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 sat her bag down and looked around the room that was to be her home for the next few days. It had a double sized bed and that was about it. She looked into the closet and saw some boxes stacked. She figured that must be the other stuff for this room that had just not been unpacked yet. She loved her mom's house, the little she had seen of it. It wasn't too big or too small. It seemed like the perfect size for a soon to be family of four. She knew her mom wanted her to stay there so she could talk to her husband, but Mandy couldn't resist the temptation to go sit on the stairs and listen to what was being said.

Mandy sat on the top stair so she couldn't be seen but could hear everything that was being said. She was a little shocked to learn that her mother didn't know who her father was. She guessed there would never be a way to answer that question. She listened as her mother told of her grandparent's reactions to her mom's pregnancy. Mandy was kind of shocked. While her parents were strict, she could never even imagine them being that cruel. As she listened to her mom's story, she decided she really didn't blame her mother for giving her up. If she had been in that situation, she would have probably done the same thing. Mandy started to cry a little as she heard the sweet things her mom's husband was saying to her. He must really love my mom, thought Mandy. Mandy slowly let her mind wonder to if she would ever have anyone love her like that. Could Josh be the one? Mandy was so lost in thought that she didn't hear her mom coming towards her until it was too late. She was caught. Her mom didn't really seem mad though. She just took Mandy to her room and let her go to bed.

The next morning when Mandy woke up, the first thought that went through her mind was, "Where am I?" Then the events of the day before came back to her. She was at her mom's house in New York. She could hear noises coming from downstairs, so she decided to go investigate. As she entered the kitchen, she saw her mom's husband and a little girl who could have been her eleven years ago, making breakfast. "Good morning," said Mandy to the pair.

"Morning Mandy," replied Ross. "I don't believe we really got a chance to meet last night, but you can call me Ross, and this is Emma."

"Hi Emma," said Mandy.

"Hi," Emma shyly replied. "Who are you?"

"Well," began Mandy, "My name is Mandy and….."

"Mandy is mommy's daughter," interrupted Ross. "You know how Ben lives with his mommies, well Mandy lives with her mommy and daddy in Florida, but she is here visiting."

"Okay," said Emma. "So Mandy is my big sister, like Ben is my big brother! Yeah! I told mommy I wanted a sister! Come on Mandy, help us make pancakes. We're going to take them to mommy in bed."

Mandy helped Ross and Emma cook the pancakes, then the three of them quietly walked into Ross and Rachel's bedroom where Rachel was still in bed. Emma crawled up next to her mother and gave her a kiss to wake her up. "Good morning baby," said Rachel. She then looked over to where Mandy and Ross were standing. Ross was holding the breakfast tray. "Awww….thanks you guys!" said Rachel as she began to cry. This was a very special day.

Mandy spent the rest of the day with her mom, Ross, and Emma. The four of them played games and watched movies all day. It was the perfect family day at home. Mandy loved this family. She missed her parents, but she was glad to know she was welcome with her mom and her mom's family. Rachel suggested that the next day she, Mandy, and Emma should have a girls day out. She was going to go and show Mandy her office at Louis Vuitton and take the girls shopping and out to lunch in the city. It sounded perfect to Mandy. Her mom would never spend an entire day doing something like that. Anita Jones did not believe in goofing off when you shopped. You only went into the stores which sold what you were looking for that day. Mandy could hardly sleep that night because she was so excited.

The next morning Mandy, Rachel, and Emma took the car into the city while Ross stayed at home and worked on some more unpacking, since he was also out of school for Spring Break. The girls first went to Rachel's office at Louis Vuitton. After showing Mandy her office, she took her down to the design room. Mandy was in awe at all of the sketches and designs for clothes and handbags laid out all over the room. She was in heaven. After Mandy had inspected every little detail, Rachel took her down to the showroom. She told Mandy to pick out whatever purse she wanted. Mandy tried to object! These purses were so expensive. Rachel finally convinced her that it was fine because since she was third in command at the New York office, it was all free. Rachel then took the girls to the store where she had started out, Bloomingdales. Mandy was once again in awe. She had never seen a single store this big! After getting a new outfit for Mandy, Emma, and the baby the girls walked a block over to Serendipity. Serendipity was a cute little café that was famous for its desserts and frozen hot chocolate. All three ordered lunch, and Rachel ordered a frozen hot chocolate both of the girls. After lunch they went to Central Park. Rachel rested on a bench while Mandy and Emma played. Mandy already loved her little sister. She saw a lot of herself in Emma, and since Ross had commented the day before that Emma was like Rachel in every way, Mandy figured she must also be just like her mom. After playing in the park for an hour or so, the very tired threesome headed home.

When they got home Rachel took Emma upstairs and they both took a nap. Since Mandy really didn't want to take a nap, she decided to see if Ross needed any help in the nursery. He had gotten the rest of the furniture put together and was now trying to put the finishing touches on it for Rachel. Mandy helped him arrange stuffed animals and hang clothes in the closet. She was sad to think that she might not even get to meet her little brother. She really hoped that Rachel would let her come visit again, and that her parents would let her come and visit again too.

As Mandy lay in bed later that night, she decided that today had been one of the best days of her life. Even though she loved her parents more than anything in the world, she couldn't help but wish that she could live here with Ross and Rachel. They were so much fun, and Rachel was such a perfect mother. She knew that they probably weren't really perfect, but these past two days sure had been perfect.

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