"Well, I can't say any of us were surprised. Your parents have been unhappy ever since we've known them. Especially after that incident in Hawaii."

Rachel couldn't stop thinking about this comment from Jack Geller. What had he meant by that? What incident? She tapped her fingers on her knee anxiously. It didn't help that she was at work and trying to forget about the whole failed thing with Ross as well. He had left pretty upset when she told him to accept that they'd never be together. The thing was, she wasn't really so sure she meant that.

"I'm taking a break," she told Gunther.

"Really?" he asked. "You just got here fifteen minutes ago."

"It's important," she said, going to the staff room. She pulled the phone off the wall and called her Mom.

"Hi," her mother said once she connected. "How are you? Is everything all right?"

"Everything is fine, Mom," Rachel said. "But...here's the thing. Jack Geller said something to me about some incident in Hawaii? That you and Daddy were always unhappy since then? What is he talking about?"

Dial tone.

Rachel stared at the phone in her hand. Did her mother just hang up on her?! Grunting, she dialed again.

"Hello?"

"Mom! You hung up on me!"

Dial tone.

"Oh my God!" Rachel shrieked. Something was up. She was starting to believe this whole Hawaii thing was more serious than she had originally thought. She marched out to the front.

"Gunther! I'm sick. I'm going home," she said, taking off her apron.

"Rachel..."

She started coughing violently.

"Feel better soon," Gunther said, sighing. Rachel stormed out the door and went upstairs. She needed to talk to Monica right now. When she got there, though, everyone was watching something on the TV. She got sidetracked.

"Oh God, is that prom?" she asked.

"I don't want to watch this," Ross said immediately.

"Come on! It'll be fun," Joey urged.

"Nuh uh," Ross shook his head.

"Sit," Monica ordered. "Rach, are you okay? You look pale."

"I'm fine," Rachel answered. Her eyes were glued to the TV. She watched as Ross went to do the most heroic thing ever, and she hadn't even realized. She looked over at him standing by the door, which was where he went when this part came on. Her mind was suddenly made up. If anyone was this sweet, then they deserved another chance. She walked over to him and planted a kiss on his lips.

"See? She's his lobster," Phoebe said in the background. She tuned them all out. This moment was solely for them. She didn't even think about her Mom and what happened in Hawaii. It could wait.

...

"Do you want me to come with you?" Ross offered. They were waiting for a cab for Rachel. It was the next day, and she had decided to go visit her father since her mother was avoiding her calls.

"No, it's okay. I need to do this alone. I'll be back before dark," she promised, kissing him.

"I can't wait," he smiled. She smiled back.

"Me either."

She was with Ross. Ross was her boyfriend. Her heart fluttered.

"Good luck," he said. She had briefly filled him in on what she was going to visit her father for. She was nervous, but this needed to be done.

...

"Sweet Pea!" her father called, spreading his arms out for a hug. She obliged. Leonard came across as a cold man, but he had a sweet spot for his girls.

"Hi, Daddy," she said.

"What brings you here?" he asked, leading her inside.

"Well, I have a question about something, and Mom isn't answering," Rachel said.

"A question about what?"

"Mr. Geller said you guys were always unhappy since the incident in Hawaii. What does he mean by that?" she asked. He stiffened, and his eyes grew dark.

"I would rather not talk about that, thank you," Leonard said.

"But...I want to know!" Rachel cried. She crossed her arms. Her father looked at her for a long time before sighing loudly.

"All right," he said. "But you better sit for this." She followed him into the living room.

"What is it? Why is this so serious?" she asked. She sat down before her shaky legs gave out on her. She'd never seen her father so solemn.

"No!" Sandra shouted, coming into the room and making them both jump.

"What are you doing here?" Leonard demanded.

"I knew she'd come here," Sandra accused. "Rachel, sweetie, you need to let old dogs lie, all right?"

"No. This is obviously something really serious, and I want to know. I deserve to know," Rachel argued.

"Let's just tell her," Leonard said.

"No! It'll only upset her," Sandra snapped.

"I'm a grown woman, Mom! Just tell me!"

"Your mother had an affair," Leonard blurted before Sandra could speak.

"How could you?!" Sandra asked him, outraged.

"What? Mom? Is this true?" Rachel questioned. Her heart was pounding. Her mother had cheated on her father?

"I...yes," Sandra answered. She sighed loudly. "There's no use in denying it I guess since your father threw me under the bus and then ran over me with it."

"That's the big secret? I thought maybe it was worse than that," Rachel laughed.

"Well, Sweet Pea, it does get worse," Leonard told her. She froze.

"Come again?"

"I dreaded this day," Sandra moaned.

"What day?" Rachel asked, panicking.

"Sweet Pea, you are not my biological daughter," Leonard said. He looked at his hands and then back at her.

"W-what? No! Mom?!" Rachel cried, looking for answers.

"It's true," Sandra managed to say. "I...I got pregnant after the affair, and I knew you weren't your father's."

"Oh my God," Rachel said, feeling like she was going to throw up. "Oh. My. God!"

"See? It upset her," Sandra said to Leonard.

"She has the right to know," Leonard echoed Rachel's statement.

"How did the Gellers know about this and not me?!" Rachel shrieked.

"Well...we got a little tipsy at one of their dinner parties," Sandra said.

"Your mother blabbed it all," Leonard finished. Sandra smacked him in the chest.

"They promised to keep their mouths shut," Sandra huffed.

"It was an accident. Don't be angry at them," Rachel said. "I...I have to admit...I'm really very shocked right now. I don't even know what to think."

"Sweet Pea..."

"So you're not my real father?" Rachel asked, putting her hand up.

"No," he shook his head.

"Who is my real father?" she asked Sandra.

"I'm not getting into that," Sandra shook her head.

"You know what, fine. I don't want to know. This is crazy. This is all a lie. I am going to go home now and pretend I didn't hear any of this," Rachel said, getting up and heading for the door.

"Sweet Pea...!"

"No! I don't want to hear it!" she shouted, slamming the door behind her. Sandra and Leonard looked at one another.

"Now what?" she asked him.

As promised, here is my juicy Ross and Rachel story! I hope you like it. It's not going to be very long, and it might not get updated much as I've got so much going on, but I wanted to get the first chapter out there at least. I know it sounds like the incident happened after the Gellers knew them (and research says Monica and Rachel met at 6 years old), but I'm making it this way for the sake of my story. Cheers! ;)