Ok sorry for the delay, between work, illness, family arguments, power cuts, coursework and seeing Lord Of The Rings ROTK more times then should be normal for one person I haven't had a lot of time to get to my computer.

But here it is, and thankyou so much for all of your reviews, they mean so much to me! Special thanks to Tina again, boy she helps out a lot! But none of this would get posted if it weren't for her ;)

So here's the last chapter, if there's anything I haven't wrapped up let me know, I think I've got everything though. Please leave a review :-)

At the end of a very long day the jury were ready to give their verdict. It had been unanimous, everyone agreeing on whether Chandler was innocent or guilty…

The spokesperson stood up to deliver the verdict. The whole of the courtroom seemed to be holding it's breath. Monica closed her eyes, silently praying over and over again. Rachel was clinging on to Ross hand as if her life depended on it. Joey and Phoebe were staring intently at the spokesperson as she began to speak.

Chandler's whole body seemed to be trembling with anticipation and fear. As the spokesperson cleared her throat his heart was pounding wildly as if it were about to break free from his chest. The tension in the room mounted and it seemed as though another five hours of the trial passed through the three seconds that she waited until delivering the verdict.

The sentence was read out and Chandler collapsed in to his chair, letting go of a breath that he didn't even know he was holding on to. Monica gasped and let out a sob, burying her head in her hands and shaking. Joey, Phoebe, Ross and Rachel all sat still in their seats, not believing the verdict.

Mike sat next to Chandler, feeling his client and friend shake and slowly smiled. He turned to Chandler and looked in to his disbelieving eyes.

'So Chandler, how does it feel to be a free man again?'

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(A month later…)

Monica shuddered one last time as Chandler withdrew from her, he kissed her fully on the lips and lay down beside her, pulling her tightly towards him.

'You ok Mon?' He whispered in to her ear. Monica smiled and cuddled closer to her husband.

'Mmm yeah.' She sighed.

They lay there, wrapped in the blankets, holding each other tightly. Monica lay her head on Chandler's chest, listening to his heart beat return to normal.

Normal… what a weird word that had become. Last week Ross had commented on how things had finally returned to 'normal'. But things were so different now to what had once been 'normal'.

Normal was before the first incident, when Monica had been raped and their baby had been killed. Since then nothing had been the same. Things had changed even more when the attacker had come back and Chandler killed him. Then Chandler went to prison and things certainly weren't 'Normal'.

But now, things seemed a different kind of 'normal'. Monica and Chandler were living happily in Nora's house. The gang visited regularly and Monica was eating properly again; and cleaning properly as Chandler would regularly point out. They were able to walk the streets without being recognized, or even when they were not much happened. A couple of quiet stares, sometimes a sympathising or understanding look but never anything to shy away from. Luckily the media had left them alone, one reason being they had no idea where they had gone to. 

And that night, the anniversary of London, they made love for the first time since Monica had been attacked. Chandler had made sure that Monica was ok with it all, holding her closely and whispering to her warmly, trying his best to get her mind away from the attack. Her eyes never left his face reminding her that it was her loving husband, not some savage stranger.

They were now sleeping in the same bed, their relationship not ruined by the attack, it was strengthened if anything. Monica had always listened when Chandler had said he would do anything for her, but now she had seen him keep his promise.

'What time are the others coming tomorrow?' Monica asked.

'Uh, four I think. Or seven… y'know I'll ring Ross in the morning.' Chandler replied. Monica laughed to herself. 'Hey, so I don't have the memory power you do. Maybe you should answer the phone once in a while.' Chandler smiled.

'I would, but it might be my mother, she keeps ringing me up to tell me Ross is engaged.' She sat up a little and looked at Chandler. 'I see him every day, I think I know!' Chandler laughed.

'Well that's the whole group taken care of now, Ross and Rachel are finally getting married, Phoebe has Mike, which I am very thankful for, Joey's still Joey but at least he's doing good in his career now. And I know he'll settle down eventually.' Chandler said. Monica nodded and snuggled even closer.

They lay there together, holding each other tight, whispering 'I love you's' until their eyelids were too heavy and the temptation of sleep was too great.

Falling asleep next to each other, anyone would agree that things were now definitely normal. 

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