Chapter 5
The next night all the boho's arrived at The Life Café, although it wasn't the same party as it normally would be. Normally Collins and Maureen would kick things off by starting some kind of drinking game, which in the end would get everyone drinking, but since they were in a little fight, they avoided each other, and the only drunk person was Mimi. Roger was having a good time because Mimi was having a good time, Mark was also having a good time because he had someone to film, but Angel and Joanne just sat by their motionless lovers as they pouted about nonsense.
"Come on Maureen, have a drink or something." Joanne urged.
Maureen flopped back in her chair. "I don't feel like it…can we just go home?"
Joanne sighed while eyeing Angel who was sitting on Collins lap, while he took a slow sip of beer. Angel gave Joanne a sympathetic look and shrugged.
"What's with you people today!" Mimi shouted as she took another shot.
"Who cares about them Meems, you keep on drinking." Roger said as he raised his beer.
Mimi looked around at the lifeless bar. "But I'm the only one." She then shrugged. "Oh well never stopped me before!"
After awhile Angel stood up and headed for the bathroom talking to Joanne through her eyes. Joanne took the hint and followed Angel, and they stood just before the entrance.
"What do we do?" Joanne asked.
"I don't know…I think we need to get them alone." Angel said.
"You two having a problem?" Mimi asked as she bounced over.
"Kind of." Joanne said eyeing Maureen and Collins.
Mimi followed her eyes and nodded. "They're still in a fight huh?"
"We need to get them back together." Angel said.
"Hmmm." Mimi began thinking, her eyes looking up at the ceiling, as she grabbed a shot off of a tray, just as a waiter walked past the three. After taking the shot, her face lit up. "I GOT IT!"
Angel and Joanne both jumped surprised by the dancer's drunken reaction.
"Lock them in a room then let them fight it out." Mimi said with a smile.
Joanne and Angel exchanged glances and smiled.
"You know that could work." Angel said.
"Were can we do it?" Joanne asked.
"The guys bathroom, no one ever uses it." Mimi suggested. "The guys all think it's funny to pee outside…"
Joanne and Angel both nodded. "Thank Meems!"
"No problem chica's!" Mimi said with joy as she kissed them both on the cheek, and stumbled over to Roger.
"Hey Collins." Angel whispered in his ear. "I know something fun we can do…"
"Leave?" Collins asked.
"No…"Angel said suggestively as she took his hand and led him over to the bathroom, where Joanne had Maureen pinned up against the wall in a distracting kiss.
"Go to the bathroom?" Collins asked puzzled.
"Make out in the bathroom." Angel said with raised eyebrows.
Collins smiled. "Okay."
"You first." Angel said while holding the door open for him.
Collins eagerly walked in waiting for his love.
Angel then tapped Joanne on the shoulder, a signal that meant it was her turn to do her part in the scam.
"Maureen…" Joanne moaned as she pulled away.
"What?" Maureen asked her eyes still closed, and her mind still dazed from the heated make out session.
Joanne then grabbed her arm and swung her in the boy's bathroom. Angel and Joanne then quickly took a chair and blocked the door off.
"HEY!" Maureen called out from the other side. "Let me out!"
Collins turned around and frowned. "You're not Angel."
"No shit." Maureen shot back. "They locked us in."
"What." Collins said as he tried pushing the door open. "LET US OUT!"
"Not until you two make up." Angel said.
"But that could take days, what if I have to use the bathroom!" Maureen called out.
"Sweetie…you are in a bathroom." Angel pointed out.
Maureen took in her surroundings. "Oh…"
"What if we get hungry?" Collins asked.
"To bad." Joanne said. "You two will have to either make up or starve!"
"But pookie!" Maureen whined. "I'm pouting! You know you can't resist my pout."
"Angel…" Collins began. "I'll give you a back rub."
"You two can't make us give in." Angel said.
"Yeah we have each other." Joanne added. "Just like you two have each other, so work things out!"
Collins and Maureen both sighed and turned around. Collins walked over to the opposite side of the room, while Maureen leaned against the wall and slid down it.
On the other side a drunken Mimi came up to Joanne and Angel who were sitting on chairs in front of the bathroom.
"How's it going?" Mimi asked.
"Well I don't hear any talking so…probably not good." Angel said.
Mimi nodded. "That sucks…and you know what else sucks…this place closes in about two hours. You're going to have to let them out."
"Great." Joanne said sarcastically.
"It's like a time bomb ticking." Mimi giggled.
Just then Roger put an arm around her shoulders. "Anything yet?"
Joanne and Angel shook their heads, while Roger frowned.
"That sucks…its not fun when they fight…its like the world stops spinning…" Roger said as he pulled Mimi close.
"It will be fun to watch later though…" Mark randomly added.
In the bathroom Maureen and Collins eyed each other.
"So…" Maureen stated.
Collins nodded. "So…"
