"That's the last load." cried Monica as she carried the box up the stairs. She was all set. Nana wanted to move to Florida and she was leaving her this great apartment in the city. She would be close to work and she would finally be out of her parents house. Ross had come over to help and so had Chandler.

"This is a great place. ' commented Chandler. "Wouldn't mind finding one like it." Monica saw her opportunity. "Well I hear the apartment across the hall is vacant." she said. "Maybe Ross could put in a good word for you."

Ross was so glad that Chandler wanted to move into the apartment next door. When he came to see Monica, he could still hang out with his best friend. Marriage hadn't turned out the way he had hoped. As a candidate for a doctorate, he had to spend many nights away from home. There had been a void between Ross and Carol for months now. Carol was suddenly becoming more and more distant from him. He had Monica and his friends, and he had suggested to Carol to find her own friends she could hang out with. She came home one night talking about a great new friend that she met while she was at the gym. Finally with her being happy, he didn't feel so bad after Chandler moved in. Chandler found a roommate named Kip that Monica took a liking to instantly. Monica was overwhelmed with the rent since she was still a student chef. She put up an ad and one day a girl with long blonde hair and a bohemian look showed up.

"Are you Monica?" she asked. "I 'm Phoebe." she said brightly. Now Phoebe was becoming a part of their group. Ross had a problem with her being from the street and her many arguments about science and evolution. They clashed instantly. Everyone was getting along so well, until Monica interrupted the group with an announcement. "

"Rachel Green is getting married." Chandler watched the expression on his friends face. Even though he was married, there were a lot of problems. That last little bit of any hope was now gone.

"Are you alright man?" Chandler asked Ross. "Of course, I am a married man and Carol and I are going to be starting our own family soon." he said in defense. "If she ever stays home that is." Ross muttered under his breath. Chandler knew that Carol and Ross were slowly drifting apart. They had been married a couple of years now and there was still no baby yet. Basically Ross used his sister's apartment as a place that he could go to study or read or just have fun with his friends. One day Carol sat nervously on the couch, staring at the walls. This act of a marriage had gone on long enough. Hearing the door, she swallowed her courage and said what she had to say.

"Ross, I'm gay." In that one moment, Ross Geller's world had been shattered.

"Hello ," said Chandler as he picked up the phone. "Chandler, she's gone." Ross said in tears . "What are you talking about?" he said with a cigarette in his lips as he lit it. Ross was trying to be a man. He knew that he couldn't cry or feel pain, that would show weakness. That is what he needed to be right now, a man. "Carol has left me. It turns out this woman , this Susan , was a lesbian and Carol and her have been carrying on for months now." Ross was now sobbing over the phone.

"Hang on man, I'll be right over." Chandler said as he hung up the phone. Chandler grabbed his jacket and headed out the door. He arrived at Ross' only to see his best friend a disheveled wreck. His dark hair was standing up and his brown eyes were now read with tears.

Chandler leaned over and Ross put his arms around his friend. "I just can't believe it. " he said as his eyes were glazed over. "She said that she always knew that there was something different about her, but that society always wanted her to be this perfect little wife and mother."

"Well there is always a threesome. It might be fun , you know two chicks and you." said Chandler. Ross gave him a dirty look. "Or not." "Sorry man, you know me , Mr. Joke." Chandler said backing off.

"Remember when all three of us went to Disneyland?" Ross reminisced. "You mean when we ate those tacos and you kinda had that accident on Space Mountain?" laughed Chandler. "Well remember while Carol and I took so long in it's a Small World?" Ross shyly smiled. "Yeah?' asked Chandler curiously. "Well we were having sex when the ride broke down." he started to sniffle.

"So that's why we had to leave." he laughed. "I wondered why I was asked to leave the Magic Kingdom, I knew it wasn't because you pooped your pants." Ross started to cry again. He walked across the room and picked up a small glass duck. The duck was a symbol to Ross , it was the first time that he had gone on a limb to show a woman how much he loved her. Carol and him walked past an imported glass store on Fifth Avenue. In the window was this beautiful piece of Waterford crystal. She liked the way it glistened in the sun. Wanting to give her this to show his love for her, he walked into the store right before her birthday. The beautiful duck was over five hundred dollars. But Ross was in love, and he handed over his new credit card. Holding the duck in his hands, he looked at it and then with all his might, he threw it against the wall.

"BITCH!" he screamed as he threw it, shattering into a million pieces.

Months later, Kip had moved out and taken Monica's heart with it. Kip still wanted to be friends, but Ross wanted no part of him. Eventually only Chandler wanted to be with him. Chandler had a daunting task now, to fill the void left by Kip. He needed a new roommate. He immediately liked this one guy who was a photographer . He told Chandler he hoped that he wouldn't mind models hanging out and when he wasn't at home, he would be at his sister's house in the Hamptons. Chandler thought he was dreaming, for his new roommate's sister was a porn star and he was also told he could come by any time he wanted. This would be perfect for his friend as well, he couldn't stay in mourning forever.

Another guy came to look at the apartment. Chandler took one look at this guy and wept. He was so handsome and so much the ladies man. Chandler would never have a chance with this guy around. He had dark brown hair and hazel eyes. Definitely a city boy, and definitely an Italian.

"The name's Joey. Joey Tribbiani. I'm an actor." he said smiling. Chandler had already made up his mind to go with the photographer. For some odd reason the next day, the photographer never showed up. Smiling, Joey arrived with all of his stuff. Monica stood in the hall as the new roommate moved in. She couldn't take her eyes off of him.

"Great , now I'll be known as the funny one." thought Chandler.

Ross still had hope that Carol would come back. One particular night he didn't show up at Monica's when they were having a dinner. The next day Chandler found out why.

"I slept with Carol." Ross announced. Chandler smiled and shook Ross hand. "I told her that I was still deeply in love with her. She gave the argument that she liked women and I asked her if she had any concern at all for my feelings when she decided to do this. We fought and argued , then I grabbed her and started kissing her and then before you know it, we ended up in bed. It had to be one of my best nights ever. We did it five times." he smiled.

"Well is she coming back?" asked Chandler as Joey went to get a beer. Ross and Joey were now becoming great friends as well. Joey was a little intimidated by Ross because he had never been around someone who was so smart . Joey also passed this off by calling Ross a geek. But every time he heard Ross talk about his wife and Susan together, an evil grin started to grow on his face as he imagined the two women together and kissing each other.

"We'll see, but I think in the end , I'll win." smiled Ross.

Days later a courier arrived at the museum, he came into the offices where the administrators and scientists worked.

"Are you Ross Geller?" he asked Ross as he busily was setting up a display of prehistoric tools . "Yes I am." said Ross innocently. The man opened up his brief case and pulled out a brown envelope. "I'm a process server and you have been legally served. " he walked away. Ross opened the envelope and gasped. There it was,

In the matter of the divorce between Carol Elaine Willick Geller and Ross Eustace Geller…

It was official … he was single again.