Chapter 4:

Roger felt a headache coming on. This was a lot to take in. He looked around the loft, and tried to figure out where the hell he was. He knew he was dead, but why was he home? Roger didn't dare follow that familiar voice; it could be God tempting him. He wasn't very religious, but all he cared about was playing it safe, and seeing Mimi again.

Meanwhile, April was in a deep sleep when the sound of her door being thrown open, and someone jumping on her bed.

"Get up! Get up dammit!" Mimi yelled as she jumped up and down. April sat up, and pushed her off the bed.

"What is you're problem?" she demanded.

"I couldn't sleep, so I was going to watch some TV when I saw him in the front room, lying on the floor."

"For God's sake Mimi! Just spit it out already! You're acting like an insane person. Who's here?"
"Roger," Mimi replied quietly. April began to shove Mimi out the door.

"Go see him then. I'll got get Angel. Go! Go!"

Roger heard voices in the other room, but couldn't figure out what they were saying. He heard a noise from behind him, and when he turned around, he was met with a pair of lips pressed against his own. When the figure stopped kissing him, she took a step backwards. Roger found himself looking into a pair of deep brown eyes he never thought he'd see again.

"Mimi," he breathed. Mimi smiled as she gently stroked his cheeks, and ran her fingers softly through his hair.

"I missed you Roger, but you weren't supposed to mourn over me." Roger gave her a light kiss on the lips.

"I couldn't live without you, I'm sorry baby. I couldn't live without you." Mimi pulled him into a passionate kiss. When they stopped, another familiar figure was standing in the shadows. He stared at the figure as she stepped out of the shadows.

"Hello Roger," April said simply.

Roger looked form Mimi to April. This couldn't be good. He was about to get himself tangled up in a messy love triangle, or so he thought. April gave him a warm hug and a friendly kiss on the cheek.

"I like your hair long like that," she whispered in his ear before backing away. Roger looked from woman to woman. Both women could tell that he didn't know what to do now that both of them were together. At exactly the same time, both April and Mimi burst out laughing at the sight of Roger's concerned face.

"Roger," Mimi said as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "You don't have to worry about me and April. She told me that she's cool with us being together when I first arrived here." Roger looked at April, slightly surprised.

"Really April? You said that?" April blushed.

"Yeah. Angel told me how much you guys meant to each other, and I didn't want to stand in the way of something that special. Don't take this the wrong way or anything, but I'd like to go back to being friends." Roger broke free of Mimi's grip, and gave April another hug.

"You said that you met Angel. Is she here?"

"He's right here," Angel said from the doorway.

Roger was shocked not to find Angel in drag. He'd only seen him like that once or twice, but Mimi quickly explained to him that Angel didn't have a reason to dress in drag again until he was back with Collins.

"How are you Roger?" Angel asked as the friends embraced. Roger looked Angel over. He really did look good!

"Thanks. Tell me, how's Collins? Is he seeing anyone?" Roger shook his head.

"He insists that you're the only one for him." Even though he tried to hide it, Roger knew that Angel had let out a breath of relief. "He's doing well though. Living back at the loft with Mark, and teaching at NYU…again." Roger feel silent as a sudden wave of sadness washed over him.

"Hey, they'll be with us again soon, don't worry about that," Mimi said as she wrapped her arms around his waist, and rested her head between his shoulder blades. Both Roger and Mimi loved the fact that they were together again. "Roger, you don't have to worry about me and April, she told me that she's cool with us being together. I don't know why you don't get it," she said when Roger seemed a little reluctant.

"I know," Roger said as he looked at April. He felt bad that she had to see him and Mimi together, but as far as both of Roger and April were concerned, they were over.

Late that night, everyone finally went to bed after talking and drinking for hours on end. Roger pulled off his shirt, and fell into bed with his jeans still on. Mimi crawled into the bed, and straddled his stomach. She took his hands in her own, and kissed each on respectively. Roger groaned as Mimi's lips came crashing down on his own. He knew where this was going.