The energy was beyond electic as the boys bounded on to the stage. Supercharged with this new surge of energy. Roger gave me a quick wink as he climbed on to the drum risers. His blonde hair glinting with the golden tint of the afternoon sunlight. No sound had even been made by the boys, yet the atmosphere was unlike anything I had ever experienced. The crowd seemed almost hypnotized by these four men presented before them. Freddie played a few chords and the crowd responded in a gleeful uproar. Until he smiled into the nearest camera and blew a kiss. Before striking the unforgettable chords of 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. I placed my hand on my heart as Freddie's voice soared through the arena.
I had never seen the boys play like their life depended in it, until tonight. Roger could hardly wipe the smile from his lips as his sparkling sapphire eyes lit up in awe of the response they were receiving. What seemed like a million voices booming every word of the song back to them, they were all so happy, it was melting my heart. As Freddie was belting out Bohemian Rhapsody I couldn't help a few tears rolling down my cheek. I had helped these boys make it to where they are today. Mary, who was standing beside me along with her new boyfriend squeezed my hand. A similar expression upon her beautiful face as she watched Freddie in his prime.
Brian was ecstatic and John could hardly keep still as he playfully bounced around the stage. And Roger,he looked as beautiful as the night I'd first met him. His hair flying wildly around the drum kit (I wanted him to grow it a little longer). He was grinning wildly, his veins pulsing with every single downbeat he played. I was still in awe of him, I couldn't help myself.
A little boy, Roger always wanted a son. One he could take to the park, put in his shoulders and teach to play the drums. He was amazing with kids, it was adorable. Claire too, she would be so excited at the prospect of being an aunt. But I was still so young, for god sake I rode a motorcycle here, MY motorcycle. My career had just taken off, I wasnt willing to end it already. The press would have notice soon too, and the fact Roger and I weren't married would fuel the scandal they would spin from it.
I don't want to give up who I am, I'm Evelyn Lily. I've finally made something of myself, have a loving and beautiful boyfriend and people I can trust around me. I needed to tell something. It was getting to hard to bear, the scream of Brian's guitar echoed in my head as I absent mindedly danced to the music. I grabbed holly by the wrist as she was standing closest to me, the other girls whipped their heads round attention focused on me.
"Okay guys, I have something to say. Do NOT over react okay" I paused "I'm just gonna say it, I'm pregnant"
"YOU WHAT"
"NO WAY"
"I KNEW YOU HAD A NICE GLOW"
"OH GOD HOW GORGEOUS ARE THE BABIES GOING TO BE"
"WAIT, IT'S ROGER'S RIGHT?"
I laughed as they all engulfed me in a huge bear hug whilst simultaneously the boys set came to an end
"Does Roger know yet?" Mary whispered
"No, not yet. I'm telling him tonight" I smiled, enthused by their reaction "So just keep it to yourself right now" they all murmured agreements in unison. The crowd continued their animalistic roar until the last note was bashed out by Roger and the crowd's roar became animalistic in response
"Now darlings, I need you to quiet down" Freddie boomed into the mic, the crowds noise immediately subsided and they all drank in every ounce of Freddie's speech
"We have a very special woman here tonight" Freddie smiled looking at me, I turned to look behind me, no one was there. Oh shit
"The very beautiful and immensely talented. Evelyn Lily eveyone" I stage hand pushed me on stage as Freddie grabbed my wrist. I desperately looked back at Roger as the crowd once again surged in to a fiery uproar. I was a blurred mess as I tumbled on stage.
"Give us a spin Evie cmon" I span almost jokingly "isn't she just wondeful?" The crowd roared in response, with a fair mix of wolf whistles
"We have a very special song, Roger has written. Roger and evie have been together for quite some time now" freddie continued "they have been through thick and thin, light and dark. Roger wants you to know, he loves you so much Evie"
"I love you Lily Pad" Roger whispered in to his mic. Freddie beamed at us, some sort of glint in his eye.
"Without further ado I give you " 'Lily of the valley' by Roger Meadows Taylor"
'I am forever searching high and low
But why does everyone tell me 'no'?
Neptune of the seas, an answer for me please
The lily of the valley doesn't know
I lie in wait with open eyes
I carry on through stormy skies
I follow every course; my kingdom for a horse
But each time I grow old
Serpent of the Nile, relieve me for a while
And cast me from your spell, and let me go
Messenger from seven seas has flown
To tell the king of Rhye he's lost his throne
Wars will never cease
Is there time enough for peace?
The lily of the valley doesn't know'
It was a beautiful assortment of intricate piano melodies, unlike anything I had ever heard Roger write before. It was amazing, it was me. I was his 'Lily of the Valley'. My eyes were welling up, the crowd seemed to hold their breath as the beautiful melody floated through the air. I didn't even notice. My eyes were locked on Roger, my sparkling irises filling with glinting tears. Although I did have to question why he was doing it. The song floated in my brain beautifully, the sound effortlessly filing the large stadium. It came to a close as Roger softly faded out with a faint symbol. I was smiling like a maniac as Roger jumped from the drum risers, grabbed me and pulled me in to a passionate kiss. The audience erupted at that point into a roaring chorus of whoops and whistles. As we broke apart I buried my head in Roger's shoulder bashfully as he was laughing at the crowds reactions, I smiled as him as he looked at me, happier than ever. An assistant handed him a microphone
"Can we all give Evie, the love of my life a big welcome?" Roger shouted as I blushed profusely.
