5

Jemma opened her eyes to noise coming from the kitchen, the sounds of coffee brewing and movement, followed by Rachel's yelling at Emma to get into the bath coming from up the hallway.

She sat up in her bed, which was the lounge room sofa pulled out and rubbed her eyes as Emma came barrelling through from the hallway, completely nude and jumped up on the bed next to her

"Jem Jem" she said brightly, before scrambling off the bed as Rachel came into the room and trying to escape

"Emma Geller, You get your tushie over here and into that bath right now before Mummy gets really angry" said Rachel sternly.

She reached over and pulled a kicking Emma into her arms "I'm sorry Jemma, Did she wake you up?"

"No" said Jemma "It's ok"

"That's ok then," said Rachel, struggling with Emma in her arms "Are you hungry?"

"Yeah, A little" said Jemma

"Your dad is in the kitchen, making a mess as usual" said Rachel "Why don't you go in there and he'll make you whatever you like while I bathe this Munchkin"

"What would you like?" came Ross' voice from the kitchen doorway

Jemma was overwhelmed, She normally just got up and made her own breakfast, often before her mum had even opened her eyes from her ate nights, there was never anyone offering to make it for her, She always just had cereal.

"You take care of that Honey," said Rachel to Ross, before heading into the bathroom with Emma whimpering in her arms

"We've got toast, Cornflakes, Frosties, Muffins, Bagels," listed Ross "Or I can make you Egg and Bacon.. Anything you like"

Jemma crawled off the bed and followed Ross into the kitchen, hitching her huge pyjama bottoms upas they nearly fell off her

"Um..I just normally have cereal," said Jemma

"Cereal it is then" said Ross "Do you want to get it for yourself?"

"Sure' said Jemma

She sat down at the table and poured herself a bowl of cornflakes while Ross buttered some toast; they ate in silence for a moment before Ross spoke

"So did you sleep ok?" he asked

"Yeah" said Jemma "The sofa was a little uncomfy though"

"I know," said Ross "But we'll get something better for you soon, I promise"

"Ok" said Jemma

Rachel came back into the room, followed by Emma, who was clean and looking beautiful in a White skirt and Purple Singlet Top with purple sandals but was sniffling miserably

She walked over and climbed into Ross' lap

"What's the matter Sweetie?" he asked

"Mummy made me have a bath," said Emma "I hate baths"

"Well you've either got to have a bath or a shower Em" said Rachel "And you don't like either"

"We can't have you smelling Emma," said Ross "Look at Mummy, It's only 8:30am and you've got her tired out already"

Rachel was tired, She'd been up nearly all night with the baby kicking her non-stop, then when it did finally stop, She couldn't get to sleep anyway because she was thinking about things like Jemma and what they were going to do. Then she had to get up and chase after an Energetic 4 year old..What a bad start to the day.

"I'm sorry Mummy," said Emma

"Are you?" asked Rachel "Then why do you do it every morning?"

"I don't know," said Emma "Daddy, I'm hungry"

"What do you want Princess?" asked Ross "Toast?"

"What are you having Jem Jem?" asked Emma

"I'm having cornflakes," said Jemma "And Milk"

"I want cornflakes too" said Emma "Please and Thankyou"

"What about you Rach?" asked Ross "Can I get you anything?"

"Uh..Maybe just a cup of tea for now" said Rachel

"Ok" said Ross, beginning to get up "A cup of tea and some Cornflakes for Emma"

"Actually, Maybe nothing," said Rachel.She jumped up from the table and ran to the toilet, her hand over her mouth

"Nice" said Ross, screwing up his face "So big day today Jemma, Are you nervous?"

"A little" said Jemma "I don't know any of these people"

"They're going to love you," said Ross

"Aunty Mon will make you some cookies," said Emma

"What if they don't like me?" asked Jemma

"Of course they will like you" said Ross "You have nothing to worry about, Does she Rach?"

Rachel who had come back into the room quietly was now sitting with her head on her arms and her eyes closed

"What?" she said, lifting up her head

"Jemma has nothing to worry about the gang not liking her does she?" repeated Ross

"No, Not at all" said Rachel "They'll love you, none of them bite"

"See" said Ross "I need to go have a shower, you've got some stuff to wear Jemma?"

