Chapter 20: Back at Apartment 20

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A/N: Ahhh chapter twenty! :D Hope you enjoy!

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Patricia gulped as she looked at the door to apartment twenty. She had gotten to Manhattan safely so she was happy but she felt like she was back in her position from two, nearly three months ago. The brunette took another deep breath before working up the courage to knock on the door.

It was only a few seconds later that the door opened revealing a woman with copper coloured hair. The woman looked down at her for a second before her expression changed to shocked but happy one and threw her arms around Patricia.

The brunette's breath left her body with a whoosh but she still hugged Rachel back all the same. "Missed you Rach."

"Missed you too!" Rachel said still embracing the runaway.

Patricia heard the door from apartment 19, which was behind her open and a male gasp. In about a second another pair of arms was hugging her tightly.

"Hey Chan!" The teen said happily as she threw one of her arms, which were around Rachel around the funny guy and so that they formed a group hug.

"Hey kiddo!" Chandler replied kissing the top of her head.

People started passing the embracing trio in the hallway and giving them weird looks. This was notated by Rachel who cared about what people thought of her but not this time.

"What are you looking at?!" Rachel snapped to a twenty year old man wearing a snapback. The man shook his head and scrammed down the stairs. She flipped her hair over her shoulder before a smile played on her lips. "Let's go inside."

The other two nodded in agreement. Chandler, the gentle man that he is picked up the suitcases for Patricia and sat them down inside before closing the door. He sat down on the big arm chair while Rachel and Patricia sat on the couch.

"Oh God, looks like I won't be going home for a while." The brunette said as she relaxed back into the comfortable couch and added a soft sigh for emphasis.

Rachel placed a hand on her shoulder. "Actually, Trish. I think you are home." She replied and smiled while Chandler nodded happily in agreement.

Patricia smiled widely at the gesture. Home. It did feel like home. Her house didn't feel like a home for a year or two now and especially when her Dad died it just pointed out the truth a little but more.

They heard the door open and they all turned their heads to see Joey walking casually over to the fridge. He grabbed butter and ham before closing the fridge and acknowledging the trio with a small nod and a hi before he walked out of the apartment.

Chandler looked at his watch. "3-2-"

Joey ran in with a big smile and his chocolate orbs were wide. "Patrick!"

"Josephine!" Patricia screamed back before jumping over the couch, a trick Chandler had thought her, and running into the actor's open arms.

"Oh God, I've missed you." Joey told her as he stroked her brown hair and placed his chin on her shoulder. "And your sandwiches." Patricia looked at him offended making him quickly add. "But mostly you."

Patricia nodded happily in response and the two headed over to the couch sitting happily with the others. The all sat smiling in the comfortable silence, letting their brains take in all the events that had happened in the last ten minutes.

"So how did you get here?" Chandler asked nonchalantly as he slouched forward in his seat.

"Well I snuck out of my room, and then I walked to the nearby town where there is a train station-"

"I love trains!" Joey said enthusiastically as he started fidgeting excitedly. Patricia gave him one of hers and Monica's famous looks for when they were interrupted. "Just like Mon."

"Oh my God." A familiar female voice said.

They four turned their heads to see Monica looking down at the two suitcases that Chandler had just left on the floor ready to trip an unfortunate person.

"Who just left these suitcases here?" She asked irritably as she carefully placed the bag of groceries on the table. Monica raised her gaze to the couch before gasping. "Patricia!" She said happily which made her forget all about the suitcases.

Monica ran forward tripping over the suitcase making the four others look at each other in the moment for a split second before running forward to help her. Chandler helped her up and the other three keep asking her a bunch of questions about was she ok.

"I'm fine, I'm fine." Monica reassured her friends. She looked at Patricia with a soft expression and a smile. "Give your big sister a hug." She told her holding out her arms.

Without any hesitation or a second thought Patricia ran forward into Monica's arms and hugged her tightly. The situation was so overwhelming for the two tears leaked from their eyes but they still smiled all the same. They stayed that way for a few minutes until Rachel started taking pictures of the cute moment. The two pulled away and looked at the shopping lover with raised eyebrows and strange expressions along with the two boys.

"What? I thought we'd want to remember this moment." Rachel said innocently even though without the picture that they would all remember this moment in some shape or form.

Phoebe and Ross started pushing and shoving each other as they both were trying to get through the doorway. Both of them were eager to see Patricia. Phoebe's temper got the better of her and she kneaded the palaeontologist in the stomach. Ross cried out in pain as Phoebe ran into the apartment while he fell on his knees on the ground.

Patricia ran over to the blonde and wrapped her arms around her tightly which felt a tiny bit strange. "It's so weird! There are no triplets in you."

"I know." Phoebe admitted softly.

"Ow!" Ross cried and gestured to his stomach but it was mostly to Phoebe.

The weird girl rolled her eyes. "Suck it up!"

Ross scowled at her before walking over to Patricia and picking her up into his arms and giving her a spin before putting her back down. "Wow you're light."

Patricia twisted her hands together uneasily. "I haven't been eating a lot lately…"

Monica nodded. "Well maybe if I make you some lasagne."

Before Patricia could accept the offer Joey but in. "Lasagne? I want lasagne? Do I get lasagne?"

"Sure Joe." The chef nodded and headed over to the kitchen and started to get the ingredients together. "Now what about you, Patricia?"

"Sure! Can I help?" Patricia asked as she approached her Godmother.

"Yup!" Monica replied happily.

The gang glanced at Patricia every so often. They were so happy to have her back with them. They knew all this happiness wouldn't last long because of one evil woman but they were going to do everything in their power so Frannie wouldn't get her claws on the innocent child.

A/N: It's kinda a déjà vu chapter if you remember the first chapter. Seeing that it's the twentieth chapter I made them all happy so that's why there's just a reunion. I have so many ideas for the next few chapters! Can't wait to write them!

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