All she needs is Love

Chapter 2 - Continued on from previous chapter

"Excuse me?" said Rachel in disbelief "Ross Geller is your Father?.. What's your name Honey?"

"Jemma" said the girl

Rachel nodded "Where's your Mom Jemma?"

"Who's Dis?" interrupted Emma, peeking round from behind Rachel's legs.

Rachel picked Emma up and went and plonked her back on the couch "Watch the TV ok Babe?"

She went back to the door; She couldn't take her eyes of this girl. As much as she didn't want to admit it, Jemma had many of Ross' features...

"Where's your Mom?" asked Rachel "I don't understand this..."

"She had to go away for awhile," said Jemma "So she left me here, she told me to come up and find my dad and that he will look after me"

Rachel was shaking her head; She couldn't believe what this girl was telling her.

"What is your Mom's name?" asked Rachel, unsure if she wanted to hear the answer

"Chloe" said Jemma "My mom's name is Chloe Matthews"

Rachel took in deep breath as she heard the name.

"Oh god" she mumbled to herself.

Flashbacks of what had happened that night, years ago came into her head. She could still remember that night like it was yesterday. The night she found out that the love of her life had been unfaithful. The night when she thought everything they had was gone forever.

"She gave me this," said Jemma, handing Rachel an envelope "She told me to give it to my Dad, and that he would understand when he read it"

Rachel held the envelope; her hands were trembling as she looked at the scrawling handwriting on the front of the envelope that simply said "Ross"

Rachel kept staring at Jemma, who was looking everywhere but at her. She had a large backpack on her back and a Tattered Teddy Bear was hanging out of the backpack

"I've got to make a phone call" said Rachel quickly "I guess you should...uh.come inside"

Jemma took a step inside the door slowly, looking around at her surrounds. She spotted a photo on the coffee table and went for a close look. It was of Ross, Rachel & Emma, the day Emma was born. Rachel hadn't moved from her position and was watching Jemma stare at the photo.

Emma was looking at Jemma strangely, as if she was wondering who this strange girl was that had come into her home.

"Is this my Dad?" asked Jemma softly, pointing at Ross in the photo

Rachel nodded "If you say Ross is your father, then I guess that's him"

"Are you his wife?" asked Jemma

"Not yet" said Rachel "Soon to be though"

"You having a baby?" asked Jemma, pointing at Rachel's bulging stomach

"Yeah" said Rachel, touching her belly "In about 2 & a half months"

"Cool" said Jemma

"Listen, why don't you sit here for a second" said Rachel "I've just got to make a phone call"

"You don't believe me do you?" asked Jemma

"I..it's not that I don't believe you" said Rachel "I just..I don't know what to do"

Rachel saw tears begin to well up in Jemma's eyes "My mom is coming back, She promised me she would"

Rachel's motherly instincts immediately came to the surface and she instinctively pulled the little girl into a hug, not even thinking about it, Just doing it.

"Don't cry," she said soothingly "Just wait here, I will be back in 2 seconds"

She sat Jemma down on the couch with Emma peering at her & went into the kitchen to use the phone, pulling the door shut behind her.

She dialled Ross' office number and he picked up after a few rings

"Hello, Ross Geller speaking"

"Hi Ross" said Rachel

"Hi Honey, How are you?" said Ross "I...I'm fine," said Rachel, stumbling over her words "But I think you should come home right now"

"What? Why?" His tone was worried "Is it the baby?"

"No, the baby is fine" said Rachel "But there's someone here, and I don't know what to make of what she's telling me or if she's even telling the truth, I just...you need to come home"

"Who's in the house?" asked Ross "What are you talking about?"

"Ross, There is a girl here saying that she is your daughter" said Rachel bluntly "Do you have anything to say about that?"

"What the..." said Ross "My daughter?"

"Yes" said Rachel "Her name is Jemma"

"This is bullshit" said Ross "It's obviously some kind of joke"

"I don't think it is" said Rachel "Her mom's name is Chloe"

Ross went immediately silent, all Rachel could hear was deep breathing on the other end of the phone

"Chlo..Chloe" mumbled Ross "Are you sure? Chloe.."

"Yes" said Rachel "She turned up at the door, said her mom has to go away for awhile and there is a letter here for you to read"

"How...How old is she?" asked Ross, not sure he even believed it

"I don't know, About 10" said Rachel "She seems pretty mature so I'm guessing that's how old she is"

"Oh god" mumbled Ross "I'll be home in about 15 minutes ok"

"Ok" said Rachel, hanging up the phone and opening the door a tiny bit to see Jemma sitting on the couch, watching TV. Emma seemed to have lost interest in this stranger and was playing with her Plush Teletubbie Teddy.

