Disclaimer: I don't own Rent and the other characters are all of my friends imagination, she just lets me use them.
A/N: For the sake of this story all the adults with the exception of Joanne (who's 38) and Lauren all of them will be 36. Also for the people that don't like the script format: It is being reworked into a paragraph format that will be released but as a different story.This one will continue to be in script format.
December 25, 2010 6pm Eastern Standard Time
The Life Café
Lauren: Mark honey if we don't head in now we won't get a table, I'm sure they'll find us inside, I'm freezing out here (Shivering)
Mark: Fine, let's go in
Christi: Finally!
Lauren: Always the drama queen
Mark, Lauren and Christi walk into the Life Café only to see it's completely packed.
Lauren: See I told you this would happen, now what will we do?
Christi: And you call me the drama queen
Mark: We'll wait outside for everyone than go to the loft
Lauren: Well aren't you the voice of reason today?
Mark: Let's not start this now
Christi: I'll go back to the loft and head off Brad and Roger.
Lauren: Ok, we'll meet you back at the loft after Maureen, Joanne and Leah arrive
You see Maureen, Joanne and Leah walking down the street.
Lauren: Just hang on we'll all walk back together
Maureen: What are you guys doing out here?
Lauren: Mark insisted on waiting outside for you and now they're full
Joanne: This is why we need to be on time Maureen
Maureen: Just let me talk to them, I'm sure I can get us a table
They all walk into the Life Café and go straight to the Maitre d'
Maureen: Hi, we'd like a…
Roger is flailing arms in the air
Roger: Mark! Over here!
Maureen: Never mind
They all walk over to the group of tables Roger and Brad are sitting
Maureen: Well isn't someone in a good mood? (Sarcastically)
Roger: What I'm no longer allowed to be happy?
Mark: We just haven't seen you like this in a long time, what happened?
Roger: I found my song…again!
Mark: And it only took you how long this time, I thought you gave up your music after… you know
Everyone sits down, Roger, Mark and Joanne at one table; another table was pushed up and Lauren and Maureen sat there while the teens sat at a table a couple feet away. The waiter comes over and takes everyone's
Mark pulls out his camera.
Mark: So Maureen tell our audience what it's like to have a normal Christmas day with no protests?
Maureen: Boring, very boring but what's there worth protesting this year, there weren't any worthwhile causes
Mark: Well put, now Roger let's hear about your new "found" song, and what helped you find it?
Roger: It's, it's fantastic and it's like anything I've written before, it sounds good. I hate to say but it's due to Maureen. She got me thinking last night how I shouldn't give up so quickly
Mark: That's enlightening and slightly creepy. Joanne what would you like to remember about yourself on this day?
Joanne: I really don't know, I guess just live life to the fullest and of course "No day but today"
Mark: My beautiful wife Lauren, smile for the camera!
Lauren: No, Mark not tonight, (Starts to shove camera out of face), Mark I told you get that camera out of my face!
Mark: And the kids
Christi: Da-a-a-a-d do you always have to do this? (Very whiney)
Mark: At least try to look happy
Christi: Fine (plasters on fake grin) is this good enough
Mark: Since no one wants to be filmed tonight I'll just stop
Mark finally end his filming and puts his camera away just as their orders came to the table.
Mark: Doesn't it seem like just yesterday when we first met Angel after she killed Benny's Akita Evita?
Roger: I wonder what happened to that yuppy scum (Very bitter sounding)(Takes a sip of beer)
Maureen: How can you still hate him?
Christi: Here we go again (while rolling eyes)
Roger: He deserves it (still bitter)
Joanne: Last I heard from some people the floor above mine was that they relocated to Europe
Mark: This is nice all being back together just like old times
Roger: Only you no longer hide behind your camera (teasingly)
Mark: And you don't run away from your problems, that far away at least (in a smart ass tone)
Maureen: I've never seen it so crowded in here
Christi: I need to get air (faintly) I think I'm going to head out back for a bit
Lauren: Ok, just don't stay out too long. I don't want you getting sick (very motherly)
Christi gets up from the table and heads out the back door out to the ally. She goes out without seeing Brad had also gone outside as well.
Brad: Hey
Christi: You scared me (startled)
Brad: Oh, sorry
Christi: Hey, it's beginning to snow!
Brad leans in to kiss her but she pulls back just after their lips meet
Christi: What was that? (Confused)
Brad: It just felt right; didn't it feel right for you? (Disappointed)
Christi: I don't know this is all just kinda fast for me. (Confused)
Brad: Fast? We've known each other for as long as either of us can remember! (Very pleading)
Christi: That doesn't mean we have to go down that path! Maybe I don't want to, have you ever thought of that? (Very rough and angry)
Brad: Well maybe I do, have you thought of that? (Very rough and angry)
Christi: Maybe I do too (Getting softer)
Brad: Maybe I'll… (Softly said while taking a couple steps towards Christi)
Christi: And maybe I'll… (Very flirtatious while taking a couple steps toward Brad)
Brad: And I'll just… (Whispered in Christi's ear while he puts his hands around her waist)
Christi: Than I'll just… (Whispered into Brad's ear while she puts her arms around his neck)
Slowly they go in for a kiss while the door is silently opened and Leah peeks out see them and goes back inside.
The camera goes inside to where the adults and Leah are sitting.
Lauren: Are they coming inside, it's really cold out there (Worried)
Leah: They're kinda preoccupied
Roger: What? They aren't are they?
Leah: No they're just sitting there ignoring each other (Trying very hard to sound serious)
Maureen: Leah Nicole! You know you're a horrible liar just spit it out
Leah: It really isn't my place to say
The camera goes back to Christi and Brad who are still kissing
Christi: We should get back, my mom's probably freaking out
Brad: Ok (Whiney)
Christi: Thank you (Baby girlish voice)
Christi and Brad walk back into the life café in a way that looked all too familiar to the adults. They brushed snow off each other similar to the way Roger and Mimi did after their first reconciliation.
Mark: Uh oh
Roger: What?
Mark nods his head towards Christi and Brad.
Lauren: How cute. (Very sweetly)
Mark: Not the response I wanted (Very tense)
Lauren: What's wrong honey? Finally realizing that she isn't your little girl anymore?
Mark: I don't appreciate that. (Turns to Roger) Your son better not break my little princesses heart or else.
Roger: Oh and since when did I take threats from Mark Cohen seriously? (Dripping with sarcasm)
A/N: Please read and review, thank you for all your constructive criticism I appreciate it.
