Ch . 1: TOW the Invitation
One morning , Rachel woke up and turned around to greet Ross with a kiss , But found his side empty . Rachel hated being waken up on a weekend , But being close to Ross always made it special . She got up ,put on her robe , went to the bathroom , and walked into the living room . Ross was cooking breakfast while now - 12 - year old Emma was at the table playing games on her iPad . " Hi , honey " Ross greeted her with a kiss . " Where 's Lucy ? " asked Rachel as she went over to the table with Emma . " She went to get dressed " replied Ross . Rachel wrapped her arms around Ross' torso and sighed as she rested her head on his back , " I love that we're a family . Things could've be been different if we hadn 't got back together " . " Me too " said Ross said . Rachel and Ross got married 8 years ago when Emma was three . " What matters is that we have three amazing and I get to wake up and spend the rest of my life with you because you're .. well , my Lobster " . " Lobster ? " she asked . " It's a thing Phoebe came up about us " he said as he kissed her . " Get a room ! " called Emma in disgust . " Daddy , can I come to work with you today ? " asked Lucy , their 5-year-old daughter . " Sorry , sweetie ,But I'm very busy . I'll bring you next week , ok ? " he asked . " Okay " she said as she left the kitchen with her toy Mammoth . Lucy loved her dad , especially when it came to dinosaurs . She would even cling to him if she saw scary parts on " Jurassic Park " . Rachel sat at the table with her preteen daughter . " So what are you doing this weekend " she asked waiting to get the detail . " I don't have any plans " she said simply . " Well , aren 't you hanging out with Olivia ? " asked Rachel confused . " Yeah , But she 's visiting that buttmunch Carlieta at the hospital because she fractured her jaw " replied Emma . " Now , Emma , it 's not right to call somebody a buttmunch " protested Rachel . " Aunt Monica calls Dad that a lot " said Emma . Rachel loved hanging out with Emma because they get to do " girl " stuff , But she was more of a daddy's girl and Ross still doesn't approve of her getting a bigger bra . Rachel ignored her , " Anyway , go get dressed because I 'm taking you out somewhere " . " Where ? " asked Emma . Rachel told her she was taking her bra shopping . " Yes ! " cried Emma as she hugged her mother and went to her room , " Thanks , Mom ! " . " You 're taking her bra shopping , aren 't you ? " asked Ross . " Oh , Come on , Ross she's 12 " said Rachel , " It's not like she'll be wearing training bras her whole life " . " I know " said Ross . " I just can't believe our girl is 12 ". Rachel nodded in agreement . " It was like yesterday we were singing ' ' ' 'Baby Got Back' to her " he added . "What ? we're not gonna start singing ' Blurred Lines ' to Lucy are we? " Rachel asked .