Author's Notes: Final Chapter people. Read and weep. Not really I tried not to get too sappy in it. But here it is in all its glory. Enjoy and love you.

Lucky Star

Chapter 7:

You won at "I should tell you…"

A coma, Roger hated those words. Sometime during the night two weeks ago Collins had slipped into a coma. His body was slowly giving up. Roger felt Lucky shiver next to him. They had been sitting in the silent hospital room for hours. She would have to leave soon. Lucky had to be at the space by three for make up, costume, and warm ups. She looked much healthier since she found out she was pregnant.

"Have you talked to Mark?" Roger asked. "No, I can't seem to find him anywhere." Lucky admitted. "Have you talked to him?" she asked. "No I haven't talked to him since that first night." Roger admitted. He hadn't been lying. He hadn't actually spoken to Mark since the night Collins had slipped into a coma. But he knew the filmmaker had come in every night to stay with Collins. Roger thought back to the first night he'd found Mark.

Flashback to Two Weeks ago:

As Lucky went out one way, Mark came in the other. His eyes were blood shot and he looked horrible. Roger saw him and stood up. "Don't slug me. I know I deserve it but you can't make me feel any more worse then I already feel." Mark said coming up to Roger. "Collins is in a coma." Roger said flatly. "I lied you just made me feel worse. When did it happen?" Mark asked. "Sometime last night, we really don't know. He was sleeping and they said he slipped into. His body is shutting down they said. It'll just be a matter of time. Benny's making arrangement as we speak. I don't think he's doing too well." Roger admitted. "How's Lucky?" Mark asked.

Mark watched as Roger green eyes cooled, "They had to sedate her. We couldn't calm her down. Want to tell me what the hell that was all about?" Roger spoke trying to stay calm. "Maybe later: just not right now." Mark answered.

Present Time:

He hadn't spoken to Mark since. All he knew was that he'd been to the loft to shower, maybe eat a little, and change.

"Roger I need to talk to you about something, if Mark doesn't want the baby." Lucky started. "Lucky he'll want it, he's just being a dick head again." Roger interrupted. He couldn't stand to think that Lucky had already given up on her and Mark. "What I was going to say is if Mark doesn't want the baby I want to raise them here: in Alphabet City; with you acting as Godfather." Lucky whispered. "Why here? There are a hundred places better then this hell hole." Roger said. "Because this is home, you, Benny, Collins, Mimi, Maureen, Joanna, and especially Mark are the family I want in this baby's life. I want them to see reality, both sides of it. They'll never want for money or anything, but I want them to know, to see what it's like to watch people who have nothing be as happy as we were." Lucky said moving his hair out of his eyes. She could see the tears in his eyes.

"Mark is the biggest idiot in the world if he doesn't come back begging you to take him back." Roger kissed her forehead. "What about your career? You said L.A. called, you going go?" Roger asked. "No. I never wanted the part. They saw me perform when I covered for one of the girls. Nope, I'm staying with Jason." Lucky grinned. "Staying with Jason?" Roger asked confused. "Our company, Boho Boys International, will be producing Today 4 You and one year from closing night tonight will be starting rehearsals for Broadway." Lucky said. "Are you serious?" Roger was shocked. "Yeah, Jason and I want to take it to Broadway." Lucky answered. Roger stood pulling Lucky into a hug. "Thank you Lucky. Oh you're the best sister. What about baby Cohen?" Roger asked.

Roger had started to refer to Mark and Lucky's baby as Baby Cohen since they didn't what it was and he didn't like the idea of calling the baby "it."

"By then the baby will be born and almost six months old. I figure I've got Maureen and Joanna to take him one night. Collins and Benny for another night, and I figured you and Mimi might like playing parents for a night or two a week: and hopefully Mark will want the baby at least once a week." Lucky sighed.

Lucky looked at her watch, "I've got to go. I love you and I'll see you soon." Lucky kissed Roger's check and then turned to Collins, "And you get better, if you want your nephew or niece to know your theory on actually reality. Cause the hell if I understand it." Lucky said smiling kissing his check.

That night about 8:30 Mark walked threw the door of Collins' room. Roger had sat there with Benny waiting for him, Mark was about to turn around when Roger spoke, "Get in here. We need to talk."

Roger had debated with Benny all day on how to talk to Mark when he got here. Never one to mince words Roger waited till Mark was in a leaning against the wall.

"Look at him Mark, he's dying. In a few years that will be me. I'll be lying in that bed and dying and you know what I've come to realize. That I'm going to end up like him. Holding on, if you don't get your shit in a row I'm going to have to wait around cause I'm not leaving Lucky or you alone. Benny will find someone else. He'll love that guy or girl differently then he did Collins just like Collins loves Benny differently then he did Angel. But you see I don't have to worry about Benny because he's going to mourn Collins and then move on. Maureen and Joanna have each other. As screwy as they are they're going to make it. Because both are too stubborn to call it quits forever. But you and Lucky I worry about. Lucky's not going to be alone but she won't ever fall in love again. She's had her great love and since he's still alive she won't move on. She can't, a beautiful little face won't let her. And you Mark, you're going to be alone because you're too stupid to see what staring you in the face. Lucky's not going anywhere Mark. She never planned to; she's staying here, in Alphabet City. No more traveling shows, no more trips, and she proved it Mark. She and Jason have started a production company. They're putting Today 4 You on Broadway. She's starring in it. She loves you Mark and fuck it you love her too." Roger said.

