would be remembered for other reasons. The other ring was a cherished family heirloom given to him by his mother. It was so that her grandchild would not be brought into the world without her parents being married. That didn't seem right either, but then that was the ring that "that idiot." used to accidently propose to Rachel. Those rings were tainted by history, not unlike his and Rachel's relationship. Finally he made a decision, he walked into the jewelry store.

Rachel strolled by Rockefeller Center as the huge tree twinkled a rainbow of colors. She had holiday shopping to do. As she stopped to get a hot latte. She couldn't help looking at the skaters on the rink. That made her think of that first Christmas together. She could only laugh as she remembered trying to skate on that rink and her clumsy boyfriend falling over her into the snow. Tenderly they looked at each other as she silently looked deeply into his brown eyes. A snowflake fell on his eye lashes as he closed his eyes and her lips brushed against his. Then the passion between them forced their lips against each other. . . The ringing of the Santa's bell brought her back to the present.

Help the poor this holiday season." the Santa called out.

Rachel reached into her purse and pulled out a twenty. With a smile on her face , she put it in the old man's kettle. The jolly old man smiled. She could spare it, after all it was Christmas and she was in love.

Almost five hours later and about a thousand dollars , Rachel had hit them all Barney's, Bendel's FAO Schwartz, Macy's, Bloomingdale's, Banana Republic, GAP. She had her packages and she lifted her hand to hail a cab. There was one car between them for trips to Monica and Chandler's and their parents, so the rule was the first one who had to be at work got the car for the day. Her work day started at ten, his at seven, so she struggled with her packages for the trip home."

She trudged up the stairs and tossed her packages on the couch. After that she collapsed. It felt good to be home. A happy little girl came from the bedroom as she ran into her mommy's home.

"Mommy, what are those?" the curious child asked.

"Well Emma, these are presents for…" Rachel started to say until she saw her boyfriend come over to look.

"For who?" Ross said as he tried to look into the bags. Rachel playfully snatched them up. "Well Geller, if you don't stop it not for you." she said.

"Oh well haven't I been a good boy?" he playfully said. She ran over to him and threw her arms around his neck. "Oh I definitely think you have been a very , very good boy this year." she started to give him a peck on the lips as she felt the kiss grow more passionate. Emma stood there watching Mommy and Daddy kiss. This is when Ross and Rachel immediately pulled apart. Ross backed off and cleared his throat.

"So uh what 's for dinner?' Rachel said as she took the bags into their bedroom. Ross picked up the phone, "You have your choice Chinese or Italian? "

"In other words?" Rachel said.

"Take out or pizza." he smiled. "Relax hon I have a month off, and I will do the cooking I know you have the Spring Show coming up."

"It's not just that, it's Christmas and I want everything perfect that's all. This is our first Christmas as a family. I mean we'll still be with the gang but I want Christmas to be all about Emma and toys and drinking egg nog and kissing under the mistletoe. I mean this is the first time that I will celebrating Hanukkah , it's the start of our holidays together." Rachel rambled.

"It will honey , it will be a Christmas to remember trust me on that. " Ross felt the credit card slip in his pocket. It would be that.