I hope you like it! It's, personally, one of my favorite chapters. I dunno why. It was pretty fun to write though. Enjoy!

"Where have you been?" Collins asked as soon as Roger had walked in the door of their apartment, "Were you with Mel again?"

"No," Roger half-lied, "I was talking to Abby."

Collins smiled. He liked Abby. She was nice. "And what did she have to say?"

Roger took a deep breath. "You have to promise not to tell Joanne. At least until we decide the time is right."

Collins became instantly alert. Had Roger done something wrong? "Promise." He said quickly, wanting to get straight to the facts.

"Abby's, um, a lesbian Col," Roger said.

"That's nothing big," Collins responded, "Especially considering our friends."

"That's not it though," Roger said, briefly smiling, "Abby has a new girlfriend. And her name is Maureen Johnson."

Roger watching in awe as Collins fainted and fell roughly to the ground.

ABC

"Hey boys, I'm home." Joanne said happily as she walked into their little apartment. It'd been a good day at work and she was in a cheery mood.

Roger's unusually pale face peered out from the kitchen. "Hey Jo," he said in a rush, "How's it going?"

Joanne hesitated before saying, "Fine. Hey, you wanna go to the Cohen for dinner?"

Roger paled even more and Joanne couldn't figure out why. "Um…Collins? Wanna go to the Cohen?"

Collins popped his head out of the kitchen, his face also pale. "Roger, can I talk to you in the kitchen for a moment?"

"Sure."

Joanne rolled her eyes and went into her room to change into sweats before dinner. Those boys were too much.

DEF

"Do you think it's safe?" Roger asked, "I mean, I don't want Joanne getting all worked up. Do you even think Maureen will be there?"

"She might," Collins answered, "And you're right. I don't want things to go sour. But, Jo will wonder why we're so edgy about not going. I guess our only chance is to take her."

"Alright."

GHI

Joanne was just about to fall asleep on the couch when she felt Roger gently shaking her awake. "Wanna go to the Cohen with us?" he asked.

"Sure!"