Found- Chapter 4
I don't own any of these characters. This takes place after 'A slow wakening- chapter 3'
It had been a year and nine months since Monica's wedding. Ross had been rejoicing over the fact that he was once again getting married, for the fourth and final time to the woman he loved for over 10 years. They had been engaged for months and were busy planning the wedding. Though the wedding had to be pushed back to accommodate their friend's pregnancy. Both the Bride and the groom were happy to be having a niece or nephew at e wedding. And happy they were having a baby to keep among them selves. But they were sad that not all their friends would make the wedding. For months during the engagement, Ross had searched for Chandler. Wanting him to be there when he married Rachel. But as days turned into weeks and weeks to months Ross's hopes slowly diminished.
Rachel and Joey were in Chicago, for a few days, going to fashion shows nothing but tall women in underwear and lingerie. Joey was in heaven. After missing the opportunity year's back, he wasn't going to miss this one. 'Models in underwear and high heals, here I come' Joey bragged for days before leaving. The two were walking down the street looking into windows at cloths and electronics, taking the tours of the Chicago city, when a man violently brushed up against Joey.
"Hew watch it." Joey told the man, while spinning around to look at the rude man. He got around he noticed a black leather fold in his hands. It was Joey's wallet. The pick pocketed' ran off once Joey noticed it was his, and quickly chased after to him.
"Stop him" Joey, yelled, as the gap between the two men grew wider. Suddenly Joey says the thief and a man that was leaving a restaurant crash into each other. Joey tried his hardest to catch up to the men. Noticing the thief was getting up, Joey yelled.
"Stop him, he stool my wallet!" The man, who crashed into the thief, grabbed his leg, as he was about to take off again. The thief fell to the sidewalk, breaking his nose as his face hit the cement. Blood ripped from his nose. He was going to be down for a while. Once Joey caught up to the men, he reached out for his wallet, and turned to the other man who was in the process of getting up.
"Hey that's for stopping him man. He wouldn't have gotten very much out of me." Joey opened the bill section to show nothing. "I really like this wallet, it was a gift from my friend…" Joey looked at the man's face as he now stood straight up. "Chandler!? Dude what are you doing here?" Joey asked while hugging his long lost friends.
"It's great to see you Joe." Chandler remarked still in the hug. They drew apart, and started talking what Joey was doing in Chicago.
"So what are you doing here?" Joey asked.
"I'm here for a meeting, it's starts in a half an hour." The clatter of heals soon followed Chandler answer. It was Rachel.
"God Joey you don't have to run so fast. I'm in heals you know." Rachel turned her head to see whom he was talking to. She was stunned.
"Chandler!? Oh my god, what are you doing here?" She asked as she flung her arms around him, hugging him tight. Chandler embraced the hug.
"I'm here for a meeting."
The three got together after Chandler's meeting, talking about their lives now. Joey has had some good rolls on Broadway but was currently out of a job. Rachel told Chandler that after he left Ross and her got back together, taking things very slow, and now engaged. It was Chandler's treat, dinner, to celebrate Rachel's engagement, and for not getting them a present. And for not saying good bye. With the reason Chandler gave they under stood.
"By the way did Monica get the ring?" Chandler asked sipping wine. Joey looked at Chandler.
"She never got a ring from you, no."
"No she never saw it. But I do now what happened to it." Rachel said to Chandler.
"What."
"Ross was coming over to your guys place, and when he got to the door, he heard Monica talking to Richard on the phone. Then he looked down because his foot had tapped something, and he saw the ring box. He has it." The three sat in silence, no one questioned why Ross had the ring, but they all thought that he must have a just answer.