Chapter Six

"So how did the appointment go?" Mark asked when Roger and Mimi entered the loft.

"So far so good," Mimi replied. She smiled and tried to sound happy, but she couldn't ignore this feeling that maybe what she was doing was wrong.

"You okay babe?" Roger asked Mimi. The past two weeks she had been so happy. When Roger had finally found a job she was ecstatic and when they were on their way to go to their appointment today she was nervous but still happy. Now she just seemed distant and Roger couldn't tell at all what she was thinking.

"Yeah," she said sighing and running a hand through her hair. "I'm just tired. I think I'm gonna go take a nap." Mimi left the two men, walked into the bedroom, and shut the door.

She sat down on the bed and pulled the bottle of medication the doctor had given her out of her purse. Neviripine. The doctor had told her that it would help prevent the baby from becoming HIV positive. She hadn't even thought about that. She couldn't believe that she hadn't even thought about the fact that her baby might get HIV from her. She couldn't believe she had been so selfish and caught up in everything around her that she didn't think about the future of her child.

Mimi stood up and got off the bed. She started to open the door. She was going talk to Roger, but then she heard him talking to Mark.

"I think we can actually make this work." Roger told his friend happily. "I actually think I can do this."

Mimi shut the door. She didn't want to tell him now. He was happy and this was a sensitive topic. And once again Mimi found herself in the same position she was in before. Mimi reached for the phone that sat on the nightstand next to the bed. She picked up the phone and dialed her best friend's number.

"Angel, it's Mimi."

"Hey girlfriend." When Mimi didn't respond Angel said, "You okay?"

"I just need to talk."

"I'll be right over."

"Thanks Angel."

About ten minutes later Angel walked into the loft. She was wearing her black wig, a long-sleeved, pink shirt, a white skirt, and black high-heeled shoes.

"Hey Ang," Mark said.

"Hey," Angel replied warmly. "Is Mimi around?"

"Yeah she's in the bedroom." Roger replied nodding toward the door.

"Thanks."

Angel knocked on the bedroom door.

"Meems?" She said. She opened the door and saw a very distraught Mimi sitting on the bed. "What's wrong?" She asked.

"I don't know," Mimi began. "It's just; I guess I just feel like I'm being selfish. I mean, Roger and I bringing a child into this world involves some big risks. If the child ends up HIV positive it's not going to be its fault it will be ours. I don't know if I can live with the fact that it wasn't their stupid mistake it was ours."

"Mimi, do you want this?"

"Yes."

"Then I think you should keep the baby. But if you really aren't sure talk to Roger."

"I know this is just a sensitive topic for him. It makes him think about April and I'm just afraid of how he'll respond."

"Vicious circle."

"Yes, I know."

A/N: I know very short. I'm sorry. I'll try to update soon to make up for it. I love getting your reviews! So please let me know what you think.