All 8 friends were silent for a couple minutes, thinking about what to say. Everybody had revealed their own crushes, but nobody had broken the ice yet. Mark decided to break the tension that they all were having.
"Anybody enjoy the dare?" Mark said.
"I thought it was actually kind of interesting." Benny said.
Collins laughed. "I think it's funny that a stripper had a crush on me." Collins said.
"Hey! It was just a little crush! You had a crush too- on Mark!" Mimi told Collins, trying not to laugh.
"Hey! That's mean!" Angel said.
"Yeah, you're right. Sorry Collins." Mimi said while giving Collin's a hug.
"Angel, I hope what I said didn't freak you out." Joanne said.
"It didn't sweetie." Angel told Joanne.
"It's okay, everybody here knows that I have a crush on a HUGE drama queen, now that's pathetic." Roger said.
"That's weird, Maureen isn't upset about Roger calling her a drama queen. When I call her that, she gives me this look that says 'I could kill you'. " Joanne said.
"Maureen?" Mark asked.
No answer from Maureen.
"Maureen?" Mimi asked.
"STOP!" Maureen said.
Maureen was on the couch away from everybody else writing in a notebook.
"Look at this." Maureen said, showing everybody her drawing.
There was a guy with a guitar; next to him is a girl with a stuffed cow and a microphone. Around the boy's head there was hearts and inside all the hearts was Maureen.
Maureen pointed to Roger saying, "This is you too!"
Everybody started laughing.
Everybody except Roger that is.
"It's really not that funny!" Roger said.
"Yes it is!" Mimi said.
"You got that right girl!" Collins said.
"I don't get this!" Roger shouted.
"Get what?" Mark asked.
"Am I the only one upset by the crush I have?" Roger asked.
"YES." His friends answered.
"Why?" Roger asked.
"Because we know that they're just little crushes. Nobody's going to actually hook up, right?" Mark asked.
"Well of course I won't." Joanne answered.
"I would never cheat on Roger." Mimi said.
"I could never cheat on Collins. I love him." Angel said.
"And I love you too, and I'd never want to hurt you by cheating on you." Collins said.
"And, I'm done cheating." Maureen said.
Mark heard that and laughed. "Yeah right Maureen." Mark said.
"Seriously, Mark." Maureen said.
Roger hadn't said anything, and either had Benny or Mark.
"What about you Roger?" Joanne asked.
No answer from Roger.
"Roger?" Collins asked.
"One minute! I'm almost done this!" Roger shouted.
His friends looked at him confused.
Roger brought over the notebook Maureen had drawn on and gave it to Maureen.
"Here, this is for you." Roger said.
On the paper, was 'MJ + BC love.'
Joanne walked over to the paper, took one look at it and laughed.
"ROGER! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" Maureen said and ran towards Roger.
"Gotta catch me first!" Roger yelled back at her.
"Anything you can do I can do better!" Maureen yelled.
"No you can't!" Roger yelled.
"YES I CAN!" Maureen yelled back.
"You can't touch this!" Roger said, slapping his own ass.
"SIT DOWN BOTH OF YOU!" Mimi and Joanne yelled at the same time.
Roger and Maureen both sit down. Roger sat next to Mimi and Maureen sat next to Joanne.
"Apologize!" Angel said.
"Do I have to?" Maureen asked Joanne.
"Yes." Joanne answered.
"Seriously?" Maureen asked.
"Yes, seriously." Joanne asked.
"But - -" Maureen said.
Joanne interrupted her and saying "No buts. Apologize now, or no sex for a month." Joanne told Maureen.
"DAMN! Better apologize girl," Collins said.
"I apologize." Maureen said, and then sat on Joanne's lap.
"Ha!" Roger laughed.
"You have to apologize too." Mimi told Roger.
"But - -" Roger said.
Mimi interrupted Roger saying "NO buts! I'll say what Joanne said. No sex until you apologize." Mimi said.
"In that case, I apologize right now! " Roger said.
Everybody laughed.
"What were we talking about before we had this argument?" Angel asked.
"Cheating." Mark answered.
"Roger, would you cheat on Mimi?" Collins asked.
"Are you kidding me? NEVER!" Roger answered.
"If Alison and I were still together, I'd reassure her I'd never cheat again. That was my new years resolution, and I've been clean all year." Benny said.
"Keep it up man!" Collins said.
So, I guess we're all safe. None of us are going to hook up behind each others backs, right?" Joanne said.
"Of course." Everyone said. Everyone but Mark anyway.
"We just have crushes. Crushes are okay I guess, I mean they're just attractions. As long as they stay just as crushes and they turn into lust or obsessions. Right?" said Mark.
"I mean, I have my Joanne, and she has me." Maureen said.
"I want to be with Roger forever." Mimi said.
"I love my Tom Collins." Angel said.
"And I want Alison back, I want her SO bad." Benny told his friends.
"But I have no one." Mark replied.
"You have your camera pookie!" Maureen told Mark.
"My camera's not a girlfriend." Mark answered.
"Are you sure about that?" Maureen asked.
"YES!" Mark yelled.
Mimi looked at the clock. "It's a little after 5, Roger why don't you show Mark that checklist we made him?" Mimi asked.
"Good idea Meems, I'll show you- it's in the kitchen." Roger answered.
"It's after Middd-nighttt" Collins sang, trying to imitate Michael Jackson's 'Thriller.'
"Collins, not here!" Angel told him.
All of them followed Roger into the kitchen. That is except for Mimi and Angel, they were whispering on the couch."
"I really hope Mark has a good date tonight. I hate that he's always alone." Angel said
"I know, me too." Mimi said.
"Mark needs to get laid." Angel said.
Mimi laughed.
"Don't I know it? He's been walking in on me in the shower for the 2 weeks. He keeps saying it's an accident but, I know it's not an accident." Mimi said.
Angel giggled.
"Angel, Mimi come in here! No whispering! Secrets, secrets are not fun, unless they're told to everyone!" Maureen shouted to them.
Before Maureen could complain again, Mimi and Angel walked towards the kitchen.
A/N- Happy New Year! Hope you like this chapter... Next chapter will be the hour before Mark's date with all the craziness that comes with it. After that, you'll have Mark's date… I really hope you guys like it so far. I already have the next chapter typed up, and I'll post it after I get some reviews…