A/N: Well, this is it for this story. Thank you so much to everyone who has reviewed! I hope to start another story sometime soon! I may even do a sequel to this one. Let me know if you would like another story about Mandy!

May 2009

"Ross, can you get Caleb to put his shoes on!" yelled Rachel as she hurried to finish getting her 18 month old daughter Bella ready. Bella had been a very happy surprise, born a little over a year after Caleb.

"Okay!" Ross yelled back from Caleb's room. After Ross put three year old Caleb's shoes on, he went down the hall to his son Ben's room. Ben had been living with Ross and Rachel full time for the past three years. He was 15 and had just finished his freshman year of high school. "Ben, make sure your suitcase is ready because we're leaving for the airport in five minutes," Ross said to his eldest child.

"It's ready dad," replied Ben. Ross then went down to his six year old daughter Emma's room, formerly the play room, to make sure she was ready. He found Emma with an open suitcase and a pile of clothes on her bed. "Em, what are you doing? Your mom packed your suitcase last night!" exclaimed Ross.

"I know daddy, but mommy forgot to pack my cap and gown for graduation," replied Emma.

"Sweetie, you don't need your cap and gown. Your kindergarten graduation was last night. We're going to Mandy's graduation, so Mandy will be wearing the cap and gown," Ross explained.

"Are you sure I'm not supposed to wear mine?" Emma asked.

"I'm sure honey. Now let's get all of this back in your suitcase before your mommy comes up here and has a fit," said Ross.

As soon as Emma had everything back in her suitcase, Ross got it and took it downstairs where Rachel was waiting with Bella, Caleb, and Ben. After becoming a mother of five, with four kids at home, Rachel had become much better at getting places on time. "Okay," said Rachel to Ross, "If you will put the luggage in the car, I will get the kids in so we can go. I don't want to miss our flight." This was the first time that the whole family had gone down to Miami to visit Mandy. Rachel was also excited that after Mandy's graduation, she and her eldest daughter were going on a 7 night cruise. She really needed a vacation!

Mandy yelled a quick good-bye to her mom and dad as she got into her car to head to the airport. She was on her way to pick up Rachel, she still didn't really call her mom, and her family. This was the first time Ross and the kids had been down to Miami, and she was so excited to get to show them around. Rachel had been down to Miami for her sixteenth birthday and just a month ago to help her get ready for her Senior prom. Mandy had gone to New York every summer, spring break, and most of her Christmas break the past three years. She had even interned at Louis Vuitton with her mother the past summer. She had also been accepted to NYU and was going to start there in the fall. She couldn't wait to get to be around her birth mom and her younger brother and sisters all the time.

Mandy stood at the gate and waited for her mom to get off the plane. She heard them before she could see them. Rachel was yelling for Caleb to wait on her, Emma was singing, and Ben was telling her to shut up. She could also hear the faint sound of Bella crying. Man, she had missed her family so much!

Mandy then suddenly felt two pairs of little arms wrapped tightly around her waist as Emma and Caleb excitedly greeted their big sister. Mandy then gave her mom a hug, or as good of a hug as she could, since Rachel was holding an almost asleep Bella. She then walked with her family and helped them get their luggage and rental car because the five of them wouldn't fit in her Mustang! They were then all going to meet Mandy's parents for a family dinner.

"Sweetie," Ross said to Rachel, "Why don't you ride with Mandy, and I'll follow with the kids. I know you girls want to catch up."

"Thank you so much!" replied Rachel. "I have such a headache! I just need fifteen minutes of quiet because some of us didn't take a two hour nap on the plane."

Rachel helped Ross get the kids and all of the luggage into the rental van and then went and got into Mandy's car with her.

"Are you okay Rachel?" asked Mandy as they began to pull out of the airport.

"Oh yeah," answered Rachel. "I'm just exhausted! I think the kids still may be a little too young for long plane rides. I really feel for Ross having to take them all back on his own, but I really need this vacation!"

"So does this mean that you're not going to have any more kids?" Mandy asked jokingly.

"Yeah, I think five, counting you and Ben, is more than enough!" answered Rachel.

"Starting this fall, I'll be at your house at least once a week to do laundry! I really like this having a family wherever I go," said Mandy.

"Yeah, I think you have it made. I'm just excited about having someone in the city to go to lunch with. It's going to be great. So, are your parents ready to have dinner with this whole bunch?" asked Rachel.

"They're excited about seeing the kids. They haven't seen Caleb since he was a baby and haven't met Bella yet," answered Mandy.

"Oh yeah, I forgot it had been that long since your parents had been to New York with you. So are you ready to graduate tomorrow night?" said Rachel.

"I'm so ready! It seems like high school has lasted forever. I guess it doesn't really feel like the end because Kristie is coming to NYU with me," replied Mandy.

"Well, I'm just ready to be on that cruise in two days. I still can't believe that Ross agreed to keep all four kids for an entire week so I could go with you and Kristie. I don't know what you told him but it worked!" said Rachel.

"I just told him that if he didn't let you go, I would go by myself. He really didn't like that idea too much. I also told him that if you didn't get a vacation soon, I really thought you would lose your mind," answered Mandy.

"So, I'm losing my mind, huh?" asked Rachel.

"Well, you're getting there!" said Mandy with a laugh.

"Yeah, I agree! I really need this vacation. I love my family so much, but I really need some time without my kids," said Rachel.

"Well, I'm glad you're going with us because you'll let us have some fun! My mom or Kristie's mom wouldn't let us drink or anything," said Mandy.

"Please don't tell your mother that, or she won't let you go anywhere with me anymore!" replied Rachel.

"I won't," answered Mandy as she pulled up at the restaurant.

"Well, are you ready to go celebrate your last night as a high school student?" asked Rachel.

"Oh yeah!" exclaimed Mandy.