I don't own any of the Rent characters except for Jesse and Gwen. I need you all the review and tell me whether or not I should continue writing. Enjoy this chapter!

Morning ray of sunshine sparkled through the ratty curtains in Mark's room, nearly blinding him when he opened his eyes. He grunted and rolled over. His door was swung open, and it hit the wall making a loud bang. He sat up.

"What the fuck…" He mumbled, rubbing his eyes. He put his glasses on, and saw Collins standing in his doorway.

"Where the hell were you last night? Jesse told me you scared the shit outta him when you came home." Collins said, leaning against the doorframe.

"I was at the bar…I had a glass of wine before I came home." Mark said, leaving Gwen out of the conversation. "And I told Jesse I was sorry for waking him up."

"I'm just messing with you man. I don't care if you were out late…I'm not your mother." He laughed. Mark rolled his eyes and got out of bed. He was still in his clothes.

Collins walked out of the room and sat down on the couch in the main room of the loft. Jesse joined him. They chatted amongst themselves as Mark dragged himself into the kitchen in search of some breakfast. He opened the cupboard and pulled out a box of generic brand Cap'n Crunch. He poured the cereal into a bowl and walked over to his chair. He sat down and quickly ate the food.

Jesse giggled loudly when Collins whispered something in his ear. Mark looked over at them, and they quickly blushed and laughed again. Mark was curious what they were saying…the only other person who made Collins laugh like this…was Angel. Is Jesse gay? Mark wondered, as he took another bite of his cereal. He shook the thought off as he finished up his breakfast. He got up and put his bowl in the sink, which was filled with other dirty dishes.

Mark walked over to the couch and sat down next to Jesse. "Good morning Mark." Jesse said, smiling.

"Morning. Sorry to scare the shit out of you earlier. The door slipped." Mark said apologetically.

"Don't worry about it." Jesse glanced at Collins, who was smiling.

"So Jesse, we didn't really get to talk last night. Do you have a girlfriend?" Mark asked, raising a quizzical eyebrow.

Fuck. He knew. Jesse laughed nervously. "No I don't. I'm having some down time from my last relationship." He lied. He'd actually never had a girlfriend, or boyfriend for that matter. He never told anyone he was gay, but now he knew that Mark had caught on.

"Oh…bad relationship? Me too. Maureen cheated on me with a girl and the became bisexual." Mark frowned. "I'm probably better off without her…I need to get back into the game…maybe I'll find a girl sometime soon." Mark stared at Jesse. "I think I'm going to go get more footage for my documentary. I'll see you two later." Mark got up and grabbed his camera, which he'd left next to his bed. After grabbed the camera and his shoulder bag he smirked at Jesse and Collins before exiting.

Collins looks at Jesse awkwardly. "What the hell was that about?" He asked cocking his head to one side.

"I'm not fully sure." Jesse said softly, looking at the ground. Collins knew he was lying but decided not to say anything, he really liked him after all.