There have been an onslaught of finale fics of this kind…so my apologies , here is my version….these characters are mine today. I own ten seasons…but darn I didn't create them…BKC did.

She leaned over in the large bed. Her arms stretched as she looked around. It was strange, yet it was familiar. Her skinny legs were tangled in the striped sheets and the orange comforter. Her eyes weren't open yet as the sun streamed in the windows of the apartment. It warmed her naked body.Her honey brown hair covered her face. Suddenly the silence was broken.

She could hear the groan and then the snoring. How could one person be so damn loud? Now came the sinuses. Yes, it was annoying but it was all him. It had been seven years since she laid in that bed. Even though , he was asleep , he had a smile on his face. She wrapped his arms around her as she snuggled into his muscular arms. Her hair laid on his chest. It all felt so right.

From the other room, there should have been another noise. But just for now, they needed to be alone. Seven years was a long time, they needed to be them again. Later on today, they would rent a car and drive up to pick up their little girl. Their daughter, now they could possibly be a family. For the first time, things were finally coming together. Ten years ago, she left another man at the altar because she didn't love him. Soaked and in a bridal gown, she entered this man next to her 's life. Between them they had shared passion, heartache, lovers, and a baby.

She threw one of his tee shirts over her. It smelled of him and that was wonderful. It was a mixture of cologne and sex. She quietly got out of bed and walked into the living room. She walked over to the window and pulled the drape. There it was the empty apartment. No drapes up , just a window now. She could see the purple wall . A tear came to her eye.

When she was younger, she used to look into this window. They all used to . They would watch the activities of a large naked man and then laugh. The first time she walked into this apartment, she used the bathroom. She would embrace this apartment, as the home of a friend, and then she would live here. Things still didn't seem right, she was living with a man who she was pregnant by, but there was no feelings any more. Or was there? Enough of the past, there was a whole new future for Rachel Karen Green to embrace.

As she contemplated this future, she felt a pair of arms around her.

"Good morning, sweetie." The male voice said. "I rolled over and saw you were gone." He stared to nuzzle her neck. "Mmm , I missed you."

"Isn't it a little early for this , Professor?" she smiled.

"Do you want me to stop?" he asked. "No." she said simply. "Things just feel different today. I mean I feel like things are never going to be the same . "

"I see you already looked across the street. " he said. "It's going to take a while to get used to . I mean they've been there since I moved in here."

"So much of our history is across that street. That's where we first got together after we saw the video. Where we made love , and where we broke up. We spent holidays together and ….."

"I know, we've got to move on. Now, I am hungry , so I think we should get some breakfast. " Ross moved toward the kitchen. "And since I am the only one who can cook . I guess that should be me."Ross stumbled toward the kitchen and opened the cabinet. Within an hour, there was the aroma of coffee brewing and smell of bacon and eggs filling the apartment. Nibbling on a piece of toast, Rachel leaned over the counter. She couldn't help but feel contented.

"Yeah Mom, we're on our way." Rachel said into her cell phone in front of the rental place. Rachel started to put the key in the ignition and start the car.

"Move over." Ross said. "One day we are together and you are already bossing me around." Rachel said.

Ross grabbed the keys from Rachel. "No I want us to get there in one piece. Besides, you are not the best driver. I am a much better driver.."

"Ross don't we want to get there before Emma' s bat mitzvah?" Rachel said sarcastically. She even had a tendency to laugh at that joke the way that Chandler would have. Ross just looked at her as he pulled the car away from the curve. The car was silent because for the first time in forty eight hours, they had nothing to say to each other. Both were unsure what was to happen next.