A/N Third in my oneshot series. Set Post Finale. This was harder to write than I anticipated, I hope I got Joey's voice...

I'm not smart.

Not like Chandler. He knows so much stuff. Not just dinosaur stuff like Ross does, which I guess makes him smart and everything too, but Chandler knows real Stuff. Like we're hanging out, watching Stevie, and someone will say something and I'll say, what the hell does that mean ? and he'll always know.

Except we don't hang out anymore.

Oh, man, there's nothing in the fridge...

Can't go across the hall . They aren't there anymore.

I know they haven't gone far far away .. but they have kids now, and a picket fence, a porch swing and all that stuff. I haven't changed. But I 'm happy, and I am happy for them , and Ross and Phoebe and Rachel and Mike and Emma .. all of them. My family; they have been my family in the City. My dad and I we never ... never meet in the middle. I was meant to be fixing faucets with him, not acting . I don't think he gets it. But Chandler... all the support he gave me. You can't put a price on that.

Yeah , he crossed the line sometimes. There's stuff you don't do. I don't do secrets. I think you should be honest. I think you should respect your friends, your family. I don't think you should be unfaithful.Ever.

For the times he got it wrong ... it doesn't matter. Because he's the brother I never had.

But now he isnt even across the hall anymore.

I think .. it's a good time to move on. The west coast, my sister's there, my nephew, there has to be work there, I need a new agent, now Estelle's gone too, and it's warm all the time, and the chicks! In bikinis !

So much change.

Why did I eat all the pizza ? I need food.My pants are looser since Mon left.

I feel a little sad I guess. Like when I turned thirty. Can't hold back time. Can't stop change.

So I think it's time for Joey to change too.

Do they have 24 hour pizza places in LA ? Sure they do!

And I can still fly home. And I know I will always be wanted and welcomed.

No, I'm not smart. But I'm lucky.

Everything's going to be all right.