Mimi sat on the window seat staring out the window at the street below. Roger sat down across from her.
"We're going to leave for the Life in about twenty minutes," he said. Mimi looked up.
"You guys go ahead, I don't feel like going," she said.
"Come on, baby, you've been in this…mood for a few weeks now. I'm worried about you."
"Don't be, I'm fine."
"Then come to the Life with us for dinner." Mimi shook her head.
"I'm not really that hungry." Roger sighed.
"What's with this new, 'I'm not that hungry' thing? You're barely eating anything anymore." Mimi stood up.
"I eat," she assured. "You just never see me, because you're always busy." Roger stood up too.
"Okay, I'm sorry. I'm just concerned about you."
"Don't be, I'm a big girl."
"Then please come out to the Life with us."
"Fine, I'll go to the Life with you guys if you'll stop busting my ass!" With that, Mimi stormed off to her room.
Later that evening, all the Bohemians were gathered at the Life. The waiter served everyone their food.
"Mimi, where's your food?" Joanne asked.
"I'm not really that hungry, I'm just going to eat off Roger's plate." Roger kept his mouth shut; he wasn't in the mood to get into another fight with Mimi in front of everyone. Mimi was very touchy right now for some reason.
All evening, Mimi picked French fries off Roger's plate; she even had a bite of his veggie burger once. Mimi kept to herself most of the evening. If someone said something to her, she'd say as little as possible in response. Most of the evening, she was curled up against Roger with her eyes closed; she really didn't feel well.
Finally, Roger stood up. He dug a wad of crumpled bills out of his pockets and tossed them on the table.
"Come on, Meems, let's go home," he said. Mimi stood up too. "See you all later."
"Bye you guys," Mimi said with a small wave. Roger wrapped his arm around her waist. He didn't say anything to Mimi on the way home, all he kept thinking about was how weird she's been acting. Mimi chewed on her bottom lip. She could sense that something was wrong with Roger. He probably thought that she was so fat!
Mimi sat up in bed. The moonlight shining through the window cast a pale glow over Roger's sleeping form. Mimi rubbed her leg; it felt like it was asleep. Mimi leaned back against the wall and flexed her leg carefully so she didn't wake Roger. It took a few minutes, but the pins and needles feeling finally subsided. Mimi lay back down and went back to sleep.
Roger opened his eyes. He had felt Mimi sit up for a few minutes and move around uncomfortably before lying back down. Roger reached over and wrapped his arm around Mimi. She seemed to relax in his arms and cuddled closer to him. Roger buried his face in her hair and kissed the back of her head. In her sleep, Mimi put her hand over Roger's.
"I love you," he whispered before drifting off to sleep with Mimi in his arms.
A/N: Sorry about the chapter being so short!
Tina101
