Mark stood outside the Life waiting for Maureen, Joanne and Collins. The filmmaker glanced over at Roger and Mimi; they were currently in an intense game of tonsil hockey. Roger had his arms around Mimi's shoulders while Mimi had her hands in Roger's back pockets. They were completely wrapped up in each other, a sign that things were back to normal.
Mark let out a breath of relief when he saw Maureen and Joanne walking down the street towards the Life, hand in hand. Roger and Mimi didn't stop what they were doing.
"Whoa, never thought I'd miss that," Joanne joked. Without breaking off the lip lock, Roger gave Joanne the finger. The Bohemians laughed. "How long have they been like this?"
"Since we got here," Mark replied.
"Lucky you." Joanne looked at her watch. "Should we wait for Collins inside?" Mark shook his head and leaned against the cool brick wall with his arms crossed.
"It's a nice night. Besides, Mimi and Roger seem to be enjoying themselves out here." Roger had slid his hand under Mimi's shirt.
"Hey, keep it G-rated!" Maureen exclaimed. The three friends continued to talk while waiting for Collins to show up.
At last, Collins came walking down the street with Matt. Maureen immediately stopped telling Mark about her latest protest and gave the fellow rebel a hug.
"Glad to see you finally decided to join us," Mark said.
"Shove it Cohen. I brought a friend. This is Matt. Matt, this is Mark, Maureen and Joanne. The two lovebirds sucking each others faces off over there are Roger and Mimi." Matt laughed.
"Nice to meet you all," he said. Collins turned to Roger and Mimi.
"Hey!" he announced. "Let's go!" Right away, the couple broke apart. Mimi fixed her hair to the best of her ability, and they went inside with everyone else.
The normal Bohemians were gathered in the back of the Life. Several gave Mimi a hug after not seeing her in months. Mimi was glad to be back where she belonged. She looked around the Life. Maureen was telling anyone who'd listen about her latest protest, Joanne and Matt were talking about some Supreme Court case, and Roger and Mark were talking about God only knows what. Roger slid his hand up and down Mimi's thigh and fingered the thin material of her skirt.
After everyone ordered their food, Roger leaned over and whispered in Mimi's ear, "Let's go for a walk. There's something I want to talk to you about." Mimi gave Roger a confused look.
"Talk about what?" she asked. Roger squeezed her knee and kissed her cheek.
"Come on, let's go out back." Roger took Mimi's hand and led her outside. The dancer swung their hands back and forth as they walked down the alley behind the Life.
"What's this about baby?" Roger stopped and wrapped his arms around Mimi's waist. She had gained almost five pounds since she had gotten better.
"I love you." Mimi smiled and stroked Roger's cheek. "We should be able to dream about the future and spend our lives together. So…" Roger reached into his pocket and sank down on one knee. "Will you marry me?"
"Yes!" Mimi shrieked. Roger slipped the silver ring on her thin finger and kissed her passionately. Mimi couldn't help but smile as Roger slid his hand under her skirt. "Roger," she gasped. "We should get back inside before everyone gets worried."
"Forget them," Roger replied.
"Come on honey. Tonight, I'm all yours," Mimi said seductively. Roger grinned as he pinched her ass playfully. He wrapped his arm around her waist, and they walked back inside.
The second the couple walked back into the Life, all the Bohemians began to clap and cheer. Mimi blushed as she sat down. Apparently everyone had known about this except for her (and Maureen until five minutes ago).
"I feel betrayed," Mimi told everyone. Roger kissed her temple.
"Don't, we wanted it to be a surprise," he said. "So, were you surprised?" Mimi nodded.
"Hell yeah."
"Good." Mimi slid onto Roger's lap and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Look at Collins and Matt, they really like each other." Mimi looked over at Matt and Collins. Sure enough, they were hitting it off wonderfully.
"Good, Collins deserves to be happy again. There's something about Mat though…" Mimi trailed off.
"I heard him say that his boyfriend just died from AIDS, and he's still getting used to having the virus himself."
"That's gotta be rough." Mimi ran her fingers through Roger's hair and took a sip of her beer. "How's that song of yours coming?" Roger shrugged.
"Okay I guess. I finally came up with a title, so everything else should fall into place."
"What's it called?"
"It's called Love Heals. It's not done yet though, so you'll have to wait." Pouting, Mimi rested her head on Roger's shoulder and let her eyes slip closed. The noisy celebration going on around her was soothing. It reminded her that everything's alright. A sudden realization washed over Mimi. Love does heal. Love kept her going through her withdrawal. Her love for Roger healed all her wounds and would help her heal any and all wounds in the future.
The End