Okay I got many different opinions about the last chapter, but too late now to undo it. And as I've already told tons of you readers, I wrote this story like 4 years ago, and I was like 12 years and yeah – I've cleaned the spelling mistakes up a bit, but changing the story would really ruin my first fanfic ever. The reason I posted this was actually just so I could get to know what people thought about it. And yeah, different opinions, I'll say. But hey – how much do you know when you're 11 years old? I just wrote something, so if you don't like reading it, I'll just stop posting. Gee, I sound like someone who can't take criticism, well I can, but maybe I'm a bit like Monica. Anyway, I still love your reviews, even the bad ones. Thank you a lot for them.

Disclaimer: Still not mine, okay?

A New Beginning

Chapter 10. A Long Lost Explanation

"Mom, dad. We need to talk to you" Jonathan said, stepping into the bedroom where Ross was sitting on one side of the bed, mad at Rachel, and Rachel on the other side of the bed, mad at Ross.

"What's it about, Jon?" Rachel asked.

"Something very important"

Rachel sensed the tone in his voice and waved Ross with her after Jonathan.

When they came down, they saw all six of their children sitting in the kitchen, waiting for them. They sat down on each a chair and looked at the kids to begin.

Clara took charge, "We overheard your talk, mom"

"When?" Rachel said. She knew when.

"Who is it?" Rain asked, "It's me isn't it? I'm the kid there's not dads, right?"

Rachel swallowed a lump and looked at Ross, then she turned her head and looked at Rain again, "Yes, you are"

Rain got tears in her eyes and ran towards Rachel and hugged her. Crying into her shoulders.

"I love you, Rain" Rachel whispered, "Remember that, okay? I love you so much… and Ross does too"

"Really?" Rain asked, looking at Ross.

"How can you even ask that question?" Ross said.

"But remember" Rachel said, "That there's a 50 percent chance that you're Ross, okay? Because we haven't taken any tests or anything, hon"

"You haven't?" Rebecca asked, "Why?"

"Because.." Rachel sighed, "If that test turned out to be Marks, then I would live the rest of my life knowing that Rain wasn't Ross', and he would live the rest of his life knowing that, Rain wasn't and would never be, his girl. If it turned out to be Ross', we would both be so, so happy, but there's a risk, that it's Marks, and I don't wanna know" (A/N - Yeah, I know, as selfish as ever, but hey!; that's Rachel)

"Don't I deserve to know, mom?" Rain asked, looking into Rachel's eyes, with totally look-a-like eyes.

"That's your choice Rain, but I warn you, maybe it turns out to be something you would regret"

"I wanna know" Rain said, "I don't think, I'm dad's, but I wanna know for sure"

Ross sighed, "Great, I wanted to know back then too, now we can, but remember Rain, I will love you forever even if you turns out not to be mine"

"Thanks dad" Rain said, and then she hugged him.

"You'll make an appointment for that" Rachel said, "And don't tell me whose you are, Rain, because I really don't wanna know"

Rain and Ross left the room, to call the doctors and Jonathan, Joshua and Gretchen left too. Back was Rebecca, Clara and Rachel.

"First mom" Rebecca began, "I wanna say sorry for calling you selfish when I didn't know a thing about the situation, and then I would like to say sorry for ears dropping at your conversation with daddy"

Rachel smiled a weak smile, and took her hand, "You children only deserves to know, okay? I should have told you much earlier, especially Rain, right?"

"Mom, why haven't you told me about that guy raping you, I mean, I could have talked to you"

"It was one of the most embarrassed humiliating thing there's ever happened to me, Clara" Rachel whispered, "You don't wanna share something like that with everybody, you just wanna forget it, but you know inside, that you never will. Promise me that you kids wont tell anyone about this, even if the results of the test shows that Rain isn't Ross', she still is for my parents, and for Ross' parents, and for Monica and Chandler.. everybody we know, okay?" Rachel said, doing her best to convince them. To get them to believe.

Clara nodded, "We promise you"

"Great" Rachel sighed, "I love you, girls"

"We love you too"

"All right" Rachel said, getting up, "I have to go look at the apartment, you wanna come?"

The girls nodded and Rachel borrowed Ross' car and drove to the city.

