CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
(chapter title - La Vie Boheme B)

Roger was just tucking Sara and Ally into bed when Hannah and Christopher came back into the loft. Kaitlin, Joanne and Maureen were sitting on the couch, watching the two young lovers kiss each other.

"That's so cute!" Maureen whispered, tapping Joanne's shoulder so that she could see what was going on. Joanne shook her head and rolled her eyes at Maureen's catcalls and teasing of the two youngsters.

"They remind me of another young couple from all those years ago." Joanne said, smiling.

"Really? Who?" Kaitlin asked.

"Roger and Mimi." Maureen answered as Roger exited Ally's room. Kaitlin avoided Roger's eyes as he sat down next to her. Christopher and Hannah eventually walked over to the couch and joined the adults in conversation.

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Shortly after Maureen, Tiffany and Joanne left, Roger decided to head to bed. He had a gig tomorrow night and he wanted to be fully rested so that he wouldn't fall asleep on the stage. Climbing into bed, he picked up his notebook and wrote some more lyrics to a song he was working on.

Kaitlin was clearing the dishes and putting them in the sink when she heard Mark cry from the nursery. She put the dishes in the sink, ran to the nursery and picked Mark up in her arms. Soothing the baby, she fed him a bottle, changed him and put him back to bed. She then went to join Roger in their room.

"Hey." Kaitlin greeted him walking into the room.

"Hey." Roger echoed, not looking up from his notebook. Kaitlin sighed and changed into her pajamas.

"I heard what you said about Mimi and I." Roger told her, scribbling down something in his notebook.

"Really?" Kaitlin asked, putting on her red sleep shirt with a picture of a brown mouse on it and boxer shorts. Roger nodded.

"Roger I'm sorry. I didn't know what I was saying. I know how much you miss Mimi. I miss my William dearly." Kaitlin told him, putting a hand on Roger's arm. He put his notebook down and looked at Kaitlin.

"I was just making a comparison to Christopher and Hannah to you and Mimi - with all the stories that Maureen and Joanne have told me about you two when you were younger."

"I met William when I first moved here nineteen years ago." Kaitlin started. She then went on to talk about William - or Will for short. Roger could picture everything clearly.

A young woman in a red dress waited to go on stage when a young man in a sharp looking tux walks up to her. They both smile and strike up a conversation - small talk at first and then a conversation starts. They eventually learn each other's names.

"William, but my friends call me Will. What's your name?"

"Kaitlin, but my friends call me Kait." Kaitlin answered.

"You nervous?" Will asked. Kaitlin nodded.

"Don't be - you'll do fine." Will told her. Kaitlin smiled and went on to sing 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' perfectly. After she was done, she looked at the audience and Will had disappeared.

"That's a nice story." Roger told her. Kaitlin nodded and laid on her stomach. Roger smiled and rubbed her back until Kaitlin fell asleep. Kissing the middle of her back, he went over to his side of the bed, turned off the lamp and went to sleep. He wondered what everyone up in heaven was doing - probably sleeping or watching their beloved family. Whatever they were doing, Roger hoped that they were thinking of them - especially Mark, Mimi, Collins and Angel - his four best friends and loved ones.

A/N: yeah, i know this chapter was short, but i'll do my best to make the next one longer.

A/N 2: if you read this story, REVIEW! (please)