The power eventually went back on in the city, after a few days. Another three weeks had passed now and it was now Valentine's Day. Mimi and Trevor had lunch out, went uptown to Central Park for a while and were now back at Mimi's, curled up on the couch together, watching a movie. He got her flowers and chocolates and even made her breakfast, she couldn't have been more happy. Roger and Courtney on the other hand, weren't having as good of a day.

"Courtney, what have I possibly done wrong now? I got you flowers, I took you where you wanted to go, and I took you out to dinner. What else more could I do?" Roger questioned her. His temper was really up now.

"The flowers you got were ugly, it was cold out, and our waiter was rude!" She shot back, getting anger by the minute. Roger couldn't believe what he was hearing.

"If they're so bad, than why don't you just throw them out? It's fucking February, Courtney, what do you expect? Maybe if you weren't being such a whiny bitch he would've been nicer." Courtney was in shock, no one ever talked to her like that.

"Excuse me?"

"You heard me," He looked right into those icy, hallow blue eyes. They didn't have an ounce of love in them for anyone but herself.

"You cannot talk to me like that!" She shouted at him in furry.

"Well I just did, and I can also do this." He replied bitterly as he began to put on his leather jacket, making his way to the door.

"What do you think you're doing?" She questioned him as he made his way to the door. He looked at her over his shoulder. "Going out," He told her simply. He quickly opened the door and left before she could say anything.

Mimi and Trevor were curled up on the couch, watching an old movie that was being aired on TV. Suddenly, the phone began to ring. Mimi reached over to the phone that was on the side table next to the couch, but Trevor stopped her.

"Baby, just let it go," He tried to convince her, but she shook her head.

"No, what if it's something important?" He sighed and let her go.

"Hello?" She answered. "Oh hey Collins," She replied when she heard a deep voice reply. Trevor sat there and watched her as she talked. After a few minutes she said goodbye and hung up the phone, turning back to Trevor.

"It was Collins; he invited us to brunch tomorrow at Life with everyone else." She explained to him.

"Brunch on Saturday? Don't people do brunch on Sunday's?" He asked with a confused look on his face. She shrugged.

"Does it matter?" He shrugged then.

"I guess not. But do we really have to go?" She gave him a confused look.

"I already told him we're going; do you not want to go?"

"Well, not really." She still had a confused look on her face, what was the problem with going? "Why not?" She asked in a confused tone.

"Honey, your friends are nice and all, but why do we have to spend every wakening moment with them?" Mimi moved off him, looking at him from the other side of the couch.

"We spend every wakening moment with them. We're not with them right now." He shrugged.

"You just answered the phone because one of them was calling. I just don't understand why they have to always be there." Mimi was a bit taken aback. Was he really that bothered by everyone?

"We have time alone. Look, you're going to have to deal with them, because they're not going anywhere. I'm not going to throw my friends to the side just because you don't like being around them." She told him sternly. After a moment of silence, he began to move the blankets off himself.

"You know what, I think I should go." He said as he got up and put his jacket on. She had a look of shock on her face for a moment, but then it quickly turned to anger.

"Fine," She replied, watching him get his stuff together. He walked to the door, turning his head slightly towards her.

"Bye," He muttered before walking out the door, closing it behind him. She looked at the door, staring at it in anger, as if her stare would follow him out and burn him. After a few minutes she got up and threw her coat on. She wasn't spending the night up in her apartment alone.

Mimi walked into the familiar setting at the Life Café. It was just like any other night, nothing abnormal. She sat down at the bar and ordered herself a drink. The bartender placed the drink down in front of her. She sat by herself for a good ten minutes, just her and her drink. It was like that until her thoughts were shattered by a very familiar voice.

"Here by yourself?" The deep voice asked. Mimi knew exactly who it was. She didn't even have to turn to them to know.

"Yeah, and yourself?" She questioned back, turning to them. They nodded.

"You guessed it. I'd offer to buy you a drink, but you're taking a good few hours to finish them one you have now, which means you're upset about something." She rolled her eyes, but couldn't help but smile.

"Well you're the same old Roger," She commented, which earned her a smirk from him as he got up from his seat at the end of the bar and sat down next to her.

"So what're you doing here tonight?" Roger asked her.

"I could be asking you the same thing," He laughed.

"You got me there. I got in a fight with my girlfriend. Your turn,"

"Got in a fight with my boyfriend," They both nodded and looked at each other, before bursting out laughing. It was a well-deserved laugh on both parts.

"God, I really needed that." He said as they calmed down. Mimi nodded in agreement. "You have no idea," She muttered as she took a sip of her drink.

"And that is how my brother and I got caught sneaking out of the house when I was young." Roger finished telling the story; they've been there for hours now. Mimi was laughing like crazy.

"I can't believe you did that!" She exclaimed through her laughter. He laughed along with her, shaking his head as he mused over the old memory.

"Guys, I'm sorry but we're closing up now." The bartender interrupted them. They nodded and he left.

"Wow, I can't believe how long we've been here. It's already two," Roger commented as they put on their coats. Mimi nodded in agreement.

"Time files," She said as they walked out of the Life Café. They walked down the street to their building together. They climbed up the old staircase and stopped at Mimi's apartment door.

"Well I guess I should get going upstairs," Roger told her as they stood in front of her door. She nodded.

"Yeah, I guess you should." She replied reluctantly.

"It was really great to see you can, Meems."

"Yeah, you too, Rog."

"Well, bye Mimi," Roger said before turning around to leave up the stairs.

"Roger, wait!" Mimi shouted after him. He quickly turned around.

"What's wrong?" He questioned from where he was.

"Do you want to come in, you know, for some coffee?" She asked him. He thought about it for a moment.

"Sure, what the hell," He replied, a grin spreading across his face as he walked back to her. She flashed him a smile before leading him inside.


Happy Valentine's Day!