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. Phoebe and Mike have a one-year old daughter named Sky. Joey is in L.A.

Rachel finally regained her composure and told Mandy that she could get in the car. She knew the girl was going to have a lot of questions for her. She just hoped she had the energy to answer them all. She also began to dread the looooooong talk she and her husband would have to have when she got home. "So," Rachel began as she pulled into the street, "I bet you have a lot of questions for me, huh?"

Wow, thought Mandy. She hadn't expected Rachel to be so open to the questions she had. "Well," Mandy timidly answered, "I just kinda want to know what happened. Why did you give me up for adoption?"

"Well," began Rachel, "I was very young. I had just turned twenty when I found out I was pregnant. I was still in college and didn't have a job or anything. I really wasn't mature enough for a child, and I thought maybe someone else would be able to take care of you better than I could. Even though I loved you so much, I thought you would be better off with two parents who would love you dearly, than an irresponsible college kid."

Mandy took a second to digest this information. She then answered, "I can understand that, and my parents are wonderful. They have loved me just like I was their own. They actually never even told me I was adopted. I found out on my own."

A thought suddenly popped into Rachel's head. She turned and asked Mandy, "Do your parents even know where you are?"

"Um, not exactly," replied Mandy. "I was planning on calling them after I found you. I was afraid they would try to stop me if I had asked permission."

Rachel then reached into her purse and pulled out her cell phone. "Here, call them and let them know you are okay. Tell them you are going to stay with me tonight."

"Actually," began Mandy, "I was hoping I could stay and visit you for a while. This week is my Spring Break, and I would really like to get to know you. I booked my return flight for Thursday. Is that okay?"

"It's fine with me if it is okay with your parents," said Rachel. "I would really like to get to know you also. This past week was my last week at work until after the baby is born, so I'll have plenty of free time."

"Great!" exclaimed Mandy. "Well, I guess I better call my parents now." She slowly dialed her home number. She knew she was in so much trouble that it wasn't even funny. Her mom answered on the first ring. "Hello?" Anita answered anxiously.

"Hey mom, it's me," Mandy replied nervously.

"Are you okay? Kristie told us everything. Are you in New York?" asked Anita.

"Yes mom, I'm here. I'm with Rachel right now. She said I could stay with her until my return flight on Thursday," Mandy said.

"You are not staying there until Thursday, young lady! You are going to that airport first thing in the morning and coming straight home. I do not want you spending a week with that woman. We know absolutely nothing about her!" yelled Anita.

"Mom," began Mandy, "I really want to get to know her and her family. She is my birth mother. I have a right to at least know her."

"You can stay until Thursday, but then I expect you home for good! I am your mother, not that woman!" Anita relented.

"Thank you so much mom! I'll call you in the morning!" Mandy said excitedly as she hung up the phone.

Mandy then turned to Rachel, "I can stay! I can't wait to meet your family! Will you tell me about them?"

"Well," started Rachel, "My husband's name is Ross Geller. He is a professor at NYU. We have a little girl named Emma. She's 3 ½ and a big handful! Ross also has a son, Ben, from his first marriage. He's twelve. Then we have our little boy here, who is due in about a month. What about your family?"

"My mom is a retired school teacher, but she still works some as a substitute. My dad works in real estate. I don't have any siblings or other close relatives because both of my parents were also only children. The closest thing to a sister I have is my best friend Kristie," said Mandy.

"Well, while you're here this week you'll have to meet Ross's sister and her husband. They have twin two year olds. Our other close friends Mike and Phoebe have a one year old little girl. I have two sisters, but they have yet to settle down," replied Rachel.

Rachel slowly pulled the car into the driveway. She stopped Mandy just as she was about to get out of the car. "Okay, the thing is that my husband doesn't know that I had a daughter fifteen years ago," Rachel began. "I am going to have to do a lot of explaining. So, I am going to take you upstairs to the guest room and let you get settled while I talk to Ross. I know you probably have a lot more questions for me, so after I talk to my husband, I'll come up and we can talk for as long as we can both stay awake. Is that okay?"

"That's great," said Mandy. "I still wanted to ask you all about my father."

"We can talk about all of that, I promise," replied Rachel.

Rachel and Mandy then got out of the car. Mandy followed Rachel into the house. They were both extremely nervous for very different reasons. Mandy was terrified her mom's family wouldn't like her, while Rachel was terrified of her husband's reaction to this very surprising news.

"Honey, you're finally home!" exclaimed Ross as he rounded the corner. He stopped in his tracks when she saw the teenage girl standing by his wife. "Um, who is this?" he timidly asked.

"Ross," began Rachel, "this is my daughter, Mandy."

In the next chapter all will be revealed, I promise! Thanks for all of the great reviews!