The Proposal

Everyone was gathered around the loft one night, Roger and Mimi on the couch, Collins and Angel curled up in a chair, Mark on the other ratty chair, while Joanne sat on the ground with Maureen's sleeping head on her lap.

Roger then snorted. "You know Joanne, I'm still surprised you got Maureen to actually marry you."

Collins chuckled. "Yeah you definitely should be rewarded a medal or something."

Joanne smirked as she looked down at her wife's sleeping figure. "Maureen is my medal."

Mimi and Angel both exchanged glances of admiration.

"You two are cute together." Mimi said. "I'm happy for you. Even if it did take Maureen forever to commit."

"I know Maureen is cute eh?" Joanne said as she tucked a stray hair behind Maureen's ear.

Angel beamed with delight. "Not as cute as Collins, but she is cute. Look how peaceful she looks while sleeping."

Roger laughed. "I know, that drool dangling from her mouth, and onto Joanne's knee…oh man does it make me want Maureen." He added sarcastically.

Joanne smirked and shrugged. "I don't mind, we kiss so a little bit of drool on my pants wont hurt me."

"Way to be a women Joanne!" Collins laughed.

"I just can't believe Maureen is a wife…" Mark stated, his eyes on Maureen's body, until he looked up to face everyone. "Maureen is somebody's wife…Maureen has a wife!"

"We know boy, we were all at the wedding." Collins teased with his big grin.

"I want to be a wife!" Mimi stated like a little girl. "But I want to have a husband…not a wife…no offense Joanne."

Joanne simply smiled as she looked up from watching Maureen sleep. "None taking."

Roger shifted uneasily in his chair. "You want to get married?"

"Someday…before I die." Mimi answered, whispering the last lines, as if it was a forbidden thing to say.

"What about you two?" Mark asked Collins and Angel, Roger silently thanking his best friend for putting the attention on someone else.

Angel simply smiled, and gave Collins a kiss on the cheek. "It doesn't matter if I'm married or not, I know I have Collins locked in for the rest of my life, and that's all I need."

Collins grinned from ear to ear, wrapping his arms around Angel's waist more firmly, while pulling her closer. "Aw thanks baby. I feel the same way about you."

Angel then twisted her head around, giving Collins a tender kiss on the lips, lingering it for as long as they could. Finally Mimi spoke up, causing the two to refocus their attention back to her.

"I don't know." Mimi began. "Ever since I was little, I always wanted to get married. I wanted my special day to look like a princess. I want to say that I have a husband waiting for me when I come home, it makes a relationship that much more special…"

"Aw chica." Angel cooed. "That's really sweet."

Mimi smirked, and shrugged, while leaning her head on Roger's shoulder. She didn't say anything else about marriage, but you could tell she was thinking about it; she had a small smirk on her face, her eyes had a little twinkle to them, and her face gave off a cute concentrated look

Everyone just smiled at each other, the talk of marriage finally broken when Maureen started to stretch and yawn.

"Mmm, pookie?" Maureen mumbled as she turned her head to look up at Joanne, her hand making contact with her mouth to wipe the drool that had spilt over.

"Morning." Joanne smiled down at her love.

Maureen just laid there, staring up into Joanne's eyes, smiling one of those smiles that made Joanne's heart melt every time. Finally Maureen sat up, placing a small kiss on Joanne's lips, before wrapping her arms around Joanne's waist, resting her head on the lawyers shoulder.

Mimi watched the two in awe, the dancer wanted what they had, she wanted to share her life with someone, Roger to be precise, and if Maureen could get married, maybe there was hope for Roger.

The next day Roger was sitting in the loft alone, on the couch, looking through a brochure when there was a knock on the door.

"Hey Roger." Joanne began. "Maureen forgot her coat here last night, so I thought I'd stop by after work to get it."

Roger nodded. "Oh yeah come on in, its over by the couch."

Joanne gave him a friendly smile, and walked in past the rocker, and over to the couch.

"Want anything to drink?" Roger asked, as he pulled out a beer from the fridge.

Joanne shook her head, as she grabbed the coat that was hanging off the couch. Then something on the coffee table caught her eye, so she slowly walked over to the coffee table to clear her curiosity, while answering, "Uh…no thanks."

Roger just nodded, as he popped the cap off his beer bottle, and took a swig. Joanne on the other hand walked closer to the coffee table, and processed to pick up a small brochure that was spread out on the table.

"Um Roger?" Joanne asked as she held the paper in front of her.

Roger set his beer down. "What?" He then turned his full concentration towards the lawyer, realization now consuming his body. "Oh shit!" He blurted as he darted towards the women in an attempt to keep her from reading his secret.

But Joanne turned just in time before Roger could pull the pamphlet from her hands. A smile tugged on her lips, as her back blocked Roger, her eyes taking in all the information on the page before her.

"Joanne." Roger warned, wrapping his arms around the lawyer, now successfully grabbing the booklet from Joanne. But it was to late, Joanne knew too much.

"Roger are you?" Joanne began, a spark of happiness exploding in her eyes.

Roger sighed. "Well I wasn't going to tell anyone, but yes I'm going to ask Mimi to marry me."

Joanne's face beamed, but then it quickly went into a blank stare. "Wait are you just doing this because of our conversation last night? Or do you actually want to get married?"

Finally a smile pulled on Roger's lips, one Joanne had never seen before, he almost looked like a little child who just found his lost dog. "I actually want to get married to Mimi. I thought it over and she is the one I want to be with for the rest of my life, even if my life has a short expiration date."

Joanne didn't know what came over her, but at that moment she was so happy, she pulled Roger into a hug. "That is great news!"

Roger tensed up at first, him and Joanne never really hugged, but it wasn't long before he wrapped his arms around her, pulling her in closer for a friendly hug.

After they pulled away Roger flopped on the couch, the pamphlet still in his hands, as he looked it over with a confused expression. "I just have no idea what kind of ring to get her, I need one that isn't expensive, but I also want one that she will love." He then glanced towards Joanne and asked, "How did you know what kind of ring to buy Maureen?"

"I just knew…" Joanne stated, knowing her answer didn't help at all. "I have an idea, its Saturday tomorrow so I don't work, why don't we both go down to a jewelry store and pick one out. It will be a lot easier to see them in person, then just in a picture."

"You'll come with me?" Roger asked, a hit of a smile in his voice.

"If you want me to." Joanne said.

Roger nodded. "Yeah I would like that, Maureen seemed to love her ring, so I'll trust your judgment."

Joanne smirked as she stood up. "Okay I'll see you tomorrow around eleven?"

Roger followed her. "Make it one, and we can call it a date."

Joanne giggled. "Okay I'll be here at one then."

"Thanks Joanne." Roger said sincerely. "Oh and please don't tell anyone, I want it to be a surprise for Mimi."

Joanne grinned. "Not a problem."

They waved goodbye before Roger pulled the loft door shut. He then walked back over to the couch and put away the brochures. After he settled on the couch, and closed his eyes, picturing his life with Mimi, finally falling asleep with a pleased smile on his face.

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I'm actually trying a story that focuses on a couple besides MoJo. It will probably be short...but I thought I'd give a Mimi/Roger story a try...

I got the idea from Friends.

I don't own Rent, and I don't own Friends (I have friends, but I don't own the TV show ;)