I'm sorry if the spanish is off, I used google translator for it. What's in italics are the english translation.


December 5th, 1991

"Did you call your mom back?" Mimi asked Roger while eating out of a carton of ice cream, sitting on his lap on the couch in front of the TV.

"Yes, she keeps asking when the wedding is and I have to keep telling her it's Christmas Eve. You'd think it'd be easy to remember." He told her. It was already the fifth of December.

"Honey, give your mother a break. She's trying" Mimi inhaled another spoonful of ice cream.

"Yeah I know. You should invest in some napkins because your face is a mess." He said, wiping some ice cream off her face with his finger, then licking it.

"When I'm finished" She whined, laying down across his lap.

Roger grabbed the ice cream out of her hand and put it down on the table in front of them, before Mimi could complain he pulled her back up so she was sitting up on his lap, kissing her.

"If you clean up your face now, we can do something more fun." He whispered to her when he pulled away slightly.

"Not a chance" She whispered back, then grabbing the ice cream container and laying back down again. Roger sighed.

In ten minutes, Mimi finished the whole thing of ice cream. She got up and threw it away, then washing off her hands and face. When she was done she went back to the couch where they were sitting. She sat down on Roger's lap, wrapping her arms around his neck, kissing him fiercely.

Roger was taken back by her action, kissing her back with less aggression. After a minute he slightly pulled away.

"So now you're in the mood?" He questioned. Mimi ignored him and attacked his mouth once again. Roger wrapped his arms around her and fell back onto the couch.

They heard the phone ring but didn't get up and get it, letting the answering machine pick up. They heard a woman's voice fill the loft.

"Hi Mimi, it's Jennifer, I'm doing the flowers for your wedding. I wanted to know if-" Mimi quickly pulled away from Roger and got up, running to the phone. Roger grunted.

"Babe, just call her back later" He tried calling after her, but she was already picking up the phone.

"Hi Jennifer, sorry about that. What were you saying?" Mimi said as she picked up the phone and signaled Roger to be quiet with her hand.

"Yes, that's fine. Only red ones though." Mimi scribbled words on a piece of paper "Yes. Okay, thank you very much. Okay, bye." She hung up the phone, putting the paper down on the counter and then finally returning to the couch.

"What was that about?" Roger asked as he pulled her onto his lap, wrapping his arms around her.

"Just stuff about the flowers" She replied, resting her head on his shoulder. Now that they had more money coming in from their jobs, they could have a bigger wedding that they, more specifically Mimi, wanted.

"This wedding stuff is taking up most of our time." Roger said, rubbing her back gently.

"I know, but when it's all over we'll have had a beautiful wedding, and will spend the rest of our lives together" She told him.

Before Roger could respond, the phone began to ring again. They sat and waited for the answering machine to go off so they could listen to who it was. The loft filled with a voice of a woman who was calling.

"Mimi es Rosa. Yo quería saber si estaría bien para José y se me ocurrió una semana antes de la boda y la estancia en un hotel cercano. Sería mejor para mi horario de trabajo y de precios de los billetes de avión, ni siquiera tiene que molestarse con nosotros hasta la boda. Probablemente vamos a volver a casa día de Año Nuevo. Probablemente voy a tomar los lugares Jose, ya que es su primer viaje lejos de casa de todos modos. Mamá ya me ha dicho que se trata de una víspera de Navidad. Quiero que me llamen. Te amo, adios." Mimi it's Rosa. I wanted to know if it would be okay for José and I could come a week before the wedding, probably the 14th and stay at a hotel nearby. It would be better for my work schedule and for plane ticket prices, you don't even have to bother with us until the wedding. We'll probably go back home New Years day. I'll probably be taking José places since it's his first trip away from home anyways. Mom already told me that it's one Christmas Eve. Please call me back. Love you, bye. The loft grew silent.

"Who was that?" Roger asked.

"My sister, Rosa. She said she's coming a week earlier and going back New Years Day with her son José because it works better with her schedule. I have to call her back tomorrow." She told him.

"When exactly is she coming? Where will they even fit?" He said while looking around at the mess of a loft they lived in.

"The fourteenth. They're going to stay at a hotel, relax" She assured him. He calmed down a bit then.

"What happened to her husband?" He asked.

"He left a year ago, not glancing back even the slightest. She always said she wanted to marry someone like Papi when we were little. She sure as hell got one" Mimi explained with an eye roll. She didn't exactly enjoy her older sister much. Roger could feel the tension coming from her.

"Baby, what have you got against your sister?" He asked in a low voice, holding her tighter.

"She was always best at everything. Best in school, best in sports, most popular, everything. I wasn't, and I always had to hear about it. 'Why can't you be more like your sister? She gets all the high honors in school and all you do is dance around the house.' 'Your sister is so smart, what happened?' 'How come Rosa was so well raised and you weren't?' She was always first in Mami's heart too and Mami made sure everyone knew. She was a trophy child. Everyone would adore her and never even think about me. I ran away when I was fourteen because I couldn't take it anymore and look at me now. I may have a killer disease but at least I have real friends, a job I love, and a man who really loves me, and those are things she'll never have." Roger listened to her the whole time, knowing not to interrupt. He let her have that moment to let everything she's had bottled up for years come out to him right there.

He was about to say something to her when she broke free from his grip.

"I'm going to bed now." She told him as she made her way to their room.

"Do you want me to come with you right now?" He asked. She shook her head and slipped into the room.

At about 1AM, Roger noticed how late it was. He closed the TV and got up, making his way to the bedroom. He gently closed the door behind him, hoping not to wake Mimi, shedding his clothes, leaving him in his boxer. He put on an undershirt and climbed into bed next to Mimi. He wrapped an arm around her and drifted off to sleep.


All I can say is finally. I know it took a while, but I was busy. Yes, this is the sequel to Family Affair. If you're waiting for the Davis, it'll take a while but they will come up don't worry. I really didn't know what to put as the genres and now I feel like they're awkward but whatever. Reviews are great.