This is now Mark's POV.

"Yes Roger, I will".

I was surprised at how quickly and easily those words slipped out of my mouth, yet simultaneously I wasn't. I mean, the man that I love more than anything else in the world just asked me to be his forever. How could I say no? How could I?

I watched as he slipped the simple ring on my finger, squeezed my hand and then kissed it, his head bowed and eyes partially closed. Then he lifted his head, met his eyes with mine and within a heartbeat we were in each other's arms, kissing and hugging and crying like there was no tomorrow as we fell back on the couch, with me on top of him. I opened my mouth to welcome his tongue and moaned loudly when I felt it touch mine. When we finally broke away for oxygen, we just stayed there with our arms around each other, smiling widely at one another with tears still spilling out of our eyes. I closed my eyes and sighed softly as Roger picked up his hand and gently wiped my face clean while his other arm wrapped itself tightly around my waist. Then I opened my eyes to meet his, and I smiled as I felt him slip his hand under my chin, pull my face closer to his and give me a kiss much gentler and so much warmer than the previous. I was in Heaven.

"I love you Rog", I whispered as we broke apart for a split second.

"I love you too, Marky", my wonderful boyfriend whispered back to me as I gently played with his chin stubble. "And I always always will, don't you ever forget that". And with that, his lips were on mine again.

After about half and hour of just lying together on the couch listening to each other's breathing, I lifted my head and asked:

"So baby, who do we tell first?"

Roger grinned. "Well……I think Collins deserves to know first, considering he is our oldest friend. Besides", his grin turned evil and he moved closer to me, "who else brings us alcohol when we need it most anyway?" said he as he winked.

I giggled and touched his nose with mine. "MMmmmm, you're right, babe". I pulled myself into a sitting position, picked up the cordless phone on the side table and dialled Collins' number. I sat there listening to the phone ring on the other end, with Roger slowly wrapping his arms around me from behind and hugging me warmly, until I heard the fifth ring followed by a deep but warm voice say, "Heeeeelllo?"

"Hey Collins!" I was so happy I could barely contain my excitement. But then again, can you honestly blame me?

"Hey, whassup bitches?" came his trademark greeting.

I tried my best to talk at a reasonable volume, but it was to no avail. "Guess what Collins? Roger just asked me to commit to him! And I said yes! " I screamed and bounced up and down on the couch like a 13-year-old girl after a first date. Roger giggled and pinched me in the butt.

Collins whooped loudly and laughed. "Really? Fuck man, that's great! Congratulations! So you horny bitches gonna get hornier now?" he added cheekily.

Roger leaned over my shoulder. "Yeah Collins, like we really need two rings and a ceremony to do that!" he yelled into the phone, his arms still around me and his stubble brushing the side of my face.

All three of us shared a laugh over that, then once I regained my breath I said, "Hey Tom, what say we have a party in the loft tonight? Everyone's invited, you bring the alcohol and we'll provide the food. Is 7.30 good?"

"Sure thing, bro. I'll be there. With some extra Stoli!" he giggled. "Seeya bitches tonight. And congratulations again!" and with that, he hung up.

Roger grinned and hugged me from behind again. "Well done, Cohen. Next up, The Dreaded Drama Queen".

I groaned dramatically and proceeded to dial Maureen's number. Two rings later, I heard phone picked up, some arguing going on in the background about bath towels or something, then a slightly annoyed voice go "Hello?"

"Hey Maureen, what the hell is goin on there?"

"POOKIEEEEEE! How are you? Yeah, Joanne's just yelling at me about how I always leave my wet towels on the floor after showering. Apparently I have to 'pick up after myself' she says. Does she know that the Drama Queen does not 'pick up after herself'? Does she?" she rambled.

I giggled and switched the phone to my other hand. "Well, I guess you better tell her that then. Anyway, reason I called was because I have some great news for you". Whoops, there comes the excitement again. Without waiting for a reply, I yelled, "Roger and I are getting committed!"

