Mimi collapsed, exhuasted at the foot of the flats stairs and called up to Roger he staggered to the door and opened it with ferocious might, not bothering to move back as he did so, therefore banging it off his head.
"What's up Mimi," he groaned rubbing his head.
"It's Mark, he's ill, and I can't get him up, I need help,"
Roger stepped forward and misplacing his footing tripped down the stairs, if the situation wasn't serious Mimi would've laughed her head off.
At the bottom Mimi helped him to his feet,
"C'mon, help me get him upstairs,"
Roger took Marks feet and Mimi lifted his upper-body and they struggled up the stair, and put him into Roger's bed so that they wouldn't have to climb another flight of stairs to Mark's own appartment.
"We need to go him some blankets, he's positively freezing," said Mimi and they began to rumage for anything that could keep him warm.
Mimi was about to go upstairs for some covers off the upstairs beds when Mark spoke,
"Collins," he mumbled,
"What's that, honey?" Mimi walked back over to the bed.
"Collins," Mark tried to get up, but Mimi lay him back down.
"No, keep up your strength, what are you trying to say?"
"COLLINS, we need to-"
"SSsshh, it's okay we'll go back for him, he'll be okay,"
"NO, he's gone,"
"Honey, calm down," Mimi said, as he was getting restless.
"NO, Collins is back there, he's slit his wrists," Mark tried to get up again, Mimi sat down next to him,
"Don't say that," she felt his forehead, "You have a fever, you might just be a little delusional honey, we'll go back for him, you just get some rest."
She got up off the bed and went through to talk to Roger,
"Roger, I know this'll be a little hard due to your present state but could you watch Mark, make sure he's not too warm 'coz he's got a little bit of a fever,"
"Hey, Meems, where you going like?" Roger shouted after her as she left the appartment, but she was off.
He ran to the balcony,
"MIMI," he shouted down, she looked up, "BE CAREFUL WON'T YOU!"
She nodded and ran off to get Collins.
It was late afternoon, about a week later, Mark's condition had improved and Collins funeral had been a success, all his family showed up and everyone could sense Angel's presence there.
Anyway Mark was feeling better and a everyone had almost gotten over Collins "inccident" and mark was lying asleep on his sofa because he'd been up all night filming because he needed extra footage of New York at night. Roger was trying to persuade Mimi not to blow up Mark's oven and to settle for toast untill Mark got up.
They didn't know it, but Mark would be up quicker than they thought.
There was a loud "THUMP" as the door burst open, Mark jumped up and screamed,
"ARGHHH! ALICE COME BACK,"
Mark looked up and saw the emotional human whirlwind, jumping about,
"Oh, hello Maureen," mumbled Mark
"Guess what," screeched Maureen jumping on top of Mark.
"I Dunno, what?" Mark replied
"Guess," exclaimed Maureen excitedly.
"I Dunno, just tell me and get off me," he said trying to shove her off him, Maureen didn't budge, Mimi came of the kitchen with a cup of freshly brewed coffee
"What's the news Maury?" she asked curiously. Maureen climbed off the couch,
"Finally," said Mark and went back to sleep.
"Me and JoAnne are going to have a kid, we're going to have artificial insemination so that's there's a little of JoAnne and a little of me-"
Mark looked at them, "Brilliant, two Maureen's running around," he said sarcastically
Maureen hit him with her bag,
"I mean-OW-it is great-OW- sounds lovely,"
Mimi laughed at them, "Go back to sleep Mark,"
"I'm trying but she's not making it very easy," Mark said trying to dodge Maureen's hangbag, "Crikey, what do you keep in that thing,"
"Shut up,"
WHACK!
"Ow,"
Roger came out of the kitchen because of all the noise,
"Hey what's going-" he saw Maureen battering hell out of Mark, and because he knew Maureen liked him less than Mark, walked back through as quick as he could.
"Anyway, Maureen," Said Mimi, "that sounds great, I'm so happy for you," Mimi gave Maureen a hug and in Maureen distraction, Mark grabbed Maureen's bag and rumaged,
"Hey," said Mark, pulling out a couple of white woolen things, "What's this?"
Maureen looked round, and saw Mark with her tampons,
"For Fuck's sake Mark," Maureen made a dive for Mark, Mark ran through the kitchen, dropping everything.
Roger watched as Mark came running through and heard Maureen scream,
"MARK, I'M GONNA KILL YOU!"
Mark ducked under the counter and hid in the bottom cupboard, Roger watched.
"Sheesh, Mark, you must've done something real bad,"
"Quiet, I don't want her to find me,"
Maureen came into the kitchen,
"Right, Roger where's mark? Tell me or wear coffee, she grabbed the cup of coffee off the counter.
"Oh the joy's of living with your friends and there exess, he's under the kitchen sink," he said casually, Mark climbed out pulling out half the contents of the cupboard,
"I'll get you for that Roger," he shouted running into the bathroom and locking the door behind him.
"What your scared of a GIRL?" Roger mocked but stopped when Maureen shot him a look.
Mimi was laughing,
"Hey I don't mean to interupt the fun but you were saying?"
"What's going on, like?" asked Roger.
"Maureen and JoAnne are going to have a baby,"
"WHAT! HOW THE HELL-"
They could hear Mark laughing from the bathroom,
"Roger!" said Mimi sternly.
"What?"
Mimi glaced at the bathroom door, Mark was still laughing.
"Mark for God's sake,"
Maureen glared at Roger,
"WOAH, if looks could kill,"
"Oh shut up Roger," said Maureen huffily and walked out the door, Roger looked taken aback.
The bathroom door opened, Mark was climbing shakily to his feet, his sides sore from laughing, he shook his head,
"conture as the hills, that one!" he tripped on his way out of the bathroom, Mark caught him and guided him through.