-One Month Later-
The last month had been driving me crazy. Roger and all the boys had been treating me like a china doll. Not one of them even daring to touch my arm, at first it had made sense. But now it was becoming annoying. It had majorly delayed the release of their new album. However I enjoyed being at the farm, and I was ready to finish the album. I was in a purple flowing dress, my hair piled in to an elegant messy updo. I walked in to the kitchen where all the boys were crowded around the table in a loud chatter. The noise stopped as soon as I stepped through the door.
"Good morning Evie" Freddie said not quite meeting my eyes. All of them looked at my awkwardly unsure of what to do with my presence. Roger stood up jerkily and scraped a chair backward
"Here. Evie take a seat" he smiled a tight lipped smile at me. Ensuring not to touch me at all as he tucked the chair in behind me. I looked at them all, feeling exasperated. All I wanted to do is finish the fucking album. I needed the distraction
"Right everyone" I said sharply. "Stop treating me like a fucking China doll. We came to write an album. That's what we are going to do"
All of their mouths hung slack as the words tumbled out of my mouth.
"Sorry. I didn't mean that to come out so harsh" I smiled at them sheepishly
"SHES FUCKING BACK" Freddie grinned broadly at me across the table. The conversation soon sparked up just as it used to and the finalising ideas were flying. Talk of the album and the shift back to normality made me so happy. I looked at Roger, he was standing close to me. But not close enough, I stood up and grabbed his hand. A look of surprise swept across his face as this was the first contact we had made in a long time. He smiled down at me, his eyes lighting up beautifully. I smiled back at him, wrapping my arms around him tightly in a long awaited hug. It didn't take long for him to reciprocate, his arms snaked around me familiarly. The feeling of being in his embrace again made me smile. I needed him and he needed me
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After a thriving discussion we all rushed over to the studio. Roger and I walked side by side until I grabbed his hand and squeezed it tightly in mine. Causing a huge smile to light up his face. The doors to the converted barn were slid open, as we all rushed in the sight saddened me. Everything had lay untouched and abandoned. No sign of their thriving creativity anywhere in the gloomy room. Freddie's piano had a soft layer of dust covering it, it just broke my heart.
"So you haven't been working at all?" I said furrowing my brow at Rog. His eyes danced around the room. Doing everything in their power to avoid contact with mine.
"Of course not darling" Freddie said sincerely. "We couldn't do it without you" he smiled grabbing my hand and leading me in to the empty recording booth. It was covered with a light coating of dust, the buttons clearly left untouched from the last session we had. It made me so upset
"It makes me sad you haven't been working" I said clinging on to Roger
"We were all willing to wait. For you" He smiled planting a soft kiss on the top of my nose
"Lets get started" John smiled
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"Try it one more time Rog, please" Brian's voiced echoed around the large studio.
Roger was stood in front of a microphone singing insanely high harmonies. Freddie wanted them even higher and it was driving Rog crazy
"If you make me sing any more of these stupid notes Evie and I will never be able to have children!" Roger retorted, causing the room to fall silent. It had never been a conversation between Roger and I about that far ahead in the future. About me carrying his child. Roger locked eyes with me and muttered
"I-I- I mean I just, you know, I em"
"Let's do another take" John said trying to gloss over the awkwardness that had settled in the air. Roger nodded and replaced his headphones as Mike played back the track. My head was spinning, did Roger want a child with me? I felt a soft hand on my shoulder
"You would have gorgeous children my dear" Freddie said throwing me a playful wink. I looked at Roger in the booth and smiled. I realised that there was no one else I would rather have a child with. His eyes drifted around trying to avoid contact with mine, I knew he felt awkward about what had just been said. I looked at him intently, my eyes felt as if they were burning in to him. His eyes finally found mine and we made contact, he pulled a sheepish face at me. But I ignored it and smiled as wide as possible. It was the biggest smile that had been on my face in a long time. He noticed the wide crooked grin on my face and returned my grin with a wide grin of his own. He quickly sent me a wink before singing in to the microphone an incredibly high note.
"THATS IT!" Fred shouted "HE'S FUCKING DONE IT"
He quickly ran over to me and picked me up spinning me around. I began laughed loudly m=my teeth glinting in the dying light of the sunset
"ROG!" I shouted "YOU DID IT!" jumping excitedly behind the glass
"Evie, he can't hear. You need to press the button" Brian said, almost laughing at me. Clearly excited himself. I smiled at him a little embarrassed. I looked in to the booth and saw Roger shaking his head and laughing at me. I pressed the button
"Hey Rog" My loud voice echoed in the roomy booth
"Hey beautiful"
"You did it. We finished the album, that's it" I smiled at him
"So I don't have to scream anymore?"