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When they parked the car on a street a few blocks away from the store, they walked over there. Rachel looked inside. The painting and stuff had gotten longer then she thought, and they hadn't had the chance to open yet. Maybe it would soon be time? They walked behind the store and locked open the door on the other side of the building. They walked up a few stairs and was now outside one door, the two others (there used to be three apartments) were changed, and was now a wall. She locked open the door, they had to start painting now. Rachel walked in and got a shock, it was a beautiful apartment now.

The handymen had made 8 bedrooms and an office. There was a kitchen (not that Rachel would need to cook much herself, but still). There was a big place for dinning room where she already saw herself eating dinner with her kids, (when all of them were visiting at the same time, of course). There were two bathrooms with toilet and that stuff already there, so they just needed to choose a colour. There was a living room, where they could watch TV together. The handymen had gotten it totally like she wanted to have it. She was happy.

"Well, since you guys are here with me now.." Rachel began, "I think you could choose bedrooms first, BUT" she stopped Rebecca and Clara, "The big one with the door opening into a smaller one, is mine. For my office you know"

Clara and Rebecca nodded and rushed of.

Rachel followed them, while they looked into the rooms, she didn't need to worry though, her bedroom was in the other end of the apartment, "But you still need to consider where you wanna spend most of your time, here or at your fathers, because if you choose to live with him, then you'll have to give the big rooms to those of you who wants to live here"

"I'm living here" Rebecca said.

"Yeah me too" Clara mumbled.

"Well, there's long to school" Rachel said, looking at them.

"So?" Rebecca asked, "Here's closer to you, and to Monica and Chandler, I know Mary lives on the same street as dad, but Lena lives in this city right?"

"I'm with Bec" Clara nodded.

"Then get the big ones" Rachel smiled.

And so they did. Clara got the biggest room, but Rebecca got one with a view over the Park, so they thought it was fair.

Rachel's room had a balcony, really romantic.

Rachel could already see herself living here. She would feel so great when they could move in.

"What colour do you girls want in your rooms?" Rachel asked, walking into Clara's where they talked.

"I know that!" Clara said, "I want white on three walls and purple on the last one, whereas a pair of dots over here, so it match"

"Cleaver" Rebecca nodded, "I want light red, not pink but that baby colour, and of course white on some of it"

Rachel smiled, "Well, do you then wanna help me choose colour for the rest of the rooms, except the others of course"

"Yeah!" Clara said.

"Okay" Rachel went into the room next to Clara's, "You know this is a bathroom for you kids, I have one next to my room"

"Really?" Clara said, "Just like I always wanted"

"I know that" Rachel said.

Rebecca couldn't believe it, "Our own bathroom? Do we have much money?"

"Of course we have, Bec!" Clara said, "Mom is one of the most famous designers in the world, we really have, how else do you think we could afford a three apartments apartment?"

"Well, I think we should paint light blue in here!" Rebecca suddenly said, "You know.. for the boys"

Rachel smiled, "What about in the hall way? I think light orange would be great"

"Orange, mom how are your taste?"

"Because it's a place you have to be happy in! I think it would be great!" Clara said, defending Rachel for Rebecca's comment.

They walked to the other end of the apartment and into the living room, "What do you think in here?"

"Blue" Rebecca mumbled, "Really light blue, then you could hang up pictures of your children, because you love them so much"

Rachel laughed, "Blue it is. Do you girls wanna go buy something now? We could begin on this, we're gonna have to start sometime"

The girls nodded and Rachel drove to a store and bought, light blue, purple, light red, blue, orange and white and grey for her own rooms. When they came back to the apartment, Rachel's cell phone rang.

"Yeah?"

"It's Ross, where are you guys?"

"Oh" Rachel smiled, "We bought paint to the apartment, you guys should come look, the 4 other kids can choose a room too, then. And please, be nice and bring me, Becky and Clara some old clothes so we wont mess up what we're wearing"

"That sounds great, but what about dinner, then?" Ross asked.

"We'll order something up here. We can eat from the boxes right?"

Ross laughed, "Yeah, we'll come soon, and bring clothes for you and for ourselves"

Rachel hung up, "The rest of our lovely family is coming now"

Clara and Rebecca smiled, sitting down at the floor, laughing at Rachel who seemed to understand nothing, SHE didn't know that she had had a blue paint sting across her face since the store.

Okay so, third chapter today, I really have no life. I just get bored sometimes, and I'm sick right now, and I have holidays, so things just don't get better. Why do I have to get sick when we have time off? Anyway, this was this chapter, and remember I promised to explain everything in a future chapter.. Remember to review too. Thanks, Stessa.