Alan

"I had a great time with you. It was your friends I couldn't stand," Alan finished. Monica stared at him.

"Well, you turned out to be a jerk. My friends deserve so much better than you. To think they put you on a pedestal," Monica huffed, grabbing her purse.

He felt a little sorry as he watched Monica get up and leave. A little, not too much. She had been amazing, but her friends...wow, he didn't even know where to start. They all treated him like he was some kind of god, which was so amusing. Alan figured he could do anything and they'd think it was incredible. Individually they were a bit kooky, and as a group they were too needy. Chandler made too many jokes that sometimes weren't that funny. Alan figured that was to cover up for whatever went wrong in his childhood. Ross was trying to act like the tough brother in law even though he wasn't. Phoebe was...spacey, and Alan couldn't understand what she was saying half the time. Rachel was too flirty, which Alan didn't mind, but there was a rule where you don't date your girlfriend's friend until at least a month later, and Joey...well, Joey was...Joey. You had to watch your food if you were eating around him. Alan chuckled. Monica was the first girl he'd gone out with whose friends he didn't really care for. He leaned on the palm of his hand and sighed loudly. Now he was a jerk because he didn't like them. Well, tough beans. Monica was going to have a very hard time finding someone to be with who would tolerate all of them. He'd almost love to watch.

Tony

He walked out of Central Perk feeling completely gutted, but he understood. He had caught sight of a man who looked like he was trying to break up with his girlfriend, and Tony got the feeling that this café was a break up joint. He didn't want to come back here. He was doing a hunger strike after all, and gosh, the smell of food wasn't helping. He thought about Phoebe as he walked. She was so quirky and unbelievable in bed, but she did have a point. If she had a terminal illness, there was no point in staying together. Tony was thoughtful as he made his way back to the tree he was chained to for his hunger strike. He hoped she would die peacefully or maybe she'd even have a miracle happen. Those were her words. Tony would miss her he knew. She was the only girl he knew that enjoyed being handcuffed for no reason or cause. He grinned. Oh Phoebe. He hoped she would be all right.

Janice

She hurried out of Central Perk. Chandler had done a terrible job at ending their relationship; he even hit her in the eye! After the day she had, all she wanted was some empathy and a hug. Instead, she got dumped. Phoebe's words were a comfort at least. Chandler needed some more time before he could be with her fully. He wasn't mature enough for her. Well duh. Janice knew that. He was just so funny, though. She held her eye as she walked home. Chandler Bing had fallen into her lap practically at the movie theatre a few weeks before, and they had made a joke out of it but then one thing led to another and they started dating. It was all an accidental thing really. Perhaps Phoebe was right. Chandler wasn't ready for a girl like her. She should try again in a year or two. Maybe he'd be ready then. Janice lamented over the fact that she could have had three other girlfriends to talk to, but it wasn't meant to be. When she got home, she tapped the glass of her goldfish bowl in a greeting and went to get a drink. She saw the photo of her and Chandler on the counter that she was going to frame for him. Well, forget that now. She went over and shoved it into a drawer. She'd deal with it another time. She wandered over to her couch and put her feet up, looking out at the city skyline. She wondered if she would ever meet Mr. Right.

Angela

Not even three days after she left Bob for Joey did she get dumped. She stormed out of Joey's apartment. What an asshole! She couldn't believe he changed his mind...again. Angela sobbed as she got into the taxi cab. The cabbie shot her a sympathetic look but didn't ask questions. Angela was fine with that. She looked out the window as the scenery flew by. Joey had no idea how to love a woman let alone care for one. All he was in it for was the sex. She crossed her arms. She lost Bob for nothing. Then she perked up. Perhaps Bob had finished with that horrible Monica person. Maybe they could give it another shot! She gave directions to the cabbie for Bob's favorite coffee shop. Perhaps he was already there, and she could approach him and ask to give it one more go. What would the harm be in that?

Bob

"This was really fun, but, I don't think we're a good fit," Bob said to Monica as he stood in her doorway.

"Excuse me?" Monica asked, taken aback.

"I just...we didn't click," Bob said.

"I certainly thought we clicked," Monica said suggestively.

"It's everything else that isn't clicking," Bob told her. "Look, this was really fun, but it's not going to work."

"Oh," Monica said, disappointed. "All right then. I'm sorry."

"Me too," Bob lied. He hurried out of there before she could start crying. He started walking to his favorite coffee shop, thinking about how wild Monica had been in the bedroom. Then he thought about Angela. He wondered if she was still with Joey. The more he thought about it, the more he realized that Joey had intentionally broken them up. What a jerk. Bob ordered his coffee and sat down, his mind going a hundred miles an hour. That meant Monica had been in on it too. How selfish of a person could you be? Oh well. At least he had a good time with her before ending it. He looked at his watch. He wondered what Angela was doing right now.

"Bob?" a voice said timidly. He looked up. It was as though she had been summoned.

"Angela," he said, incredulous.

"Oh, Bob! I'm so sorry!" Angela wailed. "I miss you!"

"I miss you too," he said, getting up to hug her tightly.

"Joey dumped me," she sniffled.

"Well, I dumped Monica," he told her. She perked up.

"Really?"

"Yea."

"Do you think...could we maybe...?" she started but couldn't finish. He beamed at her.

"I'd like that," he said. She smiled. Things were all right in the world again. Monica and Joey could disappear into the past and never be brought up again.