Rachel slowly stirred in her sleep as she felt movement in the bed around her, slowly opening her eyes, she saw Ross on the side of the bed dressed in a blazer and dress pants, placing on his shoes. She sat up a bit, and leaned in to plant a small kiss on the back of his neck.

"Last night was great" she mumbled.

"Yeah it really was." Ross replied softly. "Hm. Ive got to get going soon."

"Wh-what time is it?"

"Almost 7:30"Ross replied, leaning over to plant a kiss on the top of Rachel's head, getting up shortly after doing so.

"Hm. Hey, uh Ross?"

"Yeah Rach?" He questioned turning around

"Remember to be home around 4, because we have to go and meet Daddy at the plaza by 5"

"Wouldn't it be so much easier if I just got hit by a bus...I mean then you would never have to tell him about me again...and he wouldn't have to kill me himself."

"Hunny..."Rachel moaned while walking over to him and placing her arms around his waste. "It's going to be okay. Besides...if all goes we'll maybe later we'll get to have a little fun of our own." Rachel stated while giving him a short peck on the lips.

Ross smiled slowly. "Well I mean...you do what you have to go...I guess we'll just have to tell him" Rachel left as Ross went to exit the room. "Bye Rach."

"Bye You" Rachel yelled while the door began to shut. Rachel then sat back down on the bed with a smile glued to her face. It never seized to amaze her how Ross could make her feel. After all these years they still had it, only now it was more special...they had Emma, and another baby on the way soon.

Sighing to herself, Rachel stood up off the bed and walked over to the door, she grabbed her robe, and the baby monitor, and walked out of the room. She then made her way across the hall to the room that use to be her own, when she had first lived with Ross, now Emma's. She peaked her head in to make sure her daughter was still sleeping, and then made her way into the bathroom. She got changed out of Ross' t-shirt from the night before, and stepped inside the shower. As the warm water splashed off of her still unawake body her mind began to wonder.

Tonight was the night. Tonight she and Ross had to tell her Father about them, and their child along the way. Rachel smiled at the thought bringing her hands to her stomach. Still she was worried about how this evening would go. As much as she had tried top convince Ross otherwise, she knew how her father felt about him. When they were dating he even went as far, as to tell Rachel he saw Ross out with another woman, and that he was having an affair...well that was before Ross slept with Chloe of course. She had forgiven him for that now anyway...besides if they both hadn't moved on from that, then they would never be happy...Rachel knew that anyway. But still sometimes Rachel hated her Father for the way her treated Ross, which she would rarely admit to herself being 'Daddy's girl' and all. And even Emma, Rachel sighed as she remembered how long it took her dad to accept the fact that Emma was Ross' child too...tonight was sure to be interesting, to say the least.

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It wasn't until around noon that Rachel heard crying coming from Emma's room. Emma had begun to get fussy after sitting in her crib awake for a while. Rachel rushed inside, the room to check on Emma.

"Oh Great...You left me a gift Emma." Rachel lifted Emma up, and brought her over to the changing table. "Great...just when all of this is going to be over, its going to start right back up again for me...that's okay, we'll just put Daddy in charge of all that when the time comes, right baby girl."

Once she finished, she carried Emma with her back into her and Ross' bedroom. She placed Emma on the middle of the bed with her favorite lion, which thank god had replaced Hugsy by the time Joey left for La. She headed towards the closet when she was interrupted by the phone ringing.

"Ugh" She said out loud as she walked over to the phone on the nightstand. "Hello...Monica Hey!...No no, Im not too busy...just starting to get ready for dinner later....Mon this is me, you know how long it takes me....no its not like that, we have to go and meet my Dad....Yeah tonight's the night we tell him...Eh, I just need to call Phoebe and ask her to watch Emma...You don't have too....okay see you then...thanks"

Monica had decided to watch Emma for the evening and help Rachel get ready. "God I miss her" Rachel thought out loud. It had been a little over a month and Rachel still wasn't use to Monica living farther away...for two people who are so close, not living across the hall from one another was a very hard thing to do...

Rachel rushed out of her room, with Emma in her arms; she had a black dress on bunched up over a pair of sweat pants. As she opened the door she saw Monica standing there...had it already been an hour?

"Monica! Thank god your here...Emma is driving me crazy, I don't know if its her or me, or what...I mean I have to meet my dad soon and- and"

"Rach! Calm Down" Monica said grabbing her friend by the shoulders "Ill watch Emma while you get dressed, and besides you still have two hours"

"Two Hours...Dammit! That's it?...Oh God...How...how am I going to do this?"

Monica then took Emma out of Rachel's arms, and left her in her room to play with her toys, she headed back to Rachel's room, where she was sitting on the bed.

"We'll leave Emma in her room for a bit okay hunny? If anything happens, we're right here...now lets get you ready."

Rachel sat up, walked over and hugged her friend. "Thank you Mon, God...Ive missed you so much."

