A/N: Hey guys! Sorry about the wait! This entire week I've been memorizing my music for one of my shows at an elementary school in two weeks! It's tiring, but I love it! Anyways, let's continue, shall we?
Maureen watched Mark head to the door and place his hand on the knob. She saw him slightly turn it, and the two both saw Roger's head poke through, grinning. "Miss me?" he said. Maureen laughed.
"Oh yeah. We couldn't stand the thought about not seeing for fifteen more minutes." He said in a sarcastic, dreamy tone. Suddenly, Mimi's head came into view.
"Whoa. Did I just hear that correctly? Since when were you gay, Marky? I obviously must've missed something." She joked around. Mimi pushed the door opened, and taking Roger's hand, walked into the loft, dragging her lover in with her.
Roger glanced in Maureen's direction. "You're here early…" he stated in an unfriendly tone. It wasn't mean, but was a smart remark, which was plain to everyone. Mimi smacked Roger on the back. "Shut up!" she hissed. Roger rubbed the back of his shoulder and made a face. "Sorry, he murmured to Maureen, barely looking up at her.
Roger and Maureen had never really gotten along, and Roger was just never comfortable around Maureen, probably because she had once dumped his best friend for another woman.
Maureen smiled and stood up, taking a step to become adjacent with Mark's side. "Well if you must know," she started, closing her eyes. She opened her eyes, taking Mark's hand in hers.
Apparently, both Roger and Mimi had caught this, which both Maureen and Mark had found amusing.
"Oh God, no…" Roger trailed off.
Mimi clasped her hands together. "Oh my god!" she exclaimed, a high-pitched shriek escaping her mouth. Mimi looked happy, while Roger looked miserable, but confused. Unsure, more than anything, but he said nothing, nothing but "Again?"
Mark glanced in Maureen's direction. "You could say that." He squeezed Maureen's hand a bit and bit his lip. Roger smirked.
"It was only a matter of time before they got back together. I mean, Mark was always a sucker for Maureen- he would've done anything for her." He turned to Mimi. "If this girl had told him to go strip in the rain, believe me, he would." Roger said, laughing. Mimi's jaw dropped slightly as she began to laugh.
"I'd like to see that!" she joked, nudging the filmmaker and laughing harder. Roger had joined her.
Mark's face reddened at this subject. He didn't know what to say. Yes, he would've done practically done anything fro Maureen, but stripping in the rain was way too far over the border.
Maureen giggled and caught Mark's gaze. "Really? You're a sucker for me?" she said in a childish tone. "You bug sweetie." She giggled, throwing her arms around Mark's neck and locking them behind his head. Her lips caught Mark's and she kissed him fiercely. Mark was so stunned from how deep it was, there was almost no way to detach his lips from hers, and almost impossible to free himself form her grasp. He kissed her back just as fiercely, and the two others sat there, enjoying this scene greatly.
Roger wolf-whistled. "So… when's the wedding?" he asked. Maureen pulled away, her cold eyes burning into Roger's innocent, scared ones. She gave him the coldest of stares, which turned Roger icy cold and he said. "All right! God… women…" he muttered.
Mimi's shining eyes had now lost their shimmer. "Wait… what about Joanne?' she asked, puzzled. Maureen flapped her hand and scoffed. "Joanne dumped me for a man, which gave me the idea about being straight, so here I am, back with Mark." She said, turning to face him as she breathed his name.
Mark pulled her back into a deep passionate kiss, and Mimi's expression lit up once more. Roger rolled his eyes, but smiled. Suddenly, a knock n the door tore the apart. Mimi strolled over to the door and opened it- Benny and Collins.
"Hey guys, what's up?" Collins said, walking in, Benny following behind. "Oh nothing." Roger smirked. Collins stopped. 'Okay, something's definitely up. I can tell by the way Roger just said that."
"Well," Roger said, sticking his hands in his jean pockets. "It seems as if our two unlikely love birds are back together." Collins and Benny both turned to face Maureen and Mark, who they had just noticed, with their arms wrapped around each other. "Damn!" Collins and Benny said in unison.
They stood their, gawking at the two. Collins was the first to recover. "All right then." He smiled. They talked for a while, all of them, awaiting the arrival of Joanne and her new lover.
About ten minutes later, there was another knock on the door. Everyone grew silent and Benny opened the door. Joanne stepped in with a man by her side. Everyone greeted Joanne as if nothing were wrong. Hi guys!" Joanne said. "As you know," she said, after settling down," I have broken up with Maureen." She turned to Maureen. "Please know that I'm sorry Mo." She said sincerely.
"Oh! If you don't mind, Joanne. No need to feel sorry. I'm in love once more!" she said dramatically. She turned to Joanne. "I'm with Mark." she said. Joanne tried hard not to laugh.
Once she straightened up, Joanne stood upright. "This is my boyfriend, Michael Platt." She gestured to a tall, African-American man. He looked shy, around his late twenties, and he waved. He looked nervous.
He received greeting from everyone, including Maureen. After about twenty minutes of lingering, Roger announced it was time to go. They all stood up and walked out the door. Joanne eyed Mark warily. Mark shrugged and gave a smile which Joanne returned sincerely. Mark wrapped his arms around Maureen's waist, pulling her close, and gently nuzzling her neck in a friendly way as they walked out the door. Maureen lowered her voice to a whisper.
"Mmm…" Maureen breathed, then whispered a bit. "Keep it up, Mark." She breathed in a business-like tone. Mark's arms roamed up and down her sides and Maureen giggled.
But for some strange reason, Maureen enjoyed Mark caressing her like that. She missed him and his love for her. He was loyal to her, and she missed him.
Mark wished the moment would never end as he continued to play around with Maureen. He let go of her waist and took her hand as they walked out of the apartment. Good luck to me, he thought.
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