The Perfect Life

We see a small village, everything's covered with snow. It's dark and we can hear bells ringing. We stand in front of a little nice house. We zoom into a little window where someone is sitting at a table. We go inside the room and see that it is a woman.  There's a candle and a book on the table and also a few framed pictures. We're behind the woman and zoom now over her shoulders and see, that she's opening the book and taking a pencil and she starts writing....

...My dear diary

The last time I wrote in here was....huh...can't remember. I hadn't time in the last two years and there's so much to tell you, so I guess I start there.
Two years ago, I felt so miserable. I had no one and my life was so boring! Okay, that's not completly true, there were my five wonderful friends and I had a good job but what's all that when you want and need somebody who loves you and cares about you? Takes you in his arms when you feel sad, hugs you when you're crying, kisses you when you feel like kissing? My friends did everything to cheer me up but it didn't work that well. But I forgot to tell you, that I had also some happy moments, for example when I found out that I was pregnant. Yeah, I was pregnant, pregnant with the baby of my best friend! That sounds funny but it wasn't. He, after all, was still my ex-boyfriend and the love of my life. It was months ago, when we had this incredible, wonderful night together. A night full of passion and tenderness. The night I got pregnant and the night that changed my life. After that night, our ways seperated again and he found a new girlfriend.
I didn't find anyone, that's maybe why I got a bit jealous. But I had my life with my baby and I somehow managed it without even a man! Yeah, and then, the day before I gave birth, my best friend came running into our apartment and told me, that he and his girlfriend broke off. I wondered why he told me this and then...

Flashback:

Ross comes running into J & R's apartment. An eight month pregnant Rachel's sitting on a chair eating something.

Ross: Rach, thank god you're here!

Rachel: (looking puzzled) Okay? What's the matter?

Ross: I did it! I finally broke up with Mona!

Rachel:(surprised) What? But why? I thought you love each other.

Ross: I thought that too, but then, I realized that I love  someone else.

Rachel: Poor Mona, how did she take it?

Ross: (looks weird) What? Why is this so important to you? I I said, I love  s o m e o n e   else.

Rachel: Aha, so?

Ross: (disappointed) No Rach, you're acting weird and I don't want to
waist my time. Bye (turns round and starts to leave)

Rachel:(serious) Ross, wait. I can explain. I don't want to know 'cause -pause- it hurts, you know? I don't waant to hear it right now.

Ross, who slowly walked toward her takes her face in his hands and kisses her passionately.

Ross:(breaks the kiss) It's always been you Rach!

He has his arms around her waist and she has hers around his neck. He leans his forehead against hers. Awkward silence.

Rachel: (teary eyed) Ross? What are we doing here?

Ross:(smiles) No idea. The only thing I know is that I love you!

Rachel: (smiles back) I love you, too (they kiss softly)

Ross: This time forever.

Rachel: Yeah.....Ouch! (starts wincing in pain)

Ross: Oh my god, the baby!

end of flashback.

...and the other day, I gave birth to a healthy little babygirl. It was the most wonderful day in my life. I thought I reached a point where it couldn't get any better. When I was lying there in this bed, watching this gorgeous, beatuiful and sexy man holding our little, thinny babygirl in his big hands. He was so sweet. The way he touched her skin and kissed her head, with so much love and tenderness. You could see in his eyes, that he was as happy as I was. I wanted this moment to last forever.
At home, we decided to move in together and so I left my apartment to move in with my two sunshines.
My life changed. Julia, my sweety, regulated now my day. She decided when I had to get up and when I could go to sleep. But she was a wonderful baby and she looked just like her father. You can't imagine how I love those two!
I still worked at Ralph Lauren and this days Ross watched Julia. One day I came home from work and I was so tired. I only wanted to go to bed. I opened the door and I felt like I was dreaming. It was dark and everywhere were candles and red  roses. I entered without knowing what me expected. There was nobody in there, but in the middle of the room, there was a table, set for two and a bottle of wine. I slowly took of my coat and hung it up. Then I looked in disbelieve around me. That was the most romantic thing a man ever did for me and the evening didn't even started yet!
Then, he was there, in a black suit, a dark red tie and a white shirt, looking so damn sexy and handsome. In this moment I only wantet to pull off his clothes and kiss him all over the body and make love to him. I was so turned on but I had to control myself. And I did it....

Flashback:

Ross: Hello beautiful (goes toward her)

Rachel: Hey honey. What is that for?

Ross: You'll see. (he takes her hand and leads her to the table)
Rachel: (sits down) Where's Julia?

Ross: Sleeping at aunt Monica's (he turns on the radio and soft music starts playing. Then he goes into the kitchen and comes out with two plates of soup.)

Rachel: Wow, you cooked?

Ross: Yep. (they start eating and time lapses)

Rachel: Aw, that was great! Now I ate too much.

Ross: So?

He takes her hand and then they stand up. They stand really close to each other and he wrapes his arms around her waist and she wrapes hers around his neck. Then she leans her head against his chest and they slowly start dancing.

While they are dancing we hear Rachel narrating:

I heard his heart beating and he breathed heavily. In this moment I felt save and complete. I held him tighter so I won't lose him. Did someone stoped the time? I wasn't sure. And then he brought me back to "reality". He breaked the hug and started telling me....