"So where's your Mom gone Jemma?" asked Rachel

"She's gone away with her boyfriend, they're going to Australia for awhile" said Jemma "Robert is mean to me, I don't like him"

"Oh" said Rachel

"What is my Dad like?" asked Jemma, staring intently at Rachel "Will he be nice to me?"

"Ross is nice to everybody," said Rachel "He's one of the kindest people I know"

"Do you love him?" asked Jemma

Rachel was a little shocked at the question

"Of course I do" she replied, "He's my fiancé. We are a family"

"I want a family," said Jemma "I want someone to love me"

Rachel didn't know what to say to that. What she saw in Jemma was a sad, lonely little girl who had probably only had a few hugs and other signs of love in her lifetime.

"I'm sure your Mom loves you," said Rachel gently

Jemma shrugged her shoulders "Maybe"

Emma came over and pulled herself up onto the couch next to Jemma, looking at her curiously "Who are you?"

"Jemma" replied Jemma "Who are you?"

"Emma" said Emma, giggling a little "Emma & Jemma"

Rachel saw a small smile creep across Jemma's face at Emma's laughter.

"I'm this many," said Emma, holding up 3 fingers "How many are you?"

Jemma held up both her hands, Rachel's guess was correct "I'm 10"

"Dis is La La," said Emma, holding up her Teletubbie.

She pointed at Jemma's Teddy "Who's this one?"

"This is Blinky," said Jemma "Do you want to hold him?"

Emma's eyes opened wide and she put her hands out eagerly "Yes Pwease"

She passed Blinky to Emma and Emma gave her La La "Hold La La?"

Rachel heard footsteps coming from outside the door and she quickly opened the door and stepped out to face Ross, causing him to jump with shock. She pulled the door shut behind her

"Hi" he said softly, kissing her lips

Rachel pulled away "Did you know about her?"

"What??" asked Ross, shocked "How can you even ask me that question?"

"I don't know but I just did," said Rachel "Now answer me"

"No I didn't know Rachel," said Ross "Do you honestly think I would know about my child, and never have anything to do with her? Jesus, What do you think I am?"

"I don't know Ross," said Rachel "I don't know why the hell I have this little girl sitting on my couch. This child says that you are her father Ross!! What am I supposed to think? How could you not know?"

"Um maybe because I was never told," spat Ross "I haven't spoken to Chloe since that morning. ..That was years ago. God, how do I even know if she is my daughter?"

"Do the Maths Ross" said Rachel "She's 10 years old, Her mom is a woman you slept with 10 years ago, She has your nose for crying out loud"

"That doesn't mean anything," said Ross "I have a very common shaped nose"

Rachel rolled her eyes

"No, nothing at all Ross...It's called Genetics" said Rachel. She took in a deep breath "I can't deal with this"

She gasped and clutched her stomach as the baby delivered a hard quick, as if telling her to calm down

"Are you ok?" asked Ross, grabbing her arm "What's the matter?"

"Nothing, I'm fine," said Rachel "Ross, Just swear to me you didn't know"

"I did not know," said Ross "I swear to you, I had no idea of this girls existence. I wouldn't lie to you Rach"

He pulled her into his arms and kissed the top of her head "I'm as shocked by this as you are"

Rachel nodded "I just can't believe this is happening, out of the blue like this..Would Chloe lie about something like this?"

"I don't know, I honestly don't know but I can't not look into it," said Ross. "She could be telling the truth"

"I guess," said Rachel

He hugged her tighter "I'm nervous" he said, "What is she like?"

"She seems smart and mature for her age. She also seems sad and lonely," said Rachel "She asked me the same question about you"

"Oh" said Ross "What does she look like?"

"Go in there and see for yourself," said Rachel

Ross went to open the door but suddenly paused, his hand on the knob

"What?" asked Rachel, standing behind him

He turned around and kissed her "I'm sorry"

"Sorry?" said Rachel

"Yeah" replied Ross "I'm sorry about all of this, I'm sorry you got upset"

"It's ok," said Rachel softly "I know you didn't ask for this"

Ross nodded "Do you know how much I love you?"

"I do..And I love you heaps too" said Rachel "Now open that door, and take a look at what's inside"

Ross took in a big breath and turned the knob, opening the door and seeing 2 faces looking at him from the couch

To Be Continued

AN: There's Chapter Two.What did you think? Any ideas for the story? Reviews would be greatly appreciated (