A/N: Hey guys, if you haven't, check out my newestpost upcalled Their Songs. Its short , but cute.

Disclaimer: I don't own RENT or the lyrics to Redundant.

CHAPTER 27: Depends On Trust.

June 28th 9:45am Eastern Standard Time.

(at the loft)

Roger came out of the bedroom holding Victoria when Mickey and Mark were sitting at the table drinking coffee.

"Say hi to uncle Mark and Aunt Mickey." Roger said in a cute baby voice.

Mark took the baby out of Roger's arms.

"She looks just like Mimi." Mark said.

"And cries like Roger." Mickey added.

"Fuck you."

"Roger, watch your mouth." Mimi said coming out of the bedroom.

"Yeah, we defiantly don't want her to have your mouth." Mickey teased.

Roger flipped her off.

"Babies usually learn hand gestures faster then words." Mark said handing the baby back to Roger.

"How you feeling today Meems?" Mickey asked.

"Like shit."

"Watch your mouth Mimi." Roger said mocking her.

"You didn't squeeze a baby out of your vagina three weeks ago." Mimi snapped.

"Yeah, how would you feel if you had to squeeze a baby out of you a-but." Mickey said trying not to cuss.

"Women." Mark and Roger said shaking their heads. "Cant live with them…"

"Can't live without us." Mimi and Mickey finished.

"I'm going back to bed." Mimi said leaving the room.

"I have to go to work, bye baby." Mickey said.

"Ok, I'll see you for lunch?"

"Deal."

They gave each other a long tender kiss.

"You gonna come up for air?" Roger teased.

"Roger is jealous!" Mickey sang as she walked out the door.

"Rog, can I talk to you for a moment?" Mark asked.

"Yeah, what's up?"

"Today at lunch I'm going to do something I never thought I would do……I'm going to propose to Mickey." Mark said nervously

"That's great man. Why are you so nervous?"

"What if she says no? I mean….we've only been dating for a few months…"

"Your in love with her aren't you?" Roger interrupted.

"Yes." Mark said confidently.

"And she fills the same about you. Don't worry about anything."

Mark smiled and the two embraced in a friendly hug.

"Where's the ring at?" Roger asked.

Mark pulled the box out of his pocket. It was a gold ring with a medium size diamond on top.

"It's not much…do you think she'll like it?" Mark asked in a nervous voice.

"You could put a rubber band on her finger and she would love it." Roger said laughing.

"I gotta go….thanks again Rog." Mark said leaving.

"No problem."

(At the Life Café)

1:45pm Eastern Standard Time.

Mickey walked in the Life Café and saw Roger sitting at the table with Victoria on his lap.

"Hey guys, what are you doing here?"

"Mimi's resting at home and I decided to take the little one out so we wouldn't bother her."

"What? She let you take Tory out alone?" Mickey asked.

"It took a lot of convincing to do, she thinks I'm going to lose or forget our daughter." Roger said rolling his eyes.

(outside)

Mark looked through the window and saw Roger and Mickey laughing and talking. The most ridiculous thing went to his head, he was getting angry and frustrated, he didn't like what he was seeing.

Does Mickey have a thing for Roger?

Mark thought to himself ,he went back to work.

(At the loft)

8pm Eastern Standard Time.

Maureen, Joanne, Mimi, and Mickey were sitting at the table when Mark stormed in the loft and went straight to his and Mickey's bedroom not saying a word to anyone.

"I'm doing great today Mark, thanks for asking." Maureen said sarcastically.

"What's his problem?" Mimi asked Mickey.

"I don't know."

"Was he like this at lunch?" Joanne asked.

"He didn't even show up for lunch. I ended up eating with Roger and Tory." Mickey said.

"What's that smell?" Maureen asked covering her nose.

"Come on baby, we need to change your diaper." Mimi said taking the baby in the bedroom.

"I don't think I can be a parent." Maureen said disappointingly.

"To late Honey bear." Joanne said in a comforting tone.

"What time are we suppose to go to Collins' restaurant?" Maureen asked changing the subject.

"Angel told me 9:30." Mickey said. "I'm going to go check on Mark."

Mickey walked to the bedroom door and knocked.

"Mark, can I come in?"

Mickey quietly walked in.

"I hope Mark's ok." Mimi said coming out of the bedroom.

"The last time I saw him this pissed is when I broke up with him for Joanne." Maureen said laughing.

Flashback:

Mark was editing his film and Roger was strumming his guitar when Maureen walked in the door.

"Hey Honey." Mark said not looking up from his work.

Maureen stood there in silence thinking of how she was going to tell Mark that she was dumping him for a women.