"Yeah" said Jemma "I only brought a backpack so I didn't fit much in"

"That's ok," said Ross "My beautiful fiancée over here lives for shopping, She'll take you to pick out some summer clothes...Won't you Rach?"

"Sure" said Rachel "I work out Ralph Lauren so we can go down there and see what we have for you in Junior Miss"

"You work at Ralph Lauren?" said Jemma "Wow!!"

"Emma, Look at you" grumbled Rachel "I should have known better then to bathe you before you'd had breakfast"

Jemma looked over at Emma who was spooning cornflakes into her mouth, spilling the milk all over her chin and the table in the process

"You've even got cornflakes in your hair" said Rachel "I don't have the energy for this Sweetie"

Emma smiled a big adorable grin, which made Jemma want to laugh. She was so cute

"I'll take care of it Honey," said Ross "I'm gonna go have a shower anyway, so I'll clean her up and settle her with Teletubbies before I do"

"Teletubbies" said Emma happily; clapping her hands together "Do you want to watch Jem Jem?"

"I think I need to get dressed first" said Jemma

"Rach, Could you show Jemma where everything is in the bathroom and grab her a towel while I get myself and Em cleaned up?" asked Ross

"No problems" said Rachel, standing up and groaning as her stomach churned "Are you finished Jemma?"

"Yeah" said Jemma, She stood up and put her plate in the sink before following Rachel out of the kitchen and through the lounge room, grabbing her backpack on the way.

"Are you ok?" asked Jemma "You don't look very well"

"It's just some morning sickness," said Rachel "Nothing to worry about, I'll be fine by lunchtime"

"Ok" said Jemma "I can find everything in the bathroom if you want to go rest or something"

Rachel smiled, She was sweet

"I'll just grab you a towel then" said Rachel, pausing at a closet and pulling out a big, fluffy purple towel and handing it to Jemma "Here"

"It's purple," said Jemma "That's my best color"

"I know," said Rachel "Now, you'll be ok in there?"

"Uh huh" said Jemma

"Ok, Well there is shampoo and conditioner in the shower, face washers underneath the sink, Soap is in the shower and there's some body wash on the side of the bath I think," said Rachel "Did you bring your toothbrush?"

"Yep" said Jemma, patting her backpack "In here"

"Great" said Rachel "Toothpaste is in the cabinet so just help yourself ok?"

"Yes," said Jemma "Thankyou"

"No worries" said Rachel "Just give a yell if you need anything, I'm just going to be in the bedroom"

"Ok" said Jemma as she went into the bathroom and shut the door behind her

Rachel stood there for a second until she heard the water begin to run, before she went into her and Ross' bedroom, Ross was still in the shower so she flopped herself across the bed, closing her eyes for just a second as she fell into sleep.

Ross came out of the bathroom minutes later and found her lying across the bed, eyes closed and her hand across her face, napping peacefully.

He almost felt bad that he had to wake her up but she wasn't dressed or anything so he knew he had too.

He lay down next to her and kissed her nose, waiting for her eyes to open which they did after he kissed her lips

"Oh" she said, "I was just resting my eyes, I didn't mean to fall asleep"

"How are you feeling?" asked Ross "Are you ok?"

"Not really" admitted Rachel "I feel like crap"

"I know" said Ross "I'm sorry you have to deal with this"

"I'm so over morning sickness" said Rachel "Backache, Tiredness, Swelling I can handle, but throwing up.it's disgusting and I hate it"

"I know it's horrible," said Ross "But it's all worth it in the end isn't it?"

"Yeah" said Rachel "I guess it is"

"It is" said Ross "I know that the second you hold our baby, You're going to forget everything that you've gone through the past 9 months, All the sickness and aches..Because you'll have this new baby in your arms, a little piece of me and a little peace of you"

Rachel smiled "You're right"

"If I could get in there and tell it to stop making you throw up I would" said Ross "But I can't so would you settle for a cup of tea and some crackers?"

"You're sweet," said Rachel "But I don't think I could stomach anything at the moment"

"All right" said Ross "Are you sure you'll be ok for today?"

"Yeah, once I'm up and occupied again" said Rachel "Did you tell Monica we're coming?"

