CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
(chapter title –A View From Heaven)

No One's Point of View

Meanwhile, up in heaven, Justine was putting Ethan to bed while the others got comfortable in their cloud beds.

"It's so good to be together." Mimi was saying. Justine nodded and looked over at Roger. He was leaning on a cloud wall, watching the world below him.

"Rog, is everything okay?" Justine asked, walking over to him and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Yeah, everything's fine, Justine." Roger told her, not looking away from the window.

"I'm going to go to bed. Nice meeting you, Justine." Mimi told Roger and Justine. Justine nodded and sat down next to Roger. Collins and Angel had already gone to bed about an hour ago.

"Nice meeting you, too, Mimi." Justine said, wrapping her arms around Roger's neck. It hurt the younger woman to see the two of them so much in love.

"Justine, not now." Roger whispered, looking sideways at her. Justine nodded and removed her arms from around Roger's neck.

Justine's Point of View

I knew what Roger meant by 'not now'. He didn't want to hurt Mimi's feelings, which was totally understandable.

"Who do you love more, Mimi or me?" I asked after a while.

"What?" it was obvious that I had caught him off guard.

"Who do you love more, Mimi or me?" I repeated.

"I love you both equally." Roger answered. I nodded and smiled, completely understanding what he was saying.

After a while, I decided to go to bed. Getting up from beside Roger, I made my way over to my bed and laid down, just wanting to go to sleep, not really caring about anything else right now.

Roger's Point of View

I knew I had upset Justine by the way she avoided me the rest of the evening. I just stayed at my perch, looking at my loved ones go about their daily activities.

It was great to have both Justine and Mimi here with me, but I could tell it was a little awkward for the both of them to be around me. For example, if I'm with Mimi then it makes Justine jealous and vice-versa. Thank goodness I hadn't seen April here, otherwise it would've been very awkward for all three women to meet.

I told Mimi that I had had a baby with Justine and she seemed a little hurt and happy at the same time. She really liked Ethan and he seemed to really like her.

He was really fascinated with the bright colors that Angel wore – especially her rainbow colored sweater, white skirt with different colored flowers on it, snakeskin stockings and her platform shoes. Angel and Mimi absolutely spoiled that little boy, which made me extremely happy.

Mimi's Point of View

It was a little awkward when Justine came into heaven. I know that Roger wanted to make it not seem quite as awkward, but it didn't work. I wasn't upset with him or anything – I was just a little surprised when she appeared shortly after her car crash. She just looked really confused and a little nervous about being in here. Then she saw Roger, Collins, Angel and I in a corner and she seemed a little more comfortable.

Angel and I never really warmed up to Justine when she first arrived. She seemed like an attention grabber and clung to Roger like a baby koala clung to its mother. Roger didn't seem to mind at all. He just wrapped an arm around her waist and told her everything would be okay.

I'm not jealous of Justine or anything, I just wish I could be like her in some ways.

Collins' Point of View

I was happy the day that Justine showed up in heaven. She and I shared a personal bond – kind of like a father and daughter, but only better.

After Justine arrived in heaven, Mimi acted jealous from the start, even though she won't admit it to anyone. I saw her glaring at Roger and Justine hugging one day and instantly knew that she was jealous. Both Angel and I did our best to comfort her and tell her that everything was okay, but knowing Mimi, she didn't listen to us.

Now when Ethan arrived in heaven, Roger and Justine had a field day. They held each other and cried with happiness as Ethan walked over to him. He looks exactly like Roger, but has Justine's green-gray eyes. It was a shame he was only a year old when he got the cold and it turned into AIDS. He would be a heartbreaker when he was older.

Angel's Point of View

I knew that Mimi chica was jealous when Justine appeared in heaven. I just told her that everything would be okay and that Roger would pay attention to her, too. She and I did girl things and cared for Ethan once he arrived.

Justine and I have bonded and are slowly becoming friends. I am just crazy about her little baby, Ethan. He looks so much like Roger, it's not even funny. The only exception is that he has Justine's beautiful green-gray eyes.

All in all, I know that everything will turn out all right in the end.