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The next morning Mandy got up early to finish packing all her things. This was the last night she would stay at Ross and Rachel's, at least for a while. Rachel was going with her that afternoon to pick her parents, Kristie, and Kristie's parents up at the airport. The movers were supposed to be at the Jones' new home by two this afternoon. They were also bringing all of Mandy's stuff for college andher car. She and Kristie were moving into their dorm room tomorrow morning. Both girls had decided to go through sorority recruitment and the parties started on Sunday morning. Mandy was pretty nervous about it, but Rachel had written her a recommendation for her sorority and had assured Mandy that she would have no problems because she would be considered a legacy. Mandy was trying her best to be quiet because Emma was still asleep in the room. Even though she loved her little sister to death, Mandy was kind of glad to not have to share a room with a six year old anymore. She'd had to move in with Emma when Ben had got back from California two weeks ago. It was kind of annoying to have to be really quiet and not to be able to stay up on her laptop talking with her friends at night because Emma was already sleeping. Rachel had told her yesterday about their plans for room rearrangements. Mandy was pretty excited because she would now have her own room whenever she wanted to come and stay with Rachel.
When Mandy was finished with the last of her packing, she headed downstairs to get some breakfast. She was very glad she hadn't woken up Emma because just like Rachel, Emma was not a morning person. That was one quality Mandy had not inherited from her mother. While she did like to sleep late, Mandy was not grouchy in the mornings. To her surprise the kitchen was empty. She had figured Bella and Caleb would already have their mommy and daddy up and out of bed because it was almost 9 o'clock. Mandy decided that she would do something nice for her family since it was her last day living here and cook them breakfast. She got out the Bisquick and the waffle maker and started to cook waffles. After about fifteen minutes she heard footsteps coming down the stairs. She turned and saw her step-brother Ben coming down. "What are you doing up so early?" she asked.
"The smell woke me up!" Ben said with a grin.
"Well go ahead and eat," Mandy said smiling back. "This is kind of strange. I don't think we have ever been the first two people awake in this house. The kids are usually up so early."
"Yeah, I know! Even on Saturdays," said Ben. "I mean, I love them, and I had rather live here than in California, but it can be so annoying sometimes with little kids everywhere! Dad told me yesterday that they were going to let me have the attic, and I can't wait!"
"Yeah, that'll be a lot better. Plus, now I'll get to have your room when I come to stay," replied Mandy. Mandy and Ben made small talk for a few more minutes. She really liked her step-brother, but she felt like she really didn't know him that well because both of the summers she had spent with the Geller family, Ben had been in California. They both stopped talking when they heard more footsteps coming down the stairs. Ross was holding Bella in one arm and was holding Caleb's hand with the other. "Waffles!" yelled Caleb as he ran to the table.
"Thanks for cooking breakfast," said Ross, giving Mandy a hug. He then went and put Bella in her highchair. Ross then went to help Mandy fix plates for Caleb, Bella, and himself. "Should I go ahead and fix a plate for Emma and Rachel?" asked Mandy.
"Well, Emma is still asleep and Rachel isn't feeling that well this morning, so I would wait," said Ross.
"Okay, well I'm going to go upstairs and get ready. I hope you enjoy breakfast," said Mandy as she turned and headed up the stairs. She walked down the hall to the master bedroom and knocked on the door. "Come in," said Rachel.
"Morning, are you okay? Ross said you weren't feeling that well this morning," said Mandy.
"Oh, I'm fine. Just a little morning sickness, no big deal," answered Rachel. "I'm going to get up and take a shower in a minute so we can leave to go pick up your parents. Are you excited?"
"Yeah, I'm excited to see them and Kristie," answered Mandy. "I really can't wait until tomorrow when I get to move into the dorm! Are you still going to come and help?" asked Mandy with a pleading look on her face.
"Yeah, as long as Ross doesn't mind watching the kids for the day," said Rachel. "I'm going to go take a shower now. Meet you down stairs in 45 minutes?"
"Sure," said Mandy.
Forty-five minutes later Mandy and Rachel were on the way to pick Mandy's parents up from the airport. Rachel was still feeling a little sick but went anyways. "Mandy, are you excited about recruitment?" asked Rachel.
"I'm really nervous," said Mandy. "If Kristie didn't want to be in a sorority so much I probably wouldn't even do it. I'm still not really sure if it's for me."
"If you don't want to, you know you don't have to," said Rachel. "I enjoyed it, but fortunately you are a lot less crazy and more down to earth than I was at eighteen, so you might not like it. Plus, it's really not as big of a deal now as it was back then."
"Yeah, I know," said Mandy. "It just seems really time consuming to me. Plus, I'm really not a party girl like you were!"
"Well, I wasn't a party girl until I went to college," said Rachel.
"Yeah, right!" exclaimed Mandy. "Monica has told me so many stories about you in high school. You were crazy!"
"Gosh, I have got to keep my children away from Monica," said Rachel. "She'll tell all my secrets!"
Mandy and Rachel both laughed as they pulled into the airport and walked in to go meet her parents. They stood at baggage claim to wait for the Jones. After a few minutes Mandy saw her parents, Kristie, and Kristie's parents coming down the escalator. She went and gave both of her parents and Kristie a hug. Anita Jones then walked over to Rachel and gave her a hug as well. "How was your flight?" Rachel asked.
"Oh, it was fine. We're just ready to get moved," said Anita. "I hear that congratulations are in order again!"
"Yeah," said Rachel as she ran her hand over her slight bump which was still unnoticeable to observers. "We were a little surprised, but we're excited. This is definitely the last one though!" Rachel then went and greeted Robert Jones and Kristie. She also said hello to Kristie's parents whom she had only met once. Kristie and her family were catching a cab into the city where they had a hotel for the night. They were going to go to a play tonight because they had never been to one on Broadway before. Mandy was going to meet up with them the next morning at the dorm room.
Mandy, her parents, and Rachel all got into the car and headed back to Westchester. Rachel pulled into the driveway of the Jones's new home. It looked like the movers weren't there yet. Mandy and her parents got out of the car and started into the house. "Do you need me to help with anything?" Rachel asked.
"No, we're fine, but thank you," said Anita. "We would love if you could still come and help tomorrow though because I may leave Robert here at the house doing stuff while we go to the dorms."
"Of course! I'll be there," said Rachel. She then turned and pulled out of the driveway and headed the five minutes down the road to her home.
Author's note: Sorry that I still haven't gotten to Mandy actually starting to college. She is moving into the dorms next chapter though! Please read and review!