Summary: Will a secret Rachel has hidden for 15 years finally come out? If so, will her marriage to Ross be able to survive?

This story takes place in the present time. Ross and Rachel have been married almost a year, and Rachel is 7 ½ months pregnant with their second child. Emma is 3 ½ years old. Monica and Chandler still live in Westchester with their almost two year-old twins. Pheobe and Mike have a one-year old daughter named Sky. Joey is in L.A.

Mandy had never been more afraid in her entire life than she was that Saturday morning when she left for New York. She got up early and left Kristie's house, telling Kristie's mom that she was going to walk home. She met the cab she had called for before she left at the gas station on the corner. She had only packed a small duffle bag because her mom would have noticed something was up if she had left her house the day before with a large suitcase. When she got to the airport she checked in and went to find her gait. She was flying into LaGuardia airport in New York. It was whereshe and her parents and flown in at a couple of years ago when they had gone to New York on vacation.

Mandy slept part of the time on the plane. The rest of the time she spent wondering about what her mother would say or do when she showed up at her door. Would her mother turn her away or invite her in? Would she be happy to see her or mad that Mandy had found her? Mandy also for the first time began to think about her birth father. Who was he? The line for father on the birth certificate had been blank. Would her mom introduce her to him as well? Was it the same man her mom was married to now? There were so many questions to be answered. Mandy really hoped that Rachel Green would be willing to give her the answers she desired.

Mandy looked down at her watch and realized it was after twelve. She knew her parents would be looking for her by now. She wondered how long it would take Kristie to cave and tell them where she went. Mandy planned on calling them after she got to Rachel's apartment. She had booked a return flight on the following Thursday, hopingher mom would let her stay for a few days so they could get to know each other. Mandy had never felt like she bonded with her parents. They were wonderful people, but she had nothing in common with them. They both put a lot of pressure on her to do well in school, but school really wasn't Mandy's thing. She was more of an artist. She loved to design things, especially clothing. This was another reason she was so excited to meet her birth mother. Rachel worked in fashion! Mandy also had a very outgoing personality while both of her parents were more reserved. She really hoped that after today she would finally feel like she really belonged.

When the plane landed in New York, Mandy went and caught a taxi into the city. She gave the driver the address she had gotten off of the internet. The cab ride into the city cost forty dollars. Mandy now only had twenty dollars left in her fund. She really hoped her mom would help her get back to the airport. When she arrived at the apartment building, she stood in front of the door for a while, trying to work up the courage to go in. This was it! She was actually going to meet her birth mom, and she had only known that she was adopted for a week!

Mandy finally made her way into the building and up the stairs until she found her mom's apartment number. Mandy stood there for a couple of minutes before she timidly knocked on the door. After what seemed like an eternity to Mandy, an older woman answered the door. "May I help you?" the woman asked.

"Um, yes," replied Mandy", does Rachel Green live here?"

"No honey, I'm the only one who lives here, and my name is Ida Smith," the woman replied.

Mandy's heart sunk as she slowly turned to walk away.

"Hold on honey," the woman said," there was a young family who just moved out of here a week or so ago. I believe the woman's name may have been Rachel. I think they moved to a house somewhere in the suburbs because she was fixing to have another baby."

"Really?" Mandy asked.

"Yes, sweetie, but that's really all I know. I wish I could be of more help," Ida said.

"Thank you," Mandy said as she walked away.

They had moved. She hadn't even thought about that! Her mom was having another baby? Maybe this was a sign that she should just turn around and go home. Her mom probably didn't have time for her anyways, with one child and another on the way. No, Mandy reasoned, she hadn't come this far to just turn around and go back home with no answers. She just didn't know how she would find her. Then she remembered something. A couple of years ago Kristie's family had moved, but their phone number had stayed the same. Maybe her mom still had the same phone number?

Mandy walked down the block until she found a pay phone. She put the money in and dialed the number which she had looked at so many times that she had memorized it.

"Hello?" a woman's voice on the other end of the line answered.

"Um hi, is this Rachel Green?" Mandy timidly asked.

"Yes, it is," the woman replied.

"My name is Amanda Jones, and I think I am your daughter," Mandy said to her mom.