"Chica, you need to tell him. You're running out of time." Mimi said smiling as she talked to Sara on the phone.
"I know, but what am I gonna say to him? Roger, remember how you gave up everything in the city for me? Well it was for nothing because I was offered a job in a hotel down there and I kinda sorta told them I'd take it without talking to you first." she asked half laughing before she put her head down on the desk.
"Sara, it doesn't matter what you tell him. But you start in 2 weeks, so you have to tell him because that's one hell of a commute." Mimi told her laughing.
"I know. You're right. I'll tell him at lunch. Thanks Mimi. What would I do without you?" she said lifting her head off of the desk smiling.
"You'd manage, but I'm glad I can help." she said smiling as she looked at the pictures of Roger and Sara with the gang she had in her apartment.
"You have been a huge help. Thanks for everything Mimi. I love you." she said sitting back in her chair.
"I love you too chica. Call me later." she said smiling.
"I will sweetie. Bye." Sara said hanging up the phone. As Sara sat in her office she looked around at all the pictures of her and Roger and their friends. She missed everyone so much and knew Roger did too. He had given up his life down there for her 2 years earlier and would never say anything, but she could see he was not happy with the way his career was going. As she thought about how she was gonna tell him her office door opened.
"Boobie." he called out as she snapped out of her thoughts.
"Hey, you're early." she smiled getting up from her desk.
"I got up early, did the laundry and I just got done putting it away and thought I'd come and see if my girl wants to take a long lunch with me." he said as he wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her into a kiss.
"I think that's a great idea. Today's a light day." she said smiling up at him as she got her coat and they left the hotel.
"So what do you wanna do?" he asked nuzzling her neck as they went across the street to their apartment.
"Actually, I needed to talk to you about something first." she said looking up at him.
"Oh? Is it good or bad?" he asked teasingly as they climbed the stairs.
"It depends on how you look at it." she said opening the door.
"What do you mean, Boobie?" he asked taking his coat off as Sara looked up at him.
"Well do you remember last month when I had that meeting?" she asked looking over at him.
"Yeah?" he said taking his jacket off.
"It was an informal interview with another hotel and they offered me a job." she said sitting on the couch.
"Sara, that's great. But I thought you liked it at the Copperfield." he said sitting next to her.
"I do, but I'd be making more and the benefits are amazing." she said looking up at him.
"What hotel?" he asked reaching out for her hand.
"The Waldorf Astoria." she told him cautiously.
"In Manhattan?" he asked looking over at her.
"Um, yeah." she said quietly as he got up off of the couch.
"Sara, why would you take a job in Manhattan? Without telling me?" he asked looking down at her.
"Because I don't think you're entirely happy living up here. And neither am I." she said getting up to go to him.
"Sara, I love you. Of course I'm happy." he told her smiling down at her.
"I love you too, but you're not. Not completely. I know you would never tell me, but I've known you my whole life. I know you miss everyone and you miss your life in the city. I get that. I just want you to be happy Roger." she said wrapping her arms around his waist.
"My life is here with you now and I love my life." he said looking down at her.
"So come with me to the city." she said smiling up at him.
"Are you sure this is what you want?" he asked looking down at her.
"I'm sure." she said leaning up to kiss him.
"OK. If this is what you really want." he said kissing her deeper.
"It is Roger. I love you." she said excitedly as he held her in his arms.
"Now, who else knows?" he asked looking down at her.
"Just Mimi." she answered laughing.
"How did I know you told Mimi?" he asked laughing with her.
"I'm sorry Honey Bear. I needed someone to talk to and you know I can't keep a secret from Mimi." she said smiling up at him.
"I know. It's OK. Um, where are we gonna live?" he asked smiling down at him.
"Well, Mimi talked to Benny and he said the apartment downstairs from hers is empty so he said we could have it." she said laughing again.
"So Benny knows too?" he asked as they sat on the couch again.
"No, she just said that a couple of friends of hers were moving to the city and asked if there were any apartments available in the building and he said that we were more than welcome to have it." she said smiling at him.
"OK, I guess you and Mimi have everything under control." he laughed pulling her onto his lap.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do this behind your back. I just didn't know how to tell you and I was kind of stalling." she laughed as he kissed her neck.
"I understand. You needed someone outside of the situation to talk to and you and Mimi are so close. I'm glad." he said smiling over at her.
