Disclaimer: Once again I do not own RENT or anything else recognizable. The only thing I own is Grace….

I woke up to find I was in a very unfamiliar place. I sat up to see a man talking to another man who had his back to me.

"Hey I think she's awake." The first man pointed out. The other man who had his back to me turned around and it was Mark.

"Where am I?"

"You're at my place, me Angel, Mimi, and Collins saved you from the thugs." Mark said smiling.

"Oh thanks."

"No problem, how are you feeling?"

"I'm fine thanks."

"Good, o this is Roger by the way."

"Hi."

"Hey."

"Where are Angel and Collins?"

"They went to your apartment to get you some cloths to change into."

"Oh."

After that night I met the others, Joanne and Maureen. And I started to hang out with them on a daily basis. The night after I got saved, we all went to Maureen's protest, and then to the life café. Even more I was right about Angel and Collins they did get together. Every day that passed my feeling for Mark grew stronger. Also my stupid ass landlord evicted me and I had nowhere to go. When I told everyone about my problem Angel, Collins, and Mark all demanded that I stay with them. So now the setup was Me, Angel, Collins, and Mark in one flat, Roger and Mimi in another flat below us, and then Maureen and Joanne in the apartment across the street. I now have to sleep on a mattress in the living room, and of course Mark offered to let me sleep in his room, but I told him that he had already done so much for me and that I didn't want to put him out. And now the worst thing ever happened, it's Valentine's Day.

"Happy Valentine's Day!" Angel said hopping out of her room pulling a tired Collins with her.

"Yeah right this is just a holiday for the candy and card companies." I said bitterly from my spot on the couch. Mark gave me a look from his spot in the kitchen but I ignored him.

"You're just bitter because today's your birthday." Angel said tauntingly.

"Today's your birthday?" Mark asked immediately at me side.

"Unfortunately."

"Why didn't you tell us?"

"Because I'm another year older and still alone."

"Oh well I got to go bye." Mark said rushing out the door.

"So Grace…"

"NO ANGEL NO PARTY!"

"Fine."

"I got to go to work be back later." I said and walked out the door.

I got out of work around 7:00 pm and walked home. When I got there the lights were out. I turned them on and to no surprise…

"Surprise." Everyone screamed, and I screamed,

"ANGEL I'M GONNA KILL YOU!"

"Hey it wasn't me, Mark wanted to."

"MARK I'M GONNA KILL YOU!"

"Sorry."

"Grr."

"Anyway, Happy Birthday Grace." Mimi said giving me a hug.

"Thanks." I said walking away.

After a while everyone was dancing well except me and Mark. He was filming and I was on the couch looking around at the decorations. They had put little red and pink paper link chains around the room and also balloons, nothing big though.

"Hey Grace, are you mad at me?" Mark said sitting down next to me.

"I guess not." I said smiling at him.

"Good." Just then a slow song came on.

"I love this song." I said smiling.

"Well you want to dance with me?" Mark asked shyly.

"Um sure." I said smiling even bigger.

After our dance I was smiling so big that I surprised my face didn't crack in half.

"Time for presents." Angel shouted.

"You guys didn't."

"Well actually it's one big present from all of us."

"You guys didn't have to."

"Well we did now sit down."

"Ok."

"Here." Mark said handing me a big box.

"What did you guys buy me a house?"

"Just open it." Joanne said smiling.

"Ok, I'm going." I said opening the box. Once everything was out of the way, I saw that they had gotten me the biggest professional art kit ever.

"Oh my god you guys. Where – how did you pay for this?"

"We all chipped in." Roger said.

"Oh my god thank you I love it."

"You're welcome." They all said at the same time. I went around and hugged all of them.