Chapter Three

Mimi and Angel sat a small table in the Life Café eating lunch. Angel sat calmly waiting for her friend to tell her what was going on while Mimi couldn't stop fidgeting. She tapped her fingers rapidly on the table. Angel put her hand on Mimi's stopping the tapping.

"What's wrong?" Angel asked sweetly.

"I'm just so scared," Mimi replied tears welling up in her eyes.

"About what?"

"About being pregnant, about having a baby."

"What?" Angel asked. There was a hint of confusion in her voice but most of it was overshadowed by surprise.

"I'm pregnant," Mimi said a few tears sliding down her cheeks.

"Oh honey you should be happy about this."

"I know I should but I'm not." Mimi said. She was now crying harder. "I mean first of all, I'm only 20. I'm not even supposed to be drinking let alone be having a baby. Second, I would be a horrible mother. And third, I don't even know how I'm going to tell Roger."

"Okay sweetheart calm down. You may be young but that doesn't mean you're not going to be a good mother. You're sweet and caring and have friends and a boyfriend who love you, and care for you, and who will want to help out. And about telling Roger, I'd start by saying I'm pregnant and go from there." Mimi had to laugh at that. Angel always knew how to cheer her up.

"Thanks Angel."

"No problem. So when are gonna tell Roger?"

"God, I don't know….. Eventually…." Angel just laughed at this. She knew that she didn't need to pressure Mimi. She would tell him when she was ready.

When they finished their lunch they both walked slowly back to the loft. They didn't say much which was unusual because usually when they were around each other they wouldn't stop talking, but Mimi was contemplating how she was going to tell Roger and Angel could tell that she needed to think so they walked in silence.

Finally, they reached the loft. Mimi stopped at the big door and stared at it.

"You ready?" Angel asked. Mimi waited a second and then nodded her head. She slid the door open and they both stepped inside the loft. Roger was sitting on the table playing his guitar, Mark was on the couch doing something with his camera, and Collins sat next to him smoking.

They all looked up when they heard the door open. Roger put his guitar down and walked over to Mimi. Angel walked over to the couch to sit with Collins.

"I didn't know you were here honey,"

"Well I got tired of grading papers so I came over here."

Roger kissed Mimi on the lips tenderly. When they broke the kiss he asked her,

"Where were you?"

"Out with Angel. We had lunch." She replied being careful not to be too specific.

"Yeah, is everything okay?" Collins asked. "You seemed a little freaked out."

"Everything's fine. Why wouldn't everything be okay?" Mimi said a little too quickly.

"I don't know we were hoping you could tell us." The philosopher said clearly not believing Mimi.

"Everything's fine," Mimi said stressing the fine so that Collins would leave her alone.

Roger grabbed his guitar, sat back down, and strummed a few notes. Mimi took off her coat and was about to ask Roger if she could talk to him but decided against it. Now's not a good time. She thought.

A/N: Once again sorry I know that the past two chapters have been kind of boring and seemingly pointless but I needed them. The story will get more interesting I promise.