Eighteen Years previous
Mimi sat across from Roger staring at her feet.
"Meems, will you tell me what's wrong?" Roger said finally growing impatient. The two were in the Live Café at the request of Mimi, she'd told Roger she needed to talk to him.
"I… I think I'm." Mimi started, but them she stopped.
"What?" Roger said confused. He looked into Mimi's eyes as she finished the sentence with them "Pregnant?" He finished. She nodded slowly, continuing to look down at her feet. "How… I mean we've been safe."
"It broke Roger," Mimi sighed "remember?"
"Did you…"
"Take a home test? Yeah Roger, I had Maureen get me ten different brands. They all read the same."
"Ten?" Roger said raising an eyebrow "How the hell did you generate enough…"
"A lot of water." Mimi breathed somewhat bitterly.
"Why Maureen?" Roger asked suddenly "I would have gotten you them you know."
"It's just…" Mimi started "I didn't know how to tell you right then, and besides you're a guy. You can't ask a guy to buy a pregnancy test, it's just..."
"…awkward?"
"Yeah," Mimi nodded "otherwise I would have asked Collins, although come to think of it he was probably a better candidate, even if he is a guy. Or anyone actually, Joanne was just at work at I wanted those test the moment the realization hit me. Maureen was the only girl available, and trust me, you have no idea how hard it is for Maureen to keep a secret. Joanne, Mark, and Collins probably already know by now."
Roger smiled "More than likely." Then his face fell "but, well what are we going to do?"
"I don't know." Mimi whispered "I'm sorry Roger, I just don't know."