Disclaimer - I own nothing of RENT or Mamma Mia!. Both belong to their respected owners. 'Nuff said.
Italics are songs, thoughts and flashbacks.
A/N: I have no idea how this story came to me - like many of my others, it just hit me.
A/N 2: RENT characters and the Mamma Mia! Characters they portray:
Maureen - Donna
Mimi - Sophie
Roger - Skye
Collins - Harry
Benny - Sam
Charlie (OC) - Bill
Mark - Pepper
Angel (Dumott) & Joanne (Joanna) - Sophie (Mimi) & Donna's friends
Life Support people, homeless people and Life Café customers - wedding guests
Summary: AU: When young Mimi is engaged to be married, she reads her mother's diary and finds out that she has three possible fathers. What happens when the three of them, plus Mimi's mother, Maureen, meet - again?
Genre: Drama/Romance
Rating: T
CHAPTER ONE
(chapter title - Overture/Prologue)
Mimi Johnson and her boyfriend of two years, Roger Davis, were on the beautiful beaches of Greece, just enjoying being in each other's company.
"It's such a beautiful day." Mimi announced, looking up into the clear blue sky that looked like the ocean.
"I know. Nothing could make this day better." Roger told her, taking off his shirt and ran into the ocean. Mimi laughed and dove in after him. Roger swam over to her and took her in his arms and kissed her passionately.
"I love you so much." Roger whispered in Mimi's ear, gently nibbling on her earlobe.
"I love you, too." Mimi told him, swimming towards shore.
"I spoke with your mother today." Roger told her, drying off and put his shirt back on.
"Oh no. What did she say?" Mimi asked, feeling a knot in her stomach.
"She said 'yes'."
"Roger, what are you talking about?"
"I asked her if I could have your hand in marriage and she said 'yes'."
"Oh my God! She never says 'yes' to anyone, let alone my boyfriend!" Mimi squealed, wrapping her hands around his neck. He placed his hands on her hips and placed his lips over hers, deepening the kiss.
After an eternity of kissing, Roger finally let go and put a simple gold band around Mimi's left ring finger and kissed her hand.
Two months later, Mimi was sitting in her room, finishing addressing her wedding invitation envelopes when she remembered her mother's diary. Getting it out from underneath her bed, she flipped through it, hoping some clue would let her know who her dad was. Her mother had told Mimi that her father had walked out on them when Mimi was born twenty years ago.
"I have a dream
A song to sing
To help me cope
With anything
If you see the wonder
Of a fairytale
You can take the future,
Even if you fail." Mimi sang, continuing to read the diary when she stumbled across the three men's names - Charlie Daniels, Thomas Collins and Benjamin Coffin. As she addressed the envelopes, licked the stamps and put them on her nightstand, waiting to be mailed first thing in the morning. Getting under the covers and turning off the bedside lamp, Mimi rested her head on the pillow and fell asleep, dreaming of her father.