"Rach, what are you talking about you saw me the other night?"

"I just miss you here...all of the time, and I miss your apartment...and the daily meetings at central perk...and-"

"Rach...Rach..me too hunny, but we could still do all of that...just not everyday like we use to. Why don't you get dressed, I think your just panicking, maybe the stress of telling your father about the baby is getting to you"

Rachel then began to slip off her sweat pants and fixed the dress she had on around her. It was just a simple black dress that rested just above her knees. "Your right Mon, I mean I just need to calm down. Im sure daddy will be fine with Ross and I being together..."

"Sure and the new baby-what do you mean he'll be fine with you being together?"

Rachel just looked down at the floor

"Rach, your father knows about you and Ross right?"

"Oh Yeah...Yeah" Rachel blurted out...then mumbled "After tonight"

"What!!!" Monica Yelled "He doesn't know yet?!"

"No Mon, Okay No! That's what Im so worried about okay...How should I do my hair?"

"Why didn't you tell him? Hes going to kill you..." She paused and titled her head "Eh, I think you should pull half of it up, into a twisted bun, and leave the rest hanging down."

"Oh Thanks...don't you think I know he's going to flip?!" She said while fixing her hair, the way Monica told her too, she looked at herself in the mirror and then turned to Monica "This okay?"

"Oh yeah, that's perfect Rach, just leave a few stands in your face like this..." Monica, said while fixing Rachel's hair.

"You know, Ive been thinking about cutting it shorter again..."

"Ohh You should, that was cute! So how are you going to tell him?"

" How Else? Im just going to tell him I want my hair shorter for a while I mean I don't think Ross is going to care-"

"Rach, I mean your father how are you going to, you know, explain everything to him?"

"Oh...Oh that..." The truth was Rachel hadn't given it much thought yet...as much worrying as she had done, she never really came up with her own plan over telling her Father the news. "Im not sure yet."

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In a short while Rachel walked into the living room where Monica was sitting with Emma on the couch. She walked in front of the tv, and stood in from of her.

"Well" Rachel asked, about her outfit.

"Rach, you look great...Ross is going to die, the only thing you need is Earrings"

Rachel then grabbed her earlobe and started playing with it."Yeah I know, that's what I was thinking, but I couldn't find any-wait a minute!" Rachel shouted racing back to Emma's room with Monica close behind her carrying Emma.

"-Rach what do you need in here-"Monica then looked down, and spotted Rachel sitting on the floor with an old worn box in her hands, she patted the floor next to her, indicating Monica to sit down.

Rachel lifted up the lid to the box, and took out the first piece of paper on top, and set it aside. Monica glanced over and saw that it was Ross and Rachel's divorce papers.

"Rach...is this 'the Ross box?' "Monica asked.

Rachel nodded her head. "Yeah I hid it in here, because Im afraid Ross would find it in our room." Rachel added, while shuffling some things around in the box "-Yes" Rachel yelled out...

"What...what?" Monica asked confused.

"I found them" Monica just stared at her "The earrings...that Ross bought me for my birthday when we were going out!"

"I thought you returned them?"

Rachel looked down with a smile on her face holding the diamond earrings in her hand. "I was going to, but I mean...he obviously spent a lot on them, you know?"

"Rachel...I know that's not the reason. I know my friend Rachel would think to herself 'Hm. He spent a lot of money on these...more store credit for me!' "Monica said while laughing.

"Okay. Well actually, I mean...I couldn't return them. Well I could, but I didn't want to...I just you know wanted to keep them, because they were my first birthday gift from him, as a couple, and I just thought it was special" Rachel said smiling, a tear slowly slipping from her eye.

"And you kept them" Rachel nodded her head "Awe Come here Hunny" Monica said while hugging her friend "Your so cute". The two laughed at her comment.

"Rach?" Came Ross' yell from the living room.

As Rachel put the last earring in she yelled "In Emma's room, just finishing getting ready."

Ross walked in, and stopped when he saw her. "Rach...you look...you look, amazing.," he said beaming, as he walked over to envelope Rachel in a hug, kissing her as he did so. After pulling himself from her, he starred at her, reaching out and touching the earrings she had on.

"They look-Rach, are they the earrings I got you while we were dating?" Ross questioned half smiling. Rachel nodded her head. "I thought you returned them"

"Ugh, why does everybody keep saying that" Rachel spat out.

"Because your Rachel!" Yelled Monica.

Ross laughed as he pecked Rachel on the top of her head. "Im going to go and get changed and then we'll leave okay?"

"Alright. Wait...Ross, have you put any thought into how we're going to tell him."

"Hm. Well, I was kind of hoping that while I was changing, one of the buttons on my shirt few off and went into my eye, you know so I wouldn't have to meet him"

"Come On Ross!" Rachel Pleaded.

"Fine we'll think of something" He said while walking off

"Excuse me, but we have reservations under Green" Rachel said to the man at the podium.