"Yeah, but I didn't tell her about Jemma" said Ross "I thought I'd let them all be surprised"

Rachel nodded "Surprised they will be"

"I know" said Ross "This is going to sound crazy, but I'm going to say it anyway"

"What?" asked Rachel

"I know that I have only known Jemma for like a day or so, but I already feel like I have loved her my whole life" said Ross "I can't explain it, it's weird"

"Instant love" said Rachel "You feel that way whenever you meet your child for the first time, it's love at first sight"

Ross smiled "I still can't believe I have 2 daughters, maybe this baby will be a boy so Ben won't feel left out..Do you think?"

"I have no idea" said Rachel "I know as much as you Sweetie"

"Hmm" pondered Ross

"What I do know is that I need to get dressed," said Rachel, heaving herself off the bed and going into the walk-in robe.

"It's going to be hot out" said Ross "According to the radio"

"I'll dress for the weather then" said Rachel from the Robe

She came out a few minutes later, dressed in a Denim stretch skirt, a Blue Singlet top, which clung to her stomach and some black wedge heels

"Wow" said Ross, staring at her "You are so attractive when you're pregnant"

"What, I'm not attractive when I'm not carrying a 4 pound baby and about 8 kilos of extra weight?" asked Rachel

"No, Of course you are" said Ross, standing up and pulling her into a hug "You are beautiful to me every day"

"I just love this belly," he said, stroking her stomach

He kissed her lips gently before locking his eyes with hers "You are so amazing, you know that?"

"I've been told," said Rachel

He kissed her again "Shall we go see what's going on in the lounge room?"

"We shall," said Rachel, grabbing his hand as they walked through into the lounge

They walked into the lounge and found Jemma sitting on the floor behind Emma, brushing her hair into pigtails and fixing them with some purple ribbons

"Mummy, Look at my hair," said Emma "Jem Jem did it"

"Well, you look beautiful," said Rachel "Did you say Thankyou to Jemma for doing your hair?"

"Uh huh" said Emma, standing up and running over to Ross "Do I look pretty Daddy?"

"You sure do" said Ross, pulling her into his arms "You look very pretty too Jemma"

"Thanks" said Jemma, looking down at herself "I hope you don't mind that I did her hair?"

"No, Not at all..It's great" said Rachel "Thanks Sweetie"

Jemma beamed

"Since all my girls are looking gorgeous" said Ross "Dare I say that we are ready to go?"

"I wanna see Courteney," said Emma "You can see Courteney too Jem Jem"

"Are you ready Jemma?" asked Ross

"Yeah" said Jemma hesitantly "I'm kinda nervous though"

"Don't be" said Ross. He put his arm across her shoulder "It's going to be great"

"OK" said Jemma "I'm ready then"

"Good" said Rachel, She grabbed her purse and locked the door behind them before they walked over to Monica's.

Jemma was mentally preparing herself in her head for what was about to happen, She was about to meet the family she never knew she had.

(Monica and Chandler's Apartment)

Monica opened the door on the first knock to see Emma and Rachel standing there

"Hey" said Monica "Hi Pumpkin"

"Aunty Monica" said Emma, throwing herself into Monica's arms for a hug "Where's Daniel and Courteney?"

"In the bedroom Honey" said Monica, laughing as Emma bolted off to the bedroom

She let Rachel in the door "How are you Sweetie?"

"I've been better," said Rachel as she set her purse down on the table "Morning sickness is back and twice as bad"

"I know, I've been there," said Monica "Where's Ross?"

"He's just coming," said Rachel as Phoebe, Joey and Chandler came into the kitchen from the balcony "Hey guys"

"Hey Rach" came various replies

Rachel went out and looked in the hallway and saw Jemma and Ross walking up, Jemma was gripping her Dad's hand tightly and her face was a mixture of nerves and anticipation.

"He's just coming," said Rachel as Ross reached the doorway.