Back at the scene:

Ross: (holding both of her hands) Rach, I have something to say. I am happy, I am so happy, happy like I never was before and that only because of you, your love and our little daughter. My life couldn't be any better. But there's still something missing to make my life perfect. (he graps something out of his pocket and kneels down in front of Rachel) Rach, I love you, I always loved you and I always will. You are the most wonderful person I know and I want to ask you..Rachel Karen Green, will you marry me? (he opens the little black box and we see a beautiful silver ring with three diamonds)

Rachel: (has her hands on her mounth and starts to cry) Oh my god , Ross...

end of flashback

...I couldn't say yes, I just kissed him. It was the most passionate kiss we ever shared and then we hugged. I was the happiest woman on earth. My life was perfect. And then I wanted him. I didn't want to wait any longer and so we went to our bedroom to spend a wild night having animal sex.

Time runs and I didn't even notice. I had so much to do for our wedding. Thank god Monica's so good in planning. Julias's now 6 months old and growed so much in the last months. Sometimes I wished, we would have another baby. Since Ross was such a great father and Julia such a sweet baby....I love babies.

The day before our wedding. I was so nervous you can't imagine. Nothing can go wrong but still..Phoebe, Monica and I were sitting in C&M's apartment, talking about Ross and me and our time in the last few years.
 

Flashback:

Phoebe, Monica, and Rachel are sitting on the couch, drinking wine and laughing.

Monica: Yeah, and do you remember, the day you left Barry at the altar and came into Central Perk. He wanted to give you his hand and then...*peng* the umbrella opened.

They all start laughing.

Phoebe: Or when they were drunk in Vegas. Oh my god, you two were so...(they all start laughing again)

After a few minutes there's an awkward silence.

Rachel: There were also some sad moments. (sounds sad) You weren't there when I flew to London and rushed into the church and then....I found him hugging Emily and kissing her lovingly. -pause- It broke my heart and I felt like crying and then he hugged me and...yeah well..

Phoebe: And tomorrow you'll marry him.

Rachel: God I'm so happy we finally found us again.

Pho/Mon: We're, too!

Phoebe: But I always knew it. You two are still lobsters! (they all laugh and make a group hug)

end of flashback

...and then, my wedding day. The sun was shinning and sky was blue. Everyone was there, my best friends, my family, my love and my child. When I walked down the aisle I felt my heart jumping and beating heavily while looking at my husband-in-future. I, again, wanted him so badly but it was my wedding. Like many times before, I had to control myself, although it was really hard. The way he looked at me, smiled and then took my hand. I didn't understand a word of the priest's speech, I couldn't concentrate, but then....

Flashback

Priest: So Ross, do you have something to say to Rachel?

Ross: Yes sir. - pause- ahm...Rach (takes her hands) There are no words to describe what I feel right now and ahh..but I want to try it. We had our ups and downs, we loved each other and we hurted each other but we always were best friends during that time. Everyday I wake up next to you is a day full of sunshine and happiness even it rains and I have a bad day at work. You give me so much and I'm thankful for every day I'm allowed to spend with you and our beautiful daughter. My life's perfect and I never was as happy as I am right now. I love you, like I never loved anyone before and I will love you forever.

end of flashback

...I felt like I was dreaming and I hoped that nobody ever would wake me up. But it was not a dream, it was real. I was standing next to the most wonderful man, saying "yes" to him which meant, that I was his wife and he was my husband.

We were a family. And a true family lives in a nice house. That's what we did for the next two months. We looked for a beautiful house and we finally found one in Scarsdale. I love it, although it's far away from our friends and families. But we're a family, too. We moved in there and live now here for about 6 months. Ross works now as a teacher in a school here and I've my own shop. Nothing special but I'm happy.

Today, Ross took Julia for a walk. It's winter and Scarsdale is covered with snow. Julia loves snow. They'll be here soon and then we bring Julia to bed so Ross and I will be alone. Today I want to tell him. I'm curious to see his face when I tell him about my secret...
 

Rachel closes the diary and lays the pencil beside it. Then she opens a drawer and put the book in there. She slowly takes one of the framed pictures and smiles. It's the wedding picture of her and Ross. Then she takes an other one. We see Ross, holding Julia when she was a day old. Rachel smiles, puts the pictures back and blews off the candle when she hears a door opening.

Rachel comes down the stairs and sees Ross, holding Julia who's asleep on his shoulders. She looks at him lovingly, how sweet and softly he acts with Julia and then whispers: I love you. Ross didn't notice her before, so he turns around and looks sweetly at her then smiles. He mounths: I love you, too.

She watches him. He brings Julia in her room and lays her in her bed. Then he touches softly her cheek and say: "good night sweetie", and then gently kisses her on the forehead. He goes out of the room, and slowly closes the door. Then he goes to Rachel and kisses her passionately. She wrapes her arms around his neek and kisses him back, then breaks it.

Rachel: Ross, honey?

Ross: Yeah, sweetie?

Rachel: I'm pregnant.

Ross: (looks surprised and happy) What? Really? You mean..

Rachel: We're gonna have an other baby

Ross: I can't believe it.

Rachel: you will, in about 7 months!

Ross: (hugs her tight, kisses her and then..) I love you, Rach, god knows how much I love you.

Rachel: I love you, too.

They kiss passionately and we go out of the room, out of the house into the street of this little village where you, again, can hear the bells ringing and it softly begins to snow...

the end