"She's staying?" Mark looked shocked. "She can't! It's too big an opportunity for her career." Mark exclaimed. "She's got more important things to worry about then her career." Benny said. "Such as?" Mark questioned. "A baby." Benny grinned. "Benny!" Roger snapped looking at his friend. Benny grinned and shrugged. "Baby, she's pregnant?" Mark slid down the wall. Roger hunched down to look at Mark. "Yea, the question is what are you going to do about it?" Roger asked. "I've got to go." Mark said.

Ten minutes and she could go home. Lucky kept thinking. They were almost done. "Collins" had just entered the loft tossing "Dodger" the Stoli the guys said their lines. Brandi touched her shoulder, "Ready hun?" she asked.

Lucky kept her eyes closed as Brandi carried her on stage. She could hear the lines being said and felt Brandi lay her down. Lucky softly spoke her lines with her eyes still closed. She felt Austin move from her side. She wanted to groan, she wish Austin would tell her if he decided to sporadically change the blocking on her. Ass he was always doing that toe her just to bug her. She felt him sit next to her as she began to sing, "I should tell you, I should tell you."

Her eyes popped open as she heard a different voice singing, "I should tell you, I should tell you." Lucky's eyes were wide. There staring at her wasn't Austin, but Mark. He smiled at her waiting for her to continue but she was stuck. The lines had fly her head so Mark skipped lines going to the next, "Who do you think you are? Leaving me alone with my guitar: hold on there's something you should hear: it isn't much but it took all year…" Mark continued to sing Your Eyes to her. They finished the play and closed it down.

"You came." Lucky touched Mark's face amazed. "I've looked everywhere for you."

Mark smiled, "Can you forgive me? I'm so sorry; I was so scared that you were going to leave me. I had to well, detach from everything. I couldn't stand the idea of never seeing you again. It hurt in my heart. When I saw Roger he told me everything. But that's not why I'm back, that's not why I'm asking you to take me back. Staying here, the baby, any of it, it's all icing, but the cake is I love you. I have since you were the annoying girl, into the adorable teen, to the beautiful naive 18 year old; to the master of me you are now. I've always loved you and I don't know how to function with out you. Last time I let go because I was so sure that I knew what to do. This time I know holding on is what I need to do. I don't want to be alone at the end. I want it to be us." Mark kept babbling.

Tears in her eyes and voice Lucky covered Mark's mouth and spoke softly, "Shut up, just shut up, you won at "I should tell you." I don't want to be alone Mark either. And I love you." Lucky pulled Mark's face to hers kissing him threw the tears.

They walked into the hospital Mark's arm around Lucky's waist pulling her protectively into his body. He kissed her temple as they walked into the room. Roger sat with Mimi on his lap. Maureen and Joanna stood in the corner crying. Benny had his head on Collins' chest sobbing.

"No… no, no, no, no, no." Lucky broke from Mark going to Collins. Mark could hear the flat line of the monitor. "YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME! YOU CAN'T LEAVE US!" Lucky yelled at Collins. Mark followed her putting his hands on her shoulder as she sobbed. "You have to teach." Lucky sobbed. "No Collins you have to come back. The baby Collins: you have to teach him your theory on actual reality." Lucky wasn't making a lot of sense to the others.

"Act up, fight A.I.D.S."

Everyone looked at Collins and then his heart monitor as it started to beep again. "Collins?" Benny whispered. "Angel, she sent me back." Collins muttered still incoherent. There were broken sobs as Collins opened his eyes. Lucky threw her arms around Collins' neck. "Hey why the tears?" Collins asked holding Lucky looking around. "Looks like we owe Angel another life." Roger said to Mimi.

Epilogue:

The doctors couldn't explain it. No one could, suddenly Collins was well he kept telling the doctors that it was a miracle. That his Angel had saved him: that she had sent him back to make sure the new generation of Bohemians knew this theory.

Starting with the Cohen twins, during Lucky's first ultra sonogram they discovered two heart beats, and on Halloween she gave birth to twins: Roger Thomas Benjamin Cohen and Angel Maureen Mimi-Jo Cohen.

Roger looked at his Godchildren with pride, "You did good little sister." Roger said kissing Lucky's forehead. "You're sure their names aren't too long?" Mark asked. "Pookie, I don't think they'll be bothered at all." Maureen said squeezing Mark's shoulder. "Well I'm sure Mommy and babies need sleep so let's go to Life and get out of their hair." Joanna said pushing everyone out the door. Mark mouthed thank you to her as he took his son from Collins who was already starting Baby Roger on his lessons. "You'll have plenty of time for that later Collins." Mark said smiling at his friend.

Mark walked over to the basinet placing Baby Roger in it and then took Baby Angel placing her next to her brother. Mark sat gingerly next to Lucky looking at her, "You're amazing." He whispered taking her hand. "I had help." Lucky said smiling. "Thank you, I love you." Mark kissed her hand. "Good, remember that when those two are crying at three in the morning." Lucky joked. "I'll remember it always." Mark kissed his wife then watched as she drifted off to sleep.

Baby Angel made a fussing noise, Mark picked his beautiful daughter up and walked to the window speaking softly, "What's wrong Angel-Girl? You want to hear a story. Okay, I'll tell you the story of La Vie Boheme."

Author's Closing: Thank you to all those who reviewed. Just cause it's over doesn't mean you have to stop. Tell me if you like that ending or hate it and demand I rewrite it. Just remember, every day is an adventure all you have to do is get out of bed.

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