This story is kind of a connector story to the next chapter, but I think it is important even if just a connector! -Toscar

I woke up not really sure where I was then it all came back to me like a huge rush the men, the girl, oh the girl. The couch wasn't very comfortable but I was just glad to meet someone in New York that didn't have a black heart.

"Morning, sunshine," it was…what is his name, the short one. Oh, I am so bad with names. I took a moment to beat myself up about being so unthankful but I brought myself back to realty.

"Shut up, stop screaming." The girl demanded. The shorter one, Collins, pointed at her and gave me an, I told you so face. I started to laugh because she was laying in the dark with a Popsicle on her head. "Who the hell are you anyway?"

"Oh, I'm—"

"He is the guy who saved you ass last night."

"Oh, good for him, ohm," I laughed, inside this time, because she had been so drunk last night. And I guess it reminded me of what my grandmother use to say, what goes around comes around.

Collins held out a cup of coffee offering it to me. I was reluctant considering the fact that I really didn't know these people, but if I didn't I would be sitting next to Maureen in a couple of hours. So I walked across the apartment and grabbed it from him.

Benny seemed to be a little colder towards me than Collins and I had a feeling Maureen was nice to everyone in less she had a reason to hate them. The coffee was black and strong, I don't know what I was expecting but it surprised me.

"So why are you here?"

"What."

"Why did you move to New York, it isn't as glamorous as it appears in the movies," Benny questioned in a passive aggressive way.

"I don't even know I guess I just wanted to see if I could make it here or maybe to not be different, maybe to be a musician. I don't honestly know I guess it just felt right," I paused to see their reactions, "What about you," I asked Benny at a desperate attempt to win him over.

"I grew up in Brooklyn, in the shadow of the city. I had planed to live here since I was a kid." Benny explained not willing to let me win him over. I nodded with approval because I wasn't sure what else to do.

"Shut up!" Maureen groaned.

I was afraid that I was on the verge to over stay my welcome. I grabbed my guitar and headed for the door.

"Uh….Roger." I quickly spun around to my surprise it was Benny who was calling me, "We are kind of looking for another roommate…….The rent is kind of tight with just the three of us," He paused I wondered if he was saying to himself 'I'm going to regret this' or if he was simply pausing, "Would you be interested?"

"Yeah, I mean I have no better offers," We laughed I don't know what at but we laughed.