Mark and Mimi freeze in their spots

"Oh shit," Mark thinks to himself, "Oh my God, why did I let this happen again? Oh crap, what the hell am I going to do?"

"Fuck!," Mimi thinks, "Oh my God, what is Roger finds out? Oh no, how am I going to deal with this, oh shit oh shit oh shit!!!"

Maureen: Um, I better, uh, go now,

Mark: NO, Maureen wait! Oh God, Maureen?

Maureen: What?

Mark: You can't tell anyone about this ok...It was just that Mimi was upset and - and - Oh God Maureen, please never tell, please?

Maureen: Well- I don't know you guys. You know how I don't like secrets.

Mimi: Maureen, look, you have to do this for us, oh God, you don't know how screwed up our lives would be if you ever told- told- Rog.

Maureen: well, yes but I never keep anything from Roger.

Mark: Since when have you been close with Roger?

Maureen: Ok, well I'm not close with him- but still.

Mimi: Please Maureen?

Maureen: Ok, I won't tell- I'll never tell anyone.

Mark: (running up, grabbing Maureen by the waist, swinging her around) Oh God, thank you Maureen, thank you soooo much!!! Oh, you have no idea how important this is to us!

Maureen: No- problem baby. Hey- anyway I need to go. So, I'll talk to you guys uh, later ok?

Mark: Ok, see you later.

Maureen walks out thinking to herself, "Wow, I would have never expected that to happen in a million years- never! And I'm usually good at picturing things that could happen. But this one? Wow, for some reason I just couldn't- ha, I even pictured Angel and Mark, but not Mark and Mimi. Hmm, why is that?

God, I miss Angel sooo much. She was so unique, so original. I remember wanting to be her so bad! Man, we all really loved her.

I guess I had to give Marky and Mimi a little hard time before I gave in- that's just me! They would think something would be wrong if I didn't give them a hard time- ha, I bet they're even surprised that I gave in at all!

-But, I had to, why? Because, I did have to deal with this. I know Marky and Mimi don't know, but- everyone else did. -Well, not Angel, but Collins, Roger, even April! They all caught me with Joanne every so now and then...but I made sure Joanne never knew that they knew. I am a good liar I guess- I'm good at keeping secrets. Ha- but at the same time, I am probably the worst person that could find out bout them. It's funny how I'm always the person to find out all the vital information!

I did like something about April, she was really nice, original- but not like Angel- she was a different kind of original. She was a great singer- Roger and his band wanted her to sing in the band, she just wanted to get her own contract. She was turned down so many times- it was horrible. That's why, why she took up drugs...I guess when Roger failed his attempt to make her stop- he just gave in and started to. She would never give up- she would just persuade someone so much, until they would just do it too
- that's where she is like Mimi a little. Roger is meant for these kinds of women- and they are meant for Roger."

(Back at the loft) Mimi and Mark sit there in silence again, thinking about- Maureen...

"Well- besides Roger she is about the worse person that could find out about this," Mark says sarcastically, trying to make the mood in the room a little brighter- Mimi and him really need a laugh.

Mimi sits there, almost shaking-

"What's wrong Mimi, are you ok?" Mark says

"This can't happen Mark- this can't- Oh it's all my fault- I shouldn't have let this happen again!" Mimi says shaking her head.

"Mimi- look, it is not your fault- it- it's mine, I kissed you the first time- and I shouldn't have- we both know that," Mark replies, trying to comfort her.

"I know- but, still, oh God, I have to go!" Mimi says, running out of the loft to who knows where

"Mimi!," Mark, cries softly...he knows there is no use- she is not coming back to him for a while.