A/N: I am so sorry! It's been TOO long. My only excuse is….I'm a Junior in high school lol!

Chapter 12: Cause Everything is Rent

May 28th 8pm Eastern Standard Time

(Maureen's apartment)

Angel walked up the long narrow dusty stairs to Maureen's apartment. She took a deep breath preparing herself for the Drama Queen. Before coming over, Angel called Collins and told him not to wait up for her. He knew it would be a long night for Angel. She knocked on the door, lightly and the Diva swung the door open, crying. Maureen's eyeliner fell down her cheeks, her red lipstick smudged and smeared around her lips. She looked like a clown possessed by agony.

"Sugar, come here." Angel said, opening her arms to Maureen.

Maureen wrapped her arms around Angel, tightly.

"I never thought I'd have to go through this." Maureen said.

"Me ether…."

Angel lead Maureen to the couch. They laid on the couch facing each other. Maureen grabbed a pillow and held on tight to it.

"Talk to me, sweetie."

"I was going to take her back…..I was." Maureen said seriously. "But we started talking about Candace and the vision of seeing them fucking each others brains out and it made me furious."

"Mo, if you want to work things out with Joanne then you have to try and let some of that anger go."

"I really tried. I did!" Maureen said wiping her eyes.

"She has been living with guilt." Angel said

"She should."

"Yes, you're right."

"Thank you."

Angel let out a small laugh.

"Angel, can I ask you a question?"

"Yeah."

"Is it my fault that Joanne cheated on me?"

"Why do you think that?"

"Because during that time she started fucking around with that whore, I distanced myself from her. I realized that….I was getting older and that I needed to grow up. I also lost my sex drive and it scared me."

"It's not your fault. She could've said "no" to Candace." Angel said. "Maureen, you didn't need to grow up anymore, you grew up when you found out you were pregnant with Scott and Elsie"

"I did?"

Without a word, Angel got up and hugged Maureen.

(Candace's house)

Candace opened the door wearing matching pink bra and panties.

"Do you have to answer the door looking like that?" Joanne asked bitterly.

"Why would I want to hide this sexy body of mine?"

Joanne rolled her eyes as she brushed past Candace.

"We need to talk." The Lawyer said, firmly.

"Ok, let me go get my housecoat, pookie."

Joanne stopped herself from sitting on the couch when she heard Candace call her that special name. The name that only one woman could call her and that one woman was Maureen Johnson.

"What did you call me?"

"What?" Candace asked turning around. "I was saying that I had to get my housecoat."

"What was that name you called me?"

"Oh! Pookie! I know Maureen used to call you that and…" Candace tried to explain, but stopped when she saw the look on her "girlfriend's" face.

"Yeah, MAUREEN used to call me that. That doesn't mean you get to use her pet name SHE gave to me."

"Calm down, Joanne, shit!"

"No, I'm not going to calm down! My wife just told me she wants a divorce!"

"That's great!" Candace said jumping up and down. "We finally can be a real couple."

"No, Candace. We will never be a real couple. We're together because we were attracted to each other and we wanted to sneak around and have sex."

Candace took a few steps back and put her hand over her chest.

"Is that all you wanted? You don't love me?"

"No."

"I was just a piece of ass?"

"Yes, you were just a piece of ass." Joanne said walking towards the door.

"Joanne, don't deny the fact that you love me."

"Goodbye, Candace."

(The Hospital)

"I can't wait to get out of here and see our kids." Mickey said, looking out the window.

It was now raining outside. Mark had to leave to be with the kids for the night and get ready to prepare them for the next day.

"Are you ready to go home tomorrow?" Mimi asked.

"I'm dying to go home."

Mimi shifted in the chair across from where Mickey was sitting.

"I don't think you should you any word relating to death for a while." She suggested.

Mickey let out a giggle. "You really missed me, didn't you?"

"I did…..I missed you a lot." Mimi admitted. "All the boho women were lost without you."

"I guess I was lost too." Mickey said, smiling at her older sister. "Mark told me that Kate had died…..but I don't know if he's hiding the truth to protect or he doesn't know if she's actually dead or not."

"Sis, trust me, that bitch is dead. No worries."

"How do you know?"

"Roger killed her." Mimi said, looking down at her boots.

A/N: Don't worry I'm going to try to update once or twice a week. I'm just always so busy! It makes me sad lol! Review? Please?