Disclaimer: I don't own RENT or anything else recognizable I only own Grace….
A/N: ok so mark is a little out of character in this chapter I am aware so just go with it please...thanks

I woke up the next morning to see a smiling, Angel, Mimi, Maureen and Joanne all sitting at the bottom of my bed.

"What?" I asked sitting up.

"You know what." Maureen said giving me a look.
"I do?"

"You kissed him didn't you?" Mimi asked as everyone gathered around.

"What how did you… you know what yes I kissed him but that's all you're going to find out." I said getting up and going to the bathroom. I took a shower and changed into some sweat pants and a t-shirt. I walked out to see only Angel was still there.

"Where is everyone?"

"Getting ready."

"For what?"

"Maureen's Valentine's Day party."

"Didn't we have one?"

"That was for your birthday."

"Oh."

"Well come on we have to go get you ready."

"I don't think I'm going."

"What? You have to!"

"Why?"

"Cause Mark is going to be there and he really wants you there." Angel said grinning.

"Fine I'll go."

"Yay let's go get your outfit."

After an hour of arguing Angel finally talked me into wearing, a black tank top, a black mini skirt, red fishnets, black knee length boots, and red fishnet gloves. A little slutty but Angel thought that Mark would like it and I was ready to kill her so I just went with it. I also let my hair hang over my shoulders.

"Perfect but there's something missing." Angel pointed out.

"Oh I know." I said running into the living room and putting on the necklace that Mark had given me the night before.

"Oh that's so cute where did you get it?" Angel said when she noticed my necklace.

"Mark gave it to me last night."

"Wow he must really like you."

"Really you think so?"

"Yeah when he and Maureen got together he didn't give her anything."

"O."

"Well let's go."

When we got to the party (which was at the same place as Maureen's protest) everyone was there, all my friends and a lot of other people I didn't know. I looked around for Mark but couldn't find him anywhere, I figured that he was just running a little late and went to talk to Mimi and Roger. About an hour later Mark still wasn't there and I was way past worried I was furious, I wore this slutty outfit and came to the stupid party for him and he's not even here. I started to ask anyone I saw if they knew where Mark was but every time I asked they said no. Finally I lost it; I got up onto the stage and pulled the microphone out of its stand.

"Excuse me everyone, hi, um do any of you know where Mark Cohen is?" no one answered they all just looked at me with knowing faces.

"Anyone?" I asked one last time before jumping off the stage and making my way toward the door. Right before I reached the door I heard the most beautiful and spine chilling sound ever.

I turned around to see Mark on the stage singing, staring directly at me. I just stood there in shock as I listened to his beautiful voice sing to me. Somewhere in the middle of the song, someone I don't know who, I think Mimi, pushed me toward the stage. When I got to the front of it Mark was just finishing the song. He held out his hand to help me up.

We stepped away from the microphone so no one could hear us.

"Did you like it?" he asked looking hopeful. I didn't answer I just kissed him as hard as I could. We broke apart when we started to hear Awe's from the people watching. We stepped back over to the microphone and he said loud enough so it would pick up what he said,

"Grace will you be my girlfriend?"

"Yes." I said tearing up and hugging him. When we broke apart he said into the microphone, "She said yes." Cheers rang out from the crowd, as Mark and I got off the stage and walked out the doors. Once out of the building we walked silently hand in hand back to the flat.

A/N 2: ok so I'm aware that mark doesn't sing and he would probably not do that but for the sake of the story let's just say he did….anyway with that said I hoped u all liked it and I would really like some feedback so if u could rate that would be amazing!...