AN: Here's the epilogue and that means that I can concentrate on my other stories. In case you guys didn't get an alert, I reposted the last chapter because when I posted it the first time, it didn't post all of it. So it's a much better version. Please R&R.

Disclaimer: I own no one. They all belong to Bright/Kauffman/Crane.

Epilogue

Monica turned over in bed and smiled when she saw Chandler sound asleep beside her. She took her hand and started running her fingers through his hair. His eyes slowly opened and he smiled at her.

"Hey," she smiled at him. "Good morning."

"Morning," he slowly sat up. "Are they up yet?"

"Not yet." She said as they heard loud noises down the hall. "Now they are."

"Mommy, Daddy," their door opened and two of their kids came in.

"Santa came. Let's go." Six-year-old Ryan told them as he climbed up onto the bed with three-year-old Katie. "Can we go down yet?"

"You can get your stockings down for now." Chandler told them. "You need to wait until Caleb is up."

"And there he is." Monica sighed as they heard a cry through the baby monitor.

"I'll get him," Chandler said as they all got off the bed.

"I'll try to keep them calm until you come down." Monica took them downstairs as Chandler walked into their one-year-olds room.

Monica got down the stockings and they dumped the contents on the floor.

"Just the stockings. Don't go near the presents yet." Monica told them. "I'll make up some cinnamon rolls for breakfast."

Monica smiled at them as she went into the kitchen. Things were really good for her and Chandler. After that last hypnosis session, it seemed as if Chandler was a much better person. It wasn't as easy as he thought it would be for him to move on from it. It would always be with him, but he eventually learned to accept that.

A couple months after the last hypnosis session, Chandler received a hand-written letter in the mail. The return address said it was Schultz's parents; they were requesting a meeting with him. After much discussion with Monica, he decided to meet with them in a public place with Monica and both his parents. Unbeknownst to them, their friends tagged along and hid at a nearby table just in case. Schultz's parents told them that they weren't there to defend anything that their son did, but that they were sorry for what he went through at his hands. Although he would never forget what had happened, Chandler forgave not only them but Schultz as well. And he started the long road to recovery with the help of his parents and all his friends.

Chandler hardly thought about that time in his life anymore. There were occasional nightmares every so often, but not as much and as bad as they used to be. He still went to therapy with Dr. Williams once a week and he also talked a lot with Monica. It was mostly Monica listening while Chandler got everything off his chest. But it made their relationship stronger and much better.

A few months after Ryan was born, Chandler and Monica were married. It was a small ceremony with just family and their friends. And they settled into their new and happy married life. When Monica found out she was pregnant with Katie, they decided to move out of the city and purchased a house.

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Chandler came downstairs with Caleb in his arms and smiled at the other two going through the contents of their stockings. He got Caleb's stocking down and sat on the couch with him as he helped him get everything out of it.

"There you are," Monica came in to them. "So should we get this started?"

"Bring on the madness," he gave her Caleb. "Ok, rug rats. We're starting now."

"Yay!" they rushed to sit on the couch beside Monica as Chandler went into the room that was his office.

"Big presents," Chandler pushed out two presents that were covered with sheets.

Ryan and Katie ran to them and pulled the sheets off them. Ryan jumped on his new first big bike and Katie got in her new pink Barbie jeep. Then Chandler brought out the other present he had hidden in his office.

"This one is for all of you," he showed them the small furry thing poking its head out of the basket.

"A kitty," they went to it as Chandler put it on the couch by Caleb.

"And you're all going to take care of it, right?" he looked at all of them.

"Yeah." They all started petting it.

An hour later, Chandler was putting batteries into all the new toys as Monica cleaned up and started on their Christmas dinner. The doorbell rang and Monica went to let in all their friends.

"Hey. How was your guys' morning?" Rachel came in with Ross and their five-year-old daughter, Emma. Phoebe and her husband, Mike came in next with their two-year-old daughter, Sophie. Behind them was Joey with his fiancé, Alex.

"Our morning was chaos," Monica told them as a remote control car came into them and a few moments later, Ryan followed it.

"It works, dad!" he called as he spotted everyone there. "Sissy, Emma and Sophie are here!"

"Looks like Santa spoiled them again this year," Ross said as Katie came in riding her jeep.

"Where's Chandler?" Phoebe asked.

"Putting batteries into the toys that need them, and opening all the packages." Monica said as Sophie got into the jeep beside Katie and Emma sat in the back.

"Be careful, you three." Rachel told them as Katie drove them into the living room and Ryan followed behind them.

Chandler was getting the package of wooden blocks out for Caleb when all the kids came back in. He smiled as Emma and Sophie went to Katie's new doll house.

"Everyone is here, dad." Ryan told him.

"Hey, buddy." Joey and Ross came in. "Man, they got a lot of loot."

"I know. We spoil them." Chandler smiled at them. "But it keeps them happy. For a few days at least."

"Ok, everyone. Dinner is ready." Monica called and they all went into the kitchen. Chandler came in with Caleb and put him in the high chair.

All of the kids were sitting at a smaller table as their parents got them some plates with a bit of food on them. All of the adults sat at the table and passed all the food around.

Chandler glanced at Monica as she took his hand and they smiled at each other. He thought back to what all he had been through. In a weird way, he was glad that everything had happened the way it did. If it hadn't, he wouldn't have gotten close to Monica. And they wouldn't have Ryan, Katie, and Caleb. And he wouldn't trade any of them for anything in the world.

The events of his childhood would always be with him; he accepted that. But now thanks to his friends and his family, he could try to move past it while knowing that it would always be with him. But he still had his friends and Monica to help him if he needed it.

He would be fine.

THE END

AN: So that's the end. I'm glad I finally finished it. Tell me what you all think. Please R&R.