"You don't know how to speak?" Roger asked coldly.

"Fuck off withdrawal boy." Maureen shot back.

Before for Roger could say anything Mark interrupted.

"Please don't do this." Mark said taking a deep breath. " Maureen baby…..what's wrong?"

"Can we talk?" Maureen asked. "ALONE." She finished giving Roger a cold look.

"Ok." Roger said a little to calmly.

Roger went in his room and slammed the door. Mark sat on the couch and Maureen sat on the coffee table across from him, she took his hands into hers and took a deep breath.

"Pookie, you know I love you right?"

"Yes and I love you." Mark said smiling.

"First I want to start off by saying you will always be someone special to me and I will always be there for you."

"Mo, your scaring the shit out of me right now. What are you trying to say?" Mark said a bit scared.

"I've been seeing someone else and I think I'm in love." Maureen said quickly.

"I KNEW IT!" Roger said popping out of the bedroom door.

"SHUT UP ROGER AND GO BACK IN YOUR ROOM." Mark yelled in a weak tone, he took his hands out of hers.

Roger and Maureen froze, they had never head Mark yell like that, he sounded like he wanted to break down and cry.

"Who the hell is he?" Mark demanded to know.

"Not he…..she, her names Joanne and she's a lawyer."

"WHAT THE FUCK?" Roger said with a dumfounded look on his face. "I'm going on the roof." He said leaving Mark and Maureen alone.

"YOU'RE A LESBIAN?" Mark asked with his hands on his head.

"I'm Bisexual. I go both ways." Maureen confessed.

Mark stood there speechless.

"This is fucked up." Mark said to himself.

"I'm moving in with her tomorrow."

Mark didn't say a word.

"Pookie? Are you still my production manger?"

"I guess." Mark said shaking his head.

"You're such a great friend." Maureen said kissing him on the cheek.

Mark rolled his eyes

End of flashback.

Mimi and Joanne laughed.

"Poor Mark." Mimi said

"I remember the first time I met him. I said to myself ' Who is this scrawny white boy?', he didn't seem like Maureen's type." Joanne said laughing.

"He pissed in his pants the first time I met him." Mimi said.

"What?" They asked confused.

"Oh, your going to enjoy this story." Mimi said.

(In Mark and Mickey's )

"You think I have a thing for Roger?" Mickey asked laughing.

"YES!" Mark snapped.

Mickey looked deep in his blue eyes to see if he was joking.

"Your serious aren't you?" Mickey asked.

"I saw the way you were laughing and talking with him today at the Life."

"That's why you weren't at lunch today? You were spying on me?"

"I wasn't.."

"I didn't know Roger was there." Mickey said interrupting him. " How did this get in your head? I would never cheat on you Mark." Mickey was in tears now.

"Don't cry Honey." Mark said giving her a hug. " I'm afraid of losing you and I want to hold on to you."

"Hold any tighter and I'll slip away." Mickey snapped pushing him away.

"Are you going to leave me for Roger?" Mark snapped back.

"Asshole." Mickey said.

She stormed out of the loft.

"What happened?" Mimi asked.

"I've lost it." Mark confessed

(at the Santa Fe)

9:45pm Eastern Standard Time.

The gang sat at their specially reserved table.

"Roger, What is in that bottle?" Mimi asked cautiously.

"Ginger ale."

"No, I don't want her drinking soda yet Roger, she's only 3 weeks old."

"Sorry." Roger said softly.

"Thank you." she said giving him a peck on the lips.

"How was everyone's day?" Angel asked.

"Mine was busy. Mainly because Mo called me crying about a Snickers commercials" Joanne said.

"It was a beautiful commercial." Maureen whined.

Everyone started laughing.

"Victoria and I had our first father and daughter day." Roger said with a smile.

Awws spread around the table.

"I spent the day worrying if he was going to come home with her or leave her at the Life Cafe." Mimi said.

They all snickered

"Mark, how was your day?" Angel asked.

"Great…I filmed this festival in Harlem…"

"And he spied on me." Mickey finish.

"Mickey.."

"I'm going to the bathroom." Mickey said leaving.

Collins came over as Mickey was leaving.

"What's wrong with Marky's girl?" Collins asked.

"She's not my girl." Mark said walking off.

"Ok…..What the hell was that?" Collins asked raising his eye brows.

"We don't know." They said in unison.

(In the bathroom)

Mickey was running water over her face when Angel, Maureen, Joanne, and Mimi came in.

"What's wrong hermana?" Mimi asked.

"Mark thinks I have a thing for your husband, because I was talking with Roger while I was waiting on him today at lunch."