He came in first followed by Jemma who hid partly behind him

"Hey everyone" he said "There's someone I'd like you to meet"

Phoebe, Joey, Monica and Chandler all looked at Jemma with shocked and surprised expressions on their faces

"This is Jemma," said Ross, nudging her forward "My Daughter"

Phoebe gasped quietly as did Monica

"Wh.What?" stammered Monica "I mean, Hi"

Phoebe looked at Rachel and she nodded, Phoebe's eyes widened but she stepped forward and shook Jemma's hand

"Hi Jemma" she said nicely "I'm Phoebe"

"Hello" said Jemma softly

Chandler stepped forward next "Hi Jemma" he said "I'm Chandler, Your New Uncle"

"Hi" said Jemma again

Her heart was pounding; she didn't know how any of these people felt about her

Monica, now recovered from the shock after some reassurance from Ross, stepped forward and pulled Jemma into a warm hug

"You're a surprise," she said with a laugh "I'm your Aunt Monica"

Jemma smiled, she felt comforted by Monica's warm hug "Hi"

"I'm Joey," said Joey, shaking Jemma's hand "Nice to meet you"

"Nice to meet you too Joey" said Jemma

Jemma looked over at Ross and he pulled her close to his side, his arm across her shoulder

"These are your Aunts and Uncle's," he said "And you have 2 little cousins who are around here too"

Jemma nodded "I'd like to meet them"

"Why don't you go and find them in the bedroom" suggested Rachel "Now that you've met everyone here, Emma will help you with introductions no doubt"

Jemma laughed "Ok..Uh.It was nice to meet you all"

They all watched as she walked into the kid's bedrooms before all the gang turned around and faced Ross and Rachel

"Looks like you've got some explaining to do" said Monica

"Yeah" said Chandler "Where'd you pull this little girl, who looks a lot like you from?"

"Ha Ha" said Ross "She's my daughter"

"With who?" asked Phoebe "And how come you've never said anything about her before?"

Ross sighed "Because I never knew about her...She's Chloe's daughter"

"CHLOE'S!!" exclaimed Monica

"Chloe's" said Rachel "She came to the door yesterday, Apparently Chloe is suffering from a drug addiction and has gone to Australia to sort herself out, leaving her daughter to meet her father"

"Really" said Phoebe "And you had no idea Ross? How old is she? Like 10?"

"I had no idea whatsoever," said Ross "And yes, She's 10 years old"

"Wow" said Chandler "What a surprise"

"I know," said Rachel

"Wait a minute" said Joey "Who's Chloe?"

"You know Chloe," said Ross

"Chloe..Nope, I don't thin..Oh the hot girl from the Copy place with the Belly Button ring?" said Joey "The one who you...."

He paused after he glanced over at Rachel and saw her face was like thunder "Yep, I know her"

Phoebe rolled her eyes at Joey and turned back to Ross and Rachel "So what, you've just got to take care of her till her Mum comes back?"

"Yeah" said Ross "But it's not like we're just taking care of her, I'm going to get to know my daughter and be a part of her life"

"I can't believe this," said Monica "So I really have another niece?"

"You really have another niece," said Ross

Monica came over and pulled him into a hug "That's great"

"How are you with all this?" Phoebe asked Rachel

"Fine" said Rachel "Perfectly fine"

Monica raised her eyebrows as she wondered if Rachel really was as fine as she says

"I can't believe you never knew" said Joey "I don't mean to be rude or anything..But are you sure she's yours?"

"Yes I'm sure" said Ross "It all works out, I'm on her Birth Certificate, She looks like me for Christ sakes..I'm sure"

"Yeah, but how can you be so sure?" asked Joey before Phoebe digged her elbow into his ribs hard "I'm just sayin tha.."

"I know where you're coming from Joe" said Ross "But I don't need anything else to prove it, Jemma is my daughter"

"All right" said Joey

"This is so weird," said Chandler "24 hours ago, you didn't even know you had a daughter, No you do and she's part of your life forever"

"Yep" said Ross, he put his arm around Rachel

"Well how are you going to do this?" asked Monica "How long is she going to be staying with you?"

"We have no idea" said Ross "But we're going to do what we have to do aren't we Sweetie?"

"I guess," said Rachel "It's going to work out"

"It is" said Ross, kissing the side of her head "I'm just gonna go see what they're getting up to in there ok?"

"Ok" said Rachel

Once Ross was out of hearing, Monica turned to Rachel

"How are you really about this Rach?" she asked gently

"I'm ok I guess" said Rachel "I have to be don't I?"