"I'm afraid not" I laughed. A huge grin covered his face and he ran out of the booth and picked me up in his arms. Spinning me around and laughing wildly. He placed me down again gently, his hand resting on my back .We stood smiling at one another, Happy to be back to our old ways. I knew he wanted to kiss me, but I also knew he didn't want to cross any boundaries too soon. I wrapped my fingers in to his hair, tugging gently to give myself leverage. I got on my tip toes and leaned up to kiss him. Locking my lips on to his soft ones, the feeling was almost nostalgic. It had been so long since we had kissed, I felt giddy. Our kiss deepened as love radiated through it. We both pulled away before things got to heated. I was a little dizzy and smiling like a maniac.
"You have no idea how much I've missed that"
"Me too"
"Evie I am sorry we were all so cautious around you, we just thought it was best to give you space. That you needed the time to heal. I love you so much, I couldn't bare to loose you again" He smiled running his hand through his long hair.
"I love you Rog. Forever and always. I know you were trying to do the right thing, I shouldn't have got mad. I just missed you"
"I love you"
A bottle of champagne popped in Freddie's hand. Glasses began to clink and were soon in everyone's hand, full to the brim. Freddie stood up in the circle and tapped his glass to get everyone's attention. The soft sound bouncing playfully around the decorated walls.
"A toast. To you all" He said proudly "It has been a long, draining, hard album for us. But we did it. Now I believe it's time to listen to our masterpiece. Mike would you do the honours?"
Mike raised his glass and fiddled with a few buttons. Soon the beautifully blended harmonies were floating through the champagne filled air. I listened in awe as the new exotic vibrations spoke to me. It was wonderful, undoubtedly some of their best work yet. I could see all their faces light up as the tape's sound filled the crowded room. The song faded out nearly everyone audibly exhaled a huge sigh.
"It's beautiful" I smiled "I am lost for words...What have you decided to call it?"
"Bohemian Rhapsody darling" Freddie smiled "And don't you forget it's your song"
"My song" I mumbled happily
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After dinner Roger and I made our way to the courtyard for a cigarette. I was clinging tightly on to his arm, the contact providing a lot of comfort for me. He smiled down at me, happiness radiating from his dimpled grin.
"You look so pretty" I said smiling at Roger, a faint buzz of alcohol in my system. He let out a loud laugh
"Evie, you look even prettier" he paused
I laughed, knowing there was only one question I really wanted to ask
"Did you mean it"
"Mean what babe?" Roger furrowed his brow at me
"Mean what you said earlier"
"What?" he furrowed his brow deeply "What do you mean?"
"About wanting to have children with me" I said quietly
"Oh yeah, that" Roger looked at me trying to sense how I was feeling "Yeah. I mean not right now obviously. But I love you Evie, I can't think of anyone else I would rather be with and anyone else who I would rather carry my children"
"Wow, that was rather sweet of you Rog"
"i can be sweet"
"oh yeah? Prove it"
He took both of my hands in his, gently rubbing his fingers over my knuckles and whispered "You are smart, funny, kind and incredibly gorgeous."
"Shut it Meddows" I laughed
"It has never felt so good to hear that" He looked up to the sky, taking a seat on the nearest bench in the large courtyard. I quickly joined him, snuggling my head in to his shoulder.
"It is so beautiful tonight"
"Yeah. It does doesn't it?" He pointed to a collection of stars "That's the Scorpius constellation" he moved his finger "And that's the Draco one"
"Woah hold on. Is Roger Taylor talking stars to me?" I choked
"I know how much it interests you, so I got Brian to teach me a thing or two" He smiled rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly "I really love you and I want to love the things that you love"
I smiled at him, overwhelmed by his kindness "I guess you need to teach me about cars then?"
"I'm not in love with my car Evie. It was a M E T A P H O R!"
"Sure it was Rog, sure it was" I said snuggling in to his shoulder. He wrapped his arm softly around my shoulder, pressing a loving kiss to my forehead. We stayed there, wrapped in one another's arms. I was in a state of bliss. I was in love.
Stay beautiful. Evie xxxxxxxxx