"Tell us what's really wrong." Maureen said laughing.

"Ree, I think Shelly's telling the truth." Angel said.

"That doesn't sound like Mark." Joanne said confused.

"I know and it is scaring the shit out of me." Mickey said with tears rolling down her cheek.

"What else did he say chica?" Angel asked.

"He said he wants to hold on to me and not lose me and I told him if he holds any tighter I'll slip through his fingers and he asked if I was going to leave him for Roger?"

"That's loco." Angel said.

"Ok, A. Roger's married to me, B. He would never cheat on me, and C. Your not Roger's type." Mimi insured.

"Roger is like my big brother. I cant even picture me and him together….that's just gross."

"Hey." Mimi said pretending to be offended.

They all laughed.

(at the table)

Collins walked to the table with Mark right behind him.

"Go ahead and talk." Collins forced.

"What's wrong Mark?" Roger asked.

"Do you have feelings for Mickey?"

"What? that's ridiculous."

"Isn't that what I told you?" Collins asked Mark.

Mark sighed.

"Mark, Mickey and I have a brother and sister relationship. Plus I'm married remember? And I love Mimi to death." Roger insured.

"I suggest you talk to Mickey and fix this shit before I kick your scrawny ass." Collins said laughing.

June 30th 9am Eastern Standard Time.

These past two days have been hell for Mark. Mickey hasn't said one word to him and ignores him when he tries to talk to her. Mark decided to pull a Roger, he barged in on Mimi and Roger making out on the bed.

"Roger." Mark whispered over to his best friend.

"What Mark?" Roger snapped.

"Can I talk to you real quick?"

Roger looked at Mimi and she motioned for him to talk to Mark.

"Ok. What?"

Mark shut the door behind him.

"I was wondering if you could play this song I wrote for Mickey?"

"Awww that's sweet." Mimi said.

Roger read the song and started laughing.

"This isn't bad."

"Here's 20 bucks."

"Ok, let me get my fender and find the right tune." Roger said.

9:30am Eastern Standard Time.

Mickey was sitting at the on the couch when Mark came in with a dozen roses , her eyes lit up like a Christmas tree, she was speechless. Roger began the song

We're living in repetition

Content in the same old shtick again

Now the routine's turning to contention

Like a production line going over and over roller coaster

Now I cannot speak

I lost my voice

Speechless and redundant 'cause I love you's not enough

I'm lost for words

Choreographed and lack of passion

Prototypes of what we were

Went full circle 'til I'm nauseous

Taken for granted now

Now I waste it faked it ate it now I hate it

Now I cannot speak

I lost my voice

Speechless and redundant 'cause I love you's not enough

I'm lost for words

Now I cannot speak

I lost my voice

Speechless and redundant 'cause I love you's not enough

I'm lost for words

Now I cannot speak

I lost my voice

Speechless and redundant 'cause I love you's not enough

I'm lost for words

Mickey kissed Mark passionately on the lips.

"Thank you."

"I'm so sorry honey…I don't know what came over me."

They kissed again and Mickey tried to pull away put Mark wouldn't let her.

" I..ummm…You …umm..we..have….to..umm…go…work." Mickey said between kisses.

Mark pulled away.

"There's something I have to ask you." Mark said nervously.

"Here it comes." Mimi said.

Mark got on one knee.

"Will you marry me Mickey?"

"Hell yeah." Mickey said excitingly.

She pulled him up and kissed him again.

July 10th 1pm Eastern Standard Time.

(at buzz line)

"I'll see you in a few…..bye." Mark said hanging up the phone.

Should I meet her or not?

He thought to himself .Mark picked up the phone and called Mickey

"Joanne Jefferson's office, Mickey speaking." Mickey said dryly.

"Having a bad day?"

"Now that I've heard your voice I don't anymore. I cant wait to see you for lunch" Mickey said happily.

"About lunch…..I have some extra work to do and I wont be able to make our lunch date." Mark said apologetically.

"Ok." Mickey said disappointingly.

"I'll make it up to you. I promise."

"That's a deal Mr. Cohen."

"I'll see you when I get home."

"I love you."

"Love you too. Bye." Mark said hanging up the phone.

Mark got his coat and went to the Life knowing what he was doing was wrong.

(At the Life Café)

Mickey and Joanne walked in the Life and stopped dead in there tracks when they saw Mark sitting with the last person they would expect to see. Kate!

A/N: Shall shit hit the fan? I think so. LOL! I wont be updating for a while because I have a family reunion to go to this weekend. REVIEW PLEASE! NO FLAMERS.