"Sort off" said Phoebe

"It's just that I never thought we'd have to bring Chloe up in our relationship ever again" said Rachel "And now she's going to part of our lives forever, Both her and Jemma"

"That's true," said Chandler "But you know that it's only you that Ross wants"

"I'm not worried about that" said Rachel "I don't know what I'm worried about...Just this in general, It's going to take a bit to get used too that's all"

"It will," said Phoebe "But we're all going to be here for you and Ross"

"We are" said Joey "You know where me and Pheeb's live if you want to chat"

"You're sweet," said Rachel "I know all that.I'm gonna be fine"

"Good" said Monica rubbing her back "We can't have you stressing yourself and the baby out"

"Ross is so happy," said Rachel "He loves her so much and he barely knows her...It's like they've got this connection or something.."

(Courteney and Daniel's Bedroom)

Ross was standing in the doorway watching Jemma talking to her cousins, She had Courteney sitting in her lap and Daniel was staring at her intently, Emma was chatting away happily while she brushed her Doll's hair

"How's it going in here?" said Ross

"Good Daddy" said Emma "Jem Jem said Hi to Courteney and Daniel"

"Did she?" said Ross "How's it going Jemma?"

"Good" said Jemma with a big smile on her face "I can't believe I have cousins"

Ross smiled "Didn't I tell you everyone would like you?"

"Yeah" said Jemma, giggling as Courteney turned around and started to brush her hair with the doll's brush

"I'm just going to be out here," said Ross "Maybe when you're finished in here, you can come out here too?"

"Ok" said Jemma "In awhile"

"Great" said Ross "Have fun"

He walked out the room and closed the door behind him, going out into the lounge where the rest of the gang were sitting on the couches.

"She's fine" said Ross "Getting on like a house on fire with Courteney and Daniel even though she's so much younger then them"

"That's good," said Monica "She's very cute"

"Isn't she" said Ross "She's so sweet too, Considering her upbringing, with Chloe being on drugs and never being home and stuff like that, She seems so mature for her age and smart.Well adjusted"

"You'd think she'd have some problems being in an environment like that," said Phoebe

"That's what I thought," said Rachel "But she does seem ok"

"I just wonder when or if Chloe's going to come back" said Ross "And if she really is going to be clean when she does...I don't want Jemma going back into a home environment like that, I'm her father so I have a responsibility to make sure she's safe and well taken care off"

"Deal with that when it comes," said Monica "You never know"

"I just hope that when she does come back, She doesn't rip her away from me" said Ross "And take her back to Chicago for me to never see again"

"I don't think that will happen," said Chandler "You have rights as her father to be able to see her"

"Don't worry Honey" said Rachel, rubbing his arms

They all fell quiet instantly as they heard the bedroom door open and Jemma came creeping out, a shy look on her face

"Hi there" said Chandler "What are you doing?"

"Just coming out here" said Jemma, going and sitting next to her Dad on the couch

"They weren't annoying you were they?" asked Monica "I know Court can be a little annoying sometimes"

"No, She's nice," said Jemma

"So Jemma" said Joey "What do you think of your Dad, He hasn't tried to bore you to death with dinosaur stories has he?"

Jemma laughed "No"

"Very funny Joey" said Ross

"Just wait," warned Joey "Soon you'll be wishing you could come and hang out here with us instead of listening to Ross rambling on"

"Joey!!" said Phoebe "Kinda true though Jemma"

"Oh you guys are great," said Ross sarcastically "I'm not that bad am I Rach?"

Rachel looked at him for a second "Do you want the truth or a lie Honey?"

Ross shook his head "Fine!"

"He's not that bad Jemma" said Rachel "Us girls will have to stick together, we'll go shopping if he starts talking"

"I'd like to go shopping with you," said Jemma "I love shopping"

"Something in common for you too then" joked Chandler "Rachel will max out her credit card in 2 hours when she's let loose"

Rachel tried to reach over to whack Chandler but her stomach got in the way "Hit him for me will you Jemma?"

Jemma giggled, "I can't do that"

"What do you know" said Chandler "She doesn't want to hit her Uncle.we're going to get along great Jemma"

"You can come round here and hang out anytime" said Monica "I'd like to get to know you"

"Really?" asked Jemma

"Yeah" said Monica with a smile "An Aunty has to know her niece doesn't she?"

Jemma smiled, it was all good. She couldn't have asked for anything better.