Cleaning Out the Closet

Chapter 1:

All the Bohemians sat at the Life. Maureen sat on the table across from Joanne and downed yet another beer. Joanne rubbed the inside of her girlfriend's thigh. Maureen jerked forward and planted a kiss on her lips.

"I love you, Pookie!" Joanne smiled.

"I love you too, Honeybear." Maureen slid off the table and onto Joanne's lap.

"What's wrong? You seem really distracted." Joanne snaked her arms around Maureen's neck.

"Nothing, I'm just thinking about a big case." Maureen gave Joanne another, longer, kiss.

"Don't be, you're the most kick-ass lawyer ever!" Joanne forced a smile. Leave it to Maureen to make her feel better.

Meanwhile, Mark and Roger were sitting at the other end of the table talking to Collins about the new girl moving into their building.

"Mimi wants me to go say hi with her-" Roger started.

"But he's too lazy," Mark finished. Roger shot him a dirty look. "Why bother hiding the truth when everyone already knows it?" Mark reasoned. Roger turned back to Collins.

"Anyway, all we know is that it's some chick."

Collins took a sip of his beer and asked, "A potential Bohemian?" Roger shrugged.

"I dunno."

"I say we send Mark down there to find out. Who knows, he could get laid."

"Don't hold your breath." Mark turned bright red. Roger shoved Mark playfully and went back to talking to Collins.

Joanne gently slid Maureen onto the empty chair next to her and stood up. She had to go do something.

"Mark, could you make sure that Maureen gets home in one piece?" she asked. Mark nodded.

"Sure." Joanne gave Maureen a tender kiss.

"Where are you going?" Maureen asked. Already, her word were beginning to slur together.

"Home, I have that big case coming up. I'll see you in a few hours, I love you." Joanne said goodbye to everyone else and left.

Joanne walked down the street towards a diner a few blocks away from her building. She had somewhere to go before going home. She opened the door to the diner. The first thing she heard was a shrill squeal of delight and a pair of arms around her legs.

"Mommy, Mommy, Mommy!" Joanne picked her daughter up and kissed her cheek.

"Hi Brooklyn, how are you?" Joanne saw Brooklyn's father, Damian, glaring at her.

"I thought you weren't coming," he said coldly. Sighing, Joanne put Brooklyn down.

"I'm sorry I'm running five minutes later. I was coming from Alphabet City. I told you that I might be a few minutes late."

"Okay…"

"Damian! I said I'm sorry! I was out in Alphabet City!"

"I can't believe how far you've fallen. You sued to be rubbing elbows with the most-elite of society; ever since you…came out, you've fallen." Joanne was seething.

"Mommy, please don't fight with Daddy," Brooklyn begged. Right away, Joanne calmed down. Her heart melted for her daughter. She kissed Brooklyn's forehead and held her close. She didn't want to ruin any time she had with her daughter.

Joanne unlocked the front door and quietly slipped inside the apartment. A narrow beam of light shone from under the master bedroom door.

"Shit," Joanne muttered under her breath as she put away her jacket and purse. Taking a deep breath, she opened the door to the bedroom. Maureen's head snapped up.

"Where were you?" she asked. Joanne pulled off her shirt.

"I had to run out for a few minutes."

"At ten o'clock at night?" Joanne continued to get changed for bed.

"It's a tough case, I needed to clear my head." Joanne crawled into bed next to Maureen and kissed her quickly on the lips. "I love you, Honeybear." Maureen turned off the TV and slid under the covers. She couldn't help but doubt Joanne's story; after all, she had told her share of lies.

Meanwhile, Mimi rolled over. Roger was fast asleep next to her. by the look sof it, he was having a very good dream. Mimi gently brushed a strand of dirty blonde hair out of his face. Roger muttered something under his breath.

Mimi only understood one word, "April."

A/N: There you go, chapter one, what do you think??

Tina101