"Evie, I love you so much. You are a star, you are beautiful, talented, funny and kind. You are absolutely adored by everyone you meet and to be quite honest, you are out of my league"
"Damn Right!" shouted Freddie
"We have worked through our ups and downs and I honestly could not imagine my life without you. When I go even a day without seeing you, my heart aches. You are my LilyPad and you are my everything. I don't want a day to go by when I'm not loving you" he took a deep breath and started to move, getting down on one knee. My hands flew to my mouth and the crowd gasped audibly. He opened a blue velvet box it contained a dainty ring with a diamond in the middle. It was woven in to a shiny branch of two golden bands that had been moulded perfectly
"Evelyn Lily, my Lily of the Valley. Will you marry me?" A small trickle of a tear softly glided down my cheek, I could practically feel the entire crowd holding their breath as they awaited my answer. I looked down at Roger, there was a look in his eyes that could not be mistaken for anything else, it was love
"Yes, Yes of course I will Meddows" I smiled and the crowd erupted. Roger slipped the ring on to my finger. We were nearly tackled to the ground as all the members of Queen and our closest friends engulfed us in to a huge hug. I was smiling wickedly as Roger still had me in a tight grip. The crowd were still roaring in the background, the atmosphere was electric.
"I love you Rog"
"I love you Evie" I looked happily at him thinking to myself, this is as good a time as any.
"I need to tell you something Rog" I smiled engulfed in the chaos "I'm Pregnant" he stopped
"You're what?"
"Im Pre-" he ripped the microphone out of the hand of the stage hand who was hurriedly trying to escort it away from the mess happening on stage.
"I'm going to be a DADDY!!" He yelled and the crowd somehow roared even louder in response. I was crying and laughing all at the same time
"Goodbye everyone we love you!" He finished with and we all ran off of the stage. All of us were elated and jumping around in a sodden mix of tears and laughter. Roger was holding on to me as tight as he possibly could, like he never wanted to let me go. I was surprised as I felt a tap on my left shoulder. I turned around quickly with a gleaming smile permanently plastered on my face, my jaw nearly hit the floor. It was Bowie, David fucking bowie.
"Hi-Hello. Hi, I'm Evelyn Lily" I managed to splutter out extending my hand out to him. He laughed softly, grabbing my hand and pulling me in to a comfortable hug, like we had done it a million times.
"Please, I know who you are. I have a few of your designs" he smiled at me
"You? You have my designs?" I stuttered, still in shock
"Of course, they are incredible" he smiled "However, I believe congratulations are in order" He gestured to my stomach and then gently took hold of my hand inspecting the ring closely
"Your man has good taste, well done on pinning Rog down"
"You know Roger?" I frowned
"DAVID, HOW ARE YOU?!" Roger bounded over and pulled him in to a hug "I see you've met my beautiful wife to be" he smiled squeezing my hips
"She is way out of your league Rog. Hold on to her" He laughed
"Oh I intend to" Roger said kissing my cheek gently
"David to the side of the stage please" A crew member rushed by
"My time to shine, though its going to be hard following you guys" He began to walk off and turned back quickly shouting "Oh and if you can fit Ziggy into the little ones name, will you?" he winked before sauntering on stage
"Well when Bowie asks you..." I smiled
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The afterparty was jumping, it was definitely one of the best Freddie had thrown in a long time. I was so glad Freddie had come back to us. I had missed him so much, he was one of my dearest friends and I couldn't bear the thought of being without him again. I had also never seen him as happy as he was with Jim, I had a good feeling about Jim. Everyone had already agreed we really liked him.
Roger kept getting people to come and feel my stomach, even though I looked no different, most of them were very confused.
"C'mon George" he grabbed George Micheal by the hand and pulled him over to where I was standing
"Not to offend you Evie, as you are absolutely gorgeous." He smiled "But I don't feel 100% comfortable touching your girlfriends stomach randomly"
"OH I fOrGoT to tell you. Evie is bearing a baby Taylor"
"Lily-Taylor" I corrected him "They cant be stuck with some boring surname like Taylor" I teased
"Oh that makes way more sense. Roger you idiot" George laughed "Congratulations you two" he pulled me into a warm hug. I hugged him back smiling
"Any contests for god parents yet?" he laughed "I'd love to be considered"
"Well" I paused "I was actually thinking Freddie. But, if Roger has no objections I would love it if you could both be godparents to little Ziggy" George looked at Roger quizzingly
"No objections here, you would be totally awesome God parents. Ziggy would have to best gay god parents to walk the earth" Roger laughed
"Why do you keep calling him or her Ziggy?" George said with a mildly confused sense
"Bowie" Roger and I said in unison
"Ah makes sense. I'm going to go speak to Fred so we can coordinate our Godparent outfits in advance" George smiled with a little wave as he walked away. Roger quickly wrapped his arms around me from behind and began to drum a fast paces rhythm on my stomach
"Meddows, what are you doing?"
"I want Ziggy to be a drummer, just like me. Can we get them a mini drumkit?" Roger said, making puppy dog eyes at me
"Yeah, whatever you want lover boy" I smiled "I never properly said thank you for the song you wrote me today. It was really beautiful, perhaps my favourite ever. I will never ever forget today. It has been the best day of my life so far"
"I've been thinking" Roger said squeezing my waist gently
"Oh no, that's dangerous" I laughed back
"We need to move, the house isn't big enough for all three of us" he smiled "I want a garden and a big kitchen so that I can cook you nice romantic meals. A music room so Ziggy can have somewhere to develop their natural talent. I want somewhere big enough that I can dance with you in the living room when we are old and our kids make fun of us for being so embarrassingly in love. I want somewhere we can make memories, I can mark the kids heights on the wall to see how fast they grow. I w-" he paused blushing "Sorry, I just I-"
"I want all of that too Roger" I whispered "I want you all I need is you in my future"
"I love you Evelyn Dove Lily"
"I love you Roger Meddows Taylor"
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