Monica and Chandler came back from the Doctor's and went over to Joey and Chandler's to get Alex.

Monica walked in and looked around. The place was trashed; which was usually always the state Monica came to when Joey watched Alex, but she couldn't find Alex anywhere "Where's Alex?" She asked Phoebe and Joey.

They turned towards Monica by the door with Chandler behind her. They looked at each other than Monica. "That's a good question..."

Monica's eyes got wide and she walked over to them "You don't know where he is?" She asked worried

"Well we were playing hide'n'seek and well...we just haven't found him yet." Joey said looking around

"Guys he's deaf. You can't play these kind of games with him." Monica said walking around and looking under tables and behind the couch.

"Why not?" Joey asked

"Because what if you never find him and what if the fire alarm goes off or some big guy comes in and yells with a gun in hand. He won't know because he's hiding." Monica said

"Yeah we didn't think about that..." Phoebe said

Everyone started looking for him "Is he even in the apartment?" Chandler asked

"Yeah...I think so, maybe." Joey said

Monica looked at him "You're not even sure!" Monica said getting angry.

"Mon calm down. We'll find him." Chandler assured her, rubbing her back.

Phoebe leaned towards Chandler "Don't worry, she always gets like this when it comes to Alex." She told him

Monica glarred at her "I do not." She defended herself

Joey chuckled causing everyone to look towards him.

"What?"

"You are always like this." Joey said

Monica put her hands on her hips "Name two other times I've been this worried." Monica said

"Okay." Both Phoebe and Joey said

"The time we took Alex to school and were stopped by a train. We were late. You got worried that he couldn't get in because the doors lock once the bell rings." Phoebe said

"They do! How did you get in?" Monica said knowing the answer but wanting Chandler to hear.

"Joey climbed through the window of his classroom." Phoebe said with no problem.

Chandler's eyes got wide almost not believing it.

"Then there was the time when we went to the store together. We were just getting some snacks while you got the milk and when you came to the aisle we were in, you freaked out because you couldn't find us."

"Well what did I take, two minutes? You guys left. I found you by the magazines at the check out twenty minutes later." Monica said

"Well...oh!" Phoebe looked at Joey "And that time when Joey used him to pick up girls with in the park. They lost track of time and..."

"Okay! I said two." Monica sighed "Can we just find my son."

They nodded "Joey and I will check around the building. You guys stay here." Phoebe said and left with Joey.

Monica and Chandler were looking around the apartment when Chandler came up with an idea "Hey, you said he's scared of the dark right?"

Monica nodded "Yeah."

"Well why don't we just turn off the lights and see if he comes out?" He suggested "Then we will know if he's in here or not."

Monica looked at him and smiled "Great idea."

Chandler and Monica started turning the lights off in every room. But he still didn't come out. Monica started to worry again "Where is he?"

Chandler hugged her, trying to calm her down.

Phoebe and Joey walked in Monica's apartment to grab a quick snack before they continued their search.

They froze in the doorway when they saw Alex sitting at the kitchen table with the box of animal crackers in front of him.

Monica and Chandler were still hugging when Joey and Phoebe walked back through the door with Alex. "Look who we found eating animal crackers." Joey said

Monica turned and saw Alex standing there with a hand full of crackers. She rushed to his side and hugged him. She pulled back and looked him in the eyes "Don't do that to me." She signed hugging him again

Monday morning Monica woke up by Alex jumping on the bed.

Monica smiled and in one swift move, quickly grabbed him and brought him down to her. She started tickling him.

Alex smiled and did the time out sign for Monica to stop.

Monica smiled and stopped tickling him.

He looked at his mom. "Is daddy taking me to school again today?' He asked. Alex liked the idea of having a dad now so he started calling him dad.

"Yep. You need to go get dressed before he get's here." She told him.

He hopped off the bed and ran out of his mom's room.

Monica walked out of her bedroom and went to start a pot of coffee.

Chandler walked in to Monica leaning up against the counter stirring her coffee and Alex running out with his shirt half on and one shoe on. Monica sat down her coffee and went over to him to help him finish getting dressed.

He popped his head out and saw Chandler. He ran over to him, Chandler lifted him up in his arms. "You ready?"

He nodded.

Monica came over to him with his book bag and lunch box. She handed them to Chandler and gave Alex a kiss goodbye then Chandler "Love you." She smiled

"Love you too." They said.

Monica opened the door for him "I get off early so I'll just pick him up." She said

Chandler nodded "You want to meet me for lunch at Bobby's Pizza afterwards?"

"Sounds good." She kissed him one last time "Bye."

"Bye." Chandler walked out.

Monica shut the door after him and went to get ready.

Chandler was waiting at Bobby's Pizza on his lunch break for Monica and Alex.

They walked through the door minutes later and spotted Chandler in a booth.

Alex ran over and jumped in, sliding in next to the wall. Monica sat next to him.

They ordered, ate and talked.

"So I've been thinking. And you can say no but...maybe it's time we, move in together?" Chandler said nervous but also excited to hear what Monica will say about it.

Monica's face broke into a smile "I love it." She said "We can do it soon too. I'll clear some space and get you some room in my room...our room." Monica smiled "I love it. What made you want to move in?" She asked

"Well, I love you very much. I love Alex." He smiled "And Phoebe's moving in with Joey." He said "But I'm happy, I want to do this. I wanna be there for everything." He said looking at Alex "Did you tell him about the Doctor's appointment we made for him."

Monica nodded slowly fiddling with her napkin "Yeah."

"What's the matter? Are you having second thoughts?" He asked

Monica looked up at him "No. It's just, we've been though a lot, the two of us. And the hearing aids are just...all that stuff we worked up to, to get to where we are now, the sign language and the lights in the apartment. What do I do about that? It all will just go away like we don't need it anymore. Those were memories." She said a little sad at the fact that Alex won't be her very special son anymore. He will just be her special son.

She smiled "The time when we first tested out the door bell, and the lights flickered. He jumped; scared." She told him. Chandler reached across the table and held her hands "And when we set the T.V. so it will be on subtitles all the time. He couldn't read all that well then." She smiled "I remember we spent almost all day with me trying to teach him." Chandler laughed

"That must have been a long day." He said

She looked over at Alex next to her playing with his rubber band ball. "It was."

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