I listened to Maureen squeal on the other end. "Oh my God! Really? What did he do? How did he do it? Did he give you a ring? Have you hired someone to plan the ceremony? Oh better yet, how about me?"

I held the phone away from my eyes as her suddenly shrill voice bombarded me with questions. "Yes we are. Yes he gave me a ring. He hid it in my bowl of yoghurt and berries and I found it hidden under a blueberry. Then he took it, got on one knee and asked the question, and I said yes. No we haven't thought about the planning yet. We don't mind you doing it Mo, as long as you don't go over-"

But I never got to finish my sentence because Maureen started yelling and screaming in delight – whether over us getting committed or her planning the day, I don't know – but I just laughed at her craziness. A minute later, I heard Joanne say over the phone, "Sorry Mark, you know how Maureen is. She's just as excited at you are. But hey, congratulations you two. Let me know if you need anything at all."

"Thanks Jo, we will. Hey we're having a little get-together at the loft to celebrate. See you guys there at 7.30?" Joanne agreed and hung up, probably to calm Maureen down.

I laughed as I placed the phone back in the cradle, and turned to face my– oh man, I'm really blushing now – my fiancé. "Well, that's done" I said as I squeezed his hand and smiled at him. "The only ones left now are Mimi and Benny".

And right on cue, before Roger could open his mouth, I hear a knock on the door. "Who is it?" I yelled. The door opened to reveal Mimi, clad in a tiny black tank top, black miniskirt, fishnets and high heels.

"Hey guys, what's all the commotion about? I swear the whole of New York City can probably hear you" she said as she flopped on the couch.

"Mimi, you'll never guess how our lives just changed half an hour ago" I babbled as I sat to face her and clasped my hands together.

Mimi raised her eyebrow curiously and was just about to open her mouth, presumably to ask me what it was, when she spotted the little smoky-black ring shining on my ring finger. Her eyes darted from the ring, to us, to the ring again, and to us again before she finally began:

"You mean….you and Roger….you're getting….?"

"YES!" I whooped as I fell off the couch. Mimi laughed loudly as she got up to hug me tightly, and then Roger. Then she gave me a big wet kiss on the cheek, enough to wet my whole face, and then said, "Congratulations, you two. I'm so happy that you're taking this step. You two are going to make a very happy couple".

I smiled at her and said, "Thanks Mimi. We'll always be happy from now on" as I wiped her drool off my face. "Well now that we've told you, I will officially allow you to tell Benny".

"You betcha, I will" she giggled and got up to straighten her clothes. "Well I better be off now. I got chosen to train the newest addition to the Cat Scratch club. Oh, and congratulations again". I invited her to our little party tonight, which she readily accepted,then she spun around on her heel and skipped out the door, her beaded necklaces clicking together as she did so.

I sat back on the couch, faced Roger and asked, "So Mr Davis, what now?"

My rockstar grinned wickedly as he snaked his arms around my waist. "Well", he began as he started kissing my neck, "we've got about 6 hours until everybody shows up tonight. What say we make good use of that time?"

I moaned as I felt his tongue make contact with my skin. "Yes love, that's a great idea."

Within a few minutes, we found ourselves lying on the couch, with all our clothes on the floor, me lying back on the couch, with Roger positioned above me. I watched as he lifted my legs to rest on his shoulders, rolled a latex onto his rock-hard organ and mine too, his eyes dark with heat and desire, and I screamed in pleasure as I felt him enter my body. We moaned each other's names over and over again as we struggled to breathe, our bodies thrusting and moving in rhythm together. Finally, we both released our essences, his inside my body, and mine inside the condom, and we both whimpered each other's names as Roger collapsed on top of me. I smiled as I felt out hearts thudding against one another.

Roger lifted his head to face me and smiled. "That…was…so…fucking…hot", he whispered between breaths.

I smiled back at him and whispered, "So were you", as we wrapped our arms around each other, kissed softly, whispered our I-love-you's and then laid there together, just listening to one another's heartbeats and breaths, and thinking about all the years of love, joy and light that waited for us in the future.