It had been nearly three weeks since Roger ran away from the loft. Even after distributing numerous flyers, making numerous phone calls and desperately pleading people on the streets, nobody could find any trace of the rock star. Even the local police threw in the towel and gave him up for dead. The Bohemians were at their wits' end trying to locate Roger's whereabouts. But not nearly as Mark, who was completely distraught with the knowledge that it was his own actions that led to his lover's disappearance. He was so drained with giving out flyers and desperately asking around that he sat all huddled up on the loft couch, his hands rapidly fiddling with his camera like he had Downs' Syndrome. His eyes were bloodshot from not sleeping enough, his skin ghastly and paler than usual from not eating and his face heavy with dried-up tear stains. He was indeed, a horrific sight.

A voice suddenly jolted his from his catatonic stupor. "Hey Mark! What're you doing wide awake? You're supposed to be sleeping!"

Mark suddenly shook his head and turned his attention towards the door. "Sorry Maureen, I just can't sleep. What if Roger walks in?"

Maureen sat next to him. "For God's sake, Pookie! How can you function without your sleep? I told you Mimi and I were looking for him in all the clubs! C'mon, you need to rest!" she scolded him, and slapped him up the head.

Mark hung his head and said, "No Maureen. After what I did to him, I don't deserve a rest." Fresh tears spilled out of his eyes.

Maureen slid closer to him and wrapped an arm around his shoulder. "Awwww, don't say that, Marky-Poo. I know this is really hard on you, but you said that you'd relax today. So please? For my sake?" she pleaded him and gave him her legendary pout. "Ok fine, so you don't wanna sleep. Can you atleast step outside with me without your camera? You could really use some fresh air."

Mark looked at her for a few seconds, and sighed. "Alright fine. Lemme just……uh, freshen up a bit." He said and got up form the couch.

Half an hour later, Mark was dressed and looking somewhat better than before and he and Maureen found themselves at the Life Café. Maureen ordered herself a black coffee and a tuna sandwich and Mark, who sat across from her, ordered some herbal tea and a garden salad. While they ate their food, Mark suddenly laid his eyes upon a familiar figure behind Maureen. Dropping his fork into his bowl, he got up from his seat, trance-like, walked over to the booth and said, "Hello Christian," in the coldest tone possible.

Christian turned his head around and smiled snidely at Mark. "Oh hello Marky. This is my boyfriend, Jack," he said, gesturing to the curly-haired man sitting in the booth across from him.

Mark bit his tongue and asked him, "You wouldn't happen to know where Roger was, would you?"

Christian pretended to think very hard. "You mean he's not stuck to your ass? Well then, I would really have no idea where he might be. Sorry 'bout that. Bye!" And with that, he turned back around to face Jack.

Mark grabbed him by the shoulder and spun him around, his cheeks reddening with anger. "So you had a boyfriend this whole time and still tried to put the moves on me? I thought you said you were-"

"Actually no, I found him just after my failed attempt with you. And I said that only because I wanted to sleep with you, darling," said the screenwriter cockily. "I mean, you're really cute and all but let's face it; you're small fry. I have my sights set on much bigger things." He then fake-blew a kiss at Mark, and then turned his back on the filmmaker forever.

"Pookie? What's the matter?" asked a concerned Maureen after Mark shakily made his way back to his booth and sat down.

Mark cried softly and buried his face into his hands. "Nobody knows where Roger is. Oh God, what am I going to do?" Poor Maureen was helpless and couldn't do anything except sit beside him and soothingly rub his back to comfort him. And so that's exactly what she did.

AAHHAAAAAAAAAAA! Wondering where Roger is? Well, keep wondering! Oh, and good luck finding the little "Goodbye Love" reference hidden in there. –winks-