Two months have passed. Roger and Courtney continued their relationship and Mimi continued on with her life. However, Roger was still not on great terms with his friends. It was now News Year's Eve and Courtney dragged Roger to some party. Since he was busy, everyone else decided to go to the Life for the celebration. Collins had just come back from LA, where he was teaching at UCLA. He was transferred back to NYU, which didn't bother him. He missed all his friends in the city.
"How was it out West, Collins?" Mimi asked, taking a sip of her beer.
"It was alright, nothing like here. Although nothing is as shitty as home." Everyone laughed. It was getting closer and closer to midnight.
"And how have you been, Meems?" He asked her. She knew he meant how has she been since the breakup.
"Fine, there's nothing really to it." She replied with a shrug.
"No new dates?" He continued to ask. She laughed.
"No, not yet,"
"Well it looks like someone has their eye on you." Maureen said in a low tone, nodding towards a guy behind Mimi who was sitting at the bar. Mimi quickly looked behind her and then looked back at the drama queen.
"I doubt it," Mimi told her, taking another sip of her beer.
"Oh really?" Maureen questioned. Mimi looked at her confused before hearing an unfamiliar voice.
"Excuse me," Mimi turned around to see the guy that Maureen had pointed out standing behind her.
"Yes?" She asked, looking up at him.
"I was wondering if I could maybe buy you a drink." He asked. Mimi bit her lip and turned back to her friends. They all nodded encouragingly and she turned back to him.
"Sure," She accepted his offer, getting up and following him to the bar, looking over her shoulder and smiling at her friends.
"So what's your name?" He asked her after he ordered her drink.
"Mimi, and you?"
"Trevor. Mimi, that's pretty," Her cheeks turned a slight shade of red as her drink was placed in front of her.
"So do you come here often?" She laughed.
"Kind of a cliché question, don't you think?" She asked him back. He smiled at her.
"I just want to get to know you," She smiled at him now. She was actually enjoying this.
After an hour of talking, Trevor and Mimi were really hitting it off. They were talking and laughing and having a good time with each other. Mimi was having the most fun she's had in months.
"Do you want to come sit with my friends and I?" Mimi asked him. She noticed it was already 11:30, which meant it was getting a lot closer to midnight.
"Sure," She took his hand in hers and led him to the table where her friends sat. Everyone looked up when they arrived.
"Everyone, this is Trevor. Trevor, this is everyone." Mimi introduced him to everyone. Trevor gave a small wave and said hi to everyone as Mimi went down the table and introduced everyone individually.
"Well how about you pull up a chair and join us," Collins offered. Mimi sat back down in her seat next to Collins while Trevor pulled up a chair right next to her.
"So Trevor, what do you do for a living?" Joanne questioned him.
"I'm a writer. I'm actually in the process of trying to get one of my books published, but who knows how long that could take." Joanne nodded.
"Where do you live?" Maureen asked him.
"Maureen!" Joanne exclaimed; trying to show it was an inappropriate question.
"What Pookie? I was just asking a question!" Trevor chuckled at the two.
"It's alright. I actually live on the West side of the village." He told them nonchalantly, playing with an empty beer bottle.
The time past quickly and soon enough they were all gathered around the TV that was hanging above the bar at 11:59, watching as it dropped, continuing down all together.
"5, 4, 3, 2, 1!" Everyone in the café roared in excitement as they rang in the New Year together. Lovers and even strangers kissed each other; friends and acquaintances shared hugs, bringing in 1992 with a bang. All the Bohemians shared hugs and kisses on the cheek, even Trevor joined in on this. It truly was a new start for them all.
"Happy New Year, sweetie," Mimi said to Collins as they exchanged a hug between each other. He smiled at her as they pulled apart.
"Happy New Year, Meems. I think someone is looking for you." She gave him a confused look as he nodded to the side. She looked to see Trevor there, talking to Maureen about something while eyeing Mimi in the corner of his eye. She turned back to Collins with a smile on her face and excused herself as she made her way over to Trevor.
"Hey," She said as she approached him. He turned to her with a smile on his face.
"Hey, Happy New Year," He told her as he wrapped his arms around her small frame, pulling her into a hug. She wrapped her arms around him, returning the hug.
"Happy New Year to you too," She replied lowly in his ear, sending shivers down his spin. They released each other. Mimi saw Maureen smirking in the corner of her eye.
"I'm going to go talk to Collins." Maureen told the duo, excusing herself. Mimi was surprised that she had contained herself so much.
"She's something, huh?" Trevor spoke up, breaking Mimi's thoughts. Mimi looked at him; it took her a minute to register what he had said before she started to laugh a little.
"Yeah, she's definitely something else." They both let out a slight laugh. When it died down, Mimi noticed he was eyeing her. She looked over at him.
"What?" She questioned him. He shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly; he seemed to be good at doing things like that.
"Nothing, it's just you have amazing eyes." She smiled as her face turned a dark shade of red. No matter how cliché that comment was, it still made her blush. She was feeling the best she's felt in two months. It seemed like it really was going to be a happy new year.
And now you've met Trevor. What do you think about him so far? I must apologize for my absence. It was my birthday on Tuesday and I had midterms the last two weeks and then I keep getting sick, but I promise to update a lot the next couple of days. Reviews might help and give me a good boost on writing.