"Now how are we gonna tell our parents and everyone?" she asked smiling over at him.
"Very carefully." he laughed leaning in to kiss her.
"Sara, why would you want to move down there? Is it for Roger?" Heather asked sitting at the table with Sara and Christina.
"No Heath, not entirely. I wanna get out of this town too. I feel like I've been stuck here my whole life. I wanna get out and do things. Plus, it's a great opportunity for me. Heather, it's the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan. That's bigger than the Copperfield." she said leaning forward on the table.
"I know Sara, but it's so far away. I just wanna make sure you're doing this because it's what you want, not because Roger misses it." Heather said sitting back in her chair.
"Heather, I just think if I don't do this now I'm never gonna do it." Sara said taking a sip of her wine.
"What did Roger say when you told him?" Christina asked looking over at her.
"At first he was confused, but I told him I really wanted to do it." she said smiling at her.
"But why Sara? I mean, Roger moved back home because he wanted to be with you and he likes it." Christina asked putting her wine back on the table.
"Chrissy, he's not happy. I mean, sure he's happy with our life together but he's too talented to be happy playing small taverns. Rika started a band and Mimi said that she's been saying that if Roger was fronting the band they'd get a lot better gigs. I think it would be really good for him." Sara said taking a sip from her wine.
"But what about you Sara? You've been here your whole life." Christina asked looking over at her.
"Chris, I'm gonna lose Roger too soon as it is. I don't want to do it without him being totally happy with his life. And his career is important. Not only to him, but to me too. And I mean, it's not like I'm not getting anything out of this. I'm gonna be managing a Manhattan hotel. You can't get much bigger than that." Sara told her putting her wine glass down.
"I understand. You're gonna stay in touch, right?" Heather asked looking over at her.
"Of course I will. You guys are my best friends. You can come down as much as you want." she said smiling over at her.
"You better believe we will. You better tell Roger I'll be checking up on you guys, so he better keep you happy." she said smiling as Sara leaned over to hug her.
"Don't worry sweetie, he will. He moved up here for me. What does that tell you? Now I wanna go down there." she said smiling over at her.
"Have you told your parents yet?" Heather asked drinking her wine.
"Not yet. Roger and I are going to tell them at brunch tomorrow. How do you think they'll take it?" Sara asked sitting back.
"I think they'll think it's about time you ran away with Roger." Heather laughed looking over at her.
"Yeah, I mean mom liked having Roger so close, but he's leaving with you this time. I think she'll be thrilled." Christina told her smiling.
"Yeah, I guess you're right." Sara said laughing with her as they finished their dinner.
"Dude, you're leaving us again?" Dustin asked drinking his beer.
"It's a great opportunity for Sara and she really wants to go." Roger said picking up his beer.
"But I thought you liked living up here again." Kelly asked looking over at him.
"I do, but Sara wants to get out, you know? She's been stuck here for me for one reason or another. I just want her to be able to get out." he said drinking his beer again.
"I get it. I do. But what's gonna happen when you get down there? Where are you gonna live? What are you gonna do while she's working at the hotel?" Dustin asked leaning against the bar.
"We're moving into the apartment below Mimi and Rika has a band she wants me to front with her, so I'll be performing." he said taking another sip of his beer.
"And what about when you die? Then Sara will be alone again." Kelly asked setting his beer down.
"Dude, I'm not going anywhere yet. I'm healthy and I plan on staying that way for a long time." Roger said setting his beer down next to Kelly's.
"I know, but at least here she has us to take care of her." he argued looking up at him.
"She has people down there to take care of her too, if she needed taking care of. But she doesn't. She's a strong lady guys. She wants to do this, and I held her back long enough." Roger said looking down at him.
"Yeah, she is strong. Even when we all told her you weren't coming back, she had faith that you would. She knew you still loved her and now here you are. You came back and you guys are married." Dustin said smiling up at him.
"Is this really what she wants?" Kelly asked looking over at his brother before looking at Roger.
"Yeah it is. She wants to do this Kel." he said looking down at him.
"OK then. I'm behind you guys." he said smiling at him.
"When do you guys go?" Dustin asked drinking his beer.
"In 2 weeks." Roger said smiling at him.
"Good luck man. We gotta do something big for you guys before you go." Kelly said raising his beer bottle to him.
"J&J's here we come." Dustin said as Roger laughed and the men continued drinking.