"Ah yes, Dr. Green has already arrived so let me show you two to your seats."

Rachel nodded her head at the man when Ross, pulled on her arm, and whispered something to her. "Im going to stop in the bathroom for a minute, Ill find you out there"

"Okay but Im not telling him about anything until you get back" Rachel said while walking off...

"I know that Rach." After she had left he mumbled to himself "Dammit".

"Daddy!" Rachel said in her best fake excited voice, as she ran over and hugged her father.

"And how's my princess?" Dr. Green asked while the two were sitting down.

"Ugh, Im great Dad, I honestly can say I have never been better."

"See princess I told you, you never needed that Ross guy." Dr. Green said with a laugh.

Rachel laughed nervously. "Ha Yeah...Um, about that-"

"Hey, where's this date of yours who's so wonderful? A Doctor I hope."

Laughing that name nervous laugh again"Oh, He's got a PHD...don't worry about that." Come on Ross she thought to herself. Almost if on cue Ross walked over to the two of them, bending down and kissing the top of Rachel's head as he did so.

"Dr. Green" Ross said cheerfully, if he was going to make this work, he had a lot of work to do tonight. He then went to shake his hand, but her father just sat there.

"Ross...Ross what are you doing here? And what was that...can't you see we're waiting for someone...now get out of here." Dr. Green said rudely.

Ross knew he could ruin the whole night right now if he wanted too, and he was going to but then Rachel caught his eye. She looked worried, almost afraid like a little girl, Ross couldn't do that to her...."Um Rach?" Ross asked.

Clearing her throat Rachel said quietly to her father. "Daddy, Um. Remember that date I was bringing...we'll it was Ross..."

"WHAT!" Rachel jumped at her Fathers more than loud reaction; Ross took this as a cue to walk back over to Rachel from his seat, and gripped her hand. "When- when did this happen again?"

"Um- remember I told you that...I decided to um, stay here...because...well you know because, I didn't want to take Emma away from Ross...well that's not all." Rachel let out a nervous laugh...she was dying inside. "I- I realized I still loved Ross, and that I could never leave him...so, so since then we've gotten back together..." Rachel took a long pause to study her father, he looked furious. "But I love him Daddy...I really do"

"Yeah, until he sleeps with some copy place slut again"

Ross then hung his head down in shame. "I am right here"

"I know where you are wet head. And I am not about to sit here and let you ruin my daughter's life again."

Ross was about to say something when he saw Rachel do something that she had never done to her father...she stood up to him.

"What the hell do you mean? He's not ruining my life; he's just about one of the only good things in my life right now. God knows hes always been there for me, unlike my own father. Did he make a mistake, yeah you know what he did...but Ive- Ive gotten past that now. Its just not worth living in the past anymore, and you know what else? There's nothing you can do about this." Rachel said gripping Ross' hand tightly and kissing him on the cheek. "Because I love him, and like it or not, Im not some little kid that you can control any longer...I'm going to be with Ross...forever."

Ross turned to her. "I love you too Rach...so much" Ross said while reaching into his suit pocket, and grabbing a hold of a small item placed inside..."And, Im never going to stop-"

"Fine you know what Rachel Fine...but something goes wrong don't come crying to me" Dr. Green spat out calming down, while interrupting Ross. Ross dropped the object he had in his hands back into his pocket, and made his way back over to his seat sitting down defeated. They sat there in silence for what seemed like forever, then Dr Green calming said. "So what...youve been together all this time, and never once told me."

"I was afraid, you were going to act like this...and well look you did...big surprise there..."

"Anything else youd like to tell me?"

Rachel smirked looking over at Ross, placing a hand on her stomach. "You know what...actually there is..."

"What's that...you didn't get one of my daughters pregnant again did you wet head." Mr. Green let out a laugh, while looking at Ross.

Ross let out a never laugh "Ha...I-I bet youd like that wouldn't you Dr. Green" Ross then shot Rachel a look pleading with his eyes.

"Well.... what would you think of that if it was true?" Rachel asked titled her head.

"I would say, it was the stupidest thing I had ever heard...I mean you just got back together, you're not even married...it would be a big mistake"

"Opps" Rachel let out a laugh. She hadn't even cared what her father thought anymore, because for the first time in her life she had realized that she didn't need him any longer. "Too late"

"What- what are you saying?" Dr Green asking quickly afraid of the answer.

It was Ross' turn to speak up..."Your going to have a new grandchild this time come February...Dr. Green" Ross said while standing up for his seat. "Come on Rach, I think its time we go"

Rachel smiled at Ross; she stood up and linked her fingers with his as they excited the place, leaving her father dumbfounded and sitting there in silence.

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Theres the next chapter, hope you were all able to enjoy it. Please Review this one, hopefully Ill have the neck chapter up in a few days, but Im kind of in a writing slump right now lol. So tell me what you liked, what you didn't, and everything in between lol.