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CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
(chapter title - Goodbye Love)

Hannah sighed as she watched the leaves change colors outside her bedroom window. Christopher had been accepted to NYU, so he would be going there, leaving Hannah with her parents. Her mom was pregnant - again, so she was going through her mood swings like mad. Benny and Hannah had done a few things together, but they were mostly business meetings and stuff like that.

One night, Hannah snuck out of her bedroom and went to the loft. She climbed the fire escape, opened the window and crept to Christopher's room where she snuggled under the blankets and fell asleep.

Meanwhile, Roger was having a dream that he, Mimi, Benny, Maureen, Joanne, Mark and Collins were at Angel's funeral all those years ago…

"It's true you sold your guitar and bought a car?" Mimi asked, walking next to Roger. He nodded.

"It's true - I'm leaving now for Santa Fe. It's true you're with this yuppie scum?" Roger wanted to know.

"You said you'd never speak to him again." Benny pointed out.

"Not now." Mimi told him, folding her arms across her chest.

"Who said that you have any say in who she says things to at all?" Maureen asked Benny. Benny looked speechless.

"Yeah!" Roger added.

"Who said that you should stick your nose in other people's-" Joanne started to ask, but was quickly cut off by Maureen.

"Who said I was talking to you?" Maureen inquired.

"We used to have this fight each night she'd never admit I existed." Joanne told the others.

"Calm down. Everyone please!" Mark was trying his best to calm everyone down. Mimi then turned her full attention to Roger.

"He was the same way - he was always 'run away - hit the road don't commit' you're full of shit!" she yelled at Roger.

"Mimi!" Benny warned.

"She's in denial." Joanne told the Bohemians.

"He's in denial." Mimi indicated to Roger.

"Didn't give an inch when I gave a mile." Joanne told her girlfriend.

"I gave a mile." Mimi put in.

"Gave a mile to who?" Roger asked.

"Come on guys! Chill!" Benny and Mark chorused.

"I'd be happy to die for a taste of what Angel had, someone to live for - unafraid to say I love you." Joanne and Mimi sang to the others.

"All your words are nice, Mimi, but love's not a three way street you'll never share real love until you love yourself - I should know." Roger told Mimi, his eyes burning with anger. All of a sudden, Collins appeared from out of nowhere.

"You all said you'd be cool today so please for my sake." he pleaded.

"I can't believe he's gone." he looked towards Angel's grave.

"I can't believe you're going." he told Roger.

"I can't believe this family must die. Angel helped us believe in love, I can't believe you disagree." he told the Bohemians.

"I can't believe this is goodbye." the Bohemians told each other. Roger walked up the hill and out of sight…

"Roger? You okay?" Kaitlin's voice brought him back to the present.

"Huh? Yeah, I'm fine, Kait." Roger told her.

"You were singing in your sleep." Kaitlin said, moving closer to Roger.

"I was?" Roger asked. Kaitlin nodded.

"How much of it did you hear?"

"Just enough to hear you say 'I can't believe this is goodbye.'"

"Oh."

"Just promise me that you're okay."

"I'm okay."

"Okay. Night baby. I love you."

"I love you too, Kait." with that, Roger put a protective arm around Kaitlin and drew her close to him. She closed her eyes and fell asleep, knowing that she was safe while Roger was around.