"Roger." Michelle called out quietly as she ran to Roger.
"Hi Babygirl. I missed you so much." he said kissing her head.
"I missed you too. Why didn't you pick me up from school today?" she asked as he let her down.
"I'm so sorry. I wanted to, but I had something I had to do. Something for you and your mom. Where is she?" he asked smiling down at her.
"She's in my room cleaning. You know how she gets when she's pissed at you." she said looking up at him.
"Watch your language." he said caressing her hair.
"Sorry. Are you and mom getting back together?" she asked smiling up at him.
"I hope so. Listen, Uncle Mark, Aunt Joanne and Aunt Maureen are downstairs. They want to take you to the Life Cafe. They're meeting Uncle Collins there. Here's some money for the juke box. I need some time alone with your mom, OK?" he said handing her money.
"OK. I love you Roger." she told him hugging him again.
"I love you too Babygirl." he said hugging her back.
"Good luck." she whispered kissing his stubbled cheek.
"Thanks kiddo." he said as she grabbed the jacket Roger bought her and went downstairs. "Charlie, can I talk to you?" he asked as he entered Michelle's room.
"What is it Roger? I'm busy." she said without turning around.
"Baby, can I talk to you please?" he asekd quietly as he sat on Michelles bed next to the closet.
"Talk Roger." she said turning around to face him.
"Charlie, I'm so sorry about last night. I've been living with a ghost for so long, it's hard for me to see what was right in front of me for 2 years. You. You and Michelle are my life. You're my family and I wasn't being fair to you. I kept my feelings for Mandy because I was afraid if I let go of them, I'd lose her again. Losing her the first time was hard enough for me, but Charlie I learned something today. I wanna be with you. I love you and I want to marry you and raise Michelle with you. We have a really good life you and me. I learned how to let go of Mandy once and for all. I'm over her. Totally. Charlie, being without you was the worst feeling I've ever had in my life. It used to be losing Mandy and the baby, but I had to let her go because I didn't want to live my life without being your husband and Michelle's father. Charlie, I love you." he said kneeling down next to her.
"Roger, you said you were over her before and then you started calling out her name in your sleep and then mistaking me for her. How do I know you're telling the truth this time?" she asked wiping the tears from her eyes.
"Because I kind of got really drunk last night and to shake some sense into me, Mark brought me to her grave. He was yelling at me about finally letting her go so I could have the life I want with my girls. Well I passed out in the car on the way there and he said I was mumbling your name. Telling you I was sorry. He said I just kept saying your name. And then when we got there I told her all about you and Michelle. I told her how much I wanna marry you and raise Michelle with you. And how much I love you. Charlie, I do love you. You're the only woman I want. The only woman I need. Please say you still want to marry me. I wanna live what ever time I have left loving you and Michelle." he told her as tears fell from her eyes.
"Of course I still want to marry you Roger. You are my heart and soul. I could never stop loving you Roger." she said as he reached over to wipe her tears.
"Oh Baby, I love you so much. I wanna marry you. Now." he told her leaning in to kiss her.
"I wanna marry you now too. But we need Michelle and everyone there." she told him caressing his face.
"Come on." he said holding his hand out to help her up.
"Where are we going?" she asked looking up at him.
"Why don't you get cleaned up? I wanna take you out." he said wrapping his arms around her waist and holding her close.
"What about Michelle?" she asked looking up at him.
"Michelle's at the Life Cafe with everyone else. Come on, get ready." he said kissing her.
"I'll be right back." she told him going into the bathroom as Roger smiled. He changed his clothes and was ready to go. "Roger, I love you." Charlie said jumping in his arms.
"I love you too Charlie." he told her kissing her over and over. "Come on, we gotta go." he said putting her down as he handed her her coat and they left the apartment.
"Where are you taking me?" she asked as he held her hand tight and led the way.
"Has anyone ever told you that you ask too many questions woman?" he asked smiling back at her.
"You oughta know." she said laughing as they continued to walk. "Are we going to the Life Cafe?" she asked as he opened the door.
"You're quick." he said laughing as he leaned down to kiss her before they went inside. Everyone was there. Mark, Collins, Maureen, Joanne and Michelle.
"Hi guys." she said holding on to Roger.
"We take it you guys are back together?" Mark asked smiling up at them.
"Another quick one." Roger said laughing as he leaned down to kiss Charlie. "I'll be right back Baby." he said smiling at her as he approached a gentleman at the bar and spoke to him for a minute.
"What is he doing?" Charlie asked sitting next to Michelle.
"You'll see mom." she said smiling at Collins as Roger came back over.
"OK, I want my girls to come with me." he said holding his hands out to Charlie and Michelle.
"Baby, where are we going?" she asked as he led her by the stage as the others followed.
"This guy is gonna marry us. Right now." he told her smiling at her as Michelle looked at him excitedly.
"But what about our license?" Charlie asked looking up at him.
"Don't worry about that. We can pick it up tomorrow and he'll sign it. He'll marry us again too, if you want." he told her smiling down at her.
"And our rings?" she asked as Michelle took them out of pocket.
"You mean these?" she asked showing them to her.
"You knew about this?" she asked smiling at her daughter.
"I didn't find out until after dad sent me out to Aunt Joanne's car." she said smiling up at Roger.
"Dad. I like the sound of that." he told her leaning over to kiss her head.
"Well you are my dad." she said as tears came to Charlie's eyes.
"So will you make me and your daughter the happiest people on earth and marry me, right here, right now in front of our famil and all these strangers?" he asked putting his arm around Michelles' shoulders.
"Of course I will." she said taking her jacket off as Roger took his off. "You have got to be kidding me?" she asked laughing at him.
"What? It was the first shirt I picked out." he said as everyone else laughed with Charlie.
"Your Metallica t-shirt? You are still the most frustrating man I've ever met." she told him leaning up to kiss him.
"But that's what you love about him mom." Michelle said laughing as they stood in front of the justice of the peace.
"Is this even gonna be legal?" Charlie asked looking up at him.
"Yeah Babygirl. I took care of everything." Collins said smiling at them.
"OK. Just checking." she said smiling up at Roger as they took their vows and got married.