"Mimi!" Angel smiled. "You made it." Roger pulled up a chair. "Mark couldn't make it?"
"Probably hung over," Roger laughed. "Talk about a celebration. Happy 26th, Mark, right?"
"It was pretty wild." Mimi smiled. She sat on Roger's lap. "He's probably still asleep."
"Or dead," Collins laughed. "I don't know what happened to that boy last night."
"He was under the influence of Roger," Mimi shoved at his chest.
"Oww," Roger flinched. "Don't blame me. It's not my fault that Marky just can't say no."
"Did he even get home last night?" Mimi wondered.
Collins looked at them. "I thought you two stayed with him."
"Something... came up." Roger said.
"I bet it did," Collins said as Mimi hung on Roger. Angel giggled, picking up the subtle euphemism. "So you left him alone?"
"Maureen was there."
"You left him alone with Maureen?"
"It's OK," Mimi giggled. "We called them a cab before we left. They should be fine, just a little... drunk..."
Collins looked over as the bell above the door jingled. "Speak of the devil." he said. "Looks like somebody did survive last night."
Mark approached the table. "You..." he said softly and almost embarrassed to Roger. "I need to talk to you."
"Mark lives," Roger proclaimed. "You don't look half bad. Not compared to last night at least."
"What the hell happened last night?"Mark pulled up a chair. "The last thing I remember is you ordering a round." he looked at Roger.
"Oh, sweetie" Angel placed a comforting arm on his shoulder. "You blocked out the best part. We all went out to the bar and Roger ordered a round of drinks..."
"Mimi, chica, come on down from there," Angel laughed softly at Mimi who was standing on the bar, dancing to the music from the jukebox. "Roger got drinks, baby."
Mimi giggled, jumping down from the bar into Angel's arms. She plopped down at the table between Roger and Mark.
"To Mark," Roger toasted. "Happy 26th man."
"That's not what happened" Mimi laughed. "You were drunk, baby, let me tell the story." She looked at Mark. "Roger ordered drinks..."
"Angel... baby, you're gonna break your leg," Collins said to Angel, who danced on the bar, heels clicking on the wood. "Come on down from there. We got drinks." He helped Angel down from the bar and over to the table.
"Happy birthday, baby." Angel said to Mark. "26, you old man you."
Roger took a long swig of his drink. "Oh my God!" Mimi exclaimed, causing Roger to practically choke. "We need to have a little fun."
"Fun?" Maureen downed her drink. "That sounds like a good idea."
"I never!" Mimi smiled at the clueless look on Mark's face. "It's easy. We take turned saying stuff like... 'I never made out in a public place.' If it's true, you don't drink. If you have, you gotta drink. Got it?"
"I don't know about this," Mark was reluctant.
"It'll be fun, pookie," Maureen smiled. "I'll start. I never... went to bed with one person and woke up with someone else."
Everyone but Mark and Angel drank. They looked at Collins. "You liar," Mimi said.
"Ask Roger one time about his first gig at the Pyramid Club."
"That was wild," Roger laughed. "I remember that."
"OK, OK, my turn." Angel smiled. "I never said something that I knew wasn't true, just to keep from hurting my best friend."
They all drank. "What did I do?" Roger asked.
"When you were going through withdrawl... I..."
"I got it," Roger said gently. "Your turn anyway."
"Oh, I don't know..." Mark said. Angel nudged him. "I... never spent the night in jail."
Everyone but Mark drank. Collins looked at Angel. "You?"
"I was seventeen" she said, giggling softly. "It's funny actually. They thought I was a hooker named Ginger."
The table erupted in laughter. "I knew Ginger," Mimi snorted. "You look nothing like her." The laughter grew.
"Your turn, baby," Angel smiled.
Mimi sat up a bit. "OK. I never... used my body to get something I wanted."
Both Mimi and Maureen drank. "Figures," Roger said to Maureen.
"Zip it, rock star," Maureen smiled.
"Come on, boys and girls." Collins said. "I never..."
"I got one." Roger said. "I never slept with an ex..."
Mark took a large swig of his coffee.
"And that's pretty much what went on most of the night." Mimi said. "We had a blast."
"We sure did." Roger added. "It was a wild night."
Mark swallowed. "You have no idea."