A/N: I had the idea to write this awhile ago and I already wrote the first 3 1/2 chapters, Now I just have to type it. Read and Review!
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Mimi asked, hugely pregnant.
"Of course, with the baby coming in less then a month, we need to get somewhere with a little breathing room." Roger said as he piled bags into a bus that read Santa Fe across the top. All the Bohemians were standing on the sidewalk in front of the loft. Maureen and Joanne were holding hands next to Angel and Collins who were holding a toddler in their arms. Mark was holding his camera, narrating the scene.
"September 30, 1992. 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Roger and Mimi are loading up the bus that will take them to their new home, and new life, in Santa Fe," he moved the camera to the rest of his friends, "Collins and Angel's newly adopted son, Carter, is the newest Bohemian and the youngest at 2-years-old."
"Mark, how many times do I have to tell you, Carter is 1 ½, don't rush things." Angel cuddled her son fondly.
Maureen watched and turned to pout at Joanne, "Pookie, I want to have kids too."
"We'll adopt someday." She smiled.
Roger closed the storage door on the bus and walked up to Mark, "Are you meeting Becky today?"
Mark put down his camera and smiled, "Yep."
Becky was Mark's new girlfriend. They met at Buzz Line before Mark quit, and they have been going out since. Everyone thought they were adorable together and the two lovebirds found out 6 months before that Becky was pregnant.
"Tell her I say goodbye, would you? She's nice; don't do anything to screw up your relationship." Roger punched his former roommates shoulder.
"Roger," Mimi pouted, "why do we have to leave? I like it here with all our friends."
"Angel and Collins moved across town and Maureen and Joanne are going to California next month, it'll only be Mark here. Avenue B is no place to raise a child. Besides, it's not like we'll be gone forever. We'll come back one day when the baby gets older, I promise."
When everyone was done saying goodbye, Roger and Mimi got on their bus. As it pulled away from the curb, Mark, Maureen, Joanne, Collins, Angel and Carter waved goodbye.
Just as the bus was rounding the corner off of Avenue B, a very worn out Benny ran up to everyone.
"Where are they? Am I late? Did I miss them?" he said between breaths.
"Yea, you did. But they send their love and promise to call as soon as the baby is born." Joanne informed the eighth bohemian.
After they stood in silence on the street corner for awhile, Collins broke the calm.
"I need a beer," he informed his friends as he put carter down and walked up to the door of the loft. Everyone agreed and followed, except Mark. He stood in silence on the street corner and stared at the spot he had last seen his friend's face. He was still in awe that his best friend and roommate since forever, had moved. The family was breaking apart.
"They'll be back," he said as he turned to go into the loft, "someday."