Author's Note: I'm really sorry, I meant to update yesterday but I was busy all day! But anyway, here it is. Sorry if it isn't so good, I'm kind of rushed. But yeah. Review!

"Thanks for coming over, Mon. I wanted to ask you a favor." Chandler spoke as the door to his apartment shut and Monica walked in, right on cue.

"Sure, anything. What's up, Chandler?"

"I wanted to know if you'd go ring shopping with me? I want to pick out a wedding ring so I can marry the woman of my dreams, but unfortunately I have no idea what girls like, so I thought it would be good to have a girl's opinion." Monica's heart dropped at those words. He wanted to marry Janice. All this time Monica had still had hope of them breaking up, like they did every time, but now he was looking for a wedding ring. How could Janice be the woman of his dreams? All hope Monica had ever had was over, and she couldn't even let it show. She plastered on a smile and faked her enthusiasm for her next words:

"Aww! Chandler! Of course I'll help you pick out a wedding ring for her! That's so sweet, I had no idea you were that far in your relationship with Janice, you guys were always so unstable!"

"I've always been unstable when it comes to relationships, but I'm really sure about this choice. I know it's what I want; it's what I've always wanted." Monica seemed shocked, and Chandler just smiled to himself. If only she knew…

"Alright, so when were you thinking of going?" Monica asked, still faking her good mood at the news.

"Actually, I was thinking, what if we went now?"

"Now?" Monica repeated in shock.

"Yeah."

"Oh, okay. I guess. Just let me go get my coat." Monica walked across the hall to get her coat and took a deep breath, steadying herself. She really had no interest in helping Chandler prepare to marry some other woman, but it's not like she could refuse to go with him without him knowing something was up; they were best friends. She couldn't let him know how she really felt. This must have been why he was so happy at Central Perk earlier, he was planning his proposal. That must have been it. Monica couldn't believe it. Janice, of all people. She suddenly realized she was taking a while, so she grabbed her coat and walked back over to Chandler's across the hall.

I wonder why Monica seemed so enthusiastic about going with me, Chandler thought to himself as he waited for her to get her coat. Maybe she's faking it. I hope she's faking it. She couldn't suspect anything, could she? No, I know she was probably just pretending to be happy for me. Unless she doesn't feel the same? No, don't think like that, Chandler. Just go for it! Just then, Monica walked back in and gave him a smile.

"Ready, Chandler?" Chandler jumped to his feet.

"Let's do this!" Though she was upset, Monica couldn't help but grin when she saw Chandler so happy, it made her happy to watch.

After about ten minutes of walking, they finally reached the ring shop. They looked around forever and Monica kept getting these frustrating pangs of jealousy every time Chandler stopped to look at another ring, but there was nothing she could do about it. She wasn't about to get in the way of his luck with Janice, no matter how much she wanted to. He was planning on getting married… that was a big commitment. And she loved him so much, but she couldn't change the way he felt.

Chandler smiled as he thought about how shocked Monica would be when Chandler proposed to her, not Janice. She had been quiet the whole time; maybe she was hurt when he asked her to go with him. He hated hurting her but he knew it would all be worth it in the end, so he pretended like he didn't notice. After maybe 45 minutes of browsing the entire store, he turned to Monica.

"Nothing's right." Her spirits lifted in a momentary surge of hope, thinking maybe he'd changed his mind about the whole thing. "I'll just have to order a custom ring, that'll be more personal anyway." This time her heart sunk again, and she nodded with a meek smile. Not letting on what was really going on, Chandler put on a look of concern.

"Are you alright, Mon?"

"Yeah, I'm fine!" She said, maybe a little too excitedly.

"Okay, if you say so." Chandler walked her back home. "Thanks for coming with me today, and I'm sorry for wasting your time and not getting a ring in the end. But at least I realized a custom ring is the way to go. Thanks for your advice, I'm a complete nuisance when it comes to this stuff."

"Yeah, anytime, Chandler." Monica responded. "Listen, I'm pretty tired so good luck with getting your ring and I'll see you tomorrow?"

"Sure, goodnight, Mon."
"Night, Chandler." He gave her a quick hug goodbye and strolled back to his apartment, very pleased with himself. Joey was sitting in one of the recliners watching TV when Chandler walked in.

"Hey, man!" Chandler called out.

"Hey! How'd it go?" Joey asked.

"Pretty good. She didn't suspect a thing."

"Nice. So when you popping the question?"

"All in good time, Joe. There's a few more things to be accomplished first."

Author's Note: Thanks for reading, please tell me what you thought. The next chapter will be out soon, hopefully today or tomorrow but I'm not making any promises!